[Ads-l] Word: isekai (noun and verb)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Isekai is a Japanese word referring to a subgenre of portal fantasy.
It has been borrowed into English as a noun. Nowadays, it is sometimes
used as a verb, e.g.,  isekai'd, isekaied

Isekai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isekai

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Isekai (Japanese: 異世界, transl. "different world", "another world" or
"otherworld") is a subgenre of portal fantasy. It includes novels,
light novels, films, manga, anime and video games that revolve around
a displaced person or people who are transported to and have to
survive in another world, such as a fantasy world, virtual world, or
parallel universe. Isekai is one of the most popular genres of
anime...
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Wiktionary suggests that the verb sense is “fandom slang”. The
citations listed in the Wiktionary entry are all for the noun sense.
Below are some citations for the verb.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isekai
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:isekai

Warning: Some YouTube videos on this theme depict violent deaths.

YouTube
Title: How to Properly Get Isekai'd
Poster: 3tilalqol
Date: Jun 28, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiGgu6TveA8

YouTube
Date: Oct 8, 2022
Title: Worst Way to Get Isekai'd
Poster: Kurosai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz8-QypR3KU

YouTube
Date: May 2, 2023
Title: (S1) He gets isekaied into a fantasy world of knights to rule
them as their monarch
Poster: Recap Manhwa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgUFgImKw94

YouTube
Date: Dec 17 2022
Title: Pro Wrestler Gets Isekai'd To A New World And Immediately
Becomes The Strongest Hero | Anime Recap
Poster: Recap Sensei

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