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For some reason I very specifically can't get into any of those "gates open up on earth, people form video game guilds for some reason" series.
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It's a kind of standard fantasy setting more than a historical thing. Like how the common medieval fantasy setting with knights and wizards looks vaguely like medieval Europe, but not really.
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Apr 3, 2024 01:43
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Elite posted:My first guess is it probably matches up with popularity of different video game genres. The gate invasion setting is basically “what if MMO, but real life?”. But even if I’m right there I suppose that’s more of co-symptom rather than an explanation. Korean manwha seem a lot more cynical about society and especially social class than Japanese manga. There's a lot of emphasis on "the rich, popular kids get to enjoy life, while the rest of us peasants suffer in silence." So the basic fantasy of the gate invasion setting is "what if I could be rich and popular by being super good at MMOs?" This ties into the whole public rating board thing which often shows up. Getting rich in particular is also a part of the fantasy that isn't nearly as emphasized in other genres. Whereas modern isekai is more about literal escapism, as in "I have no attachments whatsoever to the world I live in, so I'd rather live in a cool fantasy world where I am loved and appreciated just for being myself." Clarste fucked around with this message at 02:10 on Apr 4, 2024 |
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