Everybody wants to escape reality. That may be why – whether they love it or hate it – anime fans just can’t escape Isekai nowadays. As one of the biggest recent trends in the medium, the concept of being reincarnated in another world is everywhere. But just why is this the case?
Whether they’re being reborn as a monster as in That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, or reborn into a videogame world as in Overlord, everyone seems to be crossing the street at just the exact moment Truck-kun is passing. While this may all seem like a random phenomenon at first, there are actually deeper ideas explored in Isekai which pinpoint why its popularity has skyrocketed.
The majority of Isekai protagonists have one thing in common: their previous life was about as mundane as it gets. They are often shut-ins who were unemployed or failed in relationships. The archetypal Isekai protagonist embodies the idea that reality is a boring, sad place – in turn highlighting the amazing adventures they encounter in their new world.
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