Sekai de Tada Hitori no Mamonotsukai: Tenshoku shitara Maou ni Machigawaremashita
I'm the Only Monster Tamer in the World and Was Mistaken for the Demon Lord

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TLDR: Decent start. Mid middle part. boring end. Very typical of such reads but none the less alright.

Fairly standard isekai manga that follows a protagonist who switches his job class and gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity. The art is decent but not exceptional, with some well-drawn action scenes. The plot relies heavily on common isekai tropes, though it adds a mildly interesting twist with the job-change mechanic.

The pacing can be uneven, and character development feels somewhat shallow. While the misunderstandings create some amusing situations, the humor can become repetitive. The world-building is serviceable but doesn't break new ground in the ... genre.

Before I start, I'll say that this manga seems like it got axed. If you're fine with that continue reading.

The manga follows Noah, who was born with the "Hero" job. He doesn't like the responsibilities that come with it so he hid his job from most people including his family and searched a tome to change his job. He ended up being a "Monster Tamer". With this power, he obtained many allies, which he treated as family and friends. It might seem like a slow-life manga but there's some politics, and villains that turned this into a shounen manga instead. There's some hint of romance, ... but it wasn't explored much. Again, shounen. The ending seems so abrupt and there wasn't much exploration on the topic (which I won't spoil). This is where you might ask? "Really? That's it?"

The last arc has potential, but I guess the axe threw it out the window. The manga itself is good, but nothing special.

Thanks for reading my review and God bless.

6.7/10


Stories that revolve around the overpowered main character trope and concept are fun in the moment; however, if they aren’t done well, then they become rather boring quite quickly. As for this story, it succumbs to the same fate as the rest of the casual and leisurely stories, since it doesn’t attempt anything ambitious — when it does, the plot contradicts and covers up the ambition.

Well, let’s start with the plot: The plot is borderline unique with the mc’s powers and motives, but it has been done before; with that being said, the plot then proceeds to follow suit with all of the cliches ... possible in any form of fantasy story. Harem? No challenge? Fake character progression? Fake stakes? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Because of the mc’s ability, the plot isn’t that entertaining and becomes dull quickly, since there are no stakes in the manga — the mc just lives his life, since nothing can oppose him.

I guess the real issue lies within the characters — mainly the mc. The mc is what I’d refer to as a poor attempt in a demon lord or ruler; in other words, he’s pathetic and stupid whenever approaching his actions, causing a lot of issues that shouldn’t arise to arise, filling up the plot with more fake struggles. As for the side characters, they all aren’t that interesting, since their personalities don’t undergo much development but rather cringe — the power of friendship baby!

This manga was rather mediocre with some occasional good humor here and there, but it suffers from the lack of ambition and inspiration in the mc — he is the sole reason this manga doesn’t progress or work, since the story keeps recycling the same bad villains over and over again.


You guys know this is just my opinion, right?

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?!”