History Manga / HandymanSaitouInAnotherWorld

* DirtyOldMan: Morlock. When the party encounters a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] who disables Saitou with her [[CharmPerson charm]] power, Raelza and Lafanpan assume Morlock will be fine because as a high-level wizard he has [[ResistantToMagic magic resistance]]. They fail to account for the succubus being a beautiful [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] monster girl, and unlike Saitou, Morlock does ''not'' IgnoreTheFanservice. Thus Raelza has to chase off the succubus by herself, but only for Saitou.

* EldritchAbomination: The Dark Spirit summoned by Primas manifests as a large pillar of fleshy stone covered in eyes that can shoot powerful destructive beams all around it, giving it incredible offensive and defensive capabilities; it takes the combined efforts of both Saitou's party and ''EVERY OTHER ADVENTURER THEY MET'' to barely defeat it.

* ActionGirl: Raelza. She is a skilled combat fighter and able to hold her own in many fights. Others include Lilyza the monster-hunting ElegantGothicLolita who fights with {{an axe|to grind}} [[BFS at least as big as she is]] and Frantil, the [[OurElvesAreDifferent high elf]] who unusually for her highly magical race is a MagicallyIneptFighter.

* ActionGirl: Raelza. She is a skilled combat fighter and able to hold her own in many fights.

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:This is the price that the assassin Kisurugi pays in order to save the witch from her [[RapidAging accelerated aging curse]]. The fairy also has to offer her wings to help fuel the [[BloodMagic blood-related magic]] needed to undo the curse ailing the poor witch.]]

** Demons age much slower than humans. One of Kisurugi's allies is over 300 years old and [[spoiler:is the nephew of the decapitated Demon King. The Demon King fails to recognize the boy when they meet because he has grown up in their time apart]].

* ShedArmorGainSpeed: Attempted by Raelza after Saito gave the armor some tweaks. Instead ''all'' her armor comes off and results in her DefeatByModesty when she was about to duel against Franlil.

* DirtyOldMan: Morlock. When the party encounters a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] who disables Saitou with her [[CharmPerson charm]] power, Raelza and Lafanpan assume Morlock will be fine because as a high-level wizard his [[ResistantToMagic magic resistance]]. They fail to account for the succubus being a beautiful [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] monster girl, and unlike Saitou, Morlock does ''not'' IgnoreTheFanservice. Thus Raelza has to chase off the succubus by herself, but only for Saitou.

* DirtyOldMan: Morlock. When the party encounters a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] who disables Saitou with her [[CharmPerson charm]] power, Raelza and Lafanpan assume Morlock will be fine because as a high-level wizard his [[ResistantToMagic magic resistance]]. They fail to account for the succubus being a beautiful [[FullFrontalAssault naked]] monster girl, and unlike Saitou, Morlock does ''not'' IgnoreTheFanservice. Thus Raelza has to chase off the succubus by herself.

* HonorBeforeReason: Lafanpan suffers a hereditary curse where she will shrink over time unless she gives offers gold coins as tribute to the moon goddess. When Saito learns about this from Raelza, he considers giving more of his share to Lafanpan to help her out but Raelza dismisses the jesture. Lafanpan is too proud to accept charity like that and will only take gold she has earned by finding treasure or being paid for magic buffs or minor healing.

* ShedArmorGainSpeed: Attempted by Raelza after Saito gave the armor some tweaks. Instead ''all'' her aromor comes off and results in her DefeatByModesty.

* BigDamnHeroes: When Kisurugi and his squad have Saito, Morlock, Lafanpan, and Raelza on the ropes [[spoiler:''every other adventure team'' the group has gotten friendly with, Gibungle, Lilyza and Gible, Franlil and Ninia, and Canis, Lychee, and Monpui join the battle and work together to take down the

* CerebusRetcon: Morlock's forgetfulness is played for laughs, however the reason for it [[spoiler:is that he was once the great mage Chrome. However, he pursued his career to the point of ignoring his ill daughter and wife's distress. While he succeed in achieving his goal to attain the rank of a great mage, his daughter died hoping he would come home, clutching the necklace she made for her father and he never once wore before she died. With not enough money to pay for a resurrection as it was put all into his lab, his wife leaves him. He then seeks out in the Great Labyrinth a mage who is said to control time. He finds her, but fails to win a duel with her to make her train him in these magics to reverse time and save his daughter. The mage, before departing to other worlds, grants Chrome a "gift" and promises to erase the guilt he suffers from by erasing his memories of his old life. After this and misreading the necklace's tiles, he becomes Morlock the senile wizard with poor memory]].

** A SwordAndSorcerer pair consist of Lilyza, a well mannered slender young woman in GothicLolita clothes and Gibble, a rough, muscular, unshaven man in armor. He's a wizard/thief duelclass, she wields a gigantic battleaxe.

* StrongerThanTheyLook: The King in the omake chapters. When no one shows up to be a hero to slay the Demon Lord, he decides to do it himself. He proceeds to do so using just an average sword he bought from a store because he forgot his actual equipment at the castle. His minister likewise also turns out to be a skilled mage specializing in stone magic, as some rebels who try to take over while the king is away learn the hard way.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:The Demon Lord's decapitated head in the omake chapters is still alive, and now plays chess with the King, using his tongue to move the pieces. He later gains a new body by hiding his head in a human-shaped head and rides atop the shoulders of a dullahan.]]

* HandyMan: Saitou himself. He uses his tools and skills to break into various locations and chests in the dungeon.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Shields and shield magic are common staples in the story. Raelza, Gibungle, and the chosen Hero use metal shields in combat, while Lafanpan, the hero wizard, the hero Priest, and others use magically generated shields.

* {{Nepotism}}: The priest candidate for the Hero party is initially dismissed by two committee members citing genuine criticisms of the young man. However, when the third member notes the candidate is his nephew, the other two try and couch what they said in a positive way and he is awarded the place on the party. That said, while he does do some duplicitous things later on, he is skilled in holy magic and defensive barriers.

** A SwordAndSorcerer pair consist of a well mannered slender young woman in GothicLolita clothes and a rough, muscular, unshaven man in armor. He's a wizard/thief duelclass, she wields a gigantic battleaxe.

* FantasticMeasurementSystem: "maderaca" is a unit of measurement used in the story. Morlock explains that the first ruler of Maderaca had a GagPenis and its length was used as said measurement.

* {{Nepotism}}: The priest candidate for the Hero party is initially dismissed by two committee members citing genuine criticisms of the young man. However, when the third member notes the candidate is his nephew, the other two try and couch what they said in a positive way and he is awarded the place on the party.

* ShedArmorGainSpeed: Attempted by Raelza. Instead resulted in DefeatByModesty.

** A SwordAndSorcerer pair consist of a well mannered slender young woman in GothicLolita clothes and a rough, muscular, unshaven man in armor. He's the wizard, she wields a gigantic battleaxe.

ShedArmorGainSpeed: Attempted by Raelza. Instead resulted in DefeatByModesty.

!! ''Handyman Saitou in Another World'' contains examples of:

* WizardClassic: Morlock is one of these, being an elderly bearded man skilled in magic, dressed in robes, wearing a pointed hat, and wielding a staff. Unfortunately, the years have taken a toll on his mind, and he struggles to remember the incantations for his spells.

* CharmMagic: Succubi are capable of charming adventurers to bring them close in for an attack. When Saitou is charmed , Raelza saves him and scares her off with an attack, but this causes Saitou to switch to being charmed for Raelza, to her embarrassment. Before he can kiss Raelza under the influence of the magic, Morlock deactivates the charm.

** He diagnoses a lightning trap which prevents Raezel from crossing with her armor on. He tells her if she gets out of her armor, he will levitate the armor over the trap and they will be fine. Once she changes into Saito's uniform, Morlock walks into the trap while holding the armor.

* UtilityPartyMember: Saitou's role at the start of the story. He has no experience in combat, but his history as a handyman provides him with numerous useful skills off of the battlefield.

* ActionGirl: Raelza.

** '''Damager''': Morlock.
** '''Healer''': Lafanpan.
** '''Tank''': Raelza.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:The Demon Lord's decapitated head in the omake chapters is still alive, and now plays chess with the King, using his tongue to move the pieces.]]

* HandyMan: Saitou himself.

* PowerStereotypeFlip[=/=]SquareRaceRoundClass:

* SupportPartyMember: Lafanpan initially serves as this. She has no offensive power, but she is able to heal her allies and provide defensive buffs.

* BedmateReveal: When Saitou was first summoned to the other world, he appeared next a sleeping Raelza in her bed. Fortunately Morlock senses his complete lack of magic and realizes he's from another world before Raelza can stab him (she thought he'd broken into their house).

Such is the plot of ''Handyman Saitou in Another World'', a series written and drawn by Ichitomo Kazutomo. Creator/YenPress has licensed the manga for US distribution, and an anime adaptation premiered in January 2023.

* FakeUltimateHero: The kingdom's "official hero party" were picked by a committee looking for "looking good on screen" and Nepotism. Dysfunctional is probably the kindest word for them.

** A Wizard and Warrior pair consist of a well mannered slender young woman in GothicLolita clothes and a rough, muscular, unshaven man. He's the wizard, she wields a battleaxe.