I'm not sure what baffles me more; the amount of isekai manga published...

That was over a decade ago. When is this shit going to end?!

I told you to define it not provide examples.

It's died down a lot more nowadays. Obviously, we can still see that they are being produced, but god that period when they were literally inescapable was such a nightmare. There was no excuse for Infinite Stratos getting an adaptation.

So what's coming after this?
Anyone could have seen the rise of Moe/CGDCT, Battle Academy, and Isekai by looking at the LN trend. What's next?

That's a good question actually. I'm not sure if I have an answer.

I like every time someone changes the idea or formula slightly a billion people copy them, like that villainess isekai stuff and whatnot.

People were tired and life sucked 20 years ago too. It wasn't an excuse to transport some unremarkable MC into a fantasy world with formulaic rules and have them indulge in really retarded wish fulfillment where they save the day and the civilization they find themselves in just by sheer modern resourcefulness and knowledge.

When Escaflowne aired 20-something years ago, something that could be considered isekai nowadays in some ways, it wasn't about Hitomi's easy ride to solving all the conflict and tragedy of Gaea. It was an actual fantasy world that didn't copy the neighbor's homework. Where the link between the two worlds is meaningful, not a convenient one-way ticket for people who get trucked. You cannot excuse the current trend of isekai that seeks to be as digestible as possible because escapism must come with low attention span and non-commitment to a real story.

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>It wasn't an excuse to transport some unremarkable MC into a fantasy world
No, 20 years ago the standard scheme looked different. But there was a genre of easy accessible stories about Marty Stues with harems and phenomenal martial prowess.

I don't know what determines which particular scheme is the most popular one at any given time. That's too hard for me to decode.
But whether a magical girl drops on your head and flip turns your life upside down or whether a truck flip turns you upside down and restarts your life in Bel Air, ultimately it's all the same.

>every isekai except this one I like is worthless because I say so
ok

Why that one?

Its because all the isekai writers are amateurs off shousetsuka ni narou where writing trend chasing shit is encouraged because it won't get notcied otherwise

Cool argument, thanks for challenging my opinion

the best isekais are the ones where you can't easily self insert as the MC

Is that a function of how the website handles showing readers new content, or just how the community acts?

It wouldn't be a trend if people didn't follow it. Idiots.

Each novel gets points based on how many reviews it gets, more points mean your more pushed to the top

Who's saying that isn't the case?

It's begging the question.
It's a trend because many people are doing it. If they didn't, there would be no trend.
Ultimately it's a trend, because people like it. Even if some people are just cashing in on a phenomenon, the majority that makes this trend actually likes it.

I don't think you've seen Escaflowne, user. It's impossible to compare it to current LN isekai anime in terms of overall quality, it's like night and day.

You are betraying ignorance about a number of currently ongoing isekai by claiming that Escaflowne is the only special one.

Such as?

I just saw in the catalog.
But there are plenty of others. Lurk the isekai not!general if you want more recommendations. Just be careful. There is an autist guarding them whom you will most likely get into a shitposting rage if you say anything critical about isekai.

And what is so unique about that one?

Okay, what's special about it?

And I said take that dick out of your ass

It does not follow the standard isekai scheme. I thought that was what you were talking about. I don't think it's highly special. (it doesn't even get translations)
Ah, but I see that you actually said "quality". My mistake.
I'm out. I don't care to discuss "quality".

Oh don't get me wrong, I don't think Escaflowne is the ONLY special isekai. There are older isekai that I quite enjoy, (and not just anime that are isekai but not paired with today's isekai since most of them are very MMORPG centric now, like Abenobashi), I just think there is a bit of a difference between something like Escaflowne and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

I like how you made up stuff to avoid the conversation. It doesn't follow the standard isekai scheme - so what does it do instead? You give the most vague replies possible.

Oh no, people like something I dislike.

But everything I like is good and everything I dislike is bad, this website taught me that opinions work that way.

I actually got myself into a bit of a pickle. Trying to not give away my personal likes, I just picked the first thing from the catalog. But while I have heard a lot about it, it's not enough to actually say anything specific about it (other than what I already have). I shot myself in the leg, and tried to get out of the situation without looking too stupid.

I would definitely agree. The generic isekai scheme is a thing, and it is VERY generic. But it is not universal.

>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
This is apparently a real thing and yeah I'm done with anime until 2040