A Fox’s Review of: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter

The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter is a light novel series by Yatsuki Wakatsu, adorned with illustrations by Shokei. A manga adaptation is brewing, with the latest installment hitting shelves in May 2023. This review dives into the first volume of the light novel series. While an ebook is available, there’s something undeniably comforting about holding a physical book in my hands — settling in with a good Lo-Fi playlist, curling up with a warm drink, and cracking open the spine of a new adventure.

Bean Counter isn’t the first Boys Love book I’ve devoured this quarter, but it marks the beginning of a series of reviews I plan to undertake. I’ll be exploring a range of literature, sharing my thoughts on what captivated me, the emotional waves I rode while reading, and more. I may not always follow up with reviews of the subsequent books in a series or even tackle them in order.

The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter unfolds as a Boys Love fantasy isekai. Kazuya Kondou is your archetypal overworked Japanese salaryman, trapped in a soul-sucking dead-end job. One fateful evening, he stumbles upon a high school student sinking into the earth. In a moment of misguided heroism, he reaches out to help her — and suddenly, he’s whisked away to a fantasy realm. Unlike many protagonists…