ISEKAI + NOUN
author, stories
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noun
A genre of Japanese fiction involving everyday people transported to alternative fantasy or virtual worlds.
It's not every day that an isekai author gets published out of the sea of isekai stories on there.
Any piece of media in this genre.
verb
To transport (someone) into an alternative world, often by killing them.
My favourite anime genre is isekai.
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In some senses, isekai is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.