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As I said, I like isekais, so I'm not trying to shit on the genre, but my working theory is that for a lot of authors, this is used as a narrative crutch. A helper setting that allows them to describe the world in contemporary terms. The dragons were "large as a school bus" instead of "one score feet long and as high as a korrexian wabbit can jump". Coming up with a working magic system is hard, but saying it's like video game skills is a lot easier. They might also find writing something that they know easier than tackling something unique for their first steps. And tracing back many animes to the source, it makes sense as well. Many shows start as web novels from hobbyist writers. It's no wonder they take to the isekai setting. It's popular, and it makes writing easier. It's a win-win in that regard.
On the flip side, this also means that many isekais are written by first-time authors writing glorified fan fiction, and it shows in the quality of many shows. So the problem is not the setting but the quality benchmark Kadokawa has for what gets picked up.
I realize my question could be read entirely rhetorical, but I appreciate the actually insightful answer.