Isekai Oji-san

I'm Finally Back From the Fantasy World Of Granbahamal After 17 Long Years!

"Guardian Heroes" Shoulda Been Number One!

Yousuke buys an issue of the last ever SEGA magazine and is disappointed the most popular game was a Bishoujo game and his favourite Guardian Heroes only made it to 197th place. He reveals he hates RPG games as he can never follow the story, revealing that once he was supposed to cure the broken heart of an Ice Witch named Mabel to get an ice sword to defeat a fire dragon, but he forgot, so he killed the dragon without the sword and left Mabel to her misery. On New Years Eve, Yousuke shows his memories of Mabel coming to his room, impressed by his bravery and wanting to know how to stop being a coward. Completely unaware of what she actually wanted he told her cowardice is fine, convinced her to become a NEET, and even turned down her offer of the ice sword because he "doesn't like cold things". Takafumi bumps into Sumika Fujimiya, a girl he hasn't seen since childhood. Fujimiya sees Yousuke chanting spells and believes he is crazy and taking advantage of Takafumi's generosity. Despite Yousuke reading her mind, Takafumi proves he is almost as dense as Yousuke as he believes he and Sumika are just friends. Sumika is so infuriated by their unusual living arrangement she decides to do something about it. (Source: Wikipedia)

I'm Your Un―...Aunt, Dear

Yousuke must have 1000 subscribers to his Youutube channel or he will lose his right to earn money through advertisements. Takafumi discovers Yousuke is losing subscribers because he is rude in the comments. Yousuke recalls the time he visited the city of Luvaldram, protected by a giant barrier. Out of curiosity, Yousuke destroyed the barrier, just to see if he was strong enough, and then quickly repaired it. Elga concealed that it was Yousuke who destroyed the barrier to the cityfolk in exchange for a date, but Yousuke ran away, believing she was blackmailing him. Sumika begins spending time at the flat. Yousuke shows unusual insight into Sumika’s feelings for Takafumi, so to help he transforms into a copy of Elga and claims to be Takafumi’s aunt so he can give female advice, but he is exposed by Takafumi who insists they film a new Youutube video. Yousuke uses magic to project Takafumi’s memories of Sumika, showing he only remembers her as a vulgar tomboy and bully, much different to Sumika’ memories who believed they had a sweet childhood friendship. The Elga video is watched 200,000 times in minutes, disgusting Yousuke that his subscribers like elf girls more than his gaming videos, but Takafumi is ecstatic when they receive a huge amount of advertising money from YouTube. (Source: Wikipedia)

You Helped Me Through Tough Times

Rewatching more of Takafumi’s childhood memories Sumika is depressed they all show her as the vulgar tomboy. While Takafumi is shopping, Yousuke accidentally freezes Sumika with ice magic. Yousuke politely leaves so Sumika can shower but Takafumi returns and accidentally sees her naked. Sumika hopes Takafumi is enticed, but he is so dense he decides to apologise by having Yousuke erase his memory. Sumika furiously stops him and Takafumi believes she is just being a considerate friend. Sumika reveals today is her 20th birthday so Yousuke shows them his 20th birthday memory, where he was alone at a festival but runs into Elga. Elga was surprised but happy when Yousuke suddenly began walking her to his room. Takafumi and Sumika are disappointed to see Yousuke was actually too drunk to walk and was just using Elga as a crutch to get back to his room, and he locked Elga outside and went to sleep. The morning after, Takafumi and Sumika notice that Elga's eyes are puffy and red from crying all night long, but Elga declares she will join Yousuke in dungeon raiding. A memory from the next days inside the dungeon shows Elga was hit by a poisoned arrow and knocked Yousuke unconscious, using a magic item to prevent him remembering anything. However, it is clear to Takafumi and Sumika that the poison was actually an aphrodisiac, and Elga actually used the magic item to prevent Yousuke remembering her satiating her lust. (Source: Wikipedia)

That Reminds Me, I Almost Got Assassinated Once

Yousuke remembers almost being assassinated. His memory shows that Mabel tried to kill him; after he killed the fire dragon without her ice sword, she lost her life's purpose to guard the sword as no one needed it anymore. The villagers told her to get a real job, so she left. Yousuke told her to do what makes her happy, so she decided to become an adventurer, cure her own broken heart and unfreeze the ice sword. She passes out, and Yousuke takes her back to his room, where he also gave her a ring, promising to take care of her. His proposal almost healed her heart and the ice sword began to melt, until Yousuke explained she should sell the ring as it is worth enough money to take care of herself. Mabel, enraged, begins fighting Yousuke, but is restrained by him, until Elga, who is in another room, hears the commotion and walks inside, deciding to help Mabel freeze Yousuke. While he was frozen, Mabel explains to Elga that her Ice Clan was founded 400 years previously by a Japanese Samurai who was reincarnated. His wish asked for the power to kill God, the Ice Sword, and she believes Yousuke to also be Japanese. Takafumi asks if Yousuke received a wish and he is unsure. They rewind the memory to when Yousuke was first transported and hear Granbahamal’s god through a pre-recorded message in Mandarin Chinese. Takafumi uses a translation app and learns that, by mistake, Yousuke had only wished to understand Granbahamal’s language, effectively wasting his wish. Yousuke uses this power to communicate with a group of adventurers who thought he was an orc, only for them to think he is simply an intelligent orc. Disillusioned with his story, Takafumi and Sumika stop watching and get coffee. (Source: Wikipedia)

So They Threw Me into the Basement of a freak show…

Even Takafumi’s Uncle has memories he'd rather forget. But he also remembers a rare heroic moment he experienced in the other dimension. (Source: Netflix)

As You Can See, SEGA Games Are Very Helpful in Life

I Got Through it by Transforming into the Most Powerful Being I Know

The Ice Spirit Demands a Price for Its Cooler Magic

Civility Only Comes After You're Seen as a Person

N-No, It's Not Because I Saw Something Dirty…

Names Are Important, That's What She Said

Thanks to all of you, Thank you.