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<k_ele>
<keb>異世界</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>いせかい</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>another world (esp. in fiction)</gloss>
<gloss>otherworld</gloss>
<gloss>parallel universe</gloss>
<gloss>different-dimension world</gloss>
<gloss>isekai</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2009-02-17 00:00:00" stat="A">
<upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-03-27 23:50:56" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>ＫＯＤ追加語彙</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>different-dimension world</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-03-28 05:25:23" stat="A">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2020-01-02 21:58:43" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Chao-Chen Jack Lin</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I think that Isekai means Alternative World in translation, please.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>different-dimension world</gloss>
+<gloss>different-dimension world； alternative world</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2020-01-03 01:02:11" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -13 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>different-dimension world； alternative world</gloss>
+<gloss>different-dimension world</gloss>
+<gloss>alternative world</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-01 03:05:11" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Nicolas Maia</upd_name>
<upd_detl>Clearer, less ambiguous.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>parallel universe (e.g. in SF)</gloss>
+<gloss>parallel universe (e.g. in sci-fi)</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-01 04:26:33" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-02 23:55:23" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>"parallel universe" often implies a world that's similar to one's own. I don't think it should lead.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%95%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%95%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C_(%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AB)</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -12 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>parallel universe (e.g. in sci-fi)</gloss>
+<gloss>another world (esp. in fiction)</gloss>
+<gloss>otherworld</gloss>
+<gloss>parallel universe</gloss>
@@ -14 +15,0 @@
-<gloss>alternative world</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-03 00:00:35" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-03 00:30:29" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>In English language anime/manga/light novel/visual novel circles, "isekai" is used as-is.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isekai
https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/activities/voyage-and-return-and-isekai-narratives (2018)
"Voyage and Return and Isekai Narratives. ... A talk about animation narrative, comparing East verses West, looking at voyage and
return plotlines and discussing the rise of the isekai ('other world' genre) in Japanese animation. "
https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/1009/ (2020)
https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/handle/1773/45699
"The Darker Sides of the Isekai Genre: An Examination of the Power of Anime and Manga
Within the last 10 years isekai (other world) stories have exploded in popularity in the Japanese young adult fiction market."
https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/3136647 (2019)
"To Isekai or Not To Isekai ... This week in VAnime we will be having a panel on how the progression of the Isekai genre has fared to
Japanese Culture as a whole over the years. "
https://www.cbr.com/isekai-manga-protagonists-reincarnated-as-nobles/ (2021)
"10 Isekai Manga Protagonists Who Were Reincarnated Into Nobility
Being reincarnated as a noble might seem like winning the isekai jackpot. However, a noble's life is far from being a bed of roses."
https://screenrant.com/best-non-anime-isekai-movies/ (2021)
"10 Best Non-Anime Isekai Movies
While isekai anime like Sword Art Online and Konosuba cornered the market on otherworldly adventures, it's not a concept exclusive to
anime."
https://www.cbr.com/isekai-anime-genres-want-more-less/ (2021)
"Isekai & 4 Other Anime Genres We've Had Enough Of (& 5 We Haven't)"
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-17/lupin-iii-gets-isekai-manga-spinoff-on-august-26/.176321 (2021)
"Lupin III Gets Isekai Manga Spinoff on August 26 ... The magazine hints that the manga will have an isekai summoning story."
https://thecinemaholic.com/tsukimichi-moonlit-fantasy-episode-10-what-to-expect/
"‘Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy’ or ‘Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu’ is a fantasy isekai anime that is based on the Japanese fantasy
light novel series of the same name written by Kei Azumi and illustrated by Mitsuaki Matsumoto."</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>isekai</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-03 02:16:00" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-03 14:27:45" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Opencooper</upd_name>
<upd_detl>I just want to note that, in English, "isekai" is primarily used to refer to a *genre* of such works
(evidenced by the references provided). Still useful to have, I guess, unless we have an 異世界もの entry
or someplace better for it.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isekai#English
* https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E7%95%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8E
* https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E7%95%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-04 01:23:16" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Maybe this makes it clearer. Could be a separate sense.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>異世界 321649
異世界ファンタジー 15540
異世界物 740
異世界もの 2097</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>isekai</gloss>
+<gloss>isekai (genre)</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-04 04:01:13" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Marcus Richert</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>What opencooper was saying is that "isekai" in English doesn't refer to the actual "other world" as much as it refers to the genre of
works that take place in them. I don't think adding "(genre)" is helpful because I don't think it's clear that it should be read as
"this English gloss mainly applies to the genre dealing with works taking place in another world" but will instead be interpreted as
"異世界 refers to a genre". I'm sure opencooper is correct but I'm assuming "isekai" can have both meanings in English i.e. 1) genre
dealing w 異世界, 2) 異世界, and since it's at the bottom of the list, I think this entry is probably fine as-is.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>isekai (genre)</gloss>
+<gloss>isekai</gloss></upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2021-09-05 02:51:05" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>OK</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-04-04 04:38:52" stat="A">
<upd_uid>razasyedh</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Syed Raza</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>"Isekai" was recently added to the OED as a genre.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>https://www.oed.com/discover/words-from-the-land-of-the-rising-sun</upd_refs>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>