by To survive in another world, all you need are old man skills and drawing ability!?
“Isekai Tensei Ojisan” is a popular genre in anime, manga, novels, etc. Since it is continuously broadcast on TV anime, some people may feel sick and think, “I’ve had enough of isekai tensei stories.”
However, such people should watch “Akuyaku Reisei Ojisan” and “Zenshu. “, which have been broadcast since January 2025. Both are unique, and you can enjoy a story in another world that is a little different from the past. Let’s take a closer look at the appeal of both works. First, “Akuyaku Reisei Ojisan”. It was also a hot topic that “Matsuken Samba II” was used as the ending theme. In isekai tensei, the gender after reincarnation is not necessarily the same as in the previous life. The protagonist of this work was also a man in his previous life, but he was reincarnated into the world of a girl’s game and became the villainess “Grace Auverne.”
However, his true identity is not a boy or a young man, but a 52-year-old veteran civil servant, “Tondenbayashi Kenzaburou.” The mismatch between the body of a villainous young lady and the inside of an older man with experience raising children invites laughter. For example, he makes a series of old man-like gestures, such as saying kind words to his classmates from a parent’s perspective or thanking the chef at the cafeteria by saying, “It was delicious.”
These old man gestures are automatically converted into aristocratic behavior thanks to a unique ability called “elegant conversion (elegant cheat),” so they do not arouse suspicion. Kenzaburou lives in a world of the otome game while freely demonstrating his old-man skills. The older generation will feel that “I know this feeling.” Next is “Zenshu.” This original anime was produced by MAPPA, an animation production company also known for “Jujutsu Kaisen.” High-quality drawing skills are also the key to this work.
The main character, Hirose Natsuko, is described as a genius animator and anime director at 22. However, she lost her life to food poisoning and was reincarnated in the world of the anime movie The Perishing Story. Soon, a battle with the enemy began, and Natsuko was caught up in it. Natsuko’s genius drawing skills saved Natsuko, who had zero fighting ability, and the other characters in the story.
The most attractive thing about this work is that it recreates scenes familiar to anime fans as they fight. In episode 1, the so-called “Itano Circus,” famous for “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,” in episode 2, and in episode 3, the drawing that pays homage to “Tiger Mask,” is embodied to defeat the enemy. The “Itano Circus” is a high-speed aerial battle created by animator Ichiro Itano.
The missiles and fighter planes that fly freely across the screen were also faithfully reproduced in “Zenshu.”
Itano was in charge of the storyboard and 3DCG supervision for this scene. These two works are different kinds of reincarnation stories that will bring back memories for viewers and pass on the techniques that will remain in the history of anime to the next generation. Both works will surely be unforgettable for fans of reincarnation anime in other worlds and those who have never been exposed to this genre. You can still catch up with the original broadcast, so why look at the first episode on the streaming site?
