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Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension #1
Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension: Volume 1: The Hero of the Unlimited Bath
"How am I supposed to fight with this?!" After being summoned into another dimension as one of the five heroes destined to defeat a demon lord, Toya Hojo awakens his hero power only to discover that... it's an unlimited bath?
He was blessed with the power to create a bath that can be accessed anywhere, which seems to spell doom for his quest to defeat the demon lord. As he recovers from his shock, Toya slowly discovers the unique features of his power, which allow him to use it in ways he'd never dreamed of...
But will he ever get any bath time with Haruno Shinonome, the beautiful girl who was also summoned along with him?!
He was blessed with the power to create a bath that can be accessed anywhere, which seems to spell doom for his quest to defeat the demon lord. As he recovers from his shock, Toya slowly discovers the unique features of his power, which allow him to use it in ways he'd never dreamed of...
But will he ever get any bath time with Haruno Shinonome, the beautiful girl who was also summoned along with him?!
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 25, 2015
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December 31, 2018
In a genre swimming with a lot of overused tropes, this isekai light novel did something I didn't think it would. Not only did it give me fanservice, but it made me laugh.
Here is a protagonist who's power is especially powerful and unique, yet all in all, it comes across as pretty useless. And yet, the author makes it work through sheer creativity, which I love. The protagonist isn't some over powered Mary Sue, but rather a guy who got saddled with a power that seems useless, and yet, in a fantasy setting it is pretty spectacular.
The fanservice is also pretty nice, though I admit it can be over the top at points. Pretty much every female character gets an extremely detailed description that leaves the reader feeling kind of like a pervert. Yet in a way, it also helps to show just how awkward the protagonist is, as when he finally gets the chance to do something, his own ineptitude with women gets in the way. (and when I say chance to do something, I mean have a bath with them of course) Still, it can get to be a bit too much after awhile and I would be curious as to if it will continue into the series.
The characters beyond the protagonist are also pretty interesting. The 'Raver' system is actually pretty neat and works really well with how the world is set up. It helps the protagonist to set up a party and also explains why people become adventurers and also work in a variety of other jobs.
In the end, this is a pretty good book, and one I was tempted to give a 5 star rating to, except for jut how over the top the fanservice got at points. If you are looking for an interesting isekai light novel, this is one for you. Very much unlike others of its kind, it is one I would recommend to anyone getting a little tired of over powered protagonists.
Here is a protagonist who's power is especially powerful and unique, yet all in all, it comes across as pretty useless. And yet, the author makes it work through sheer creativity, which I love. The protagonist isn't some over powered Mary Sue, but rather a guy who got saddled with a power that seems useless, and yet, in a fantasy setting it is pretty spectacular.
The fanservice is also pretty nice, though I admit it can be over the top at points. Pretty much every female character gets an extremely detailed description that leaves the reader feeling kind of like a pervert. Yet in a way, it also helps to show just how awkward the protagonist is, as when he finally gets the chance to do something, his own ineptitude with women gets in the way. (and when I say chance to do something, I mean have a bath with them of course) Still, it can get to be a bit too much after awhile and I would be curious as to if it will continue into the series.
The characters beyond the protagonist are also pretty interesting. The 'Raver' system is actually pretty neat and works really well with how the world is set up. It helps the protagonist to set up a party and also explains why people become adventurers and also work in a variety of other jobs.
In the end, this is a pretty good book, and one I was tempted to give a 5 star rating to, except for jut how over the top the fanservice got at points. If you are looking for an interesting isekai light novel, this is one for you. Very much unlike others of its kind, it is one I would recommend to anyone getting a little tired of over powered protagonists.
December 17, 2016
I love the whole "guy gets transferred to a fantasy world"-genre. And before you point that this isn't a proper litterary genre, it most definitely is in the world of light novels. Looking at localized light novels, probably as much as half fall in to this category. And how does Mixed Bathing in Another Dimension stand up to the competition you might ask? I would say very well, there might be one or two better series out there, but I would describe it as a fun and easy read, which is exactly what I look for in a light novel.
January 31, 2019
This was... well, better than I was expecting it to be, honestly. It's a decent guy with a silly superpower, and being a seventeen year-old-boy, he's obsessed with boobies. Preferably nekkid boobies. Preferably wet, nekkid boobies.
The thing is, he recognizes that he's a bit of a horn-dog, and goes out of his way to keep those tendencies in control. He treats all of the female characters with respect and compassion.
If you had to depend on a seventeen year old horn-dog for a decent bath, you could do much worse than this one.
The thing is, he recognizes that he's a bit of a horn-dog, and goes out of his way to keep those tendencies in control. He treats all of the female characters with respect and compassion.
If you had to depend on a seventeen year old horn-dog for a decent bath, you could do much worse than this one.
December 29, 2016
This is definitely one of the odder titled J-Novel offerings. The content is a really odd mix of Isekai (stories about traveling to a fantasy world) and male fantasy, the latter of which is not really my cup of tea when it comes to literature. But it's mix is really weird because, for the most part, it's pretty tame, but there's those few paragraphs that just push it into territory not appropriate for younger audiences.
The main action part of the story has a lot in common thematically with Rising of the Shield Hero in particular, so if you're used to a world and summoning as in that story, you'll be comfortable here. You've got your different races, your heroes summoned from our world to fight off demons, you've got each Hero possessing a unique ability (and the main Hero having a seemingly useless one). The main story honestly reads pretty easily, so I get the sense this would be a younger audience novel akin to something like Devil is a Part timer in Japan, but stateside the imagery seems just a bit too inappropriate at times.
The main character isn't super interesting, as seems common in many of these types of wish fulfillment manga / LN, and his temptations take up a bit too many pages, but the world building is OK. You've got factions claiming heroes, noblemen and women vying for roles in the parties, and a handful of fantasy races + creatures. One of the races that gets development in this chapter is the lizard men tribes (though, only human women get portraits in between the pages, so the only sense you'll get of their look is from the text). Female characters in this kind of fit into tropes, though at least the majority of them are warriors and strong on their own. Again, if you can get past the male fantasy pandering, there is some fun stuff here, including some MMORPG style leveling systems and light magic skills. It's an adventurous, fun tale overall.
The main action part of the story has a lot in common thematically with Rising of the Shield Hero in particular, so if you're used to a world and summoning as in that story, you'll be comfortable here. You've got your different races, your heroes summoned from our world to fight off demons, you've got each Hero possessing a unique ability (and the main Hero having a seemingly useless one). The main story honestly reads pretty easily, so I get the sense this would be a younger audience novel akin to something like Devil is a Part timer in Japan, but stateside the imagery seems just a bit too inappropriate at times.
The main character isn't super interesting, as seems common in many of these types of wish fulfillment manga / LN, and his temptations take up a bit too many pages, but the world building is OK. You've got factions claiming heroes, noblemen and women vying for roles in the parties, and a handful of fantasy races + creatures. One of the races that gets development in this chapter is the lizard men tribes (though, only human women get portraits in between the pages, so the only sense you'll get of their look is from the text). Female characters in this kind of fit into tropes, though at least the majority of them are warriors and strong on their own. Again, if you can get past the male fantasy pandering, there is some fun stuff here, including some MMORPG style leveling systems and light magic skills. It's an adventurous, fun tale overall.
July 20, 2017
"Toya Hojo is summoned into another dimension, and discovers his superpower is to summon a doorway to a Japanese style bathing room, complete with both a tub and a shower, whenever he wants.
He's a bit at a loss for what to do at first, with such a seemingly useless superpower, but soon finds many practical uses for it, in the course of adventuring across this alternate dimension.
I found it an incredibly silly read, but also well thought-out and entertaining.
The protagonist is, of course, quite keen to bathe with females, but he's also extremely morally scrupulous about the whole thing, which is quite charming as well.
I give it a 5 out of 5, and recommend it to anyone who is relentlessly silly. " – Cindy M.
He's a bit at a loss for what to do at first, with such a seemingly useless superpower, but soon finds many practical uses for it, in the course of adventuring across this alternate dimension.
I found it an incredibly silly read, but also well thought-out and entertaining.
The protagonist is, of course, quite keen to bathe with females, but he's also extremely morally scrupulous about the whole thing, which is quite charming as well.
I give it a 5 out of 5, and recommend it to anyone who is relentlessly silly. " – Cindy M.
May 4, 2017
Isekai with the main character having the power of 'unlimited bath'.
Apart from that it's more or less like you would expect; general haremness, with weak links to the litRPG genre. Overall I found it to be pretty average, without any novel idea but the premise to give it flavour.
Unsure if i'll continue the series at this stage.
Apart from that it's more or less like you would expect; general haremness, with weak links to the litRPG genre. Overall I found it to be pretty average, without any novel idea but the premise to give it flavour.
Unsure if i'll continue the series at this stage.
July 25, 2017
This was surprisingly enjoyable, largely because, while he leads an active (albeit tame) fantasy life, the protagonist is reluctant to do anything with girls who are not fully consenting. Talk about a welcome change in the genre!
Full review of this and volume two eventually appearing on ANN.
Full review of this and volume two eventually appearing on ANN.
July 29, 2017
Clever but not perfect
I like the hero. He could use a bit more personality and a few more fight scenes and the ladies could also be more developed but I like this type of feel good story with a bit of ecchiness to it. Price is a bit high considering book length.
I like the hero. He could use a bit more personality and a few more fight scenes and the ladies could also be more developed but I like this type of feel good story with a bit of ecchiness to it. Price is a bit high considering book length.
August 4, 2020
This is a surprisingly adorable book and I wasn't expecting that.
It does have a degree of fanservice, but it's not that offputting, and the silly premise that drew me in is cleverly used.
It's an excellent book that gave me a pleasant surprise.
It does have a degree of fanservice, but it's not that offputting, and the silly premise that drew me in is cleverly used.
It's an excellent book that gave me a pleasant surprise.
September 1, 2021
This is as dumb as it sounds.
March 5, 2017
I enjoyed this WAY more then I thought I would.
Main character can summon bathes anywhere...why would anyone wanna read this. It's such a ridiculous premise that I had no choice but to buy it.
Sure some things were "classic", light novel protagonist things but other things were far from ordinary, I Mona it's not very often we have a protagonist think hey I am in another world let me make money so I can live...right then and there I was like yeah this is gonna be alright.
He may be a male protagonist in a half-harem (read the book and you will know why I call it a half-harem) but is still fundamentally a high school boy, what more can you accept...
He is certainly strong willed and brave without being recklessly so and he is logical...almost to a fault when you consider his his power revolves around summoning bathes.
Main character can summon bathes anywhere...why would anyone wanna read this. It's such a ridiculous premise that I had no choice but to buy it.
Sure some things were "classic", light novel protagonist things but other things were far from ordinary, I Mona it's not very often we have a protagonist think hey I am in another world let me make money so I can live...right then and there I was like yeah this is gonna be alright.
He may be a male protagonist in a half-harem (read the book and you will know why I call it a half-harem) but is still fundamentally a high school boy, what more can you accept...
He is certainly strong willed and brave without being recklessly so and he is logical...almost to a fault when you consider his his power revolves around summoning bathes.
January 1, 2023
Toya is a 17-year old high schooler from Japan, summoned together with several other people to deal with the Demon Lord. As everybody summoned from another world, he has a gift, even if it is a bit useless in his case: an extra-dimensional space with a modern Japanese bathroom complete with hot water, soap, shampoo and modern soft towels. It is not nearly as useless as he thinks though and not just for bathing with girls (although there is some of that).
When I bought the book, I did not expect much, maybe a silly ecchi story, but while it is that, it is actually a fun entertaining read with a decent story. It is also rather wholesome for ecchi, even in the bathtub the towels remain on and the romantic interactions are rather innocent (despite there being multiple girls). The power, its use and impact, is reasonably well thought out, but the world and its characters are not particularly original. The language used is a bit clumsy at time, although that might be translation (e.g. she uses special crystals to enchant with magic called magic crystals or elves only leave the forest when they have a reason to do so). The interaction between characters a bit simplistic.
Still, it was a fun entertaining read, not great literature for a light novel, let alone for fantasy in general, but enjoyable enough for me the not regret buying it and to stick to the series.
When I bought the book, I did not expect much, maybe a silly ecchi story, but while it is that, it is actually a fun entertaining read with a decent story. It is also rather wholesome for ecchi, even in the bathtub the towels remain on and the romantic interactions are rather innocent (despite there being multiple girls). The power, its use and impact, is reasonably well thought out, but the world and its characters are not particularly original. The language used is a bit clumsy at time, although that might be translation (e.g. she uses special crystals to enchant with magic called magic crystals or elves only leave the forest when they have a reason to do so). The interaction between characters a bit simplistic.
Still, it was a fun entertaining read, not great literature for a light novel, let alone for fantasy in general, but enjoyable enough for me the not regret buying it and to stick to the series.
February 25, 2018
I'm a little mixed on this one. I liked the story, but the MC get's on my nerves throughout the entire story. I can't say it's a bad story, it's just that the MC really get's on my last one....I've no idea why. It's just something about him that rubs me the wrong way. I can't give this 4 stars because I'm still stuck on if I want to read the rest of the series or just read the wiki and be done with it.
Overall, the story is about a group of kids who get sent to another world. They all get super powers, but this one dude's powers is the ability to create a bath house and all he wants to do is bathe with other pretty women. Now that sounds ecchi as hell and I'm all about it, but the MC then actually has a head on his shoulders and figures that he needs to figure out how to survive since we all know a bath house isn't going to kill the demon lord. So he's working on trying to figure out some things. Also, there are instance of him doing the right thing because it's the right thing (kinda, he just doesn't want to look bad in front of one of the 5 girls he's trying to bed.) So because of that and we all know how these books go, one thing leads to another and now he's on a grand adventure all because little head was trying to get wet. That's about it.
Overall, the story is about a group of kids who get sent to another world. They all get super powers, but this one dude's powers is the ability to create a bath house and all he wants to do is bathe with other pretty women. Now that sounds ecchi as hell and I'm all about it, but the MC then actually has a head on his shoulders and figures that he needs to figure out how to survive since we all know a bath house isn't going to kill the demon lord. So he's working on trying to figure out some things. Also, there are instance of him doing the right thing because it's the right thing (kinda, he just doesn't want to look bad in front of one of the 5 girls he's trying to bed.) So because of that and we all know how these books go, one thing leads to another and now he's on a grand adventure all because little head was trying to get wet. That's about it.
June 7, 2021
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
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