In the rules for its upcoming light novel contest, publisher Kadokawa has specifically banned both the isekai genre and teen protagonists.
At the same time, though, the otaku culture boom I gradually causing a change in anime fan demographics in Japan.
Publisher nixes two of the most common storytelling tricks in the anime playbook in attempt to create something adults can enjoy.
Follow Casey on Twitter, where he can’t entirely hate the isekai genre since Escaflowne is technically part of it.
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