• GundamZZ [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Narnia is an isekai. Star Wars is isekai. Iron Man is isekai. Mass delusion under treat-hypnosis is inherently isekai-istic. Sorry to spoil your 'fun.'

    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Isn't an isekai a story where the protagonist goes from our world to a new magical one. An example would include Celtic stories of the fairy realm.

      also you seem to be condeming storytelling in general as a symptom of capitalism when all evidence points to storytelling being an older aspect of society than agriculture. People have been telling each other stories since the invention of fire

        • Kuori [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          Would it be Isekai if it began with her entering a portal to a parallel universe?

          yeah 100%

          but all that happens in twilight is that the masquerade slips, which places it much more comfortably in urban fantasy

            • Kuori [she/her]
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              2 years ago

              i guess i differentiate between isekai and real-world-but-magical since the former usually involves going elsewhere and the latter involves an unveiling of something that has always existed but in "the real world"

              but i agree that strict genre definitions are silly and i don't really think it's worth putting much thought into