Im going to be blunt here this story is the furry iteration of the reincarnated villainess isekai trope and when I say furry I dont just mean the beastmen characters but the main character is a HUGE furry. This story is a furry harem.
Okay the story like Villainess is about a young woman who dies and is reincarnated as an aristocrat protagonist in the novel she was reading before death. Pretty standard isekai premise. She worked herself to death in her previous life and now seeks a leisurely life as a cafe owner. Of course there are forces at work that will try to prevent this but we will get to those.
The main character Ronia is a confident selfassured and magic wielding cafe manager. She can take care of herself and has spent her life working toward independence knowing that the character she has been reincarnated as will meet an ill fate like in the original novel. Nothing unusual or really original. The first problem I want to bring up is that the story itself doesnt have a lot of originality except the furry harem aspect. This is a escapist sliceoflife isekai and therefore follow traditional tropes. This isnt inherently bad but also doesnt lend itself to deeper subject matter or story. You have her doing normal cafe actions like make food and drinks and be hit on by the guys. Speaking of guys the beastmen. You have Sena the Jackel Chise the wolf Ryusei the cougar and their leader Shize the Lion. Yes they are attractive. Yes they are ideal boyfriend material. Yes theyre hot I mean theyre strong mercenaries whose job it is to defend the town from neighboring forces and invaders. They live and work in the town Ronia opened her cafe in and interact with her on a regular basis much to the animosity of the humans. Ahh yes our old friend racism. Its not a story with beastmen without the humans hating them for no reason except the usual Theyre dangerous bloodthirsty beasts who will kill us all in our sleep. Again nothing original. But whos cares because theyre hot.
One thing I want to give the story props for is that the beastmen do have their own varying thoughts and personalities that get examined however briefly. Sena is the one who gets the most screen time and hes the sensitive intellectual type. Chise is the overthetop type who sticks his foot in his mouth. Ryusei is the shy one who wants to be loved. Rysuei is the confident leader who not afraid to make his desires clear through this words and actions. They all adore Ronia and vow to protect her and her shop. They all share the same sad backstory which even without me telling what it is you figure it out.
Now I want to bring up the human cast which also leads me to my second problem with the series. The humans are just the worst in more ways than one. Theyre solely there as cardboard cutouts to do a single job and thats it which was propel Ronia out of her aristocratic life and into the arms of her harem. Ronia parents and brother are overly abusive and terrible for no reason other than to supply backstory and trauma to Ronia. The human love interest aka the Prince actually was compelling when you see him in flashback at first but then falls victim to the plot because the beastmen are the love interests not you. So run into the arms of that other woman who is obliviously a huge bitch but who cares because none of you are relevant. Then you have Ronias brother who despite having not been seen other than brief flashback you know hes a looming antagonist for no reason. Thats the problem. Theyre all terrible for no reason. There is nothing to justify their behavior beyond their sadist attitudes beyond were stereotypical royalty and have to act like complete monsters. Thankfully you have the grandfather who serves as the sensible figure in the human cast as well as a few other briefly mentioned friends who I assume will be revenant later.
One more complaint I have is the fairy aspect of the story. Which I wonder why its included at all? You have the beastmen and Ronia has magic but there are also these fairy creatures who help Ronia out in the cafe. Its not a huge issue or a issue at all but its weird. They serve no real purpose beyond just helping out and being cute. But I question why theyre there are all. Theyre not relevant to the story or the characters. They dont add or take away from the story theyre just there.
All in all there isnt a whole lot to the story. This is a harem story. There is romance and beastmen. So youre basically reading this for furry romance which is a perfectly good reason to read anything.
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