Kenja no Mago

In the kingdom of Earlshide, Merlin Wolford was once regarded as a national hero, hailed for both his power and achievements. Preferring a quiet life however, he secludes himself deep in the rural woods, dedicating his time to raising an orphan that he saved. This orphan is Shin, a normal salaryman in modern-day Japan who was reincarnated into Merlin's world while still retaining his past memories. As the years pass, Shin displays unparalleled talent in both magic casting and martial arts, much to Merlin's constant amazement.

On his 15th birthday, however, it becomes apparent that Shin only developed his combat skills and nothing else, leaving him with blatant social awkwardness, a lack of common sense, and a middling sense of responsibility. As a result, Shin enrolls in the kingdom's Magic Academy to hone his skills and mature among other teenagers. However, living a normal life is impossible, as he is established as a local celebrity almost as soon as he arrives.

As Shin Wolford adjusts to his high school life in the capital, he makes new friends, learns about the world, and fights off the various forces of evil surrounding him and his city.

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von Claude, Sicily Main

Honizumi, Rina Japanese

Wolford, Shin Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

von Earlshide, August Main

Komatsu, Shouhei Japanese

von Messina, Maria Supporting

Wakai, Yuuki Japanese

Wolford, Merlin Supporting

Yara, Yuusaku Japanese

Corner, Alice Supporting

Kubota, Miyu Japanese

Schtrom, Oliver Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Carlton, Yuri Supporting

Nagatsuma, Juri Japanese

Bowen, Melinda Supporting

Takashima, Gara Japanese

Hayden, Christina Supporting

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Umeda, Kazusa Producer

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Jun 27, 2019

KairuSilvermaine

Recommended

Oh no! Another isekai harem show that does not bring anything new to the table and is just lost in the sea of all the other isekai harem shows that the industry is already pumping out! That was definitely what I was thinking when I saw the genre, poster, and synopsis. But this anime proved itself otherwise. Do not come into this anime expecting for a complex plot with heavily fleshed out characters. This show was designed to fool you into thinking that it follows the usual anime tropes but suddenly it pulls out something totally unconventional. It's not exactly ... a parody of the isekai genre, to me it's better than that. This is a show that initially pokes fun at the very overpowered MC showing it's prowess at comedy but suddenly dives into romance, drama, and action at such an incredible pace that it actually does not destroy the comedy built at the start.

Definitely try this anime if you're looking to just relax and watch a show that is not only very funny, but having an MC that's dense and not that dense at the same time; coupled with a cast that may be a bit shallow but definitely enriches the anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 31, 2022

MeanEYE

Mixed Feelings

This show had so much potential. Sadly for us, the viewers, authors of this anime were high on summer shoe fumes when they wrote the script. Premise is not bad at all and main character being stupidly overpowered doesn't necessarily mean a bad show, just look at One Punch Man.

However they messed up every single character to insurmountable degree. Everyone is constantly buys ooo-ing and wow-ing our protagonist that they are lack time to use their brains for a moment. Grandson is no better either. One moment he'll get lectured not to show off as that could cause international scandal, very next moment he goes ... and does it.

In short, it needed so little to be good and it ended up being so bad because of fan service basically. Should you watch it? Yeah if you like dumb fun and have nothing else to watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 17, 2024

Mythologically

Not Recommended

After being killed for no reason whatsoever, an average salary-man is reincarnated into a fantasy world. Upon his reincarnation, he meets one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Entering a familial relationship with this being, the protagonist becomes extremely overpowered. Following this, every character who knows about the MC's awesomeness does little but talk about how awesome he is. All the while, we have an insanely bland cast of side characters and really generic art, with barely any overarching plot.

Some dude from an insanely influential family enrolls in a magic high school. Turns out, this dude is the most overpowered creature in the ... universe. Not only is he so overpowered that he can create whole new types of magic and magic gear (did i mention that he is completely invincible), but he is also absurdly good at hand-to-hand combat. Every side character, unable to even hope of competing with the MC's awesomeness, just kinda sits there in awe of his overpoweredness. The whole show is pretty much about how cool and OP the MC is.

I'm talking about TenSura and Mahouka, right? Well, you're wrong. I'm actually talking about the anime industry's newest indistinguishable stream of visual diarrhea, pumped out for the sole purpose of turning a profit by pandering to insecure men who seek escapism in the form of anime with insanely overpowered blank slate self-inserts MCs.

Special shoutout to my favorite joke of the show: some irrelevant side character tells the MC to hold back on his magic powers. The MC completely annihilates the room they are in and then says "haha sorry I was holding back". Wow. Now this is truly the pinnacle of comedy, refined and perfected after centuries of studying such pioneering comedians as Aristophanes and Dante. How could the anime industry possibly hope to compete against such creative genius? Shows like Yojouhan and Kaguya-sama simply can't rival the intellectual titan known as Tsuyoshi Yoshioka.

Oh, and, I couldn't possibly end this review without crediting the greatest peak of creativity brought to us by the anime industry this Spring: that one episode where they told us about the main antagonist's backstory. Now, this was truly tragic. Indeed, as I sat in front of my monitor on that Wednesday, eager to watch the latest episode of Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni, I was not expecting to be hit with such tear-inducing drama. As I sat there and learned that the main bad guy used to be good, but then some bad things happened to him, causing him to turn bad, I wept.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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