After their plane goes down, seven prodigy children wake up to find themselves in another world. However, as none of them are just normal students, they set out to improve and take over this world [...]
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By Tappei Nagatsuki and Shinichirou Otsuka. Released in Japan by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Jeremiah Borque. I was sort of expecting this volume of Re: ZERO to be a [...]
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The premise of Restaurant to Another World struck me as odd at first, but I gave the show a try anyway and found it surprisingly charming. The story lacks depth. You really don’t get to know the [...]
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By Nagaharu Hibihana and Masakage Hagiya. Released in Japan as “Isekai Konyoku Monogatari” by Overlap Bunko. Released in North America digitally by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sophie Guo. I had to go [...]
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By Patora Fuyuhara and Eiji Usatsuka. Released in Japan as “Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni” by Hobby Japan. Released in North America digitally by J-Novel Club. Translated by Andrew Hodgson. As with [...]
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In need of money, the prodigies deploy their merchant and ninja to the neighboring city. No surprise, the city happens to be squeezed by an evil merchant who’s monopoly does not provide $200 when you [...]
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Welcome, all, again.  Having blundered into a (very enjoyable!) movie last week on Crunchyroll, let’s see if we can get the ball rolling on this new viewing season by discussing an actual series!  [...]
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By Sai Sumimori and Ichijirushi. Released in Japan as “Around 40 Eigyou-man, Isekai ni Tatsu!” by Kodansha. Released in North America digitally by J-Novel Club. Translated by Taishi. The trouble with [...]
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That title. The title says it all. Seven high school prodigies magically appear in a fantasy world and… have it really easy. It’s like isekai isn’t even trying anymore. Now, I admit: I did enjoy [...]
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The seven best people in the world are Japanese high school students, which Choyoyu! desperately tries to sell us via 5 minutes of contrived intro cards before plunging said prodigies into another [...]
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We've been around for so long that it's time for ANOTHER decade in review. How many years do you think we'll manage to get through this episode now that we have an entire decade of accumulated [...]
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By Junpei Inuzuka and Katsumi Enami. Released in Japan as “Isekai Shokudou” by Shufunotomosha. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Elliot Ryouga. Adapted by Jude Wetherell. We’re [...]
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You know, we never find out if the truck was okay.
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Earlier today, the official High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World anime website updated with five new cast members. The series will add the following: Winona: Mai Nakahara Elk: Hiro [...]
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By Ko Hiratori. Published by arrangement with Hayakawa Shoten. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Emily Balistrieri. It is a rare series that creates such buzz that a publisher [...]
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By Patora Fuyuhara and Eiji Usatsuka. Released in Japan as “Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni” by Hobby Japan. Released in North America digitally by J-Novel Club. Translated by Andrew Hodgson. It is [...]
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By Sai Sumimori and Ichijirushi. Released in Japan as “Around 40 Eigyou-man, Isekai ni Tatsu!” by Kodansha. Released in North America digitally by J-Novel Club. Translated by Taishi. To a large degree [...]
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Just want to put this post here as food for thought. Why is slavery such a common plot device in isekai web novels? It’s something I’ve touched upon in earlier blog posts and Twitter threads, but it’s [...]
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Yes, it’s time for another hiatus with Two Happy Cats. This time it’s a positive one rather than a break because of burn out! I’ve been offered a temporary full time position at my workplace. I’ve [...]
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Does this look like TakayaKi's artwork to you? (in case you're familiar with TakayaKi's artworks)In addition to my 3 most anticipated titles of this Summer 2019 anime season (DanMachi season 2, [...]
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