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A review by lumie
The Savior's Book Café Story in Another World (Manga) Vol. 1 by Reiko Sakurada, Oumiya, Kyouka Izumi
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.75
A bookworm in her 30s is recruited to be the saviour of another world, except that she can't be bothered with all of that mess and instead builds a bookshop café so she can just chill and read? Sign me up. Sounds amazing! lol
I absolutely loved the setting and the premise. The drawings are gorgeous and I particularly love the landscape and clothing styles which are very classically European. It has certainly inspired me to draw some of these.
With that said, after reading the entire 5 volume series I do have several gripes with it:
[Slight spoilers for all volumes]
The characterisation of all characters is incredibly shallow and weak, the villains in particular are caricatures without any depth. The other saviour girl was ridiculously badly written, it could not have been more stereotypical. In fact, I found it quite disappointing that the only other female character in the series was so poorly written that it gave me second hand embarrassment just to read it.
The plot points are frankly a bit silly and without any real weight as everything resolves quickly and without a fuss. Whatever attempts at political intrigue were very shallow and unrealistic. The dialogue is a bit cringy as well and I've seen some translation errors in my physical edition which was disappointing.
All in all, it's an easy to read, chill manga that, nonetheless, left me a bit disappointed. It had a lot of potential to be something quite more special than it was, if only it had a stronger story and characters.
I absolutely loved the setting and the premise. The drawings are gorgeous and I particularly love the landscape and clothing styles which are very classically European. It has certainly inspired me to draw some of these.
With that said, after reading the entire 5 volume series I do have several gripes with it:
[Slight spoilers for all volumes]
The plot points are frankly a bit silly and without any real weight as everything resolves quickly and without a fuss. Whatever attempts at political intrigue were very shallow and unrealistic. The dialogue is a bit cringy as well and I've seen some translation errors in my physical edition which was disappointing.
All in all, it's an easy to read, chill manga that, nonetheless, left me a bit disappointed. It had a lot of potential to be something quite more special than it was, if only it had a stronger story and characters.