We already know that throughout 2022 Netflix is planning to launch a good number of anime series and movies, and taking advantage of the Geek Week has revealed several of his new projects on sight. One of the new series that will arrive on the platform is ‘Isekai Oji-san’an isekai anime with a somewhat peculiar twist.
Comas, fantastic adventures and video games
‘Isekai Oji-san’ It comes to mean “uncle from another world” and will adapt Hotondoshindeiru’s manga that began to be published in 2018. Although the story is based on some common isekai tropes, it has been capturing the attention of readers thanks to the fact that it skips so many others. genre conventions.
And it is that instead of transporting us to a magical world of fantasy, ‘Isekai Oji-san’ In a certain way, it shows us what happens to the protagonists of this type of story when they return to their normal lives. The plot focuses on the uncle of Takafumi, who was left in a coma by a truck when he was 17 years old. When he suddenly wakes up one day, his uncle announces that he has returned from another dimension and Takafumi thinks he’s lost his mind…until he sees him use his magical powers..
Although Takafumi will have to get used to life with his uncle and his battles from his adventures in the other world, he is also fascinated by his stories and his love for SEGA video games. As Netflix promises: “The two men from different generations will work very hard to be content creators in this new, otherworldly comedy set in an apartment”.
anime series opens in Japan on July 6 and in principle there is no release date set for its arrival on Netflix. Several anime have been released on the platform weekly with a slight delay compared to the Japanese broadcast, so we may have a case similar to that of ‘Komi-san can’t communicate’ or the entire season will be released directly once it is released. The last chapter of the series has been broadcast on television.