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| no lol its a theme/tag at most, not a genre. imo there's already too much genres to begin with. |
| Old millenials (boomers?) running MAL would never do it....growing conservative with time....eh... |
| Would be nice, then it's possible to filter most of the garbage out. |
lifeiscrazy said: no lol. its a theme/tag at most, not a genre. imo there's already too much genres to begin with. Then why not add "sub-genre", that would be a good way to add a lot of sub-categories for people that have precise taste in anime. |
| Instead of giving an argument, I will just point out some tags that do currently exist: Dementia, Demons, Game, Martial Arts, Samurai, Space, Super Power, Vampire, Police, etc. You could even call it "Parallel Worlds" or something to make it more inclusive to other anime. |
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| Yeah, if demons and vampires are gonna get a tag then Isekai might as well get one too. |
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| Cooking and Magical Girl/Mahou Shoujo need their own tags at this point too... But I'm pretty sure the mods over at the Suggestions forums already discussed this kind of thread topic several times over the years. https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1597430 I'm pretty sure they're not gonna do it anytime soon sadly. |
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Wait... so there isnt a magical girl tag??? What??? Thats... in anime its always been established that magical girl is a genre. How is there a vampire and demon tag but not isekai or magical girl? Why dont they fulfill the demand? |
| Honestly they might as well, the tags aren’t just limited to genres (there’s a school tag for fucks sake). If you’re a fan of isekai you’ll probably like the next upcoming isekai anime. The same cannot be said for anime under tags such as space and school. Isekai deserves a tag if school deserves a tag imo. Fario-P said: Wait, there isn’t a Mahou Shoujo tag? How have I never noticed that?!Mahou Shoujo need their own tags at this point too... |
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Monochrosanity said: Well, I mean technically there is a mahou and a shoujo tag.Wait, there isn’t a Mahou Shoujo tag? How have I never noticed that?! |
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morihama said: Not all mahou shoujo are shoujo.Monochrosanity said: Well, I mean technically there is a mahou and a shoujo tag.Wait, there isn’t a Mahou Shoujo tag? How have I never noticed that?! Some mahou shoujo anime, like Lyrical Nanoha, Yuki Yuna, Madoka Magica, and Uta Kata, are more like seinen. It's because they have content that is normally aimed at men and not a young female audience, which is what the mahou shoujo genre was traditionally aimed at. |
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morihama said: Monochrosanity said: Well, I mean technically there is a mahou and a shoujo tag.Wait, there isn’t a Mahou Shoujo tag? How have I never noticed that?! That doesn’t count >.<  |
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| Yeah I'm surprised on why it doesn't have a tag now too... Probably because they'll have to add tags on all pre-existing anime and upcoming anime, and because of how popular it is that could be pretty difficult to pinpoint. |
| Whoever likes slice of life anime doesn't have any IRL friends. |
| I think the staff is just slow and stiff. This was asked/suggested several times and I've never seen any reasonable argument why it shouldn't be a tag. morihama said: Well, I mean technically there is a mahou and a shoujo tag. Shoujo is a demographic, not a genre, magic is something the entry features, not a genre. The magic + shoujo tags means it features magic and aimed at girls. mahou shoujo however is a genre and not necessarily aimed at girls. For example Prisma Illliya is a magical girls show and alsoo (borderline) yuri ecchi. |
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| I wouldn't know I would rather expect another camera rotating around the model only to see another background infact. If I were to watch Anime shows that were preceded |
| It doesn't need one since there's already fantasy implemented in here. |
Damerino said: Isekai ≠ FantasyIt doesn't need one since there's already fantasy implemented in here. Not all fantasy are isekai, and not all isekai are fantasy. There's overlap, sure, a ton of it. But pretending they're equal is just incorrect. The main point of this thread is that there are already low-impact genres, or "tags", such as Vampire, Game, etcetera, that aren't really fully-fledged genres, but nonetheless define some aspect people may enjoy or wish to search for (or avoid). Isekai is no different. |
| I think an isekai tag would be nice, I'm surprised there's no Food/Cooking tag yet. |
Fario-P said: Cooking and Magical Girl/Mahou Shoujo need their own tags at this point too... Monochrosanity said: Wait, there isn’t a Mahou Shoujo tag? How have I never noticed that?! I'm not sure about cooking, but oddly enough most less than legal streaming sites have a Magical Girl tag, so it's a little weird that MAL hasn't caught up in that regard. Although back on the topic of isekai, would the tag also apply to things like Buddy Complex, Revisions, and Inuyasha, where the character isn't sent to a whole different world, but rather a different point in time that's completely unrecognizable? |
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| I feel like maybe adding a subcategory system like Baka Updates Manga has would help with a lot of what people are suggesting in this thread. I don't think 190 pages of subcategories is necessary, but it'd be helpful for finding more anime. But that probably takes more time than MAL would want to spend. That's understandable. With that being said, there's a Demon and Vampire tag and those are subcategories if anything. I definitely am for adding a Magical Girl tag and a Food tag. The concept of isekai is fantasy in itself, so it will always be able to be classified under the fantasy genre. However, Demon and Vampire is also classified under fantasy, so I guess why not have the isekai tag? |
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LordKaelan said: It's 2k19, at the least one Isekai anime airs each season, Why is Isekai not a Genre yet... Their's well over 100 Isekai anime out there and genre like samurai and thriller have less than 200, not to mention Yuri and Yaoi at only 39 each... Isekai deserves it's own tag. It's now 2k20 and we still don't have an Isekai Tag. Fix this MAL. |
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| yeah, definitely agreed this should be a thing |
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| The anime producers/creators are the ones who should state the genre of whatever they're making, I don't think MAL as a database site has the power to alter that nor should they. Basically, the isekai genre needs to be created by the companies, not MAL. |
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Swiggy said: The concept of isekai is fantasy in itself, so it will always be able to be classified under the fantasy genre. However, Demon and Vampire is also classified under fantasy, so I guess why not have the isekai tag? Well for the most part it is, but it most definitely could be done in a sci-fi way. Dual Parallel is about a guy being sent to an alternate dimension via science shenanigans, and the Muv-Luv and Super Robot Wars franchises deal with similar dimension hopping stuff in certain entries, but that kind of take on the premise isn't too prevalent in anime. |
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FinalReality56 said: Okay. Fair. Then hopefully it can become a tag! Again, why not?Swiggy said: The concept of isekai is fantasy in itself, so it will always be able to be classified under the fantasy genre. However, Demon and Vampire is also classified under fantasy, so I guess why not have the isekai tag? Well for the most part it is, but it most definitely could be done in a sci-fi way. Dual Parallel is about a guy being sent to an alternate dimension via science shenanigans, and the Muv-Luv and Super Robot Wars franchises deal with similar dimension hopping stuff in certain entries, but that kind of take on the premise isn't too prevalent in anime. |
| As a genre Isekai is similar to Mecha in significance, and considering the fact that it is developed enough to have it's own tropes and stereotypes, it is undoubtedly well defined enough to need it's own genre tag. There are people on both sides who would appreciate/benefit from this tag; those who seek and avoid Isekai. Isekai even has sub-genres of it's own, so how could it not be a genre? Heck, the sub-genres have sub-genres. Hero Summon Reincarnation Gate/Portal Game World Nation Building GyaruGe Villain Severely Anti Hero |
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| one possible problem is that 'isekai' can be subjective is SAO or other video game based animes isekai ? https://i.redd.it/qtsii6dzdiy41.jpg it's not like the genre system isn't broken though... https://i.imgur.com/6ipPFkF.png |
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| Isekai is more like a setting or subgenre than an actual genre Let's say an anime is isekai.What else does it tell aside from the setting? Comedy? Action? Ecchi? Most they have in common is being fantasy I don't think isekai tag suggestion will get anywhere in future |
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| Imagine looking at MAL database for series genre instead of AniDB OMEGALUL |
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| I'm more disappointed by the lack of a "tragedy" tag. |
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| I have to say that I'm really surprised that this is not a thing yet. |
| you already have these random tags like vampires and space being added as genres so making isekai a genre is pretty valid |
| its weird how this isnt a genre yet. Or at least call it Other World to throw stuff like familiar of Zero in it. I understand Isekai is included into fantasy, though vampire is its own genre and thats fantasy also |
billy00 said: its weird how this isnt a genre yet. Or at least call it Other World to throw stuff like familiar of Zero in it. I understand Isekai is included into fantasy, though vampire is its own genre and thats fantasy also It is a genre and it has become official. Funimation also made it official. They were also giving out awards for anime of the decade and it had the category called best isekai of the decade. |
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Ad12345 said: billy00 said: its weird how this isnt a genre yet. Or at least call it Other World to throw stuff like familiar of Zero in it. I understand Isekai is included into fantasy, though vampire is its own genre and thats fantasy also It is a genre and it has become official. Funimation also made it official. They were also giving out awards for anime of the decade and it had the category called best isekai of the decade. Yes, but its not one on MAL, thats why we are in the MAL suggestions forum. |
| Agreed. I think there's enough isekai out that this kinda needs to be a thing now. Same for CGDCT and Mahou Shoujo, especially Mahou Shoujo. How is such an influential and important genre not be officially recognised on this bloody database site? |
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