Isekai spans a wide range of stories, from the most ordinary to fantastic settings, from the absolute worst quality to the most fairly adequate. Why not make a tier list? Before you make yourself comfortable in the infernal halls of decadence and degeneracy, we need to set the record straight on what counts as Isekai and how we will approach the video production.
0:00 Introduction
1:21 What Isekai Is and Is Not
3:37 Isekai Examples
4:27 Viewing Guidelines
5:33 3×3 Matrix Rating Scale
6:32 Additional Points
7:10 Rating Example
7:31 Video Production Roadmap
Link to the rating scale:
https://www.lingerandlook.com/Essays/RatingScale.htm
Of course, the rating scale’s appearance need not be our visuals, which were simply better suited to our verbal interpretation.
stories referenced:
Peter Pan (or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (and Through the Looking Glass)
Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986 anime)
Super Mario Bros. (1993 live-action film)
Sword Art Online ソードアート・オンライン
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (無職転生 〜異世界行ったら本気だす〜)
Overlord (オーバーロード)
KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World (神無き世界のカミサマ活動)
Restaurant to Another World (異世界食堂)…probably【たぶん】
Ya Boy Kongming! (パリピ孔明)
Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール)
Superman
Chronicles of Narnia
Wizard of Oz (1939 film, not the books!)
Urashima Tarou (浦島 太郎)
Paul’s Miracle Strategy Plan (ポールのミラクル大作戦)
Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Japanese: かがみの孤城)
Recordist, Editor, Music Arranger, Image Curator: https://www.youtube.com/@anthonyragus
Co-writer, Co-narrator, Rating Scale Snacks Provider: https://www.youtube.com/@catmansion
