In Another World With My Smartphone 2
異世界はスマートフォンとともに。 (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2)
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Harem
- Isekai
- Episodes
- 12
- Duration
- 23 min per ep
- Aired
- Apr 3, 2023 to Jun 19, 2023
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
Touya Mochizuki has settled into his second life in a fantasy world, relying on his smartphone as he takes on modest quests at his own pace. Between jobs, he spends his days with his fiancées—Yumina Urnea Belfast, Yae Kokonoe, and the Shileska twins, Linse and Elze—while gradually realizing that engagement brings responsibilities he can’t keep putting off.
At the same time, the elder fairy Lean asks for help tracking down the scattered remnants of Babylon, a floating island created by the enigmatic Professor Regina Babylon five thousand years ago. Touya agrees to search for the teleportation circles that connect to these islands, only to find the journey complicated by the appearance of mysterious monsters said to be strong enough to threaten the world. To protect the life he’s been given, he turns to ancient technology for answers—without letting his growing web of relationships fall apart.
Otaku Consensus
In Another World With My Smartphone 2 remains a comfort-watch isekai whose best asset is Yoshiaki Iwasaki and Hitomi Mieno’s light, low-friction pacing: the season understands that its appeal is courtship logistics, easygoing power fantasy, and the Babylon thread as a collection-style spine. The common criticism is not confusion over what the show wants to be, but how thinly it adapts that material; reviewers repeatedly point to limited tension, baffling world-building handoffs, and a harem-polygamy setup that loses nuance compared with the light novel and manga.
Why You Should Watch
Watch this if you want isekai wish fulfillment without Re:Zero-style punishment loops, moral anguish, or survival stress. Season 2 is built for viewers who enjoy the administrative side of fantasy harems: engagement etiquette, kingdom-management flavor, creature-taming beats, and magical ancient technology treated as everyday problem-solving tools. It scratches a similar itch to Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody or the gentler parts of By the Grace of the Gods, but with a more explicit romantic-contract focus and a larger fiancée dynamic. J.C.Staff’s version keeps the tone bright and frictionless, so the pleasure comes from seeing systems, relationships, and conveniences stack up rather than from wondering whether the hero can win. If “relaxing but shamelessly overpowered” is the target, this season hits it cleanly.
Key Characters
- TTouya Mochizuki
Touya is the kind of isekai lead fans discuss less for dramatic struggle than for his almost absurd competence, politeness, and ability to turn fantasy crises into manageable errands.
- YYumina Urnea Belfast
Yumina gives the harem setup its formal, political edge, making romance in this series feel less like teasing and more like an increasingly public institution.
- YYae Kokonoe
Yae brings a samurai-flavored contrast to the group dynamic, and her appeal rests on directness, discipline, and a more traditionally martial presence among Touya’s partners.
- LLinse and Elze Shileska
The Shileska twins embody the show’s paired-character charm, with the series using their twin status as a visible part of the harem’s balance rather than as a background detail.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The second season is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, giving the 2023 run a clean, mainstream TV-anime finish rather than a gritty adventure texture.
- 2
Hitomi Mieno handles series composition, and the season’s structure favors brisk episodic advancement over heavy dramatic escalation, matching the fan description of the show as relaxing rather than tense.
- 3
The Babylon material functions as the season’s organizing device: instead of a single villain-driven campaign, the show uses scattered ancient technology and teleportation-circle discoveries to connect its fantasy errands.
- 4
Its AniList tag profile is unusually transparent about the appeal: Female Harem at 89%, Isekai at 86%, Creature Taming at 79%, Kingdom Management at 73%, and Polyamorous at 50%.
- 5
The reception numbers show a niche comfort hit rather than a critical breakout: MAL lists it at 6.38 from 74,481 votes, while AniList records a 62/100 score and 1,125 favourites.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- The season aired as a 12-episode Spring 2023 TV anime from April 3 to June 19, 2023, and finished its broadcast run before the end of that cour.
- Fun fact 2
- Patora Fuyuhara is credited with the original story, while Eiji Usatsuka’s original character designs are adapted for animation by Chinatsu Kameyama.
- Fun fact 3
- The production credits separate the visual pipeline clearly: Eiji Iwase served as art director, Eiko Nishi handled color design, Yutaka Kurosawa directed photography, and Honami Yamagishi edited the series.
- Fun fact 4
- Takumi Itou is credited as sound director, a role especially important for a comedy-heavy fantasy series where timing and tonal softness matter more than bombastic action impact.
- Fun fact 5
- Pinned Up Ink’s review singled out the adaptation’s handling of polygamy as a major loss from the light novel and manga, while Yoshi Anime Reviews criticized the season’s world-building as surprisingly baffling despite its limited scope.
Studios
- J.C.Staff
