Fun Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord

6.2/10

There’s been some high praises revolving around this manga due to it being well-written and has some world building, however, to put it bluntly, it’s just boring. There’s nothing entertaining about this manga, instead, the entertain is supposedly derived from the classic trope of a shota forming relations with people and said people simping over the mc. 

The plot is pretty one-dimensional, as there is only one goal in mind or established; because of that, boredom arises due to the rinse and repeat nature of the plot. Let me put it out there: The plot is somewhat introduced well, yet that is it. As for the world-building, there is some, however, it’s done in an info-dump manner where the attitude of “I ain’t reading all of that just to forget it” becomes the mindset of the pages. 

There’s not much entertainment in this manga; is it well written COMPARED TO ITS COUNTERPARTS? Slightly. Is it more entertaining than the usual overpowered mc mangas? Not at all. 

PS: For the most part, I hate shota mangas with only a few exceptions. Said exceptions are actually well-written and entertaining, which this is not. 

Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 – God’s penmanship
9 – Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 – Instant bookmark
7 – Entertaining
6 – Good to pass time
5 – Why are you reading this?
4 – Bad. 
3 – Typical garbage. 
2 – My head hurts. 
1 – Retirement is a thought.
0 – “Did they even give you a story?!”