I read more of the manga and the art is really rough to follow sometimes. I got the light novels now and used the opportunity to get an ebook reader. Maybe this will be the start of more reading like I used to.
Dragon isekai, mild spoilerI'm curious how the story is going to proceed with him being so large now.
I've never been a fan of huge dragons because to me, it feels like the size creates isolation. Think about how humans and small animals interact — we know they exist, but most of the time that's it. The common way to solve this is the typical trope in anime where large creatures who are going to become persistent members of the main cast assume a "human form" and henceforth can be interacted with like any other human (with small exceptions).
I don't think this is going to happen in this case, though. The author is surprisingly thoughtful in areas that matter to me (like the language barrier and nerfing the "human transformation" skill).
Maybe one day I'll have the confidence to draw not just a comic, but a dragon isekai that works more how I like. My motivation right now is high because the situation of basically everything makes it really tempting to get lost in imagination.
@coffee Hmm... well, I'll grant that a lot of anime is slop, but I still don't feel it's unreasonable to expect characters to make at least somewhat realistic decisions
I want the dragon isekai to be good, but to be honest, it's... eh. I wish they had a better budget to work with, but budget alone can't fix how annoyingly stupid some characters keep acting
Maybe anime isn't the right medium for my personal "ideal dragon isekai". Today the protagonist learned to understand humans, and it just felt too quick and easy. Same as with his evolutions as a whole.
A lot of the time I see someone talk about "gatekeeping", it's used as a way to force themselves into spaces where they don't belong. Not always, but often.
Still liking the dragon isekai. The author set some good priorities you don't tend to see elsewhere, like the communication barrier and not having a human form as a lazy escape hatch. These things are challenging to handle and I appreciate that it's happening for once.
What bothers me, though, is the whole computer RPG stuff going on. The protagonist actually talks about grinding EXP to level up, and just... no. Really not a fan at all.
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