Yeah it was fun in the beginning, after all who never thought about being transported to another world where you ate a big hero with swords and magic?

But what the hell, I’m pretty sure there’s more isekai now than other genres/settings. It’s gotten to a point that if I see the tag I just move on.

  • SrTobi@feddit.deEnglish
    111·
    6 months ago

    When I watched Frieren the best thing was that it was no fucking isekai. It’s still competence porn, but at least she is not a middle aged man who died lonely in his bedroom. Just a classic fantasy world. Loved it

    • lorty@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      I’m not sure if the competence porn is justified in this case. She’s clearly meant to be an RPG character at the end of their adventure (and consequently apex of their power), it makes sense to me she’s overpowered. There’s a reason most TTRPGs stop at a a certain level and sometimes even have rules and instructions for retiring.

      • SrTobi@feddit.deEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        I think it’s justified, but I don’t necessarily mean it in a negative way. Her competence is certainly an important part of exploring what the series is actually about, namely loss, regret, and what’s really important in life, etc. Which you can have even if you are very powerful.

        Now that I think about it. Maybe that’s exactly the reason why it is not competence porn. Maybe her competence is analogous to a sex scene which enhances the actual topic and not the goal itself like how sex is in porn.

        On the other hand I certainly watch it for the competency lol

      • SrTobi@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Could you give some examples? Just curious. I want to see how they differ from male isekai in terms of escapsim. And I don’t mean multiple people like in Sao or Alice in wonderland. I just watched this “project Elise doctor” and what in the world was that? A double isekai? Or a isekaiception? But it definitely was different from when boys/men die.

        • ReluctantZen@feddit.nlEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          Loads of villainness stuff is where a woman gets isekaied. For example:

          • My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
          • I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss
          • Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I’m Not the Demon Lord

          Aside from villainness stuff, there’s also:

          • I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
          • Ascendance of a Bookworm (really recommended)
          • The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
          • The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent
    • Amerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      wait define “competence porn”; that’s a new one for me, and it feels faintly derogatory against people who find ‘humorous incompetence’ to be a black hole that sucks the amusement out of a setting.