Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai • Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter - Episode 1 discussion
*Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai*, episode 1
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True fantasy right there.
So, with him being *happy* at Sei-san's work likely means he's going to use that exhaustive list of corruption and embezzlement against his political enemies.
He's going to weaponize the audit, in other words. That's the only plausible explanation for why he didn't have the whistleblower take a long walk outside a tall window.
Because as mentioned, the PRIME FUCKING MINISTER should be aware of the corruption, if not in the position to embezzle the most funds. In many authoritarian countries, corruption is *encouraged* so that political rivals and various underlings will always have a Sword of Damocles hanging over their head. So long as they are convenient or otherwise do as they're told, they are allowed to get away with it.
But if they talk back or a patsy is needed... Their corruption is then used as an excuse to dispose of them. Corruption that their superiors have always known about.
It's the concept of "Rule **by** Law," as opposed to "Rule **of** Law." Laws only exist when it's convenient for the government to enforce them, but are otherwise never really enforced as a matter of practice.
While other works for Demon Lord 👍
Genuinely enjoying it!
I’m gonna power through it, I’ve never seen a BL so having an isekai themed one be my first seems like a solid choice as an isekai degen
- [Bro is on that office worker grindset, lol.](https://i.imgur.com/JWrvVE9.png) I feel like if I was in his situation, I would’ve opted to kick back and *rest* for at least a little bit before wanting to work in some way.
- [Norbert has big golden retriever energy already, I see.](https://i.imgur.com/6xZ3LaU.png)
- [Ah, that’s good at least.](https://i.imgur.com/CD6WvnX.png) Would suck for him to not be able to read in this world.
- [He’s so out of place…](https://i.imgur.com/d7TwnDe.png) [](#kotohoops)
- [*Damn*, that’s a lot of money for just one day’s work?](https://i.imgur.com/PMlJt1R.png) [](#whatdidijustread)
- [Oh, there’s a Norbert “sore demo”!](https://files.catbox.moe/wjd59r.mp4)
- [The pattern on this rug hurts my eyes to look at.](https://i.imgur.com/W5URCES.png) [](#sobright)
- [He’s not wrong…](https://i.imgur.com/kUvTsl2.png) [](#hardthink)
- [Good for Sei.](https://i.imgur.com/3FOgUZs.png) [](#faito) (I’m just going to call him that because it is a good nickname.)
- [How nice for him to warn Sei about that.](https://i.imgur.com/8ggRAfr.png)
- [Hahahaha](https://i.imgur.com/jZnFWP3.png), of course [that pisses Sei off.](https://i.imgur.com/Gd7c1wn.png) [](#kukuku)
- [Yeah, he does give off a bad vibe.](https://i.imgur.com/zmus6fq.png) [](#sakurathink)
- [Oh boy.](https://i.imgur.com/A3MIFbE.png)
- [That’s not good.](https://i.imgur.com/Db37Q31.png) [](#emiliaohdear)
- [Nice OP song.](#listen)
What would you say if I told you I was a little torn between him and Aresh for who I wanted to see with Kondou? The siren call of old man yaoi is hard to resist.
[](#fingertwirl)
it's such a good "first friend" sort of character; it really moves the plot along by having a chara extrovert like that
reminds me of that coworker in Seijo Bannou, or the literal dog blessing character in Gorilla Girl
“Skip recap” I’m sorry, what? We haven’t even started episode 1, the fuck are we “recapping” 😭
>How interesting
OI girlies rolling in their beds (including me).
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Wow. This was…a fast episode 1. It felt like several different plot points were crammed into one episode and things were skipped. I’m disappointed in that regard.
But I love hearing my babes. Kento Itō voices Seiichirō, but he’s also Toya Aoyagi (*Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!*), and Maeno, who is Aresh, is Hak (*Yona of the Dawn*). And knight LIs are in my top ten LI occupations.
But I just love the MC is an accountant. I want more jobs like this!
Need more BL isekai anime adaptations, please and thank you. I want to say I haven’t even seen any Korean BL isekai animated adaptations or originals either.
Need more. **Please.**
I agree that the pacing felt quite quick, but it was still a pretty solid first episode! The VAs did a fantastic job at capturing the characters and this gives me something to look forward to on Tuesdays! Even with this being such a stacked season, this is one of the series I'm the most excited about!
I’ve been hoping one day <Iki Dekinai no wa Kimi no Sei by by Zeniko Sumiya> (contemporary, jazz band, bari sax MC x flute MC, bi/pan leads, adults) gets even just short animation because I’m both a flutist and bari sax player and wanna see more dudes play flute.
<Boy Meets Maria> needs a goddamn anime film 😭
Ugh. So many BLs I want as animated adaption, especially BLs with bi/pan/poly/omni-attracted leads or that go through the journey of gender.
Gonna manifest we get more announcements of BL anime this year.
* Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo
* I cannot reach you
* Minato's laundromat
* The Farthest Love in the World
* Can I buy your love from a Vending Machine
* Kitayama-kun to Minamiya-kun
* I think I turned my childhood friend into a girl
* Harukaze no etranger
* 100db pouring into you
* Hanakoi Tsurane
* Motoyan papa to hitsuji sensei
* love in the palm of his hand
* it turns out my online friend is my real-life boss
* Lullaby of the dawn
* after we gazed at tge starry sky
* etc.
There are MANY BL (even without smut) who sell and deserve an anime! But for now I'm glad we're getting some this year!
Probably because they all tend to be *very* spicy. Case in point, ***Mignon***.
I may be doing something wrong, but it feels like the Korean BL animated series/shorts are hard to buy or stream legally in the US. But when I get them to stream, I’m in heaven!
>I want to say I haven’t even seen any Korean BL isekai animated adaptations or originals either.
I haven't seen any BL isekai manhwa either. Do they even exist? XD. But anyway, although not an Isekai, they recently announced One room TA animated adaptation!
* Sweetie, Sweetie, Sweetie (IFantasy, Holy Powers, Novel & Manhwa, Tappytoon)
* The Fallen Duke & The Knight Who Hated Him (Duke x Knight, Tall Dark and Handsome LI, Novel & Manhwa, Manta)
* Stuck in My Sister’s Dating Sim (Novel & Manhwa, Tappytoon)
* I Became the Lousy Side Top (Modern-Day, MC doesn’t become a top 🥲, found family, Novel & Manhwa, Tappytoons)
* I Can See Your Stats! (Dragon x Wizard, Monster Fucking, Cutie Patootie System Mascot, Novel & Manhwa, Manta)
* Choose Your Heroes Carefully (Novel & Manhwa, Manta)
* When the Third Wheel Strikes Back (Novel & Manhwa, LINE Webtoon)
Not all the novels are translated officially, but the manhwas are!
But yes, I’m excited for One Room TA! I shake my fist at the sky it’s on Laftel. “Laftel Global” does not feel global at all.
I’d totally be down for CR to host Korean animation for the west, if any CR people be lurking 👀 👉🏾👈🏾
That put me off, tbh. I would have preferred a better immersion into the world for the introduction, so that I can get more invested regardless of MC's profession. I've read some of the manga and I cheer that it was adapted...still I don't want a summary, you know? I wish they'd worked to make it stand on its own feet.
We got BL omegaverse with <Tadaima Okaeri> so it can only go up from here.
Decent ep overall. I hear this one’s BL too. Never seen a gaysekai before lol. Should be interesting.
He ordered a case of 10 just for himself, he didn't query what the ingredients were, assuming he even knew what they were since this is a magical fantasy world.
So real possibility of it just being an accident.
\**warns the holy maiden to be careful and not to believe everything she hears**
\**drinks dozens of mysterious potions because they kind of remind him of konbini energy tonics**
[](#cantbehelped)
Being "saved from yourself" via isekai (or a relationship) isn't exactly a new phenomenon/trope.
[](#slowgrin)
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Thank goodness the whole politics/budget investigation thing was interesting enough to counteract all that.
And the kid is a kid, she looked like she had a HS uniform on. Anime gets us into this idea that 15-17yo kids can be super-mature and save the world, but reality is not that 😅
I love this one. Even more so cause it's basically the Saint's Magic Power but BL hahaha
Am I the only one who's not new or tricked into watching it? Hahahahha
[the main character is called Sei-san, even](https://i.imgur.com/SVEcCGJ.png)
[](#elves)
I was going to point out the same thing.
+ Sei-san
+ Summoned together with saint
+ Former office worker now civil servant
+ Surrounded by hot guys with the knight commander the main guy
And while I liked Saint's Magic Power more than I thought I would at first, I just love Other World's Books to pieces. Dig the characters more here.
[](#bigthink)
If it's the normal fantasy rules I'm guessing he has 'potion sickness' though.
Amen.
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And now that I say that it feels inevitable...
MC: *Oh, so this must be a dream...*
Cus that's what it feels like I'm watching.
Then the ed kicked in and I blurt out
"wait is this gay?!"
"no way"
*cuts to them looking at each other with pink flowers floating past*
Uproarious laughter "OH MY GOD, THAT WASN'T AN EVIL GLARE, THAT WAS **THE LOOK**"
"you're reading too much into this"
*handholding*
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA YES!"
If the quality keeps up then you’re in for a good time. You just have to keep your fingers crossed that it doesn’t get… unhappily physical. Always the tightrope you walk with BL
Not *first* but pretty close. I am not familiar with the tropes at all so until that ED spoiled the surprise this show was quite the gripping mystery.
Now I'm just hoping the romance will end up leaning towards the heartwarming side than the uh....other.... side because my tired overworked salaryman really needs a W.
Or not, who knows, maybe he will be into it.
The Captain on the other hand gives off cop vibes - suspect everyone & everything, head always on the swivel, etc. Waiting for an "I'm too old for this sh't (age 20-smth)" line LOL
I might have to rewatch this episode now that I realize that the MC isn’t just an overworked salary man but a potential bean pole bottom for all these muscular fantasy men.
What on earth is this blasphemy? I, for one, am hoping for ***Mignon***-levels of *physicality* in this anime.
I was already suspicious with the initial look (including the prime minister) LOL.
then the cuts between the knight guy and the MC in the summon room had me like "GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL GAY"
Imagine my surprise when I checked the tags and this thread lol.
This better not be bait.
*immediately overworks self to death*
So far so good
>does not acknowledge that he got himself stuck there with her because he rushed to help someone in a situation any normal person would consider a hallucination upon witnessing
Anyway, I like the story and the MC. He's a good workaholic and all, pays attention to details, workaholic, yada²... hmmm, maybe he's just too workaholic. And fux that so-called “holy maiden”, I hate her guts, tbh 🙂
I mean, what's with that “Oh, I have been summoned here, so I am responsible for saving the people in this world since I am so full of justice and pure-hearted myself” kind of mindset? She's being irrational, nonsense, irrational, and makes no sense at all. On top of that, she's being irrational, absurd and annoying.
Geez, anyway, somehow the MC is going to be making a lot of enemies, and... that prime minister seems like a good person but he just... somewhat likes competent people that he can slave away for life. Now, I'm more and more eager and also curious about how the situation will be going, so I'm looking forward to it!
But seriously though, this is off to a good start. With everything this first episode set up, I think this story has a lot of potential. The characters and setting are fun so far too.
[](#fistbump)
It helps that there are no videogame menu screens. It's more like an old portal fantasy.
Takes the premise in different directions, but has some surface similarities, so I'd say watch this for a bit to get the vibe, then if you enjoy it, you might like the other too.
There are a few other good-quality fantasy BL stories out in English, so I can give recs, but kinda depends on your trope-preferences.
And some of my favorites in general are To Your Eternity, Frieren, Love is War, To Be Hero X, Blue Period, Slime anime, Legend of Galactic Heroes, Psycho-Pass, and then most isekai.
\+ Tokyo Babylon ([Yen Press](https://yenpress.com/series/clamp-premium-collection-tokyo-babylon)), an urban-fantasy classic that's a supernatural detective mystery-of-the-week crossed with slice-of-life BL romance at first, but gets darker and a bit more twisted/complicated as it goes on. Has one of my all-time fave BL couples.
At 7 volumes, it forms a complete story as-is. But it's part of CLAMP's universe, so you could read X ([Viz](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/x-3-in-1-edition-volume-1/product/2756/digital)) to continue on with that couple (and X itself has a classic couple in fantasy BL).
\+ Wild Roses and Pretenders ([Seven Seas](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/wild-roses-and-pretenders/)), a period-style fantasy romance between a lord & servant in the "false couple to real couple" vein. This one was surprisingly tender, and had some good trauma-recovery through love.
\+ Mobsters in Love ([SquareEnix](https://squareenixmangaandbooks.square-enix-games.com/en-us/product/9781646092826)) wasn't fantasy in the medieval-magical sense, but more like a "Yaoi Yakuza" world, where everyone is involved in the underworld, but there are no cops LOL While there's internal tension around coming-out, it's framed more around coming-out to your crush, with some good & bad side chars complicating things on the crime-family side and the romance side.
There's some gunplay, some fighting & injuries, and a very mild hostess bar, but otherwise nothing too violent if that's not your thing. A 3-volume wonder, and the romance was very sweet & touching.
\+ Lullaby of the Dawn ([Tokyopop](https://tokyopop.com/products/9781427873491_lullaby-of-the-dawn-volume-1)) has been in my queue for a while, but I've only recently started vol 1. So I can't quite speak to where it's going / will end up. But it's a touching childhood-friends-to-lovers, with an interesting fantasy mystery around a "doomed savior" at its root.
\+ The Dragon's Betrothed ([SubLime](https://www.sublimemanga.com/the-dragon-s-betrothed)) kind of a twist on the folklore theme of a bridal "sacrifice" to a local nature god, this one is in the vein of a reluctant-lover - a writer who's trying to deny both the supernatural elements to his family/fate, and his growing feelings.
There's at least one scene that could be viewed as non-con, but it doesn't lean towards violence & control, more of a seduction. So YMMV, but it did have a fun and interesting gender-bend & modernization of an old story premise. I liked this one, wish it had been a bit longer.
\+ In the interest of completeness, Crimson Spell is a very good fantasy full-stop, with some great worldbuilding. But the BL is very much on the "this is not okay" side, and the author releases one book "when she feels the mood", so it's one that I cannot \*recommend\* in general, esp to sweet/wholesome folks. But the art is amazing, and the characters are compelling.
It reminds me of a more brutal & overt version of C.S. Friedman's [Coldfire trilogy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldfire_Trilogy), which is also a great fantasy BL story, but not a manga/LN :)
Enjoy!
Not my dense ass thinking the excessive glares between captain and MC were suspicion or animosity or anything, nuh uh
Came for the premise, gonna stay for the premise *and* the tags lmao
I'm guessing Seiichirou drank too many of the tonics and is having side effects from it, I was thinking he was going to be too reliant on it but it happened a lot sooner.
It's unfortunate that we've already got a jerk of a Prince as part of the cast and sad how immature Shiraishi is but I guess she'll have to learn the hard way. It seems like it was really easy to win her over with how easily swooned she is by the good looking men.
I did find it interesting that the Prime Minister had dead eyes towards Shiraishi but he had so much life in his eyes when talking to Seiichirou and after he found out that he was a capable working man. I couldn't take Seiichirou seriously when he said wanted freedom when he was overworking himself, it's no wonder he's been promoted when he works more than the original accounting department did all together lol.
As for Shiraishi and the Prince, I think they're both kinda young. So immaturity is on-brand for both 🤷♀️
I can't 😂
There he is. Magnificent. The “acquire husband” quest begins now.
That moment when even the medieval fantasy world has better workers rights than reality. We live in a society.
This prince guy doesn’t trust easily does he?
Reasoning with impulsive teenagers under pressure, a task I wouldn’t wish upon anyone.
“The prime minister has his eye on you.” Well, that’s certainly ominous.
Note to self, don’t give people obsessed with work access to energy potions.
Ah yes, classic isekai, improving work flow, one piece of real world knowledge at a time. Wanna place bets on there being some sort of economic conspiracy afoot here?
Is it just me or does this Camile guy just scream “not trustworthy”?
The fall in tax revenue from natural disasters leading to complete economic collapse? Hell yes, this is the high octane economic bureaucracy content we’re here for.
Well, oh no, miasma occurrence confirmed. Yay for more work. Can one overdose on energy stimulant drugs?
You will be promoted and you will like it!
So, about that thing about overdosing on energy drugs?
Yes, give us the wage slave being saved from unhealthy work habits by hot knight captain husband we’re all here for.
Imma be honest, I’m only here because of u/_Ridley propaganda and it’s paying off so far. (Paying, haha.)
Never been prouder than I am right now. Get in the car, we're watching an exhausted man get the capitalism pounded out of him by a hot boyfriend.
I’ll see you all next week. Looking forward to this show.
Two Isekai's today huh...this seems the stronger entry compared to the confessing demon one, in that the Isekai experience actually matters, the animation is a bit better, and it just seems more original
Ah...the real reason for Japanese population decline: all there young people keep getting summoned
The guy is like the anti-witch from Killing Slimes for 300 years. Masochist who wants more office drudgery as recompense. It's nice to have an actual adult in one of these.
Oh no he has found fantasy red bull. Although taking magical tonics each night to get through your fatigue strikes me as unwise. Curious on if he was poisoned from pissing off people with his anal-retentive accounting. Or if it's overuse of potions.
Kind of surprised at how chill everyone is for him taking over the accounting department. Given that they didn't really work before and now that is likely to change.
Also I do NOT like the pink haired prime minister looking at our boy like that
Never thought I'd see a day when bl and saintess summoning isekai mesh 😅. I'm definitely going to keep watching - already searching for the light novel online.