Can We Fix Isekai? (Lost Zoro Story)

[V8485]

This isn't a Zoro fanfic, but I've been trying to make a good isekai. But I hope you get a good fanfic.

 

[Golden_Hyde]

Oh you can, but with the state of readers already having some level of brainrot, I don't think it's easy to redeem, but it's not beyond saving either.

And as I said in Gebel's post about fixing genres everyone hated (initially), you can do it by relying on a lot of subversion. And in Isekai case, make it so as if the protagonist treats it as a whole new world instead of "oh, I just got transported/reincarnated into a 10th century Europe equivalent realm". And yes, you can not to choose the available tropes on the go and make a new kind of delivery on your own terms. I had another upcoming project that a couple died of old age, but a god granted them a second chance in another world, to build themselves another life from the beginning.



And on another note: no, I will never do another fanfiction again. It's been 5 years since I stopped making one, so toss it to another person

 

[JayMark]

Me, who writes a new isekai and gets told I violated the spirit of isekai by not using the proper settings and tropes.

And no, I'm not writing fanfic, that defeats the purpose of 'fixing' anything.

 

[JHarp]

Like, should we really be catering to the sort of scumbags that think slavery and polygamy is okay?

"Like, should we really be catering to the sort of scumbags that think murder and pineapple on pizza is okay?"

You are allowed a personal opinion, and no; I'm not defending slavery.
I would check the other half of your claim though, Polygamy isn't harem in the same way you would expect on screen in an anime, and also doesn't violate human rights as a default.

They aren't anything alike and pretending they are is asinine.
Harem by one of the original definitions is adjacent to a type of ownership, only now it has some pretty flower necklaces, control not consent.

If we wanted to actually talk on the topic, we should also be making the distinction of chattel slavery vs modern harems, not the guilt by association/false equivalence of: Actual ownership of personage, an otherwise generally harmless relationship practice and a clinical personality disorder, aka a medical condition.
But I do recognise a lot of people don't engage in nuance for conversations when they have decided to rant on something, so lets leave it at that.

 

[bulmabriefs144]

What? Pineapple on pizza is wonderful.

How dare you...! Speaking that way against Hawaiian pizza.

And as I said in Gebel's post about fixing genres everyone hated (initially), you can do it by relying on a lot of subversion.

I think one of the Isekai that I enjoyed was one where he dodges the truck, but it's shown that it's driven by a crazy girl trying to isekai him. The other girl wants to save him.

The term Isekai could apply equally to various reincarnation stories, or stories where a character winds up on another world - by purely technical definition, Clayface was right in Suicide Squad: Isekai when he claimed the entire team was Isekai'd. But by common usage, they were sent on a Portal Fantasy Trip, much like the kids in the Narnia novels and a bunch of others like them.

I saw that. I sorta enjoyed it.

LMAO... that was a hell of a rant for just wanting a zoro fanfic.

Yeah kinda. Sorry, when I get fired up about something, I do the essay rant.

Fix isekai by telling the audience to no be like that gamerrant article. It's not "overworked manga artist" as a plugin. It is and always has been their work culture that is the stand in that gets isekai'd.

If we watch Minky Momo, we realize at the back of the mind of an author/manga artist is the story of an author/manga artist. FFS, Minky Momo has one guy work himself to death.

Zoro woke up in a strange, brightly lit place. This seemed strange, as that massive boulder had seemed certain to end her* life.
Someone was calling Zoro's name, though so she must still be alive. She glanced around, and saw a group of young people dressed in odd, white, button down shirts and black slacks holding odd devices to their faces. One said: "You have reached Zoro. I am Hikaru. How may I help you today?"
Zoro noticed a device like the one this 'Hikaru' held was at her side - and making a hideous noise. A young woman passed by and said: "Go on - answer it. Use the script if you aren't up to winging it!"
Looking around, Zoro saw a piece of paper that read:
"Inform the caller that they have reached Zoro Business Supplies**
Give your personal name (but not your family name)
Offer to help"
Suddenly that boulder seemed like a good idea...

(* going from the art I've seen - never saw the show so guessing, really)
(** Just had a pop-up advertising this actual store turn up while reading this post...)
(One of my first posts here was an "anti-Isekai" story - a guy who made a living writing (bad) isekai (only made money because his mom owned the publisher and bought just enough copies to have it debut on bestseller lists every time) is hit by a truck after selling his one hundredth bad isekai story - and told he'll be sent back to Earth, not a magical world or something, but Earth, as a schoolgirl - no, not a magical girl, maybe he'll have a bit of a system but not much of one, but mostly just a school girl).

Thank you, someone actually did the prompt... Going from the artwork? Uh oh, have you seen feminized Zoro?

Aagh dumb Kindle won't resize.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

What? Pineapple on pizza is wonderful.

How dare you...! Speaking that way against Hawaiian pizza.

The pizza is actually created by a Canadian. And it is even better if you add jalepenos to it.

I saw that. I sorta enjoyed it.

Suiside Squad: Isekai was fun. Not great, but fun.

Thank you, someone actually did the prompt... Going from the artwork? Uh oh, have you seen feminized Zoro?

Aagh dumb Kindle won't resize.

I've seen two pieces of art for the character before this, both of which looked pretty androgenous.