Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku

High school student Haruka has always been a content loner. One day, he and his class are abruptly transported to another world and given skill points to use when choosing from an assortment of abilities and magical powers. Unfortunately, Haruka arrives last, and he can only use his points on the seemingly impractical abilities the others had no interest in. Although he is on his own again and must adjust to his new life by himself, he much prefers it that way.

However, Haruka's peaceful solitude is short-lived, as he runs into some of his classmates. Weak to their pleas for help, he ends up sheltering and helping them reunite with the others. But the different cliques struggle to see eye to eye, forcing Haruka to find a way to end the infighting and restore harmony between them to survive the unfamiliar world.

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Haruka Main

Umeda, Shuuichirou Japanese

Tsuyuri, Touka Main

Shiraishi, Haruka Japanese

Angelica Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Chinami, Chika Supporting

Shioiri, Asuka Japanese

Fukunuki, Nagisa Supporting

Sashide, Maria Japanese

Shimazaki, Wakana Supporting

Suguta, Hina Japanese

Oda, Tatsuya Supporting

Natsume, Kyouhei Japanese

Ichihana, Konoka Supporting

Takahashi, Mari Japanese

Natsuaki, Kurogane Supporting

Ishiya, Haruki Japanese

Kakizaki, Haruomi Supporting

Mineta, Hiromu Japanese

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Oomori, Shinji Producer

Shimoda, Akiko Producer

Kawaguchi, Issei Producer

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Jan 31, 2025

Raiusu

Recommended

A lot of people downtalk this show when actually it’s not too bad I didn’t enjoy it. It is a standard.isekai but having the whole high school class and everything thrown in it makes it unique because I can’t think of any that have the same plot.

Story wasn’t revolutionary just a guy trying to survive an isekai and protect his classmates it was still pretty good at it got better throughout as well. I didn’t feel like I was rushing towards the end and could easily watch a second season / episodes

Season two isn’t confirmed as of writing but I enjoyed it so ... hopefully season two could be in the wax as it hasn’t really ended on a definite ending but it does give the idea of a future season

With that being said, I enjoyed the show and it holds its own around most isekais and it’s pretty strong

7/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jan 17, 2025

iwoply

Mixed Feelings

Overall, Loner Life in Another World is your generic Isekai that gives the protagonist “useless” skills and then stretches the meaning of those skills to the point that he can do anything, All the while surrounding them with a plethora of women who have an interest in him. That being said unlike its brothers & sisters in the genre, Loner in another world remained entertaining for me until the end simply due to the main character’s antics, morals & personality even though the show suffers from blatant problems & issues regarding its NUMEROUS side characters, world, gore, mechanics etc. .

The main character is debatably fun ... to watch across the season but it was clear once the side characters were introduced that the show was better when focussing on the main character alone with a balanced level of interaction between the cast or that he needed a companion that he could bounce off. The second episode & final few episodes were a blast because of the balanced/new character interactions.

The first episode follows the loner premise & provides a decent introduction to the main character through monologues and exploration of his power however the second episode starts the derailment by abandoning the premise, overloading the cast with irrelevant characters & by introducing the Isekai staples that cause the aforementioned issues regarding its world, story, skills & characters, each of which continue to lose consistency, emotion, personality & intelligence as the episodes pile on.

While loners don't always want to be solitary, this show takes the piss out of that by making the main character the most important person to everyone in the show & integral to all student cliques, brain functions & actions, to the point that you question his initial loner status. While our MC socializing & engaging with his classmates improves the entertainment value, it comes at the cost of his intelligence, mentality & resolve during the middle of the season due to the overbearing, parenting & controlling nature of the side characters that berate him for not being “safe”. This usually comes after said characters have witnessed his display of power or ability to kill higher level creatures in prior scenes & episodes which makes such behaviour frustrating.

If I had to describe this show with a phrase it would be: tonal whiplash.
Rape, death etc. are major plot points and are discussed in episode one (with death shown as it progresses) yet outside of one instance, no one will mention, react or discuss what happened to fellow class mates & friends. On top of that the animation fails to depict it clearly. Everything feels & interacts like a slice of life, happy go lucky RPG fantasy comedy when it doesn't cut to the aforementioned scenes/conversations. It's depiction of wounds, death, knockouts etc. is all over the place, inconsistent and opposite of actual events leading to one questioning what actually took place, something you can notice if you check the discussion threads for specific episodes across different sites. On top of that if it is not the visuals, the dialogue has the same issues regarding the aforementioned events/actions with jarring tones & reactions.

note: if you do watch and are turned off by the cliff-hanger on I believe episode 3, I suggest watching the start of the follow up episode.

As stated earlier, Skill usage is the predictable stretching of what a term means, to the point that it can do & create anything with no limits or reasonable logic. There is literally a training sequence where the MC states that he merged his existing skills together to create a powerful attack without explanation or clarification. As the show continues he gains skills & abilities without levelling up and side characters have multiple starting skills that were unique to them without explanation. On top of that certain skills, combinations & abilities won’t return for obvious sequences in order to extend the current plotline.

At the end of the day, I managed to watch 12 episodes of this generic isekai with my brain on and enjoyed most of it thanks to the main character even though his character has major flaws but I obviously had issues with the show. I'm not sure if you will find it entertaining but do keep in mind that the first episode is not accurate to the whole show & if you want anything deeper than your generic isekai, Loner life in another world is not that.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jan 26, 2025

kanarax

Not Recommended

Without spoilers and without being too mean, this anime is just mid, if not bad.

The story as a whole had great potential, and I really was expecting to see something done about being a "loner," but it was just another boring isekai.

The main character had a good vibe to him. When it started, I got hooked, ngl; then it felt like the writer got lazy or bored of his own story.

Did this anime even have animation? Sometimes they would be speaking and their mouths not move? I don't understand.
The art is okay, the random CGI is bad, the music is bad... I can't find something ... good to say about this anime.

If you have some time to waste, I guess, sure, give it a try.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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