Rising of the Shield Hero

[David Johnston]

It seems a little heavy handed that any "heroic" act not motivated by
mercenary motives always turns out badly.

[a***@bell.net]

Post by David Johnston
It seems a little heavy handed that any "heroic" act not motivated by
mercenary motives always turns out badly.

Isekai stories don't generally have any subtlety in their plots or world views, particularly in the deluge of contemporary isekai stories. Each author attempts to put in one little thing that is "different" from all of the rest but they are all limited by the requirement to created simple escape wish fulfillment.

My feeling is that the isekai wave has just about run its course, similar to the death game wave from a few years ago.

[John Geoffrey]

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Post by David Johnston
It seems a little heavy handed that any "heroic" act not motivated by
mercenary motives always turns out badly.

Isekai stories don't generally have any subtlety in their plots or world views, particularly in the deluge of contemporary isekai stories. Each author attempts to put in one little thing that is "different" from all of the rest but they are all limited by the requirement to created simple escape wish fulfillment.
My feeling is that the isekai wave has just about run its course, similar to the death game wave from a few years ago.

I think it is scratching an itch for a lot of people. It's basically a
very basic wish-fulfillment fantasy. I think it has a few more years
until it peters out.

I did have to stop reading a few of them though because I couldn't
differentiate them anymore.

[John Geoffrey]

Post by David Johnston
It seems a little heavy handed that any "heroic" act not motivated by
mercenary motives always turns out badly.

I read the manga, and what struck me about it was how utterly
self-destructive the people in this universe were. They kept sabotaging
their efforts to save the world because one of the heroes liked people
of other races (and it was implied that this one got summoned into this
role specifically because of that trait). Which sounded way to realistic.