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.
I'm more sick of the harem trope than the isekai trope, between that and fan service beach days I don't even feel like trying new shows sometimes
I stopped watching isekai BECAUSE it always ended up being creepy harem stuff with underage characters, I feel like the two are permanently fused
You should check out Spellbinder. It's a live action Isekai from the 90s produced as a collaboration between Australia and Poland. There are no romantic themes except for a subplot where two characters pretend to be in love for plot reasons and they both absolutely hate it. Also the "love" is entirely age appropriate.
Why are all isekai protagonists white-adjacent guys who end up defending straight-up slavery and have sus relations with minors
I know what you mean, it's weird to me too that often the protags are white or European coded, the whole thing is a weird mess and full of ick
You can also literally tell from the cover what kind of show it's going to be 😭
Isekai is more of a setup than an actual genre.
If they weren't isekai, they'd just be shitty fantasy. Isekai allows writers to skip a bunch of steps and start with a fully-formed character the audience can relate to.
Probably not, but after something like 2 decade of zombie shit everywhere i will take ANYTHING over it. Also there are good isekai, bad isekai and chinese isekai where the only thing coming of it is the protagonist using modern Earth idioms and perfectly assimilating otherwise.
I still like the concept, it's just that 90% of the stuff that uses said concept is terrible. I mean, Isekai is only an initial premise, you need A LOT more to make a good anime.
Or only use isekai as an arc rather than the general premise like hxh did
Oh yeah, i love greed island. It being an arc certainly keeps the novelty of the other world's mechanics from getting old.
To make it work as a full series you gotta have a lot more substance though, because at some point that novelty will inevitably run out. And now instead of "exciting new world where everything is different", it's just a regular world we're already used to. At that point you gotta have an actual compelling story to keep it going.
I'm sick of TRASH Isekai, not all Isekai. There's still a good and original Isekai every now and then, but those are rare. Most of them are just fan service, harem bullshit.
no, i havent been watching anime at all for a good while because of this
I stopped liking anime at all.
The last memories I still liked are Psychopass, Tokyo Goul (till season 2) and Elfen Lied.
Maybe there are more anime that I remember as good but I miss the gore and sadness of anime which those 3 share.
I did watch some isekais and I hated all except one where a lil boy learned magic without splling it, meanwhile his dad wanted him to learn sword fights.
Psychopass had an interesting premise but I ended up feeling like the author didn't know where to take it.
I kinda agree. But I still liked it and ignored the end as the world just is worth experiencing as a watch.
I think that has been a pretty common opinion for the past 4 years lol
My problem isn't isekai as a concept, it's the fact that all of them are pretty much the exact same. I enjoyed Sasaki and Peeps last season precisely because it deviated from most isekai
Maybe we are, but someone has to be watching this trash right? Like why do they enjoy having so much of it?
Konosuba is the only decent isekai show, and it would be an even better show if they dropped the in-world video game mechanics.
I watched the one isekai with the vending machine. I have keep watching if it goes anywhere. Its 6/10, its interesting but not impactful in its storyline. Information was spitting out similar to doctor stone on the type of machines that exist in the world.
A good one that has some good storytelling was Grimgar, Aahes & Illusion. Talk about more realistic approach and pace for just 12 episodes.
Disclaimer: Coming here from all, so I might not be the audience you're looking for.
I don't tend to just browse for new releases that might be neat, but I've noticed this from the outside as well. Just through the stuff I run into under reccomendations on streaming services and sites. There's a ton of anime coming out that's either isekai, harem, power fantasy, or a combination of those themes.
I think there's potential for some really good shows within those areas, but like most media, I feel that you're more likely to find quality by stepping back a bit and waiting to see what holds up over time.
