Isekai Cheat Magician
Isekai Cheat Magician is a Japanese light novel series written by Takeru Uchida and illustrated by Nardack. The series began as a web novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2012. It was then acquired by Shufunotomo beginning in 2013; seventeen volumes have been published as of September 2024. A manga adaptation by Karin Suzuragi began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine in December 2016, with nineteen tankōbon volumes released so far. An anime television series adaptation by Encourage Films aired from July to September 2019. In October 2019, Crunchyroll started showing the dubbed version.
Plot
Taichi Nishimura and Rin Azuma are two ordinary high school students who also happen to be childhood friends. On the way to school, a magic circle appears beneath their feet, and Taichi and Rin both get mysteriously transported to another world called Altianutz. While trying to grasp their current situation, they get attacked by a vicious monster. Luckily, a group of adventurers comes to their aid and rescues them. After arriving at a nearby town, they decide to enroll as adventurers themselves. While enrolling, they discover that they possess incredibly powerful magic and physical prowess. Thus, their adventure begins as the most powerful "cheat magicians". However, as Taichi is forced to discover, his presence in Altia was willed by a mysterious woman who wishes to use his power to control the fate of this world.Characters
Main characters
;Taichi Nishimura;Rin Azuma
;Lemia Santacru
;Myula
;Airy / Aerial / Sylphy / Sylphid
Kingdom of Eristein
;Gilmar;Charlotte
;Arcena Norman
;Smyera
;Bella Lafuma
;Hans
;Balda, Raquelta, and Mejila
Antagonists
;Lodra;Shade
;Cassim
;Grammy
;Dortesheim
;Inimicus
Others
;Takashi OnoderaMedia
Light novels
The series was first published online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2012 by Takeru Uchida. It was later acquired by Shufunotomo, who published the first volume as a light novel under their Hero Bunko imprint in June 2013.Manga
A manga adaptation of the series by Karin Suzuragi began publication in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace on December 26, 2016.A spinoff manga series by Taku Kawamura, titled Soreyuke! Isekai Chīto Majishan, was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Ace from August 25, 2018, to October 26, 2019.