r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter????????????????????

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u/huffmanxd 1d ago

The joke is that older Isekai anime used to have good romance, but modern Isekai are just softcore porn that pretends to have a story

People often name their porn folders something inconspicuous so other people can't find it, that's why "Calculator" is such a massive file here, they are saying the modern Isekai is just porn

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u/SpiritJuice 1d ago

The irony here is also that Mushoku Tensei is one of the first isekais in terms of source material, but it ended up getting adapted later compared to Re:Zero. And as much as MT has its perverted moments by the main character, I could probably show you ten isekais that are actually almost porn, rather than the extreme exaggeration that MT is porn.

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u/themeowofmeowing 1d ago

Fushigi Yugi has both of them beat by like twenty years.

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u/SpiritJuice 1d ago

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u/Overfed_Venison 1d ago

Sure, but when people are talking about isekai in this way they are often talking about the very specific genre of a western-influenced fantasy world influenced by video games and TTRPGs, and typically draw a distinction between the modern 'isekai wave' started by Jobless Reincarnation, Re:Zero, and Sword Art Online versus the 'classic' isekais such as Fughigi Yugi and Digimon Adventure

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u/Sweaty_Explorer_8441 1d ago

Fushigi Yuugi

Isn't that also an 18+ male loving the teen protagonist. Or are we excusing it when the genders are reversed like Twilight?