Sekai Saikyou no Kouei: Meikyuukoku no Shinjin Tansakusha

Once, the scariest thing to Arihito Atobe was his workaholic boss, Kyouka Igarashi. Now, this ex–corporate slave faces a world where monster-filled labyrinths are the norm and teamwork is key to survival. While others are eager to charge headlong into battle, Arihito chooses to become a "rearguard": a class dedicated to helping allies from the back lines. The rearguard gig should be his ticket to avoid repeating his old life, but this opportunity may just shed new light on what it means to support one's partners and work together!

(Source: Yen Press)

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Sekai Saikyou no Kouei: Meikyuukoku no Shinjin Tansakusha has been published in English as The World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker by Yen Press since January 28, 2020.

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Shiromiya, Suzuna

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Atobe, Arihito

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Falmel, Louisa

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Oct 13, 2023

Huang-Teizan

Recommended

Preliminary (29/? eps)

7.8/10

I will be dead by the time this manga gets a proper, conclusive end. Whether it be to ill ailments or murder, my life will end before this manga does; in other words, this manga’s pacing or development is ridiculously slow considering it’s a monthly release. To fault the author, the slow pacing of the manga and releases ruins most of the short lasted excitement for each coming chapter, since the developments are mostly predictable and ordinary, however, they’re doomed assets are done to a maximum.

The plot is walking on the border of being unique and tropey; to elaborate, this manga incorporates tons of original ... twists on the typical isekai, but it almost seems like they has been wasted due to the author refusing to take an unconventional development in each conflict; the conflicts follow the same formula and have the same resolutions, which makes the plot entirely predictable. Despite that, the plot is still fundamentally sound, though slow, and has a proper direction and goal with incorporations of engaging sub-arcs to further develop characters.

As the formula for a harem manga goes, every side character is a gender of the opposite sex, and if they’re not, they don’t have much of an impact on the story. Ultimately, the manga attempts to stray away from this pathway by creating male characters that have a marginal impact on the plot line, but fails to do so solely due to the lack of screen time they get compared to a heroine. That being said, the heroines are all unique and have developed depth while the main character is a fresh take on the usual perverted, edgy main characters.

With as much world building this manga does, there’s not enough. The mystique of the world was done extraordinarily well, however, there’s only the bare minimum amount of effort for the reveal and development of the setting, which is quite a shame, since the world is arguably better and more interesting than the actual plot.

The manga doesn’t cater toward readers that enjoy fast developments and an overpowered main character, but rather meticulously crafted and developed characters through a long, long process, which is why I had previously dropped this manga four years ago. There’s a lot of appeal to this manga, but there’s also a lot of moments where the engagement was at rockbottom due to how slow the manga progresses, which is why this didn’t get an eight.

Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to pass time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”

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Jan 6, 2023

CDVagabundo

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (20/? eps)

A slow paced story where nothing bad nor exciting happens.
The main character and his harem will always find some hidden power when facing some challenge.
It totally lacks "the hero's journey", but most generic isekais don't have it as well...
This one has an interesting lore. The only thing that kept me going for 20 chapters was to learn more about the world. But this manga is really slow. So slow that I grew tired of it.
I do hope it becomes an anime, with a really good director, so things can have a better pace, and I get to learn more about this world.

In the end, the ...

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Jan 6, 2025

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Not Recommended

Preliminary (1/? eps)

Another mindless isekai with no story whatsoever. MC is a loser salaryman who gets to build a harem in a fantasy world while fighting monsters. That's it. How something this generic gets multiple volumes is beyond me. There's lots of action but it's all meaningless with no story or plot. No one is getting revenge. No one is leveling up. It's light fantasy which means no one is ever in danger, and it also means there's no suspense. There's zero buildup to any of the fight scenes. Everything about this series is below average. If you just want fan service then there's way better series ...

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