Genius Martial Arts Trainer

I’ve read up to chapter 10, which is all that’s been posted at the time of this review.

As an amateur who’s recently gotten into weight lifting, I really want to enjoy this story, but it’s a mess.

One of the bigger issues I have with the story telling… is that everyone is YELLING all the time. This wouldn’t be an issue if there was something absolutely profound happening to warrant all the over the top reactions… but the story has been devoid of the sort of conflicts that would call for it. The over use of overreactions drains it of its significance when the story would actually call for something dramatic.

Next, the story feels like it spends nearly as much time on physical therapy (Good!) as it does magic breathing (meh). Proper breathing techniques are important when exercising. Breath out when exerting. Breath in when releasing. But this story doesn’t even make that tenuous connection. It’s just grinding filler that permeates the Isekai genre.

Then there’s the character designs. Everyone has the same uniform, with the same haircut, and is the same gender. The artist tries to address this issue by giving characters different eye colors and eyebrow designs, but it’s still extremely difficult to tell the faculty, upperclassmen, and peers apart. This would not be an issue in a novel, but in illustrated form, this is a big issue.

Overall, I think if the premise for “Genius Martial Arts Trainer” still fascinates you, I think “Dungeon Athlete” executes the same general concepts better.