This is probably the most haunting isekai deconstruction I have ever read The entire philosophy of escapism was discussed through interpretative imagery in ways that are beautifully uncomfortable >the guy who was bullied >the guy who was overworked >the bed ridden girl >the disowned son >the father abandoned by his family The book haphazardly tackles the idea of wish-fulfillment fantasies and portrayed them all as tragic if not horrifying
The ending was really lacking but man, the sheer atmosphere of the journey would really leave a mark
12 short and powerful chapters that makes you think
Is it a deconstruction? From ops description it sounds more like an exploration
Tyler Morgan
Now that you say it, yeah, you could take it as that. It made tried to hide its author's commentary but it is clear that it depicted the fantasies as more painful than the truth
You should read it The ending can be interpreted as a metaphor for someone who learned to harness their true potential and became greater than any lie that a fictional world could make
>tackles the idea of wish-fulfillment fantasies and portrayed them all as tragic if not horrifying This was really all about. Even for the little brother.
I never saw this an anything remotely isekai based. There's a stark difference between being wist of to another world to start a new life and completely and willingly rejecting reality in favor of fantasy.
Juan Perry
even more boring, also edgy....
Daniel Sullivan
What makes one reality more valid than another? I never understood the rationale that true happiness or fulfillment can only be obtained in the "real world". If the "real world" turned out to be nothing but a extended grand delusion does that make all the efforts one went through mute?
The entire plot explored the theme of escapism and what lures people to it. It never preached that they should try their best to move on and get stronger but it did warned the readers that delusion is poison
>extended grand delusion It depends on themselves if they want to stop there or seek more. If they stop, yeah, not happiness, if they continue they can achieve it. Commitment.
Adrian Jackson
It's never really escapism vs reality It was life vs living
Is a blank reality living? Is a fruitless fantasy living?
Life really moves in a balance of contradictions and it is up to the person how to live it the way they are comfortable with. But they should be aware that both ends of the spectrum are toxic
Tell me Zig Forums, how would you handle the deconstruction of an actually great native isekai like Darling in the FranXX? Which medii would you use - cartoon, drawn mangas, or visual novel?
>The book haphazardly tackles the idea of wish-fulfillment fantasies and portrayed them all as tragic if not horrifying Well what a faggot. It's just like the works that say "death is actually good, immortality would suck". No, we can't escape death and we can't escape reality but we don't have to suck their dicks and pretend that they're great.
Adam Turner
Read it, user. Even if not for the story, the art is spectacular. It'd be better if you make opinions not just from summary. Especially since it's just a single book.
Hudson White
Spoil me Whats the point of the horror aspect? Does it try to epically "deconstruct" wish-fulfillment fantasies? Everything else in your description sounding pretty cool up to that point
Jaxon Martin
It is highly interpretative and really depends on how you look at it. You should read it yourself to figure out what message the author wanted to actually tell
Personally, I interpret it as people who retreated to their fantasy world because they cannot accept their failures and refuses to believe that they are wrong >the neet cannot admit that his life was unhealthy >the father cannot admit that he was wrong for dictating the lives of others >the sick girl was wrong for thinking that there is no one who loves her
Overall, it does not really condemn the idea of escapism but shows how it is a poison when you let it take over.
Or just read it yourself
Jaxson Hall
I would fuck that
Isaac Reed
Who wouldn't lol
Adam Allen
>What makes one reality more valid than another? Whether or not your actions matter to anyone but you. If it’s a fantasy world filled with other independent beings then you can start making an argument that there is no fundamental difference but if it’s just all in your head then it becomes obvious why the real world is what counts. Any idiot can intuitively grasp why making a world-changing invention IRL is different from just daydreaming about doing so.
In short, other people are what makes a difference. If your isekai world is just solipsistic masturbation it is clearly worthless compared with both the experience and the richness of the real world.
