Kenja no Mago


Wise Man's Grandchild

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Synonyms: Philosopher's Grandson, Magi's Grandson
Japanese: 賢者の孫
English: Wise Man's Grandchild
German: Wise Man's Grandchild
Spanish: Wise Man's Grandchild
French: Wise Man's Grandchild
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 10, 2019 to Jun 26, 2019
Premiered: Spring 2019
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 23:30 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: SILVER LINK.
Genres: ActionAction, ComedyComedy, FantasyFantasy, RomanceRomance
Themes: IsekaiIsekai, ReincarnationReincarnation
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.621 (scored by 360703360,703 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #64382
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #368
Members: 633,749
Favorites: 3,038

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Synopsis

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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"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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Reviews

Apr 28, 2025
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 ...
Jun 9, 2025
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 ...
May 25, 2025
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 ...

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