
Handyman Saitō in Another World is a weird show. Comedy-based isekai is nothing new. But Handyman Saitō goes in a very different direction with its approach compared to the madcap zaniness of something like KONOSUBA or Cautious Hero, earnestly embodying the structure of its comic strip source material through sequestered sketches with lower-key beats of punchlines. It gives the whole thing a vibe, unlike other anime about world-transported heroes and a lot of comedy anime overall.
Part of the uniqueness of Handyman Saitō is that even though its nominal gimmick is someone with a particular job being summoned to the fantasy realm as opposed to some simple cipher, Saitō’s handyman nature isn’t the source of much of the show’s humor. It’s not about how weird it would be to have a handyman in this world; the…