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Am I the only one who's sick of the isekai? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/anime@lemmy.ml
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Yeah it was fun in the beginning, after all who never thought about being transported to another world where you ate a big hero with swords and magic?

But what the hell, I'm pretty sure there's more isekai now than other genres/settings. It's gotten to a point that if I see the tag I just move on.

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Isekai is just Fish Out of Water on steroids which itself is just a variant on the Hero's Journey monomyth.

Isekai are popular because people like to explore what if scenarios just in general. The Isekai setup is just a convenient plot device, that's all.

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