Kekkaishi e no Tensei

Tldr at the bottom.

This is a decent manga if you are a fan of the isekai genre but I don't think it does anything amazing or adds much that hasn't been seen before. Our mc gets reincarnated as a slave and is then bought by a very kind family. He's brought up under their loving care so that he can protect them in the future with his insane barrier(magic) skills. The mc is along for the ride and has very little agency. This might not be an issue for some people, but I like my mc's to have a bit more worry about what they want to do in life and not so easily accept everything w/o a second thought. The family he grows up with are all nice people and he forms a fun relationship and deep bond with them. Honestly, they aren't very memorable outside of being nice and treating him well. The older daughter is the most memorable since her backstory is a bit more interesting and she's very cute. I have no issues with them and how they are presented its all just "alright". Most of what we've got so far is Slice of Life while growing up and learning magic with the family.

The manga is still in its early stages and there isn't a ton that's happened so far outside of the massive event in the newest chapters.(read past my tldr at the bottom and I'll give the tiniest spoiler about it if you are interested, it'll barely be a spoiler but some people hate even the tiniest spoilers so I'll put it at the very bottom just in case:) This is where the manga will turn and it remains to be seen where it will go in the future. I read ahead in the light novel and I can say it still follows a lot of the classic isekai tropes and situations.(I can already see the mc building his harem :P) The mc hasn't had a ton of development outside of figuring out what he wants to do with his life. In closing, you should read this if you like the isekai genre. It never wowed me in anyway but the quality is good, just don't expect much variety compared to what you're used to outside of the big event. The art is pretty good and I have no complaints in that department.

TLDR: Give it a go if you like Isekai, its stock standard in most regards but not offensive or lacking in quality. Its just slightly better than "fine" to where its enjoyable enough. The only real difference I'll hint at in the tiny spoiler below. (don't read if you hate spoilers, no matter how tiny)




THIS IS A SPOILER:


The story takes a tragic turn in the most recent chapters and gets pretty emotional, which I really enjoyed and adds in some much needed variety. Its actually pretty depressing so if you're looking for all happy days I'd steer clear of this one, as for me I loved it and was excited to see something different from what I was expecting.