Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?

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The world where the Hero and the Demon King continue to oppose each other. The grand magic from the Hero and the Demon King cross over worlds and exploded in the classroom of a certain high school.

The students who died in the explosion will be reincarnated in a different world. The protagonist, who had the lowest reputation in the class, was reincarnated into a spider. Nevertheless, she adapted quickly to the present condition with strong willpower.

This is a story of she who has become a spider trying whatever she can to live.

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I'm a Spider, So What?
So I'm a Spider, So What?
เกิดใหม่เป็นแมงมุมแล้วงัย
蜘蛛ですが、なにか?
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carlosamegos
carlosamegos
January 25, 2022
Status: c14
Translations from the original group are not good. If you're going to read this go with blastron.

However, even with a good translation I can't enjoy this book. Each chapter seems to be 50% repetition of what the previous chapter said or pointing out very obvious things. Along with this the chapters are incredibly short.

There are various issues with the actual story too, for example it's not clear if the character is thinking something or doing something. The overall feel of the book is also too childish for me... there's even... more>> a warning about the MC eating a frog, like, so what?

Tempted to stick with it to see if things improve, but already 5% through so dont hold much faith in that. <<less
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sweetbabyalaska
sweetbabyalaska rated it
August 3, 2021
Status: --
I didnt like the game/RPG aspect of this at first, in fact I usually hate it because its a crutch to hold up shoddy work but I didnt realize at first that this WN uses this aspect sooooo well. Its one of the few times where these things actually are explained with a good reason as to why it exists at all and it adds so much to the story.

Its cheeky, funny, the MCs are very likeable (except shun lol) the worldbuilding, plot and characters are all top notch. It... more>> left me wanting more and more. Im still eagerly waiting for more to come and not a lot of novels leave this impression on me so give it a try! You might like it a lot. <<less
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lekxman22
lekxman22 rated it
March 31, 2021
Status: s41 p12
My review of this is Read it through novelupdates bcs otherwise u will be most confused. Story is quite good overall Spider reincarnation, Reaching goodhood etc. Most of u wont like the part where from good goes to bad parts. My opinion on this is to read it through it all as it will be most explained.

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For most people reading this if u want. Hope u have strong heart bcs I belive this is going to have a very bad ending I mean in char. Also our Female MC is kinda duh to good to other people she should be more cold-hearted and beliving that most of them as pawns in her plans. MC is quite OP overall bcs of clones and she is fighting her former friends or fellow Administrators.

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AZureERuza
AZureERuza rated it
March 30, 2021
Status: ss 41 part12
Hi. Hello? It seems the hype from the long awaited update and anime airing has died down considerably. Here goes nothing

Plot - the story is pretty well-thought. I mean, we've been Rayshifting™ back and forth for who knows how many times, with nearly half aspiring Masters™ dropping off around 200+ chaps.

Character - With a female MC, anything goes. Be it psycho, yandere, tsun and why not spider?

Translation - It's kinda funny, not in a bad way of course. Reminds me a lot of... more>> BakaPe*vert's translation style, specifically arifureta's after stories.

Anime - they nailed it. Though with 24 eps, it will probably end at elf village arc. Yea, THE elf village arc that tragically kills most readers. Plus, they revealed ariel and kumoko pretty early, meanwhile we readers are living in SPAIN with silent S.

LN - If the story pacing, terms, translation or any other things bother you, LN is the way to go. Its much more organized and revised than the WN version. Though, rereading it all is hell, as missing a single plot progression can get you lost pretty easily. I dont know why, but YenP's for this one is real good, maybe they dont have anything to argue on? Who knows

P.S. - Im here after finishing LN volume 11. V11 might be the biggest turn off for most (not me) becausee of reasons

as explained by author below:

Author's Afterword [Kinda Spoilerish, But Not Really]

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AFTERWORD

This is Okina Baba, reporting live on the scene and so forth and so on.

Here we are at Volume 11.

Two of the same number—a repdigit.

People love repdigits for some reason and place a kind of special value on them.

Honestly, even I get excited about repdigits.

And since this repdigit volume is coming out at the beginning of the new Reiwa era, it feels like an especially auspicious occasion.

Yet, in order to get a repdigit, you need to reach two digits first.

And to reach the next repdigit, Volume 22, I would need to double the amount of volumes I’ve put out so far.

In fact, I suspect that this series might be over before we reach the next repdigit.

If not, I’m sure I’ll go on about repdigits again in the afterword of Volume 22.

Maybe I should even aim for the next repdigit to be the last volume?

Although, as a creator, I do feel like a repdigit or a multiple of five is always a good number for the last volume of a series.

Realistically, I think it would be difficult to end this series on the next repdigit.

I don’t even know if it’s going to last until the next repdigit.

Did I mention 11 is a repdigit?

Now, Volume 11 is totally different from the previous volumes.

There have been previous volumes with a different tone or format than usual, true.

But I don’t think any of them has been as distinct as this one.

This series has gone on long enough to break two digits and even reach a repdigit, but now I’ve gone and made an unbelievable blunder in this volume.

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The protagonist barely shows up at all.

Where is the titular spider content? Where?!

There’s such a huge lack of spiders that they should probably change the title just for this volume!

What the hell is the author thinking?

Oh, that’s me.

Yes, the protagonist of this volume is Julius the hero, older brother to our reincarnated friend Shun.

There have been plenty of other narrators besides the protagonist thus far, but this is the first time that we don’t get the protagonist’s point of view a single time in the entire volume.

And instead of being someone close to the protagonist, the narrator is someone who’s both physically and mentally very far removed from her.

But I think that by distancing ourselves from the protagonist, we get to see things that she would never have mentioned, things that the protagonist knows but other people don’t, and even some things that the protagonist doesn’t know about at all.

And then there’s that final scene!

It would never have been completed without my editor W and the talented Kiryu.

Which brings us to the thank-yous.

Thank you to Tsukasa Kiryu for the excellent illustrations as usual.

I think anyone who read this book to the end will see how wonderful that last scene is.

So wonderful! So beautiful! Really, thank you so much!

Thank you to Asahiro Kakashi for your hard work on the manga.

In Volume 7, which goes on sale at the same time as this novel volume, you’ll get to see even more of dear old Ronandt and his explosive sayings!

I’m impressed as always with the characters’ expressions that you don’t get to see in the novels.

And thank you to the anime staff as well.

They’re all hard at work as we speak, so please wait for more information.

Thank you to my editor W and everyone else who assisted with the production of this book.

And to everyone who picked it up and read to the end:

Thank you very much.

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buaban
buaban rated it
February 16, 2021
Status: --
At the beginning, it’s quite boring. The story goes very slow. Dialogs is strange for me because it’s first person speaking.

However, I have read vol.11 right now. I could say that it’s an awesome novel. The story lines are very interesting. Each characters have their own characteristics, smart, not dullll.
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Aki47Rosenthal
Aki47Rosenthal
February 15, 2021
Status: c1
I was actually reading the Light Novel and I'd say it was really good until I reach the point where Author introduce Sophia and her love with her Buttler it feels really force and just kinda ruined the series for me the romance shenanigans is so annoying that It comes to the point on which I don't even bother to read their POV pretty sure there's a lot of ways to emphasize, use, explain Envy as a skill. And the fact that a little kid is inlove with an old... more>> man really bothers me too even if you say she's already an adult. (Though she doesn't really seem to act like one). I was already halfway of volume 9 and I'll keep reading since I got my own rule to finish whatever I started. Though if you're planning to read this I guess it depends if you like what I've just said. <<less
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HentMas
HentMas rated it
January 28, 2021
Status: --
Let's start at the beginning.

The pacing is quite slow, but steady and fun, and over all interesting, of most novels that rely on game mechanics to portray the plot I think this one is of the better ones, specially since it's actually intertwined with the overall plot and characters, it's not used just as a simile for character progression or growth, it's actually used as a set up that pays off incredibly well, the system haves a REASON to be and exist and it's gut wrenching when everything begins to... more>> tie in together.

But before all that, it's a grind... it's Dark Souls without plot or story to move anything forward, it's just encounter after encounter, they are interesting and exiting and the action scenes are great but it lacks any kind of plot or cohesive structure that ties everything together, instead of that, we have a "B-side"...

Let's talk a bit about the B-side.

The major flaw this story haves is that it's split between "two" stories, where one is the spider, and the other is the rest of her classmates, I personally found the "classmates" (B-side) to be boring and intrusive, it takes a while for the set ups to pay off and by the time they do pay off it was underwhelming because the A-side is filled to the brim with charisma and charm, whereas the B-side could be your overly cliché "reincarnated" story, with ALL the flaws those have... and shaded in a "dark, gritty, edgy, emo" filter that I personally found obnoxious and dumb.

One of the main things I've found incredibly well done in this Novel was how Kuro's character transformed as time went on, people complain about this, I don't know why, this novel is breaking the mold of most stories that turn the MC into a monster, and I can see the logic and steps that the character took to grow that way, everything is properly explained. (hell, one "reviewer" said "she doesn't turn into a monster" another reviewer said "she was thinking of doing something monstrous"... just read it yourself... and try to pay attention to what's happening because that just screams "I didn't really read it")

But... I'm gonna be honest here... the later chapters are... not that good.

The author lost me when the plot came to fruition because there really isn't anything for Kuro to do...

This is the part where the author began to use the other reincarnators more actively in the story because the author is done with Kuro, and it devolved into yet another boring Isekai story...

But besides all that, the Novel is worth it, because it have good twists and interesting character development, the plot is a cliché but I feel that even with all that it's different enough to hold its ground against the others.

I'm watching the Anime, it's a shame that the guys adapting it are mixing a whole lot of "B-Side" in the chapters when in here the author knew that story was kinda "meh", but I'm loving the portrayal of Kuro, so go watch it if you can! <<less
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Uhoh_
Uhoh_ rated it
August 15, 2020
Status: c198
I suggest reading Blastron's translations first.

Minor spoilers below:

I kind of like this novel at the beginning. The start is more about the MC and how she levels up more and more. But as it evolves the story have been focusing more on the various side characters story which is not really my type. That's why I dropped it for now. But it's still a good webnovel if it's to your tastes.
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WanderingReader
WanderingReader rated it
May 22, 2020
Status: c250
I love this novel, the story and plot is awesome, MC journey and growth can be seen clearly.

And yet I can't give this a 5 star, there's just so much going on and on some point I even wondered if there are lost chapters I haven't read somewhere.

The chapters from beginning into middle is superb, but afterwards it's just a bit confusing for me. I only stayed for MC in the end, other characters are not interesting and even annoy me sometimes--

I still recommend to read this if you like... more>> adventure, skill leveling, monsters and fantasy themed story <<less
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xooox
xooox rated it
May 2, 2020
Status: --
this novel reminds me of "The death mage who doesn't want want a fourth time" and that lame as "slime tensei" same skills, demon kings and heros

its a good read, the struggle in the dungeun after that the plot widens whe she got out..

I just hope they update more frequently
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Monomololo
Monomololo rated it
April 21, 2020
Status: c300
The start was solid, but it eventually kinda came apart at the seams. The only enjoyment left is in humor and character interactions, the actual story doesn't matter anymore at all.

Personally it was a bit much for me when the MC started eating people, but I kept reading anyways to give it a chance, and while the author made an effort to weave a huge intricate story it just didn't work at all for me.
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thespeech
thespeech rated it
March 2, 2020
Status: c330
Sides seem to be split on this; some dislike the story once it moves into the second half, while others recommend slogging through the first part to get to the second. I am personally with the former faction. Her life as a spider is written whimsically with well-paced growth, learning, and a slowly expanding world. Once it gets to the second part ... more>>
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she basically comes into her wish-fulfillment isekai heritage by receiving massive power-ups, a lot of twists get resolved, her background story comes back into play with all her characters, and basically the stakes seem to get so high that they become meaningless.

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I would hope that since the author has dropped the WN for now to work on the LNs, she would think about revamping the story for the second half, but the first half is still a thoroughly fluffy and enjoyable read. <<less
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YoriMei
YoriMei rated it
October 5, 2019
Status: c4.5
Currently reading so I will update this as needed but I need you to know that this story truly is SLOW. With over 1000 5 star rating surely this novel wouldn’t be to bad no? And yet, the first volume is so slow I quite literally can’t read anymore and stopped right in the middle of it. Don’t try to binge read this, you’ll make yourself physically ill, my mind is numb.
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Tang_San
Tang_San
June 27, 2018
Status: v9
Definitely, a must read! I was expecting it to be bad, because she’s a spider, but her inner dialogue is really cute and funny. Without spoiling anything, there are seemingly huge gaping plot holes, but the author addresses these holes in unexpected and intriguing ways. The “side chapters” are actually important to the story line, and without spoiling anything again, there’s a certain excellent point when it clicks what the author has been doing with the side and main stories, although you need to read quite far in to see... more>> it. <<less
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Lswarmruler
Lswarmruler rated it
November 18, 2017
Status: c310
Hmm, this novel is the 1st web novel I ever read and what introduce me to NU... This novel also my most favorite JP novel ever.

This novel start perfect with kumo-chan adventuring and leveling up in labyrinth dungeon. For me, the thing that makes this novel stand out comparing to other isekai novel is the kumo-chan antique which always so funny. nai wa....

The only thing that makes me can't give me 5 star is because of ... more>>
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the demon-human-elf war, which feels so tedious for me. My interest to this novel also decrease so much as kumo-chan become a god. The only thing that keep me going in the end is because I want to know the fate of kumo's classmates.

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ResidentialPsycho
ResidentialPsycho rated it
September 23, 2017
Status: c306
This is a fun comedy/action/adventure/fantasy/drama/sci-fi story staring a character reincarnated as a monster spider. I love stories staring monsters and ones that train hard to become stronger, so this hit all the right spots for me. The spider's personality and sassiness comes across with the distinct type of writing, so it definitely stands out from other series.

The only big detriments for this series are how the story stops moving in chronological order later on and was confusing until I took a few minutes to try and figure out what was... more>> going on. The flashbacks and side stories can also be quite long later on. If not for that, I would rate this series a 5/5. <<less
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