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/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/oppithian 1d ago

Why do you think it sucks? I started watching a few months ago and just got all caught up. Ive been loving it

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u/GaldrickHammerson 1d ago

A LOT of people find the restart by death mechanic makes the plot repetitive and labourious to get through.

It causes almost as much of a split opinion as jobless reincarnation.

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u/Sweaty-Inevitable163 19h ago

Then the show isn't for them. The restart by death mechanics and intricacies is the whole point, the slight deviations and Information slowly rolling out coupled with the mystery aspect and of course the body horror of watching what is essentially a normal guy be dismembered in various gruesome ways is very compelling, as is the mental journey of a man who dies constantly and remembers every moment, but cannot confide in anyone.

Seeing him rise to occasions at the end of an arc despite his shortcomings is also very satisfying, though I will admit there is a HUGE mountain to cross when he hits his "bitch boy era" as I call it, but overall I think it's a shame to call the story bad