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[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It’s so bizarre that despite me being a card carrying weeb, the only times I’ve seen Isekai done sort of well is in western animation: The Owl House and Futurama (for anyone looking for a more sci-fi flavor of the genre) come to mind.

There are some Ghibli films, but I’m talking more about animated series here.

[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an isekai classic.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Black Knight, starring Martin Lawrence.

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Now I want to make an alignment chart about Isekai.

There’s a scale between media purist and premise purist.

So something like I reincarnated as a slime can be Isekai, or the fresh prince of bel-air is isekai.

[-] PauliExcluded@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

I found this one on an image search

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

lol, they beat me to the punch with Bel-Air and everything.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

Most shonen is a power fantasy. Isekai is just an excuse to drop every pretense that it's not.

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

True but at least many of the shonen protagonist don't abuse their power like isekai do and have some moral code. Although several eat enough food to solve global hunger many times over. blob-no-thoughts

[-] Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

Planescape Torment is my favorite Isekai.

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

aware ~holy~ ~shit...~

[-] TheaJo@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Wow. was not expecting either of those stories to be name dropped

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

12 Kingdoms, Rayearth, Escaflowne, and El Hazard were decent Isekai from what I remember. They're all from the 90s/00s though.

They still had trash Isekai in the 90s, like Those Who Hunt Elves. yikes

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