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Jackard: Oct 28, 2007; We Have A Bow And We Wish To Use It

doctor stone isekai

# ? Sep 9, 2019 00:44

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# ? May 16, 2024 20:26

khy: Aug 15, 2005

Wark Say posted:

But what truly is Isekai, maaaaannnnn?

Since the word 'Isekai' itself means 'Different World' then I suppose that the technical definition is 'anything set in another world'.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 05:54

Argas: Jan 13, 2008; SRW Fanatic

It's almost like genres are descriptors than hard definitions.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 07:28

WeedlordGoku69: Feb 12, 2015; by Cyrano4747

if a character from regular mundane Earth ends up in a setting that's not regular mundane Earth, it's isekai

Planet of the Apes counts for the same reason Now and Then, Here and There counts- far-future hosed up Earth is not regular mundane Earth. Dr. Stone counts for this reason too, though the sheer number of people getting isekai'd makes it an oddball one (though there's precedent for this with, like, the 1632 books).

FFX isn't isekai because the transportation is fantasy world -> fantasy world.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 11:06

AtomikKrab: Jul 17, 2010; Keep on GOP rolling rolling rolling rolling.

LORD OF BOOTY posted:

if a character from regular mundane Earth ends up in a setting that's not regular mundane Earth, it's isekai

Planet of the Apes counts for the same reason Now and Then, Here and There counts- far-future hosed up Earth is not regular mundane Earth. Dr. Stone counts for this reason too, though the sheer number of people getting isekai'd makes it an oddball one (though there's precedent for this with, like, the 1632 books).

FFX isn't isekai because the transportation is fantasy world -> fantasy world.

I dunno if I would count doctor stone since canonically they did not travel. They were there, the entire time... aware(unless deciding to fall asleep.)... trapped in stone.

Like would you call someone who in a sci-fi setting who takes a shuttle to the moon Isekai'ing?

# ? Sep 9, 2019 15:44

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK: Sep 11, 2008; Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
-Cheap Trick; Nap Ghost

LORD OF BOOTY posted:

if a character from regular mundane Earth ends up in a setting that's not regular mundane Earth, it's isekai

Planet of the Apes counts for the same reason Now and Then, Here and There counts- far-future hosed up Earth is not regular mundane Earth. Dr. Stone counts for this reason too, though the sheer number of people getting isekai'd makes it an oddball one (though there's precedent for this with, like, the 1632 books).

FFX isn't isekai because the transportation is fantasy world -> fantasy world.

rip van winkle is an isekai

# ? Sep 9, 2019 15:57

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK: Sep 11, 2008; Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
-Cheap Trick; Nap Ghost

how I fell asleep for a really long time and got turned into an old man after going bowling

# ? Sep 9, 2019 15:59

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

You know in your heart that just because something meets the definition for isekai it may not be. And when i am mod i will punish all those who refuse to stop calling The Martian isekai

# ? Sep 9, 2019 16:19

RareAcumen: Dec 28, 2012

My definitions of Isekai are chaotic and uncomprehensible.

Futurama is not an Isekai.
Back to the Future is not an Isekai.
Terminator is not an Isekai.

Space Jam is an Isekai.
Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz are Isekais.

I think they only really count if they're more like 'another dimension than just another world. Week to week, I don't think Star Trek counts as an isekai, for example.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 19:43

Nathilus: Apr 4, 2002; I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

RareAcumen posted:

My definitions of Isekai are chaotic and uncomprehensible.

Futurama is not an Isekai.
Back to the Future is not an Isekai.
Terminator is not an Isekai.

Space Jam is an Isekai.
Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz are Isekais.

I think they only really count if they're more like 'another dimension than just another world. Week to week, I don't think Star Trek counts as an isekai, for example.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit isn't isekai but Cool World is.

The first part of Neverending Story isnt isekai but the second part is.

Mario the games are isekai but the movie isn't.

These facts however are not chaotic or incomprehensible. They are clear and well reasoned.

Nathilus fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Sep 9, 2019

# ? Sep 9, 2019 19:59

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

The ques tion is: is it anime

If not then its not isekai. Dont @ me or troll me

# ? Sep 9, 2019 20:35

Brought To You By: Oct 31, 2012

If going to another world is the focus of the story, I consider it an Isekai. Sci-fi gets funky as there are more casual means of going between actual planets than in most fantasy setups. But stories like Cowboy Bebop aren't isekai, but John Carter goes to mars is an Isekai.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 20:36

Namtab: Feb 22, 2010

All well and good but you will not survive my rule

# ? Sep 9, 2019 20:39

Brought To You By: Oct 31, 2012

The Time Machine is an isekai
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an isekai
Stargate is an Isekai

I'll call anything western Isekai if it suits my purposes. :colbert:

# ? Sep 9, 2019 20:49

RareAcumen: Dec 28, 2012

Nathilus posted:

Who Framed Roger Rabbit isn't isekai but Cool World is.

The first part of Neverending Story isnt isekai but the second part is.

Mario the games are isekai but the movie isn't.

These facts however are not chaotic or incomprehensible. They are clear and well reasoned.

DOOM is an Isekai

Dragon Tales is an Isekai

The Matrix... Hmmm, well... Hmm, I'll call that one an Isekai too.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 20:52

Syenite: Jun 21, 2011; Grimey Drawer

When you think about it, isn't capitalism an isekai?

# ? Sep 9, 2019 21:25

Revdomezehis: Jul 26, 2003; OMG a Moose!

The isekai was inside us all along.

...Is Fantastic Voyage an isekai?

# ? Sep 9, 2019 21:32

Stairmaster: Jun 8, 2012

i just want to have five girlfriends is that wrong

# ? Sep 9, 2019 21:34

Wark Say: Feb 22, 2013; by Fluffdaddy

Stairmaster posted:

i just want to have five girlfriends is that wrong

It's fine, but you have to live in Utah.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 21:37

Mirage: Oct 27, 2000; All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

Nathilus posted:

Mario the games are isekai but the movie isn't.

You got these backwards. The brothers in the movie specifically travel to an alternate Earth. In the games, it's just another Tuesday in the Mushroom Kingdom.

John Carter of Mars is an isekai. Probably the pre-manga paragon of isekai stories, in fact.
The Lost World is NOT an isekai.
Baron Munchausen is an isekai.
Dante's Divine Comedy is an isekai.
Lucian's True Story is an isekai.
The Book of Revelation is an isekai. "I went to Heaven and watched a bunch of angels unsealing things."

Mirage fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Sep 9, 2019

# ? Sep 9, 2019 21:37

Fellis: Feb 14, 2012; Kid, don't threaten me. There are worse things than death, and uh, I can do all of them.

Wark Say posted:

It's fine, but you have to live in Utah.

Joesph Smith isekai�d into our world

# ? Sep 9, 2019 21:40

Brought To You By: Oct 31, 2012

RareAcumen posted:

The Matrix... Hmmm, well... Hmm, I'll call that one an Isekai too.

Tron was the movie you were looking for.

# ? Sep 9, 2019 22:36

Wark Say: Feb 22, 2013; by Fluffdaddy

Brought To You By posted:

Tron was the movie you were looking for.

Most definitely not.

Fellis posted:

Joesph Smith isekai’d into our world

Ugh, okay you win. I take it back. :cripes:

# ? Sep 10, 2019 02:33

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Isekai what you did there.

# ? Sep 10, 2019 02:46

RareAcumen: Dec 28, 2012

Brought To You By posted:

Tron was the movie you were looking for.

The beginning of Kingdom Hearts 2 is an isekai.

# ? Sep 10, 2019 05:44

Fereydun: May 9, 2008

Martin Lawrence's Black Knight is an isekai

# ? Sep 10, 2019 05:59

Argue: Sep 29, 2005; I represent the Philippines

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is an isekai and I even named my character Maine because it kinda fits, but I can't make her look as close to Maine as I could in the first game, even with unlocked hairstyles...

# ? Sep 10, 2019 06:21

just_a_person: Mar 13, 2019

RareAcumen posted:

DOOM is an Isekai

Dragon Tales is an Isekai

The Matrix... Hmmm, well... Hmm, I'll call that one an Isekai too.

Me sobbing: Stop stop, you can't call everything isekai.
Japanese Manga, pointing to toilet: Isekai.

# ? Sep 10, 2019 21:39

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK: Sep 11, 2008; Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola
-Cheap Trick; Nap Ghost