A recent post on a Japanese comment forum about isekai anime has sparked a heated debate among anime and game fans. The hot topic 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 saying his opinion about the “ Isekai ” genre.
"We should stop talking about 'isekai' and 'virtual worlds.' In the past, if 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 video games and original stories in the past. I know you'll probably call me old-fashioned for saying this, but I think the settings and plots are too simple these days."
The post's author begins by reflecting on how, in the past, mentioning that an anime was similar to another automatically dismissed 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 worlds” genres.
Therefore, the debate over originality and quality in anime and game storytelling 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 is popular it is because you are an idiot who feels unique.
- I think this is already a format. As if the protagonist were a soccer player, the field is the stage. I evaluate this based on whether what unfolds there is interesting or not.
- An idiot who just wants to believe his favorite works from his youth were original. A huge amount of work is produced in a modern style, and then geniuses emerge in this genre, and from there, it becomes fashionable again. There's always something to base a work on, even if it seems original to you.
- Trash is trash. Another World's Reincarnation is trash from the moment the genre is defined, and even then, if enough people are involved, 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 has no meaning.
- I'm quite impressed with the originality of the "isekai" approach, yes. From real-life adventures to twists and turns in exile, rising to power, managing fiefdoms/states, slow-paced living, crafting things, etc., you can do as much or as little as you want.
- It's like telling a mystery play, "Stop telling stories where people die and find out who did it." It's a daring game of accepting the genre's limits and where to differentiate yourself.
- Usually, only those who say "the old days were better" don't realize how limited their knowledge and field of observation were. They don't realize that things have changed..
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Source: Yaraon!
