Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.
In Another World with My Smartphone

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For a SOL this is pretty good. They pepper in action and drama which never amounts to nothing, but thats not the point of the story. This is a slice of life, about a kid who gets killed by a god then reborn by that very same god who happens to be number one. And in doing so he gains unbelievable power. For what it trys to be, it does pretty well. The anime was subpar, but thats a lot of anime adaptations. The books though, are a good light read thats simple to blow through over a month. And it'll be an enjoyable time ... as long as you do not expect more then what the novels are trying to give you.

In Another World With My, Smartphone gives off a generic isekai vibe from the title itself, which puts people off. But I feel that the title is the weakest part of the light novel.

The series presents us with the main character dying and being sent to a new fantasy world which is very generic for the isekai genre. But it is Touya's actions and the events that happen around him that show the character naturally learning about the world around him. Which helps to show a natural world development.


Touya's actions are what makes the story so enjoyable. His use of dirty handed tactics in ... battle help to define him as a character and helps to further engross the reader into wanting to read more. Which was the main driving force for my enjoyment with this series. This helps to further humanize the main character. Another drive for enjoyment was his reference to entertainment from Earth. Which helps to humanize him and make him more relatable.

The other 9 main characters that you meet along the way at first deceive you into thinking they are generic one-sided characters. For example, Elze at first is presented to be the generic tsundere of the group but as the story continues you see that she is just a tomboy who is shy about her emotions but when confronted with her emotions still shows them. Rather than the generic tsundere that hides her emotions and never accepts them and shows them. Which gave me more enjoyment because rather than having to go through the tropes that usually come with a tsundere you get someone who you can relate to. This combined with the comical dirty handed tactics gives the series a sense of parody on the isekai genre.

Overall, the series is an enjoyable read for those who like a harem based isekai that slightly parodies the genre. The author uses the baseline of the generic isekai and introduces a drastic change from the generic after a few volumes which help to change up the pace and explore different genres rather than sticking to the generic isekai model of going to complete mission after mission.

I am not writing this review because I dropped it halfway, I am caught up the the 21st novel, which was released 2 days ago. This LN is alright if you are looking to find something to read as long as you've already seen the anime. If you haven't I would highly recommend to not open Pandora's box. The story goes from a normal isekai and then does a weird shift in the story and becomes somewhat of a save the world but you have Mechas at your disposal. Overall I like the artstyle and the story was something to burn through after getting sick ... for over 2 weeks. I would only recommend this LN as long as you already have read other isekais and just want something to burn through, that being said watch the anime before you read the LN so you save yourself nearly a couple hundred dollars. (I tend to enjoy buying LN's so that's my own personal choice)