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[Discussion] Isekai that is really good, in your opinion? (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by mo_lave@reddthat.com to c/anime@ani.social

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I'm not too enthused with isekai as a concept, as I typically think of them as "fantasy with extra steps", but what anime are good because it is an isekai?

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[–] Endmaker@ani.social 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Good because it is an isekai? It's when they address the isekai-ed character's previous life and make it an actual plot point.

It's probably no coincidence that some of these isekais are all-time favourites of anime fans:

Mushoku Tensei / Jobless Reincarnation
Re:Zero
Saga of Tanya the Evil
Konosuba (plot point not adapted into anime yet; not much of a spoiler on second thoughts)

Personal favourite:

Isekai Office Worker (actively worked on getting back to original world)

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I really couldn't stomach Tanya. I couldn't tell if it was a romanticization of fascism or a condemnation of it. I might be edgy, and I might be an atheist, but I'm not THAT kind of edgy atheist.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it's a condemnation of fascism and war in general, the most recent season especially.

The war stalls and everything turns to shit basically.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not only that, Tanya just wants the war to end so she can live off a cushy officer job. She's a pragmatist, she has no romance for fighting.

She's still fucking evil as the title aptly points out, but the politics in the series gets complicated

[–] Endmaker@ani.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Is Animal Farm a romanticization or condemnation?

Personally, I thought the title - Saga of Tanya the Evil - made it pretty clear.

[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

It was technically trying to have ww2 styling and decorations but keeping it politically neutral with more a ww1 empire fighting empire European land war with Geneva convention being obeyed. So they're ignoring the fascist part or trying to downplay it.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 0 points 2 weeks ago

You're not supposed to like Tanya, but also it's not about fascism. The mechanics of the actual fighting are closer to WWII, but for the most part this is the more "everybody here sucks" framing of WWI. That said the second season does have plenty of condemnation for fantasy Germany; it's just not condemnation of fascism per se.

[–] Crescent@fedinsfw.app 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I am confused. Aren't there 3 seasons of Konosuba with 4th being announced?

[–] Endmaker@ani.social 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The anime hasn't reach the point where the fact that Kazuma was isekaied was brought up.

But noted; edited original comment for clarity.

spoiler

Later on, Kazuma

revealed that he was not from that world
had to choose between staying in that world and returning to his original world

(in hindsight, it's not really as impactful as, say, Mushoku Tensei, but it is still something 🤷)

[–] Crescent@fedinsfw.app 4 points 3 weeks ago

You're confusing me even more with this. It's clearly shown in the very first episode and Aqua (and Iris) know it the entire time.

Why add spoilers and why make the fact special? Do you count an anime as isekai only when the MC tells it to the entire cast?