The Demon King of the Frontier Life, Reincarnated to Become the Strongest MageT

8.1/10

For some odd reason, I had dropped this manga three years ago, however, from the interesting synopsis and nostalgia, I decided to once again pick up and give a second chance to a series. Admittedly, this usually never works out, as I can’t recall a time it did, well, before this. With my aged taste, I’ve come to appreciate this manga’s character depth and development, the plot line balanced with subplots, and the interesting direction or mystery elements. 

Each character in this manga have a standing by themselves. In other words, they are distinct and memorable while being interesting by themselves, without the main character’s tampering. Each of the characters have been well-developed and fleshed out, with their reasoning and goals not being too absurd and somewhat understandable. However, if there was one flaw about each character then it would most certainly be them being tossed aside once another arc starts, excluding the main cast. 

The plot is quite interesting; instead of this manga having one main, overarching plot, it’s riddled with subplots that add necessary twists and spice to counteract boring moods that usually occur for a manga of this style. Though they are well written, there also have been numerous of times where the endings to each subplot are anticlimactic, which is quite disappointing for as much buildup the author has done. 

At one moment, the manga instills a comedic, humorous atmosphere, but at another moment, the manga tugs at the reader’s heartstrings; in other words, this manga is extremely versatile in its direction and engagement. Though the manga is certainly lacking in some departments, mainly the hyper fixation on one character, there’s not one disengaging part about it, well, at least for an experienced reader. From past experiences, a casual reader may not enjoy this as much, but maybe be like me and give it three years for your taste to be a little bit more refined lmao.

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?!”