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(Three episodes watched): I watched the opening scene--a rapid pastiche of images with the theme of 2001 A Space Odyssey playing in the background--twice and still couldn't be sure exactly what had happened, just that Kenichi concludes that he has been transferred to another world. The premise of this show reminds me of Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement or Sasaki to Pii-chan, except here it is less elaborate, as if one element of the premise of Sasaki- had been borrowed to serve as pretty much the entire premise of this one. Once Kenichi realizes he can still order stuff online, he decides that he'll order things from Japan and, just like Sasaki, sell them for a profit in this world with medieval level technology (and magic, of course). He does briefly wonder how and why this has all happened, which is more than most isekai characters do. Kenichi ascertains that he is now in the city of Dahlia in the Kingdom of Kadan. We meet no less than nine additional characters before episode one is over, possibly the entire cast of the show judging from the ED sequence. It also makes clear that there will be fighting against some sort of ghosts or something at some point (already, Kenichi has used quickly purchased modern goods to ward of some weird wolf-like creatures). I guess I will watch another episode, but being the knock-off that it is this show hasn't excited me and the jokes are about as funny as with most anime, that is, not very. In episode two the neat stuff Kenichi has to sell catches the attention of Primura, the daughter of the biggest local merchant, and she arranges a meeting between Kenichi and her father. A deal is made by which this merchant's company will buy the stuff Kenichi imports and resell it. Kenichi introduces the cat men he has met to modern Japanese cuisine and they love it. He also sets about building a nice home for himself outside the city, and already buys an elaborate piece of construction equipment to deal with tree stumps. No real surprises to speak of other than this purchase. This show was amusing but lightweight. In episode three Kenichi completes his prefabricated cabin and outfits it with all sorts of comforts--he must need a prefabricated warehouse to hold all the stuff he has ordered. Primura likes to borrow his heated bath and is making little secret of the fact that she has fallen in love with him despite being around half his age. Also Kenichi adopts an injured purple 'Bobcat'. What was really intriguing about episode three was Kenichi's discovery of hints that he may not be the only person who is able to import modern day merchandise to this world. A revelation like this when we are only three episodes into this story! Most shows would waste a lot of time before introducing such a daring plot twist. Last updated Tuesday, February 04 2025. Created Tuesday, January 14 2025. | ||||||||
