Yuusha, Yamemasu
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Yuusha Yamemasu is one of the most underrated manga I have seen on this site, owing to the first ten or so chapters being "mansplaining the manga", as said by other reviewers. I can see where they come from, but judging a work and even writing a review for it when you have read just ten chapters... feels wrong.

If you stick thru those 10 chapters to the main twist, you will be pleasantly surprised to see that many characters, especially the MC himself, Leo, have gained quite a bit of depth. It is by no means a masterpiece, but I do believe it is something ... most fantasy/isekai fans will enjoy.

In a way comparable to a titan of the genre - Mushoku Tensei - the author explores the MC's trauma and emotions in a decently mature way, working thru them one by one, and building up to emotional moments. There is nothing more satisfying in a work of fiction than seeing that happen - the before and after, seeing your favorite character be happy at long last. It touches on topics that you rarely see in this genre, such as immorality. I found that aspect of the story very interesting and entertaining for myself.

The romance is gentle, each of the main pair coming to like and trust each other more and more as they spend more time with and learn about each other. It is a fun and cute dynamic, which is written way out of its league, like many other aspects of the manga.

At the moment (19/8/23), MAL still has not updated it, but the manga is indeed over, and even though I think that there is much more to the world of Yuusha Yamemasu than there is in the manga, the ending doesnt feel at all forced, rather leaving the reader with an open end, for their imagination to continue the exploits of the Hero and the Demon Queen.

For any Isekai or Fantasy fans, I definitely recommend this manga, even if it can be rough in places, trust me, it will be well worth it.

P.S. You will have to buy the last 9 chapters if you want to read in English, as I believe the groups that translated most of Yuusha Yamemasu dropped it when it started getting released by Yen Press for legal reasons. If you do decide to buy them, the whole series is available on Book Walker.

worldbuilding 3/10 - as much as i love the story, the worldbuilding is just subpar. written so unreasonably and conveniently. also the concept is fresh and interesting, though the execution is rather unrealistic.
art 8/10 - solid and good art. nice character design.
dialogue 6/10 - some errors here and there but overall its tolerable.
enjoyment 9/10 - i loved the manga and enjoyed it alot.
characters 6/10 - so unrealistic and sometimes cliche and tropey, but tolerable for me. well, at least they are not downright unreasonable, sad that some side characters didnt have their development written.
story 8/10 - cool story, not too ... tropey, relatively new for me too. beautiful story with alot of philosophy about life and the beauty of friendship, companionship, family, etc. and it is good. though very idealistic, but it is not a bad thing. beautiful values expressed.
plot 4/10 - pretty meh tbh, doesnt feel like theres an actual climax because of how predictable the plot is, its just so anticlimatic its not interesting.
overall a pretty lighthearted read though too idealistic for me to not notice, still a very solid read though.
final score 6.3/10

This has got to be one of the most boring things, of any genre or medium of entertainment. All the story consists of is the MC talking about how AMAZING and how great of a hero he is, whilst never demonstrating WHY that's true. He is a boring "Know it all".... The whole plot consists of him solving stupid petty issues and helping the demon army become more efficient.

Its an absolute snooze fest. There is NO plot to be had here making it DOA. No action, no genuine laughs, just..... mansplaining.

No one is fun in this manga. Every character is flat and boring, ... with no interesting traits.
The art is passable at best. Just... dont read this.