Hot take: Harry Potter isn't as blatant as future isekai, like it straddles the line between "isekai" and more general "Chosen One narratives" But it's the world's most popular isekai https://twitter.com/AnaMardoll/status/1272191907414913024 …
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Replying to @ODerigRulez @arthur_affect
This is the first time I've encountered this term, but "Harry Potter, Futurama, and Fresh Prince of Bel Aire are all in the same genre" is the most clear explanation of a new concept to me I've ever seen.
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Replying to @ChicagoMSTie @ODerigRulez
Lol I think "Fish Out of Water" is broad enough that you would really just call it a trope or a theme, not a genre
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Like Fresh Prince, to me, would only be an isekai if every episode were about Will's basketball prowess and him being the most popular kid at his new school
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Just like Fry from Futurama is a parody of Buck Rogers, who legitimately is the original science fiction isekai hero (frozen dude from the present day wakes up in the future and saves the world) For most of the story the point is Fry isn't good at anything and isn't special
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John Carter of Mars was a little earlier than Buck Rogers I think
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Yeah okay but John Carter is a lot less ordinary than Buck Rogers, like he was already this immortal demigod
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