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Goodbye Otherworld, See You Tomorrow #1
さよなら異世界、またきて明日 旅する絵筆とバックパック30
旅に出よう、君を助手席に乗せて。この滅びかけた異世界で。
滅びかけた異世界に迷い込んだケースケは、ハーフエルフの少女・ニトと出会う。彼女の母親が遺した手帳に描かれた“黄金の海原”を探し、二人は辛うじて生き残った人々たちとの出会いと別れを重ねてゆくのだが――。
滅びかけた異世界に迷い込んだケースケは、ハーフエルフの少女・ニトと出会う。彼女の母親が遺した手帳に描かれた“黄金の海原”を探し、二人は辛うじて生き残った人々たちとの出会いと別れを重ねてゆくのだが――。
- GenresLight NovelFantasy
326 pages, Paperback
Published February 20, 2020
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November 28, 2021
I have to read a lot of questionable books for work, and, if I'm being honest, I do usually enjoy them. But every so often a story I'm not expecting much from sneaks in and really grabs me, and this is one of them. Equal parts melancholy and lovely, the story follows a boy summoned to another world after the world has largely ended. Stuck with no mission in a ruined landscape, he's traveling mostly to find a reason to be. There are some interesting implications, such as that it was Otherworlders like Keisuke who inadvertently brought about this ruination, and content warnings for suicide ideation, but despite its darkness, this is still ultimately hopeful and worth giving a chance.
December 1, 2021
Well this is a super unique isekai. Our protag, Keisuke, ends up in another world that is in complete ruins. Very close to unaliving himself, he can't bring himself to do it. As he journeys on trying to find a purpose, he meets a young girl named Nito, that is looking for a place she doesn't know exists. They team up in a very awkward, but sweet pairing. The world is certainly grim and barren, but the interactions with folks leads to small tales of their past, present, and sometimes future of those they have met. All the while, it begins to light a path and hope for the two as they journey on. I'm really looking forward to the next volume on this one.
April 8, 2022
I want to like this, a post-apocalyptic fantasy world sounds like a cool idea.
But oddly rather than focus the story on this vast unknown world... the author likes to make entire chapters of just the protagonist trying to cook, describing the food and ingredients and cooking steps with a surprising amount of detail.... that I'm just not into. I'm more drawn to the setting of the story, which is just left in the background than on what the characters end up doing.
But oddly rather than focus the story on this vast unknown world... the author likes to make entire chapters of just the protagonist trying to cook, describing the food and ingredients and cooking steps with a surprising amount of detail.... that I'm just not into. I'm more drawn to the setting of the story, which is just left in the background than on what the characters end up doing.
December 26, 2021
⚠️ TW: suicide attempt, suicidal thoughts.
This is a different kind of isekai. It's not the classic hero from another world story, nor is it the type that shows possible failures branching off that trope. It's not about abandoning world salvation to enjoy a slow life either. By the time Keisuke is summoned, the world is already dying. A sudden mana overflow turned nearly everyone and everything into white crystals, so all that's left are the remnants of steam technology and a great expanse of nothing. There's nothing else to do other than drive his steam car, gather supplies, and maybe find a way to go home. Maybe. When he meets a half-elf girl named Nito, the story turns into a road trip for two.
In the prologue, Keisuke tries to commit suicide due to the despair from loneliness and not having any reason to go on. And considering the state of the world, he's not the only one with such thoughts. That being said, no one in this book actually commits suicide. Despite the dark tone of the story, each chapter is wrapped up nicely in a rather heartwarming way. Being a road trip story, Keisuke and Nito run into new characters in each chapter. They camp, they cook, they talk while sharing warm meals. The next day, they go on separate ways and resume their own journeys. It's that kind of story.
This first volume is mostly about Nito and her search for the Golden Sea, a place she only saw in her mother's notebook. Nito starts off being super awkward around Keisuke, only traveling with him for that purpose alone. By the end of the book, they have grown attached to one another and developed their own chemistry, so they find new reasons to keep traveling together. I guess that's the best part about this book. It shows that even if the world is dying and there isn't much left to do, people will still live and go on. Personally, I find that quite uplifting. Which is impressive, coming from a story with such a depressing setting.
The world-building is pretty vague, but considering the bits and pieces of information that we do get, it feels like something that we'll learn gradually as the journey continues. Really looking forward to the next volume.
This is a different kind of isekai. It's not the classic hero from another world story, nor is it the type that shows possible failures branching off that trope. It's not about abandoning world salvation to enjoy a slow life either. By the time Keisuke is summoned, the world is already dying. A sudden mana overflow turned nearly everyone and everything into white crystals, so all that's left are the remnants of steam technology and a great expanse of nothing. There's nothing else to do other than drive his steam car, gather supplies, and maybe find a way to go home. Maybe. When he meets a half-elf girl named Nito, the story turns into a road trip for two.
In the prologue, Keisuke tries to commit suicide due to the despair from loneliness and not having any reason to go on. And considering the state of the world, he's not the only one with such thoughts. That being said, no one in this book actually commits suicide. Despite the dark tone of the story, each chapter is wrapped up nicely in a rather heartwarming way. Being a road trip story, Keisuke and Nito run into new characters in each chapter. They camp, they cook, they talk while sharing warm meals. The next day, they go on separate ways and resume their own journeys. It's that kind of story.
This first volume is mostly about Nito and her search for the Golden Sea, a place she only saw in her mother's notebook. Nito starts off being super awkward around Keisuke, only traveling with him for that purpose alone. By the end of the book, they have grown attached to one another and developed their own chemistry, so they find new reasons to keep traveling together. I guess that's the best part about this book. It shows that even if the world is dying and there isn't much left to do, people will still live and go on. Personally, I find that quite uplifting. Which is impressive, coming from a story with such a depressing setting.
The world-building is pretty vague, but considering the bits and pieces of information that we do get, it feels like something that we'll learn gradually as the journey continues. Really looking forward to the next volume.
April 16, 2022
Very unique. Very good writing, and very good translation as well. Technically an isekai, but that's really relevant to most of the story; MC could as easily have been from another country or time period.
December 24, 2021
what do you do at the end of the World?
It is a question that many if not most have stopped to think about at some point in their lives; when you reach the end of not just your own life, but the World itself, how would you spend those last moments here?
The choices are endless, everything from panicking, to ignoring it and everything in between…even trying to reach the finish line faster.
That is the story we are presented with here, a young man’s journey through the end of times, in a World he was never meant to be in. Sure he could stop and let depression sink in and consume his life, lament the cursed star he was born under, or take his rage out on those long gone that lead the World to its end. Instead he takes the road less traveled, and sets out, destination in mind, but funny thing about destinations they rarely matter more than the journey itself…
The dark theme of this book is prominent, the stories that are told are not to depress, rather meant to impress upon the reader the fragility of life, and the speed at which you reach the end before even realizing you started. Beyond that, there is a distinct undertone made apparent throughout the story, there is light at the end of this dark tunnel, will you reach for it, or let it stay out of your grasp?
So what does one do at the the end of the World…? That is probably the best time to start living.
It is a question that many if not most have stopped to think about at some point in their lives; when you reach the end of not just your own life, but the World itself, how would you spend those last moments here?
The choices are endless, everything from panicking, to ignoring it and everything in between…even trying to reach the finish line faster.
That is the story we are presented with here, a young man’s journey through the end of times, in a World he was never meant to be in. Sure he could stop and let depression sink in and consume his life, lament the cursed star he was born under, or take his rage out on those long gone that lead the World to its end. Instead he takes the road less traveled, and sets out, destination in mind, but funny thing about destinations they rarely matter more than the journey itself…
The dark theme of this book is prominent, the stories that are told are not to depress, rather meant to impress upon the reader the fragility of life, and the speed at which you reach the end before even realizing you started. Beyond that, there is a distinct undertone made apparent throughout the story, there is light at the end of this dark tunnel, will you reach for it, or let it stay out of your grasp?
So what does one do at the the end of the World…? That is probably the best time to start living.
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