"Isekai Ojisan," which will be adapted into an anime in July, is a comedy manga that depicts the life of the protagonist, an uncle, who returns from a cruel alternate world, and his nephew, Takafumi, after the two return home. It follows the template of the so-called "other world" genre, and is brimming with gags and love for sex and erotica. The uncle and Takafumi become YouTubers using the other-worldly powers that the uncle wields, and we'd like to introduce how they got to that point and what kind of life they're living as YouTubers!
An Uncle Awakens from a 17-Year Slumber
When Takafumi, the uncle who was hit by a truck 17 years ago and fell into a coma, wakes up, his nephew Takafumi is forced by his family to visit him. The other family members argue over the uncle's fate, and the family is torn apart. The uncle, who secretly destroyed the family, has become a crazy man who claims to have returned from another world. Takafumi tries to treat the uncle as rationally and kindly as possible, but when he sees his uncle's use of his otherworldly powers and a notebook filled with notes detailing events that occurred in the otherworld (so tragic that he wishes he could erase his memory), he realizes that his uncle's powers are true.
Takafumi Plans to Use His Uncle's Powers to Become a YouTuber
Realizing that his uncle's powers are genuine, Takafumi decides to share a room with his uncle in order to use his powers to earn money as a YouTuber. The video he uploaded to YouTube apparently garnered a decent number of views, earning him around 60,000 yen. He's now enjoying buying an Xbox One and a Xbox One. Returning from another world like Urashima Taro, he's unable to adapt to smartphones or modern internet culture, and his lack of tolerance for trolls and crappy comments led him to overreact.
A Loser of the Times: An Old Man Despairs Over SE●A's Withdrawal from the Hardware Business
The old man is an avid SE●A fanatic, and his life lessons and guidelines for action in the other world were largely influenced by SE●A. When this old man returned to the world after 17 years, what he was most concerned about was Sega's next-generation console. His most despairing moment was finding himself on the losing side of the video game hardware war. Sega is lame, and PlayStation is more fun, so it can't be helped. Since then, the topic of Sega has continued to circulate.
Suffering! The old man and Takafumi are in trouble as their views drop.
The two were making a decent living by using the old man's cheating abilities to increase views, but as any video creator would, they suddenly ran out of material. The uncle runs out of money after buying up all the SE●A merchandise, but thanks to his fourth-dimensional pocket-like storage cheat, he secures new material.
Takafumi's childhood friend, Fujimiya, joins the group
One day, Takafumi reunites with his childhood friend, Fujimiya, a beautiful, busty college student. At first, Takafumi thinks the uncle is a real danger and warns him to back off, but before he knows it, she has become a regular member of the group, playing the straight man role alongside Takafumi, and together they discuss the uncle's dark past and a possible love romance? I get excited and depressed over things like that.
Partner Program Changes Will Cause Loss of Revenue?!
Due to changes to the YouTube Partner Program implemented in February 2018, YouTubers with fewer than 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours will lose revenue. While the old man's channel met the watch hour requirements, his subscriber numbers were not increasing at all because he had no tolerance for provocation and would engage in shitty responses to shitty comments.
There's a Kind World, Too
The uncle explains his situation in the YouTube comments section and asks for subscribes. However, in some ways, the YouTube comments section is even crueler than the other world the uncle lived in, a place filled with the greatest cruelty and aggression. Takafumi, who seems unfamiliar with modern internet culture, was dreading the appearance of anti-profit-money nerds and dangerous monsters, but was unexpectedly well-received. There was a kind world, even on the internet.
Virtual Elf YouTuber Uncle
In fact, the uncle can transform into a beautiful girl. Takafumi gave the uncle an appearance similar to that of a tsundere elf he encountered in another world, and he debuted him as a virtual elf YouTuber. The elf uncle, who appears so realistic for a virtual being, racked up an incredible number of views, but his pride was torn to shreds by greedy viewers. Also, because there's a risk that transforming into a woman's body will affect the uncle's personality, the elf uncle is going quiet.
He uses his translation skills to film a YouTube video, but...
In fact, the old man received the translation skill as a bonus for being transported to another world. He used that translation skill to communicate with spirits and gain power, and he decided to use it to film a YouTube video. The old man flew to Thailand, but his translation skill didn't activate, and his video shoot failed. The translation skill didn't activate because the conditions for activating it were "direct communication" and "a desperate effort."
Looks like videos from other worlds are a no-no...
The men made a fortune with elf money, but they're struggling in the summer heat without air conditioning.
Fujimiya suggests uploading videos of the other worlds they regularly watch to YouTube, but those videos lack internet literacy and could be classified as animal abuse or nuisance content, leading to massive outrage. Takafumi, who believes in the malicious nature of internet users who enjoy criticizing anyone they can, rejects the idea.
[Isekai Ojisan] Summary of Ojisan and Takafumi
Here's a summary of Ojisan and Takafumi's YouTube activities from Isekai Ojisan! Takafumi's shock at seeing his uncle suffer in the other world is one of the highlights of the series, but the modern-day parts, where he works as a YouTuber and becomes obsessed with sex acts, are also highlights. With the recent popularity of other-worldly stories, this is a unique work that uses the same trope in its humor. Fans of other-worldly stories will enjoy this work, so be sure to check out the anime!
