For a lightnovel that recycles one of the most overused tropes in the industry, I find Grimgar to be particulary interesting, mostly because of it's unique way of weaving through the isekai theme. Throughout the story, the book continuous to remind it's readers of the harshness of reality, in a world where sword and magic is commonplace. Without cheat items or even overpowered skills to rely on, the story attempts to present a somewhat realistic view of another world, by using the narrative view point of a timid, weak, and uncharismatic main character, in establishing a unique representation of a game-like world where the idea of save states, resets, and other convinient options are non-existent. For this reason, I'll give the story a generous rating of 9/10.

Art-wise, the illustrations are pretty good considering the form of each character's body proportions. And although, the facial expressions are a bit rough (particularly the eyes), it doesn't really get away with the tone and mood that the author originally intends. For this reason, im going to rate it with the score of 7/10.

Character-wise, I find the character development to be unique. As the story explores more of the world of grimgar with each page, so does the characters in each chapter. By being exposed to the harsh reality of a game-like world, the characters eventually starts to grow albeit slowly. Sure they don't really have any intriguing backstories or plot-breaking expositions, but for each challenges and hardships that they encounter, they grow more and more like a party of adventurers many times greater than when the first time they formed a ragtag party of rejects. For this reason, it gets the rating of 9/10.

Enjoyment-wise. Personally, I find the challenges that each characters have to face and overcome to be particularly endearing. With a party of stereotypical teenagers bickering, joking, and fighting amongst themselves, in a world where carelessness can lead to death, the idea of having to rely on one another in order to survive instead of going solo and bulldozing through mobs and bosses really shines the brightest. For this reason, I'll give a grand rating of 10/10.

Overall rating: 9/10