FARMING LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD
STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
12
RELEASE
March 24, 2023
LENGTH
24 min
DESCRIPTION
Life cut short by illness at just 39 years old, Machio Hiraku knows not to take simple blessings for granted. When a godlike figure gives him given a chance to live again, Hiraku has only the simplest of wishes for his new life: to be healthy, to live peacefully, to speak the local language, and to spend his days on an idyllic farm. Fresh air, sunshine, honest work, and good company combine to form the happy, peaceful existence Hiraku has always dreamed of.
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CAST

Loo

Shino Shimoji

Tier

Aya Suzaki

Hiraku Machio

Atsushi Abe

Ria

Lynn

Senna

Machico

Rasutisumoon

Natsumi Hioka

Hakuren

Kanae Itou

Flora

Miyu Tomita

Ann

Yukiyo Fujii

Fraurem Chrome

Miho Okasaki

Doraim

Tetsu Inada

Yuuri

Reina Kondou

Graffaloon

Youko Hikasa

Zabuton

Souzou Shin

Shou Hayami

Onihito Zoku no Maid

Naomi Sano

Sakaba no Shujin

Shinya Takahashi
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97/100He talks, we listen, and we chillax.Continue on AniList#####This is my first time writing an actual review. I struggle coming up with words so I really tried my best with this one. I apologize if there are any weird word choices used.
2023 was the year I first started watching anime, which was probably the best time for me to start watching because we got so many good shows that year; we have the emotional adventures of [__Frieren: Beyond Journey's End__](https://anilist.co/anime/154587/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-End/), the mysteries that lie beyond [__The Apothecary Diaries__](https://anilist.co/anime/161645/The-Apothecary-Diaries/)' storytelling, [__Oshi No Ko__](https://anilist.co/anime/150672/Oshi-No-Ko/) - where lies are your best weapon, and so many more shows that I might reach the minimum characters required for this review just describing each and every one of them. But there was one show that stood out from the rest in it's own way, a show so endearing that I have watched it a total of 7 times as of making this review. (2025-07-29)
##Introducing to you, __Farming Life in Another World.__
https://anilist.co/anime/146850/Farming-Life-in-Another-World/
#####Slight spoilers ahead...
The story starts out with a man given a second chance at life, and instead of being sent on some grand adventure, he’s dropped into a forest with a magical farming tool and told to live however he wants. Stories like this are oddly satisfying since you're just watching someone build a life from scratch, it's quite similar to sandbox games like Minecraft or Terraria where you spawn in a random world starting from nothing - as you progress further from the game, you get a lot more satisfaction from seeing how far you've gone thanks to your hard work. What follows is just a long, fun and uninterrupted slice of life fantasy story, but surprisingly it never gets boring - for me at least. Watching Hiraku cultivating the land, slowly building his home and future village, and eventually meeting new people along the way is really entertaining in the most relaxing way possible. This isn't an anime that tries to grab one's attention by using drama to hook the viewer or making hype action scenes to make you feel the thrill, instead it does the complete opposite. Farming Life in Another World is just a calm, simple, and sometimes silly, but it's charm is never taken away by such ludicrous things which makes it so watchable.
One thing that really stood out to me is how monologue-heavy the show is, as Hiraku pretty much narrates everything he does. Normally people would see this as a problem due to the "show, don't tell" storytelling which I don't really have issues about, but for this anime it really works well. The monologue for this show is very light, easy to follow and understand, and it is also educational. Sometimes it's just entertaining to listen to him explain farming principles or narrating whatever is happening at the current moment. It helps that it's combined with such clean animation and beautiful visuals, particularly with the cute chibi-style reactions that provide humor and fun without completely ruining the atmosphere. Every episode flows smoothly as you learn to appreciate the worldbuilding, and the pace is fairly steady as nothing feels rushed whatsoever. And speaking of worldbuilding, the worldbuilding for this anime is another thing that stood out to me. At first glance, it only appears to be a guy with a hoe in the middle of the forest, but as every episode ends, the world expands as well - new specimen enter his territory, a slight bit of politics is introduced, such as regional trades, and relationships from faraway lands.
The characters are another reason as to what makes this show very enjoyable. Everyone who joins the village brings a different type of energy, and while they feel like the standard fantasy tropes with no seriously written thing about them, the chemistry between them is really fun to watch. There's a ton of teasing, teamwork, and wholesome moments that calms your heart. It's that kind of dynamic where no conflict is needed to grab your attention, you just want to know how it plays out. And now, there's the music - probably one of my favorite OSTs in all of anime. It's straight up warm, pleasant and fits the mood and elevates every scene without ever needing to stand out. One of my favorites soundtracks is this one that played during Episode 1 and 6.
But maybe the most unexpected part of this anime is how quietly reflective it can get. Beneath all the farming, the village construction, and casual narration is a very comforting message about the value of small but simple interactions. The way people talk to one another, support each other, share a meal, build things as a group - it reminds me of how much weight simple words can carry. There's no need for anything grand or sentimental, all it needs is just your basic soft, everyday kindness to make your day, and that is why I'm hooked with this show.
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5/100Not fond of this at allContinue on AniListIsekai harem slop - I did like the agricultural development bits but genuinely why could there not be normal non sexualised characters? EVERYONE is a girl in his harem? Literally EVERYONE????? Either that or they're the father of a girl in his harem??? Seriously, there's like 3 other significant male characters (really iffy on the "significant") and they're all fathers to anime girls who are in(/going to be in) his harem. At one point some dudes show up, and you're like okay maybe some balance, but no they leave and send back the women in their town. It’s pointed out IN UNIVERSE how freaking weird it is that only women live in this village, and I feel like that's a cheap way of trying to assuage the audience (me) as to this stupidity. Why is a plot point that happens multiple times? Surely it wouldv've been better to have another actually good story point and just adding random background character dudes as opposed to spending several scenes trying to justify why there must be only women in this village barring him.
NOTE: this is primarily aimed at the premise of this whole piece of media, including the novel, because the anime doesn't go with the impregnating everyone narrative (at least not yet)
I understand that fanservice type plots will always be there in anime, especially bland isekai’s, but if these characters had ANY personality beyond being "typical anime waifu" I could've kept watching this. But no they're all just just filling each archetype (nervous doggirl, tsundere, pushy, clumsy, etc) and it simultaneously bores and nauseates me. It's just hot women who are in service to this man continuously.
There are some male characters that don’t have much dialogue in the background (which is fine) except they're lizardmen or grandpas. The wish fulfillment here for it to be just one guy with 80000000 women is just. Gross.
The fact that every character is just a different flavour caricature of a subservient women archetype makes this so annoying.
EVEN THE MAIN CHARACTER IS JUST A BORING AND PERSONALITY-LESS DUDE YOU CAN FIND IN EVERY ANIME. He’s not even the MOST boring because being the most anything would require him to be more interesting than he is. He’s guy #76 with no discernible archetype even, just a vessel for whatever watcher can project on to for their horny farm fantasy.
Whoever is tagging this as "found family" needs to research what found family actually means (it is not "i found a naked girl in woods so now we are married" i promise you) and whoever else is watching this I beg you to just watch something else. Or read a nice webnovel.
Jesus, how did this even get a season 2. Could've used the slot and budget for most anything else and it might have been a better investment. They could have legitimately saved a few children from starvation. they chose to do this and for that will never forgive them.
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