Isekai Ojisan
Uncle from Another World

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I love this. I love the concept and I love the characters. I think this manga deserves some more love because of how unique it is as an isekai. To be clear, half of the story is spent on earth while simultaneously watching the other half which is spent inside the fantasy world.

The story is a bit depressing...now, it should be a bit depressing because a man went into a coma for 17 years after all. But during his coma he was transported into a fantasy world. The story starts with the MC eventually waking up 17 years later back on earth (at the ... age of 34) from his isekai world. This premise is already unique for an isekai... usually, most isekai stories start at the beginning of their isekai journey (often without sufficient background context), but this starts right at the end of the journey.
The overall atmosphere of the situation feels somber, but the more and more you read... the more comedic it gets!...and sometimes the story can get slightly infuriating or depressing depending on how you look at how each event plays out.

Some people might dislike the main characters because of how dense they can be...but for me, I love them for it. The uncle has a strange personality, and all the circumstances that happen in this story are so ridiculous that you can't help but appreciate uncle's story, perspective, or maybe way of life. Uncle is a radical-lover of Sega's video games. He spent most of his childhood and teenage years (before transfer) playing Sega's video games...so he's definitely not the usual MC hero you'd expect in a modern Isekai. Simply because his personality is so strongly bound around one specific company, so he's not just the "common gamer". He doesn't even play RPG games! That's shocking because fantasy-isekai stories, including this one, are so strongly tied to the RPG theme. What else makes Uncle unusual is how he operates in the world(s), he lacks some common sense in BOTH the fantasy and real world for separate reasons. In fact, the more read, the more it makes sense to me about why and how Uncle is such a dense MC. Especially when it comes to the girls he meets on his journeys.

This Isekai is a bit depressing, but not for the right reasons... Overall, it's a comedy. And I think it's a GREAT one at that, because it turns everything you usually expect from a generic fantasy isekai into something completely different...AND those twists (kinda) makes some sense!

Also the art isn't exactly beautiful but it's super fantastic in the way it represents and depicts the whole story. Especially the way which the character's expressions are drawn are hilarious!

I rate this manga a 9/10 because of how much I've enjoyed it and simply because I think it's purely well done.
Ojisan is beautiful.

Isekai Ojisan, ah, one of the hidden jewels out there. Reverse isekai manga, I have to admit that this is one of those rare hidden gems I stumbled upon while asking recommendations from other manga readers.

A few spoilers below (you have been warned)



The story follows about a man who was in comatose for 17 years straight, and during this time he was isekai'ed into another world with magic. The protagonist is strong, but extremely ugly compared to other men in the other world (others called him orc). Though he meets an elf girl who has a personality of a tsundere, the time before he went ... into comatose, the concept of tsundere didn't exist so he thought she was just being courteous with her actions. Surprisingly, he wakes up, i.e returns to the original world where time has progressed and lots of changes happened. New game consoles, new concept. He can use magic in his original world too. He tells his nephew about all his adventures and he thinks that he has gone insane but soon believes him as he shows his power to him.

Rest, you should read, I assure you, you wouldn't be disappointed at all.

I'm a BIG, BIG FAN of this series (both manga & animated adaptation), and at the same time I am a busy man. That's why the accent in this review will be put on who the intended audience is (demographics), so that you don't lose your time and get the chance to enjoy the manga if it suits you or just skip it without becoming a grumpy troll.

This manga is not aimed at total rookies. You have to have your experience as an anime watcher or manga reader. Some exposure to the isekai genre, AoT, One Punch Man and Evangelion are definitely among the minimum ... requirements to understand what Isekai Ojisan is parodying or referencing to.

There is a bunch of other stuff that this series makes allusions of, like movies - Jurassic Park comes to mind - or videogames -mostly some old niche Sega Games developed by Treasure like Alien Soldier, but also classics like Golden Axe. You really don't need these as part of your background to enjoy the series. But be aware that it is also a thing, and because of it people who grew up in the 90s may have a slight advantage -at having fun with this work, that is.

If you are also interested in NEETs or shut-in people in general, or even in the experience of migration, you might have a blast with Isekai Ojisan.

That's about it.

Now let's review its qualities very shortly.

The art is outstanding. You may not like the style - taste is subjective, after all - but you can tell there was a lot of work behind it -something similar happens with Oda Eiichiro, who also has a very personal style.
It varies from very detailed to very simple, and from very beautiful to very ugly, depending on what the author wants to communicate.

The characters are great, unless you get stuck in the fantasy world Ojisan is showing, and expect more of it.

The plot revolves around Ojisan, a 34 years old man that returns to contemporary Japan (2017 autumn) after being in a coma for the last 17 years. A big part of the story follows his memories of those 17 years - that were spent in another world, actually - but it also shows his development after his return. He slowly but surely begins to adapt and grow - in that sense, I am convinced Isekai Ojisan is not just funnier than shows like ReLIFE, but also that the storytelling is way more natural: it doesn't tell you about the development, it just shows you the development while making you laugh at the same time.
The plot is, in other words, splendidly crafted.

The sense of humor is mostly parodic, but also quite dark, absurd or lewd. There are of course situations that bring funny misunderstandings with them, but they are not as cliché as the ones we are used to see in other, more mainstream series.

All in all, there is a lot more you could write about this awesome manga, but the risks of giving spoilers are very real.

A masterpiece as of today (9/9/2023).

this manga is funny af.... it breaks your expectations every chapter.... it leads you on thinking its gonna be one of those tropes again..... wrong.... its actually the opposite.... art wise the characters looks cute in the isekai.... elf san and mabel san are cute.... imagine if your uncle was comatose for 17 years then wakes up full of story about isekai......... its crazy but... its actually funny.... then it turns out to be true...... anyway its a good read.. and i look forward to each chapter that come out.... dont attack orcs that dress like a human.. they might actually be human ... that looks like an orc.. lol

this mange i did enjoy it for a time but i had to drop it the uncle is just so infuriating, witch is the whole point of the manga but it just too good at making him insufferable. its a neat idea to put a spin on the usual op nature of isekais. the arts fine but nothing special theirs a small amount of "romance" but its not gonna go anywhere. the uncle relay loves sega so if your a big fan of there properties you could get some some amusement from that aspect. id guess id call this a cringe ... reading manga.

Tldr: Amazing relief story, made to be parody of most isekai, power, romance etc. tropes. Easy to infect you with the smile.

I was hooked to this manga after watching first episodes of anime but got bored waiting for new episodes so i started reading manga. Story started surprisingly well and already started to surprise me with gags and original, weird situations in which our heroes shall be put into. Progression of the story exists, but is slightly slow paced. It still proceeds faster than "Ascendance of the bookworm" (amazing title, highly recommend) though. Yet, such a shame it is not possible to put an all ... nighter to know the whole story.

Our characters actually develop, which makes some feeling of story progress for the reader. Each one is original and exageratted in a funny way, their interactions are marvelous and fun to watch. Very well made art, sometimes (especially) overly realistic, in other cases very simplistic in a funny and approachable way (Mabel bored/indiferent face is amazing example). It reflects what characters feel at the moment and makes it easy to empathise with them. It is worth waiting for new chapters because for now (44 chapters read) I rate this anime as an amazing comedic relief, that can purge readers soul of any symptoms of grief.

Lets give it a 0-10 point scale shall we?
Art: 9/10: the style is just enjoyable to watch and works well with characters emotional state and plot.
Plot: 7/10: even though it is deconstruction of iseakai world, it still lacks some depth. It is important to note ESPECIALLY this rate can go higher as plot thickens.
Characters: 10/10: in my honest opinion, the strongest part of the manga are characters introduced in the story. The plot is created for them so they can do funny stuff and make you (dear reader) smile. Characters and their interactions are well written indeed.
Overall: 9/10 as a great isekai parody, that could rival Konosuba in many ways, yet has some bitersweet tone that makes it a little bit deeper and more meaningful.

So just go read it and get hooked as i have been lately.

Uncle From Another World is an interesting series. It’s a story of a guy who was a fish out of water in the Isekai world and now that is he back after 17 years is a fish out of water again. Having to navigate a modern day society and its technological advances with only his nephew by his side. What does he do to provide for himself you ask? Becomes a YouTuber of course to spread his love for Sega!


UFAW is a light hearted comedy similar in vein to Konosuba. Both MCs go on whacky adventures and have zany encounters with other people. The ... differences between the two really show themselves right away as UFAW has a fairly melancholic undertone to it. The MC (Uncle) was treated rather harshly by most of the denizens of Granbahamal (the Isekai world), that sometimes reflects upon the few people who try to forge bonds with him. Partly because of his denseness and the way he had been treated, he has developed a fear of persecution and a few insecurities. This will sometimes cause him to break potential friendships and possible romances without realizing it.


The Isekai story is told in an interesting way, we see his adventures in the past tense. He has magic that allows him to show his memories in a “YouTube” style interface with pausing, playing, and fast forwarding/skipping ahead. Overtime his Isekai adventures become a watch party where the nephew and friend watch/react to the antics Uncle gets into. This also allows for commentary that leads to revelations for things Uncle never thought of. Specifically for his magic powers and situations involving people he meets there.


The art in this series starts off rather rough looking, it looked like sketches in a notebook for someone practicing drawing. The art has improved a lot as the series has progressed. Characters started looking more refined and the author looked as if they were perfecting their style as the story went on. In the later arcs the author even started incorporating some nicely done action heavy chapters. One of the things the author excels at is the wide range of expression he gives the characters. One scene may have a character with an adorable expression and the next scene a disturbingly funny one. However the author still has trouble when it comes to drawing backgrounds such as scenery and buildings. The authors strengths definitely lie with the character art itself.


There seems to be some amount of depth to the story as well. Things Uncle has mentioned/shown as early as the beginning of the story has had relevance 50 chapters in. Hints towards future events, slow gradual build up of the magic systems and how it works, things about Elven culture, stories about other transmigrators who came before Uncle, and even stuff about Uncle/Takafumis family life before Uncle was isekai’d. Paying attention to the story and what Uncle says is pretty interesting, one off statements from him about Granbahamal or his life in general may have future relevance. For a somewhat cringey comedy Isekai there seems to be a good amount thought put into the story so far.


I mentioned a melancholic undertone when talking about the comedy earlier. The story tends to be unclear when it pertains things that happened to him especially because of his memory wiping magic. Every so often it feels the story projects a sense of tragedy, usually when Uncle thinks back on some aspects of his life in Granbahamal and the people he left behind there. Guess we’ll have to see how the story unfolds to know for sure.

UFAW does have some cons though.

Pacing: The pace of the story is a pretty slow one. I’m not sure if that’s because it’s a monthly series or if that’s just the way the story is structured. This is the type of series that feels better read in bulk after chapters have piled up.


Comedy: Some aspects of the humour can either be frustrating or repetitive. The jokes of Uncle being dense and being completely oblivious to feelings some characters develop for him. He wasn’t big into anime/manga (although did partake in some) and was mostly a gamer. He doesn’t know character archetypes like a Tsundere, with the joke being that he was isekai’d before Tsunderes were more mainstream/popular. Also the more Sega specific trivia jokes tend to go over my head. The repetitive humour has been toned down in the recent arcs but it’s still there. Comedy as they say is highly subjective so this may not be a bother to some.


Earth Stories: The Isekai portion of UFAW takes up a large part of the story. It would be interesting to see more of Uncle trying to navigate his way through modern day Japan. The overall mystery to the story is how Uncle came back to Earth so it’s understandable. Would still be nice to see more Earth related stories in the future.


Ecchi/Perverted Content: UFAW does have sexual content in it. However it isn’t in the amount you see in most series. You won’t see the usual stuff like underwear shots, bouncy things (you know what I mean), or characters wearing over the top skimpy outfits to show off “the goods” so to speak. Although there is some gratuitous content and nudity in it that may make some uncomfortable. If this was a 1-10 scale with 1 being nonexistent and 10 being absurd, I think a 6.5 would probably be a good place. It doesn’t bother me personally but I thought I’d put this out there for those it may bother.


All in all I believe so far this is a great Isekai series. It has an interesting story, fun characters, some great jokes, and a good ongoing mystery involving how Uncle came back and what happened to the friends he left behind. UFAW may not be an objective masterpiece but it does a lot that make it very fun. I’m very interested to see how the series progresses in the future.

This is one of those series that you have to give a try and read more than just a few chapters in order to appreciate the greatness and potential that this manga has. This is also the author's first work... which I say I'm looking forward to his future projects once he finishes this series because it's just that damn good. So anyways my first impressions going into this was that it was interesting and I like the fact that the Uncle who is the main character of the story just got back from finishing his Isekai'd journey and still retained most of the powers ... and items he had, so most of the story is basically him telling his nephew, who he's living with, about his stories in his own charming way. It starts out a bit depressing and sometimes the uncle can be insufferable to some other people but as the chapters kept on rolling the stories started to become charming (The Elve), cute (Mabel), a bit Ecchi (Alicia), very comedic (The Uncle most of the time and also Edgar and Raiga) and can be very interesting as he tries to understand why he got Isekai'd and how he can come back to Japan.

Story 8: It's not a 9 or 10 but the fact that it makes you intrigued about the other world, also I haven't really touched the part where they're in the real world in Japan where he's telling his nephew, Takafumi and his nephew's love interest (C'mon man we all know it lol), Fujimiya and the real world is basically the real world, nothing interesting but it's nice to see that the uncle is trying to adjust with the 17 years of advancements Earth has made while he was in his comatose Isekai. So all together it builds a lot of interesting concepts here and I can see this becoming an easy 9 or hell even 10 in the future as the manga delves in more.

Art 10: I've been spoiled with awesome artwork and animation in a lot of mangas/animes I've read/watched before so it really makes me so picky with this score... but to answer your question yes this is one of those mangas with really good art work and really dives into the details. It can be awesome, cute, sexy, comedic, unique and just really pleasing to the eyes most of the time and best of all it really contributes to the story which is perfect.

Characters 9: There's only a few of them but they're all memorable and have the best chemistry with each other and no one seems to be out of place. If I can remember the names of all the characters named in this manga, then it basically did a good job on introducing them. The only reason it's not a perfect 10 is because it's not yet over and there's still some development to be had for some of the minorer (not a word but I have use it lol) characters who I hope to see more of in the future.

Enjoyment: 10 I'll be honest, I expected nothing with a title like that and thought I'll be reading another boring Isekai... and the next day I just caught up with the most recent chapter which is 35. So who knows, maybe you'll enjoy the crap out of this series like I did too or just be another series you gave only 4 chapters and dropped it before it's full potential is realized.

And that's overall a 9, I'll probably update more on this review in the future because I'm very eager to read the next chapter and I really want people to give the manga or anime (which it's getting) a chance.

Very good series that exceeds expectations in all areas of what one would expect of an isekai. Fun characters, good humor, and a captivating plot. The style and art itself further adds to the unique and enjotable nature of the series. The main character gives a fun subversion of previous tropes but in a fun spirited manner. Other characters as well are shown to be very expressive with various personalities helping keep it a rich character driven stoy.

This is a masterpiece not because it is blowing up the world but because it exceeds expectations in all areas for what it is while showing that ... love and care was put into it. It continues to go strong and show plenty more potential. It is a series that sets out to entertain as a comedy and accomplishes that goal and more.

Isekai Ojisan is a classic gimmick story where the author thought of a good concept, ran with it and got some positive feedback, and decides to do the exact same thing forever. The main idea is that the MC got Isekaied into a typical harem fantasy, but whenever some girl show him affection, he couldn't catch them and just continued to do his own thing.

This is basically the whole manga. There is no development in character, story, or romance (except for a couple who has nothing to do with the isekai plot). The story is just the same said concept repeating, and the characters are ... just like your usual trash isekai characters.

The only gimmick story that I've seen work well is One Punch Man. However, that series was successful because it introduced a relatable cast with parallel themes to the protagonist and decreased the frequency of the gimmick. Isekai Ojisan, unfortunately, fails to achieve this, making it difficult to enjoy beyond the first few chapters.

6/10

You know how in some anime, they will have a recap episode? Where they just show bits of scenes that happened from the previous episode?

Now imagine you have a series, where a few characters watch a recap of what has happened previously. Except there is no "previous episode" where the scenes are taken from, so these bits of scenes are all we get. And the scenes are out of order. And this is the entirety of the series, just watching recap episodes.

This is Isekai Ojisan. This is all it is. The three characters, Ojisan, Takafumi, and Takafumi's childhood friend sit around a table watching these ... "recap episodes". The story never goes anywhere, because the story is literally just the Ojisan talking about things that previously happened, so it has nowhere to go.

The series is also interspersed with chapters that takes place entirely in the real world, but these aren't any better, because they typically just feel like filler and have no impact on the plot. Well that is sort of misleading, because that implies there is a plot in the first place, but you get the idea.

The humour is OK in the beginning, but it gets tiring hearing the same jokes over and over again. I like Sega as much as the next guy, but it already feels like the references have been run into the ground after a few volumes.

Everything that is interesting, all the best characters, only exist in these flashbacks. The story that you would want to actually read, happened before the story of the manga takes place. Honestly, the series would be 100 times better, if there was no real world stuff, and it started like any other isekai story, where the protagonist (Ojisan) gets transported to an isekai, and goes on adventures. And I'm saying that as a guy who has long been tired of trash isekai stories. The real world aspect is just so boring and serves no purpose.

It might sound like an interesting twist on the genre, but you actually have to do more with it. You can't just stop right there and keep doing the same thing over and over. No joke, you could read the first volume, then the most recent volume (7) and there would be almost no difference.

It's especially frustrating, because I think there is a decent manga somewhere in there, and it would be so easy to make more interesting. As an example, have the first couple volumes the same as they are, establish the characters and setting, have the Ojisan show some stuff that happened in the isekai. Cool. But then, how about some characters from the Isekai come into the real world, maybe chasing after Ojisan? Maybe similar to Hataraku Maou-sama? You good have some bad guys, or monsters or something come into the real world too, to create some antagonist or tension that the plot could use. You could instead maybe have a situation like that series GATE, where maybe the two worlds are connected or merge. You could even just have the girls come over and turn it into a romcom, and it would still be infinitely more interesting.
Or on the reverse, you could have Ojisan go back into the isekai, but maybe this time Takafumi goes with him. My point is, there are so many ways the manga could've been continued to create a much more enjoyable series.

In summary, this is a series that started with an interesting premise, but ultimately fails to do anything with it, leaving us with a boring story that goes nowhere, chapter after chapter. I do not recommend this series.
The elf girl is cute though.