JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World by Ko Hiratori

He’s the perfect archetype for an isekai protagonist, and it’s understandable as to why he so quickly accepted his new role as hero.

As we learned from Haru, Chiba was a quiet loser before the new world-obsessed with anime and otaku culture, and not an ounce of popularity amongst his classmates. (There is a ramen collab and a couple bookstore bonuses after Continued, but they feel more like extras than part of the book itself.) Here we get a look into the hours leading into the accident, and who these two teens were before being reincarnated together. Most notable to this book is Chiba’s story I wanted to Save You Like a Hero and its continuation, which bookend these stories. This is helped by overlaps with events and information across the stories, each part flowing well from the previous. Interestingly, there is also a better coherency across the board for these stories-even though they are all different and from a multitude of perspectives, there is less of the “this was published chapter-by-chapter online” feeling that the original had. It was a good decision by Hiratori, as adding any here would feel superfluous in my opinion, with the possibility of cheapening the usage in the last book when it was a major part of the story. Curiously, this book has 100 percent less sex than the previous one. As always with collected works like this, some stories serve greater purpose than others, but each work effectively whether just for comedy, or deepening the audience’s understanding. People we’ve grown to know via Haru’s internal dialogue last book now give their own insight and experiences, allowing for each to be fleshed out as their own person, rather than whatever relationship Haru has deigned them with-friend, coworker, customer. This time we’re treated to a series of short stories all written from other characters’ perspectives.

Once again, JK Haru is a delight to read.

JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World by Ko Hiratori