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Handyman Saitō in Another World
Handyman Saitō in Another World (便利屋斎藤さん、異世界に行く, Benriya Saitō-san, Isekai ni Iku) is a Japanese fantasy manga series by Kazutomo Ichitomo. It has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker website since October 2018 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by C2C premiered in January 2023.
| Handyman Saitō in Another World | |
Cover of Handyman Saitō in Another World volume 1 by Kadokawa Shoten | |
| 便利屋斎藤さん、異世界に行く (Benriya Saitō-san, Isekai ni Iku) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy, Isekai[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazutomo Ichitomo |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Comics |
| Magazine | ComicWalker |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshiyuki Kubooka |
| Written by | Kenta Ihara |
| Music by | Tomotaka Ōsumi |
| Studio | C2C |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS Kyoto, BS NTV |
| Original run | January 8, 2023 – present |
| Episodes | 10 |
Plot
Saitō, a young handyman from Japan, has been feeling inadequate in his job on Earth, despite the skills he developed. In his dejection over getting fired by his unappreciative boss, he accidentally walked in front of a speeding truck and was subsequently displaced into a fantasy world, where he was taken in by an adventuring party. With the party members' personal quirks hindering their performance, Saitō begins lending them a helping hand, carrying essentials, picking locks and giving them vital reminders, thus making him indispensable to his new friends.
Characters
- Saitō (サイトウ)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[2] (Japanese); Blake McNamara[3] (English)
- A Japanese handyman who suffers from a slight insecurity complex, but is more capable than he realizes. Professionally skilled in appraising and repairing items and picking locks, he becomes the effective thief of his adventuring party.
- Raelza (ラエルザ, Raeruza)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[2] (Japanese); Sarah Roach[3] (English)
- Morlock's adopted daughter is a warrior and the main fighter of Saitō's adventuring party. A former slave girl, she lost her parents while they were living in the wilderness until Morlock found and took her into his care. She is very self-conscious and also has a fear of long, slimy creatures, including eels. She forms a crush on Saitō after witnessing his skills and personality in action, but is too shy to admit this to him.
- Lafanpan (ラファンパン, Rafanpan)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[2] (Japanese); Krystal LaPorte[3] (English)
- A female moonlight fairy cleric. However, while her healing magic and her ability to turn undead are highly appreciated, she charges fees for her services, even from her friends and allies. She uses the gold coins thus gained as sacrifices to the Goddess of the Moon, who had cursed her race to shrink in size if not receiving such regular offerings.
- Morlock (モーロック, Mōrokku) / Bergheim Chrome (ベルクハイム・クローム, Berukuhaimu Kurōmu)
- Voiced by: Chō[2] (Japanese); Bradley Campbell[3] (English)
- The mage of Saitō's adventuring party. While capable in terms of magical power, he is extremely scatterbrained, often even forgetting which side he is actually on or the correct incantations for his spell repertoire. It is hinted that his actual name is Bergheim Chrome and he lost his memorial capacities due to a curse when he went to investigate some old magic over twenty years ago. He also suffers from a chronically bad back and likes to woo any pretty female he meets.
- Mevena (メヴェナ)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Ōhashi[4] (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield[3] (English)
- The female human propietor of a shop providing weapons and equipment for adventurers. Despite looking naive, she is a shrewd businessgirl who recognizes the true worth of any merchandise she gets offered.
- Gibungle (ギブングル, Gibunguru)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Sōma[4] (Japanese); Chris Guerrero[3] (English)
- A dwarf who, most unusual for his race, possesses the capability of using arcane magic, making him a natural mage. He claims to be a former student of Morlock, before the latter apparently lost his memories.
- Lilyza Lassenpop (リリーザ・ラッセンポップ, Rirīza Rassenpoppu)
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[4] (Japanese); Jalitza Delgado[3] (English)
- A female magical beast hunter.
- Gible (ギーブル, Gīburu)
- Voiced by: Hinata Tadokoro[4]
- A scarred dual-classed thief/mage and Lilyza's partner who develops a crush on Saito.
- Franlil (フランリル, Furanriru)
- Voiced by: Ruriko Aoki[4] (Japanese); Corey Pettit (English)
- Franlil Nil Arnil is a high elf with - unlike most of her kind - underdeveloped magical abilities; hence she has chosen a career as a fighter. Highly confrontational, she likes to leap into close combat with her trademark taloned gauntlets.
- Ninia (ニニア)
- Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[4] (Japanese); Macy Anne Johnson (English)
- Franlil's companion, a female cleric with rather weak magical abilities. She is a blood fetishist, and cares for Franlil both as a love interest and means of statisfying her cravings.
- Cains (カインズ, Kainzu)
- Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[5] (Japanese); Kieran Flitton (English)
- A rather plain fighter who is labeled by the kingdom's officials as an idol hero.
- Lychee (ライチ, Raichi)
- Voiced by: Yu Serizawa[5] (Japanese); Hannah Alyea (English)
- An average-level sorceress with a dislike for reptiles who is labeled by the kingdom's officials as an idol hero.
- Monpui (モンプイ)
- Voiced by: Chikara Honda[5]
- A round-faced, cowardly and deceitful cleric and the nephew of the king's high priest who is labeled by the kingdom's officials as an idol hero. His actual name is Montil Puitt (モンティル・ピュイット, Montiru Pyuitto), which is, however, commonly abbreviated to the form given above.
- Kisurugi (キスルギ)
- Voiced by: Jun Kasama[5]
- A powerful ninja assassin who has the ability of "shadow-binding", i.e. to paralyze anyone whose shadow he steps on.
- Primas (プリマス, Purimasu)
- Voiced by: Shiori Izawa[5] (Japanese); Celeste Perez (English)
- A gluttonous black crystal fairy mage, Ravella's best friend and Kisurugi's partner.
- Lavella (ラーヴェラ, Rāvera)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō[5] (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)
- A 400-year-old witch who falls in love with Kisurugi. Originally kept young through a demon's curse, she has begun to age again after she falls in love with Kisurugi.
- King Maderaka
- Voiced by: Katsuji Mori
- The King of the realm which includes the Great Labyrinth.
- Demon King Dorg (魔王 ドルグ)
- Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba
- A Demon King who was defeated by King Maderaka, down to his still-living head, and thereafter became friends with him. He continues adventuring, mostly in the King's interest, using an artificial body which allows him to pass as a human knight.
Media
Manga
Handyman Saitō in Another World is written and illustrated by Kazutomo Ichitomo. The series began serialization online via Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker website in October 2018. It has been collected in eight volumes as of December 23, 2022.[6] At Anime NYC 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the manga for English publication.[7]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 22, 2019[8] | 978-4-04-065896-4 | June 20, 2023[9] | 978-1-97-536467-0 |
| 2 | December 23, 2019[10] | 978-4-04-064332-8 | — | — |
| 3 | August 21, 2020[11] | 978-4-04-064932-0 | — | — |
| 4 | January 22, 2021[12] | 978-4-04-680144-9 | — | — |
| 5 | June 23, 2021[13] | 978-4-04-680525-6 | — | — |
| 6 | January 21, 2022[14] | 978-4-04-680927-8 | — | — |
| 7 | July 23, 2022[15] | 978-4-04-681642-9 | — | — |
| 8 | December 23, 2022[6] | 978-4-04-682043-3 | — | — |
Anime
On January 19, 2022, an anime television series adaptation was announced.[1] It is produced by C2C and directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka, with scripts written by Kenta Ihara, character designs handled by Yōko Tanabe, and music composed by Tomotaka Ōsumi. The series premiered on January 8, 2023, on AT-X and other networks.[2][5] The opening theme song, "kaleidoscope", is performed by Teary Planet, while the ending theme song, "Hidamari no Saido" (ひだまりの彩度, "Sunny Spot's Saturation"), is performed by Konoco.[4][16] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[17]
| No. | Title [18][19] | Directed by [18] | Written by [18] | Storyboarded by [18] | Original air date [20] | |
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| 1 | "Handyman, Saitou" Transcription: "Benriya, Saitō-san" (Japanese: 便利屋、斎藤さん) | Kōji Nagatomi | Kenta Ihara | Toshiyuki Kubooka | January 8, 2023 | |
| Saitō, a handyman from Japan displaced into another world, proves his usefulness to the adventuring party he has joined, which includes Raelza the fighter, fairy priestess Lafanpan, and the aged wizard Morlock. The rest of the episode includes brief descriptions of the other party members and the world he has landed into. | ||||||
| 2 | "What Saitou Can Do" Transcription: "Saitō-san ga Dekiru Koto" (Japanese: 斎藤さんが出来ること) | Tsutomu Yabuki | Kenta Ihara | Hiroki Ikeshita | January 15, 2023 | |
| As Saito continues adventuring, he finds that even a new life in another world is not without mishaps and quirky events. He ends up killing - and cooking - a hydra eel after Raelza's phobia of slimy creatures prevents her from fighting it; Franlil and Ninia are introduced; Maderaka, the King of the realm ends up friends with Demon King Dorg's decapitated but still-living head; Saito learns about the curse the Moon Goddess has put on Lafanpan's people, and is saved from dying by Raelza after helping to vanquish an iron golem. | ||||||
| 3 | "Adventurers in the Great Labyrinth" Transcription: "Dai Meikyū no Bōkensha-tachi" (Japanese: 大迷宮の冒険者たち) | Satoshi Saga | Kenta Ihara | Toshiyuki Kubooka, Hiroki Ikeshita, Kōji Nagatomi | January 22, 2023 | |
| This episode is a collection of short stories detailing certain quirks about the other world and its inhabitants, including how adventuring in a peaceful kingdom has affected social and political dynamics. The king's advlsors form a party of idol heroes. The assassin Kisurugi and the witch Lavella are introduced. Saito makes the acquaintance of Donbain, a reclusive dwarven mastersmith, after easily breaking through his 108-lock door. In the Great Labyrinth, the kingdom's main adventuring grounds, Saito finds both a vacuum robot from Earth and a hidden passage which leads to an as yet unexplored part of the dungeons, thus reviving the kingdom's flagging adventuring business. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Dawn of a New Era" Transcription: "Atarashii Jidai no Makuake" (Japanese: 新しい時代の幕開け) | Tadahito Matsubayashi | Kenta Ihara | Yoriyasu Kogawa | January 29, 2023 | |
| Dorg and Maderaka's Minister are two of the first to delve into the revitalized Labyrinth, but are later attacked and temporarily killed by Kisurugi. Saito's group meets the kingdom's idol party and the adventuring duo Lilyza and Gible, and Raelza develops a rivalry with Franlil. While delving deeper into the Labyrinth, Saito comes upon a cave filled with artefacts from all over Earth's eras and cultures; they are attacked by Kisurugi and Primas, but are saved by Gibungle, who then addresses Morlock as his former mentor. | ||||||
| 5 | "Ninja and Witch" Transcription: "Ninja to Majo" (Japanese: 忍者と魔女) | Yūsaku Saotome | Kenta Ihara | Hiroki Ikeshita, Shinpei Nagai | February 5, 2023 | |
| Morlock is shown to suffer from apparent amnesia, possibly due to the influence of forbidden magic he tried to investigate 20 years ago. Before Gibungle can rouse the mage's memory further, the party is attacked by Kisurugi, who desperately seeks ancient time magic hidden inside the Labyrinth to save Lavella from dying of old age. The ninja is thwarted by Lilyza, Gible, Franlil, Ninia and the idol adventurers. To help Ravella, Primas rips off her own wings to release the magic stored within, thus turning them all into a powerful dark spirit. | ||||||
| 6 | "Memories of an Old Sorcerer" Transcription: "Rō Majutsushi no Kioku" (Japanese: 老魔術師の記憶) | Tsutomu Yabuki | Kenta Ihara | Tsutomu Yabuki | February 12, 2023 | |
| The adventurers team up to combat the common threat, but are unable to damage the dark spirit. Saito remembers finding a secret magic formula which can manipulate time in one of Morlock's books. It is revealed that Morlock, in his ambition to be recognized as a great mage, lost his daughter to a heavy fever after neglecting her. He then entered the Great Labyrinth to find Crom, a legendary mage who created time magic, in order to bring his daughter back to life, but lost his challenge, whereupon Crom stripped him off his memories. Theorizing that it was Morlock who had called him into this world, Saito helps the old wizard in casting the spell, which freezes everyone but Morlock in time. | ||||||
| 7 | "Extreme Contact" Transcription: "Kyokugen no Sesshoku" (Japanese: 極限の接触) | Kōji Nagatomi | Kenta Ihara | Kagetsu Aizawa | February 19, 2023 | |
| In the 100 seconds the time-stop spell has granted him, Morlock tries to destroy the dark spirit, but instead has an insight into its motive and cancels the magic upon them, separating them into their individual entities and giving them the chance to atone. The revived Dorg and Royal Minister join them, and Morlock is forced to dash Kisurugi's hopes when he explains that Crom had left this world after growing tired of it. The Minister explains that King Maderaka can restore Lavella's youth if a life connected to her is sacrificed. Knowing he will face the death penalty for his slayings anyway, Kisurugi volunteers his own, and with the agreement of the other adventurers, the Minister and Dorg take Kisurugi with them. | ||||||
| 8 | "What I Gained from the Battle" Transcription: "Tatakai de Eta Mono" (Japanese: 戦いで得たもの) | Hiroki Ikeshita | Kenta Ihara | Tetsuya Endō | February 26, 2023 | |
| Instead of getting killed, Kisurugi and Primasse are crippled until their sacrificed life essence restores Lavella youth, but she loses her memory. About to leave her alone, Kisurugi is reprimanded by Primasse, inspiring him to start his life anew at Lavella's side. In the Labyrinth, the other-worldly artefacts conjured by Crom are confiscated by the crown, but Morlock has regained part of his memories, including how he had accidentally called Saito into this world. With the chances of returning him to Earth being very slim, and having nothing to return for anyway, Saito decides to stay in this world, and Raelza confesses her affection for him. Right afterwards, however, Morlock is bitten by a venomous monster and dies soon after. | ||||||
| 9 | "Sad Dog Warrior" Transcription: "Kanashiki Inu no Senshi" (Japanese: 悲しき犬の戦士) | Yūsaku Saotome | Kenta Ihara | Kagetsu Aizawa | March 5, 2023 | |
| After having fallen in love with a female white wolf, who was killed by his master's orders after leaving a single cub as their offspring, a demon wolf has exiled himself to the mortal world. Morlock surprisingly rises from his grave due to a one-time resurrection spell he had cast on himself long ago, but he returns in an undead form because the demon wolf has devoured one of his body parts, making the magic incomplete. Gibungle helps out with his former master's magical journal, which states that the body part must be retrieved to make the spell successful. As they look for the demon wolf, Morlock reveals how Raelza had lost her parents and she came to him, and asks Saito to take care of her if he does not make it. | ||||||
| 10 | Transcription: "Makai no Tsuisekisha" (Japanese: 魔界の追跡者) | Kazunobu Shimizu | Kenta Ihara | Shinpei Nagai | March 12, 2023 | |
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External links
- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Handyman Saitō in Another World (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia