I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too

Ok, I'm first going to say that I enjoyed I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too and I binged it in short order. That said, it is absolute, pure unadulterated wish fulfilment for those that feel unloved, unattractive, and abandoned.

Rather than being the standard "Average Joe" that gets sucked into an isekai world, Yuuya is an overweight new graduate of middle school, about to go to high school (so, 15ish). Not only that, but he's abused by his younger siblings and ignored or worse from his parents. His beat downs are daily from his bullies. His grandfather was the only one who loved him and, when he passes and gives all of his belongings to Yuuya, his parents try to cheat him out of it. But grandpa was too smart--so instead they just abandon him. And so poor Yuuya lives on his own, a very miserable existence indeed. But he somehow manages to still be an upstanding, kind guy and even saves a pretty girl from a bunch of assholes--who beat him bloody. 

Around the same time, he discovers a hidden room in his grandfather's house that leads to another world; hello isekai. He immediately gains a bunch of powers/abilities which cause him to lose a massive amount of weight and get all buff. But also more clever and lucky. 

Meanwhile, when he gets back to the real world, he's changed there too (though he doesn't realise this immediately). When he gets to school, everyone is stunned, but still kinda ready to bully him (especially the younger brother and sister). But, hallooo! The pretty girl he saved arrives, having tracked him down. It seems her dad is the chairman of some fancy shmancy school and she wants him to go there because he saved her. She even recognises him (from his kind eyes) even though he's changed so drastically physically.

So after this, he winds up going back and forth between worlds, levelling up. He thinks he's cheating and has about as much self confidence as a cucumber even once he starts winning at, like, everything in both worlds, and gets stronger and stronger every day. But he's putting in hours of training time, so I dunno that I'd actually call it cheating. 

The wish fulfilment continues -- model agencies want him. ALL the girls want him. Probably the boys too. He saves a princess, she wants to marry him. He accidentally trains with an assassin girl, she wants him. Everyone wants him and thinks he's the most attractive thing on wheels. He cooks so well that even his teacher immediately proposes to him while on a school trip. Yeah. Wholly inappropriate. Yet he stays completely humble and oblivious. 

I'm sure I'm sounding sarcastic, but, really, everything about this story is pretty ridiculous. The most unbelievable thing, perhaps, is that this kid who is PURE and NOBLE and has actually a great work ethic...if he didn't have some kind of medical condition, why was he fat and unhealthy his whole life? Why did it take magic intervention to turn his life around? They show his EARLY childhood where his parents were already hating on him. And grandpa was there. So...why was it all so horrible and traumatic? Not to mention grandpa has the secret door to another world. Since he knew how horribly Yuuya was treated, WHY didn't he do something about it? 

Anyway, I did enjoy watching it. I liked the back and forth between worlds, which isn't something you see a lot of in isekai. It is definitely the kind of story you can't think about too hard because it doesn't hold together at the seams, but you do want to root for Yuuya. I'm not sure that the message behind stuff is totally a good one -- it's even repeated later on with the older brother prince of the princess, who spends most of the season trying to kill her...he's scarred beyond recognition with burns and that has lead him to be crazypants...but after Yuuya heals him and he's pretty again...it's all good? 

So...while I overall liked it, I guess you could say it's a surface appreciation. The animation style is also a bit wonky. While Yuuya seems oblivious to the growing harem, it's a bit much. Actually, it's a lot more than a bit much. But at least it isn't like some where they actually get married and have concubines and things. So it could have been worse, I suppose. 

And when looking it up to grab an image for here, I saw that if you read further than the anime went that apparently there's also aliens and interplanetary travel? And the other vile/divine disciple girl that was like crazy lolita robotnik with a bow...he takes her to the real world and enrolls her in the school? WTF? The level of forgiveness this dude has is more legendary than his out of control skills. You tried to annihilate the world and kill everyone? Oh, that's okay, why don't we just be friends? Do you wanna manhandle me as well and ogle my washboard abs? Don't worry, everything will be fine if I just smile bashfully at you as I princess carry you off the field of battle where you just tried to turn me into a pincushion of arrows.