The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World

Now that MAL has officially labeled this complete, I can confidently say this was a nice distraction while it lasted, but not worth it in the end. I initially had this at a 7 before the manga ended up getting axed. It starts out in a way most people expect a shopping isekai would unfold (crazy that we have multiple examples now). Main character gets the option to convert other world currency and loot into credit that can be used to summon items from an existing online shopping network. I want to at least give some credit to the main character Kenichi for being selfsufficient enough to be able to build, control complex machines, cook, and operate as an independent business man. He also has the confidence to take decisive action and doesn't fall apart at the touch of a pretty girl (he is 38 after all). Even if he didn't have this shopping power, he could have definitely acclimated through his own abilities (which honestly would have still made for a good story with this level of art quality!). Speaking of artwork, that's another big selling point. Characters are very expressive, the girls are cute (especially the catpeople), and the backgrounds are lively and detailed as well. Confrontation typically doesn't last that long. This is a slow-life type isekai, so don't expect there to be any demon lord slaying quest. Maybe a few small skirmishes here and there to give the online shopping network another chance to shine. Unfortunately, despite the positives I just mentioned, the harem tag is what sours the experience in the last quarter of the manga, with Kenichi's decisions mostly being dictated by his party of women. It looked like the story might have been building up to something well beyond what you could call merely 'slow-life'. Unless the anime adaptation decides to go further with it, the novel is the only way to know for sure. I initially marked this as 'Not Recommended' and, at least for the manga, I still feel this way unless a continuation story is made. However, remembering all the other positives I mentioned made me bump this to 'Mixed Feeling'. Manga getting axed is just the worst and a big reason for my low score (I don't like recommending incomplete stories). But for those just looking for something to kill time, you could do far worse than this. Just don't go expecting harem erotica on the level of 'Cheat Mode Farming in Another World' or adventuring on the level of 'Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill'.