>>529088130
>source material being good ≠ adaptation being good
In a vacuum you might be correct, but this is not the case in this context.
Volume 1 is objectively the worst Volume in Blue Archive.
Not only has some of the worst characters, it also has the worst setting and is full of powerlevel slop.
It's literally impossible to make a good product out of it.
For that reason it should been skipped in favor of Volume 2 or 3.