Why is japan still producing these isekai slop instead of animating actually good manga/Novels

Is there like an constant income of uneducated masses that keeps watching these slop? No matter how downbad the person is after some time he needs to get tired of the same plot right? This negative trend started in the late 2010s and i was genuinely wondering why it is not ending...

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Silcaria2026-01-04 16:33

Money.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:34

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Silcaria2026-01-04 16:36

Clearly, people do, otherwise, those properties wouldn't get released.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:52

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Silcaria2026-01-04 17:00

But salarymen and hikikomoris, the two groups supporting those shows financially, can.

timpkmn892026-01-04 17:05

>Kids can't buy merch

These anime air at midnight anyway

ClemFire2026-01-04 16:34

From a business perceptive it is safe to produce because it has guaranteed customers.

The polar opposite would be anime originals which is why I always try to check them out.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:36

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timpkmn892026-01-04 16:57

> New generation of japan really starts to behave like the rest of the world...

Does your country have diverse and exclusively non-overlapping media? No 20 copies of the same reality show, or box office dominated by one type of movie?

Magnafeana2026-01-04 16:51

Still waiting for Sk8 Infinity Season 2 because goddamn Sk8 Infinity as an anime original was amazing!!

Lunchb0xx872026-01-04 16:34

They sale

Current_Meat_671042026-01-04 16:34

You are absolutely right, they should animate anime like hima-ten, centuria, Kagurabachi and itchi the witch

worldsfastestsloths2026-01-04 16:41

Kagurabachis great

thegoodgero2026-01-04 16:35

Trends have always been and will always be a thing in media. Tastes shift slowly and the media landscape shifts slower.

Also money.

Shmappii2026-01-04 16:35

Just look at streaming numbers, I think U-NEXT showed The Water Magician and TBATE in the top 10 of the year. People watch trash and it's way easier to make a profit on it.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:37

They are clearly milking some certain countries... At least in my area nobody watches these trash.

Shmappii2026-01-04 17:05

Lol, "I live in the land of good taste." You're kind of a goober

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:10

Different societies different tastes i guess? I live in a country where we respect females so i think we have a good taste? Just look at the demographics of solo leveling watchers and you will find out who the culprit is.

Tight_Requirement9032026-01-04 16:36

Ever think your tastes are the problem? How arrogant to call popular things “trash”. Clearly it’s a subjective medium and your tastes are the outlier.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:38

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Careless_Historian282026-01-04 16:39

afraid you might lose the debate? Lol

Tight_Requirement9032026-01-04 16:41

Lol he attacks an entire demographic of people but gets butthurt when it gets turned back at him. Not surprised at all.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:44

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Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:49

Must feel nice not knowing that your IQ is negative right? The happiness of the fools is really something that i am jealous of.

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Roketsu862026-01-04 16:47

Why, are they too old and sophisticated for your level of thought process and argument?

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Doam-bot2026-01-04 16:37

Animators get paid the amount of people watching doesn't matter to them.

People who write Isekai probably have egos to match the one sided power fantasy that the genre typically devolve into too. They'll pay because they think it's the best thing ever the studios will sign because the first season will typically break some records get a following and then once the power fantasy bits settles in it's forgotten labelled slop and the studio and animators move on to the next.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:39

It's always perverted shut ins who are watching these

VoidEmbracedWitch2026-01-04 17:04

> People who write Isekai probably have egos to match the one sided power fantasy that the genre typically devolve into too

Correction on this. They're amateur web novelists (a lot of whom write escapism / wish-fulfillment for themselves), which, if their series get popular enough in the web novel space, can get picked up for light novel publication and later anime adaptation.

> They'll pay because they think it's the best thing ever

Correction on this too. The authors do not earn well most of the time. The ones pushing for adaptations are their publishers and the production companies they collaborate with to fund anime.

timpkmn892026-01-04 17:08

> People who write Isekai probably have egos to match the one sided power fantasy that the genre typically devolve into too.

???

What ego? These are literally no-name indie authors writing web novels on their spare time.

Mr-Dumbest2026-01-04 16:37

Easier and cheaper to open a random pizzeria than a 3 star Michelin restaurant.

SimiKusoni2026-01-04 16:37

It only really exploded [in the last 5 years or so](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1n0mo9l/isekai_release_chart_the_amount_of_isekai_anime/), seems to be dying down now so hopefully the era of generic self-insert slop is over. The stuff due to come out this season certainly seems to be of higher quality (fingers crossed).

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:43

This positive shift also can be temporarily i can picture this banished hero party trope being popular in 2030 too. Parents stopped educating their kids after all...

jjw19982026-01-04 16:38

These titles are essentially power fantasies that appeal to incel losers who are dissatisfied with their school/work/etc life and are drawn to the escapism of isekai. All of this “banished from the party but I’m actually the strongest” slop appeals to a huge portion of Japanese society, so there’s a constant market for it

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:40

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timpkmn892026-01-04 17:10

> Weird horny males are spreading like a pandemic through the world right now... Makes sense

I feel like you don't actually know what you're talking about.

Pervertedness in anime is at an all-time low

Falsus2026-01-04 16:40

Isekai is not really that much of a trend any more.

Like it stopped being the premier trend like 7 years ago with kicked/betrayed from the party and Villainess stories taking the lead instead. Anime is just *very* slow to adapt to changing trends because it takes a long time to produce anime and on top of there needs to be a certain amount of time to get volumes of manga and novels out for a proper adaptation.

Like most isekai anime being made is from pretty old franchises at this point.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:01

We need more gender equality in animey no matter what the genre they gotta stop with these overly sexualized waifus and start making waifus with a worthy personality. Real waifus had a great character and their body was just the bonus part.

Falsus2026-01-04 17:12

I don't really think that is an issue?

Like there is a lot of great female characters in anime. If you don't watch anime with good female characters in them that is more of a *you* issue.

qef152026-01-04 18:39

Go watch the CGDCT genre, plenty of waifus with proper personalities.

Seriesofrandomwords2026-01-04 16:40

Because they have existing audiences and thus sell. You have proven webnovels that become proven light novels that become proven manga that become anime because they've proved themselves three times over even if they are amateurish and derivative. That's what a lot of webnovel readers want, and in turn light novel and manga readers, idea but X thing changes to match this taste. It basically prints money. And so anime adaptations will continue to be from proven isekai until it stops being profitable.

Innocent_one_cent2026-01-04 17:20

Not to mention that those particular production companies just simply doesn't have enough resource or talent to adapt something better even if they want to, it is either these or nothing at all. It is indeed cheap since the source materials most often are self-published works by amateur writers, the profit shouldnt be that much honestly despite that, and most of those are actually meant for like U-15 demographic, so it just kind of funny to sometimes hear an adult complaining about it. At the end, it is definitely profitable, there is a clear audience and it serves as a promotion to the source material, and additionally, it is just a perfect training enviroment for amaterus who are looking for experience in production, animation, etc.

FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 16:43

There's some good Isekai

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:47

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FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 16:52

Well I was referring to that time I got reincarnated as a slime, rising of a shield hero, and Now and Then, Here and There.
I also found mushoku tensei quite enjoyable even though I disliked the fan service. And I haven't watched Re:Zero and I don't want to.

Look man, if you hate Isekai so be it. But you clearly haven't watched anything other than the main anime. But there's anime like king from now on and magic knight Rayearth that are amazing.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:56

The isekai you mentioned are just spamming waifus like this slime anime has girls running around in panties yall need to stop being horny mfs and watch sth with a actual story

FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 17:06

Have you not watched king from now on?
All mainly male protagonists. In fact, it's borderline Yaoi in a sense.
And now and then here and there is almost entirely about child soldiers.
Reincarnated as a slime does have its fan service moments. But those can be overlooked by the plot. Magic knight Rayearth, though has a mostly female cast. I genuinely don't remember a single moment where the main 3 characters were shown in their panties. In fact, the one fan service character only showed up for like 3 episodes. You shouldn't comment on anime without knowing anything about it. Just like most things in life, you should judge a book by it's cover. Besides that. Why even watch anime if you hate fan service to the point where you try to avoid it. Like I'm sorry dude, but the only company that doesn't do fan service is studio Ghibli. The rest has it's moments. Besides that, as a proud American you get used to the hyper sexualization.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:08

I hate on slop tho i didn't said anything about the ones with a good story.

FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 17:14

Yeah okay, but this is what I'm saying. You and the OP generalize the entire genre. Yes there's ALOT of slop. But if you look past that you can find some very good ones. I mean how many other animes can say that they can release a season out in a year from announcement like Tensura did (slime). And still keep up with the source material. And similarly with rising of a shield hero how can they manage to fit 7 books in 4 seasons of the anime and keep the plot looking good? The Isekai genre has some of the best innovations I've seen in awhile. Compared to stuff like the recent one punch man season or the fact it took demon slayer 4 years to put out a single arc.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:17

I don't like the ones you mentioned but great isekai exists, and i am sorry if it seemed like generalized the genre. They gotta stop with slop from every genre

FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 17:17

Which ones?

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:19

Shield hero and slime whatever

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:20

Well i deleted this post since i don't want to argue with lowlifes all day, you also can go on.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:22

It's not my main interest i don't need to watch all isekai. You shouldn't reply to this post if you think that you are watching good stuff.

FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 17:27

Okay then why are you even commenting on this post lmao?
I'm watching stuff you haven't even seen. I mean besides reincarnated as a slime and rising of a shield hero. I've seen other isekais I've already mentioned. How can you determine I'm not watching good stuff when you haven't seen the stuff I've seen? Make it make sense brochacho!

FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 17:27

Or I mean like your arguments don't make sense under this comment

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:30

You are forcing me to like your stuff pal you gotta chill i watched almost 2000 anime and i don't want to see another isekai unless it is very very good. Reviews exists after all.

FEelguDiNc092026-01-04 17:33

I'm not forcing you to like my stuff. And watching 2000 anime is irrelevant. I just don't understand why you're criticizing the entire genre. Also I just don't pay attention to reviews and watch what my friends recommend me or I discover something new.

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 17:31

I need to confess that it indeed made no sense, just drinked too much and decided to do a 1vs100 in reddit

timpkmn892026-01-04 16:47

Because they're top-selling titles

Why take a risk on something that might not sell?

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:51

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timpkmn892026-01-04 16:55

Do you understand how companies work?

Derallerechtere2026-01-04 16:57

Well maybe but japanese were always moving different so i didnt expect them getting this downbad

VoidEmbracedWitch2026-01-04 17:10

I suggest you do your research on what a production committee is

fluffy_trickster2026-01-04 17:16

I mean yeah somewhat? You remember how viral was Solo Leveling? Yes there is a market for this type of story. Web novels are very popular in East Asia, and if you know a bit of these countries culture then you should know that their societies are very rigid and oppressive to some degree (especially for the young). So it's not so surprising that power fantasies that promise of easy escapism and vengeance are popular among casual readers and amateur writers.

At its the problem is not really isekai itself, the real problem is power fantasy and lazy writing, isekai is just a cheap trope to enable them. 99% the isekai aspect of the story doesn't matter and can be fully ignored.

As for why the anime industry ride of this train, I would argue that the industry has always ridden of the popularity trains: today it's isekai but at one point we also had the battle school harem fantasy craze, the mecha craze and the magical girls craze. Japan anime industry has never really been particularly daring or innovative. Quite the opposite: it has always been very conservative.

qef152026-01-04 18:42

It is exactly the educated Japanese man with a well-paid white-collar job that is spending a boatload of money on these isekai series. They buy the source material, merch and spend money on collabs as well.

The extreme version of this is are otaku, the ones that have walls of figurines worth the monthly average wage of a 1st world country.

These people have different tastes and that is fine. But they also actually support the industry.