| I tried multiple times to watch isekai shows that aren't comedy but most of the time I drop cause the mc usually mentions how he is a loser or a total virgin in the first episode. Why do they do this? Is it a marketing strategy because the author and producers know their main target audience?  |
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| I get so hard watching Tanya kill commies. |
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| at least he's taller than the youjo senki dude. maybe because the target audience is full of virgins and the author wanted to cater to them, I noticed that usually the mc is also a neet hikikomori loser. those stories are basicaly zero-to-hero stories so they wanna make the mc a big loser in the beginning. many isekai stories finish with the mc marrying a bunch of girls, happy harem life |
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| There are isekai manga with old people who had sex before (or wasn't implied as virgin or something) For example: Isekai Nonbiri Nouka Isekai Tensei Soudouki (had ) Nidome no Jinsei wo Isekai de World Teacher: Isekaishiki Kyouiku Agent Isekai Nonbiri Nouka and many more |
 I wasted all my time in rewatching to the point of my rewatch total is higher than my overall anime total lmao |
| Simply because the majority of anime characters regardless of the genre/setting, except Hentai obviously, are virgins. And most of the time it's simply never stated because it's irrelevant. |
| You're a louse, Roger Smith. - R. Dorothy Wayneright This is my fight! No Senpai, this is our fight! - Kojou Akatsuki & Yukina Himeragi  |
| The same reason they're all dark-haired gamers with average grades and next to no friends. They're just selling you yourself on the screen. |
| Well I for one already loved Lain. |
| Because most of the anime fans are virgins |
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| It's not exactly for self-insert purpose. I don't believe that the majority of anime fans are virgins loser living in their mother's basement or anything like that. These anime generally are stories about zero to hero. And to be a zero, they need to have certain characteristics. |
| I'm going to bet that Shou Zama is no virgin. |
| It's so the target audience (teens) can relate. It's simple. |
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spaesu said: because it makes it more relatable for the fans lmao, why you gotta hurt me this way man |
| idk but its fucking annoying that the mc is always a pushover simp. that's why i like naofumi iwatani |
| "Nobody is stronger than me, even when I go easy on them. Remember that" - Ayanokoji Kiyotaka |
| because the authors cant think of anything original |
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| so they can be in a harem and simp over every girl they see. |
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| What the Isekai seeks with this is to show the viewer the evolution of a character who had the life of an average Japanese. |
| Because most of them are around the age of 15-16 years old. |
"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln |
| Most modern isekai aren't an expression of art in any way. The genre is essentially a giant cash grab. Isekai protagonists have to be loser virgin incels for max relatability to get that sweet weeb cash. |
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| I think there are hentai isekai where protagonist are not virgin anymore:) Jokes aside, is "gate" anime protagonist virgin? I am pretty sure drifter protagonists are not virgins they have kids so not virgin Most anime protagonist are virgins if u have not realised (no need to be isekai). Anime are for otaku who are virgins. |
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EndlessMaria said: It's so the target audience (teens) can relate. It's simple. Given the dismal sexual/dating trends in Japan, that target audience likely includes otaku in their 20s and 30s (and beyond?) as well. For the older demographics, having the characters be highschool-age acts as a wish-fulfillment component, as in "I wish I could've had all these interactions with girls when I was young." I'd also somewhat agree with (minus the "incel" labeling, since that's been adopted by a particularly bitter and violent segment of the loser/virgin population) this take lamenting the narrowing of "viable protagonist" character types in isekai: GAB★GAB said: Watched Jobless Hero, and ugh the modern isekai genre sucks so fucking much. Remember when we could have fantasy stories without the hook that the MC is an incel nerd (read: literally you, to the target audience) who has all of the cheat codes to their new life??? Honestly, Jobless is relatively benign for the genre, at least compared to more recent fare. There was even quite a bit that i enjoyed about the episode! It also just feels like the audience's assumed empathy capacity has shrunk a lot when the MC needs to be literally you. It's like..... what if Slayers didn't star Lina Inverse, but you teleported into the body of Lina Inverse, and gamifying your friendships? While also not disclosing to anybody the metaphysical advantage that you have over them? It's like fantasy stories aren't allowed to have real main characters any more, and lacking that it's impossible to get invested in any of their relationships. Those relationships mostly being fantasies of achievement or one-sided romantic fulfillment, that never stop feeling icky due to the aforementioned undisclosed power imbalance. I even like some of this type of isekai!!! Ascendance of Bookworm and Reincarnated as a Slime are fun, but mostly because the world-problem-solving elements are clever/charming, not because they ever exceed being wish fulfillment about obtaining a world that your nerdiness allows you to conquer. It's obvious why this is flourishing right now: Japan, like the USA, is a "meritocratic" society that instills in its young people big expectations about personal exceptionalism that most are simply numerically guaranteed to fail at. This exceptionalism is of course intensely conquest-coded -- of the woman or the society, very much tied to the colonial histories etc. Modern isekai addresses this frustration via fantasies of a world build to validate one's sense of exceptionalism, and framing this as the ideal one. |
Zalis said: EndlessMaria said: It's so the target audience (teens) can relate. It's simple. Given the dismal sexual/dating trends in Japan, that target audience likely includes otaku in their 20s and 30s (and beyond?) as well. For the older demographics, having the characters be highschool-age acts as a wish-fulfillment component, as in "I wish I could've had all these interactions with girls when I was young." I'd also somewhat agree with (minus the "incel" labeling, since that's been adopted by a particularly bitter and violent segment of the loser/virgin population) this take lamenting the narrowing of "viable protagonist" character types in isekai: GAB★GAB said: Watched Jobless Hero, and ugh the modern isekai genre sucks so fucking much. Remember when we could have fantasy stories without the hook that the MC is an incel nerd (read: literally you, to the target audience) who has all of the cheat codes to their new life??? Honestly, Jobless is relatively benign for the genre, at least compared to more recent fare. There was even quite a bit that i enjoyed about the episode! It also just feels like the audience's assumed empathy capacity has shrunk a lot when the MC needs to be literally you. It's like..... what if Slayers didn't star Lina Inverse, but you teleported into the body of Lina Inverse, and gamifying your friendships? While also not disclosing to anybody the metaphysical advantage that you have over them? It's like fantasy stories aren't allowed to have real main characters any more, and lacking that it's impossible to get invested in any of their relationships. Those relationships mostly being fantasies of achievement or one-sided romantic fulfillment, that never stop feeling icky due to the aforementioned undisclosed power imbalance. I even like some of this type of isekai!!! Ascendance of Bookworm and Reincarnated as a Slime are fun, but mostly because the world-problem-solving elements are clever/charming, not because they ever exceed being wish fulfillment about obtaining a world that your nerdiness allows you to conquer. It's obvious why this is flourishing right now: Japan, like the USA, is a "meritocratic" society that instills in its young people big expectations about personal exceptionalism that most are simply numerically guaranteed to fail at. This exceptionalism is of course intensely conquest-coded -- of the woman or the society, very much tied to the colonial histories etc. Modern isekai addresses this frustration via fantasies of a world build to validate one's sense of exceptionalism, and framing this as the ideal one. Absolutely agree with the stuff GabGab said. It seems like the focus in isekai ain't the new world or plot and characters but the focus just to give the viewer wish fulfillment by presenting fake relationships and lazy settings. I would like more isekai similar to Devil is a Part timer and Tanya the Evil |
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| Most of the Japanese youth are virgin nowdays so called Herbivore men |
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| Because most Isekai are wish fulfillment anime |
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| Because most Isekai are wish fulfillment anime |
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| In reality, just about most anime protagonist are virgins, mainly because they are high school students. |
| Because the very purpose of transporting a loser neet, or a guy struggling at his job, or someone who's burnt out and hates life into an alternate universe using an unexplained mechanic and for absolutely no reason just to give him an excuse for another shot at life from the equivalent perspective of the popular high school kid is to unabashedly have open license to be wish fulfillment self insert material. That's exactly why isekai was dreamed up and the only reason why it exists. |
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| because they're high school kids. If that's an issue for you then maybe anime is not your thing. |
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| Because isekais are typically transporting high school kids or loners who have been put into another opportunity. Either that or there is no need for it to be mentioned. |
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| Because most Japanese men are virgins |
| 0 DrSexy said: Is it a marketing strategy because the author and producers know their main target audience? That's pretty much it. I guess most Japanese viewers these days also get turned off by 80's hyper masculine protagonists which is why even Dragon Ball has gone for the skinnier art style. |
epidemia78 said: because they're high school kids. If that's an issue for you then maybe anime is not your thing. They are not only highschoolers, I remember the mc in slime isekai mentioned that he was 30 and a virgin. Also the mc of Mushoku Tensei mentioned the same thing. |
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DrSexy said: Is it a marketing strategy because the author and producers know their main target audience? They're basically saying "it's okay to die virgin, you'll get isekai'd and got a second chance" |
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| Because they try to appeal to their target audience and make the MC relatable . What do you think why some many of them are generally either totally unremarkable or active failures in life ? Arifuretta basically insults it's audience xD But don't worry. Giving them op powers and tons of bitches helps the audience feel better about themselves. |
| So that they can be self-inserted, since most otakus are virgin |
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| i feel like an isekai with a fucking badass as an mc would be much more liked than like 90% of isekais, no matter how shit the story is |
DrSexy said: epidemia78 said: because they're high school kids. If that's an issue for you then maybe anime is not your thing. They are not only highschoolers, I remember the mc in slime isekai mentioned that he was 30 and a virgin. Also the mc of Mushoku Tensei mentioned the same thing. tbf the slime mc is somewhat original. virgin man but he had a job, had friends, and seemed to be living a fine life |
| Not trying to be rude, but it really does relate with many weebs like myself. Lol |
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DrSexy said: I would like more isekai similar to Devil is a Part timer and Tanya the Evil "Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?" has been great so far imo. Check it out if you haven't already. My favorite isekai is Saga of Tanya the Evil but this spider life isekai has potential. |
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suu-genga said: Isekai are wattpad fanfics for greasy teenage boys, the protagonist is y/n. Gotta make them just as pathetic as their target audience🚶 This post right here is a good example of why people dislike Shounen fanboys, they act like they're any different from the people they criticize. |
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| I don't see why it's such a big deal....What? Afraid if you watch these shows, someone might think you're a virgin? |
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@Tropisch no those of us that cant stand it and how it keeps getting worst and more beta flooded and cowardly (eventually it will just be exclusivly cuck ntr'ed losers) are us guys (mostly) that the mc actions make our stomach turn and think how dare you label that mc as an actual male. If we are bitching bout it then it means its annoying and out of our norm. A lot of us are just dudes that happened to like anime over some boring ass tv shows but over the past 7 years every year its like the just lower the beta bitch loser level by one making sure whether the char be 15 or 40 he is going to be an lifetime virgin loser and a total on eternal sad sack shit stain on mans existence. Yea your right more than not the jap target audience are virgins with zero chance of ever losing it but encouraging them to always be those worthless shitty sub-male is just crappy.
| @Gutzdeep42 Wtf am I reading? Do you know how to put together a coherent sentence? Let alone you using the word "beta" over and over (as if it has any meaning to begin with) then ending your post with a bit of racism. Then again I shouldn't be surprised such behavior is coming from either a troll or someone who's to afraid to use their main account. |
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