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Runa
Feb 13, 2011

Stabbey_the_Clown posted:

Not everyone in the world is an anime geek who speaks fluent Japanese/memorizes random Japanese terms. What's wrong with using the word "fantasy"?

The closest analogous term in english is "portal fantasy" so called because transit to fantasy worlds in these works were, in the West, usually achieved through portals.

It's already been overtaken by "isekai" in much the same way a bunch of people describe the specific flavor stimulus of "savory" with the more specific Japanese term "umami" since the word savory can also cover a variety of other different non-sweet flavors.

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