

However, it was able to fully illustrate the characters emotions and feelings in all aspects. The art is beautifully illustrated to capture most of what is showcased in this manga, but I believe it doesn`t really capture a true battle scene. to be isolated and hated by others, and the meaning of warmth, strength and love, all in a few chapters. It demonstrated the meaning of betrayal and what it meant It started with a simple cliché, that somehow lead into something much greater that makes me love this manga so much. It illustrated the meaning of how it was to be downgraded by society but with the essence of fantasy in a different world. Please continue reading at the risk of spoilers.)Īs I was reading the first chapter, I was thinking, Is this just a typical seinen manga about some random person travelling to another world? But boy, was I wrong about this one. Struggling to find hospitality, Naofumi buys a demi-human slave girl named Raphtalia to aid his endeavors, and embarks on a perilous journey to deliver retribution to those who ruined him, learning the secrets of this new world along the way. But Naofumi soon awakens the next day to find himself robbed of all his possessions and falsely accused of rape by Malty.ĭue to his status as a Cardinal Hero, Naofumi is not executed, but instead, his erroneous crimes are made public. Owing to his lack of power, none of the kingdom's mercenaries wish to aid him, except for the country's beautiful princess, Malty Melromarc. However, Naofumi is given only a measly shield and dubbed the "Shield Hero," the weakest of the Four Cardinal Heroes. Appearing before the King, Naofumi and three other summoned individuals learn that they are each one of the Four Cardinal Heroes who are tasked with defeating the malicious "Waves of Catastrophe." EditSynopsis Twenty-year-old otaku Naofumi Iwatani is mysteriously transported to the otherworldly kingdom of Melromarc.
