• Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! Volume 8: I’m starting to grow tired of the series. It’s not like it’s doing anything wrong per se, it’s just that I feel like it’s growing stale. A good third of the prose now consists of MC reminiscing about how cute Mariabelle is. Which is all sweet and well, but it’s getting too much for my taste. I wish they kept their growing love’s syrupy sweetness but showed it in actual actions instead of just through MC’s inner monologue.

6/10 onsen episodes

• Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 13: Another series I’m growing tired of. At the end of the last volume I had hoped that the new companion would mix up the party dynamic and get them out of the rut the series has been in, but they missed the opportunity and the new companion is just a carbon copy of Fel. The whole thing felt immediately old.

6/10 wussy MCs