@kn1000a Ive read a couple. One like this that hasn't dropped the bombshell yet even exists. It recently got its 12th chapter uploaded..3 times. One of bad quality long ago, once of good quality and once again the exact same as the last.
Its uncommon but not completely unheard of. This was definitely the best presented of them all though. I was GENUINELY surprised and flutter hearted when i saw it. I was enjoying the chapter and then
@kn1000a There is a lot of those lol
- Makikomareta
- Tsuki ga Michibiku(highly recommend this one)
- Arifureta Shokugyou
- Konjiki no Word Master
- Chihoukishi Hans(reincarnated people pop up all the time on this one)
- Kuro no Shoukanshi
If I could post memes, I'd post the one where a dude was holding up some weird relic and saying "It's been 1000 years...". Because that's how long it's been.
Also, I did read the LN but that was so long ago I can't even remember what happened. But I'm glad they addressed the elephant in the room; The 2nd isekai person. It was foreshadowed early on when Sophia and Katarina first met, as the latter felt some similarity and warmth from Sophia. It reminded her of an old piece of memory that she can't exactly remember fully but that was when her best friend was revealed for the first time.
So yeah, I'm glad this is how it's truly revealed.
@Qelix and everyone else - I want to make it clear is what I meant are stories where another isekai character is improbable, but suddenly out of nowhere they appear, which set up either an interesting interaction between them or some sort of fights. Just multiple summonings like Shield Hero isn't enough for me - it needs to be a story like this one; we expect no one else beside her as the "player" then BAM, A-chan comes along.
@mruggeri2 Some of those you named (like Chihoukishi Hans or Arifureta Shokugyou) aren't really the same kind of twist like this manga. They all featured the fantasy world as a common isekai destination so of course classmates, strangers, etc. will often ended up there as well.
An example like the twist this manga pulled: Imagine if Overlord anime/series
suddenly show another player character. So far Ains Ooal Gown is the only human player character of the series, and have not find any other human players yet. We are unsure whether if his game world is a common destination for isekai victims, or just a sandbox for OP MCs to play in. It's this distinction that separate those manga above from this series and Overlord: Since if another isekai being actually appear, you bet that there will be some interesting interaction between them.
(btw I don't read the original Overlord LNs so if this already happen, don't spoil me).