Kenja no Mago

In the kingdom of Earlshide, Merlin Wolford was once regarded as a national hero, hailed for both his power and achievements. Preferring a quiet life however, he secludes himself deep in the rural woods, dedicating his time to raising an orphan that he saved. This orphan is Shin, a normal salaryman in modern-day Japan who was reincarnated into Merlin's world while still retaining his past memories. As the years pass, Shin displays unparalleled talent in both magic casting and martial arts, much to Merlin's constant amazement.

On his 15th birthday, however, it becomes apparent that Shin only developed his combat skills and nothing else, leaving him with blatant social awkwardness, a lack of common sense, and a middling sense of responsibility. As a result, Shin enrolls in the kingdom's Magic Academy to hone his skills and mature among other teenagers. However, living a normal life is impossible, as he is established as a local celebrity almost as soon as he arrives.

As Shin Wolford adjusts to his high school life in the capital, he makes new friends, learns about the world, and fights off the various forces of evil surrounding him and his city.

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von Claude, Sicily Main

Honizumi, Rina Japanese

Wolford, Shin Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

von Earlshide, August Main

Komatsu, Shouhei Japanese

von Messina, Maria Supporting

Wakai, Yuuki Japanese

Wolford, Merlin Supporting

Yara, Yuusaku Japanese

Corner, Alice Supporting

Kubota, Miyu Japanese

Carlton, Yuri Supporting

Nagatsuma, Juri Japanese

Bowen, Melinda Supporting

Takashima, Gara Japanese

Schtrom, Oliver Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Hayden, Christina Supporting

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Umeda, Kazusa Producer

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Apr 28, 2025

Aku_Bukan_Wibu

Recommended

this is a good isekai anime...
+ Very overpowered MC
+ Very beautiful and seductive heroine
+ MC does not hide her overwepower power, she also gets recognition from society, is worshiped and respected in the kingdom for her power, very satisfying.
- the minus is the absence of a harem concept from the MC, even though there are several girls who can enter the MC's harem list
- the story is not broad enough, only limited to fighting 1 enemy force, namely demons (demons from the empire)
- and another drawback is, the enemy always runs away and doesn't die. I hate this, so it seems like throughout the story ... the enemies fought are just those. so even though the MC is overpowered, but still his great strength is useless when fighting the leader/general of the enemy troops, and they managed to escape from the MC's attack. this is one thing that is very disappointing, so what's the point of a nuclear attack from the MC if the enemy can still escape.

maybe that's all the advantages and disadvantages of this anime, so far in season 1 the story is quite interesting, I can't wait to watch season 2 / continuation of the story. for sure I will give a score of 7 and of course recommend it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 9, 2025

Shirogari

Mixed Feelings

This is an isekai powerfantasy, if that's what you're into then you'll probably like this anime. If you aren't then there's really no reason to watch this.

The story is: Man dies, gets reincarnated in a fantasy world, gets adopted and taught magic and sword fighting by the most talented wizards and a sword master, becomes the best at magic in the world and then attends magic school. The main quirk of the story is that the main character, while extremely skilled in magic, has no normal life skills and, because he was raised away from society, does not understand how much stronger he is ... than the rest of the world. Ironically enough the fact that this is an isekai detracts from this quirk because the anime establishes that the main character retained the memories from his previous life and you'll be hard pressed to convince me that a normal Japanese salaryman does not have normal life skills. Aside from this the story is mostly acceptable but nothing worth writing home about.

The characters aren't great and most are stereotypes that mainly exist for comedic relief. Their interactions feel artificial and I did not enjoy watching them talk. The only character with any development was the main villain whose backstory came up but that was not nearly enough to save the character quality in this anime.

The animation was suited the tone of the anime well and was perfectly fine. The voice acting was fine except for one minor supporting character.

Overall this is an isekai powerfantasy with a mediocre story, unimpressive characters and okay animation and the only real reason to watch this is if you like powerfantasy. If you do end up watching this, be aware that there's a few post-ending scenes that are pretty relevant to the story but easy to miss.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 25, 2025

Rigga

Not Recommended

This show can be best described by the phrase "mid". There are a few things it does well enough to not be seen as bad, however it fails to deliver on anything that would make it memorable or interesting and justify someone paying attention to it.

The art is bland and unoffensive, featuring the same fantasy world of almost every other single-season Isekai. The MC also does many of the stereotypical "god gamer" OP skills which quickly become commonplace among the rest of the cast.

The characters are relatively bland, we have a variety of pretty boys and normal guys, a buff dude, a few busty women ... and a few flat chested women who appear to have almost all of their unique personality based on these traits. Such flat characters are comforting if you are looking for a simple show, so I believe for its purposes, this show manages to achieve all it sets out to do.

That being said, I still cannot recomend this show due to the fact that it personally feels like I only wasted my time here. I know there is a place and a time for a comfort show where you don't have to think about what you are watching, but I believe even with that, there are much better comfort shows to be watched.

If you are looking for a comfort show, I suggest you instead turn to a show you already enjoy. If you are looking for something new, then you will likely not find this to be satisfactory for what you want and you will feel as if you have lost a part of your life that you will never get back. This show is so bland that you will likely forget all about it, and for that reason I suggest you leave it alone. Whether you watch it or not, you will have the same experience. And aside from having a show be excruciating to watch, I think that is the worst thing that a show do for you. That is why I cannot recomend this show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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