• IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Yeah Tolkien should’ve made Lord of the Rings an Isekai because I didn’t understand the fantasy and I want everything in the world of Middle Earth hamfistedly explained to me.

    Isekais are just lazy writing. Even for manga which are often already relying too much on exposition.

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      2 years ago

      Tolkien kinda has something like that in story with the shire being fairly disconnected from the outside world. It still allows for some exposition, but also fits much better into the themes and flow of the story.

    • EndlessApollo@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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      2 years ago

      That’s true, other writers use different methods to explain things to the audience, therefore this entire subgenre is just lazy for not doing it the same way