No Longer Allowed in Another World

No Longer Allowed in Another World (Japanese: 異世界失格, Hepburn: Isekai Shikkaku) is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroshi Noda [ja] and illustrated by Takahiro Wakamatsu. It has been serialized on Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits [ja] website since October 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Atelier Pontdarc premiered in July 2024.

No Longer Allowed in Another World
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Sensei
異世界失格
(Isekai Shikkaku)
Genre
Manga
Written byHiroshi Noda [ja]
Illustrated byTakahiro Wakamatsu
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineYawaraka Spirits [ja]
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 2, 2019 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byShigeki Kawai
Written byYasuhiro Nakanishi
Music byKenichiro Suehiro
StudioAtelier Pontdarc
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, TVh, RKB
Original run July 9, 2024 – present
Episodes6

The title of the series and its protagonist are a reference to Osamu Dazai, author of the novel No Longer Human, who died by lovers' suicide.[3]

Plot

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A depressed author only known as Sensei makes a suicide pact with his girlfriend Sacchan. Before they can do anything, they are struck by a truck. Sensei suddenly finds himself in another world, where an elf priestess named Annette says she summoned him to be a hero, but he ignores her and wanders off, having no desire to help others. He tries to get himself killed, but fails due to luck and inadvertently saves a catgirl he names Tama, never paying attention and always tuning her out whenever she tries to reveal her true name. Annette and Tama become his companions as he desires to find Sacchan so they can complete their suicide pact.

Characters

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Sensei (センセー)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[4] (Japanese); Nicholas Markgraf[5] (English)
Annette (アネット, Anetto)
Voiced by: Rumi Okubo[4] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[5] (English)
Tama (タマ) / Matilda (マチルダ, Machiruda)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[4] (Japanese); Rachel Thompson[5] (English)
Nir (ニア, Nia)
Voiced by: Makoto Koichi[4]
Melos (メロス, Merosu)
Voiced by: Hina Kino[6]
Sacchan (さっちゃん)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[6] (Japanese); Erin Nicole Lundquist[5] (English)
Warderia (ウォーデリア, Wōderia)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[7]
Ysha (イーシャ, Īsha)
Voiced by: Mai Nakahara[7]
Wolf (ヴォルフ, Vorufu)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[8]
Suzuki (スズキ)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[8]
Kaibara (カイバラ)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[8]
Yuriko (ユリコ)
Voiced by: Konomi Kohara[8]
Sengoku (センゴク)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[8]
Charlotte (シャルロット, Sharurotto)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[9]
Thomas (トマス, Tomasu)
Voiced by: Chafurin[9]
Otto (オットー, Ottō)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[9]
Kōtarō (コータロー)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[10]
Tuxedo Man (タキシードの男, Takishīdo no Otoko)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[10]

Media

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Manga

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Written by Hiroshi Noda [ja] and illustrated by Takahiro Wakamatsu, No Longer Allowed in Another World started on Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits [ja] website on October 2, 2019.[11] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 10, 2020.[12] As of February 9, 2024, ten volumes have been released.[13]

The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[14] The first volume was released in January 2023.[1] In Southeast Asia, the manga is licensed by Shogakukan Asia.[15]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 10, 2020[16]978-4-09-860560-6January 3, 2023[17]978-1-63858-585-5
2 July 10, 2020[18]978-4-09-860650-4April 11, 2023[19]978-1-63858-745-3
3 October 12, 2020[20]978-4-09-860747-1July 11, 2023[21]978-1-63858-913-6
4 February 12, 2021[22]978-4-09-860847-8November 7, 2023[23]978-1-68579-605-1
5 July 12, 2021[24]978-4-09-861104-1March 12, 2024[25]979-8-88843-330-0
6 January 12, 2022[26]978-4-09-861274-1July 16, 2024[27]979-8-88843-479-6
7 July 12, 2022[28]978-4-09-861377-9November 12, 2024[27]979-8-88843-480-2
8 November 10, 2022[29]978-4-09-861534-6
9 June 12, 2023[30]978-4-09-861832-3
10 February 9, 2024[13]978-4-09-862743-1

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced in July 2022.[31] It is produced by Atelier Pontdarc and directed by Shigeki Kawai, with scripts written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, characters designed by Tomoshige Inayoshi and Asako Inayoshi, monsters designed by Kenji Terao, and music composed by Kenichiro Suehiro. The series premiered on July 9, 2024, on AT-X and other networks.[4] The opening theme song is "Shura Nikki [ja]" (修羅日記, lit.'Shura Diary') performed by Kashitaro Ito [ja], while the ending theme song is "Sayonara, Subarashiki Sekai yo" (さよなら、素晴らしき世界よ, lit.'Goodbye, Wonderful World') performed by Mayu Maeshima.[32][8] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[33]

Episodes

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No.Title [34][35]Directed by [34]Storyboarded by [34]Original air date
1"I Must Commit Double-Suicide!"
Transliteration: "Shinjū Seneba!" (Japanese: 心中せねば!)
Ryūta ImaizumiShigeki KawaiJuly 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)
Sensei and his girlfriend Sacchan make a suicide pact, but before they can do anything, they are hit by a truck. Sensei wakes up in a temple where the elf priestess Annette says she summoned him as a hero to take on the Dark Lord. She is shocked when she checks his stats and finds he has no increased physical traits or special skills. He is uninterested in being a hero and attempts suicide. When she stops him, he leaves. His different attitude compared to other summoned heroes makes her fall in love with him. Sensei meets a catgirl being attacked by a Death Tree. He is unenthusiastic about helping and the tree grabs him and tries to drain his life force, only to get poisoned instead. He calls the catgirl Tama. Offended, she tries to introduce herself, but he keeps ignoring or interrupting her. They go to the temple and Annette is jealous seeing Sensei and Tama together. Sensei wants to find Sacchan so they can complete their suicide pact. The two girls offer to travel with him, but he sleeps in a coffin and makes them pull it.
2"Shall I Tell You How It Feels to Sleep in a Coffin?"
Transliteration: "Kanoke no Negokochi o Oshiete Ageyō ka?" (Japanese: 棺桶の寝心地を教えてあげようか?)
Ryo IshimaruShigeki KawaiJuly 16, 2024 (2024-07-16)
The trio has an audience with King Thomas and Princess Charlotte. Thomas asks for help picking which of Charlotte's suitors to marry, the heroic knight Gomes or the minstrel and Charlotte's childhood friend Otto. Sensei calls him a fool to leave this decision to strangers. That night, as Tama and Annette argue about who can sleep next to Sensei, he leaves the room and meets Charlotte. He talks about his desire to die and she talks about how she cannot decide who to marry. He says she should consider what she truly wants, not what others think. The next day, Charlotte says she picks neither of them and would rather commit suicide with Sensei, making Annette faint. She says Otto does nothing useful except play music and Gomes is stinky, then snaps at her father for trying to make her marry when she didn't want to. Infuriated, Gomes reveals he was a demon in disguise and attacks them with Tama defending them. Gomes rushes Sensei and Charlotte, and when she says she doesn't want to die, he pushes her out of the way. Annette revives and defends Sensei with a barrier, allowing Tama to knock Gomes into a lake. Regretful of his poor judgment, Thomas abdicates the throne and makes Charlotte the queen.
3"I'm Ready to Die Anytime"
Transliteration: "Boku wa Itsu Demo Shinu Kakugo wa Dekiteiru" (Japanese: 僕はいつでも死ぬ覚悟はできている)
Shintarō ItōGoichi IwahataJuly 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)
The trio travel to another temple run by Annette's friend Ysha, hoping Sacchan was summoned there. Annette had her familiar deliver a letter explaining why she left her own temple, but the familiar, which Sensei names Melos, returns and failed to deliver it. They meet a dragon and its rider, the dragongirl Waldelia. The meeting is civil at first, but when Waldelia learns Sensei is an otherworlder, she proclaims her hatred of otherworlders and attacks. After she beats up Annette and Tama, Sensei says it is him she wants and she impales him, only to be shocked when he doesn't die and asks why her eyes are sad, so she retreats. Melos drags them to Ysha who heals them. Ysha doesn't know Sacchan and scolds Annette for leaving her temple and traveling with an otherworlder, reminding her that everyone summoned so far was a scumbag. As Annette defends Sensei, Kōtarō, an otherworlder with the power to summon gold tries to flirt with them, but Annette smacks him away. Ysha says the Dark Lord was reported killed seven days ago. Meanwhile, Waldelia swears to avenge her father. Tama and Annette buy Sensei a suit of armor. Ysha meets him and warns him to stay away from Annette. Kōtarō announces Suzuki, the otherworlder who killed the Dark Lord. Suzuki says he is taking over and demands the people kneel. Kōtarō points out Annette as the one who smacked him, so Suzuki walks up and threatens her.
4"Don't Kill Yourself"
Transliteration: "Jisatsu Shinaide Kudasai" (Japanese: 自殺しないでください)
Shintarō ItōKenchi Kawamura & Shigeki KawaiJuly 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)
Suzuki pets Annette's head, triggering his gift, Total Obedience, turning Annette and soon after Tama into his slaves. Ysha confronts Suzuki and tells him the townspeople won't surrender to him. So he orders his beasts, Annette and Tama to attack the town. Tama attacks Sensei but gets knocked out when his helmet smacks her in the face. Ysha tells him what's going on but this appears to excite Sensei as he goes to meet Suzuki at Ysha's church. Sensei says he's become inspired by Suzuki's story of wannabe hero turned villain and wants to write a story about him. Suzuki takes offense to this and sends his beasts to attack him. The beasts are defeated by a combination of Ysha's magic, Melos using Sensei's helmet as a shield and Sensei's poison, making Kōtarō flee in terror. Suzuki sends Annette to attack them but Sensei manages to get her to free herself from Suzuki's power. Seeing no other way out Suzuki tries to kill himself but Sensei stops him and gets Suzuki to tell his backstory. Inspired by it, Sensei finishes his story, which triggers Sensei's new ability, Storyteller. This activates a summoning circle that sends Suzuki back to Earth. Ysha thinks that Sensei was sent here to fight Other Worlders. Ysha gives Sensei a new coffin and encourages Annette to stay with Sensei. A post-credit scene shows that Suzuki was sent back to Earth and got a job at a supermarket.
5"I Am Someone Who Wishes to Die, Not a Corpse That's Already Dead"
Transliteration: "Watashi wa Shinitai Hitodeatte, Sudeni Shinda Shitai de wa Nai" (Japanese: 私は死にたい人であって、すでに死んだ死体ではない)
Ryūta ImaizumiRyūta ImaizumiAugust 6, 2024 (2024-08-06)
Ysha meets with her fellow priests and Cardinal Miller. The Cardinal confirms that seven other worlders killed the Dark King. Thus, the Pope decided to seal the portals and no longer summon other worlders. However, the seven decided to take the Dark King’s throne and declare war on the rest of the world. The other priests are worried until Ysha explains about Sensei and his power to send other worlders back to Earth. It’s also revealed that Sacchan is one of the seven evil other worlders. Meanwhile, the heroes arrive in a small village where they meet a boy named Nir. Nir says he’ll introduce them to a valiant warrior for a price. This is later shown to be a scam that Annette fell for. Later that night, Sensei runs into Nir being threatened by three other worlders. Sensei scares them off when they see his excitement at the threat of being killed and how his HP skyrockets at the thought of it. The next day as the heroes are about to leave, Nir meets them at the gate and joins their party. The team travels to Tama’s hometown but are quickly arrested by the guards for unknown reasons.
6"Someone Who Wants to Be Eaten Has Come to the Castle"
Transliteration: "Tabe Raretai Hito ga Shiro ni Kita" (Japanese: 食べられたい人が城に来た)
Ayumu OnoGoichi IwahataAugust 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)
Annette, Nir, Melos and Sensei are brought before King Syberian and are accused of kidnapping the nation's princess, revealed to be Tama whose real name is Matilda. Tama convinces her father to let her friends go in exchange for giving up on being an adventurer. That night the team meets Tama's former lady in waiting Fawna who reveals that Tama's mom and brother died in a storm and Tama tried to be an adventurer to help her father but he refuses to accept this. Meanwhile, Tama witnesses an attack on the castle by one of the evil other worlders, Kaibara. His ability to summon a giant mouth allows him to eat anything and take on the abilities of what he consumes. King Syberian tries to fight him but loses his arm saving Tama. Tama wants to fight back but gets whisked away by her father's assistant to where the rest of the team is. Kaibara announces he has taken over the kingdom and wants to devour all of the demihumans. The team minus Tama go to confront him and Sensei gets the guards to let them in by saying he wants to get eaten. Tama meanwhile escapes the assistant and confronts Kaibara directly.

Reception

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In 2020, the manga was one of the nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the web category.[36][37]

See also

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References

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