It's mecha month once more, and that includes isekai manga. There's been a recent spate of isekai light novel adaptations featuring mecha and this is...certainly one of them.
I WAS SOLD DIRT CHEAP BUT MY POWER LEVEL IS OFF THE
CHARTS (Class Saiyasunede Urareta Orewa, Jitsuwa Saikyo Parameter), based
on the light novels by RYOMA and original character designs by Susumu Koroi
with art by Cambria Bakuhatsu Tarou.
First published in 2021 and first published in North America in 2025.
PLOT:
For Yuta and his classmates, it was just supposed to be an ordinary class trip. Then their entire bus was magically transported to another world expressly for the purpose of being sold off as slaves. Those found to possess a high magical power (such as Yuta’s crush and his best friend) are sold for a fortune to nearby lords and kingdoms to pilot powerful, ancient mecha suits to fight their own petty struggles. Those found lacking are sold off for practically nothing for cheap labor…like Yuta. What Yuta doesn’t know is that his magic levels are so strong that they could not be accurately measured. He’ll unwittingly use that power to escape slavery, make some friends, and eventually find his way into the cockpit of one of those magical mecha on his own terms.
