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If you’ve spent any time watching anime over the last decade, you’ve almost certainly heard someone mention Truck-kun. No, it’s not the name of an actual character. Instead, it’s one of anime’s longest-running jokes. Now, it’s finally inspired an entire video game.
That game is Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?!, a wonderfully ridiculous upcoming title from Strange Scaffold that fully embraces one of anime’s biggest memes. Even if you’ve never watched an isekai series before, here’s why Truck-kun has become such an internet legend.
What Is Truck-kun?
Truck-kun is the unofficial nickname anime fans have given to the mysterious delivery truck that appears whenever a protagonist is about to begin an isekai adventure.
In countless anime, manga, and light novels, an ordinary person is suddenly hit by a truck. They then wake up in a fantasy world filled with monsters, magic, and heroic destinies. The truck itself isn’t a real character. However, because the same setup appears so often, fans jokingly started referring to it as Truck-kun, as though it were personally responsible for recruiting heroes.
Over the years, Truck-kun has become one of anime’s most recognisable memes. Fans now regularly joke that someone has been “visited by Truck-kun” whenever an isekai series begins.
So… There’s Actually a Truck-kun Game?
There is now.
Rather than playing as the unlucky hero transported to another world, Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! flips the formula on its head. You play as the truck.
After accidentally sending ambitious marketing executive Carissa Ward to a fantasy world, you become responsible for helping her return home. That means making deliveries, causing absolute chaos around town and, yes, running over even more pedestrians. Those unfortunate souls are then isekai’d into monsters for Carissa to defeat.
It’s every bit as absurd as it sounds. That’s exactly the point.
More Than Just a Meme
While the premise is undeniably hilarious, the game isn’t simply built around one joke.
Developer Strange Scaffold mixes arcade driving, score chasing, and anime-inspired storytelling into something that feels a little like Crazy Taxi crashing headfirst into an isekai series. Players juggle deliveries, evade the police, and complete objectives across two worlds. Along the way, Carissa gathers enough power to defeat the Skeleton King and find her way home.
The result is a fast-paced game that fully commits to its bizarre concept. It also delivers a surprisingly heartfelt story beneath all the chaos.
Why Anime Fans Will Love It
What makes Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! so appealing is how affectionately it pokes fun at isekai conventions.
Anyone familiar with modern anime will instantly recognise the references. Expect overpowered fantasy heroes, RPG levelling systems, and the idea that getting hit by a truck somehow leads to a better life. Rather than mocking those tropes, the game celebrates them. It feels like a playable love letter to the genre.
Even if you’re new to anime, the premise is easy to understand. Sometimes, all you need is a magical truck, an elf with unfinished business, and a Skeleton King standing between someone and their next day at work.
One of 2026’s Weirdest Games
Gaming isn’t short of unusual ideas, but Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! might be one of the most memorable of 2026.
Whether you’re already an isekai veteran or simply curious about the internet’s favourite anime meme, this is one game worth keeping on your radar. After all, you don’t get the chance to become the legendary Truck-kun every day.
