'Kenkyo, Kenjitsu o Motto ni Ikite Orimasu' follows a girl who transmigrated into the body of the villainous. Those who have read enough asian novels, or comics already are familiar with this troupe. So why does it have such high reviews?

Because it has a new take on this story. This isn't really about a villainess anymore, it's abouta gluttenous airhead bishoujo. It follows from kindergarten all the way to highschool, and I'm reviewing up to a couple chapters in the high school arc (can't remember which chapter though).

What really sold this is the characters. Seeing the characters you'd usually see in a villainous trope suddenly having a twist to their personalities, making it hilarious and fun. It feels really refreshing.

So should I read it?

Well there is one pet peeve that might annoy many people. It's written like a journal entry. Okay don't start backing out because fo this, it's unique way of telling the story is honestly what originally s**ked me in. But imagine reading a jounral entry for 500 chapters, that's what made me drop. I felt tired after 200, even though I still go back to it every now and then. (In fact I'm suddenly feeling the mood to read it right now.) If you like to binge-read you'll most likely drop this story.

It's also easy to forget. Maybe it's just me, but I have restarted this story 3 times because everytime I want to go back to it I can't remember where I left off. Just thinking about this novel makes me tired, it's like reading a lullaby. It's nice and sweet, but you fall asleep before the end of it.

Speaking of which, if you're a fan of action, thriller, or stuff that has you on the edge of your seats, well... get ready for a change of scenery. There is absolutely no action, or attention jerking scenes in here. Other than the food. Because...

This story makes you hungry. I'm warning you now, don't read this on an empty stomache. Not only does the MC talk about her eating or wanting food every chapter, the translator always puts pictures of the food she's talking about (which is really nice) and it drives me crazy.

The characters... yeah they all weird. Like I mentioned earlier, the cast in this novel are the real selling points. I'm not saying they're fully fleshed out characters with realistic depth. Rather they are so very unrealistic, and that's why they're so loveable. I can't really remember all the characters, and I keep forgetting their names (I had to read the summary to get Reika's name). But I remember their personalities, and boy did I laugh a couple of times.

Comedy is good, not gold, but definitely leaves you chuckling. Especially the chapters that show how the MC is viewed by others, they are my favorite chapters.

All in all the novel is really good: so why 3.5 instead of the 5/5 that everyone else is giving?

Three major things:

1. 1. MC's Density This is actually a running gag in the story. And while it starts off funny, it loses it's endearance after constantly seeing it all the time. The MC is s*upid, most of the time I enjoy it, other times I feel the need to chuck my tablet out the window. She never gets anything. And she overthinks about the wrong things. It gets really annoying after 50 chapters tbh.
   2. Journal Entry I did say this was what got me to read the story, but it also got me to drop it. If you properly manage the amount of chapters you read at once it can still be enjoyable.
   3. Repetitive Unfortunately you see a pattern after reading a couple of chapters, and this repetitiveness makes me no longer look forward to what's going to happen, because I already know. (Doesn't change the fact that it is fun to watch it play out)

There you have it folks.

You'll never really know until you give it a try. But if you're like me who reads based on the reviews and the ratings, hope this helps.

- Peace