Kenja no Mago (Wise Man's Grandchild)

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.

Kenja no Mago follows Shin Wolford's high school life in the capital as 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

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Honizumi, Rina
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Wolford, Shin

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Kobayashi, Yuusuke
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von Earlshide, August

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Komatsu, Shouhei
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von Messina, Maria

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Wakai, Yuuki
Japanese

Wolford, Merlin

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Yara, Yuusaku
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Corner, Alice

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Kubota, Miyu
Japanese

Bowen, Melinda

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Takashima, Gara
Japanese

Schtrom, Oliver

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Morikawa, Toshiyuki
Japanese

Hayden, Christina

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Koga, Aoi
Japanese

Carlton, Yuri

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Nagatsuma, Juri
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Tamura, Masafumi

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Tsuchiya, Masaki

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i☆Ris

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Otani, Kow

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"Ultimate☆MAGIC (アルティメット☆MAGIC)" by i☆Ris

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"Attouteki Vivid Days (圧倒的 Vivid Days)" by Nanami Yoshi. (吉七味。)

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Jun 26, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 1

RebelPanda (All reviews)

956 people found this review helpful

“The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.”

God, I’m tired.

I’m tired of all the carbon-copied isekai light novel adaptations like Kenja no Mago, but Japan keeps pumping them out because it’s what makes money.

I’m tired of the same ubiquitous ‘isekai truck’ killing some random asshole before he even gets a single character trait, all for the sake of reincarnating him in an otaku power-fantasy wet dream.

I’m tired of narcissistic overpowered protagonists, lacking any personality, only existing to be praised and loved by every cardboard cutout character in the show.

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Jun 26, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Rich_n117 (All reviews)

224 people found this review helpful

Wise Man’s Grandchild, the story of another sad man from Japan getting killed and put into another world. And if it wasn’t for the purpose of this show I would criticize this. Which leads me to a point that I believe everyone that ridicules this show and other isekai never understand. COMPARE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOWS. To many people that I see criticize this show are comparing it to the wrong isekai. In my opinion if you are comparing Wise Man to shows like Re Zero or Overlord you are sadly mistaken. I will admit that yes the side characters are simple, the plot is nothing special, and the MC is WAY overpowered. But most of that is the point. Shows I compare Wise Man to are Konosuba and In Another World With My Smartphone, aka parody/comedies. Wise Man is one of the funniest shows I have ever watched, and running against Isekai Quartet gave it hard compilation. I’ll go through more of what I mean in the individual sections, but I just wanted to state my case and let it be known.

Animation (6-7/10): The animation is nothing special, its appealing enough that you don’t want to look away. It also has its many moments of fanservice, which I don't mind at all haha. And honestly I thought that the fights and magic were fairly well done. I wouldn’t recommend this show because of its animation, but I really don’t see any problems with it.

Music/Voice Acting (8/10): Being completely honest most of this comes from the voice acting. Music wise I never really cared for anything besides the op, which while nothing special was catchy and cute. Also I watched 11 of the 12 episodes in english and I LOVED it, and while some people think Sicilien’s raspy voice was annoying, I thought it was the cutest thing ever. I give major props to Funimation for having a fairly unknown cast give an excellent performance. Sub wise from what I watched they were also good, but I didn’t see enough to really rate.

Characters (6/10): I’m going to be honest, the characters are only memorable for two things comedy and their bodies. I don’t mean that in a bad way but I am a young man so that is something I look at. I rather liked Shin as he used the science of our world to be that powerful in the other world, a fact many people don't seem to acknowledge. Prince August was generic but better than most male friends in Isekai. Most of the girls were generic based on the usual types, clumsy, aggressive, flat, busty, all that jazz. But the writers used that to their advantage and gave us funny sequences. Villain wise I thought they were at least inspired and not some “I'm going to take over the world because why not”. But again the characters are nothing special unless you are attracted to 2d girls, but most of us are probably

Plot (5/10): Again it's nothing special, a group of young kids taught by the most powerful prodigy ever fighting demons/demonoids. As said before, I like that the villains reasons are more inspired than most other isekai antagonists. But its simple and honestly I think it’s just enough to keep people interested, because if this show was always comedy it would become forgetfull like other isekai, as really only Konosuba has pulled off stupid comedy 24/7

Enjoyment (10/10): So far this is my favorite show of the season and I doubt anything will top it. I haven’t laughed this much over an anime in forever. I binged the first 11 episodes in no time and waited in agony for the last episode. I loved the cute romance, although I do love harems haha, the simple plot that kept things serious, the constant humor that really hit me hard and just an enjoyable overall feel.

Overall (9/10): If this show didn’t have its serious plot or tried to be a serious show like a Re Zero then I would probably believe with the naysayers of this show. But not enough people look at the small details and things this show does that make it so enjoyable. If you have any questions or want to try to see things my way I urge you to message me, like a human and not some but hurt critic, and rewatch the show as a parody then as something that's serious.

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Jun 26, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 4

Mythologically (All reviews)

152 people found this review helpful

After being killed for no reason whatsoever, an average salary-man is reincarnated into a fantasy world. Upon his reincarnation, he meets one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Entering a familial relationship with this being, the protagonist becomes extremely overpowered. Following this, every character who knows about the MC's awesomeness jerks off to his amazing powers. All the while, we have an insanely bland cast of side characters and really generic art, with barely any overarching plot.

Some dude from an insanely influential family enrolls in a magic high school. Turns out, this dude is the most overpowered creature in the universe. Not only read more

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Jun 26, 2019

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 1

Ryuseishun (All reviews)

121 people found this review helpful

In the words of Charles Barkley:
"THAT'S TURRIBLE."

Okay, seriously, people…why does it have to be so GOD DAMN hard to write an actual good fantasy story nowadays? Where’s the sense of originality? Where’s the sense of creativity? Apparently as of right now, anime is under a mini-crisis, and it involves the all-too-familiar infamous genre of “isekai”. It’s not the genre itself that is bad, it’s just the endless supply of all these cheap knockoff shows, written and produced purely for the sake of easy cash grabs and light novel promotions. Now, in all honesty, I will not condone the lack of originality in a series as read more

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