Kouchuugun Shikan, Boukensha ni Naru
Captain Corinth: The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes an Adventurer

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Tldr at the bottom(I feel like I kind of rambled a bit w/o get my point across super well so don't read unless you're super interested in what I have to say :P)

I've really enjoyed this manga so far. Our mc Alan is part of a giant space empire that is currently at war with space bugs when his ship is mysteriously hit by something and he has to take over captain duties and crash land on a nearby planet. He rescues a girl named Cleria nearby his crash site and so begins our story. One of my favorite things is how advanced Alan's equipment ... and technology is compared to the normal medieval/isekai setting we are all used to. The world has magic but for the most part Alan will always be the scariest enemy to face with his nanomachines that can enhance and heal his body along with his rifle.(he may or may not be able to learn magic at some point too) When he first meets up with Cleria he has to try to speak with her and I really appreciated how they didn't immediately understand each other even though his nanomachines can record speech or almost anything to streamline the process. It was a joy watching their relationship grow as they fumble through trying to understand each other. The relationship that forms is one of my favorite things about this manga. Alan is a bit generic but he's so kind and caring all the time so its really hard to dislike the guy. Cleria is just great, I really appreciated how she didn't immediately start swooning over Alan despite how much he helps her at the start.(He helps her regrow the limbs she lost from a wolf attack and nurses her back to health) She is fairly logical about most things but not like the robotic knight character we often get in these stories. She is also very kind like Alan and she has a ton of very cute moments throughout.

The story is in its early stages so there isn't a ton to talk about yet but Alan and Cleria are more than enough to keep me reading and interested. Alan has to learn to fit into this new planet and society and decide if he wants to help Cleria with a request once he finds out her mysterious background and circumstances. All the while Alan has to try to rebuild his ship and figure out if he can get back to his world. Fyi it does appear that this will be a harem, at least in the way that every girl is going to like Alan, so if that isn't your thing beware.(it didn't take anything away for me and cmon Alan is pretty great, although he's dense as a doorknob) I haven't read many stories like this one so it feels very fresh and new to me. I also don't want to give away any spoilers about certain things that happen so everyone gets to experience it for themselves like I did. Art isn't a huge deal to me and it looks fine most of the time. I can tell its not the best but its not terrible or anything. I feel like I just rambled a lot and I'm not sure if I got my point across very well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. In closing I really liked this manga and our two mc's. There are plenty of things to keep you interested and the characters outside of our main two are also pretty great. It looks like there will still be a lot of the traditional isekai story points and world building elements so if that's your thing definitely give it a go.(even if its not I'd still try for our two mc's relationship) As far as enjoyment goes I'd give it a 10 but its not perfect so I'll give it a 9. I plan on reading the novel since waiting for monthly chapters is too slow.

Tldr: Mc from advanced space empire crash lands on a medieval isekai world with his advanced technology and has to learn to fit in and decide his next steps. He saves a girl nearby and the relationship that forms is one of the main reasons to read this. They are both fun characters that play off each other very well. The story feels very unique and I highly recommend giving this a try.

7.0/10


For what it’s worth, I really enjoyed this manga for its realism in characters and their approaches to difficulties; however, the realism made the manga a bit of a grind to read accompanied by the clustered panels of words and the crude artstyle that caused some forms of disengagement in the overall storytelling.

The plot of this manga was quite nice no matter how one-dimensional the approach was — the plot was just a fulfillment of events, one challenge at a time, without much thought into the next development. Later on in the chapters, the manga has more depth in the storylines, but this also ... came with a lot of naughts.

Let me get into the real negative about the realistic approach in the plot: info-dump galore. Though the manga is slow and paced with real-life challenges and issues — old age, future struggles, interpersonal relationships — every time it has been mentioned in the manga, a chapter or two were used to simply explain the concept with enough words to cover a novel. Obviously speaking, this isn’t the most enjoyable time as a reader, and most of the information felt unnecessary for how time-consuming it was to read. There are some niches here and there where the manga employed some profound details into the world; however, it was accompanied by a lot of useless and forgettable information.

The characters of this manga are similar to the plot — realistic. Of course, this comes with some cons in there details and inconsistencies, but they were for the most part quite well-written by being sensible in actions and developments opinion wise — not everything falls in the lap of the mc, and if they do, it makes sense on why. Though, this also comes with a lot — and I stress a lot — of side characters who are only there to help the mc — there is no real challenge, enemy, rival, etc. besides for a bad premonition in the future, which doesn’t raise the stakes that much.

With the characters, I can’t stress enough about how crude the artstyle is. I know it’s bad and unethical to judge a story for its artstyle, since it is mostly subjective and uncontrollable, but the art for this manga really made it hard for differentiation in characters and the subsequent development of said characters. To be honest, because of the unimpressionable art, most of the characters and their developments are forgettable, and there are A LOT of lookalike characters that makes my brain hurt trying to remember their different personalities, etc.

If not for the constant info-dumps and the lackluster art style, this manga could’ve been much, much more enjoyable than it could have, but each panel was more grueling to read than rewarding due to how much I had to focus on the differentiation and engagement panel by panel. As far as challenging realistic issues go, this is one of the best of its kind; but it was overshadowed by my former complaints.


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?!”