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So I'm a Spider, So What? Manga, Vol. 1
by Okina Baba
I had no idea I was going to enjoy this as much as I did.
It's a story about a dungeon crawler.
Hahahah!
That's only funny to nerds.
Ok, so, it's a story about a lonely girl who doesn't have friends at school, isn't terribly academically minded, and whose parents are always at work. She entertains herself with video games. And then one day, she passes out at school and when she comes to, she's in darkness. You know, typical fare.
Only this time, she respawns as a spider hatchling in a dungeon, like a role playing dungeon, like in a video game! And that sounds weird - like how can you make a whole manga out of that? But how can you start a character and level them in an online world and sink hours of enjoyment into that?
Same way, pretty much.
The spider goes about her business of survival and levels up and because the game tells her she's gaining experience, she understands the mechanics of living in this dungeon and plays on.
I understand that is probably the most boring summary of a book for a lot of readers. Not everyone likes video games/RPGs/dungeon crawlers (heh)/spiders/what have you.
But how can you not LOVE this:
It's a story about a dungeon crawler.
Hahahah!
That's only funny to nerds.
Ok, so, it's a story about a lonely girl who doesn't have friends at school, isn't terribly academically minded, and whose parents are always at work. She entertains herself with video games. And then one day, she passes out at school and when she comes to, she's in darkness. You know, typical fare.
Only this time, she respawns as a spider hatchling in a dungeon, like a role playing dungeon, like in a video game! And that sounds weird - like how can you make a whole manga out of that? But how can you start a character and level them in an online world and sink hours of enjoyment into that?
Same way, pretty much.
The spider goes about her business of survival and levels up and because the game tells her she's gaining experience, she understands the mechanics of living in this dungeon and plays on.
I understand that is probably the most boring summary of a book for a lot of readers. Not everyone likes video games/RPGs/dungeon crawlers (heh)/spiders/what have you.
But how can you not LOVE this: