By Yu Okano and TAPIOCA. Released in Japan as “Tsuihō Kizoku wa Saikyō Skill “Seiō” de Henkyō kara Nariagaru: Haikyōsha ni Nintei Sareta Ore da kedo Cheat Skill de Mofumofu mo Seijo mo Nakama ni Shichaimashita” by Earth Star Novels. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Alex Honton. Every once in a while I dip my toe back into the giant pool that is “light novels that don’t really sound interesting to me”, just in case I end up passing on a real winner. Sometimes I find myself completely, 100% wrong and it’s garbage. But far more often, it’s just frustrating, as the writer clearly has some ideas that might be good, or at least lead to interesting character development, but either they or the editor and... The post The Exiled Noble Rises as the Holy King: Befriending Fluffy Beasts and a Holy Maiden with My Ultimate Cheat Skill!, Vol. 1 first appeared on Manga Bookshelf.
Feb 8, 2024 • Subscribe
More like this
The Exiled Noble Rises as the Holy King: Befriending Fluffy Beasts and a Holy Maiden with My Ultimate Cheat Skill!, Vol. 2
By Yu Okano and TAPIOCA. Released in Japan as “Tsuihō Kizoku wa Saikyō Skill “Seiō” de Henkyō kara Nariagaru: Haikyōsha ni Nintei Sareta Ore da kedo Cheat Skill…
Noble With Appraisal Skill #01 — Screening by Status
Oh yeah, baby. Look at those stats. Impressions: Unless I'm forgetting something, this is the final new tiresome cheat power nonsense of the season. This time it's…
Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 1
By Kennoji and KWKM. Released in Japan as “Hazure Skill “Kage ga Usui” o Motsu Guild Shokuin ga, Jitsuha Densetsu no Ansatsusha” by Kadokawa Books. Released in North…
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Novel 1
Yuuya is at the absolute bottom of the world's hierarchy when he stumbles into amazing powers that rewrite his life. Can his story rise above the basic OP…
Maiden of the Needle, Vol. 1
By Zeroki and Miho Takeoka. Released in Japan as “Hariko no Otome” by Kadokawa Shoten. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Kiki Piatkowska. This book’s…
Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 6), Sunbeams in the Sky (Vol. 1), and I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Vol. 2)
Flowers aren’t all that’s blossoming this season. Love is in the air as well! But to bloom, challenges must be overcome, like all those involved with imitating your…
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Episodes 1-13
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World is not trying to impart any greater message or explore some deeper facet of human nature. It just wants to…
Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts – Episode 1
Rushes through a checklist of upsetting tropes early on in maybe the tamest and most toothless way possible.
Reader’s Corner: Frieren (Vol. 4), My Wife is an Oni, and I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 8 I’ve been both anticipating volume eight of Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki and dreading it, worried that this series I’ve come to adore might just…
Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, Vol. 1
By Umikaze Minamino and Kochimo. Released in Japan as “Kyōran Reijō Nia Liston: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku” by HJ Bunko. Released…
The Sacrificial Princess and The King of Beasts: Episodes 1 to 3
In the fantastical world of The Sacrificial Princess, humans exist alongside fearsome humanoid beasts with equal sentience. The humans and beasts were at war with each other for…
Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin, Vol. 2
By Kennoji and KWKM. Released in Japan as “Hazure Skill “Kage ga Usui” o Motsu Guild Shokuin ga, Jitsuha Densetsu no Ansatsusha” by Kadokawa Books. Released in North…
The Holy Grail of Eris, Vol. 1
By Kujira Tokiwa and Yu-nagi. Released in Japan as “Eris no Seihai” by GA Novels. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Winifred Bird. If you…
The Deer King, Vol. 1
By Nahoko Uehashi and Masaaki Yamamoto. Released in Japan as “Shika no Ō” by Kadokawa Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Cathy Hirano. I…
A Furry Fantasy: Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Review
When she was barely older than a toddler, Sariphi overheard her parents discussing her future as a sacrifice. In a few years, she would be offered to the…
Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts Episodes 1-12
What appears on the surface as a fantasy romance also tackles sensitive topics like racial discrimination in a surprisingly frank way.
The True Message in Isekai de Cheat Skill
The premise of I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World seems completely fantastical and worthy of its genre, where each series tries a new gimmick to grab…
Kobold King, Vol. 1
By Syousa. and sime. Released in Japan by Legend Novels (Kodansha). Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Fatuma Muhamed. I find myself saying “this is…
Fluffy Paradise Mild Novel Vol. 1 Overview
Fluffy Paradise's publication is the latest to show that a love of animals can be happily combined with the isekai genre. Even just in Cross Infinite World's
Fluffy Paradise Light Novel Vol. 1 Review
Fluffy Paradise's publication is the latest to show that a love of animals can be happily combined with the isekai genre.
Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts
Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
The Holy Grail of Eris Vol 1 Review
Hinase Momoyama’s The Holy Grail of Eris is a fantasy manga with plenty of drama, mystery and a supernatural twist. Based on the novels by Kujira Tokiwa, this…
The Holy Grail of Eris Vol 1 Review
Hinase Momoyama’s The Holy Grail of Eris is a fantasy manga with plenty of drama, mystery and a supernatural twist. Based on the novels by Kujira Tokiwa, this…
Anime Like Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
After hundreds of years of war between the kingdom of beasts and the neighboring human kingdom, a peace treaty was signed. The conditions of this treaty say
Grimoire of Zero, Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Yona of the Dawn, Bibliophile Princess, Kamisama Kiss
Sacrifical Princess and the King of Beasts Review — B+
The king of beasts is supposed to murder his sacrifice, but instead he marries her.
A Colorful Collection of Characters (Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts)
Thank you for stopping by Anime Rants with Mono (7Mononoke). In my recent review of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, there was a lot of character…
Colorful, Mononoke, Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
A Colorful Collection of Characters (Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts)
Thank you for stopping by Anime Rants with Mono (7Mononoke). In my recent review of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, there was a lot of character…
Colorful, Mononoke, Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts
Reincarnated As the Last of My Kind, Vol. 1
By Kiri Komori and Yamigo. Released in Japan as “Tensei Shitara Zetsumetsu Sunzen no Kishou Shuzokudeshita” on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website. Released in North America by Cross…
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too – Episode 1
It's cool to see a sympathetic fat protagonist, but the show trades that for a generic Potato-kun almost immediately.
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World – Episode 1
Strap in, everyone, because we have a lot to unpack here.
Preview Guide 1: Fruits Basket Another and Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts
Discusses the first volumes of Fruits Basket Another by Natsuki Takaya and Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts by Yu Tomofuji Welcome to our first preview guide! What's…
Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin Volume 1 Review
How does the manga version of Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin stack up? Here's our review.
Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin Volume 1 Review
Roland makes his attempt from going from master assassin with a worthless skill to normal guild staff in Kennoji's Hazure Skill light novel!
Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1
By Ghost Mikawa and Hiten. Released in Japan as “Gimai Seikatsu” by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Eriko Sugita. I’ve read…
Last Round Arthurs, Vol. 3: The Snow Maiden & The King Who Killed Arthur
By Taro Hitsuji and Kiyotaka Haimura. Released in Japan by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jan Cash. I must admit up…
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 11 Review
Bloody beasts Leonhart and Fenrir battle it out in an action packed Volume 11 of Yu Tomofuji's Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 15 Review
While the ending doesn't veer too much off the expected path, for Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, that was exactly the right road to follow.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 10 Review
Big and small moments make Volume 10 of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts one of its most terrific reads yet.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 9 Review
Despite the manga's own story missteps, thanks to the romance and humor Volume 9 of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts is a delight.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 14 Review
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts will end in volume 15, and when we last saw these characters, His Majesty the King’s human form was revealed to…
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 12 Review
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 12 is going to be an overlooked entry of the series, but is very much worth your time.
Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts Volume 13 Review
Volume 13 spends too much time on Anubis being emotionally shaken and even moreso on Sariphi once again spreading cheer to a random person.
King of Eden, Vol. 1
Is it too soon to enjoy a pandemic-themed manga? That question was foremost in my mind as I read King of Eden, a new medical thriller that pits a…
Reader’s Corner: Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (Vol. 1), My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku (Vol. 1), and Insomniacs After School (Vol. 4)
Need recommendations for manga and manhwa to gift this Christmas season? No need to worry—we’ve got you covered this week with new and recent series that would make…
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too
The title of the story says it all. Isekai stories have long focused on power fantasies, of one-upping everyone who had ever slighted you. The story encourages catharsis…
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill – Episode 1
While it has its share of familiar isekai plot beats, this premiere manages to exude a certain charm that kept me interested. Maybe even hungry for more!
Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin
Information for the light novel series Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin. The official English release is from Yen On.
A Noble “Quest”
Although this could be seen as “Girls Who Save the World”, it is done in a more realistic manner, in that they may not have capes and wands…
Review: Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1
This is a story about this girl and me—two strangers until yesterday—and how we became family… There’s nothing lewd about the cover for volume one of Days with…
Evaluation: Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1
This is a story about this girl and me—two strangers until yesterday—and how we became family…