Uncle from Another World (異世界おじさん)

PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES ONLY

2017, fall.

NURSE STATION PATIENT ROOMS

My uncle was struck by a truck when he was 17.

After 17 years of being in a coma…

he awoke.

Irellars Granbahamal tona galtoeba rilex.

He had gone insane.

Yes, well…

Japanese?

Sorry about that.

I just came back from spending 17 years in Granbahamal.

Let's check your temperature.

Zalbe madira kolstonam kolstonam.

Isn't that right?

Del storba tona rabelt gal.

All right, see you during the next round.

You must be Takafumi, my sister's kid.

You've grown up.

Where is everyone?

After you fell into a coma,

the family fought bitterly over what to do with you until it fell apart.

Honestly speaking, my mom would rather not see you.

MY FAMILY FELL APART DUE TO FIGHTING OVER ME

Icuras cuora.

Well then,

let me prove to you that I lived in another world.

What? No, thanks.

War-grent seld.

SPRING WATER

What?

War-grent magna!

War-grent rald!

-This is hard to watch… -War-grent neld!

War-grent gad!

War-grent pad!

-You know… -War-grent larch!

…the economic decline has been hard on me, too.

I work part-time to support myself.

I brought papers for you to apply for self-reliance support and whatnot.

Wind, lift!

No way!

Wind, return.

Japanese works in this world.

It's true.

Anyway, were you about to hit me with harsh reality just now?

-Nope. -You sure?

What did you do just now?

Magic.

Fire.

That's amazing! How do you do that?

Never mind it.

Who's winning the Console War? Is it SEGA?

What?

SEGA? Nowadays?

In Japan, Sony and Nintendo dominate the industry.

What? What about SEGA?

-Is that something you need to know-- -What about SEGA?

Well… it gave up making consoles a good while ago.

Icuras cuora.

What does "icuras cuora" do?

This spell erases memories.

I use it when things get unbearable.

Is SEGA's decline such a big shock to him?

The other world was fraught with difficulties.

Want to take a look?

Oh, sure.

Make me forget everything I read just now.

I told you.

Spirits of memory, deliver unto oblivion.

SEGA's decline truly was heart-wrenching to him.

One week later…

I decided to make a living by making money off of my uncle's powers.

ANOTHER WORLD - LIGHTSABER

I uploaded videos on YouTube

and earned about 60,000 yen from ads.

YOU'RE FINE THE WAY YOU ARE

GET HOME

SOLD CHEAPER THAN A SCOURING PAD

I shouldn't say this, since I'm crashing, but isn't this unit too big for just you?

Yeah, I used to share this room with someone else,

but I had troubles with them.

A roommate? Was it a girlfriend?

Well, no…

Wow…

No, it's called a room share! Haven't you heard of it?

No.

HISTORY OF ROOM SHARE

There was no such thing 17 years ago?

Wow, you looked that up in seconds.

Electronic dictionaries sure have evolved.

Yep… Wait, what?

Little Takafumi…

is old enough to recruit friends and live with them.

What were your friends like in the other world?

I basically played solo for 17 years.

Is that right…

Everyone over there is good-looking.

They're all handsome men and beautiful women.

That's great.

I must have looked ugly…

I was hunted down as an orc variant.

Uncle, hold on.

-Then-- -It's too heavy!

I don't want to hear this while washing the dishes.

That's how it usually went, but some were particularly aggressive.

I told you to wait!

They followed me around every day and pestered and harassed me.

No matter what I did, they made fun of me and wouldn't let me be who I am.

How horrible…

So that's the reality of a parallel world fantasy life.

I saved her life when I met her. She didn't even thank me.

She sounds like the worst.

Right?

She said, "No one asked for your help. Don't touch me!

Don't misinterpret it. I didn't save you for your sake.

I must be the only one who can stand being with an orc face like you!"

She berated me to no end.

I got rid of her in some city and took off.

Don't touch me!

Don't misinterpret me!

I must be the only one who can stand being with an orc face like you.

The concept of tsundere became popular around 2004.

Four years after my uncle left for the other world.

What happened to her afterwards?

What? Who knows?

Anyway, my life didn't go well in the other world, either.

But now I've come back,

there's the Internet, optical fiber, and even "wii-fii"!

This is great!

With videos, even I can connect with people from around the world.

What?

EVEN A 5TH GRADER LIKE ME CAN TELL HOW FAKE THIS IS.

SUCH AMATEUR EDITING. IS IT A BAD JOKE?

My uncle, who returned from the other world…

LOLOL - MAD FACE UNCLE

…stepped into a brand-new world, the Internet.

What? How can they see my face?

-Maybe through this tiny lens? -It's what people say on the Internet.

A "sock puppet"? I'm not a hoax!

Those are commonly used phrases. Nothing more.

Hey, why is "LOL" everywhere?

He doesn't know how to deal with haters yet.

MEMORY INTO OBLIVION - THANKS

USED - GOOD

I want this cell phone.

It doesn't open up but slides around.

Uncle, that one's a 2G.

Can I buy it through this online auction?

You can't make calls on it since it uses an outdated radio wave.

That's fine. I don't care about calls.

What about your junior high and high school friends?

Takafumi,

a man who chooses SEGA console cannot live an ordinary life.

PERSONAL OPINION

Why do game consoles dictate so much of his life?

That one looks like the cheapest option.

You already researched it.

Those smartphones may be tiny, but they sure are powerful.

You'll soon get the hang of it.

"Touch," "swipe," "pinch out"…

For now, I want a phone with lots of buttons.

Yeah?

But the cool ones that open up, slide, or spin around are all gone.

Technological innovation. Everyone uses touch panel phones now.

That's 17 years of innovation.

Actually, I made a technological advancement in the other world.

What did you invent?

I created a vase that poured out water in a drought-stricken village.

Awesome! How did you do that?

I used two spells to…