In Another World With My Smartphone

In Another World with My Smartphone (異世界はスマートフォンとともに, Isekai wa Sumātofon to Tomo ni), also known as IseSuma (異世スマ) for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Patora Fuyuhara and illustrated by Eiji Usatsuka. It began serialization online in 2013 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō until it was acquired by Hobby Japan for publishing the print edition as a light novel. J-Novel Club has licensed the series for an English release, releasing each novel in six weekly parts since February 2017. A manga adaptation by Soto began its serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace in November 2016. The manga is licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Production Reed aired from July to September 2017. A second season by J.C.Staff aired from April to June 2023.

Synopsis
After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. "I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder..." laments the old coot. But all is not lost! God says that he can reincarnate Touya into a world of fantasy, and as a bonus, he gets to bring his smartphone along with! So begins Touya's adventure in a new, anachronistic pseudo-medieval world. Friends! Laughs! Tears! Inexplicable Deus ex Machina! He sets off on a journey full of wonder as he absentmindedly travels from place to place, following whatever goal catches his fancy. The curtains lift on an epic tale of swords, sorcery, and smartphone apps!

(Source: J-Novel Club)

Light Novels
The series began publication as a web novel, being serialized on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website since April 8, 2013. The series was later published as a light novel series by Hobby Japan's "HJ Novels" label beginning on May 22, 2015; twenty-eight volumes have been published as of April 19, 2023. The light novel features illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. It was licensed for digital distribution in the English language by J-Novel Club. J-Novel Club announced at Anime Expo on July 5, 2018 that the series would be the first it would publish in print outside its deal with Seven Seas Entertainment. The novels is published in a partnership with Ingram Publisher Services.

Manga
A manga adaptation by Soto began serialization in the January 2017 issue of Comp Ace (published November 2016), with the first two compiled tankōbon volumes released consecutively in June and July 2017 and the third volume in February 2018. Yen Press announced during its panel at the New York Comic Con Metaverse digital event in October 2020 that it had licensed the manga.

Character
The protagonist of this work. Born in the north Japan (Pacific side). His specialty is piano. His best subject is history. He is also quick-witted and intelligent. Her favorite music is Western music from the 1980s, influenced by his grandfather and grandfather on her mother's side.

At the start of the story, he was a 15-year-old high school boy, but God dropped a thunderbolt by mistake, and he happened to be there when he was leaving school, and the thunderbolt hit him directly and he was unluckily killed. He was killed by God who apologized for his rudeness, and was reborn in another world, the setting of this work. At that time, he asks for the smartphone he owned so that he can use it in another world. He also said, "If I die right away, there is no point in bringing me back to life," and as a result, he has an inexhaustible amount of magical power, all seven attributes of magic, and unlimited use of non-attribute magic, all of which are cheat abilities. Furthermore, when the panicked god regenerated his missing parts, he used the substance of the divine realm instead of the original world, and he became a household member of the world god and awakened to divine powers. His age after reincarnation is 16 → 17 to 18 years old.

Basically, he is a go-with-the-flow type of person who is not afraid to do anything. Therefore, he often follows people who push him around and gets into trouble, but each time he solves it by using his smartphone, which has been transformed into a divine weapon by the gods, and his own cheat abilities. In this world, he became an adventurer. After suppressing a rebellion in the Regulus Empire, he was given part of the territory of the Kingdom of Belfast and the Regulus Empire, founded the Duchy of Brunhild, and became its king. At the same time, he was promoted to the silver rank in the Adventurers' Guild.

He is usually mild-mannered and good-natured, but he is merciless to his adversaries (so much so that people around him are put off by his excesses), and those who try to do him harm, including the mastermind, end up in a tragic way. This is strongly influenced by his maternal grandfather, who took care of him instead of his busy parents. Because of his cheat abilities, frame gear, and other powers that are too powerful for an individual to possess, the kings with whom he has alliances have commented that "if he were ambitious, the world would have already been conquered" and "he could easily destroy a country or two if he wanted to". He is also relieved that he is a good man.

He is very insensitive to favors directed toward him and does not notice them until they are confessed straight to him. He is also indifferent to affection, believing that he does not need to date because he is engaged. On the other hand, she has a keen sense of other people's love affairs, and has been involved with several couples. He uses a transformable bayonet, Brunhild, made from a black dragon's horn, which can be used as a gun and at the same time transformed from a short sword to a long sword, along with another gun he made at the same time.

Abilities
His smartphone is his only remaining connection to Earth; while he can no longer call anyone from his old life, he can still access the Internet, and the battery can be recharged with magical energy. He is bestowed with all seven attributes of magic: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, Dark, and Null, making him so powerful that it is nearly impossible for his enemies to take him down. He can easily defeat minor foes such as thugs, soldiers, and thieves, but stronger foes such as corruptive royals, monsters, and those who use magic require for him to use strategy and magic to defeat.

TV Anime
An anime television series adaptation directed by Takeyuki Yanase, written by Natsuko Takahashi, and animated by Production Reed was announced and aired from July 11 to September 26, 2017. AŌP performed the opening theme song "Another World" while Maaya Uchida, Yui Fukuo, Chinatsu Akatsuki, Marika Kouno, Nanami Yamashita, and Sumire Uesaka. performed different versions of the ending theme song "Junjō Emotional" (純情エモーショナル, Pure Emotional). Crunchyroll streamed and licensed the series, while Funimation produced an English dub and released it on home video as part of the two companies' partnership. Funimation released the series for home video in the British Isles, and in Australia and New Zealand, through their distributors at Sony Pictures UK and Universal Sony respectively.

A second season was announced on April 15, 2022. The second season is animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, with Deko Akao handling series composition, Chinatsu Kameyama designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Kei Yoshikawa and Kōhei Yamada composing the music. The cast reprised their roles from the first season and the drama CD. It premiered on April 3, 2023 to June 19, 2023. Gemstone7 performed the opening theme song "Real Diamond" (リアルダイヤモンド). Crunchyroll streamed and licensed the series, while Funimation produced an English dub and released it on home video as part of the two companies' partnership.

Game
A browser game titled In Another World With My Smartphone: Happiness Cradle based on the anime is scheduled to be released in 2023. The game will be available on the G123 platform.

Reception
The series has seen considerable popularity on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website, having been viewed over 100,000,000 times in total.

Trivia
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