A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation

by Misaki, Momochi, Sando

Genres: Fantasy, Manga
Pages: 208
Series: A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation #1
Rating:

Synopsis:

When Lizel mysteriously finds himself in a city that bears odd similarities to his own but clearly isn't, he quickly comes to terms with the unlikely truth: this is an entirely different world. Even so, laid-back Lizel isn't the type to panic. He immediately sets out to learn more about this strange place, and to help him do so, hires a seasoned adventurer named Gil as his tour guide and protector.

Until he's able to find a way home, Lizel figures this is a perfect opportunity to explore a new way of life adventuring as part of a guild. After all, he's sure he'll go home eventually... might as well enjoy the otherworldly vacation for now!

I’m very intrigued by the first volume of A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation (based on a light novel by Misaki, adapted/illustrated by Momochi). It leaves us with a lot of questions about Lizel: why’s he there, what’s his role in his own world, what are his aims, what’s he thinking?

At the same time we get a certain amount of introduction to the world, thanks to Gil giving Lizel the tour and getting him signed up as an adventurer. Not everything is perfectly clear — what’s going on with the labyrinths? Are we supposed to just take those on board as being random loot dungeons, or is there a bigger plot around them? How big is the adventurer system?

As you can see from all my questions, we get enough to be tantalising. And Lizel’s relationship with Gil is fascinating too. I can see that it gets a bit tense between people as to whether they’re intended to be a romance or not, but it’s hard not to read it in there sometimes when Lizel refers to Gil as a thing that belongs to him and gets so defensive over him!

Overall, I’m very curious about the world and story, and I like the art a lot. Nice clean lines, easy to follow, and nice character designs.

Rating: 4/5