Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retiremen Vol. 1

老後に備えて異世界で8万枚の金貨を貯めます (Manga) #1

by Keisuke Motoe, Ｆｕｎａ

Get that 2 billion yen for an easy retirement! And look at that—there's a little cutie tagging along! Having lost her family to a freak accident, eighteen-year-old Mitsuha Yamano was left to fend against the harsh world all on her own. She was at a loss, thinking about her future, when a mysterious entity gave her the power to jump between worlds. How will she wield it...? While at times Mitsuha can be a huge ditz, she's a tough nut to crack. She begins using all the modern tools and knowledge at her disposal to carve her own path in this money-making fantasy set in a medieval world!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Magic, Comedy, Action

190 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2017

About the author

モトエ恵介

Reviews

[Mehsi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was OK, I just wasn't entirely a fan of the main character, I don't know why but something just didn't click with me. Plus, I found that she went a tad too far with the things she was capable of doing. But I did like that she got powers, befriended a little girl and did everything to help/save her, she was definitely dedicated, and the art was nice.

[Toby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Literally gaslight, gatekeep, gaslight

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I may have gone overboard with the tags, haha. Adding "racial minority groups" even though she wouldn't be one when she's in Japan, because she's definitely treated as one in the other world. Also, some of the other tags because they're themes in the book.

So I figured I may as well see how the manga treats the subject matter, and while there are a few things that improve upon the light novel and anime ("I want to be foisted." Haha!), the manga misses the BIGGEST thing that made me respect the anime in the first place: going over gun safety rules. I feel like that was MUCH more important than lots of the other bits they included instead, like the amount of time Mitsuha spent initially adjusting to the new world.

Not a bad adaptation, but annoyed that the thing that made me really like the anime was left out of the manga. Still recommended for fans of either the anime or light novel, anyway.

[Mariána K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting concept and characters

I'm sure this isn't an original concept but it's the first time I've read an isakai story where the main characters going back and forth between our reality and the alternate place. This is a story where she is taking products and forth to sell/resale between worlds. It's kind of a cute concept that hasn't been lost on me as a reader. I do think that she has things a little too easy, but she is doing things rather smart so maybe that plus luck is her special formula. I am curious how the story will continue to develop, the pacing is rather good and the idea is still fresh for me. I think I would like to read the next one as well before deciding if I'm going to commit to the series.

[Nicholas Driscoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clever young Japanese woman is pulled into another world when she accidentally falls off a cliff and bonds with an interdimensional being which grants her teleportation abilities and language abilities. She then hatched a get rich quick plot while traveling between the two worlds. And becomes a gun owner for self defense.

Imaginative and sometimes quite smart adaptation. Though Mitsuha (the protagonist) can be too perfect.

[L. Luck · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story? Fine. The characters? Half good, half creeps. The art? Trying too hard to give uncomfortable angles on the main character who is, OF COURSE, somehow 18 with a prepubescent-looking body, so it’s “fine” (as if the character wasn’t just designed that way). When a teenager and a grown adult man say/think about how they’d buy her underwear on the page, that’s when you know to read something else.

[Danyle DeWitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Would recommend to those who enjoy this genre, it's a different take from the hero versions item seen. I really enjoyed reading it.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is hilarious.

[Susanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mitsuha, a newly-orphaned girl of 18, is pushed off a cliff by bullies, but instead of dying, she ends up in another world. Her being is accidentally mixed with a spirit that can travel between worlds and she gains the ability too. She decides to live in both worlds, trading between the worlds to become rich.

This was a nice start, but the tone is a bit off. Mitsuha is both mercenary and rather bloodthirsty, yet when everyone thinks she’s a little girl, she lets them. Her first thought is to get weapons and learn to use them, which is odd, if she intends to do business and not rob banks. The first volume ends with her starting her new life.

Illustrations were nice with gratuituous nudity.

[Niche · Rating 4 out of 5]

Typical Funa: cute upbeat heroine isekai. The lead gains the ability to freely move between worlds (ours and a typical feudal fantasy setting) and intends to use her knowledge and ability to traffic resources to obtain enough money to live peacefully in both worlds. I suppose it's worth mentioning that it eschews the genre norm of most isekai having litrpg traits with things like exp, levels, and menus/UI.

It's alright, expect most interactions to be played to some comedic effect and problems, despite risks, resolved with little in the way of negative outcomes or serious costs. 3.5/5, rounded up since I was on a bit of a reading miss streak.

[Janet Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, light and enjoyable

I was already familiar with the light novel series and decided to try the manga. It too, like the author's other series, combines humor, quirky characters and fun plots.

[Charlotte Legler]

It was funny and I like how merciless she is.