Tokyo's Shadow Master: Immortality from the Start
东京幕后：开局获得不死身
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- Ongoing
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- 292k Words
- Genre
- Light Novel
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- Original ACG Fantasy
- Updated
- 1y ago
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Seeing that a 30-story building weighing hundreds of tons really made me lose my temper. Dude, let's just say the data compilation wasn't clear, okay? This huge discrepancy is just too much. A modern standard two-unit, four-household building would weigh several hundred tons.
The protagonist's personality is unclear. Someone gains superpowers. How did he do it? Without batting an eye, he committed suicide. Even if the system says he can be resurrected, and you are resurrected, what if you can't be resurrected? What if you're dead? How can you trust the system so much? What if you're just hallucinating? After all, you only have one life.
Shennong: I'm fucking here! 50 61
To give a neutral review of this novel, let me first introduce the plot. In short, it's about a guy who transmigrates to a parallel world, Tokyo, Japan. For some reason, he gains superpowers every day, so he decides to mess with the world and have fun. Having read seventy chapters, here are my thoughts. The book's weakness lies in its choice between ensemble cast and slice-of-life elements.
Will he awaken more abilities later? The immortality he's already awakened doesn't seem to be very useful. Apart from being able to withstand beatings, his combat power seems average. I hope he can awaken some combat abilities later to improve the protagonist's strength, which would make the story more exciting.
It's no wonder the behind-the-scenes readers have no books to read; they're all really good at arguing.
And then there's that petty thug/gangster. Did the protagonist suffer at their hands or something? He killed someone without any grudge. Even if they are gangsters, you're just taking their money and double-crossing them. There's no such deep hatred. Why insist on killing an entire family? And that American soldier... Were you there to gather intelligence? So arrogant?
I've noticed that behind-the-scenes stories these days are really... They simply don't last until the end.
How long do you think it will last?
I just lost "Tokyo Do Whatever You Want" a couple of days ago, and today I've discovered something new. I've never seen a "Tokyo Do Whatever You Want" novel with a happy ending, except for "Tokyo Naruto" which was abandoned by an old eunuch. Oh, and there's also "My Little World: A Modern World of Two Worlds" and "The 300-Pound Smiling Mastermind."
Actually, this is already the best among the latest novels of its kind, but unfortunately, the updates are not good.
The concept is good, and the writing is decent, but the plot is utter garbage, and the author often forgets earlier descriptions, creating inconsistencies.