Can we stop pretending that there is only one kind of isekai when there's actually quite a good variety of them.
Like a bolt from the fucking blueits time for another threadview!! this thread was sorta inspired by @Fario-P'sthread about shoujo so check that out if you're in the mood for some shoujo shilling.  Yep, its an isekai thread alright, but lets do something different with this one and the only rule here for this isekai thread is that there isn't any JRPG based or Otome villainess type shit around here because frankly theres enough that can last us 42069 lifetimes. Now for this thread i'm going to go with an upcoming anime that i'm really looking forward to watching because it reminded me alot like The Girl From The Otherside as well as angel beats with its otherworld setting with a ya cast trying to get out of there. Its not even out yet, but i must say the concept is really interesting and i immediatly thought of this game i really liked A Witches Tale.  As like Kagami No Kojo it was fairy tale based and also otherworldy too since you visited many fairy tale based worlds with a gothic setting it and ya'll guys should try that and rhapsody a musical adventure out because NIS really needs to bring back the good stuff than just disgaea these days. So anyways that being said, do you have a type of isekai that you like whether its from ghilbi or something thats like angel beats let me know. And what type of isekai would you like to see and remember. no jrpg narou kei goldfish neetaku shit or otome isekai yass slay queen i'm going to kill my husband and be the next redrum type stuff either. That being said. enjoy the thread!  Also here's some music to listen too while browsing through this thread. |
Disapeared_GhostOct 21, 2022 12:32 PM
Haibane Renmei can you get any similair to Angel beats haha, i really love this anime  |
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1iq-Salty said: Haibane Renmei can you get any similair to Angel beats haha, i really love this anime Yo!!! i love haibane renmai its such a great series! now go convince Fario to watch this show. |
| no, because unique isekai is like this: 80% of them are mostly copy pasted with minor differences and 20% of them are not. this movie which I am also keeping an eye is part of that 20% along with stuff like sonny boy, and spirited away. |
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| While there are plenty of anime and manga about going to other worlds, and those stories are technically isekai, people tend to use the word isekai to refer to a very, very specific type of isekai. I use the term "modern isekai" to refer to it, but the reason it even gets specifically referred by in the first place is because a ton of light novels, and by extention their anime adaptations, all did essentially the same thing. While isekai does just mean stories that involve going to "another world," and while that technically means that Dorohedoro is my favorite isekai, it is often only used to refer to modern isekai. |
Crow_Black said: imagine Dead Leaves but more sol-ish, more supernatural than sci-fi and less wacky. That's Dorohedoro (the anime at least).Frosteek said: While there are plenty of anime and manga about going to other worlds, and those stories are technically isekai, people tend to use the word isekai to refer to a very, very specific type of isekai. I use the term "modern isekai" to refer to it, but the reason it even gets specifically referred by in the first place is because a ton of light novels, and by extention their anime adaptations, all did essentially the same thing. While isekai does just mean stories that involve going to "another world," and while that technically means that Dorohedoro is my favorite isekai, it is often only used to refer to "modern isekai." Oh yeah, Dorohedoro i heard its pretty good and its kind of like dead leaves from what i hear. |
| Not a fan of isekai, but bleach is pretty good i guess |
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| the only good isekai is a dead isekai nothing personel kid *teleports away* |
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You misspelled Twelve Kingdoms here, romagia-sama owo |
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| There are a few kinds of isekai, but it is overly saturated as a market. Each isekai is unique in some way, but because the premise of reincarnation is the common link, which makes them *seem* all the same. The same can be said about action shounen and wuxia genres. |
Crow_Black said: ahem.. to actually compose myself for a proper answerSo anyways that being said, do you have a type of isekai that you like whether its from ghilbi or something thats like angel beats let me know. And what type of isekai would you like to see and remember my favourite isekai are the ones that actually have unique worlds, art style, and complete stories such as.... https://myanimelist.net/anime/48849/Sonny_Boy https://myanimelist.net/anime/19703/Kyousou_Giga_TV https://myanimelist.net/anime/32979/Flip_Flappers https://myanimelist.net/anime/37561/Akanesasu_Shoujo https://myanimelist.net/anime/160/Ima_Soko_ni_Iru_Boku https://myanimelist.net/anime/43299/Wonder_Egg_Priority of course not all of them have the tag isekai because like some other tags, mal only uses it for the most generic examples possible |
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Crow_Black said: Pages_Pages said: There are a few kinds of isekai, but it is overly saturated as a market. Each isekai is unique in some way, but because the premise of reincarnation is the common link, which makes them *seem* all the same. The same can be said about action shounen and wuxia genres. I've only seen about 2 danmei as of now tgcf and mdzs but yeah as much as enjoy danmei i don't want them to recyle each other all the time. Sadly, that is what it is coming to if you have looked on the high seas (more of an isekai situation though, where there are differences, but the same core premise). At least, there is still a lot of unique donghua getting churned out. Excuse the thread hijack, but have you seen Wu Shan Wu Xing, by any chance? |
Crow_Black said: Pages_Pages said: Sadly, that is what it is coming to if you have looked on the high seas (more of an isekai situation though, where there are differences, but the same core premise). At least, there is still a lot of unique donghua getting churned out. Excuse the thread hijack, but have you seen Wu Shan Wu Xing, by any chance? I think i may have heard about it. Wen Ren i must say looks hot af lol. I think you could like it (if you are a fan of action-intense stories, most moe lovers might want to skip this one). At least everyone I know has liked it and the art is 10/10 in my opinion (better than the often cited Demon Slayer). |
Isekai doesn't die, it just gets isekaid to another world. |
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| Thanks for the shoutout Crow! Sorry for not posting sooner, busy busy busy and I think the large amount of photo loading miiiight have crashed my computer lolol... I'm excited for Lonely Castle in the Mirror too. I'm not sure how much of an otherworldly element the movie will have, but it still sounds interesting, and you don't have to sell me on Haibane Renmei, ya know... I did manage to find DVDs for the whole show earlier this year so no worries, I will get to it eventually, I promise lol. I'm glad that you really enjoyed The Girl From the Other Side too! I'm still contemplating whether I want the single manga volumes or the pretty omnibus hardcovers that are coming out lately. Have you collected any of the volumes yet? That was a nice song you shared too. Really got that Jet Set Radio vibe and somehow even a bit of Super Monkey Ball (I know I'm weird lol). But anyway... on to the main topic... I wish "we" could stop pretending that there's only one type of isekai, but the anime industry seems to prefer living in such pretense by adapting all the modern "neetaku" narou-kei isekai. I'm sure that people are tired of me complaining about it over and over, but I did at least try a few of these modern ones regardless if they gave off "generic" red flags. For example, I checked out the manga adaptation of The Faraway Paladin after its anime adaptation started airing with lukewarm reception. The first omnibus volume that J-Novel Club released was actually pretty promising and actually felt like it had a STORY with actual CHARACTERS to follow. I also enjoy reading Ascendance of a Bookworm whenever I find the chance and time for it; it truly deserves the cult following that the original light novel has and I hope that the anime continues to do well for said fans. But otherwise I do not have much interest... I know I should really only say things like this once I've given more of the genre a chance (and yeah, I am, I just found the first manga volume of In the Land of Leadale a while ago), but I really just don't get the appeal of most isekai being adapted these days. I would explain more, but I'd rather link some videos worth your time instead. I similarly don't get the appeal of otome isekai (aka "villainess" and/or reverse harem isekai), even though fans of this type of isekai are usually female anime/manga fans. I guess cuz I don't play any otome games at all or are interested in 2D people or fantasizing with them or doing some shit or shit, I really dunno. I'd rather take a look at some old but gold shoujo isekai; I really gotta read Where the Sky and Red River Meet and From Far Away sometime soon, and of course, you already know how I feel about Magic Knight Rayearth!   But yeah, if we're gonna talk about how there's a good variety of isekai, then why on earth is the industry not adapting these first two shoujo? Why isn't there more afterlife isekai like Hells and Angel Beats??? WHY DO I KEEP FEELING LIKE THESE ARE ALL THINGS TO BE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN |
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| Isn't there only one correct answer? Every Isekai should learn from Sword Art Online about how to present a wonderful world to the readers. And SAO isn't even Isekai.Yes, we should stop doing so.Sorry for my warped sense of humour. |
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| So, basically all the isekai I've seen are rather unique. I've never actually seen a "generic" one |
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Jamison2210 said: I know we both like Magic Knight Rayearth, but what are some of the other isekai you've seen? Do you recommend them? :)So, basically all the isekai I've seen are rather unique. I've never actually seen a "generic" one |
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Fario-P said: Jamison2210 said: I know we both like Magic Knight Rayearth, but what are some of the other isekai you've seen? Do you recommend them? :)So, basically all the isekai I've seen are rather unique. I've never actually seen a "generic" one Digimon Adventure (rated with 9) Digimon Adventure 02 (rated with 8) Digimon Tamers (rated with 9) Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku (rated with 8) Isekai Quartet (rated with 7) Isekai Quartet 2 (rated with 8) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (rated with 8) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2 (rated with 8) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2: Kono Subarashii Geijutsu ni Shukufuku wo! (rated with 7) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!: Kono Subarashii Choker ni Shukufuku wo! (rated with 7) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Movie: Kurenai Densetsu (rated with 8) Magic Knight Rayearth (rated with 7) Mahou Shoujo-tai Arusu (rated with 4) Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (rated with 9) No Game No Life (rated with 9) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (rated with 9) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season (rated with 9) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2 (rated with 10) Tenkuu no Escaflowne (rated with 7) Youjo Senki (rated with 7) From the ones I've seen, I think you would like Tenkuu no Escaflowne and Digimon. Probably Mahou shoujo tai-arusu as well |
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Crow_Black said: SgtBateMan said: Isn't there only one correct answer? Every Isekai should learn from Sword Art Online about how to present a wonderful world to the readers. And SAO isn't even Isekai.Yes, we should stop doing so.Sorry for my warped sense of humour. yellow submarine is the best isekai movie of all time Even though "Paul was The Walrus" was the highest peak in their Magical Mystery Tour, and they had to bury him. |
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Jamison2210 said: Good timing as I just found Vision of Escaflowne last week! Thanks for the recommendations.Fario-P said: I know we both like Magic Knight Rayearth, but what are some of the other isekai you've seen? Do you recommend them? :)
From the ones I've seen, I think you would like Tenkuu no Escaflowne and Digimon. Probably Mahou shoujo tai-arusu as well |
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1iq-Salty said: Haibane Renmei can you get any similair to Angel beats haha, i really love this anime I adore that anime. I feel like it's really underrated. Glad to see some other fans here! |
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Fario-P said: Jamison2210 said: I know we both like Magic Knight Rayearth, but what are some of the other isekai you've seen? Do you recommend them? :)So, basically all the isekai I've seen are rather unique. I've never actually seen a "generic" one If you like the creator of Ouran (Hatori Bisco) she wrote some other short manga. She wrote this isekai: Detarame Mousouryoku Opera. It's very short, but I really enjoyed it. Of course it also has romance. https://myanimelist.net/manga/34773/Detarame_Mousouryoku_Opera |
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| I've just recalled FMA movie where Edward got isekai'd straight to nazi Germany. Btw, can dying and appearing in the afterworld, like in Angel Beats, be considered an isekai? |
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Nemo_Niemand said: Btw, can dying and appearing in the afterworld, like in Angel Beats, be considered an isekai? I've always thought the afterlife was considered a part of our world. |
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Jamison2210 said: Fario-P said: I know we both like Magic Knight Rayearth, but what are some of the other isekai you've seen? Do you recommend them? :) Digimon Adventure (rated with 9) Digimon Adventure 02 (rated with 8) Digimon Tamers (rated with 9) Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku (rated with 8) Isekai Quartet (rated with 7) Isekai Quartet 2 (rated with 8) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (rated with 8) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2 (rated with 8) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2: Kono Subarashii Geijutsu ni Shukufuku wo! (rated with 7) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!: Kono Subarashii Choker ni Shukufuku wo! (rated with 7) Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Movie: Kurenai Densetsu (rated with 8) Magic Knight Rayearth (rated with 7) Mahou Shoujo-tai Arusu (rated with 4) Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu (rated with 9) No Game No Life (rated with 9) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (rated with 9) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season (rated with 9) Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2 (rated with 10) Tenkuu no Escaflowne (rated with 7) Youjo Senki (rated with 7) From the ones I've seen, I think you would like Tenkuu no Escaflowne and Digimon. Probably Mahou shoujo tai-arusu as well That's a great list of isekai anime. I love Magic Knight Rayearth and Digimon, the first anime I'll watch in 2023 is Digimon Adventure 02. |
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| @Fario-P Red River is a shitty isekai, Yuri falls in madly love with the first guy who tried to rape her. I dropped it at vol 4 because everyone just wants to rape Yuri and when she was brutally raped by Kail's brother there are no consequences both Yuri and Kail are more worried if Kail gets the impression that she is in love with his brother and her servants start discussing it like it was very romantic. |
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cyber-pixie said: Yo haibane renmai is so fucking amazing and it defo needs more love!1iq-Salty said: Haibane Renmei can you get any similair to Angel beats haha, i really love this anime I adore that anime. I feel like it's really underrated. Glad to see some other fans here! |
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