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
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
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
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yeah 100%
but all that happens in twilight is that the masquerade slips, which places it much more comfortably in urban fantasy
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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
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