Sunday, May 21, 2017

When I Returned Home, What I Found is Fantasy!? (Novel): [My Comments/Reviews/Spoilers]

Kaettekite mo Fantasy!? (Novel): [My Comments/Reviews/Spoilers]

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Status (of the novel): Ongoing
My Reading: Reading & On Hold
My Comments/Reviews/Spoilers are Based on: Web Novel up to: WN Vol 1, Ch 1-4 (Translated), Web Novel RAW Up to: WN Ch [04-83-05] (08/27/16) [Ch 156] (Google Translated)

Atmosphere: Semi-Serious
Type (Transported to Another World): Return to Earth
World Setting (World/Backdrop Setting): Modern Earth with advance "Fantasy Magic & Sword World" stuff and Visitor. There are other races and monsters. The world is now like a sci-fi fantasy and not pure fantasy; where magic and science mix.

Main Character: Male, 13 year old (when he disappear to the other world)/15 year old (when he return back to earth), Student, Japanese Nationality
MC Personality/Character: A Non-Standard Japanese Character. A teenager (age wise) with world experience (minus sex). A person who seen both the light and dark of the real world. Our MC is like war veteran coming back home, that kind of feel.
MC Ability/Skill (MC brought back with him/her): Battle experience against "Fantasy Magic & Sword World" foes and weapons. A magic cover/clothing/disguise. Other world magic. Assassin Skills and Technique.

My Comments/Reviews/Spoilers: The "Chronological Order" will not be in order by the author release post until the beginning of [04 something].

Here are how it go:
prologue: 01: prologue of event before he return to EARTH
prologue: 02,05,04: preview and prologue of events from thing to come in the future chapter
03: 1st day to high school. Meet teacher, other student, and MC sibling.
02: the day MC return to earth and a few flashback to the other world where the MC been
03: continue where it left off in the last "03" (in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER now). School exam is coming. Novel introduce a few new character  
04: School exam and terrorist attack. School trip and more behind the scene villain showing up. Large flash back of MC life when he at the other world.

Summary of Event:
MC was in another world for 2 years, return to earth (which will be explain in prologue 01 event). Discover MC 2 year from earth, 8 year (on earth) already gone by. (the rest are in the description in the link). His parent got divorce is because of his disappearance where one parent believe he was alive while the other believe he was dead. His father remarry (to younger women by 20 years) and just have a baby boy. The MC (biological) mother (not sure because of google translated is not clear) maybe remarry and have a child? Anyway the MC (biological) sister reject him when he return back to earth and blame him for causing their mother heartache again while his brother didn't say much but he didn't openly blame him. MC live with his (biological) father and step mother home until he move in to his dorm of his high school and that where most of the story is now going to take place (03-blank blank). The world (earth) have change but our MC don't want to deal with any more fantasy stuff so he promise himself to keep a low key profile for the rest of his high school year. Result: low profit, yes. Not dealing with fantasy stuff, fail.

Facts:
  • MC disappear to another world (spirited away) on 2014 at age 13.
  • MC return to EARTH at age 15, spend 2 year in another world. Return to Earth on year 2022 by reverse summoning.
  • The world MC disappear to is different from the world the Earth is now in contact to.
  • MC (biological) father age when MC return to earth; 43 year old
  • MC step-mother current age who marry his father when he return to earth; 28 year old. MC step mother work for JSDF in the department that deal with other worldlier.
  • MC (biological) sibling; one younger sister and one younger brother. They go to the same school as MC. They are now in the same age group as MC.
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Foreshadowing:
I'm not sure but I got a feeling here that there a foreshadowing happening in this novel. That feeling is that someone from another world (where MC transported to for 2 years) will come after MC to Earth.
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The novel is basically written where in the background there a like country vs country going on. On the surface they are officially friendly with each other, exchanging culture and technology while keeping an eye on each other. Sending spies and trying to steal advance technology and information. While on the other hand each country have to deal with it own domestic terrorist that against this exchange with outsider.

Please note that each chapter are lengthier then the usually web novel so it can be a drag to read it.   

Overall it an ok read if you into government and conspiracy and stuff.

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