Why are Isekai/LitRPG/Xianxia/Transmigration stories so popular?

[Representing_Tromba]

WRONG ANSWERS ONLY

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

People want to escape my hoard.

But that will never happen.

 

[JayMark]

Isekai is popular because people fetishize getting hit by a truck.
LitRPG is popular because math nerds have taken over webnovel.
Xiania is popular because EVERYBODY BE KUNG FU FIGHTIN'! for all eternity
Transmigration stories are popular because transmissions are expensive to repair and with the price of vehicles these days you might have to undergo migration to get one.

 

[AncestorDuck]

because of the tame and intelligent villains, and the calm non muderous mc.

 

[Daydreamers]

bc authors of such genres are the best of the bunch

 

[Hans.Trondheim]

Because Beyonce won Best Country Music for 2025 Grammys.

 

[Daitengu]

Because the peasants learned to read and are dissatisfied in life.

 

[BearlyAlive]

Because of their well-written plots, engaging characters, and because everything gets better by making the most important character of a story a self-insert.

Because the peasants learned to read and are dissatisfied in life.

Paul wanted wrong answers only, tho.

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Brain parasites that feed on people's creativity.

 

[Seaspecter]

They are the only stories supported by the simulation.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

Authors of other types of stories forgot to use condom.

 

[BigBadBoi]

>isekai
escapism and/or powerfantasy
>litrpg
numberphilia and/or powerfantasy. Let's be honest it's just an excuse to jack off to excel spreadsheets
>xianxia
powerfantasy
>transmigration
Fancier word for isekai

 

[Deleted member 266]

WRONG ANSWERS ONLY

It's not.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Authors of other types of stories forgot to use condom.

So what you are saying is... Authors of other stories actually have a sex life?

 

[AncestorDuck]

So what you are saying is... Authors of other stories actually have a sex life?

s-s- sex? disgusting!

 

[Daitengu]

Paul wanted wrong answers only, tho.

The right answer is that people want to be main characters instead of faceless supporting characters.

 

[Deleted member 41774]

Because they watched Sseth's review of Amazing Cultivation Simulator--

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Because they actually came from another world. It's writing what they know.

 

[gaylolis]

because they touched grasses every single day

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

Because authors fantasize being characters with big dick to harvest harem Pokemons.