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The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody, Vol. 1 (light novel): The Myth-Killing Honor Student (The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody (light novel)) Kindle Edition

4.4 out of 5 stars 718 ratings

When being mediocre is the best-case scenarioAs the most powerful entity of all time, the Demon Lord Varvatos thinks life is a big fat snore. When he takes matters into his own hands and decides to reincarnate, he calibrates his magical strength to be perfectly average. But there is no way he could have predicted that everyone in the modern world would be weak as hell, which means he is totally overpowered once again! Reborn under the name Ard, he has ladies fawning over him, the royal family begging him to become the next king, and an ex-minion insisting on killing him?! But Ard has a one-track mind, and he won’t stop at anything to achieve his ultimate goal!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Q8TBMF8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yen On (November 26, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 15.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
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Customers enjoy reading this light novel and appreciate its humor. The story and character development receive mixed reactions - while some find the characters have great personality, others note there's barely any character development.

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11 customers mention "Enjoyment"9 positive2 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable, describing it as a good series, with one customer comparing it to literary comfort food.

"...Characters: They are very likeable and also have very... "distinct" personalities. Good character building as no one overlaps...." Read more

"...throughout the book and, for me, that's good enough to say it was worth the read. Thanks Myojin! Now for volume 2!" Read more

"...Despite this I still somewhat enjoyed the story it was an OK read...." Read more

"...Has the potential to be a really good series tho. Only other complaint is he needs to make up his mind if the girl is his daughter or his dog." Read more

3 customers mention "Humor"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book.

"...the top but I found myself feeling excitement and/or humor several times throughout the book and, for me, that's good enough to say it was worth the..." Read more

"I read this fairly quickly. I enjoyed the fast pace and the humor in this book. Look forward to reading the next book. Would recommend." Read more

"Witty and will written!..." Read more

15 customers mention "Story quality"7 positive8 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the story quality of the book, with some finding it decent while others describe it as terrible.

"...It was nonsense and stupid and the story would of been better without...." Read more

"...in the same world a thousand years later" bit, but the stories is actually fairly good and you'll love the character...." Read more

"...light novels go. Their are some major plot holes but that's not uncommon...." Read more

"Not a bad story line. I feel like he refers to himself as the demon lord a little to much. Has the potential to be a really good series tho...." Read more

13 customers mention "Character development"5 positive8 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the character development in the book, with some praising their great personalities while others note a lack of development.

"...through every light novel trope you can think of, and the protagonist is very bland...." Read more

"...Good character building as no one overlaps. Conclusion: A decent read if you can get over the first half. Illustrations are nice as well." Read more

"...My main issue is that the characters don’t feel alive, but rather like set pieces the author is shuffling around to hit all the “important” beats of..." Read more

"...story is very well written for a harem style story with an over powered main character...." Read more

It’s a disgrace to call it literature
1 out of 5 stars
It’s a disgrace to call it literature
I’ve read a lot of light novels in my days. Most end up in the 2.5-3 star range, as they have some sort of overarching story for you to care about, or fun and interesting characters for you to read about. This story has neither. The MC is OP, but such an absolute social dunce, making all of his interactions unbearable to read about. I have a question for you, dear reader. Do you like well written female side characters? Look elsewhere then. Every single female character introduced in this story is nothing but tits, thighs, and butt. Every. Single. One. This book is overly sexual, and frankly I wouldn’t be surprised if it was written by a middle schooler, wanking it under his desk thinking about how hot his characters are and how ‘cool’ his MC is. This is an extremely hard pass, and the fact that this dumpster fire of a story managed to acquire an animation, shows how low the standards are today. There is no fun, or joy to be had in this novel. PS. The title is wrong.Edit: I admit that when i wrote this review, i had not completely finished this novel, and i regret that, because if i had, i’d have told y’all sooner about the blatant and utterly disgusting attempted sexual assault in the final act. By a tentacle monster. Real classy, Myojin Katou. Never write a book again.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2019
    So if a guy transports himself to his own world, but the world changes around him, is it an Isekai novel, or something that gets to hit all the major points of such novels while being something ever so slightly different?
    Great philosophy questions aside, our main character went on a journey of reincarnation because as the leader of the world, mightiest of all those around, he became isolated by his status. He sought to break that isolation and make friends, and he could not do that as the demon lord, so he up and reincarnated himself as an average human. This went . . . So-so. He jumped a fairly large span of time with his reincarnation, long enough for his empire to crumble and others to rise, long enough for the world to change in some pretty big ways, such that the differences catch him by surprise more than once. Also,

    For those not up to speed on this type of novel...
    “Demon Lord” in the case of this story, might be better interpreted as ‘supreme ruler incorporating various non-human peoples’, with an emphasis on rule via personal might, both with raw ability, and magical might. It seems to somehow miss the ‘Lord of demons’ interpretation - regardless, the takeaway here is that the main character was effectively the hero of the world he left, and his reincarnation has probably not changed him as much as it should.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2020
    Overview: This feels as though it was written to be an anime over being a light novel. If you start reading with this in mind, you should be OK.

    Story: It was a hot mess in the beginning. Plenty of common tropes and themes. When you get a bit past the halfway mark is when the story starts taking off.

    Characters: They are very likeable and also have very... "distinct" personalities. Good character building as no one overlaps.

    Conclusion: A decent read if you can get over the first half. Illustrations are nice as well.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021
    The story is very well written for a harem style story with an over powered main character. It mixes the isekai genre up a little by doing the "reborn in the same world a thousand years later" bit, but the stories is actually fairly good and you'll love the character. My only real complaint is the typical "every girl I meet is drop dead gorgeous!" Trope which is a little annoying. All in all, if you're into the reborn and harem style stories you'll probably like this one. Though be prepared the MC is portrayed as anti harem.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020
    I saw a lot of negative reviews on here but I've been really enjoying light novels lately so I thought I would give it a try and I am glad I did. Sure some of it does go a bit over the top but I found myself feeling excitement and/or humor several times throughout the book and, for me, that's good enough to say it was worth the read. Thanks Myojin! Now for volume 2!
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2019
    I thought it was OK. Personally I like OP characters, all though to be honest I like it more when they KNOW they are OP this idea that they don't realize how strong they are is a bit garbage and I am dropping a star for that. I also think the end boss was a bit over the top. I mean it was full on Dues ex summoning the stoic automatic battle armor/sword with the ancient spirit bound to it that can defeat any thing except of course this one enemy who is strong enough to destroy the entire world even without all the preamble and could of done so any time they wished in the last 1000 years but chose to do it only when protagonist was there. It was nonsense and stupid and the story would of been better without. Despite this I still somewhat enjoyed the story it was an OK read.

    However I will not buy the next volume and I will sum up the reason reason with a simple quote from the book " A smile played on his lips as he one sidedly defeated each and every one of the demons--All without killing them." I think you see my point. I hate these type of authors. These "demons" kidnapped a girl, was going to have her raped and murdered, probably done it to many others yet not a single creature died by the MC's hands every single death in this story was either suicide to avoid capture or vanish by some self done spell. This is one of those authors who thinks they are writing children's books and I want nothing to do with them.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020
    Not a bad story line. I feel like he refers to himself as the demon lord a little to much. Has the potential to be a really good series tho. Only other complaint is he needs to make up his mind if the girl is his daughter or his dog.
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2019
    I have read some of the comments, and I don't see a problem with the MC not knowing how over powering they are. It is kind of like some programmers not knowing how good they are and only making 130k a year. They should ask for a raise!!! But the thing that kind of bothers me, is it seems to mention his friend as his daughter several times so far, and I am wondering if it is a translation issue. I do want him to finally catch on and know he is super charged, and perhaps attempt to tone it down some. Don't want to see alot of volumes where he still hasn't caught on.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2019
    I loved the change up for this story! The characters are likable and detailed. At first I hated the lack of detail about his early years, but I understand now. The device was well used. I look forward to the next volume!

Top reviews from other countries

  • Alexandre
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing to read
    Reviewed in France on November 19, 2019
    I didn’t know the stories and characters before buying and reading it, seriously never heard of, the story is quite basic the characters are very lovable and so the story so if you’re not sure about buying it and reading it, I’m sure you’re going to enjoy it.
    I would like to end this review with 5 more words.
    EREEEENA IS AMAZINGLY INSANELY CUUUUTE
    To sign the of this review
    Alexandre
  • John Jackson
    4.0 out of 5 stars It's really good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2019
    I really liked how this story was in this book and the art was really good as well. This puts a twist on the reincarnation genre especially the last chapter it was really good, I recommend this book to anyone who likes reincarnation stories.
  • EVERETT
    5.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BOOK
    Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2020
    keeps me entertained
  • GeiStIgBeduMteR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Luv it.
    Reviewed in Germany on August 26, 2020
    my first novel and I liked it. If you like the 'demonlord gets reincarnated' setting, or the setting of an OP MC, then you'll like it.
  • Colin Jenkinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Isekai time travel, standard fun
    Reviewed in Australia on July 6, 2020
    Another isekai, another day of my life lost to reading.

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