Search Results for: Isekai
This month the Oxford English Dictionary is adding 23 Japanese words, including isekai and tokusatsu! OED’s website explains: Isekai is a Japanese genre of science or fantasy fiction featuring a protagonist who is transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world. The …Read more »
Let’s be real — isekai may come and go, but in the long run it’s here to stay. While one season may have fewer titles in the ever-growing genre, anime fans just really love stories about people traveling to other worlds. (Whether or not they …Read more »
We’ve seen a lot of wildly specific reincarnations in isekai anime, and being reincarnated in a hot spring paradise is definitely up there. That’s the ballpark premise of the Isekai Onsen Paradise anime, which is on the way to adapt Konao Menrui’s light novel series …Read more »
The winter 2024 anime season is just around the corner, bringing with it a huge crop of new titles. Some are original, others hail from manga… and others still are light novel adaptations. And you know what that means: more isekai! If you’re eager to …Read more »
As revealed via a newly-launched website, Kogitsune Kanekiru’s Re:Monster light novel series is officially getting a TV anime adaptation. The announcement went live alongside a teaser trailer, visual and the news that protagonist Gob-Rou will be voiced by Takuya Sato. Check out the preview below. …Read more »
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I’m Not the Demon Lord is an isekai about a college student who is reincarnated into Eumiella, a character from an otome RPG she played in her last life. And she’s not the heroine of …Read more »
It really is the era of isekai. Every season, we can expect to see several titles in which a normal person is reincarnated as an overpowered hero in a strange fantasy world. Making these series stand out from each other leads to some wild decisions. And …Read more »
Reincarnation isekai is a messy business—mainly because to be reincarnated, you first have to die. There was a time, not too long ago, when a quick tap from Truck-kun would get the job done. But as time goes on and neighbor-world titles dominate more and …Read more »
Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke’s Mansion follows an increasingly popular formula for reincarnation isekai. In it, a young woman from our world ends up reborn in a story with which she’s familiar… as a character doomed to die. In fact, her death is integral …Read more »
The Parallel World Pharmacy manga is an adaptation of an original light novel series. The story starts out with Kanji Yakutani, a revered medical researcher who keeps himself insanely busy with work, and who is haunted that nothing could be done to save his younger …Read more »
The spring anime season is nearly upon us! In a few weeks, we’ll have a whole new crop of series to enjoy. There are plenty of isekai in their midst, both new and returning. And in some cases, that isekai has a unique twist! Given …Read more »
You know us… we love a bit of isekai. But it’s become so commonplace nowadays, sometimes it feels hard to find a fantasy anime that doesn’t involve someone from another world. Fortunately, it’s still out there. And we’re here to hook you up with it! These three …Read more »
Arifureta: I Heart Isekai (Arifureta Nichijou de Sekaisaikyou) is a manga spinoff of Ryo Shirakome’s Arifureta – From Commonplace to World’s Strongest light novel series by Misaki Mori, and it’s coming to an end soon. According to the official Twitter account of the OVERLAP Bunko …Read more »
I’m in Love with the Villainess is a light novel series by Inori. and Hanagata, and it’s officially getting the TV anime treatment. An adaptation was announced for a 2023 broadcast, and we have the staff and main cast to check out along with a …Read more »
The isekai genre has really exploded in the worlds of manga, light novels and anime. Isekai stories have their own genres and sets of tropes, like the reincarnation setup or the villainess plot. SoraNews24 interviewed an anonymous manga editor at a large Japanese publisher to …Read more »
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