Goshujinsama to Yuku Isekai Survival!
Survival in Another World with My Mistress!

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Finished Volume 1
Minecraft Isekai.
Sounds good (?) at first, at least interesting enough to pick up for the novelty but I personally found the concept flawed as the novel progressed. Although the author offers an enjoyable setting as well as a diverse array of demi-human characters for the protagonist to interact with the main feature of the novel simply does not hold up.
The main flaw is this: the main character's abilities are lame and out of place

The reason Minecraft, and so many other survival/sandbox games which this book are based on, are so fun is the creativity, freedom, and sense of accomplishment after finishing a task ... (at least in my opinion). Now these are all great things but sadly when you think about it these qualities do NOT mesh well with the structured plot and linear story offered by a novel.

The main ability featured in the novel is..... crafting, the staple of every survival game ever. But crafting is frankly an extremely boring process and as the protagonist crafts hundreds of weapons and upgrades his crafting stations the sense of accomplishment I would feel if I were playing a video game is frankly lacking due to the degree of separation.

There exists some mystery and intrigue in discovering the origins of the strange powers the protagonist is given but frankly the major flaw is too glaring an issue.

CONCLUSION: Novel concept but simply doesn't mesh with the written medium as reading about crafting and building is lacking without any visuals to accompany it.

additional note: main character (for no good reason) has sex and a relationship with the first character he meets within (literally) 3 days of being isekai'd (and he didn't even meet her until day 2) which is just.......

"Is that your thing? Taking a deep breath the second you enter a woman's home?"

The main woman in this series is strong, both physically and mentally. She has an attitude that many men would think is too tough. But, much like Tsunade in Naruto, she's sexy enough to make it work.

Story: A pretty typical story, it's isekai. But the writing is really good. The author is creating a serious and fairly dark world, but at the same time he adds some humor to make sure it's not too dark (Goblin Slayer), while also not being too fun and happy (Konsosuba), this story is trying to ... have a more realistic side. Shit happens, but you can still have a good life.
This author is writing in a way that if you have never played a survival game before, it's probably a bit hard to understand. He is diving deep into the whole "survival game" genre rather than just fantasy. The point is that if you don't know survival game terminology, this might be a bit hard to enjoy. For me, I keep thinking of Conan Exiles, some people might think of Minecraft or Rust.

And even though it is about the standard "Japanese man arrives to save a people being unfairly attacked" kind of plot, it still feels fresh. The relationship between two main characters, along with the overall world building makes for an interesting read. Even if you are goddamn tired of isekai, some of these are actually good. It's rare, hard to believe, borderline insane, but it happens. If you like the authors style of writing, it's a nice entertaining story. "I quietly looked toward the lizard-wolf. Our eyes met. Unfortunately, we didn't fall in love."

Art: The art is pretty generic. The character designs are good and definitely make the characters look original. But the color art have very boring tones, it's not detailed enough to make the covers stand out. The black'n white looks nice, but the contrast is too dark. Sexy girl, pretty boy, good enough.

Characters: This author creates characters that I always like. So I might be biased here. Anyway, *cough* The male protagonist is a bit different, he has a very sarcastic mentality that makes this story less about being strong and badass, but more about being the only calm person around. The unimportant characters are usually pretty enjoyable and there's never any really annoying a-holes. The protagonist himself has a thought process that I can relate to as a reader, he's a good dude that is never too unstable. Even when he might be lynched he remains cool as a snowman. The woman is love-able if you like strong women.

Overall: Let's be honest. Many isekai are garbage. And this one probably isn't that great. But I like the author's style. I like the characters attitudes. I like the world written on these pages. Masterpiece? No. But people love McDonalds even though their hamburgers are not exactly the best. And people love isekai even though the story is not always the best. Why? We just like the quick and easy things that you can find without really looking. It's just the way it is. So. Isekai fan? Give this story a try. If you don't like this delicious McDonalds-quality garbage you can go read Harry Popper instead.

Now then, the question you all want to ask. Any sex? Yes. There is sex in the book. Praise the Lord.

Note: Dropped after ~4.1 volumes read

I really wanted to like this novel, and it honestly started great. The survival concept, wherein the protagonist has 'Minecraft'-style powers together with a subconscious keyboard-moveset is entertaining and felt original. The fact that the protagonist has sex regularly, even within the same day of meeting said person felt like a breath of fresh air from the thousands of isekai where it takes 15 volumes to hold hands, and unlike some other people think, is completely normal behaviour in the real world. The fact that the girl actually had real ulterior motives behind it even felt captivating. Everything after that ... really starts falling to pieces.

For starters, the 'mistress' premise from the title lasts about 1 chapter and has literally nothing else to do with the story. In fact, it doesn't even make sense in-world for the MC to become a slave; the premise is to protect him from the beastkin that would lynch humans on sight, ignoring the fact that a) The country they came from coexisted peacefully with humans beforehand, and b) Any humans on that side of the wasteland would likely belong to a country that also coexists with humans. But anyways, I guess the catchy title was worth the bad writing.

The MC becomes too OP too fast. There isn't really a sense of progression, in that he immediately becomes a walking calamity, and anything after that is basically superfluous. Since he immediately joins civilization and shortly after can create fortresses instantly, the 'survival' aspect of the story becomes pretty moot. He also isn't even involved in crafting the stuff. At some point, he can make workbenches and they work remotely, concurrently and automatically. His powers are so OP that he could literally complete every single objective the revolutionaries have single-handedly, but instead he is told to take it easy for reasons beyond comprehension, like preserving jobs for farmers (they were starving until recently) or blacksmiths (they had shit rusty weapons) in the middle of the war.

The worst aspect becomes his harem. Almost immediately, every woman he meets instantly falls in love with him. Which, fine, in-world there are barely no men among them, and he is obviously an extremely good provider, so it would make sense for women to flock to him. However, one has to really stop thinking to think that so many of those strong, powerful women would fall hopelessly in romantic love with him within days of meeting him. But anyways, while at first it felt resfreshing that MC actually has sex, it slowly becomes a curse. He has an extremely large harem, so he has sex daily with multiple women, and for some reason, the author feels compelled to mention it every single time. And you know what, maybe if he went into detail about it, one could appreciate that aspect. Instead, we get the literary equivalent of asking ChatGPT to write a story using a string of smirk-emojis as premise. And, it feels like ~10% of the written words in the book are of the form of '... And we went into bed and well, you know what happened' or girls fighting over whose turn it is.

In conclusion, a good premise, a misleading title, and a bad execution.