How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 1

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Series, Book 1

De: Dojyomaru

Narrado por: BJ Harrison

Summoned to another world to slay the mighty beast . . . of governance! (And soon to be an anime!)

When Kazuya Souma is unexpectedly transported to another world, he knows the people expect a hero. But Souma's idea of heroism is more practical than most—he wants to rebuild the flagging economy of the new land he's found himself in! Betrothed to the princess and abruptly planted on the throne, this realist hero must gather talented people to help him get the country back on its feet—not through war, or adventure, but with administrative reform!

©2016 Dojyomaru; English translation copyright 2017 by J-Novel Club LLC; Original Japanese edition published in 2016 by OVERLAP, Inc.; Cover illustration by Fuyuyuki (P)2023 Tantor

It's good stuff

It's a kind of slice of castle life story from a low-key king's perspective. It has lots of neat Japanese references.

Great Charactors and Great Story

I thought that the story and Characters were really great and fun, and I felt that the narrator was really good. I could feel the emotions from the Characters.

back ground noise

it sounds like he's chewing gum and it's hard to get past it. I love the anime but it's need a female reader to do all the other characters cuz his girl voice is horrendous. At least he a good job on the guys.

Would benefit from 2 narrators

Story was enjoyable and the narrator was good. However, when he narrated female character dialogue. It was at best, slightly jarring and at worst, immersion breaking.

A good start

Overall a good story about economic and infrastructure reform.

There is a flaw in the narration. At points the story will switch perspective between paragraphs. A larger cast of voices or a second narrator would help. Both would be preferable.

The use of background sounds or music could help at points, but this is not that big of a production.

Some cultural elements like polygamy and slavery are mentioned in the story.

Overall better than most, but there are a few better in production quality. The Story is almost its own category of light novel. It avoids man pit falls of the Modern Isakie.

You're not missing anything if you've watched the

Anime

I'm 2 books in and with the exception of a few bits that are NOT story breaking or world breaking you can safely skip the book or anime for the other.

I watched the anime when it was a first run and it was good, but after 2 books it's a waste, there's really nothing here that wasn't in the show that's important. This ain't like hollywood movies that are drastically different than the book.

Anyway, I won't be getting any more of the books, and I won't refund the 2 I have. I'll just watch the anime and be content because so far the books really don't offer anything better or more.

enjoyed listening

made it easy to listen to while i played video games and was a good story

Surprisingly good

I found myself surprised at how interesting and good the story and characters are despite my initial reaction to the sample.

Really enjoyable Isekai, 100% recommend

The story is great (and will continue to be good - I have read the all LNs already).
The narrator is also good, though maybe a slightly too mature voice for the MC. Even still, I have enjoyed his performance even of the female characters...
Heartily recommend to anyone who loves Isekai and harem stories.

A realistic approach

So I've watched the anime, which is where I'm coming from. Unlike a lot of other light novels turned into audiobooks, they take a realist approach. this is not a bad thing as it fits with the type of story. it just means don't expect any of the voice cast from the show to be reading it. They know that it's probably not going to be bought that much, so they got a very good narrator to provide the story. If you're Expecting The Voice cast from the show, temper your expectations. although I highly recommend checking out the anime, the light novel is very good as well it covers a chunk of the first season of the anime that was adapted from these. would highly recommend reading if you enjoyed the anime and want to see what was added or taken away from it.

I definitely can't wait for the next novel as it's still quite enjoyable and worth the listen.