Enchanter 1

I’d been wavering on this series for a long time, since it came out. For whatever reason, it seemed like it was really hyped, and there were a ton of copies of it every place I buy manga. I remember thinking it was something I would like, and when I went to purchase it at Borders one day, I happened to read the back while I was standing in line. It got put back so fast that the person in front of me didn’t even realize I was gone. The description that DMP gave it made it seem like it was a Tenchi-like comedy hijinx kind of series with women fighting over one man, or one man desiring two women equally, and plenty of wacky jokes to go along with embarassing situations, like the main character repeatedly walking in on the two women. *looks in Pastel’s direction*

Luckily I didn’t have anything to buy in Borders one day, so I went ahead and got it anyway, cursing myself all the while because I was sure I wasn’t going to like it.

Turns out this is a Fantasy series of the variety I’m fond of. The romantic interest got blown way out of proportion on the back, as really, the main female looks like the teacher the main male character has a crush on, so she uses this as leverage to try to get the main character to do things, usually unsuccessfully. She doesn’t have a crush on the main character, and the main character doesn’t have a crush on her. There’s some comedic moments there, but nothing too embarassing. Oh, and fanservice. Lots of fanservice.

The actual plot is that the main character inherits the soul of a demon inventor, so he winds up being half demon and half human. I’m intrigued by such metamorphoses, so I liked it a lot right away, plus the main character’s pretty okay in that he’s not too over the top and he does question some of the situations around him. But the invention thing is cool, as he’s got to build things in order to use his demon power, and building things differently causes the power to be used in different ways. The main female character’s annoying, as is the character she resembles, but the rest of the people in the series are pretty funny and okay so far.

It’s a lot like Sorcerer Hunters, which I also like. So far, it’s still really shallow, and it could sour really quickly, but if it goes the right direction, it could turn into a great series. It’s a shame the volumes don’t come out more frequently, though (this one came out in July, I believe, and the second just came out this month).