Summary
My Isekai Life breaks away from the isekai blueprint and uses mystery to create intrigue, making even the most basic aspects of the genre captivating. The series keeps the main character’s past life vague, using fragmentary flashbacks to gradually reveal the complete story, adding new and interesting elements. By presenting the main character’s previous life in a different aesthetic light and linking it to his current adventures, My Isekai Life makes even the more mundane aspects of the story interesting. should be attractive.
ONE HIDE exclusive series called My Isekai Life: I achieved the second character class and became the strongest Sage in the world! fixes one of isekai’s biggest problems by telling the story from a more traditional perspective instead of following the genre’s exact blueprint. This effect has left even veteran isekai fans wondering about certain plot points that they might have guessed if the series had strictly adhered to canon.
Adapted from the original novel by writer Shinkoshoto and illustrator Huuka Kazabana, My Isekai Life begins amid protagonist Yuji Sano’s adventures in a fantasy world at the start of a great battle. . What is clear is that Yuji is a monster tamer from another world and his strength far exceeds that of others in his class.
Although not entirely unprecedented, The anime does not directly mention how Yuji got his powers or anything about his past life.. Instead, random flashbacks are thrown in here and there without giving away the complete story until much later.
My Isekai life proves the power of mystery
Produced by Revoroot, based on the novel by Shinkoshoto and Huuka Kazabana
In other words, My Isekai life relies on mystery to create intrigue about the most basic and established aspects of the genre. While other isekai often use ambiguity, it is mainly to embellish the main character’s adventures in the fantasy-based world as they adapt to their new surroundings. The series often skims over or depicts the main character’s previous lives and their first forays into the new world as blandly as possible, no doubt as a means of getting to the story arcs. story when it was easier to distinguish the series from the countless isekai there.
While this hasty approach can be appreciated for obvious reasons, it often comes at the expense of establishing the series. This is ironic, because the early parts of the story are the ones that need the most attention, as they are often filled with recycled stories. It’s also where most critics level their criticism. What’s interesting about My Isekai Life’s unique approach is that it doesn’t promise that what remains obscure will be profound or unusual. Mystery is what creates the possibility of something new happening and interesting.
My Isekai Life makes the most neglected aspects of Isekai fascinating
The series turns the characters’ mundane lives into a compelling point to explore the story
Even the most basic form of this particular style yields amazing results. For example, the viewer doesn’t know why Yuji does what he does in every episode. While he may have only been adventuring for that purpose, there is no concrete evidence to the contrary. Without a doubt, the most artistic way My Isekai Life accomplishes this form of storytelling is through its presentation of Yuji’s previous life. It is shown in a completely different aesthetic reminiscent of a hazy dream sequence.
While it’s a relatively small change, the huge impact that this type of mystery has on the tone and direction of My Isekai Life is proof that certain storytelling methods can be powerful. impact on a series, even if the overall pattern is still followed. Hopefully more series will be influenced by the success My Isekai Life: I achieved the second character class and became the strongest Sage in the world! has been achieved above HIDE and give it a try.
My Isekai Life: I achieved the second character class and became the strongest Sage in the world! Available only on HIDIVE.
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