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 world" genres, which have dominated the entertainment industry in recent years.
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Although “ Natori_Kouki ” reproduced the same comment on Twitter , stating his opinion on the “ Isekai” genre.
“We need to 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, you know? That's why there were so many original video games and stories in the past. I know I'll probably be called old-fashioned for saying this, but I think the settings and plots are too simple nowadays.”.
The author of the post begins by reflecting on how, in the past, mentioning that an 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, 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 world" genres.
Therefore, the debate about originality and narrative quality in anime and games remains a hot topic in the Japanese fan community.
Check out the comments:
- I regularly see topics like isekai and reincarnations everywhere, but many believe that if you deny something that's popular, it's because you're an idiot who feels unique.
- I think that's already a format. It's like the protagonist is a soccer player, and the field is the stage. I evaluate it based on whether what unfolds there 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 from that, it becomes fashionable again. There's always something to base a work on, even if it seems original to you.
- Trash is trash. Reincarnation from Another World is trash 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 trash, no matter how you look at it. You look at it, and it doesn't mean anything.
- I'm quite impressed with the originality of the "isekai" approach, yes. From real adventures to twists and turns in exile, rise to power, management of fiefdoms/states, slow living, creation of things, etc., you can do it as much as you want.
- It's like telling a mystery novel: "Stop telling stories where people die and find out who did it." It's a daring game to accept the genre's limitations and find where to differentiate yourself
- Generally, only those who say "the old days were better" fail to realize how limited their knowledge and perspective were. They don't realize that things have changed.
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Source: Yaraon!
