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REVIEW: The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Novel 1

There's also a recently released manga-original spinoff that focuses on Aira's POV and life.
https://comic-walker.com/contents/detail/KDCW_FL00201873010000_68/

You know, I don't get why people complain about level systems.

Xavon wrote:

You know, I don't get why people complain about level systems.

It's a lazy, if useful shortcut. Instead of putting thought into creating a power system and figuring out how it fits into your world, it's easier to rely on gaming shorthand that will be familiar to your target audience. As with many isekai tropes, it's simpler to rely on a crutch than meticulously creating your own world and carefully doling out exposition in a way that doesn't bog down your narrative. Writing effective exposition in particular is one of many learned writing skills most amateurs won't have much experience with.

To me seeing stats and level systems in a setting unrelated to games isn't a deal breaker. However, it is an indication that the author is probably a newbie lacking in creativity. A more skilled writer usually won't include such systems purposelessly, if they do at all.

This might not seem bothersome if you only see it once in awhile, but if you're reading dozens of new LNs a year it can quickly become tiresome.

The typical amateur on syosetu doesn't put even a fraction of the thought you put into your own post.

I wouldn't call Danmachi's usage of level systems lazy, but that's just me

HAL14 wrote:

I wouldn't call Danmachi's usage of level systems lazy, but that's just me

That was what I meant by "A more skilled writer usually won't include such systems purposelessly, if they do at all."

The author of Danmachi is purposeful in their writing. You can tell details were thoroughly researched and considered, and not simply tossed into the narrative for convenience. I haven't read the source material, but from what I've seen in YouTube videos reviewing content cut from the anime, it seems like the system was designed with considerable care and woven into the world in a way that impacts it both socially and economically instead of only being a tool to explain why X is stronger than Y in a fight. Or why new enemy is scarier because they are X levels higher.

Compare that to the typical LN series which reskins Dragon Quest systems and calls it day without more than the barest consideration for how it affects the world or how the world would impact the development of those systems. Instead it's just a measuring stick to show off why the protagonist is OP.