Isekai-‘That same shit’/‘A plot with infinite potential that keeps giving’?

ChiMur said:
If you're entertained it's a win. The genre doesn't matter; and a 'million of them' doesn't matter.

Enjoy.

shukishuki said:

But I thought most people would enjoy just like me:(
More like i don’t really understand why this is getting so much hatred

Pragyan1 said:
Whenever I see "transported to game/another world" I immediately move on. There is zero creativity involved in constructing an isekai story, so much so that even I can do it.

Out of all the isekai I've seen (about 50 or so, I don't really add them to my list 'cause I drop most of them on epi1) only two were appealing to me.

BallisticRiot said:
The problem with Isekai is that it became very oversaturated in the market place after the success of SAO lead studios to pump out an obscene number of Isekais.

I still think Isekai can be quite good as long as the premise is interesting and the characters are good or, like KonoSuba, it uses it's Isekai story to poke fun at the genre.

I can't blame people for disliking it because we are literally getting anywhere between 3-5 Isekai a season, especially one most of them are considerably "below par"

ChiMur said:


Ah, I get it now.

The cool kids are tired of Isekai, and so it's bandwagon effect.

BTW, I am very much a fan of the genre still. There are a few bad ones though, fyi. (solar powered smartphones...)

Short_Circut said:
Cause the ones you've listed are the proclaimed "unique" isekai's. Watch Isekai Smartphone, Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Hyakuren no Haou to Seiyaku no Valkyria, Isekai Cheat Magician etc. then you'll see the 'same isekai shit' you were looking for

shukishuki said:

;-;
Yeah I get it now
We’re not getting actual good iskeai s that much:(

shukishuki said:
But I thought most people would enjoy just like me:(
More like i don’t really understand why this is getting so much hatred

TripleSRank said:
Isekai has the potential to be a very diverse and worthwhile genre; it has already produced quite a few good shows. However, a lot of them seem to be falling into a type of lazy storytelling that doesn’t appeal to a large sect of the community.

Whether they actually are lazy is a different discussion I’m not especially desiring to get into, but that’s the perception, at least.

shukishuki said:
Isekai-‘That same shit’/‘A plot with infinite potential that keeps giving’?

shukishuki said:
I actually hadn’t watched isekai shows that much and thus started an isekai marathon few days ago.Shield hero,Overlord,Devil is a part timer,log horizon-I kept going and going.Honestly,it surprised me.I wasn’t bored at all.Now the isekai theme is taking over and i’m already seeing people with ‘Same isekai shit’ mentality.What’s with this?
Now obviously there are ‘bad’ shows for every genre so why particularly this is getting so much hatred?’Same reincarnation stuff’ doesn’t necessarily mean that you won’t enjoy this smh or..does it?(whispers)

Pragyan1 said:
Whenever I see "transported to game/another world" I immediately move on. There is zero creativity involved in constructing an isekai story, so much so that even I can do it.

backdoornight said:
The examples you mention in your original post are all fairly decent shows. Are you new to anime? I'm not sure if you are aware of the astonishing amount of derivative, low-effort shows that makes up the largest chunk of the isekai-themed anime library today. Stagnancy starts to wear you down at some point. We have four or five widely panned isekai shows airing in this season only; it's unclear if this means the death of the genre or if that number will keep growing no matter what. I decided to take some time off of seasonal anime for that sole reason.


"Waaah! Why can't everybody else just have the exact same taste as me?"
(Un)fortunately, not everyone can *just* enjoy brainless creatively bankrupt shows.

Short_Circut said:

yea lol
the reason isekai gets a lot of shit is that the ratio between the "unique" shows and the repetitive ones is far too big, so while there are a few good ones in the bag like Devil is a Part Timer or Re:Zero, it gets covered by the plethora of repetitive/generic ones

Shamiyanah said:
I always love seeing Isekai anime, even with ones that aren't particularly unique! It's a formula that pleases me; like how I never get tired of harems filled with cute girls.

Also, both the Smartphone and Death March isekai personally came across as 10s to me.

shukishuki said:

So I gues you’re kind of a isekai theme lover I guess
I think I should watch the bad isekais now XD

GlennMagusHarvey said:
Probably best not to think of "this show is good" or "this show is bad" before watching it. That way you'll actually be able to draw your own conclusion, independent of what other people say is good or bad or what "flaws" (or good aspects) other people point to.

GlennMagusHarvey said:
Well it could be both, particularly to different people.

I think the main reason it has gotten hate has to do with how it's become a recent fad, and some people who aren't interested in the subject of that fad are bound to resent it becoming popular.

Naturally, those people also aren't the ones who'd bother to actually watch the individual shows, so they'd miss out on what makes them each unique (which obviously isn't the isekai premise itself).



What do you mean "there's zero creativity"? Or do you simply mean that the premise is something you've seen done before and want something new?

NeoAnkara said:
My problem is not on the series itself but come from low production value. Ragnarok come as extreme since an idiot think it is genius idea to CRAM 9 VOLUME WORTH OF CONTENT INTO 12 EPISODE.

GlennMagusHarvey said:
Probably best not to think of "this show is good" or "this show is bad" before watching it. That way you'll actually be able to draw your own conclusion, independent of what other people say is good or bad or what "flaws" (or good aspects) other people point to.

GlennMagusHarvey said:
Probably best not to think of "this show is good" or "this show is bad" before watching it. That way you'll actually be able to draw your own conclusion, independent of what other people say is good or bad or what "flaws" (or good aspects) other people point to.

ChiMur said:

Did someone actually say to watch what you want to watch, and then form your own opinion?
Yes to that.