Interesting bits of an interview with the series author. So, instead of Russian, it was meant to be that the female main character was isekai'ed. From the article:

In this version, the reincarnated heroine would speak Japanese to the protagonist, feeling confident that he couldn’t understand her.

The twist would be that the protagonist was also a reincarnated person who could understand Japanese perfectly. This humorous misunderstanding was meant to form the core of a short story.

If I forgot something please do point it out. The old season is ending with a bang (Mushoku Tensei II's bittersweet ending, Lv2 kara Cheat was fun to the end), let's hope for a good new season!

• Suicide Squad Isekai
• Isekai Shikkaku / No Longer Allowed in Another World
• Failure Frame
• A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring
• Quality Assurance in Another World
• 0-saiji Start Dash Monogatari
• Dahlia in Bloom

And as a reminder, the third season of TenSura is still going strong.

I'm specially interested on the Failure Frame and Isekai Shikkaku series, as the associated manga ones are rather fun. What about you?

IMPORTANT: tag properly spoilers from source material!

This thread seeks to stimulate discussion about less known series. You're free to use it for the more popular ones, but keep in mind that they often get their own discussions at !episode_discussion@ani.social and/or !anime@ani.social threads.

Episodes this week:

TenSura s3 | AniList, MAL | 01 | link

If something is missing from this list feel free to point it out.

Picture from Re:Monster

For me KonoSuba, TenSura and Mushoku Tensei are a given, but what about you guys?

cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/2847870

It's official. You're not an otaku nerd anymore if you say Isekai but someone with an extensive vocabulary. Don't let anyone tell you anything else!

Tired of protagonists who are losers in Earth, then "magically" become successful in isekai? This series is for you then.

The main character (Purchinov) is a president of some "random" Eastern European country in Earth. He looks like Putin, but don't worry - he doesn't behave like him, and the manga is not political soapboxing. (Otherwise I wouldn't be recommending it). With an obsession to ride every critter out there.

Yes, the premise is that silly. And the series as a whole, Purchinov is that sort of MC that's actually competent at what he does, except when he sees a critter. "I want to ride it!"

Since a pic is worth 9001 words:

This is from ch3 for less spoilers, but keep in mind that the series is around ch60-70 as of now.

It might be a cliche, a character archetype, a trope, a setting, a theme, anything. Which are the ones that make you enjoy the work more? Which are the ones that you hate to see? And which are the ones who you'd be fine with, if not so overused?

I bet that most of our reading/watching lists have a few hidden gems. Which ones do you recommend to the other people here?

Paul is transported to another world where he doesn't know the rules and has to start over in a strange land. He befriends the locals, goes on adventures, becomes their leader, and eventually saves the planet.

What do we think?

"Mushoku tensei" and "Ascendance of a bookworm" are the normal kind

"Reincarnated as a sword" and "Reborn as a wending machine" are whacky but very fun to read/watch

"That Time I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess's Stat Menu"

is a different beast entirely

If there's something missing from this list, be sure to comment, and I'll add it.

• Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyou sugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga Marude Aite ni Naranai n desu ga. (aka My Instant Death Ability is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!)
• Mato Seihei no Slave (aka Chained Soldier**
• Meitou "Isekai no Yu" Kaitakuki: Around 40 Onsen Mania no Tensei Saki wa, Nonbiri Onsen Tengoku deshita (aka Isekai Onsen Paradise)
• Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura-Boss desu ga Maou dewa Arimasen (aka Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord)
• Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu (aka SUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-) - 2nd Season
• Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade suru Tame ni Ganbattemasu. (aka I'm Doing My Best to Make Myself at Home in Another World)
• Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari (aka Tales of Wedding Rings)
• Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita. (aka The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash)

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