My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World: Volume 1

My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World, Book 1

De: Tamamaru

Narrado por: Greg Chun

Eizo is a middle-aged, overworked software engineer who loves cats.

One night after working late, he saves an injured cat from a speeding truck. The cat survives, but Eizo does not...

Luckily, that cat turns out to be a god-like being who offers him a second chance in another world! Eizo decides that he wants a slower life, one where he can live off the things he creates with his own hands. So, why not become a blacksmith? He does have one other stipulation: a cat companion for his quiet life.

These requests are granted, and Eizo is whisked away to a new world and imbued with blacksmithing knowledge. He soon finds out that his abilities are above average—in fact, his new skills are so overpowered that they're like cheats. On top of that, his cat companion turns out to be a half-tiger girl!

Eizo's blades soon garner attention, and he realizes that he can turn the tides of battle with his forge and hammer. With so much commotion in store, will Eizo truly be able to enjoy a quiet life?

Text copyright 2019 by Tamamaru, Kinta. Translated from the original Japanese by Linda Liu. English translation edited by C.D. Leeson. Originally published in English by J-Novel Club. First published in Japan in 2019 by Kadokawa Corporation. English translation rights arranged with Kadokawa Corporation.

©2019 Tamamaru, Kinta (P)2023 Podium Audio

To much detail about the wrong stuff.

The reader was fine. I don't know if it was a translation issue or not but there was a lot of detail about dumb things. Also, very early there was a red flag for me. when the author is like "of the 2 remaining doors one or them had to be a bedroom, however one was an office." that is not exact but the however one was an office... the other was a bedroom. Why a however, it's written like word count was the only goal. I wanted to like this, I did. the writer seems to have never even did a 5 minute google of black smiting

Random screaming...

The voice actor is good overall but idk what posed them to make the anointing screams it was just annoying an pulled me out of my immersion 🥲

A FUN RPG WITH A TWIST

The character development is well done and unlike many "Harem RPG's", It's not full of sex. All the characters are about mutual development. The narration is extra-ordinary.

good story, bad research

the story here is good, slow, quiet, but if you went in expecting something more, you'll be disappointed. my issue comes from the main attraction, the blacksmithing. having the free "cheat" skills and knowledge is fine, but not when it's wrong.

my biggest complaints, forging the sword, and the distance from wanting an apprentice or mechanical forge. He cast the sword. despite what you may have seen in shows like lord of the rings, you do NOT cast Iron/steel this would result in a brittle unhardenable blade. an apprentice, or an automatic hammer, are vital for essential processes, like forging out a steel bloom, or forging larger pieces, like anvils or hammers.

side note after finishing the story and epilogue.
epilogue is fine, but a greatsword would not function as described, the blade should be thin and long, nowhere near large enough to act as a shield against fire, unless it had a magically activated barrier, which shouldn't be possible considering one of the MCs main characteristics in the story (get anime out of your head, One Piece and Guts are not good examples of effective or well designed greatswords). Finally, no matter how kind you are, no one, regardless of their feelings about their work or their customer, would E V E R have a "pay what you want" policy, unless it is specifically not for profit or a side hobby. Blacksmithing is the MC's profession, pay what you want is a terrible business model, especially for your most expensive, time consuming products.

this is pretty nit picky, but for a story focused around blacksmithing, and how much focus (and story time) goes into these aspects, a lot of my time is spent listening griping about these different aspects.

Loved it

I’m a fan of Manga and such. This was a very enjoyable story. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy story.

sounds awesome!

the premise story and quality is all top notch!!! I was hooked after the first 10 minutes

Blacksmith who is truly generous

To a man who save a cat before he got killed by infamous truck to any Isekai old as time. Got reward for this to go another world with blessing of abilities be blacksmith to live a peaceful life. Now Eizo learning how to adapt when living new life and had house in dangerous forest that sort of isolated from any near civilization just nature. A fateful encounter certain beast folk that was tiger woman name Samya who was severely injured that Eizo help nursed back to health. At first she was not trusting of his intentions but in learned in time he was good man that saved her. Indebted she want to help him with his profession to his black smiting to support this household. It became a family dynamic that help one another, once Rike an dwarf woman who desired apprenticeship to be his blacksmith.

It was along a way before he start making friends along way about how start making weapons to sell make a living in market stand, That started to make whispers of how truly high quality the product of Eizo knifes that was popular among with the soldiers that a merchant trader Marius, wanted to partner with Eizo in secret as business partner to sell his blacksmith wares. Truly a story that become how Eizo become legends, how his blacksmith and generous influenced the world he would not foreseen and become series of people who benefited his blacksmith that attracted people who is truly worthy for his customized weapon to smith to those can handle the dangerous forest that he lived in.

The Narrator is good with how make this slow pace story to a slice of life to worth listening to, I am willing to continue with the series thank you for your time and talent.

Calm and a nice change of pace

I loved it! Its an amazing break from the guts and gore of most RPG Lit Novels. Some peoplw will hate it but if you wont a story thats engaging yet calming this is it

Overall it’s good, lackluster though

I am not a Japanese speaker and the translation is clean but lacks the pomp and fills needed to make it anything other than slightly awkward. It just doesn’t flow. The story is good but as the title declares is quite and uneventful. Almost served no purpose. I can not fathom a reason to continue the series based on what I just finished and will be content with this as an end.

Voice actor

I like the story but so far, im still in the first chapter. I wish that there is a female voice actor for the female characters it would be much better and enjoyable