, also known as for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Patora Fuyuhara and illustrated by Eiji Usatsuka. It began serialization online in 2013 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō until it was acquired by Hobby Japan for publishing the print edition as a light novel. J-Novel Club has licensed the series for an English release, releasing each novel in six weekly parts since February 2017. A manga adaptation by Soto began its serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace in November 2016. The manga is licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Production Reed aired from July to September 2017. A second season by J.C.Staff aired from April to June 2023.
Plot
Fifteen-year-old Touya Mochizuki is accidentally killed by God. As an apology, God allows him to be resurrected, but since he cannot send him back to his old world, he instead reincarnates him into a fantasy world along with any special requests. Touya requested to bring his smartphone into the new world with him, which God accommodates. Even though Touya cannot contact his old world with it, the phone can be easily recharged by magic and can otherwise function such as accessing data from Earth and can use relevant features for his new world such as the GPS function to locations which are comprehensively identified, internet access of world wide web of Earth, and camera features.
God also greatly amplifies Touya's physical, magical, and cognitive abilities to a certain degree as a further apology for the inconvenience of killing him, making him almost impossible to defeat. Taking full advantage of his second chance at life, Touya befriends many different people, mainly women and high-ranking people in his new world, eventually having nine fiancées. He begins to travel from country to country, solving political disputes, minor quests, and nonchalantly enjoying himself with his newfound allies. During his travels, he faces many monsters, villainous people, and powerful crystal creatures called the Phrase.
Characters and Locations
Dukedom of Brunhild
A sovereign city located between the Kingdom of Belfast and Regulus Empire, governed by Touya Mochizuki. The city’s development is being managed by Kousaka Masanobu of the Elite Four, who is also the counselor of the city. The land was given to Touya by the Emperor of Regulus and the King of Belfast, which also serves as their form of an alliance. The city's castle was built from the remains of an abandoned castle. Many people from other countries (some are those that Touya met in the past) began moving into the city following its creation. The city also hosts the World Alliance's monthly congress and sporting events.
A fifteen-year-old from Earth and the series' main protagonist, reborn by God into another world as a way of apology for the latter's mistake of killing him. His smartphone is his only remaining connection to Earth; while he can no longer call anyone from his old life, he can still access the Internet, and the battery can be recharged with magical energy. He is bestowed with all seven attributes of magic: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, Dark, and Null, making him so powerful that it is nearly impossible for his enemies to take him down. He can easily defeat minor foes such as thugs, soldiers, and thieves, but stronger foes such as corruptive royals, monsters, and those who use magic or powerful weaponry require for him to use strategy and magic to defeat. He regularly gets mistaken to be from Eashen (a country resembling Feudal Japan), sharing the same family name first system. He begins as a simple adventurer in the Kingdom of Belfast, though due to his granted skills and humble nature, he quickly rises in fame through impulsive acts. After discovering the first Babylon "Aerial Garden" and having a mock conversation with Professor Regina Babylon, he sets out to find the rest of the Babylons in order to defeat the Phrase. According to Babylon's vision, Touya would have nine wives in total. He gradually forms pacts with all four of the Heavenly Beasts, with the first and most loyal being Kohaku, the White Monarch. He also eventually becomes a duke and a king of the Brunhild Dukedom after helping to smooth out relations between the Regulus Empire and the Belfast Kingdom. He is also the first silver-rank adventurer to appear in 18 years, and later, upon achieving gold rank, becomes one of only two living "heroes" in the world. Later on, he is a demi-god on his way to becoming a full god due to his body being rebuilt in the divine realm by the God of Worlds.