Like instead of reincarnating in the usual pseudo-fantasy world, the setting would be more science finction with advanced alien technologies, spaceships, laser swords, laser gun, mechas, etc. the only 2 anime that are kinda like what i'm talking about are Visons of Escaflowne, Aura Battler Dunbine. It seems to me like a very useful to setting to break the monotony of the overstauration of the fantasy isekai genre.  |
| Well it hasn't become an anime yet. There's Reborn as Space Merchant if that's what you want |
| Because people getting isekai'ed into space wouldn't survive for long. |
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| Dunbine is also the usual pseudo-fantasy world. The only innovation is the addition of mecha, which was as ubiquitous in the 80s as isekai is now. |
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Dunbine is also the usual pseudo-fantasy world. The only innovation is the addition of mecha, which was as ubiquitous in the 80s as isekai is now.
| @Lucifrost yes that's true, so that makes escaflowne the only sci-fi isekai ? |
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@Lucifrost yes that's true, so that makes escaflowne the only sci-fi isekai ?
| @tchitchouan I also count Now and Then, Here and There. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| Because there is no demand for it. Simple as that. |
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@tchitchouan
I also count Now and Then, Here and There.
I also count Now and Then, Here and There.
| @Lucifrost yes i can see that being true. @DesuMaiden Before 2012, there wasn't much demand for regular isekai either, but they managed to create demand, it only take one show to explode in popularity for others to try and copy it. |
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Was Visons of Escaflowne really sci-fi, I have it mentally stored as having a fantasy setting? Although I must confess that I mostly remember the noses.
@CapnOdin OH YEAH, the pinocchio noses were very funny but gave the anime a very distinct visual identity and you're right the universe is scifi but the places the characters live in are very fantastical so it's a mix of both. |
| Because they've forgotten "another world" can mean literally anything different from ours. Hell, even the fantasy aspect could be less stale if they didn't almost always stick to the exact same fantasy tropes with these newer series. But they know horny nerds like elves and catgirls. They know people are familiar with things like goblins. They know rpg leveling systems are an easy way to show growth. So why change? This is why I can't wait for Tanya to come back. |
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| It's way, way easier to be lazy and to just follow the well-known pattern of making a generic harem isekai in a medieval setting. Sci-fi, or even space opera stuff, would require more finesse and care done to the worldbuilding. |
| "Why are there so few if any space sci-fi isekai ?" Because those require a lot of effort, planning and money...and what the producers like in isekai are such titles which can be done with as little effort as possible. |
| Because when the video game based isekai plague started everyone just ripped off JRPGs which tend to take place your average european fantasy world >inb4 not all JRPGs and after that everyone just ripped of these series The series mentioned by OP don't incorporate video games elements and also one of them was written by Tomino who I doubt even plays JRPGs. |
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| Because all isekai shows just duplicate like disease and only slightly alter everything else they see, and there isn't a hugely popular modern sci-fi isekai that they can copy. |
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| Because they are basing isekai on RPG dynamics most the time and hinges on the idea of a world actually enjoyable to live in. Though I do wonder why they dont say for example use an alternate timeline for getting into a steampunk or solarpunk world for example cant be cyberpunk because that is just our normal world. |
| You know, I've always had that thought in the back of my mind. Why isn't that more popular? Imagine being isekaied into the future, there's so much potential. Why is it always isekai into some medieval fantasy? Unless there are futuristic isekai shows that are worth watching that I'm unaware of... |
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| @APolygons2 @traed Instead of copying the usual fantasy RPG, we do have a moderately popular Space RPG they can copy. https://myanimelist.net/anime/31223/Phantasy_Star_Online_2_The_Animation https://myanimelist.net/anime/39506/Phantasy_Star_Online_2__Episode_Oracle |
| その目だれの目？ |
| I really don't want to see isekai rape the space opeara genre like it did with high fantasy. |
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Isn't a series such as Stargate SG-1 technically an isekai? One of my guesses would be that lot of Japanese light novel authors did not grow up as sci-fi fans. Or that they seem to be mostly into JRPG/MMO games instead of games with a space setting. Probably executives are seeing the lack of a large audience, and aren't willing to throw money on what seems to be a niche genre. GalacticMagna said: Well it hasn't become an anime yet. There's Reborn as Space Merchant if that's what you want Surprised that Kadokawa still hasn't greenlight an anime for that series yet. |
| I guess the fantasy trope is more inclined with what is consumed - it's like a soft-VRMMO style subgenre without explicitly saying its from there. |
| Would be great, instead of main character having a harem of cat girls, elves, orcs, goblins and others he can have a harem of alien girls. |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
Haneken2086 said: Star Trek is considered a pioneer sci-fi show and it can be classified an isekai (travelling to various worlds). Anime should consider heading to the final frontier. Agreed. Though with the seeming lack of interest from anime viewers for Star Trek-esque shows - such as Astra: Lost in Space or the Space Battleship Yamato remake - I can somewhat understand why we aren't seeing more shows in the genre... for now, at least. |
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