My Life is Not a Manga, or maybe...

Information

Status

Completed

Year

2019

Author

EO Tenkey

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Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• ScandalfRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Spoilers ahead. Only read TL;DR if you don't want any spoilers. But let me make this clear, regardless of my negative views, this is definitely a well written story that is rarely found in RR.
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  Honestly, the first volume was great. It didn't fail in doing what it was supposed to do and it kept up the quality until the last chapter or two with no real problems.
  The real problem came with the second volume however, and with the authors confession of just skipping the real second volume because he didn't really like the genre he originally planned for it... I mean, it's good that the author didn't write a fic he doesn't enjoy personally because there's no way the readers will enjoy that in that case but c'mon, how does that make sense?
  Anyway, the second volume... It's not good. It's not as well planned, or well written as the first one. Also, the genre changed waaayyy too much in a matter of half a chapter. Every single character aside from the protagonist will appearently never be seen for at least 2 whole volumes because this next genre is going to last for so long. Addittionally, 2 years of timeskip between the first volume and the second was a bad idea considering the fact that we never even got to see how his life turned out to be after he solved his problem in the first volume. So learning that this is 2 years after that and understanding that he'll never get to be friends with those girls again is honestly speaking; annoying. It was such a disappointing and half assed ending that somehow managed to keep him-an avid manga reader-satisfied for over two years even though he probably would have raged at reading this type of ending to one of his favourite series.
  Think about it, 2 YEARS. The girl who was staying with them has probably moved on looong ago, his 'childhood friend' might have gone through 5 other boyfriends by now and has most certainly forgotten about him, the busty girl is probably having difficulties making any friends now that she
• Hairdryer AscenderRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is good! Hehe, I look forward to it. It’s only been 2 chapters so far, but I want moar.
• CaffeineBoxRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Let's do this in order, shall we? Mild spoilers ahead. Maybe.
  TL;DR: Great story. Read it. Features a genre-aware MC, something of a rarity.
  First off is Style. While I still have no idea what really goes into the Style category, so I'll just base this off of things like Memorability and Flow. Or basically anything that doesn't really fall into the other categories.
  The story flows smoothly. I found nothing interrupted me in-story while I was reading. The problem, though, is how memorable it is. While the story's good. Like, really good. Sometimes the events all blur together in a general idea of 'This'. And while this may simply be a personal problem due to reading too many things at the same time, a few stories manage to stand out. Not a Manga, despite its rather unique premise, somehow fails to stand out as Impressive (note the capital I) in my mind.
  Maybe a re-read is in order.
  Next comes Story. The story is about Xavier, a normal high-school student. Or he is, until he breaks through the fourth wall and discovers he's a Manga protagonist.
  So I've seen a few other stories advertising similar premises. But they tend to turn into Action and probably Harem stories, where the MC doesn't focus on subverting their tropes after a while. Which is a shame, because that's what I came in for. But hey, this one actually focuses on character development and subverting tropes! And it didn't get derailed by invading demons, system notifications, and mysterious magical factions meant to differentiate the various 'routes' of each girl!
  ... Okay, getting a little sidetracked there. Not a Manga, despite its Harem tag, is more about the Main Character trying to get out of the harem, rather than collect it. And while it takes a little bit for Xavier to start plotting, it doesn't get boring in the in-between times. Well, it didn't for me, anyway. A few people seem to think different. *shrug*
  I expect there to be more plot now that we're out of the Harem genre. Or maybe we're still in
• Skyeman69Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Found this purely by chance and I'm loving it. Characters are straight out of Manga, hence the title, but they are so well done.
  I'm not knowledgeable on the subject matter but you don't need to be as it's very well written and 9 chapters in I'm laughing out loud and really enjoying it.
  Look forward to reading more and seeing how this all goes.
  Enjoy
• AsillyBEANRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I gotta say, the first volume was great until it felt rush and especially when the mc kinda felt odd with being nice then not being nice you know?
  But honestly this was such a good story. Like after the switch, and not showing the sports manga, I actually expected the harem to keep going, because I don't know that's the type of thing I usually read.
  But the author of this book made a great story, with of course mistakes. But nonetheless worth the reading.
  Its been a while since a story made me react a lot, and made me feel the feels.
  4.5 stars
  You deserve it man. Good job and may God bless you and whoever reads this.
  Again stick through it and you will like it.
• Murderous_CaterpillarRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Suprised at the lack of reviews on this one.
  It's always a pleasure to come across technically sound writing in a story and this one is no exception. Clear care has been taken to minimising typos and word choice is apt. The first chapter rambles somewhat when introducing the subject matter. That awkward bit of exposition aside, the rest of the writing is much easier to follow.
  It took a while but i like the fact that the protagonist has started to act rather than react to/avoid certain scenarios. Genre savvy/common sense is usually a nice quality in protagonist and, is almost a requirement with this premise, and our lead has this in spades. It was appreciated to read about a lead who can think critically about, and react sensibly to, thier situation.
  The supporting characters are all decently done but of those introduced as of Chapter 26, the only ones that really had me curious about thier backstory were the one with with the suprisingly wild past and the one with the unfortunate home situation. Given the premise/genre the majority of scenarios are inevitably contrived or coincidental and as a result I'd have like to see a greater emphasis on developing engaging characters. Thankfully the protagonists proactive attitude appears to be encouraging this development.
  Overall the writing is good, plot is interesting and characters are nicely written. I would definitely recommend this work.
• jlkcRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  This story is about a guy who one day realizes he's in a harem manga and does everything in his power to maintain control.
  It's fun to see the tropes subverted. You might think that x character is a typical tsundere/older sister character/something else, but the author has something up his sleeve.
  There is also a sadistic pleasure in watching the MC think he has more control over his life than he actually does. It's like pets in a box. No matter what they do or where they go, at anytime the big and scary human can do literally anything to them.
  The author keeps things logically consistent and the grammar is good. There is no need to over think or memorize anything to enjoy the story. Just sit back and relax.
  Edit: unfortunately the author didn't really go anywhere with the first arc and the ending was extremely anticlimactic. To make things worse, the second arc basically threw away all the previous characters. It's like the author got bored of the initial story and decided to trash it.
• KotawaRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  Watch the tags before reading otherwise you're setting yourself up for disapointment big time at the end of volume 1. The prose is good though, so that's something at least.
• MetalRoyal Road

  ★★★ 3.0

  Interesting premise but I found myself disappointed by the fact that after a bit the story devolves to just being a standard harem manga type story.
  Nothing wrong with that but I was hoping for the MC to change things from the standard harem story given the fact that he is self-aware. If you enjoy these types of stories this novel is for you. if you expecting this novel to actually subvert your expectations then i would recommend looking elsewhere.
  Still can't say I disliked it so ill give it a 3/5. I would recommend giving it a few chapters before deciding for yourself.
  Please keep in mind I did not read all the way and my review is just based on what I saw in the first 10 chapters.
• Federated SunsRoyal Road

  ★★★ 2.5

  Liked the first half but not the second, endings seem rushed with plot lines left unfinished, good characters and interactions. Could use more work on the pacing at times, the sudden genre shift did spoil it for me, just not what I was reading the story for or wanted to get into.