Disclaimer: This review is based on both the manga and the LN, with the LN up to volume 5, chapter 138.
On the surface, Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu, seems to bring yet another generic Otome Isekei genre into the hundreds that have existed. Yet, the prose and execution is near perfection. The story will force a wide range of emotions, from anger, indignation, disgust, pity to anticipation, joy and satisfaction. You will feel anger from the setting that the characters have been put into, the indignation, or more aptly, desire for justice to those who are "evil". You will feel the
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disgust of the unfortunate circumstances that has befell the MC. Yet, you will also pity some of those "evil", antagonists with reasonable cause, that has done harm on the MC. You will feel more than enough satisfaction how the author has delivered the hand of justice to those who have done harm to the MC. Finally you will feel the joy how the MC has made it out of his predicament in the end of each arc, albeit be it as a blessing or a curse, the game must continue and the MC must trudge through a seemingly endless journey.
The story and setting itself is rather simple, the MC "Leon Foe Bartford", was a former Japanese salary man who died from overplaying an otome game that his younger sister blackmailed him to play. However, he reincarnated into the same otome game he was playing as the second son of a countryside feudal lord in the Hohlfahrt Kingdom, the country that the otome game's setting is in. Yet, one major thing is that Leon was quick to realize is the country he lives in is an unfair matriarchal hierarchy, with women dominating the social order and men unable to defy this order. Through this setting, we see Leon navigate the treacherous waters of a society where women, at every angle, takes the chance to abuse the male nobility.
As a self declared "mob" character to live a peaceful life, Leon sets out to complete the objective of the unbalanced otome game, to get the female protagonist, Olivia or 'Livia', to declare their love for one or all of the five male capture targets. To fail this objective would mean a world-ending scenario as the monsters and evilness would destroy everything, and ruin the hopes of Leon's so called "peaceful life".
However, this work is not as simple as it seems, as the author's unexpected twists would not make everything as easy as it seems, especially for a reincarnated who already completed the game. From the inevitable setting of the game, Leon will face multiple moments of despair, a forlorn future that Leon has to make it through. But from the wits, experience, and reliance of his cheat item Luxion, Leon will make it through the smallest slither of success even when the reader believes all hope is lost. For those who have done evil, karma will be delivered more satisfactory than the reader can imagine. Because of these points, Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu, is an amazing piece of work that encapsulate all these feelings.
As a work that is centered around an "otome game", there isn't as much emphasis on romance as one might expect. From my understanding, the author focuses way more attention on world building, drama, and relationship building (not just romantically but more specifically on a range of the different types of relations from political disputes, diplomacy, to sibling and parental disputes). As a manga-reader who primary reads romance, if one were to look for romance here, the author gives just enough to satisfy ones desire for this development. One should also expect drama to occur as this is not a completely happy and fluffy life that Leon will experience.
The story, the lowest score I have given, has one downside: it may feel that the author is rushing the story without fleshing out some of the points. This is most apparent in the first otome game as the reader is thrown all the details of the world. The plot advances relatively quickly compared to other similar genres, and one might be very confused at first. However after finishing the two arcs, I believe this is necessary as, rather than to add in non-consequential "fillers" to the story, readers will forget the major plot points early on in the arc that will be necessary to understand the conclusion of each arc.
[For the manga] The art is very nicely drawn with a large amounts of details give to backgrounds, which is important in creating a sci-fi otome game. The characters are also drawn exceptionally also with great details to their facial expression to understand how they feel. Although the LN directly states the feelings of what some of these characters feel, it is important to have that indirectly expressed in manga, which this artist does.
In the end I give a 10/10 enjoyment, which I do not give unless it fits the requirement of a "masterpiece". Although I may give more generous scores than other reviewers, I guarantee that this work will not disappoint you if you are interested in an isekei/romance-ish/harem/sci-fi battles/comedy/drama genre.
Of course, one of the unique hidden messages that is largely left out of other similar genres is that: harems are bad mkay.
 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs, Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu, The World of Otome Games is a Tough for Mobs., Mobseka Japanese: 乙女ゲー世界はモブに厳しい世界です More titlesInformationType: Manga
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Status: Publishing
Published: Oct 5, 2018 to ?
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Mar 30, 2020
Disclaimer: This review is based on both the manga and the LN, with the LN up to volume 5, chapter 138.
On the surface, Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu, seems to bring yet another generic Otome Isekei genre into the hundreds that have existed. Yet, the prose and execution is near perfection. The story will force a wide range of emotions, from anger, indignation, disgust, pity to anticipation, joy and satisfaction. You will feel anger from the setting that the characters have been put into, the indignation, or more aptly, desire for justice to those who are "evil". You will feel the ... 
Jul 4, 2020
I often see it said that this is a manga for incels... it isnt, if you read the summary and think that I can sorta understand after all attractive men are critisized heavily and it says women have all the power in society. But after reading those 2 features arent that forced and is implemented organically and well alongside the plot and characters.
Overall, not for everyone but I for one love this manga and highly suggest it for a read. My biggest critisism with this manga (at least with what I could think up) would be the fact that the antagonist's reverse-harem is made up entirely ... 
Nov 15, 2020
Truly a refreshing take on the typically isekai where the MC has everything going for him, and see's the world around them as some sort of fragile glass object that they must not harm in anyway. Yet this story centers around a protagonist born in as you may have guessed, an otome games; which are in and of themselves a game for girls, and in a reaction that follows how most of us would act with such power, and difference in culture he takes his own realistic shot at life, as petty as it may sound at time while taking the comedic take on
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Jul 20, 2020
When I see the 'otome game' concept, I thought it's another milked theme. But turn out, it's not bad.
Story: No need to explain. The MC reincarnated to the game he played. So his knowledge of the world is what make him OP.But the author did not just threw a random trouble at him so he'll just overpower it and somehow succeed in 1 or 2 chapters. We can see his struggle to survive the nonsense world, and we're happy to see him win despite we knew he'd win after all. The world build is fit for me. Not too straightforward, nor too complex, We learn more and ...
Feb 24, 2021
Despite a strong start it's already getting into the genres tropes it was poking fun of at earlier.
Story 7/10 The world is pretty interesting, the progression of the plot makes sense, and the MCs goal is unique and fun. A lot of the humour actually lands, instead of just being 'misunderstanding, scream, punch'. The way characters are acting in the current arc is dragging and tropey, however. The beast slave shit is such a weird thing to add and hardly ever acknowledge. Art 6/10 Everything looks good/great for the most part, but the artist really struggles in the action. It's pretty much impossible to follow, with very similar ... 
Apr 21, 2022
Story 5/10:
Your classic isekai wish fufillment troupe. Mc has the ability to do anything he wants but decides to play doll, getting harem members. Everything that occurs so far falls within the troupe. Art 8/10: Beautifully drawn, which brings life to an imaginative world. Character 4/10: Mc is your standard docile isekai protagonist who has no ambition of his own but only gets serious when people around him are endangered. Oblivious to relationship so the story can carry on. (Adding more harem members) No idea why it is always written this way? Maybe to make it guilt free for self insert since Mc didn't conciously do something wrong according ... 
Apr 5, 2021
So I'm writing this review not in stark contrast of the plethora of 10's that have been given but almost a backing up of it.
This manga is super isekai-esque, it starts by dictating this otaku and then having his life turned upside down and transported into another world. Pretty damn isekai right? Well, it's the Otome game that he was playing and that's the jist of the story at the current moment. The thing that makes this story stand out is not only the main characters personality, but the fact that he wasn't the only one. There's plenty of depth in his personality, a ridiculously devilish ... 
May 12, 2021
Absolutely loved the cast including the five moronic prince's and Maria. The Mc and his partner lux definitely are the spotlight of the show. My man the mc just wants to live a peacefull and lax life on his island with knowledge that his family is safe but due to circumstances, he is forced to attend this academy and seek out a marriage with a noble girl due to his rank of a nobleman. He is also someone that only likes to fight battles he knows he will win. He trys his best to let the game follow its path but due to the tampering
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Nov 25, 2021
It's actually not bad. The first chapter is a little rocky, but from that point on the story keeps improving by leaps and bounds. It's a typical wish-fulfillment isekai, but the main character is smart & has an actual personality. I enjoyed the challenges that popped up throughout the manga that had to do with being reincarnated. Literally at one point (you probably know if you've read it) I literally went "ohhhh" at how the main character got burned for the way he was seeing everything. I also actually really enjoyed the worldbuilding, it's a nice mix of sci-fi and historical, and all of the
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May 30, 2022
Overall:
If you like Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lion, this manga evokes that exact feeling and it's really great Story: For a manga which title sounds like a stupid one off, this one is actually great. The isekai trope is used in great effect not to provide stupid exposition or making 4D chess moves, but merely to provide some extra context as to why MC acts the way he does, which is mostly reactionary. The world building is rich without relying on massive expositions like Mahouka, and it's focused more on political relationships than romantic relationships Befitting a shounen MC, he has OP weapons with Deus ... |
