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“Game developer becomes his own Demon Lord character inside his defunct MMO, struggling to survive.”
Demon Lord, Retry!
魔王様、リトライ!
6.9
11,310 rank · 9,409 readers · 29 favorites
Isekai
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Game developer becomes his own Demon Lord character inside his defunct MMO, struggling to survive.
What do you do when the MMO you've run for 15 years comes to an end? Akira Ono didn't get much of a choice—he woke up trapped inside the world of his own game in the body of his in-game character: the Demon Lord. With an outcast child as his sidekick, he tries his best to survive the cruel fantasy world of his own creation, prosecution from the good guys, and of course, the final boss. (Source: J-Novel Club)
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/10
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median 3.5
mode 1
σ 2.50
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σ 2.50 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Dec 2024 → Feb 2025
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- 6 “Ok since nobody reviewed this with a more foregiving view, i will see to it. It is pretty basic isekai slob in concept. The art is good and stylized. The characters are more momorable then in most...”
- 1 “[More info about my review style can be found on my profile] ▶Summary and recommendation: ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Writer's Barely-Disguised Fetish...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 26 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 28m approx
- Published Oct 2017 – Dec 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M48244 catalog