Stop me if youve heard this one before: A young, naive boy of 14, pitifully weak, has a fateful encounter where he is saved by a slightly older, beautiful, blond-haired swordswoman admired by everyone, and falls in love with her and decides he wants to be like her. After this encounter, despite being a weakling, the boy is granted a super rare "skill" that lets him grow stronger at an exceedingly incredible rate. He becomes adept at swordsmanship as well as magic, and gets stronger in attributes like strength, dexterity, speed, etc. complete with his own skill sheet that lets others view his progress andall of his attained skills. the boy goes on adventures with parties and fights monsters as well as the occasional evil person, while occasionally have encounters with his idol who clearly likes him more then any of the other men who pursue her. The story is basically a 2000s era harem where the main character gets incredibly sheepish around women.

That's right, you've found Danmachi! I mean Training regimen of the World's Strongest Women! Despite the damn near blatant plagiarism, This series manages to outdo its predecessor by having a main characters thats slightly less insufferable, and a supporting cast thats significantly less insufferable. The story also has better pacing, and while danmachi's plot always feels disconnected from previous arcs of the series, this series story does a better job of building upon itself to deliver a more interesting narrative. It' not ground breaking or anything, and you're not missing anything amazing if you decided to skip it, but it's surprisingly a fun read, worth an afternoon if youve got the time.