When the new year comes around, it comes with a number of new releases. Some mind-blowing, some wholesome, and some isekai, we’re all familiar with Isekai anime to some extent; isekai is a fantasy anime genre in which a character travels from their familiar world to an unfamiliar one.
Sometimes the MC is placed in a downright terrifying situation, and sometimes they’re in the world of their dreams, and with each new year comes a slew of isekai anime series, whether it’s another installment of your favorite isekai show or a new adaptation, and 2022 is bringing us Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo.
The name is way too obvious, and I’m sure you’ve figured out what the story is about. A high school student is taken into another world, becomes super strong, acquires a huge number of lovers, and so on. Michio Kaga, a high schooler whose prime purpose is to construct his harem rather than save the planet, is the focus of this isekai anime.
Shachi Sogano wrote, and Shikidouji illustrated the Isekai Meikyuu de Harem two light novel series. It started serializing online in 2011 and was eventually acquired by Shufunotomo, who have been publishing it under their Hero Bunko imprint since December 2012. A manga adaptation by Hyouju Issei has been published in the magazine Monthly Shonen Ace by the publisher Kadokawa since May 2017.
It is because of the popularity gained by the manga that the series was announced for an anime adaptation.
What is the plot of Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo?
Michio Kaga is a high school student who is disinterested in the world he lives in. While exploring a suicide website without any intention of really committing suicide, he came upon an advertisement for what appeared to be a fantasy MMORPG. After clicking on the ad, he went through what seemed to be a standard character creation process, but before he could choose his stat settings, he had to play a roulette-style game on a page labeled “bonus points page.”
He got low scores the first couple of times, generally in the tens and twenties, but he kept playing until he got a 99 because he enjoyed aiming to earn the highest score he could. Michio tinkered with his character settings with his bonus points, learning that he can reset his stats at any time as he had scored 99 bonus points.
He adjusted his stats until he was pleased, then clicked a button to confirm that he was ready to leave his current world and enter another. Kaga was reborn as a powerful man who can utilize “cheat” powers and claim idol-level girls in a game-like fantasy world. H e’s can ‘possess’ the girls like an object or weapon. Thus begins the story of a reborn man’s “cheat” and harem legend!
When will Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo be released?
Hero Bunko imprint’s Twitter account revealed that the anime adaptation of the Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo light novel is set to be released in 2022. The announcement was accompanied by the series’ eleventh-volume cover featuring the elf-like character Rutina. She is one of Michio’s slaves whom he keeps for his harem fantasy.
The Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo anime adaptation is set to premiere in July in Japan. A visual has been released, along with a look at the character designs.