Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs · review
Revenge porn isekai. First arc (1-3 vol.) is great and fun. Author sure can do revenge stuff good, but lack of skills in every other aspect of writing is visible. Second arc (4-7 vol.) - as story develops, absence of ability to write decent romance is more and more evident. MC is stagnant in his development, his banter with AI become stale and repetitive after some time. Beside revenge porn there is no substance to story. Comical relief quintet receive too much abuse and absurd treatment, that it becomes dehumanizing and sad spectacle. In general, characters have minimum growth throughout story. Absence of intermission betweenfirst and second arcs and rather fast build up of second arc conflict feels just bad. Attempt at relaxed storytelling after second arc (whole 8 vol.) leave a lot to be desired in terms of story quality.
Third ark (9,10,11,?) feels better than second one, story took turn from pure revenge porn to mix of politics and actual character development. Up until third arc protagonist was like an imbecile incapable of personal growth, which took away some enjoyment, now it actually feels like normal story.
First ark (1-3) - 10
Second ark (4-7) - 6
Intermission (8) - 4
Third ark (9-) - 7