Isekai

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Isekai (Japanese: 異世界; transl. 'different world', 'another world', or 'other world') is a subgenre of Japanese fantasy and science fiction that revolves around a person or people who are transported to and have to survive in another world. In the new world, the person usually gains formidable powers or some other importance that they did not have in the previous world. The transition between worlds may occur through death and reincarnation, or through summoning by an object, god or person in the alternate world. A common setting is a medieval fantasy world populated with humans, humanoids, and monsters. In a reverse isekai, a person from another world is transported to planet Earth. The concept of isekai started in Japanese folktales, such as the story of Urashima Tarō, and Western fantasy literature. The first modern isekai works were Haruka Takachiho's novel Warrior from Another World and the anime television series Aura Battler Dunbine, while The Twelve Kingdoms and Sword Art Online...

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