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Guys who are fed up with the bland shounen manga should try reading this. Art is quite good and the pacing is just right. As for the characters, well, the story is alternating between "real life" and virtual reality so there may not be exquisite development on each of them but the MC is likable only because he is the quiet type unlike the common "kids these days" boomer.

Presently, I'll give this an 7/10 rating bec plot is kinda refreshing being a stoic hunter in his 60s living alone with his dog after his wife passed away. Discovers a third person shooter game in ... the dumpster, tried playing it and became really good at it. lmao. Let's see how this goes in the following volumes.

This is a simple story of an old man living alone in countryside Japan, named Hitomari Yamano. He was a Matagi (mountain hunter), who used to primarily hunt bears.
Now he is old, his children live away in Tokyo, and recently his wife died.
What to do now?
He found an old video game controller for a game called “Gamer’s Tribe”. He starts playing it, and soon excels at the game. Thanks to his hunting skills.
This is the main plot, a simple fast paced story about an old man playing video game.


Story 7/10
The story is not very original. It is another manga ... about gaming. But still, it is fun to read. I enjoyed the beginning a lot, but in the later stages it becomes a little far-fetched. I started to get strong shonen vibes, only kids would believe this stuff. So be prepared for that.
Not a deep manga.


Art. 7/10
I liked the art, no complaints. I especially liked the style of showing the in-game characters. The action scenes are drawn very well, readers will be able to enjoy the fights.


Characters. 5/10
So far the only character that I like is the MC......the old guy. Other characters have not been drawn well. They seem superficial. I don’t want to give spoilers, but some guys change their entire personality within the span of 2 chapters. Without reason! For this reason I considered dropping this manga. But the story is fast so I kept on reading anyway.


Overall. 7/10
I enjoyed reading this manga so far. Don’t keep any big expectations, this is a fast, simple shonen. Not realistic. Just for fun. No deep plot.
No romance. Good action, little comedy. Not a must-read, but you can give it a shot if you want a light read!