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Jul 3, 2017 1:05 PM
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Seriously. You'll probably have to ignore the limited battery life, limited features, no guarantee your clothing can hold it, how fragile the device is, etc... My guess is that the MC doesn't have to worry about these limitations and has some attachment to his smartphone. There'd be a problem if the device couldn't charge, so we'll assume it can be charged. Letting your imagination do the talking is the whole point of this thread. If you've read or watched the series already, please avoid spoiling it for others... is what I'd like to say, but it seems we've already pasted that point. It's pretty obvious what one would do after watching the series now.
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Jul 5, 2017 2:55 AM
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Reload said:
Seriously. You have limited battery life, limited features, no guarantee your clothing can hold it, a chance it'll break and can't be repaired/replace, etc... My guess is that the MC played gal games on it, giving him the knowledge to concur girls in another world... Not likely, but my only other guess is that it has sentimental value and the MC doesn't care if it works or not. There'd be no problems if there was some way to charge it of course, so we'll assume it can be charged.


God accidentally struck Touya with lightning, so he gives him the ability to use his phone and gives his god like powers, such as having affinity to all types of magic, which is also used to charge his phone. Touya is the nice guy type, he doesn't play gal games on his phone. His phone also has the ability to access websites in his previous world, but direct communication with people from his original world isn't possible. Also, the map is updated to suit the new world.
Jul 5, 2017 2:56 AM
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Stop making assumptions before the anime even begins
Jul 5, 2017 10:40 AM
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@AniSus: Guess I didn't make myself clear. That's the whole point of this thread. If the phone actually has value in the different world you're sent to, it's possible it'll make life even easier there. The phone being linked to magic makes sense. On the other hand, at least he wasn't reincarnated. There's no way a baby would be born along with a smartphone, but being able to summon the device at will may fall within the world's logic. That way, it won't break or need to be charged. It'll simply last as long as your magic. The usefulness of the device is a different story.
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Jul 5, 2017 12:26 PM
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(just going to say i have no knowledge of this anime, or any writings this is based on)

Personally I would use the internet, this is a mideval/magic world right?
We would start off by teaching people things like how to produce and make their own electricity, transportation, advanced refining of metals, preserving food, engineering food, harvesting machines for crops. Then machines to mass produce writings obtained from the phone, literature for all to further make a advanced society where they can teach or even defend themselves... If you throw magic into the mix, the phone could copy all the writings of the magical books, be sent to a printer, and thousands of once exclusive single book teachings are now available to the world.

With this power would then eventually be granted the ability to make weapons on a large scale, make threats non existent for any person who has the authority and ability to show others how to use it.

Imagine if ancient rome had the writings/knowledge from our generations? We would all be speaking roman right now around the entire planet. and probably would already be living on the moon or mars.
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Jul 8, 2017 3:38 AM
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Personally I would use the internet, this is a mideval/magic world right?

How would you use the internet when there's no internet in the other world?

Basically, the fact you'd have no way to charge it, no way to contact other people with it, and no way to access the internet with it, makes it largely useless. I suppose you could set the brightness to lowest and use it to make photos with while the battery lasts. Those could serve as memories once you get back to the real world.

(I haven't watched this show, so I have no idea what happens in it, lol.)
Jul 10, 2017 9:32 AM
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i bet the author has no logical way or too lazily to explain how would the smartphone work and simply use the God card to blast through all the explanations, well.... everything works when you involve God in the story. Zing!!! with the power of God, our MC would be able to use the smartphone with all of its functions plus unlimited battery and internet plan for a lifetime.. banzaiiiiiii~~
i found the premise kinda stupid honestly since i cant think of any sane way how would the smartphone work, will check it out when the first episode aired.
Jul 10, 2017 10:54 PM
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it's habitual to go to mal

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Jul 10, 2017 11:08 PM

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^ lol, a simple habit of looking at your smartphone to satisfy your addiction is a possibility. Being sent to another world without smartphones would be a nightmare for an addict.
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Jul 10, 2017 11:20 PM
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I would probably try to sell it at a very high price. But as for how the protagonist would do, maybe he's going to find a way to keep the smartphone on & use it as some kind of device that get him out of harm.
Jul 11, 2017 7:24 AM

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>Every Isekai.. had a Infinite load of Battery OP.. -_-
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Jul 11, 2017 9:44 AM

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If you ever got into a sticky situation against someone, just take their picture and pretend you stole their soul, similar to what was believed back in the 19th century. Just use this to your advantage to ensure said situation is resolved, then delete the picture.
Jul 11, 2017 10:00 AM

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It's all explained in the first episode, if you ever bother to watch it.
Jul 11, 2017 10:20 AM

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@AniMatt17: Answering this question with an open mind is easier for those who haven't seen the 1st episode yet. I made this thread because the synopsis alone isn't very appealing. The answers you see only prove my point. Re:Zero did the exact same thing without it being a wish. There's obviously more to the story, so don't assume no one here is aware of that already.
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Jul 11, 2017 10:42 AM

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@AniMatt17: Answering this question with an open mind is easier for those who haven't seen the 1st episode yet. I made this thread because the synopsis alone isn't very appealing. The answers you see only prove my point. Re:Zero did the exact same thing without it being a wish. There's obviously more to the story, so don't assume no one here is aware of that already.
I understand your plight about not wanting to watch this, so I'll answer the question.
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Jul 11, 2017 11:26 AM

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@AniMatt17: You misunderstand. Guess it's too late now that you've spoiled it. Viewers like you are the reason I made this thread before the series aired. I suppose it was unavoidable. Anyhow, I did intent to watch it. You should've checked my PTW list before making that statement. After watching it, I realized the real dilemma. The MC states his wish in the form of a question: "Can you make it so I'm able to use this in the other world?" Kami just added a few features so that the smartphone still has some use in the other world. It'd be pointless otherwise.

My real plight is that the synopsis didn't explain why he chose to bring his smartphone. Based on the 1st episode, it would have been sent with him regardless. It was simply a matter of whether it worked or not. Again, much like Re:Zero. If it were up to me, I'd change the synopsis because of how misleading and unappealing it is. "keeping his smartphone" was the same as keeping his wallet and clothing. Being able to use his smartphone is the same as being able to use what money he had left from his world. Did you even read the synopsis before replying to my earlier statement? In the end, it would seem Kami simply gave him the ability to use magic to charge his smartphone.
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Jul 11, 2017 11:33 AM
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I'm enjoying this. I love how we're shown that the MC is given magic by God. Now I'm already seeing people shitting on this series because of how "generic" it is, but people need to realize that, nothing is going to be original. We've had so many anime come out throughout the years, that it's going to be difficult to find a 100% original anime. Every series has some sort of non originality and that's a fact.
Jul 11, 2017 2:20 PM

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Unleashed_SM said:
I'm enjoying this. I love how we're shown that the MC is given magic by God. Now I'm already seeing people shitting on this series because of how "generic" it is, but people need to realize that, nothing is going to be original. We've had so many anime come out throughout the years, that it's going to be difficult to find a 100% original anime. Every series has some sort of non originality and that's a fact.

The problem is that more than other genres, the Isekai genre is plagued with genericness because it is literally the same plot over and over. The thing that makes these stories interesting (and really any story) is the characters and what makes it different from others like it. "I was sent to another world." Well, what else happens? What is the difference between this story and others like it? So far in this show the protagonist is a bland, blank slate with no personality, he's OP from the get-go, and we have the beginnings of a harem in progress. I've read plenty of Isekai stories, and those three points pretty much fit the template of how many of these mass-produced Isekai stories are. The twist is he has his smartphone, what of it? So far he's used it for literally nothing relevant. He uses it like once as a map, this could easily be replaced by him using a normal map or just wandering around to wherever he needs (he'll get wherever he needs for the sake of the plot).
I'm not gonna drop it yet since it's still setting stuff up. From the review of the first novel, it sounds like it'll set everything up relatively soon, so what happens after the initial setup will determine whether or not it can do something different with its main plotpoint "having your smartphone in another world." Because if he just ends up using it for nothing and instead using magic for everything then what the hell is the point?
Jul 11, 2017 2:52 PM

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Considering the magic abilities and a smartphone where u can find all kind of useful information i would try to open a store where i can sell the stuff that doesn't exist in other world like modern cloth, ice cream and etc for a high price.
Jul 11, 2017 3:44 PM

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Considering how the phone can be charged with magic, learning magic is obviously priority.
And god gave him affinity so he already got that down. Wasn't a stupid move tbh.

I wouldn't of picked my phone, I would of made a wish that is much more general, like borderline reality warping if I can push it. A phone is a decent choice if anything better fails. Like unlimited knowledge or summoning objects from no where etc.

The phone is a very good device, you can use it for maps, much more accurate than any maps drawn up in the old era. Not many people seem to realize that here.
Also IRL humanity didn't discover every land until the late 1800s, so a phone with a satellite map is extremely useful. It also provides accurate data such as direction(north, east, west) and coordinates, elevation, terrain etc.
No historical map can do that.
Do realize compasses start to be inaccurate near the poles, modern devices get around this via various electronic capabilities.
No medieval map will replace a phone.

The next thing is the vast knowledge of the modern world. As shown, he made ice cream. But can be used so much more. He can even make guns for self-defense given he had the required resource. Compass, clocks, carriage, stove, etc.
You can argue some of these should already exist, but as you advance further, the modern knowledge is very useful. Steam engines, turbines, internal combustion engines. I doubt his intelligence as these are very complex machines, but just examples.
But in all honesty, firearms, optics and the like are fairly simple in mechanical operations.
Navigational tools like the sextant would be very useful but also simple enough to make.
All this provided through the vast information of the web.

The phone can also provide him vital knowledge on survival. Poisonous fruits, climates, animal habitats etc. As he will probably see this in a rather rural setting of such an old era, the phone can provide vital information for surviving in the wilderness. How to start fire, avoid animals, how to cross certain terrain like quick sand. Heck it can teach him first aid in the case of injury.
And in other cases provide knowledge on a good diet and exercise routine as he will need to have a fit body to survive in the new environment.

And the video and photo capability allow him to use it to keep track of where he been or even use it to remember things long term. Notepad app can store dozens upon dozens of paper worth of notes and information. The whole recording ability can be used as evidence for crimes. It is limitless.
of if you are missing something, take a photo, more accurate than any description you can give to people.

And of course entertainment when you are bored. All in all, the phone with internet can help you learn new skills you need to survive in a new environment.
And you can use it to learn about economy, open a business and do some sneaky little business tricks to get ahead. Most of these concepts didn't exist prior to the industrial revolution. So things like vertical and horizontal integration, monopoly, assembly line is non existent. You can sue this knowledge to propel your business in a new world.
Jul 12, 2017 11:05 AM
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So whoever wrote the source material apparently has no idea how the internet works, because it's literally impossible to use the internet and not be able to communicate with the world. I'm not even talking from a quantum level; that could be dealt with by magical God stuff. I'm talking about how whenever you visit a website it learns your IP address (it has to, or else you can't actually receive the data), which can be tracked back to you if the searcher has enough resources. Just attempt to send a DOS attack and get people from the government on your tail.
Jul 12, 2017 12:48 PM

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@TheUnlocked: Look at it this way. Who says our MC's smartphone still functions as one? His device is more of a walkie talkie now that Kami is the only one he can communicate with. As for the internet and its websites, it's more like a downloaded app that is updated regularly. Kami acts as the service provider and the app developer. Kami doesn't have to directly connect our MC's smartphone to his old world; only keep the device uptodate.
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Jul 12, 2017 12:52 PM
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Storing an up-to-date cache of the entire internet on a phone? Good luck with that. Not to mention the fact that for the god to do any of these modifications he would need to be an incredibly talented software and hardware engineer (and by incredibly talented I mean probably nobody has the breadth and depth of knowledge needed to do the kind of stuff that's suggested in the anime).
Jul 12, 2017 12:57 PM
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Good and easy way to watch porn without anyone else ever suspecting it
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Look up how to make powerplants and drugs, then get rich.
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if that world has no females....id use my smartphone for browsing p0rn of course!


Jul 12, 2017 8:49 PM

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@TheUnlocked: Your greatly underestimating Kami here. I don't know why you believe Kami has to follow human standards, but who said he had to program to begin with? Your probably trolling me here. If you watched the 1st episode, how do you think our MC got his powers? You can't tell me Kami enhance our MC using science. Kami transcends whatever science you know. Oh, I may as well go out of my way to bring up Knight's & Magic, where magic is basically programming. Enough said.

P.S. If I were you, I'd bring up how much data storage the smartphone would need to hold a world's worth of information next. In any case, stop questioning how the smartphone works. It's intentionally outside human understanding. We're not talking about space travel here.
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@Reload, if it's going to interface with the real world, it has to at least partially have that real world tech. The thing about the internet is that it's not magical, and can't be treated as such. Yes, a phone feels magical, but I'll give an analogy that shows why doing this stuff makes no sense:

Say someone had a pulley, and they brought it to another world and suddenly the pulley made the work half as hard as it should. They checked a few things that might impact this. Are they stronger? No. Is gravity stronger? No. Are they more resilient? No, still can't do a push-up. Has the construction of the pulley changed? Upon testing all of the pulley parts individually, there appeared to be no change in how the pulley was made. But somehow the pulley required half as much work to use.

That would make no sense. Nobody would try to do that in a story because we all know how pulleys work and people would laugh at them if their explanation was "well, a god made pulleys work twice as well". It's like saying "a god made squares roll on a sloped incline" or "a god made it so that the more you sharpen a knife the less it cuts, but only for knives." But for a smart phone, "a god made a smart phone do something that is not only impossible by modern tech, but isn't even conceivable from theoretical standpoint" is apparently okay. No, it's just as nonsensical.

And look, it would actually be fine if the phone does everything it does but couldn't connect to the internet, because then you could claim that the god just made something that looks identical to the phone but isn't technically the same thing and is magic powered instead. I still wouldn't like it, but I would accept it. However, once you introduce the internet, you're introducing a world of complications along with it that can't just be solved with "magic."

(And as a disclaimer because arguments on the internet with people you don't know can get heated sometimes: I'm not angry with you and I don't think you're stupid or any of that. However, I do think I'm right)
Jul 12, 2017 11:03 PM

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@TheUnlocked: Well, you leave me no choice. I'll play the bible card. It's your choice to believe what is and isn't possible. There's a reason the MC has to avoid explaining how his smartphone works. Bringing up Kami would always be considered nonsensical to someone who doesn't know what he's capable of.

Examples:
1. Describing modern technology to someone from medieval times or further.
2. Describing color/sound to someone who is blind/deaf.
3. Describing flight to someone who has never seen a flying creature/object.
4. Describing creatures that breath under water to someone without prior knowledge.
5. Describing microorganisms/galaxies to someone without a means to see them.

Most of these are instances where your description would be considered nonsensical to the other party. If you don't believe it's possible, what point is there in explaining? On the other hand, why should Kami reveal all his secrets? Anyhow, no hard feelings here either. I understand your stance on the subject.
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Kami is a plot device. God can do anything, pretty sure we all know that... At least in traditional Western religion, god is omnipotent.
So it does make 'sense' because god can do whatever even if defying science.

HOWEVER it does make for bad writing. It is like how deus ex machina are bad. There are exceptions to these especially for comedic purposes. It works because God, which can do anything. lazy writing yes. illogical? Not exactly.

You should not expect anything when you have a MC with no emotions other than to help people... Girls that does nothing but apparently look cute, they don't even have a goddamn archetype for god sake! MC is open from the start because MC buffs him. His death isn't even explained.
No background for anyone. everyone loves him, he has god and the national government supporting him. Latest episode he gets the most OP pet around. Every problem is solved in seconds by MC-kun. Do you seriously expect the author to not use the God card?

Just feel pointless to complain about something so specific when this show is worse than run-off the-mill since there isn't anything separating it at all. other than the opening I can't defend this show at all.
Still watch it since nothing else to do.
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Stop making assumptions before the anime even begins
Its not just making assumptions, if you read WN you will understand it is not assumptions, it is clearly stated in the first chapters of WN.
http://www.novelupdates.com/series/in-a-different-world-with-a-smartphone/?pg=13

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