When I Returned From Another World I Was A Silver Haired Shrine Maiden

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An ordinary high school student named Kisaragi Ikutari is summoned to another world by the shrine maiden Alicia and is tasked with defeating the Demon Lord in exchange for returning to his world.

After a year of traveling, the Demon Lord is defeated at the cost of Ikutari suffering a mortal wound. In order to fulfill her promise and save Ikutari’s life, Alicia transfers Ikutari’s soul to her body while using world transfer magic to return to his original world.

Now, the hero who has become a silver haired girl must re-find his place in modern day Japan.

This is a love comedy with a little bit of eroticism.

Associated Names
One entry per line
Isekai kara modotta ore wa ginpatsu miko ni natte ita
異世界から戻った俺は銀髪巫女になっていた
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Review
15 Reviews


Nermie01
Nermie01
Jul 11, 2018
Status: c29
To get this out of the way, I started reading this novel because of the shoujo ai tag, because I am a big yuri fan. So far in the translated sections, that's not really been addressed at all. The MC Ikuto has his soul placed into the body of his companion from the other world, Alicia, and they both go back to Japan in the same body. It seems to me from their interactions with each other that they had likely developed feelings for the other, but nothing ever came... more>> out of it, and now they're stuck in the same body (with Alicia acting jealous at times when Ikuto is getting along with other girls somewhat). It has an interesting premise, and I was looking forward to it. Was. I'm not sure about how I feel about it now though.

I was curious and checked out the later raw chapters... and found things that I did not like (personally in my own taste, others may not agree). Please note that these are major spoilers, read at your own risk.

Spoiler

I GT'ed it, so some of it is garbled, but I got the gist of the story. Basically, Alice (Ikuto's female name) seems to eventually get into a relationship with Hisui, her female childhood friend as Ikuto. However, SOMEthing (not sure what) seems to be going on with Alicia's spirit in Alice's body... something that will likely cause her spirit to disappear if nothing is done about it. And the only solution seems to be... for Alice (remember this is Ikuto, who is still a straight male mentally) to HAVE s*x AND GET PREGNANT so that Alicia's spirit can inhabit the body of the newborn baby. Basically giving birth to Alicia again. While still in a relationship with Hisui. And I'm not just talking about once or twice. I mean that they are tracking Alice's ovulation and menstrual cycles, and Alice is having baby-making s*x with someone multiple times a day, every day. This... does not sit well with me. At all.

Oh, one thing I forgot to mention about Alice having s*x. I didn't look at all of the raw chapters, so I don't know if Alice and Hisui have yurisex... But the author apparently wrote 18+ chapters for Alice having s*x with the guy she is doing. Which is unfair to both Hisui and Alice, and another reason I do not like the turn of events this story took, especially if Alice/Ikuto starts getting hooked on having s*x with guys even though it seems to be only a means to an end to save Alicia.

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So, yeah. I'll keep reading it for now, but... I am not sure if I want to continue following it. As far as a fair rating, it's not a bad story at all, even though it doesn't suit my tastes down the line. I'd give it a 3.5 if I could, but 4 is fine.

Edit: I thank Shiraori_ above me for their more in-depth review, since I wasn't able to get as much info from what I read of the raws. Dropping my rating to 2 stars for the nonsense plot structure and dropping the series entirely. Thanks for your work translator.

Edit 2: In reply to Citizen27 here, I feel the need to say something. Mental and emotional s*xual orientation is not such a fluid thing that body chemistry would easily be able to change it as it does in the case of Alicia. Ikuto lived nearly 18 years as a healthy, straight male, with no attraction whatsoever to other males as far as we're aware of. A person's mental and emotional state has more effect on a person's body than visa versa. Just being in a female body is NOT going to change a person's s*xual orientation, especially one as deep-seated as Ikuto's should have been considering his age. Now, if Alicia had started out as a baby, with all the associated growing pains of puberty affecting her mind and emotions... then I could believe it and wouldn't say anything about it (this was done well in Kumo desu). But it is simply too drastic and easy of a change for the time period that Ikuto has spent as Alicia, and feels like a cheap cop-out by the author to provide more drama. <<less
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Shiraori_
Shiraori_
Jul 25, 2018
Status: c46
I read the latest raws mostly because of what Nermie posted below out of concern. I'm just going to refer to Alice by female pronouns for convenience's sake. If you want to know a bit more about what kind of story this ends up becoming, read away.

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Spoiler

What Nermie said seems to essentially be correct. End of the story is probably going to be Alice getting with the guy and having Alicia as her child, given her response to the guy's question at the end of one of the chapters. "Do you want to have Alicia alone, or with me, " to which Alice replies "with you." Which is weird enough as is. She's in love with Alicia and wants her to live but she'll be reborn as her biological child, and at the end of the day she's been in a relationship with someone completely different. It just reeeeaally rubs me the wrong way that her deciding to settle down with a man was never really her decision. It's her only choice if she wants Alice to live, so she begrudgingly agrees to the plan. To have a lot of unprotected s*x with a man in an attempt to become pregnant.

This entire set-up is just borderline NTR. I honestly only just realized that's why it's got me so miffed about this whole thing. That, and Ikuto will never truly end up with Alicia. Sure, there's a chance she'll be reborn as Alice's child, but that's not exactly the same as them becoming romantic partners, now is it? That's never going to be an ending or a possibility, though I suppose we've all known that since the beginning. I suppose if you're reading this spoiler, you ought to only continue reading if you want to see Ikuto's steady progression into becoming a woman, completely, in mind and sexuality as well as body. No apparent Shoujo-Ai to be found here.

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Zemophobia
Zemophobia
Jun 24, 2018
Status: c22
I'm only going to mention one reason as to why I'm giving this story 2.5/5

The MC is WAY too timid for someone that supposedly spent a year getting stronger in another world, to ultimately kill the 'Demon King.'

I know he is in the body of a loli right now, but his personality seems to be the same (at least his family didn't mention a change, personality wise).

... more>> The MC probably spent that one year in that 'other world' killing a multitude of life-forms.

I would give this story a 4/5 if the MC actually acted like he spent a year training to kill the 'Demon King.'

Spoiler

I read some of the spoilers above me that stated that the MC had to get pregnant to have a baby, so the soul of Alicia that resides inside the MC can find a new vessel. What I don't get is why the MC has to have lots of unprotected s*x with a man to get pregnant.

Was it stated somewhere in the RAWS why the MC couldn't get 'in vitro fertilization?'

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Suya Rhys
Suya Rhys
Aug 13, 2019
Status: c90
Hmmmmmm... MC chose the 'means' that he did not particularly like (or just got forced into it) over his goal. ... more>>
Spoiler

he is MADE to choose a guy forcefully and he just unnaturally went with it and drove into the abyss...

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i cannnnot accept this kind of genderbends, multiple 'n' for emphasy... I mean whats the point in genderbending? I personally think TS turns into either yuri or yaoi or no romance... unless the gerdenbent person is literally g@y from the start... also this one is borderline NTR...
Spoiler

yes at some point it is consentual? One might think but it really is not that consentual... the MC is forced to do it... he got no choice, it was a literal let her die or have s*x with this guy thing... whoever rational put in his position will do the same BUT... I doubt anyone will choose the guy in the end... coz doing so defeats the purpose, and yes it is in the end some kind of NTR...

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I find this one just a softer version of Hakai Me no Yuuri... no, Hakai Me no Yuuri is even better. At least that one did not even try to go yuri route just to dump it in the end. So I will not recommend this for those who are here for shoujo ai... you're in the wrong neighborhood... you can't really blame people getting disappointed in this one, there are lot of us who are shallow enough to not accept a sudden dumping of what we are here for... a scam is a scam, even if you thought it was a good plot twist, you caaaaaaan't just hand to us some bitter af coffee after promising us vanilla ice cream (..•˘ ̯˘•..) <<less
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SunsetChaos
SunsetChaos
Aug 27, 2018
Status: c79
Could've been a decent new life with family & friends (not isekai) story but nope, author just had to ruin it.

Started out at like 4 or 5 stars because nice supportive Japanese family for once who treats her like a new imouto and daughter. But decreased because way too much teen lust ecchi lolicon and whatever.
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diegolsp
diegolsp
Aug 24, 2018
Status: c73
The protagonist lacks personality only is a rag doll that goes according to what they say, does not deny anything and just does it without more while complaining in his mind, he looks like a child who suffers from bullying and without mentioning that the story it is just a succession of uncomfortable events that happen because he does not understand the body of women.
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Citizen27
Citizen27
Sep 06, 2018
Status: c78
Great story with nice romance potential.

All claims of it potentially being NTR is, I consider to be false (Skimmed through the raws)

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Spoiler

Alice/Ikutari and Alicia when having the... deed, its with a beloved acquaintance and always with consent.

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Besides, the story of gender bend + Yuri/Shoujo Ai is seriously far too overused, and honestly the mc's of those gender bend Yuri novels don't act or think much like a girl making it pretty much wasted.

This story here deals with emotional issues well, though it does have it's issues and heavy moments that perhaps people feel uncomfortable with. Regardless, the idea of slowly having your heart changed in a good way is one that's not explored enough - the body does affect the mind and the book goes through it very well, an topic on bodyswaps/genderbends that most novels don't even bother bringing up. This makes for an interesting and slow romantic pairing between Alice and
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Souta

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Netoku-san
Netoku-san
Aug 21, 2018
Status: --
I just can't, the first few chapters were fine but when it got s*xual everything just started to feel off. I personally feel that this type of setting is better suited to a novel without the sexualities, shoujo ai and shounen ai is fine like a bit of joking and flirting hear and there but it just gets very awkward for me reading when do actually do 'it'.
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XanTheInsane
XanTheInsane
Aug 12, 2018
Status: c1
The story is basically ruined by Alicia still being 'alive' and essentially trapped in her own body which she gave to the MC to save his life.

Why is this a problem?

She ruins absolutely ANY potential for the MC having any kind of romance or love related drama.

... more>> MC can't go out with a girl for some yuri action because he has another girl inside of his head that will constantly complain if that would to happen. Also his parents probably wouldn't be too happy but that's a temporary problem.

MC can't develop romantic feelings for guys because... well once again he has a girl inside his head who likes him and would probably feel jealous.

For all the cute moments the novel has, there's other moments where the MC is being completely taken advantage of by his family or some exceptionally dumb choices are made in the story.

All in all I can't recommend this to anyone but those who are desperate for some "passable quality" genderbender novel. <<less
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SakuraKoi
SakuraKoi
Jul 26, 2018
Status: c48
I quite like it and in contrary to how other reviews of what is coming depicts it, I am actually rather interested how it will ultimately turn out since such drama would not necessarily be bad at all, it is all about how it concludes and is written.

This however is in another way a grave flaw since this is not a really a "love comedy" and due to the nature of the work, it not being fully released will put many gradually off. Being kept in suspense for too long... more>> is NG and I will myself stop reading whenever the plot thickens lest I get fed up.

To sum my expectations up for what is apparently already in the raws:

Spoiler

Coupling TS with s*x out of necessity is rather interesting, for a work not focusing on drama but H, how it ends up is not important but that it is exciting. However with a focus on drama, first and foremost the flow must be natural and the ending considered good, happy and not corrupted. I can not tell whom she apparently begs to imp**gnate her and how but regardless, leaving her other lover afterwards or during would be simply terrible.

Coupling TS with "serious" Pregnancy is something I have also yet to see, heck, just serious pregnancy and out of female pov is apparently rather rare or I am finding the wrong works. Sure, a certain Swan VN maker has more focus on pregnancy and is detailed but is neither serious nor out of female view. I really want to read how Alice deals with weird food cravings, massive mood swings, insecurities, vomiting, reactions from school, leaving school at one point, feeling the pain and ultimately happiness of having given natural birth.

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Renaxan
Renaxan
Jun 07, 2018
Status: c25
As im sceptical what im getting into, im trying to read it.. It would be like a boy who summoned from earth to save another world, return to earth after his body killed and his soul merge in process with shrine maiden in her body (gender bender). Also

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He/she seems can use magic in earth, so idk it would be another op MC beat straight like to all most fantasy protag.. Hope not

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So far, it feels like slice of life type isekai and its good to read to filling ur bored time. Looking forward to this. <<less
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PoDH
PoDH
May 28, 2022
Status: v126
First let me tell you something. One, THIS NOVEL IS ACTUALLY WORTH IT. Second. This novel is a GIANT roller coaster + rabbit hole of morality. BE PREPARED when you read it. Third, MTL is totally readable so please continue until the end.

At first I thought this is like one of those generic gender bender but post isekai story but BAAM, the soul of the girl is actually still in the body so you have these really interesting body sharing experience. Also you probably have like the most realistic gender... more>> bender reaction. Like everything it's not about the obvious le*d reaction stuff, but also the fear of losing track of "who you are" as you becoming more feminine.

Thennn it suddenly took a weird s*xual turn. The scene is not expletive stuff, but it's the one that made you question the definition of tags and morality. Feel free to skip it because part after that (haven't been translated but MTL is good enough), it become better again.

Remember the questioning morality part? Because welcome to the rabbit hell hole of this novel.
Spoiler

It has a whole sequel/after story in R18 syosetu where it would take you to some really really wacky stuff. AND THEN you realised the author actually made the juicy chapter and put it in different page for degenerates who wants it.

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ChaosOpen
ChaosOpen
Dec 04, 2018
Status: c90
Honestly, this is how you do gender bender correctly. The story isn't the standard "oh, I lost my balls, well time to carry on like normal, " using the body change as more of a punch line than anything that actually changes the way the MC lives his life. This series addresses the difference in the ways men and women act and present themselves as well as the varied problems each gender must deal with. Which I think is the point of gender benders. When suddenly changing sexes it is... more>> more than just occupying a slightly different body, how you walk, talk, approach people, changes the risks you can take, the pressures placed on you, and how you're treated by each s*x also radically changes. This series touches on all of this better than any other gender bender I've ever seen. If you're a man and want to see what it would be like to walk in the other half's shoes then this is certainly the series for you. The only problem is it stops at chapter 90 and it seems like the translator won't be picking it up for awhile if at all. <<less
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Duckfero
Duckfero
Jan 25, 2021
Status: c72
I have read 72 chapters so far and I'm dropping it.

The plot: The MC got transported as a hero and the shrine maiden who summoned him tell him thar he can go back once he defeat the demon lord. So, the shrine maiden (Alicia) spend 1 years with the MC and they finally defeat the demon lord. However, the MC is injured and is about to die, so the shrine maiden put his soul inside her body and then go to earth. So basically the MC became a girl (loli)... more>> with Alicia inside his head.

What about the rest of the story?

The beginning (first 20 chapter) is very good! We can clearly feel the family's joy when he/she come back. And it's also funny how he try to explain why he is stuck in a loli's body. The reaction of the characters are very natural and they feel human. Oh by the way, the MC can use magic (body enhancement, telepathie, ice spear, heal...) and he is the only one on earth who can use it. After chapter 15-20?... there is nothing. Slice of life, slice of life and slice of life. That's all. The rest of the story is about MC discovering his/her female body (period, s*x, her own body...), And at the same time, he/she goes to school and everything is about daily life, nothing exciting (study, bath, swimming pool, eating, playing cards...) which is not bad in itself, but the problem is that there is ONLY that. Oh, and there is a bit of romance (yuri / girl love). The MC is not using magic for anything, it wouldn't change much to the story if he/she didin't have magic.

To sum up, it get really boring very fast. The only thing that is well made is the gender border part, because we can clearly feel the difficulty of of being suddenly a girl. Many interesting element are not developped (magic for example), and it's full of daily life. I'm not going to talk about the romance which is quite creepy considering that the MC date another girl while having one inside his head who love him.

If you are a fan of gender bender and slice of life, then this story is for you.

  1. If you want to see some action, some OPness (she is OP btw, but never fight so it's useless), some exciting moment, then this story is not for you.
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OfficePony
OfficePony
Sep 18, 2018
Status: c90
Just, Wow.

(Update as of Chapter 90: It's getting really good. Not yet that gut gripping good, but the story is progressing in ways I didn't expect until the certain things happened. Eagerly awaiting more chapters.)

Grammar: 4.5/5

... more>> Writing: 3.9/5

Story: 5/5

The grammar is great. Honestly, if there were any mistakes, they were so minor I can't remember them, which is saying something for me since grammar mistakes usually feel like stubbing my pinky toe on the edge of something when I come across them. The writing is fairly good, no real complaints as it really suits the mood of the story. The story itself is masterfully done. They really get into the core of what is happening, the character development of the MC is REAL, and the other characters feel like they have some depth (not a lot, but some).

Overall, really enjoying this novel. I recommend this as a good read for someone who wants a realistic from male-to-female gender-bender (though it happens because of fantasy elements and contains some fantasy elements still). <<less
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