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Jun 5, 2021 5:26 PM
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Was just wondering if a majority of people watching consider this an isekai despite not having an isekai tag.
Jun 5, 2021 5:52 PM
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To me Isekai means compilation of Overpowered MC, a harem, and a very very bad plot and you should avoid them as much as you can.
So shows like Mushoku tensei and Iruma kun are more like a good fantasy shounen than Isekai to me.
Technically in this anime the MC does not go to a new world rather it's an existing realm unknown to mankind.
Jun 5, 2021 6:32 PM
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Isekai means “Other world”.
By technicality is an Isekai. If the MC gets transported, summoned, brought to another realm is an Isekai. Tags are just place by the Mods.
It just that nowadays Isekai is (Wrongly) associated with Magic/Fantasy elements and if those are not prominent then “It’s not an Isekai”. Viewers/Readers know is an Isekai is just they don’t care that much though since it does not increase or decrease your enjoyment of the show.
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Jun 5, 2021 6:58 PM
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Now that I think about it i guess it does count as one
Jun 5, 2021 7:20 PM
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This is literally an Isekai by definition. I don't understand how is this even a question.

Jun 5, 2021 7:28 PM
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Yes I do

There are two types of Isekai.

Trash Isekais: "I got Transported to/reincarnated into another world, joined the adventurers guild, got a harem and now I must defeat the demon lord"

And Good Isekais: the MC is transported to another world and something different of "harem and demon lord" happens, Like in Re: Zero, Youjo Senki, Overlord, Mushoku Tensei, TenSura, No Game No Life and Rise of The Shield Hero

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Jun 5, 2021 7:36 PM
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Sandro8604 said:
To me Isekai means compilation of Overpowered MC, a harem, and a very very bad plot and you should avoid them as much as you can.
So shows like Mushoku tensei and Iruma kun are more like a good fantasy shounen than Isekai to me.
Technically in this anime the MC does not go to a new world rather it's an existing realm unknown to mankind.


No offence buddy but that's some strange logic. Your last point is some real 4D chess, after all, in every isekai I can think of, the world the protag is sent to is unknown to the vast majority of humanity. Iruma kun counts as one but only on a more technical level, in the same way kill la kill counts as ecchi on a technical level.

As for your first point, isekai litterally translates to other world, the traits you listed arnt wrong but are rather more indicative of bad isekai, rather then the genre as a whole. Mushko tensei doesn't get some sort of isekai pass just because it's better the others. That's a mis-interpritation on a personal level. They're are plenty of good isekai, log horizon, zero familiar and the original Digimon, to name a few.

Hope you see my point😊👍
Jun 5, 2021 10:18 PM
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ALittleBitofJean said:
Was just wondering if a majority of people watching consider this an isekai despite not having an isekai tag.
i mean no because they are in the same world
Jun 6, 2021 1:43 AM
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Sandro8604 said:
To me Isekai means compilation of Overpowered MC, a harem, and a very very bad plot and you should avoid them as much as you can.
So shows like Mushoku tensei and Iruma kun are more like a good fantasy shounen than Isekai to me.
Technically in this anime the MC does not go to a new world rather it's an existing realm unknown to mankind.
Yeah if it's bad it's isekai but if it's good then it's just a fantasy, logic 💯.
Jun 6, 2021 2:35 AM
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It's 100% an Isekai. He is stolen away to another world that has almost zero contact with his old world.
Jun 6, 2021 5:47 AM
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TwitchWeebMf said:
ALittleBitofJean said:
Was just wondering if a majority of people watching consider this an isekai despite not having an isekai tag.
i mean no because they are in the same world


Your vision of what the real world looks like must be dope as feck
Jun 6, 2021 5:56 AM
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momentie said:
TwitchWeebMf said:
i mean no because they are in the same world


Your vision of what the real world looks like must be dope as feck
i might be dumb but i kinda forgot the story but anyway its the same word just in a different location hidden from the outside world making it the same world. Its like living in state but heading to another state you just move places making it not an isekai
Jun 6, 2021 5:59 AM
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TwitchWeebMf said:
momentie said:


Your vision of what the real world looks like must be dope as feck
i might be dumb but i kinda forgot the story but anyway its the same word just in a different location hidden from the outside world making it the same world?


No he got sent to feckin Hell mate😅. Been a while for me too but it's the realm of the demons I believe. Don't worry about we all forget stuff, just thougth it was funny comment lol😎.
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momentie said:
TwitchWeebMf said:
i might be dumb but i kinda forgot the story but anyway its the same word just in a different location hidden from the outside world making it the same world?


No he got sent to feckin Hell mate😅. Been a while for me too but it's the realm of the demons I believe. Don't worry about we all forget stuff, just thougth it was funny comment lol😎.
i have a fish brain once i finish an anime that isnt like high action i instantly forget it but anyway yeah then it would def be considered an isekai
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TwitchWeebMf said:
momentie said:


No he got sent to feckin Hell mate😅. Been a while for me too but it's the realm of the demons I believe. Don't worry about we all forget stuff, just thougth it was funny comment lol😎.
i have a fish brain once i finish an anime that isnt like high action i instantly forget it but anyway yeah then it would def be considered an isekai


I know that feeling lol, so many anime are either isekai or highschool, that when a good one like iruma kun comes along it can be easy to forget that it's both isekai and Highschool😂. No worries😎👍
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Sandro8604 said:
To me Isekai means compilation of Overpowered MC, a harem, and a very very bad plot and you should avoid them as much as you can.
So shows like Mushoku tensei and Iruma kun are more like a good fantasy shounen than Isekai to me.
Technically in this anime the MC does not go to a new world rather it's an existing realm unknown to mankind.


Sorry but this such a stupid logic my dude, there are some great isekais with amazing plots, 'Isekai' means other world, being summoned to other realms so this is definitely an Isekai and a very good one at that. I don't even like Isekais all that much myself but the way you defined them is so stupid and unfair.
Jun 6, 2021 1:40 PM
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It is an iSEkai. However very different then others.

However for me there are two types one where one us completely transvered to another world or Sub isekai as SAO or Bofuri where we can move 8n both worlds.
Jun 6, 2021 3:31 PM
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Nah, it's the same world but it's divided(humans and demons, maybe something else?).
Jun 7, 2021 2:50 AM
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Idk if this counts but he world's are connected, Residents of both worlds are aware of the other world. Demons occasionally visit human world, they even copied modern techs from the human world.same goes for the humans who summon demons. So, not entirely a "new world".
Jun 8, 2021 4:58 AM
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Yes, I consider this an isekai.

Isekai means other world. So it's basically entering a world which is not the one you are originally from/started in.

And Iruma basically gets brought to a different world in ep.1 of the first season. (Brought from the human world/realm to the demon world/realm).
Jun 8, 2021 7:11 AM

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Mal doesn't even has an isekai tag lmao.
But it is DEFINITELY an Isekai.Main character gets transported from his world to another world.
Sandro8604 said:
To me Isekai means compilation of Overpowered MC, a harem, and a very very bad plot and you should avoid them as much as you can.
So shows like Mushoku tensei and Iruma kun are more like a good fantasy shounen than Isekai to me.
Technically in this anime the MC does not go to a new world rather it's an existing realm unknown to mankind.

That's some shit logic you got there.Isekai=Other world no matter the characters.

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Jun 8, 2021 7:07 PM

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Theoretically, Yes, this is count as an Isekai

Because our MC is technically in "another world" (Demon World) that's on another plane of existence of "our world" (Human World).

Even tho the 2 worlds can be travel from and to as the only 2 world connected, as it's how Episode 1 started, lol.

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However, basing on recent episodes, especially the "Royal One", it sounds like they're suggesting the "missing Demon Lord" is either Iruma

OR

The missing Demon Lord is somewhere in the Human World.

as "at that moment, no one could move a muscle, "he... he looks just like..." *shows missing Demon Lord*"

Meaning the missing Demon Lord looks exactly like a Human, like Iruma and can easily blend into Human World.


This means because of this, the Demon and Human World can also be viewed as one World where those with enough power can travel between it like traveling between buildings/ doors.

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However However, majority of masses would label this as Isekai since there's other Isekai series out there that also lets you travel between Fantasy and Original Worlds.
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Jun 14, 2021 7:47 PM

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No. I consider Hell to be a part of our world, much like Atlantis.
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Jun 16, 2021 9:05 AM

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from a technical definition it would be an isekai

from the general idea of an isekai that has sprung out by the last decade not really.

there have been shows like this before, pre-2010 before isekai came into term, this would be like your typical school fantasy series.
Jun 17, 2021 4:15 PM
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Yes, Iruma was originally from the human world after all.
Jun 19, 2021 7:50 AM

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Ies it is, but it's not a trash isekai. I really hope people stop making trash isekai and start producing a good isekai like this anime and other isekai anime that you already know
Jun 19, 2021 9:40 AM

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short answer yes
long answer no
Jun 20, 2021 9:48 PM
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BulgarianMustard said:


Trash Isekais: "I got Transported to/reincarnated into another world, joined the adventurers guild, got a harem and now I must defeat the demon lord"



KonoSuba in a nutshell basically.
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Scordolo said:
Mal doesn't even has an isekai tag lmao.
But it is DEFINITELY an Isekai.Main character gets transported from his world to another world.

I mean, if we're counting any story where Earth has multiple realms, there wouldn't be much of a point to having an isekai tag.
Sep 24, 2021 11:02 AM

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Nope I don't consider it as such. More like, it's as if Iruma was adopted in an aristocratic family of some foreign country. It resembles how Ayasaki Hayate from "Hayate no Gotoku!" started living in a completely different setting, from the one he was originally in.
Sep 30, 2021 2:25 AM

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Of course it's technically an isekai. Under broad definitions, even things like Captain America or Dr. Stone are isekai.

However, genre-wise, it's pretty far from a normal isekai, and I'd classify it as more of the "Supernatural High School" genre like MHA or Mahouka.
Nov 22, 2021 4:11 PM

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It's LITERALLY an Isekai lol

Nov 29, 2021 9:07 PM
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Dragon Ball is Isekai, LOL.
Nov 29, 2021 9:09 PM

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I do not really consider it a isekai since it mainly takes place at a school setting, but I guess it classifies as isekai.
Dec 26, 2021 10:35 PM

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to dive deeper into the subject of "what is an isekai" look up isekai alignment charts
Dec 26, 2021 10:38 PM

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Sandro8604 said:
To me Isekai means compilation of Overpowered MC, a harem, and a very very bad plot and you should avoid them as much as you can.
So shows like Mushoku tensei and Iruma kun are more like a good fantasy shounen than Isekai to me.
Technically in this anime the MC does not go to a new world rather it's an existing realm unknown to mankind.

Wow just wow
One of the worst logic i have ever seen.
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It's an Isekai. If Devil is a Part Timer is a reverse isekai then this is definitely an Isekai.

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