Native Isekai
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Native Isekai is a term describing an anime set in a medieval era, but the main character has not been reincarnated from another world, as is typical of the Isekai genre. The term has been widely mocked online, as many have pointed out that the idea of a "Native Isekai" is actually describing the "Fantasy" genre.
Origin
On August 5th, 2018, a 4chan[1] user on the /a/ board uploaded a thread about the supposed sudden trend of "native isekai" anime shows, noting the popularity of Goblin Slayer that year (shown below).
![17KiB, 250x250, Goblin_Slayer.jpg View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO + Native isekai MC Anonymous Sun 05 Aug 2018 18:46:34 No.176568641 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>176568778 >>176568840 >>176569601 >>176569622 >>176569660 >>176569792 >>176569846 >>176570911 >>176571222 >>176571727 >>176571935 >>176572321 >>176572398 >>176572840 >>176572932 >>176573070 >>176573071 >>176574257 >>176574298 >>176574485 >>176575766 >>176576054 >>176576410 >>176576461 >>176576640 >>176577686 >>176577818 >>176578040 >>176583657 >>176586420 >>176587939 >>176587971 >>176588423 >>176588539 >>176589000 >>176589552 >>176589752 >>176589810 >>176590128 >>176592488,1 >>176592488,2 What's with the sudden trend with native isekai Wh View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO MC? >Orc Obliterator >isekai 1498872829587.png, 2MiB, 2228x1600 Anonymous Sun 05 Aug 2018 18:49:04 No.176568684 Report Quoted By: >>176570515 >>176570874>>176571740 >>176576662 >>176576744 Why not just usual transported MC? Anonymous Sun 05 Aug 2018 18:54:16 No.176568778 Quoted By: >>176569695 >>176568641 Report [594/98/?]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/700/731/ff1.jpg "Native isekai MC")
Spread
The term didn't see much popularity until roughly 2021 when users of other websites began bringing up the idea of a "Native Isekai." For example, on October 10th, 2021, AniList[2] forum user HowMuch uploaded a thread asking about "native isekai" anime recommendations (shown below, top). On April 11th, 2022, a now-deleted Reddit[3] user uploaded a post about Isekai stories where the main character isn't reincarnated from the other world to /r/isekai subreddit (shown below, bottom).
![Posted by u/[deleted] 2 years ago 0 Isekai story where the MC isn't a reincarnate but actually native to the fantasy world. Question Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. 22 Comments Share Save ... This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/700/733/f32.jpg "Isekai story where the MC isn't a reincarnate but actually native to the fantasy world.")
On November 14th, 2023, X[4] user @Ahoworksco uploaded a post about people who unironically think that the "fantasy" genre is called "native isekai". The post received more than 3,700 likes and 315 reposts in one day (shown below, left). On the same day, Facebook[5] user Hafizh Derian uploaded a post asking "what is your native isekai favorite?" in which he claimed Goblin Slayer and Sousou no Frieren were considered "native isekai." The post received more than 1,400 reactions and 900 shares in one day, as he was mocked by commenters for describing "fantasy" anime (shown below, right).
![Hafizh Derian Kemarin pukul 15.25S Anime genre "Native Isekai" kesukaan kalian apa? Gue: Frieren sama Goblin Slayer Maksudnya native isekai itu adalah Isekai yang ga pake cerita MC yang dateng dari dunia lain YODY ... 症送のフリージ R RIERE 山田鐘人 [作画] アベツカ comks VOL.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/700/735/df4.jpg "What is your favorite \"native isekai\"? For me, it's Goblin Slayer and Frieren")
Starting that day, the term began growing popular as a meme, as people ironically replaced the word "Fantasy" with "Native Isekai" in titles. For example on November 15th, 2023, Facebook[6] page "Jurnal si Tokek Merah" uploaded a Drakeposting meme about Granblue Fantasy, calling it Granblue Native Isekai. The post received 253 reactions and 101 shares in seven hours (shown below, left). On the same day, Facebook[7] user Eve Ignite uploaded a parody Final Fantasy game logo that changed the name of the game to "Final Native Isekai". The post received 475 reactions and 630 shares in seven hours (shown below, right).
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[2] AniList – Reccomend me some good native isekai
[3] Reddit – Isekai story where the MC isn't a reincarnate but actually native to the fantasy world.
[4] X – @Ahoworksco
[5] Facebook – Hafizh Derian
[6] Facebook – Fantasy ❎ Native Isekai ✅
[7] Facebook – Kata fantasy telah dihapus dari kamus
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![Hafizh Derian Kemarin pukul 15.25S Anime genre "Native Isekai" kesukaan kalian apa? Gue: Frieren sama Goblin Slayer Maksudnya native isekai itu adalah Isekai yang ga pake cerita MC yang dateng dari dunia lain YODY ... 症送のフリージ R RIERE 山田鐘人 [作画] アベツカ comks VOL.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/700/735/df4.jpg "What is your favorite \"native isekai\"? For me, it's Goblin Slayer and Frieren")
![Posted by u/[deleted] 2 years ago 0 Isekai story where the MC isn't a reincarnate but actually native to the fantasy world. Question Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. 22 Comments Share Save ... This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/700/733/f32.jpg "Isekai story where the MC isn't a reincarnate but actually native to the fantasy world.")
![17KiB, 250x250, Goblin_Slayer.jpg View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO + Native isekai MC Anonymous Sun 05 Aug 2018 18:46:34 No.176568641 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>176568778 >>176568840 >>176569601 >>176569622 >>176569660 >>176569792 >>176569846 >>176570911 >>176571222 >>176571727 >>176571935 >>176572321 >>176572398 >>176572840 >>176572932 >>176573070 >>176573071 >>176574257 >>176574298 >>176574485 >>176575766 >>176576054 >>176576410 >>176576461 >>176576640 >>176577686 >>176577818 >>176578040 >>176583657 >>176586420 >>176587939 >>176587971 >>176588423 >>176588539 >>176589000 >>176589552 >>176589752 >>176589810 >>176590128 >>176592488,1 >>176592488,2 What's with the sudden trend with native isekai Wh View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO MC? >Orc Obliterator >isekai 1498872829587.png, 2MiB, 2228x1600 Anonymous Sun 05 Aug 2018 18:49:04 No.176568684 Report Quoted By: >>176570515 >>176570874>>176571740 >>176576662 >>176576744 Why not just usual transported MC? Anonymous Sun 05 Aug 2018 18:54:16 No.176568778 Quoted By: >>176569695 >>176568641 Report [594/98/?]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/700/731/ff1.jpg "Native isekai MC")
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