Acctually, What does isekai mean ?. What is the meaning of isekai ?. Why are so many isekai stories in japanese novels, manga and anime stories ?. Are they (isekai) the name of a food or an actor’s name ?. There is the following answer.
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What does isekai mean ?
Maybe all of you, the readers of Japanese fantasy novel is familiar with the word of isekai ?. Because in these years the novel genre isekai is very popular, especially for the teenagers, youth and students.
Not only in the japanese novel stories like a lightnovel or webnovel in syosetu. In some manga, anime, game and dorama series also have this isekai themed stories.
Btw, Isekai themed novel, game, anime and manga not only popular in their home country (japan), but they are already worldwide. And Isekai genre is very popular and have large fans in the whole world.
Lets cut the crap. Actually
the meaning of isekai or isekai definition is quite simple.The meaning of isekai in japanese (いせかい, 異世界) is “parallel world, another world, another dimension, another realm, another universe or different world”.
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Japanese isekai novel stories cliche
Maybe you are familiar with japanese isekai novel stories. They are have same plot in all the way. For example, a poor youth or student died by an accident. He or she died because being hit by a
truck kun, truck chan, truck senpai or truck sama. 😂
Then that’s poor youth meet with a god or goddess. And then the god or goddess giving some cheat to that’s poor youth. The god or goddess give a task to the youth. The poor youth must kill the demon king or demon lord. And then thats poor youth or student finally transported to another world with op (overpowered) cheat ability.
That’s poor student then join an adventurer guild, killing monster like cutting onion. Then the poor youth become a hero, save a country, save a damsell in distress, defeat and killing countless demon king.
The poor youth become a hero, have countless women, create a harem. And finally they are strolling around to look for some miso, rice and soy sauce. And finally that’s poor youth become a legend, fu**ng everiday with that’s harem member. Happy ending . .
That’s all the mayor plot in japanese isekai novel. The poor youth died, meet with god, the god give the youth some cheat, and that’s youth wreak havoc in the new world. Walking like a boss, looking for miso, soy sauce, rice, etc. :’v lol I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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World of isekai
Generally world in japanese isekai novel, have a medieval europa themed world, with some sword and magic power scatter around the world. In that’s world have countless demon, devil, ghost, spirit, monster, etc, who roam and wreak havoc around the world.
Many kingdom, empire, church, cult and other group of powerfull people having war with each other. They are making war with each other to gain control, power and conquering the whole world.
Nah, in that’s chaotic world, your mc is summoned, reincarnated or transported to the new world. The mc have a mission to protect the new world, and give peace to the whole world. The mc defeat demon king and evil creature, and then strolling around to look for some rice, soy sauce or miso with his countless harem.
But, sometimes. In isekai themed novel, not only have a world with sword and magic power. Sometimes they also have advanced technology like a bot, robot, mecha, etc. they war each other with their own faction to make a peace or to control and conquer the whole world.
Not only an advanced technology world, sometimes in isekai themed novel also have gaming themed stories like mmorpg, vmmorpg world, etc.
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Example of Isekai novel, manga, anime, and game
Example of isekai novel or japanese isekai themed novel is overlord, Kono subarashii sekai ni shukufuku o! / konosuba, mushoku tensei, Tensei shitara slime datta ken, re zero and etc. You can look and see other isekai themed novel in syosetu or in asian novel directory like in novelupdates.
Example of manga with isekai genre is, tate no yuusha no nariagari (shield hero), kumo desu ga nani ka ?, re:monster, etc.
And then example of anime with isekai genre is, overlord, konosuba, isekai smartphone, log horizon, ixion saga DT, youjo senki, knights and magic, re:zero, death march, kenja no mago, etc.
And example of game with isekai themed novel is, final fantasy tactic advance, etc. .
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Conclucion
So the conclusion is. sekai means the world. and isekai means another world. The end...
