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Beforeisekaitook the anime world by storm , there were many series that tell history about normal , workaday people getting swept off into magical realm . One of the more captivating and even terrify example that too many citizenry have forgotten isThe Twelve Kingdoms , a 2002 - 03 gum anime that was adapted from a serial of nine phantasy novel and two short storey collections by author Fuyumi Ono and illustrator Akihiro Yamada .
The Twelve Kingdomsnot only revolutionized isekai tropes before they were established enough to even be consider staple fibre of the musical genre , but its mode of storytelling still completely diverges from the usual tone and formula of popular , New - twenty-four hours serial publication , which would cleanse the palette of anyone who watches anoverabundance of isekai .
The immediate difference betweenThe Twelve Kingdomsand modern - solar day isekai is the overall sense of foreboding that the protagonist Yoko experience throughout the first sequence , which is exacerbated by how slowly both worlds begin blend into each other . In most serial today , the actual case of the hero getting " isekai’d " to another humanity is rather abrupt - as instance by the infamous " isekai hand truck " trope . Many times , the submarine sandwich trivialize their complex position or is overjoy at finally being isekai’d themselves . This could n’t be further from what Yoko experience herself .
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Yoko’s Process of Getting “Isekai’d” Is Much More Traumatizing
To her horror , Yoko is instead haunted by random brush that get progressively more uttermost before she finally becomes fully immersed in the newfangled world . This setup by nature prolongs her suffering and , in twist , heightens the consultation ’s suspense as they , too , come to dread the hero getting isekai’d . Yoko ’s overall trepidation and initial rejection of her destiny is even more nuanced than the series ' already unprecedented sentiency of foreboding when compared to today ’s genre . Despite the fact that her substantial life is fall apart , Yoko does n’t immediately let go of it . She alternatively clingstone to what she knows even as her situation worsens , which is a much more realistic and apprehensible chemical reaction .
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Additionally , Yoko ’s initial foray into the raw world is much more overwhelming and less structured than what newfangled isekai protagonists delight . Usually , isekai heroes get some sort of cheat or special powerthat divide them from everyone else in their new Earth . Sometimes they have the pleasure of getting a full rundown of their situation from either a god who upraise them out of ruth , a mage who rally them , or some other helpful reference . Instead , Yoko miss her guide at the attack of her risky venture and is bewilder into the worst situations conceivable that prevent her from even beginning the process of adjust to her new life until many episodes later .
Moreover , Yoko does n’t have anything to liken her current predicament to . Many modern - Clarence Shepard Day Jr. isekai take place in universe based on RPG game where the hero is familiar with the canonic concepts , but Yoko does n’t have any helpful prior knowledge like this . The caustic remark is that Yoko is link by two other citizenry from her original , ordinary liveliness , and , yet , she could n’t be more alone in this fresh world . AlthoughThe Twelve Kingdomsdoes not experience like a typical isekai , it still cater the same character of escapist story that literary genre enthusiasts lust , but with a terrifying twist that makes it a must - keep an eye on even when compared to modern series .
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