"Isekai has become a hugely popular subgenre in Japan, South Korea, and China. The daydream of leaving corporate drudgery for a magical world in the style of epic fantasies like the settings of favorite books, movies, and video games is obviously appealing."

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"In re-examining the words of the founding fathers of steampunk, we can make some educated inferences as to why sky ships and mechanized cities could appeal to readers in the year of our (tech) lords 2025."

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"I didn’t know it then, but this was my first encounter with worldbuilding. Dragonology and Wizardology in particular sketched the outlines for worlds wherein a child’s imagination could run wild."

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