Marxist analysis of the isekai anime genre and why it is so common nowadays?
Marxist analysis of the isekai anime genre and why it is so common nowadays?
It's like capitalism has gotten so bad in Asia that it's profitable to make shows about depressed salarymen/hikkikomori dying and reincarnating in a happy fun exciting world where they are a badass super god/goddess that gets all the women easily.
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I wrote a big essay that was basically what you already said, only with way more pointless words. But it was kind of pointless and didn't say anything, so I deleted it.
So instead, I'll talk about my own experience with these sorts of people. I often draw art for the sort of people who are the prime target for isekai stories, and they are just generally very poorly socialised. They often have a poor understanding of boundaries or what might make other people uncomfortable. They're usually not terrible people or anything, just lonely guys who struggle with human connection and have found a quick and dirty "diet" version in the form of parasocial relationships with their favourite anime character.
So yeah, the problem is dehumanisation under capitalism.
They often have a poor understanding of boundaries or what might make other people uncomfortable. They’re usually not terrible people or anything, just lonely guys who struggle with human connection and have found a quick and dirty “diet” version in the form of parasocial relationships with their favourite anime character.
You just spent a whole half a paragraph describing me 😭
Are you looking to hire an artist to draw art of your favourite anime character?
er, no. I can just make a shitty ms paint mouse art quality one myself. No money.
Where can I find this big essay?
I meant in my comment, I had written out several paragraphs that didn't really say anything useful on the subject, so I replaced it.