Is "The Magician Who Rose From Failure" a good read?
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Hey, I like to binge-read novels than wait for one every 3 months or so. Since this one has about 5 volumes I'm thinking of buying all 5 volumes.
But I can't find anything that really explains the story of novels, like when I check novelupdates for review and tag, most of it didn't explain many questions I have.
So I want to know whether the MC is a doormat or not. like is gonna say "I don't like killing people because it's bad" when the other person tried to kill him. The reviews in novelupdates said something about it in a vague way so I didn't really get the full picture. So can someone clear that question for me?
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I mean he mows down dozens of people when they try to kill him, so it's not some isekai protag who locks up at the thought of having to kill someone if that's what you're asking.
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As an additional follow up to casual killing, in the first volume MC magically shoots and kills a guard of a scummy noble in scene. The guard, IIRC, was out for blood by that point in the cheap, blatantly obvious villain character. I believe he also magically shoots the scummy noble, I don't remember if the scummy noble survived that or not. The MC and his assistant + fellow prison escapee (though technically that fellow had already served his time, he just wanted to play hihikimori in magical lockup) had already annihilated the rest of the scummy noble's guards (# of deaths unknown).
As for being a doormat, one could make a cogent argument that he effectively is one based on the story overall. But he does have some backbone demonstrated early on, in the revenge taking MC plot starter. His doormat tendencies are probably most visible in respect to his harem, as they generally are allowed to walk all over him.
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He's a doormat to his (small) harem, but pragmatic and sometimes ruthless with the rest of the world.
It's not in my top 10 of JNC series, but I've enjoyed it enough to buy and read the first 4 and the latest was just added to my to-read pile.
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@secondaryid the story is good. While it could be called an Isekai, it is more the MC Arcus remembers a past life, but does not bestow any grudges or desires from the past life. When he is found to be born with average mana levels in a family of mana rich nobles he goes from doted and loved heir to worthless beast in the eyes of his parents. Loved to completely abused within the span of the day. The rest of the storyline goes about him trying to make spells as efficient as possible and making the most of what he has. Overall proving you don't have to be born at the top of the heap to be great. An excellent underdog story. And watching the world around him slowly valuing his worth while his parents refuse to see anything but a worthless beast. I really love the series and wish there were more to read.
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I’ve found it good enough to be roughly in my top 5 or 10. One thing the author does is REALLY go in depth on the magic systems which makes things feel less like an ass grab when people lose or win.
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Late responder here, but my take on it. It is, as previously mentioned, a very "world building" focused novel. The main only shows doormat in the first chapter and after a good cry gets over it. Essentially, as mentioned, he isn't so much reincarnated as he is imbued with memories of a college graduate from Japan.
- He does have some honor or principles
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- It mostly in the form of loyalty to and protection of companions
- He isn't above revenge
Hope that helps
