Isekai: The Genre that took over Anime

SAO? Konosuba? Re:Zero? Today I look at the genre Anime just can't seem to get away from recently.
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[@jaunewota7332]

There are two types of isekai or tensei: 1. Killed by a truck 2. Not killed by a truck

[@MaruIsAlone]

Jonathan Isip in other words 1. Konosuba 2.Not Konosuba

[@jacobdanz2492]

Correction: 1. Killed because you panicked about dying to a truck which caused you to die. 2. You die of some other cause that doesn’t sound stupid when you say it out loud.

[@GELTONZ]

So does this mean Minky Momo and Excel Saga are isekais? :D

[@ivankoh3779]

MGFgamer gg I alrd forgot that😂

[@Chan0art]

Jonathan Isip but it was a tractor tho

[@biggieshmeat3672]

The new Jumanji movie is an Isekai

[@thedeadwookie25]

*muffled choking*

[@actualmadscientist]

Zathura is a better example.

[@brawler8839]

timemadscientist Greatscot! Pretty sure its not. Considering the zathura movie didnt transport them to and alternate world of any sort

[@XIIITheJezterXIII]

more of an opposite isekai where the other world is transported to them

[@quinndeejee9564]

New...Jumanji... movie?! What the fuck, there's a new Jumanji movie??!?

[@tts1981]

*Gamer gets transported to a fantasy world* Me: Ah shit, here we go again.

[@kingcyphxr]

Oh shit your pfp scared me

[@Silk0926]

Thats my dream Except subaru

[@Kuudere_Fanboy]

That is my dream. This is why i love isekai. (Don't judge me.)

[@giathuanleviet4138]

But that fantasy world is Dark Souls and Warhammer 40k

[@dentred7185]

@@giathuanleviet4138 so... re zero?

[@sharpyshores]

My favorite isekai is Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky

[@atmitimmehdi7260]

Good choice man. Pretty good choice.

[@uc22_swo1p]

I still got that game on my dsi!

[@atmitimmehdi7260]

You're one of the chosen fellow adventurer !

[@andrewzheng4038]

The hardest game that I almost broke my DS trying to beat

[@Chris-zi6uu]

Nice

[@jystory5975]

The Genre that took over the world: Hentai

[@desemberku6908]

JYStory i see man of culture as well

[@hardcorebaggotry2364]

JYStory You spell it as "hentai", but pronounce it as "art".

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

I love hentai and idk why

[@Lucas0100mine]

JYStory THIS IS SO TRUEEEEE

[@DravenLostSoul]

JYStory "I was trying to show my wife, and kids that tentacle porn is a thing"

[@pegger2000000]

my favorite isekai is spy kids 3d

[@thomnasilikeswordfighting5506]

I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@alexyadayada4487]

@@thomnasilikeswordfighting5506 The worst isekai is Tron: Legacy

[@generalmclovin7104]

Personally I prefer Army of Darkness

[@surrealminecraftmore3056]

I prefer Minecraft Story mode : Nether part

[@dragonkinder3406]

I like scooby doo and the cyber chase

[@reguluscorneas5908]

“Every isekai protagonist is OP and is practically living every otakus dream” Subaru: Are you sure about that... are you

[@fanrosefabrose9457]

Tanya: "I'm too young to have an harem but old enough to have an atheist army"

[@EpicNateBruh]

Sorry but Subaru IS op he can go back to time when he die lol.

[@slimshady1529]

@@EpicNateBruh do you know what overpowered means ? Subaru never defeats an enemy in his first , second or third try , he makes a strategy to defeat his enemys and trys hard unlike kirito , naifomi , ainz, slime or the guy from another world with my smart phone which defeat any anime on there first try.

[@EpicNateBruh]

@@slimshady1529 dude it’s not because he defeated nobody that he weak tbh his power is too op so he is over powered in a way

[@sayan-4971]

kazuma: am i a joke to you?

[@fuchsi5039]

"self insert , power fantasy" *also shows Re:Zero* Ahhhh yes I do like myself some tortue and seeing everyone dead

[@1mol831]

If they're going to make just 1 season then it's a dead show...

[@fashionsuckman4652]

@@1mol831 s2 coming july i

[@1mol831]

@@fashionsuckman4652 is it?

[@river3652]

@@1mol831 well u got an answer

[@1mol831]

River yea I’ve seen the first episodes of the new season, somehow it doesn’t feel as good as the first

[@TheAmbrosezero]

I want to see an Isekai that a gamer has no idea he logs in and out of a real fantasy world and assumed he was just playing the game he bought.

[@sleepycryptid8275]

That'd be so cool!!

[@ashadyoutsider1195]

Although it's not what you exactly want it should still be close enough. "Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf." It's a light novel that has just started.

[@kentstopme]

That just sounds like Sao

[@aejv5475]

That sounds familiar....sao.....AH! I remember!

[@spoods8755]

Y’all are fucking dumb smh...

[@TheRealGamingXD]

wait wait wait. what about digimon? i mean 90% of it is set in another world with kids who get trapped there. that is waaaay more isekai than any other 90's anime.

[@zomara0292]

TheRealGamingXD I was going to mention Monster Rancher, but I seem to be the last remaining fan. :c

[@sonicdude61]

TheRealGamingXD shiiiiitttttt you right

[@RanDeVous]

Well, I'd say Digimon Adventure, Digimon Frontier and Xros Wars were more in the Isekai. The others had their protagonists go back and forth between the digital world and the real world.

[@sleepysera]

I remember Monster Rancher :D You made me want to rewatch it, but seems no matter where I look, I can only find the cringey dub :x It's weird how there is a subbed or at least raw version for all the old anime, but not this one.

[@NiriNero]

What about Army of Darkness

[@subarashioppai8252]

Isekai animes lowkey make me wanna jump off a cliff to see if im gonna be reincarnated as an isekai main charachter

[@bruhchillout3955]

Same but I know with my luck, the reincarnation gods would say; “Nahh, you ain’t interesting enough, just go cease to exist we’ll find another protagonist.” 😢

[@Alex-do7mr]

@@bruhchillout3955 and right in front of you too

[@ShinyKyu]

Nah, you gotta jump in front of a truck for it to work

[@ilovegaren5943]

Isekai animes makes me cringe i actually really hate them. The worst genre for me. But if u like it i cant do anything.

[@ilovegaren5943]

@Atharv Khatri i watched the whole re zero and i didnt like it. Like it didnt make sanse at all. Some random nerd went on another world and i didnt even understood how then he fell on love with some random girl and died 50 times for her. I dont think i will ever watch something like that sry i like anime with actuall plot.

[@studiosnch]

2019 comes and we have "Isekai Quartet" Now truly we've come full circle

[@brandondavidson4085]

It's a slice of life comedy now!

[@yakobsoulstorm5187]

When you isekai isekai protagonists in a genuinely endearing and amusing manner, creating an original and funny show using an over saturated market.

[@hirokokueh3541]

it's 2020 now, we have isekai ecchi and isekai slice of life

[@dynamicworlds1]

No, with Ascendence of a Bookworm we have finally come full circle, and it is glorious.

[@nenmaster5218]

Slavery, Underaged S-it, In-est, the Anime- and Manga-Community, especially regarding Isekais and Harems, has Huge Issues. We need to talk about that more. We need Dialouge.

[@iquemedia]

A wise man once said: "No one man should have all that power" -Kanye, 2010

[@uyuman1]

Kanye 2020

[@TheUltimateRey]

Ique but.. he's a gay fish

[@filthyjhinmain8624]

Ique good song though

[@Sigorzav_Mixing]

am i only one thinking about Saints Row?

[@ChamsEddine97]

Wise is a bit ....

[@toter80]

It would be cool to get an isekai that is reversed. Maybe a slice of life of someone who died in a fantasy world and now is in our world.

[@brandonvilla2420]

Tuter King I have been enlighten🙏that sounds like a great idea

[@kokichiouma297]

we already have re:creators

[@trparnell87]

The Devil is a Part-time.

[@evo683]

There is plenty of this is the manga, light novel and web novel community already. Reverse isekai is already a thing. Also, Kobayashis dragon maid

[@leelandric]

The second season of GATE is somewhat similar.

[@uc22_swo1p]

Did u know spider man onto the spider verse is basicly 3d animated isekai quartet XD. It features a man first weak then op main protaginist A loli The hot girl And the edgy man. And the kind but funny grandma.

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Oh my...

[@surprisedtom8382]

Hey there wasn't any loli she was exactly her original age

[@sledgetable172]

this is why spider verse is high rated, it's western version of modern isekai

[@celjoy5322]

You forget a cute lovable animal sidekick

[@tornadotaylor8956]

@@celjoy5322 you mean technoblade?

[@Erin-mx7zc]

"Isekai is a burning dumpster genre that will always have a special place in our hearts".

[@bird1ee._..__._._.__._.613]

Isekai genre is like the nintendo wii shop gotta whole bunch of shitty shovel ware but it has it's good games

[@nenmaster5218]

@@bird1ee._..__._._.__._.613 5:05: Yeah, and actual real Gamers laugh these made-up Games outta the Room. The Author knows sh-t and literally just badly pretends he knows about Gaming. SAO's author is a poser at best and something worse at Worst.

[@spaceghosttoast]

I started nodding my head when Daft Punk came on

[@nickake120]

I had to make sure my music was still paused.

[@BK201DarkerThanBlack]

+Nick Ake Same, thought my itunes wasn't paused when I heard it in the background lol

[@virtualyoutuber613]

omg same

[@pittaaaabread]

What about digimon?

[@songphitran1485]

bro same

[@JacksonEbert]

Concept: An "isekai" anime involving characters from a fantasy RPG being transported to modern day Japan. No action, no harems, no magic, just RPG characters learning to adapt to contemporary society.

[@dawsonheymans6674]

JacksonEbert That kinda sounds like The Devil is a Part Timer

[@aspirerl4807]

Dawson Heymans Yeah sorta, they do have magic though

[@brokguy7314]

I loved that The Devil is a Part Timer, nice comedy, and action. So, on Jackson's Concept: It would be good if those who are powerful all end up in modern-day Japan only to realize that all those powerful masters and role models they looked up to currently live a *humble life as normal old men/women*. Now will this cause it to become a Comdey or a psychological thriller which continuously plays on their mind (dark side of earth?) or power up in their persuasive language usage (AKA Pro-Salesman I can see that turn into a comdey as fierce fight begins between those rivals and somehow the anime makes it an action scene with no action...)

[@air1rick]

you can call that a Reverse Isekai anime, like The Devil is a Part-Timer!

[@joshuapaul1715]

Did somebody say ReCreators?

[@baronvonbeandip]

Wait so... isekai are sending the protagonists into a fantasy/medieval setting... Lets send a protagonist into the FUTURE WHERE MY EVIL IS LAW. NOW THE FOOL SEEKS TO RETURN TO THE PAST AND UNDO THE FUTURE THAT IS AKUUU!

[@nutstheblackswordsman5931]

Agreed

[@pedalpen9844]

Inb4 this gets done and gets more popular then rising of a shield hero

[@musicwalls]

@@pedalpen9844 It's already been done. This is the premise of Samurai Jack.

[@bloodtypeinfinity5143]

@@musicwalls r/woosh

[@MaoDev]

Steins;Gate is kind of like that.

[@affcarakapow]

What about Cory in the House? That anime in which the protagonist named Cory ends up in what would be for him like another world: that of the high class life in the White House. Makes my eyes watery just by thinking about it.

[@justastrugglermovingforwar6209]

Of.course.Cory in the House! One of few anime that's possibly better then the manga.

[@pavitrajain8311]

Hey can harry Potter can be considered isekai

[@coastalalpaca852]

Mike Kolb one of the few anime without a manga fan base that spoils everything

[@hazlnut]

truly a masterpiece of it's time

[@mimirara7195]

Fck, u got me to search it. Dang

[@shumly]

You know what would be great? A person transported from a fantasy world to the real world

[@muhammadsaduddin308]

devil is a part timer... and it's already done long time ago

[@alvaroduarte0126]

Re creators

[@MrSeam0nk3y]

basically half the premise of any of the Fate series, with the whole "heroes from a era long past"

[@arturoespinoza7837]

Lots of them has been done. Like Zenki.

[@jacobw9984]

Oh My Goddess too

[@stoic_hero]

"Bread and Butter of the anime industry." Doesn't show Kirito spreading cream on bread. 0/10 IGN... haha, joking. Great video all around. Impressive work.

[@maple_valden]

xD

[@yellowblitzer7947]

The Stoic Hero lol, or: Kirito:I'm the black swordsmen Guts: No, your fuckin not.

[@qbek_san]

Dxd is shit

[@toasted1899]

Gigguk : fantasy part Dr stone : Hold my test tube

[@theramendutchman]

He never got warped into another dimension, he just got frozen in place until a long time had passed. He didn't end up in another reality, he just time-leapt to the future, but on the same Earth.

[@toasted1899]

RamenDutchman it’s a isekai in disguise

[@codelif]

​@Buferin El mejor i agree that its technically not a isekai but its very much like a isekai. Because 1. You get the feeling that you are in a completely different world 2. Protagonist doesn't have anywhere to go. 3. Local people find the protagonist different from them 4. Nobody knows him. 5. OP MC

[@gamedummie]

@@codelif number 5 isn't necessarily as proven bij re: zero

[@rainancheta1066]

​@@gamedummiein a way, return by death could be also considered alternative immortality which is kind of OP but with flaws that makes it undesirable.

[@Javetts]

starts with alice in wonderland... A midsummer night's dream - "am I a joke to you?"

[@1mol831]

I think there are older ones.

[@1mol831]

That did not survive

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Do Isekai animes have the main character yelling every 5 seconds in the first episode? Oh wait, that's Black Cover...

[@treestump17]

MADADAAA!!!!

[@swint260]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@gogozeppeli9267]

There's a starman waiting in the sky 👏😂

[@swivelkeyring3512]

lmao I just read the comic so it doesn't translate to be that annoying; the story is still generic af tho

[@benparsonswillis]

zaito k Same. ikr about the story

[@TitoSilvey]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate G's use of backing music in this video

[@thatguyfex5749]

You know the song at 13:13?

[@TitoSilvey]

Ryan Decker I don't know the title, but I know it's one of the big songs in Made in Abyss. Edit: it's "Underground River," the entire soundtrack is stellar and well worth a listen

[@flameshana9]

I found it distracting actually. It was just a bit too loud compared to the dialogue.

[@Bandz4feetpix]

TitoSilvey I enjoyed it a lot. I commented this already but I danced when I heard Daft Punk

[@weirdbunmi]

David Wu What I found great about it is the fact that it was taken from the discovery album, whose music video was basically an isekai anime

[@hankmann2508]

You forgot “into the same world but 3700 years later with my big brain.”

[@sulaimanmhashim]

Dr. Stone?

[@ashutoshsanghi9681]

@@sulaimanmhashim yep

[@Trash_Enthusiast]

it's good but Kidney. stone is better

[@phaserxultraviolet1694]

Kidney Stone? wtf lmao

[@thrustfrombehind9869]

God, Re-Zero was intense

[@deko97]

That was the smoothest transition into a sponsor i´ve ever seen

[@boomboomboy3546]

Deko lol yeah 😂

[@ThatReplyGuy]

Wish Mother's Basement could do that.

[@CheeseElf]

It was so smooth that I swear it literally took me until the coupon code to even realize he was sponsoring lul.

[@TK-nn8jd]

The transition back to the content was pretty damn smooth too.

[@smittywerbenjaggermanjensen69]

Ikr Im listening while studying and i nearly didnt even notice it

[@kamikage9420]

Anybody remember Drifters, the Isekai about a samurai who gets transported to a fantasy style world when he dies?

[@op_player7097]

神影Kamikage You mean "The 435 show that needs a sequel?" Yeah. I remember it

[@LupineShadowOmega]

Considering Kouta Hirano wrote it...yes. lol

[@Darasilverdragon]

@@op_player7097 Season 2 airs early 2019, confirmed!!

[@GUTZ420]

@@Darasilverdragon Finally!

[@bloodhuntimintherabbithole3583]

You mean the best isekai

[@maou87]

Gigguk 2017: every season has one or 2 additions 2022:

[@PsydeON]

Winter 2023:

[@filipevasconcelos4409]

The first isekai story ever was Jesus, on the new testment

[@deamon4684]

...

[@SmithyWebermanJaegermanJensen]

I think the first isekai story was Adam and Eve, they got transported to earth from another place after all

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@SmithyWebermanJaegermanJensen If we are going there, then Hindus have thousands of years old stories where the characters go to different worlds. And not only that, they have implementations of time dilation, evolution and so much more it is mind boggling to think that these stories existed thousands of years before Christianity was founded.

[@SmithyWebermanJaegermanJensen]

@@TheFourthWinchester well i'm not Christian, i am a Muslim. And in every Abrahamic religion, we believe that Adam and Eve is the first human.

[@TheFourthWinchester]

@@SmithyWebermanJaegermanJensen I know. Read my name. But there is way more in India's history.

[@bheowolfe]

So was digimon one of the first modern isekai anime airing 5 years before the likes of .hack but still not falling in the fantasy genre

[@imo098765]

Ayy Someone said it and it came on western tv

[@Miriromi13]

Huh, hadn't thought of that but I'd say yes. And with the spin that it's a group of people rather than a specific be-all-end-all protagonist (though you could debate Tai was). Transported to another world, having to learn the rules of this world from the ground up, and instead of the characters themselves being extremely powerful they merely have a device used to make others powerful. They are the support class, the caretaker, not the heroic warriors on the frontline.

[@jabberlock9267]

+Maintenance Renegade Same happened in inuyasha though

[@Miriromi13]

Maintenance Renegade To be fair though they didn't really have much choice or control until the very end (and especially season 2)!

[@godsans1116]

Does suffering count as plot ?

[@MlMZY630]

@Persona 3 eyyy

[@SiegfriedFafnirsbane]

Too bad

[@zenbrown7144]

Insert Berserk joke?

[@Odd_Taxi_epi04]

Insert Made in Abyss joke.

[@scarslikereminders]

Cue Subaru begging for mercy

[@Neiamenase]

Re:0 is the best Isekai Unlike others, you do feel hard and impossible to get through everything as the protagonist

[@andrew_h6]

Neiamenase It certainly is great, but I think if you are just looking for a show to watch casually, Slime is really enjoyable. It has an OP protagonist but the protagonist is really down to earth and makes really smart decisions. It’s not constantly picking fights over everything. If you don’t like that, there is also the sit-com style of KonoSuba hat really just makes you laugh and enjoy the cast.

[@enjel1147]

Like, seriously, you can't even begin to compare Re:zero to any isekai. If you do, you'll find out that the anime you compared with Re:zero has such a shallow plot that it's just embarassing. Sure, Rising of the shield hero wasn't trash but it certainly wasn't god tier isekai either. The plot is too shallow in comparison to Re:zero

[@someoneowo9822]

Crayxielあや tell me. What is the plot of rezero? There is no goal. Its not a complex story. Subaru just tries to survive and save others

[@L_Lawliet1907]

nynks 1 They completely scrapped op protagonists in re:0, and it’s pretty unique. They mess with your mind pretty nicely, intricately entangling emotions. If you ask me the plot is practically the world, there even is lore on other people that came from japan which is really interesting and the magic system is really well designed. It’s on par or even better than the likes of overlord.

[@enjel1147]

@@someoneowo9822 It is a complex story. Any attentive viewer would know that. If you really paid attention to Re:zero at all you would have so many questions left unsolved because season 1 is pretty much just world building. Questions like: 1. What happend to the royal family? 2. Why does the dragon not want to protect the kingdom if there are no royal family descendants? 3. What is the role of Sword Saints? 4. Is the Sword Saints supposed to slay the dragon if in any case it decides to deviate from its role? (This is implied in one of the earliest episode that the Sword Saint does not want to draw his blade because it is not the "Destined Time") 5. Why does subaru have a connection with the jealous witch? 6. Why does the owner of the mansion (Emilia's Advisor, lol forgot his name) seem so sinister and why does everytime something bad happens he is not around? 7. What is Emilia's connection to the jealous witch? 8. Why does puck seem so all powerful? 9. Why is Beatrice so neutral when it comes to situations that involves the jealous witch? 10. Why did subaru get reincarnated into that world? Imo, the main goal of the series is to tell a grand mysterious story surrounding the jealous witch. It is a very interesting lore-deep dark fantasy isekai that all other isekai should look up to.

[@branflakescereal4174]

Re: Zero: Another world, but suffering incarnate

[@PrometheanFlame]

Now and Then Here and There is one of my favorites that deals with real world issues like rape, child abuse, child soldiers, slavery, other trauma, war and so on. It is really sad but has an amazing story.

[@ryuuseiboi950]

Totally forgot it was an isekai. Pretty bad nobody has heard of it.

[@USMC49er]

Probably one of my favorite animes of all time. It was on Netflix for a short period and NTHT was a unique departure from the author's normal work.

[@PrometheanFlame]

Ozone Strike It’s not a typical Isekai, that’s probably why it’s not as well known. And it’s older.

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

Let's also not forget that The Wizard of Oz was the also among one of the world's first _isekai_ adventures, and Dorothy the one of the first Western _isekai_ protagonists.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

How about Guliver? Or the Ulysees? Rhe trope is oooold.

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

The Odyssey took place in our world, Gulliver is on the same border, Alice in Wonderland is a mental journey, yet Dorothy herself defines the modern definition of _isekai._

[@matthewlaird4009]

In the book Dorthy doesn't dream, she literally goes to Oz, which is described as being in Africa but is never confirmed. She gets flown back to Kansas at the end and walks like 5 miles to her house. Oh and the Tin man beheads 40 wolves. It's incredibly violent and dark and not happy at all.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+Mr. Cat The point is not about.wakingbup in another universe, though Alice fulfills that too. Its about taking an unknown place filling it up with a weird society than dumping avrage joe into it.

[@deliore9861]

Peter pan? anyone?

[@LucasGomes-ng2go]

it's been more than 5 years and the Isekai machine is still pumping more anime

[@svalentine4667]

Tbf Alice in wonderland was one of MANY childhood stories of it’s time that featured bodies of water, tunnels, holes, etc. as manners of transferring people into other worlds, usually children. It had been a commonplace literary device for decades

[@sulaimanmhashim]

There's this book by brandon mull where the protagonist gets transported to another world by getting eaten by a hippo.

[@nenmaster5218]

Slavery, Underaged S-it, In-est, the Anime- and Manga-Community, especially regarding Isekais and Harems, has Huge Issues. We need to talk about that more.

[@mrxan7793]

In another world with my waifu pillow

[@suffering1901]

I would watch that

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

How much of this is in reality, how much in fantasy? 20/80 ?

[@nojjon2985]

Transported into your waifu's world with your waifu pillow, where she's then repulsed by you mainly for having it

[@allenwright123]

That surprisingly sounds like a good concept, Noj Jon.

[@uilsoum875]

Isekai Husbando pillow

[@OkuBen]

Re: Kono Art Online no life with my Smartphone

[@kr5020]

With slimes and overlords

[@sharifzareeai8954]

@@kr5020 in the wonderland

[@gamingwithkary8293]

I had a hard time reading that 💀

[@fireblade6346]

but the rising hero is overly cautious

[@Ee-fi9ib]

@@kr5020 Overlord

[@coyby2174]

the matrix was the first one in reverse

[@tinahawley320]

One of my favorites in the isekai genre is Red River. It's a manga, with a female protagonist, set in ancient Babylon with magic. It's fascinating and probably won't ever be adapted at this point, but it makes me wish that more female protagonists appeared in isekai, and ones NOT based on dating games.

[@LedoCool1]

Isekai is a start over. Do what you couldn't in your life in another world. By the time you arrive you are not bound by anything. You are truly free and can take whatever route you want to take. This is why I deem Isekai appealing.

[@evo683]

LedoCool1 I just like seeing characters react to their surroundings. ReZero really captured the danger of not taking this world seriously. A lot of isekais have characters that try to be super cautious and calculating to make sure they don't end up like Subaru would without return by death lol

[@samueljonathan6101]

Escape from this god awful world

[@plainlake]

You can do that now if you had any willpower to go against your base needs. A realistic Isekai would be a underachieving loner transported to another magical world where he continues to be an underachieving loner.

[@samueljonathan6101]

plainlake i just want a world where ppl DO NOT constantly want to go to the fucking ends of the fucking world to tear down each other and what they enjoy

[@gzo7988]

LedoCool1 it does exist. It’s called #TheDevilisaPartTimer

[@frankwest5388]

The oldest isekai I know is Dante’s inferno. This is no joke. It stars a Mary Sue who is transported into a fantasy world where he meets famos people like a f‘caking self insert. It’s hilarious to think that one of the defining pieces of literature ever would be considered self insert isekai fanfiction if released today

[@dandelta4525]

H*ly sh**t, that's true!!

[@sanfransiscon]

He inserted his crush as a love interest too, right?

[@Blazeboy66]

for Japan imo would be Urashima Taro, for Europe it'd be Avalon

[@tharwab]

isnt dante more of a gary stu than a mary sur

[@SomaStory]

He also travels around hell with his all time idol. Sounds like something straight out of Wattpad lmao

[@wagnus1923]

3 years ago: "if a good anime that happens to be an isekai comes out I'll still watch it." Now: "I won't watch it unless it's an isekai" 😂😂

[@thenewleagueoflegendslooks6924]

Lovin' the background music❤❤ Thanks Gigguk

[@SimonDragonheart]

in the hands of a skilled writer, any premise, no matter how overdone, can feel creative and fresh.

[@Badenhawk]

DeadBattery yes indeed.

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Gurren Lagann is proof of that. Giant drills in space sounds f-ing retarded and yet...

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Cotati]

here's an Isekai idea I would like to see. Male Teenage Protagonist™ arrives in a fantasy world...and promptly dies (because he's an idiot)....is not resurrected. BUT the artifacts he brought with him (cell phones, note book, etc) alter the politics of and the fate of the world he came to; who's residents may then find a way to visit the traveler's home world.

[@BartholomewConstantine]

arnold jayeola called????

[@bordeterre5234]

That's a really good twist. I wouldlove to read/watch something like that, but I thinks it would be cooler if it's not a fantasy world but a regular medieval setting, and the protagonist is a mage from a fantasy world who messed up they teleportation spell. That way, the artifact could have a much greater effect on the world around him.

[@actualmadscientist]

That is.... a genuinely great idea! No joke, that would be amazingly cool. Would be interesting to see what modern technology like a cellphone could do to a society that has never seen such a thing before. The opposite could also happen, like a sorcerer comes to a world like ours and gets run over by a truck but then someone finds his magic wand......

[@freetoplayking7362]

interesting, I would like that

[@nasus1929]

As long as they promote it as a normal Isekai so it is a huge WTF moment rather than pulling a Fate of the Furious.

[@benkodzic4045]

3:33 I’m so triggered he said “iniuyasha”

[@Ushisim]

holy shit this video was made almost 3 years ago, why is it so good, editing and music are on point

[@gustavooliveiramartins2650]

Wow! I never realized how Alice in Wonderland is indeed an Isekai. That's genius.

[@elins4143]

Gustavo Oliveira Martins it's common sense actually

[@lloydchristian936]

Gustavo Oliveira Martins fuck. I can never unread that

[@drakan4769]

Yeah, next time I hear people whining about how SAO is to blame for this genre, I'll make them remember, THIS is how it started

[@Azmodeus87]

And that's probably not even the 1st one. Many of Vernes work had elements of Isekai, but was just set in unexplored parts of our world. Carter of Mars and Flash Gordon are both Isekai, just with a sci fi setting rather then fantasy. Really, what we call isekai is just a Japanese word for a genre that has been around forever (as Gigguk notes) all over the world. It's just become it's own subgenre in anime because of how quick that kind of story gets formulated, codified and copied over there.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+Azmodeus87 Its not a genta. Its step three of the monomyth: crossing the treshold. Its in some capacity inevitavbly part of almost all stories.

[@Pyrospower]

can't wait for a video on the next popular genre

[@MarioStickMan12]

Pyrospower i just want eSporsts anime now, Kings Avatar got me spoiled.

[@sharplez]

I feel like the inmunto genre is starting to kick off

[@gogozeppeli9267]

Pyrospower the cancerous incest genre?

[@tellm3why]

Aren't we missing a video on anime with idols?

[@WickedAnimeTroll]

do you mean imouto ? If yes, then I have to say that this was already a thing before Isekai exploded in popularity

[@themushroom_dude]

I really don't want to think of Alice in Wonderland and Narnia as Isekai books, but every time I talk about them I remember it

[@kedarsawant8319]

Amazing video, liked it. Thank you for making such detailed videos

[@hataur_]

Would The Devil is a Part Timer be reverse Isekai?

[@papercat2599]

That and re creator

[@Sylvastier]

Hataur ...we need more like this! Gate could count too.. probably.

[@izakiharuno]

But Gate have both, since the gate it self is opened 24 hours.

[@AISEGRIM06]

Then Gabriel Dropout would also be reverse Isekai with its' angels and demons.

[@AISEGRIM06]

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, as well, with the dragons trying to fit in with the human world.

[@Thandi123]

Ironically there are a few things that could still be done with the idea: 1: Isekai into a sci-fi setting with giant robots, lasers and suchlike. 2: Reverse isekai where a villain lands up on Earth, finds the game he's the villain of, and is rather offended at the whole "being portrayed as the villain" thing and goes after the game creators. Have him interact with critics who go on about how lacking in personality the game's antagonist is, how stale the plot is, etc... 3: The hero is just standing there! - What happens to a game world where the "hero" who is supposed to be saving it, gets bored of the game and leaves it unfinished?

[@resonancegaleblade1148]

2 was done before in re: creators and 1st one probably was done in a mecha anime that included another world.

[@El-Melloi]

1. has been done literally 15 years ago in Muv Luv. 2. I guess hasn't really been done, but Re: Creators did something similar 3. I've come across at least 4 or 5 crappy web novels with that premise, although I can't really recall any of their names

[@gawoopydawoopy758]

Bruce Gorton *reads number 2* all i can think about "the devil is a part-timer"

[@kwizz6567]

Ambroze Delight exactly what came to mind

[@serva7977]

#2 is lke Overlord

[@stolidfox7528]

I have to say. This video has one of the most natural segues to the read ad that I've seen. Well played.

[@Arte-Wright]

Loved that final fantasy tune with this fantasy video

[@sydcar9491]

The "average joe is teleported to a fantasy world" is currently in because it is every nerds dream to use their "nerd gamer expertise" to finally be a "winner" at some aspect of their life.

[@kyriss12]

S Rate Entertainment That’s one of the things I enjoyed about konosuba. He gets to his fantasy world, and winds up being a generic scrub there as well

[@yc3692]

No truer words had been heard

[@HaxeRain]

S Rate Entertainment that people should know that there are tournaments online for some games or presencials where you get money, blame them for not thinking enough

[@duchessskye4072]

Thank you

[@emilianorios4761]

They still need to work out If they want to use certain weapons effectively

[@caiotsengleal]

13:10 Jesus I got goosbumps from that. Made in Abyss OST is fucking amazing.

[@oyasumisuteneko]

Tipon Me too! As soon as I heard the beginning instrumentals for underground river I’m like FUCK YES I KNOW WHATS COMING

[@johann296]

"Underground River Opening"

[@nilla6342]

And so goddamn sad T^T

[@standard1848]

Haven't seen it but the soundtrack is... yeah

[@Aprill264]

6:04 I wasn't paying attention and thought an ad popped up since that song has been used in an ad I get quite often

[@WannabeShady90]

"Fantasy dies out" You can hear J.R.R. Tolkien laughing from his grave. Fantasy is as old as humanity. Even in ancient times, people had myths and legends about fantastic creatures. For example, Germans know "Die Nibelungensage" or the fairy tales collected by "Die Gebrüder Grimm". These are all fantasy stories. So if you want to beat on anything, it's that fantasy will never ever die out.

[@kr5020]

Why you speak rammstien language?

[@WannabeShady90]

@@kr5020 Because I am a german. 😉

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

welll you are right, just to nitpick a bit, there is a distinction between fantasy and epic. the first existed, as you said, but its stories were super diversified and contaminated with other genres. That aside, usually talking about Fantasy genre, we're thinking about the modern one from about XIX century on that got immensely jumpstarted to literal dignity by our best guy "Tollers" The JRRT himself.

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

You know, it's a bit ironic, what you said, cause I remember someone wrote "Tolkien created AND killed the modern High Fantasy genre" ... in a way it's false. And it's true (lolwhat? xD). Sure it grew more and more, but I honestly I don't know a author who tried the kind of literary language and style Tolkien used. In that sense, I think he killed fantasy... THAT way of making fantasy (I guess most authors are even too intimidated to try it). JRRT's work peculiarity is that rather than having a modern fantasy style narrative and language, it uses one that's a hybrid with the original

[@TakariSoratoMishiro]

Kinda surprised this didn't mention digimon, it's at least the first anime I remember where the protagonists get transported to an explicitly digital world - not just a fantasy world, but one that works like a computer. It's got monsters and fantasy elements sure, but there's game mechanics in there too with the levels and death not being permanent. Obviously it's not a modern isekai, it's a kids' show using the monster of the week formula, but my love for digimon is what made me excited for SAO when it first came out, before that turned out to be a disappointment. It's also the reason I'll never turn down anything just because it's technically isekai, even though I'm not a fan of the modern tropes at all. I just really think being transported to another world has so many incredible possibilities, and they could be explored so much better if there wasn't such a focus on the harem aspect. Even if you have to stick with the male teenage gamer protagonist (ugh), at least surround him with a diverse group of people with different interests, skillsets and reactions to the world they're transported to. Modern isekai are really only relatable to a specific sort of people (male gamers), and I don't belong to that group, so even though I love the concept, most shows are set up to just not be my cup of tea, which is incredibly disappointing, because I'm a huge fan not just of digimon, but also escaflowne, inu yasha, and the older stories like alice in wonderland and narnia.

[@fobusas]

Digimon was a bit more than a monster of the week. It had actual story arc, unlike american cartoons.

[@KidSnivy69]

Vaidas Šukaukas Still had Isekai-ish elements

[@fobusas]

@@KidSnivy69 Never said did not have that. My comment had nothing to do with isekai aspect. My objection was to characterizing Digimon as episodic monster of the week cartoon rather than arc based.

[@KidSnivy69]

Vaidas Šukaukas Digimon had arcs too

[@fobusas]

@@KidSnivy69 Are you trolling? I just said Digimon was more arc based than people remember...

[@givemeoats]

An Isekai where the protagonist wasn't an otaku, but some successful business man or something. Or a girl.

[@alisethera9349]

Super Pony 3 Tanya the Evil I guess. But it's not your average isekai.

[@papercat2599]

Overlord Ainz wasn’t a otaku, he’s an adult close to 30 and got a job

[@bonnellandrew5096]

I suggest Mondaiji Tachi. The main character is a young genius boy who has super powers in the real world. He is then transported to a world called Little Garden. It is also the story that inspired some elements in No Game No Life

[@arturoespinoza7837]

Skeleton Knight is good one. MC is likeable and OP but has some issues later on. There is some really well developed story. Also I said make my abilities average. A girl dies and is reborn in other world

[@manuelcampi8956]

Alisethera Tanya the blond-haired cancer

[@katarinadreams6955]

since I was still very young during the anime boom of the 90's, I can confidently say that Digimon was the only "another world" series I experienced in its entirety

[@rainerypsi9451]

The isekai genre will always be one of my favorite genres. For me, it is definitely escapism. Transporting to another world with magic and mystical beings? Worth the fantasy!!

[@browntaxi7158]

That Final Fantasy soundtrack in the back tho.

[@brooksp1191]

Hit me in a place I forgot existed. Outside of the MMO I haven't played a FF since FF9 was released. Which was 16 years ago, and now I feel old.

[@randytay6206]

Holy shit I thought I was the only one who noticed

[@dawnwayfinder]

7:16 March of the Dreadnaught (XIII) 8:38 Prelude (VII) 9:32 Chocobo theme (XV) It was driving me nuts that I couldn't remember March of the Dreadnaught. Then I remembered that I had ripped the soundtrack on this computer and looked through most of the tracks till I found the damn song. XD

[@suiken3149]

There is an Isekai FF though, speaking. One is the terrible FF Unlimited anime, the other is a modern Isekai manga.

[@fireprince688]

Digimon is still the best Isekai anime for me

[@EbullientSMP]

Someone recognises the best. xD

[@Crispman_777]

I can't believe he forgot

[@icecol23]

YES!

[@Robin447]

Digimon is basically a cross between traditional Alice in Wonderland type Isekai and the “virtual vs real world” subgenre of Cyberpunk which was brought in the anime landscape by Serial Experiments Lain. The latter already having the premise of SAO in it (kids trapped in a deadly online game) albeit as a subplot.

[@jet8499]

Digimon is an isekai I can get behind. Good shit right there.

[@douglasg14b]

Wow, your video has pretty good production value. Good job.

[@lrq6296]

My idea for a new isekai is the destruction of a whole world with everything in it, and everyone is reborn into another world, although only one person, the main character, remembers of the previous world.

[@Luminsoldier]

@Blu11Jay I can return by dea-

[@Hensch]

still better than the imouto genre :^)

[@Hensch]

onii-chaaan

[@makimasupremacy9945]

Ochichin daiski dess

[@kokichiouma297]

specifically when they tend to be underage it just feels wrong even if japan have a different age system too me it feels like pedophilia

[@dvendddo7454]

imouto cinematic universe incoming

[@diegodevera3836]

Marvel move aside, imouto cinematic universe incoming

[@TheIceLurker]

Made in Abyss was the best fantasy anime to come out for such a long time. And it sold like trash. I hate this world.

[@Tsuntenshi]

Anime Strike hardly has a voice with the anime they grab so really good anime obtained by them such as Made in the Abyss and Welcome to the Ballroom get the short end with the lack of exposure they have compared to the following CR has and the amount of exposure they give the shows they have. It *really* sucks but that's business I guess :(

[@heydri9392]

TheIceLurker and then you realise Kirito from Sao is ranked higher than Guts from berserk in my anime list just because sheer popularity. Yup I definitely see your​ point

[@salty898]

TheIceLurker Nah mate. MiA as far as I keep up with Blu-Ray sales made near 5,000 copies for it's first volume, which is decent. Though Princess Principal sold a couple thousand more.

[@Hosh-id2lr]

Tsuntenshi plus ballroom doesnt have the resources it needs to really shine since production ig is working on haikyuu season 4

[@budicaesar1213]

IKR its so fucking bullshit its killing me inside

[@nemanja98rs]

And then there is Dr. Stone where the new world is the same world

[@DLCS-2]

3700+ years later and a post apocalyptic world.

[@gamedummie]

@@DLCS-2 that creates the question " after what amount of time (skipped) does something become a isekai

[@cezzdaily]

Bruh the moment you intruduced made in abyss i got goosebumps

[@paintl3gz]

Holy shit when Escaflowne intro started up I got goosebumps. first anime i ever watched and one of the greatest.

[@procrobat]

Took me long enough to find another comrade who knows of some old goodies.

[@ronansensei4]

I have so much love for this anime. Beautifully animated, amazing score and memorable, interesting characters.

[@dol_mel7487]

paintl3gz You should check out aura battler dunbine, and panzer world galiant sometime

[@aramondehasashi3324]

Yeah it came up i flipped my shit. One of the best.

[@placebo4874]

I just want an Anime about Truck-kun. A middle aged man with a caring wife and his 3 children in a small dirty one room appartement struggling to get the money needed who is doing his best but his depression is slowly starting to get the upper hand and is the reason he is running over all those people. He gets caught in a circle because police starts investigating him and drive him mentally in a corner. Yet Truck-kun knows if he stopped his love for his family would not be enough as motivation. God please make this happen.

[@NEFxDEF]

Placebo™ YOU make it happen, it sounds depressing as shit but I'll watch.

[@CaseNumber00]

Pretty sure a lot of fans are living a shitty life with family already. No need to make an anime reminding them of that.

[@CaseNumber00]

I mean a shitty life in poverty or from other environmental factors. in Wamote they primarily causes most of her problems barring any mental stuff if any,

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

i think about Kaiji now

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

CaseNumber00 no, we need to connect them all, and it would be amazing if we can explore some solutions or positive things about the matter

[@deityreefer6617]

Dude your videos are amazing

[@TheBurnknight]

lets all appreciate the quality and in depth explinations and fact beeing presented here. i kinda just tuned in here to look for a watchable isekai, but i stayed becouse the content was great.

[@Andre-zi1gb]

dem background musics tho *NOSTALGIA*

[@carlpastor2108]

Andre can you name all the songs?

[@patrickkylser]

Please name all the songs if you can

[@philf.5676]

Really glad that you talked about Light Novels. It would be really awkward talking about the genre Isekai without mentioning them.

[@skyfetheranger6066]

6:04 - 6:22 is one of the best uses of sound and editing in a KZbin vid I've seen

[@chara4286]

Gigguk's videos are so inspiring like From comedic start of a video to a very deep and inspiring end Maybe i should write a story about this, haha

[@murasakinokami9882]

Dude, I just realized. Inuyasha was the first Isekai I ever watched.

[@Zach_Heath]

Murasaki No Kami sammmeeee

[@sloan6688]

Murasaki No Kami inuyasha? Never seen it I’m also new to the anime community but enjoy subbed over dubbed any day the first one I watched was no game no life

[@murasakinokami9882]

well first, welcome and good choice basically Inuyasha is about a girl named Kagome who falls down the well in her family's shrine and ends up in feudal era Japan, which is plagued with demons. she meets a half demon named Inuyasha, who was in a relationship with Kikyo, a powerful priestess charged with guarding an all powerful jewel. Kagome is Kikyo's reincarnation, meaning it's now her job to protect the jewel. chaos ensues shortly after, causing the jewel to split into over a hundred shards and scatter across Japan. it's up to Kagome and Inuyasha to travel the land and put the jewel back together. the story is a romance, comedy, fantasy, drama; that was written in the late 90's early 2000's, but i think it's aged fairly well. there are some aspects of the story that many find annoying, the occasional plot hole, and a love triangle that I personally hated. but if you can look past those flaws, you'll find a story that I would recommend to anyone. if only so they can understand what anime from the 90's felt like

[@steenzaragoza-faoagali4570]

Murasaki No Kami Boi inuyasha was the first animation I ever watched

[@KillItAndBurnIt]

My first was Escaflowne! :)

[@HaYlEeXx19]

This whole Isekai really reinforces the escapism our generation is obsessed with. We really really really hate the reality we are in. Like holy shit it’s depressing.

[@evo683]

HaYlEeXx19 That is not necessarily true. I'd back my claim, but I don't feel like writing an essay using a touch screen. I'll do it if you reply when I get to a computer.

[@sydcar9491]

Do it. I want to know what you think of all this because I agree with HaYlEeXx19

[@Niki_0001]

Escapism has always been a thing, it's just that nowadays more and more people experience escapism through mediums like animation or video games. Before computers, people still read fictional books, and before books were a common thing, people would still have fantasies, but they were mostly self-made. Some people go to other countries just to escape from their daily, stressful lives... even if it's just for a week or two.

[@YOHDAPHNA]

HaYlEeXx19 accurate

[@JarredMallard]

HaYlEeXx19 I'm actually pretty OK with my life and how it's going and I've been in two bike Vs auto's Monday to monday in a row and I lost a car I got as a gift after said accidents to a high schooler. Would I mind the Isekai experience happening to me? No? Do I wish for it? Pray for it? Losing my fucking mind over it not happening to me? Nope my life is worth living cause it's mine and mine alone.

[@RenzoAMA]

great music selection in this one

[@basilhani3931]

Gigguk: The one untouched part is fantasy Release: the time I got reincarnated as a slime.

[@TheNN]

Ah but what about the most famous isekoi of our modern age? It had main stream appeal, even theatrical showings AND sequels! What is it? It is!.... The Matrix.

[@gabiblack]

TheNN definitely best anime ever

[@pitchingwedge7546]

Ish

[@Fallen-Saint]

rick and

[@Ticketman99]

Finally! Someone gets it!

[@DangleberriesJohnson]

I was gonna say Harry Potter

[@sparkz_4218]

Youjo senki is an isekai without rpg stuff

[@GamerGrovyle]

Sparkz_4 It’s why I love it~!

[@leonamelody3376]

"Every season there seems to be one or two new additions" Fall 2019 Season: .........Yeah... One, or two.... or eight

[@priestesslucy3299]

I thought it was only six *new*Isekai this season, with a couple of continuations?

[@evryon1810]

Hundreds

[@XGD5layer]

At least winter 2020 didn't have any.

[@devrakesh8555]

Winter 2021 *9

[@homesteadxo]

this is one of the best videos i have ever seen

[@smithwillnot]

For anyone wondering which song starts playing at 10:27 and later on can be heard at 10:47: It's Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama Although, probably no one cares... Well, I tried.. EDIT: I corrected the name of the song since I made mistake, although it could have been found if searched by it's "other name".

[@erejnion]

For some reasons it calls images of Abenobashi in my head every time I hear it. I mean, the reason is clear. That fuckwit Nostromo.

[@jeffgoujon9439]

Papa bless

[@awahlross9301]

ackchyually the name of the song is "ya mama"

[@oromain]

You're a good person.

[@livedandletdie]

Aleksandar Delic Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXSneoyse9KajZo Oh and it's not Push The Tempo it's Ya Mama Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4DShH2GqqlgmsU Fatboy Slim - Slash Dot Slash kzbin.info/www/bejne/gniYYmd-as57mLM I love Fatboy Slim

[@ThePhaxal]

Okay I'll admit you were slick with the way you synced SAO with Daft Punk. I smiled. You get a Like.

[@biezom.]

Yep

[@DeadFrozeKorro]

AND this was 3 years-ago! Imagine being right back then! AND IMAGINE BEING RIGHT FOR 3 YEARS, AND BEING MORE RIGHT EVERY SINGLE YEAR!

[@awesommaniac2999]

God I love your choice in music

[@athoth8416]

12:47 Kirito has a fidget spinner on his jacket

[@eish8819]

Bob Bob {The Car Salesman} Sao Predicted Fidget Spinners lmao

[@anapaulapedro7025]

Made In Abyss is definitely a must-watch!

[@muqiu265]

mstrblik who? You mean the guy who was mentioned once and was forgotten for the rest of the season? That guy?

[@kingcupcakes5171]

He's talking about Bondrewd, the white whistle residing in the 5th layer.

[@muqiu265]

Bondrewd? i think you mean mad scientist daft punk, winner of best dad award

[@yeeexe9370]

0:48 This perfectly describes Konosuba

[@ionrudnitchi8937]

12:57 THAT Made in abyss OST kick's in.