Edgy Fantasy manga with betrayal trope are relatively common subgenre in Japanese anime and many aspiring Mangaka attempted to make something out of this niche. Recently I encountered one of these series with yet another of those convoluted title which I will just call Awakenend to EX Skill which is a mediocre manga but still got interesting set piece that make me look into the series.
Just like many other revenge fantasy manga, Awakened to EX Skill features an adventurer protagonist who somehow got revived and suddenly wield Immense Power after being betrayed by his Party member as a Sacrifice. Fueled with revenge to settle the score with his former party members, the protagonist sets forth on a quest of vengeance to give the worst kind of miseries toward his betrayers which become the main selling point of the series.
Awakened to EX Skill manga peaked at the chapter where the Protagonist dealt with his former lover who is a power-hungry Priestess who used her promiscuity to climb through the ranks, unbecoming of the person of her station. The manga unfortunately doesn’t make proper use of this chapter which could have extended the longevity of the series. Awakened to EX Skill ended up descending through rinse and repeat cycle without proper build up and concluded in lackluster ending.
Nonetheless if you want some revenge fantasy manga but something shorter than Redo of Healer or Rise of Shield Hero, Awakened to EX Skill might fill the gap. But just don’t expect it is anything at the level of Berserk or Ubel Blatt
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