Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu!
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!

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This will come off as a bit awkward due to it being my first review but here goes:
I really enjoyed this series. From the first time it was announced on Seven Seas website and I read the synopsis, I had a good feeling about it and it is currently the only book series I eagerly anticipate and readily buy upon release, even without coin-boosts or sales. As someone still relatively new to anime, manga and light novels, this one really had me hooked.

First off, the translation is really well done. Language-specific jokes and references are explained and written in ways that still leaves the intended ... delivery intact. The art is also really nice (those mechs are superb!) but I do wish it had a bit more texture to it.

Though it has the basic frame/set-up of a typical isekai, it does enough to both stand out and still be familiar while also being entertaining to read. The world building is also one of the strongest factors in my enjoyment. It basically reminds me of DUNE in many ways (and I love that!) Even the socio-political make-up of the world (eh, the universe) is explained in very good ways that don't bog down the plot progression and feels natural and engaging.

The character writing and development is another strong suit. We have our standard archetypes, along with some unique ones, and they are all written well which is all you need in a good story.

Liam
Liam (both in his past life and present re-incarnated life) is a very fun protagonist who becomes OP but with a twist because it is earned via struggle and actually factors into the plot. He reminds me of a tamer version of Jorg Ancrath from Broken empire and a reverse Paul Atreides (he willingly wants to be a villain but his actions lead to a lot of good)

Amagi
She is Liam's close confidant and his maid. A kuudere (by design) but she becomes the Onee-sama figure in Liam's new life and really helps him grow as a character, while also keeping him in check.

Brian
He is Liam's head butler but comes off as more of a fatherly/motherly figure to him with a helping dose of endearing comic relief.

Another thing I enjoyed about the series, and was surprised by, is how it treats the antagonists (mostly). After learning how many of them become antagonists to Liam (both in his past life and current life) I found myself sympathizing for them and also glad when a few of them (at least in vol. 2) decided to turn over a new leaf.

Overall, I really like this series and I recommend it. Thanks for reading my first review.

Each volume is equivalent to an entire season of the anime, and honestly, I think the series peaked at Volume 2.

After Volume 2, the author just starts adding character after character with no good reason or plot relevance in some cases. They basically exist just to lick the MC’s boots, but they’re not even part of his harem — they’re just annoying for the sake of being annoying, instead of being the typical "peanut gallery" type.

Starting from the end of Volume 2, Volumes 3 and 4 kind of just repeat the same formula, but worse. Volume 2 had the MC go into a school where ... he was treated like trash and had to pretend to be a normal student, which opened up a lot of cool world-building opportunities.

But then Volumes 3 and 4 also have the MC enter other places of learning, and it’s just time skip after time skip, with the MC humiliating random nobodies in between. It ends up feeling like one of those low-effort cultivation novels.

I don't see this series really going anywhere beyond stagnation, but users of this site like that type of thing.