A recent post on a Japanese comment forum about Isekai anime has sparked an intense debate among anime and game fans. The hot topic at hand is the overexploitation of the “isekai” and “virtual worlds” genres, which have dominated the entertainment industry in recent years.
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Although “ Natori_Kouki ” reproduced the same comment on Twitter saying his opinion on the “ Isekai” genre.
“We should stop talking about 'isekai' and 'virtual worlds'. In the past, when you said 'it's an anime like [x]', it was automatically dismissed as a copy without even being considered, did you know? That's why there were so many original video games and stories in the past. I know they're probably going to call me old-fashioned for saying this, but I think the settings and plots are too simple these days.”
The author of the post begins by reflecting on how, in the past, mentioning that one anime was similar to another automatically disqualified it as a mere imitation, without even giving it a chance. But this attitude, according to the author, has led to a greater diversity of video games and original stories in the past.
However, the post generated several responses from users on social media, some supporting his opinion and others defending the popularity of the “isekai” and “virtual worlds” genres.
Therefore, the debate about originality and quality in the narrative of anime and games continues to be a hot topic in the Japanese fan community.
Check out the comments:
- I regularly see topics like isekai and reincarnations abound out there, but many believe that if you deny something that's popular it's because you're an idiot who feels unique.
- I think this is already a format. As if the protagonist were a football player, the field is the stage. I evaluate it based on whether what develops in it is interesting or not.
- An idiot who just wants to believe that his favorite works from his youth were original. A huge amount of work is produced in a modern style, and then geniuses of this genre emerge and then it becomes fashionable again. There is always something to base a work on, even if it seems original to you.
- Trash is trash. Another World Reincarnation is garbage from the moment the genre is defined, and even then, if there are enough people, there will be a certain number of outliers, but ultimately, the genre itself is garbage, no matter how you slice it. look at him. You look, and it has no meaning.
- I'm quite impressed with the originality of the “isekai” approach, yes. From royal adventures to exile twists, rise to power, managing fiefdoms/states, slow living, creating things, etc., you can do this as much as you want.
- It’s like saying to a mystery play, “Stop telling stories where people die and find out who did it.” It's a game of daring to accept the limits of the genre and where to differentiate yourself
- Generally, only those who say that “the old days were better” do not realize how limited their knowledge and field of observation were. They don't realize they've changed.
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Source: Yaraon!
