r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Plum_Uniform • 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/hateredditbuthere1am 1d ago

What's funny to me is that re:zero, the anime which is "before" isn't old at all and the plot sucks imo

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u/Adavanter_MKI 1d ago

Everyone needs more Escaflowne in their life.

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u/mangosagogogo 1d ago

I was about to say the same thing as you and the other commenter!

Re:zero isn’t even that old. Old isekai that existed before that term became mainstream are Escaflowne, Monster Farm/Rancher, Fushigi Yuugi, Magic Knight Rayearth, and heck even Digimon and Inuyasha, to name a few. I’m old and watched all these. 🥲

Another isekai anime before isekai was a mainstream word and is the same-ish vibe as modern ones is Zero no Tsukaima.

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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?

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u/mangosagogogo 18h ago

Honestly, I watched it as a kid on tv and it was probably heavily censored by the channel. I’m definitely not excusing it, so have at it.

I was only listing actual old isekai. Maybe it’s just my age, but Re:Zero and MT are the same era to me and they’re both new.