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Is This an Intervention?

In this bonus episode, Bento Baggins confronts Isekai Sensei-Sama about his debilitating isekai addiction. Don't forget to find us on Twitter and YouTube, and subscribe so you don't miss new episodes. We'd love to hear from you, so send us a message or comment. If you have an Isekai question, email Isekai Sensei-Sama at IsekaiSenseiSama@gmail.com and your question may be featured in a future episode.

Manga Review - Earthchild (地球 の 子)

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I'm once again surprised to find how accommodating Shonen Jump is to the aging comic book reader. I'm not sure what I expected when I picked up Earthchild (Chikyuu no Ko), but I wasn't expecting a charming family dramedy.  Earthchild's near triple sized first chapter depicts the romance of a super hero girl and the completely ordinary man who's life she saves. Kareri is an Earthchild. She was born with superhuman telekinetic abilities. She is employed by a shadowy government organization that sends her off on various missions to save the world in secret. She has a memory wiping device that is supposed to prevent anyone from witnessing her heroics, but when she saves Reisuke and wipes his memory he eventually remembers her and thanks her.  Again Kareri wipes Reisuke's memory and again he remembers her. Kareri can't help but enjoy Reisuke's praise, and Reisuke can't help but admire Kareri's strength and commitment to saving the world. Their romance

Manga Review - Super Smartphone (すごいスマホ)

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There's a new mystery solving manga in shonen jump and it's left everyone asking only one question... Who wore it better? Super Smartphone is a manga in which a high school aged genius is presented with a mysterious device that allows him to wield information like a weapon. The device has several rules and restrictions he must follow, some of which have not yet been revealed. Even with these restrictions, the possibilities for great good or great evil are limitless. What will young Kyu (Q to his friends) do?  I've seen a bit made in the anime and manga circles that this is the next Death Note. While I think it's very likely that this manga draws inspiration from Death Note, I think the two will probably wind up being more different than similar. Which isn't to say that I don't think fans of Death Note won't like it, I just don't think it is going to go where Death Note went in terms of "edge" or plot. At the time I write this two chapters of th

Reviewstravaganza!

 It's time for a half-year anniversary special! Isekai Sensei-Sama, Bento Baggins, and Kermit D. Grog are bringing recommendations to your ears. The Weeb Cabal talks about: Tricks Dedicated to Witches Parasyte Golden Kamuy The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World Isekai Shikkaku: Disqualified from Otherworldliness Unparalleled Path ~ Reincarnated as the AI for a Space Battleship ~ Akane-Banashi Don't forget to find us on Twitter and YouTube, and subscribe so you don't miss new episodes. We'd love to hear from you, so send us a message or comment. If you have an Isekai question, email Isekai Sensei-Sama at IsekaiSenseiSama@gmail.com and your question may be featured in a future episode.