noun Internet Slang

Isekai

/iːˈsɛkaɪ/ · noun · slang

An anime/manga genre where the hero gets transported to another world, often after dying.

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Definitions

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A wildly popular genre of anime, manga, and light novels in which an ordinary person is yanked into a fantasy or game-like world, usually with a power-up. The 'getting hit by a truck and reincarnating' setup is its signature cliche.

“Another isekai where the hero is overpowered from episode one.”
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Used as shorthand to describe any story with a transported-to-another-world premise, even non-anime ones.

“Honestly Narnia is just a British isekai.”
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Used jokingly when someone wishes they could escape their real life into a better fantasy one.

“I'd let Truck-kun isekai me right now, this job is killing me.”
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Isekai In A Sentence

The isekai genre is oversaturated but I keep watching anyway.
If I get isekai'd I'm choosing the merchant build, no fighting.
Every season there's a new isekai with a stupidly long title.

Origin & Usage

From the Japanese 異世界 (isekai), literally 'different world'. The genre exploded in the 2010s through web novels and anime adaptations like Sword Art Online and Re:Zero.

Variants isekai'disekaied
Tags #anime#meme#gen-z#internet

People Also Ask

What does isekai mean?

It means 'another world' and refers to an anime genre where the hero is transported into a fantasy or game world, often after dying.

What is Truck-kun in isekai?

Truck-kun is the fandom nickname for the truck that frequently kills protagonists so they can be reincarnated in another world. It's a running genre joke.

Can isekai be used as a verb?

Yes. Fans say things like 'I want to get isekai'd' to mean they wish they could be whisked away into a fantasy world.

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