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Re:Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japane... by Dalewyn on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @07:48AM (#42245236)
That is about as uneducated a take as one could possibly have.

Keep in mind "isekai" as a genre also exists in western entertainment; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Chronicles of Narnia are some prominent and famous examples. Are those specifically for shut-ins and nerds too?

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Re:Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japane... by RockRobotRock on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @08:18AM (#42245447)
Sorry if I struck a nerve, I was being slightly hyperbolic, but why do you think I'm uneducated? I also should have said I was specifically referring to anime since I think that's what most people think of when they hear "isekai".
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Re:Surrealism, cafes and lots (and lots) of cats: why Japane... by corimaith on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @08:16AM (#42245436)
When we talk about isekai in modern contexts we do commonly refer to the post 2015 Narou-Isekai where one certainly draws a distinction between isekai before 2015 or after.

The thing about "old" isekai is that they exist more as fantasy stories with specific messages and themes, where Narou-Isekai can be specifically placed in the context of the latest evolution of the Otaku after the failure of sekai-kei and the increasing self-indulgence from CGCDT, Battle-Harems all the way to Isekai.

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