Lol, I can totally relate to what he said about light novels, they really suck you in. I've almost missed deadlines because of those things
Yeah, I grew to really respect general scenario writing talent.
Light Novel characters can be really tropey, but a good writer can have the character rise above the tropes and have a strong sense of individuality. And the scenario concepts are pretty nutty. I use MoonReader's TTS to listen to them while I work.
Recently finished "Juuou Mujin No Fafnir." An actual true-harem light novel with amazing scale in the battles, consistent world, and magic system.
On my business trip last summer, I finished "I saved too many girls and caused the apocalypse."
That one had great art, that I never saw because of TTS reading XD
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Actually... the demon king story is really reminiscent of "Maoyuu Maou Yuusha" in concept so it was pretty obvious he was a Light Novel reader for a while.
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Magical Girl Buster tho feels very original in concept. I can't think of any Light Novels about magical girls that take place from the male perspective and view the magical girls as "alien" existences.
Same with all his wrestling works. That's a field that manga artists go into but not light novelists.
The lesbo and esper game is also original in concept though that's probably my least favorite concept he's done so far.
The other works, I can see parallels to popular LNs. Especially the redhead martial arts fighter ones.