#Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!

[pink-yuri]

♡ Roll Over And Die ♡

[teethoftheeditor3]

Milkit

"The design really is pretty. Too pretty for someone like me."

Milkit from Roll Over and Die, one of my favourite books of all time. I highly recommend it if you like dark fantasy and can stomach ungodly amounts of body horror. Also large amounts of trauma.

It's definitely not for everyone, but I like it and hope to get a 5th volume.

[sengokubasara3]

[starrdio-art]

I binged roll over and die. Flum is saying this with a straight face and thinks its platonic. Eterna is becoming more homophobic by the nanosecond. Milkit is there too. Good series 👍

[nozomitojoyuri]

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[starrdio]

Headcanon that Flum is all skin and bones. A total beanpole. Her affinity means she's all 0-stats and can't do anything to make HERSELF stronger so i know in my heart that she is swangin around that zweihander while lookin like she just got out of a hospital 24/7. Scrawny as hell. I also think she's tall just for the fun of it. Shes built like fucking Jean but she IS a melee combatant

[mangaxyz]

ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!

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[saga-jihen]

Fanart of Junko Konno & Ai Mizuno illustrated by Sunao Minakata, the popular mangaka behind Nanami to Misuzu as well as the artist for Akuma no Riddle & Omae Gotoki ( ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! ) along with countless others.

She also served as one of the contributors to the official Zombieland Saga ANTHOLOGY.

[yurimother]

Dark Fantasy Yuri Manga 'ROLL OVER AND DIE' Volume 4 Release in English

On Tuesday, Seven Seas Entertainment released the fourth volume of Sunao Minakata's manga adaptation of Kiki's dark fantasy Yuri series ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na" to Gachizei ni Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta node, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai) The manga is available in English digitally and in paperback.

Based on the light novel of the same name, Roll Over and Die follows Flum Apricot, a hero born with the unique affinity "Reversal" that leaves her with zero stats across the board. When she is prophesized to join the hero's party and defeat the Demon Lord, Flum thinks she will only be a burden, and, unfortunately, some members of the party agree, leaving her betrayed and sold into slavery. However, in her darkest moment, Flum meets the timid Milkit, and, desperate to protect her and save her own life, she discovers the true nature of her power.

The publisher describes the fourth manga volume:

Flum has triumphed over Dein and thwarted his hostile takeover. With Milkit safe once again and her scars healed, Flum can finally remove Milkit's bandages and reveal the face of her beloved partner. Things take an abrupt turn, however, when a child without a face of their own arrives on Flum's doorstep, and the ghost of a defeated foe is revived by the Church of Origin. Just what sinister schemes are lurking behind their pious facade?

Author Kiki began posting Roll Over and Die as a webnovel on Shousetuska ni Narou in 2018. Micro Magazine acquired the series and began releasing it as light novels under the GC Novels imprint in July 2018. The light novels include illustrations by Kinta. The fourth and most recent volume was published in Japanese in 2020 and English in 2021. While Kiki said in 2021 that a fifth volume is coming, it was never released, and the series is considered stalled.

In December 2018, Micro Magazine began serializing a manga adaptation of the series on Comic Ride. The manga is illustrated by Sunao Minakata, best known as the artist for Akuma no Riddle: Riddle Story of Devil. The fifth collected volume was released in Japan in August. Seven Seas will release it in English on April 30, 2024.

Roll Over and Die is notable for its mix of Yuri and fantasy elements. It is one of several fantasy Yuri works, including I'm in Love with the Villainess and Sexiled, that began as a web novel in the late 2010s before being acquired as a light novel and later adapted into a manga. It has received praise for its storytelling and prose but garnered some criticism for its use of the video game stats trope, violence, and gore.

Christine Dashiell translates the manga into English, with lettering by Bambi Eloriaga-Amago & Roland Amago.

You can check out the fourth manga volume of Roll Over and Die today in English digitally and in paperback: https://amzn.to/3EIM47u

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[alexissara]

Quick Review: ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!

Roll Over And Die is a dark fantasy series and is very ohhh edgy in it's first volume. It presents a miserable world where almost everyone sucks and it presents a very somber tone. The action is fine but it's yet to make exciting use out of her power of reversal it's just an excuse for terrible violence to be done on her she can regenerate from. It would have been cool if like being bitten by a werewolf was counted as getting cursed so her reversal power made her faster and stronger and even more in control of her actions rather than less in control. I think there was a lot of wasted potential inside the parameter's set up. We also have yet to be given a like path forward or a goal to end the slavery and stuff in the world.

I'm not really comfortable with Flum being Milkit's master even if like narratively she doesn't want a slave and is only doing it because Milkit has internalized a slave mind set and it is explicitly bad in the text. It still like sucks but she doesn't treat her like a slave at all so it softens the blow but I want to see some more of the chemistry between those two.

I am curious enough to want to read volume 2 but not so engaged that I think it will be a priority for me. I really want to know what happens in the story so maybe i'll seek out some spoilers and see if they make me want to read more of the series.

If you like these you can support me buying manga to review over on Patreon and Ko-fi.

[lgbtqmanga]

New Releases April 30, 2024

My Androgynous Boyfriend (manga) vol. 4 by Tamekou

When the Unicorn Boys get their big break, Wako’s fangirling levels up! With CDs and special events on the line, does Meguru stand a chance at reigning in her obsession? Meanwhile, Sasame’s about to get the opportunity of a lifetime: a video collab between Unicorn Boys and his beloved bro!

ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (manga) vol. 5 by Kiki with art by Sunao Minakata

After discovering a monstrosity made up of human bodies in the streets of the city, Flum is shaken to her very core. Seeing her master so uneasy, Milkit summons the courage to speak her mind in a way that Flum has never witnessed before. Meanwhile, Ottilie and Eterna continue their covert investigation into the Church of Origin and the savage experiments they’ve been performing in secret. When they appear to hit a dead end, though, Eterna decides it’s time to question Ink, the mysterious girl currently living in Flum’s home. Could she have the answers they seek?

[pink-yuri]

♡ Roll Over And Die ♡

[teethoftheeditor3]

Flum Apricot

"Huh, nothin'. We're getting out of here."

Flum Apricot, yup that's her name. Another Roll Over and Die character because I love these books.

The scratch hair is back,because boy was I not figuring out how to draw her hair. Anyway...

[lilyeon]

50+ Light Novels Celebration: An Overview Of The Shite I've Read Thus Far

I've read a few novels in the past few weeks. 53, to be precise, including the ones I picked up before I started really devouring them in July. With my 50th entry in My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer, I figured I could make a list of everything thus far, grouped into a few general categories. This is that list! I might turn this into a full page on this blog at some point, but for now it's a post.

Let's dive in!

Recommendation Tier [12]

These are novels I'd actively recommend people read. This category is further split up into different sub-categories for the lols, but it's the only one like that. These are all pretty good! Probably the thing to note is that these are according to my tastes, which are pretty niche compared to the average LN enjoyer, I'd bet.

Recommendation Tier: Must-Read [1]

Goodbye Otherworld, See You Tomorrow

Recommendation Tier: Absolutely Batshit (/positive)

A Wild Last Boss Appeared!

Recommendation Tier: Fantasies About Being a Competent Adult Doing Honest, Meaningful Work (And Finding Romance)

Housekeeping Mage in Another World

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

Recommendation Tier: Competent Protagonists Facing Challenges and Adventures

My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer

Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter

Secrets of the Silent Witch

Recommendation Tier: Overpowered Teens From Another World Are Kind To Others and Make Family

Making Magic: The Sweet Life of a Witch Who Knows an Infinite MP Loophole

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Recommendation Tier: Enemies To Lovers

The Apothecary Witch Turned Divorce Agent

The Disowned Queen’s Consulting Detective Agency

Pretty Good, But Not Like The Above (Or There's Some Asterisks) Tier [11]

I like to think I have category names that describe their contents. These novels were all pretty good or outstanding, but there's something about them that makes me hesitate to recommend them (i.e, rampant transphobia or a romance that fails to stick the landing the way I want, or some other hesitation). These are all just ordered alphabetically from now on, by the way. Too lazy to actually come up with a coherent quality ordering.

7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy?

A Lily Blooms in Another World

Banished From the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside

Did I Seriously Just Get Reincarnated as My Gag Character!?

Hello, I Am a Witch and my Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion

ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!

Sexiled: My Sexist Party Leader Kicked Me Out, So I Teamed Up With a Mythical Sorceress!

She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man

The Sorcerer's Receptionist

The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted From the Dragon King's Lap

Anime Nonsense Tier [13]

These are alright. I didn't hate them, but they sure were books I read. Some of these are better than others -- Bofuri is a standout -- but I can't justify putting them in the same tier as ROLL OVER AND DIE so they go here. Honestly Bofuri's mainly here because the MMO world makes me mad every time I think about it.

A Royal Rebound: Forget My Ex-Fiancé, I'm Being Pampered by the Prince!

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense

Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life!?

The Dragon's Soulmate is a Mushroom Princess

The Drab Princess, the Black Cat, and the Satisfying Break-Up

Forget Being the Villainess, I Want to Be An Adventurer!

Hazure Skill: The Guild Member with a Worthless Skill Is Actually a Legendary Assassin

In the Land of Leadale

Loner Life in Another World

A Tale of the Secret Saint

The Emperor’s Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride

The Invisible Wallflower Marries an Upstart Aristocrat After Getting Dumped for Her Sister!

Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord

This Shit Sucked Tier [12]

This shit sucked -- for one reason or another, I either didn't like it when I finished it, or I dropped it outright. I don't drop stuff easily, but some of this stuff just had me so fed up with everything that I can't muster the energy to go back to them.

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie

Can Someone Please Explain What's Going On?!

The Eccentric Master and the Fake Lover

I Refuse to Be Your Enemy!

I Surrendered My Sword for a New Life as a Mage

I Shall Survive Using Potions

Prison Life is Easy for a Villainess

Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement

Saint? No! I'm Just a Passing Beast Tamer

The Reincarnated Villainess Won't Seek Revenge

The Strongest Knight is Actually a Cross-Dressing Noblewoman!?

Oh Dear Lord, What The Fuck Tier [5]

This is the category for the novels worse than those in the This Shit Sucked tier. There's only 5, but each of these had some nonsense in it where I probably yelled in my GC and/or tweeted about it and/or wrote scathing reviews of it in my reviews post. I don't often drop a series in the middle of a book, but these are the exceptions.

The 100th Time's the Charm: She Was Executed 99 Times, so How Did She Unlock "Super Love" Mode?!

The Abandoned Heiress Gets Rich with Alchemy and Scores an Enemy General

The Alchemist who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life

The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor

The Werewolf Count and the Trickster Tailor

[yary-t]

Me: *watches something*

My brain: ok now how can we turn this into Dreamling

Some Dreamling fics I'll never write:

That one His Dark Materials gifset inspired fic: Mr. Prince of Stories tries to declare his love by doing something they both heard in someone's story (maybe overheard during one of their weekly meetings at the New Inn). The significance of the gesture goes completely over Hob's head. Dream ofc thinks he's been rejected. He sulks. Misses their next meeting, and Hob, now aware of the fishbowl incident, freaks out. He has no reason to assume his friend is staying away due to anything he did, after all nothing out of the ordinary happened except the whole Dream putting a sweet into his mouth that’d been odd, so the logical conclusion is that Dream got himself kidnapped again. Cue completely unnecessary rescue mission.

The Newsreader au: Dream as a major newsreader struggling with depression, Hob as a producer. The fishbowl corresponding incident is Dream having been captured and held prisoner while covering a warzone, after which he stopped going on the field.

Altered Carbon au: Time and Night are meths. When people who should be beyond reach start turning up real-deathed, people who work for Endless Co, they increase security for all family members. Dream gets a security team, plus a personal bodyguard--a bounty hunter by the name of Hob. Dream does get targeted, and it turns out the killer has a specific bone to pick with him--it’s the Corinthian, a man who’d worked for Dream for years in the hopes of rising above his station, only to be carelessly tossed aside. Dream starts off very selfish, but ends up learning to give a crap about the people beneath him.

Chess (the musical) au: Dream is the USSR player (he has the views expressed in “Nobody's Side”* and “Where I Want to Be”**), Hob is the cocky British champion. They bang, fall in love, and Dream defects. 

Merrily We Roll Along fic (this would work better as a parody musical or maybe even a gifset, not a fic, but oh well): their meetings told backwards, starting from the 1889 fight, interspersed with the lyrics from the opening song*** and the transitions the ensemble sings (with the dates changed ofc), drawing heavily from that meta about how Dream’s reactions during each meeting informed how Hob chose to spend his next century in the hopes of being able to impress him in the subsequent meeting. And then an epilogue set in the present with them making up because I’m not as cruel as Sondheim

*Such a good song for Dream feeling trapped in his role:

Now I'm Where I want to be And who I want to be And doing what I Always said I would And yet I feel I haven't won at all Running for my life And never looking back In case there's someone Right behind to shoot me down And say he always knew I'd fall

**well, the chorus, anyway, not the bit about the singer’s current boyfriend:

Everybody's playing the game But nobody's rules are the same Nobody's on nobody's side Better learn to go it alone Recognize you're out on your own Nobody's on nobody's side

***The whole thing is so clever:

Dreams don’t die So keep an eye on your dream—

And before you know where you are There you are

Time goes by And hopes go dry But you still can try For your dream

Tend your dream…

How does it happen?

Dreams take time…

Once it was all so clear

Time goes by…

How can you get so far Off the track? Why don't you turn around And go back?

[jeeperso]

Oh, I know something that does this

the Novel/Manga series Roll Over & Die: I'll Fight for an Ordinary Life with my Love and Cursed Sword

Flum and Milkit here are girls who've managed to escape a particularly ugly version of the fantasy manga slave trade, but not before one of Milkit's former masters destroyed her face.

Milkit easily gets her wounds healed by the end of the first novel, but insists upon still wearing those heavy bandages everywhere because she's decided that since Flum's the only one who gets to see her face.

taking off a mask to reveal what lies beneath as a romantic gesture is overdone, and besides i want to see the romantic or even platonic potential of protecting someone's identity beneath the mask, without any expectation of ever being allowed to see what's under it. picking it up and holding it gently to their face when it's knocked off and they're in danger of being exposed, without trying to catch a glimpse of what they "really" look like under there. throwing yourself in front of them to hide them from view while they put themselves back together without taking advantage or looking back to see what you're protecting. learning to read them by body language, tone of voice, and behaviour so well that you never need to see their face to feel like you know and understand them.