Dungeon ni Hisomu Yandere na Kanojo ni Ore wa Nando mo Korosareru

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This is an interesting manga, because while it is rough around the edges and also has a "time-looping" plot, it manages to execute the flow of the story effectively while simultaneously incorporating the thrill/excitement of a regression series.

The main issue is the obsession to be excessively cruel to the main character. At some point, the line between character development and a sick fantasy was crossed to create Kiska. In the same way that characters from other series will be as strong as the plot demands, Kiska is kept at a specific power level to ensure the story remains balanced. Incredibly uncharacteristic for a "system" main ... character, but rather than feeling novel, it feels rather frustrating to see.

Undoubtedly however, is this manga's ability to create tension and suspense. You get to witness how the world around Kiska is affected by the looping, introducing new variables and scenarios of which he must adapt to.

The art is great, and the author also isn't afraid to make characters do extreme things to accomplish their goals.

But because this is an ongoing series, it's hard to properly rank it. Expect a higher rating in the future if the author doesn't drop the ball, it's very difficult to go downhill from a promising spot like this.

When you first look at the title and cover, it seems like it'll just be a pretty generic fantasy yandere harem romance, but there's a lot more going on underneath...



Aside from the amazing interpersonal relationships and character development, there is absolutely nothing going on underneath. The story IS fun, don't get me wrong, but the MC's use of his powers and methodological approach of traveling through the dungeon are inanely predicable. The art style and mangaka's use of paneling are great for the story, but there's something a bit lacking that I find hard to describe succinctly.

After that last paragraph, you may wonder why this ... review is still marked as "recommended" here's why: The characters and relationships are fucking AMAZING. The title may lead you to believe that the story will be a yandere monster harem, but the characters relationships are so much deeper than just that, and the characters motivations past rote survival are compelling enough that I, as a person who normally prioritizes world building and coherence over all else, ignored the sparse world building and delayed coherence for the sake of these characters.

This is one of the best dungeon, best fantasy, best harem, best yandere manga I've seen to date. It does a lot of things I've seen other manga do as a gimmick, but the way that the plot is written, all these bits just sort of work, and it turns out to be really really appealling. It's basically just a loser gets return by death and tries to escape a dungeon but keeps getting trolled. Usually, when a manga has the main character get trolled, it's almost like fate is trolling him, so it's not really appealing, and it feels like a gimmick. In this ... manga, it's just sort of the characters' personalities that cause them to fuck him over at various points in time. It's really fun, and all the characters have well defined characters. There's a good degree of mistique. I'm really intrigued to keep reading it. For that reason, I'll give this a 9.4. There's room to grow, but I wouldn't say any part of it is bad. One thing that stood out to me is that in the early bit, after the introduction to the concept, the MC is too happy. Every single panel, I'm thinking "What are you happy about? He killed your girl and he's still alive". It's a bit disconcerting, bot it's not exactly bad writing.