Tsuihou sareta Tensei Juukishi wa Game Chishiki de Musou suru
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System

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I'm updating my review of "The Exiled Reincarnated Heavy Knight," which I last wrote 30 chapters in, and now with 82 chapters read. I'm happy to say that the manga has continued to get even better and one of the cons it had in the past, "Originality may be questioned since it feels heavily inspired by The Rising of the Shield Hero," can now be deleted as the story feels like it's own thing now. There's also more pros to add, which I'll label by adding an asterisk (*) to show what new parts of the review had been a major update.

PROS:
--Good story that keeps ... you hungry for the next chapter. It may seem like a revenge story at first, but that's not the case as it was initially more of one where Elma tries to prove himself. *Once that phase passed, the current story is sort of a conspiracy on who or what is making dungeon bosses evolve and grow stronger.
--*On the subject of boss fights, the boss monster designs and fights are excellently created. I'm actually a bit sad that these boss fights are only in a manga because they would be incredible in an actual video game!
--The art has always been good, but it just keeps getting better as the chapters go on. It really shows how much passion the artist for this manga.
--*Elma is an excellent MC. His character design strikes a good balance of being powerful, but not so powerful where allies are rendered useless. He needs to fight hard in battles in order to win and his allies are crucial when it comes to securing victory. Even as he gets stronger, the power creep that comes with each new boss fight prevents him from becoming overpowered. He doesn't really have much a personality, but his companion Luce more than makes up for that.
--Speaking of Luce, she is a fun companion and her cheery personality makes her stand out in contrast to Elma's stoic demeanor. Plus, she's a useful character in which she helps out Elma in multiple areas. *Luce was never a useless character by any means, but her combat abilities have gone through a lot a growth in recent chapters and it's awesome to her truly become a critical hit machine.
--*The additional characters that Elma and Luce work with are all mostly memorable with distinct personalities and character designs. If / when they are introduced again, I highly doubt I'll ask myself "who is this again?" as I currently can recall most of those characters that they have worked with.
--If you love the fantasy/ isekai genre, this is a manga you'll have a high chance enjoying!

CONS:
--Chapters are too short and there's a ton of frustrating cliffhangers because of that.
--It feels like an isekai in name only since we know nothing about Elma's past life. The only times you know that this is an isekai and not a regular fantasy is when Elma remembers things about the game that the world is based on.

Overall, I recommend "The Exiled Reincarnated Heavy Knight" to anyone that enjoys fantasy/ isekai. It has a story that keeps you interested and the protagonists are easy to like and cheer for. *The manga keeps getting better with each chapter released and I personally look forward to each new chapter that's released!

This is everything a shonen isekai should be expected to be. They don't all have to elevate the genre. But it's be nice if they could stop dragging it down once in a while and Heavy Knight succeeds on that front.

A classic tale of a MC with the worst class (Heavy Knight) that's actually secretly the best class. Especially if you are an isekai'd expert in the game this world is based on. Using game knowledge to unlock strategies unknown to the populous he aims... for victory. Basically.

A lot of it is the good stuff you've seen in other reads like Surviving the Game ... as a Barbarian but none of the draggy bits like the harems or the effortless perfect plays. Our MC has to deal with a world that has diverged. Where things are different or people value different things than players did. Working your championship build in a world with an entirely different meta. The only thing I'm surprised is considering how well crafted the growth is there hasn't been the threat of knowing too much like exposing yourself to another isekai gamer or people who are wary of isekai'd gamers. That sort of thing really helped elevate Barbarian. But still while this isn't transcendent. it is good. No one else seems to believe it but the MC knows he's not all-powerful and there is no reset or extra lives so he appreciates the people who work with him and gives them credit for the value they provide. It's a lovely touch. Some of the characters have seemed a bit shallow the father away they are from the MC but as of Vol 16 it looks like maybe a new series of arcs might open that up a bit.

Solid action, a grounded world, character that are interesting and fun. What you don't get ala blown off socks you make up for in effortless lack of cringe. Heck this might make a pretty good first Isekai for your newbie friends.

6.9/10


Underwhelming. That’s my honest opinion on this manga. Now, that doesn’t mean that this was bad in any means, but it does mean that this had wasted potential to become a great read.

To start off with, the great thing about this are some attributes of the characters as they are diverse with their comedic impact. However, most of them are shallow and disappear once their use has been fulfilled. Also, with the trope of reincarnated into a game trope, there really needs to be sufficient world building and significance on past life knowledge to create an immersive read, which this does not do. Besides for ... the over exaggeration on the hatred of the mc’s class, there’s nothing much that’s necessarily wrong with the plot as there isn’t a “heavy” amount of plot armor.

This is an enjoyable read to pass the time, couldn’t imagine it being anything more than that, though.


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?!”