The Scum Villain's Self Saving System, volume 1, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

[sophia_sol]

Finished reading volume 1 of the official published edition of The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System and oh dang I was so into it. I think that the translation flowed more smoothly in terms of readability than what I read online last time, which was one thing that helped. But also this time I'm coming into it with a greater understanding of who sqq is as a person and an appreciation for both him and lbh. So I was able to better follow like, what's actually going on, instead of just how sqq chooses to interpret things through the lens of his absolutely enormous unwillingness to recognize anyone's feelings -- especially his own. What a guy!

Other things I love about the official published edition are: the ILLUSTRATIONS hot damn I loved every single one of these, both the cover and all the internal ones; the various delightful indexes at the back; how nice the physical book feels in the hand.

I cannot wait for the rest of the volumes to come out so I can read them (and also maybe avariciously hold all of them close to my chest with joy). I really want to finish rereading the whole of svsss now, but I pulled up the copy I'd saved of the online translation, and it really is harder going, so I'm not sure whether I will bow to temptation and keep forging forward, or wait for the rest of the official volumes to be published. (No shade intended on what was posted online originally for free, the absolutely enormous amount of work that fans put into these translations on their own time is hugely appreciated!)

Comments

[lirazel]

I think I'm going to wait until all the volumes are released before I start it. I have no familiarity with the story (aside from a few jokey memes on Tumblr), but I'm looking forward to it. Especially since you're enjoying it so much!

The editions really are gorgeous, aren't they?

[sophia_sol]

that is an extremely reasonable decision. I hope you enjoy it once it's all out!

the editions are SO gorgeous! It delights me

[aurumcalendula]

Even without knowing the extra context, it's such an enjoyable read - it sounds like this will be really cool to reread once all the volumes are out! (I'm a bit annoyed I can't pre-order the next ebooks yet)

I love the art style of the cover and illustrations (I think they're my favorite of the three series') - I'm definitely planning to get the physical books!

[sophia_sol]

Yeah I think it really does read differently first time through vs second time through!

I don't yet have my copy of vol 1 of mdzs, and I haven't yet opened tgcf so I can't compare, but they do have a lot to live up to with how lovely svsss's art is!

[skygiants]

I also just finished rereading the first volume and I was really surprised by how much I'd forgotten! There's a TON of stuff about Shen Yuan's family/past that I'd always assumed was just collective fanon, but is in fact right there in the text -- and I'm paying a lot more attention to the makeup of the peaks and the characterization of the other disciples than I did the first time when I was just zooming through. (And the art is indeed TRULY gorgeous!)

[sophia_sol]

YES!! I too had forgotten so much, or didn't think to pay attention last time! there's so much to notice!