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Topic	Would the popularity of isekai imply that dying is the most desired fantasy?
Count_Drachma 03/05/23 8:00:27 PM #20:	BlackScythe0 posted... I know shit takes are cool to do on this board, but people have shit lives. Having the shit end and you get a second chance to live the ideal fantasy life sounds pretty fucking good. People in general tend to be unhappy, regardless of their circumstances. hmnut7 posted... Giving you the absolute maximum (and last) benefit of the doubt, I think that may just be what YOU see in isekai. Aka maybe that's YOUR fantasy. First not all (I don't even think most) start with the main character in their normal life. Many start with the MC in the fantasy world. Isekai could be a stand in for death, but it is much more directly a stand in for CHANGE. And change could mean any number of things. Isekai's popularity is exactly the same as "chosen one" fantasy, where the draw is telling the audience On top of that,, the condition of an ordinary person in an extraordinary otherworld adds to storytelling you wouldn't just get with a story set in that other world. --- Everybody's got a price / Everybody's got to pay / Because the Million Drachma Man / Always gets his way. AhahahahMMH <cite>Count_Drachma posted [p:971978900] in Would the ... [t:80368753]...</cite> <quote>BlackScythe0 posted... </cite><quote>I know shit takes are cool to do on this board, but people have shit lives. Having the shit end and you get a second chance to live the ideal fantasy life sounds pretty fucking good.</quote>People in general tend to be unhappy, regardless of their circumstances.hmnut7 posted... </cite><quote>Giving you the absolute maximum (and last) benefit of the doubt, I think that may just be what YOU see in isekai. Aka maybe that's YOUR fantasy.First not all (I don't even think most) start with the main character in their normal life. Many start with the MC in the fantasy world.Isekai could be a stand in for death, but it is much more directly a stand in for CHANGE. And change could mean any number of things.Isekai's popularity is exactly the same as "chosen one" fantasy, where the draw is telling the audience</quote>On top of that,, the condition of an ordinary person in an extraordinary otherworld adds to storytelling you wouldn't just get with a story set in that other world. --- Everybody's got a price / Everybody's got to pay / Because the Million Drachma Man / Always gets his way. AhahahahMMH</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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