Being a HUGE fan of the slime and spider reincarnation manga/anime I was immediately drawn to this. I was instantly enraptured with the concept of the main character being a little dragon as I love monster protagonists. I am very forgiving of the media I consume which is why I was shocked when I found myself having a somewhat negative opinion about this. I am usually a very biased person but even my bias towards this specific monster reincarnation genre? didnt save it from me writing this and that should tell you something. I will preface this review with the fact that I have only read the manga. When I first started reading I was enjoying the crumbs of worldbuilding given to me as any manga enjoyer would. I wasnt irked by it since the manga was just getting on its feet storytellingwise but after righting itself it managed to immediately fall back down. The beginning is the best part but it steadily gets worse pacingwise. The fights are constant and there was never that much time to breathe in fully what was happening as I only recall 5 times outside of the introduction where there was actual peace and worldbuilding though brief. Due to the lack of said times of peace I found it extremely hard to connect to any characters at all. The only one I like is Black Lizard and thats just because her design is so darn cute along with her But shes an animal I shouldnt like something comparable to a highly intelligent dog more than the only other character that has any personality/development other than the main character. The only true focus of the story is how fast our dragon evolves and levels up which is also rushed. Anyways the constant fighting really ruins tension as eventually you are just so worn out from the fights that you just want to skip to the part where the main character wins. Sadly most worldbuilding is done in these fights such as If you like a Naive main character that is a bit too friendly this is the story for you. I personally love strong but kind characters so I dont mind the main character too much though I have seen many dislike him due to his perceived unintelligence and overall strange decision making but thats something you have to determine for yourself If you like constant action this is also for you I would compare this to the Demon Slayer manga in terms of fights. I believe that this was done by a very passionate person and they got too excited trying to put their idea in manga form. This story has/had so much potential and I am extremely giddy about the newer chapters taking it a bit slower to establish the world. It looks promising and hopefully in the next 5 years or so this will be on the next arc haha. It does take forever to update according to others but I personally dont mind. Im curious about where this is going It didnt start off too good but the newer chapters look interesting and the pacing is a lot better. And of course the most important part... THE MONSTER DESIGNS ARE AWESOME I love every monster that shows up the one thing this manga consistently does right is showing the wildlife in their natural habitat which I love. A lot of the monsters used I have never seen before which I think gives it more charm Im giving it a 60 I feel too bad to rank it lower when it has so much potential qwq. I encourage reading this to see how you feel about it its pretty mediocre but perhaps you can find some joy in it like I did. Despite my mostly scathing words I hope that the manga gets better =