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A producer of the anime “Tenmaku no Jadoogar” remarked that “recent anime is all isekai, there’s no diversity,” and the comment got picked up on 5ch. Since the show itself is set in a harem with a strong isekai flavor, the thread was quick to fire back with jabs like “look who’s talking” and “they’re just playing the diversity card because they can’t compete on popularity.” At the same time, some users broke down what set hits like “Mushoku Tensei” and “Frieren” apart from other isekai, while others defended the industry by pointing to production costs and streaming revenue, so the discussion didn’t split neatly into one side or the other.
What people said
It's got zero streaming buzz and you're calling it the 'season winner'? Lol
Tenmaku and that one are both flops, quit fighting over table scraps 🤣
What is this, some holier-than-thou type?
A binge-release would be fine though
Bring up popularity and they'll get torn apart, so they can't say it
But in Japan it's mostly Narou-style isekai that's popular anyway
Well no wonder Narou-style shows keep piling up
Mushoku Tensei and Re:Zero are set in another world too, but they're considered a cut above 'Smartphone Tarou'-tier isekai (a mocking nickname for generic, low-effort isekai)
Jadoogar was fun, but Mushoku Tensei is on a different level among reincarnation stories, so it's a shaky example to use
Sure enough, it flopped (lol)
What they're saying really does sound just like that
I assumed it was some animator's slip of the tongue
The producer is literally the head of the production, you know
Apparently that fossil of a shoujo manga 'Anatolia Story' (Red River) is getting a season 2
I don't even know what's going on anymore
What made that one click?
Because it won over both the character-obsessed crowd and the people who like a more refined story
so it's only natural things flow toward whatever's profitable
Though I get the creator spirit that wants to push back against that
It barely turns a profit at all, so they're stuck relying on streaming
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, where he recruits top-tier powerful women as subordinates, is more fun anyway…
This is exactly the kind of payoff you want — this right here
Slime season 4 was mediocre, but it's still way more entertaining than Tenmaku
Heard Netflix isn't even putting up money for it anymore
the view counts are just too garbage
I personally thought those were pretty good
However you slice it, flexing about sales and popularity is way lamer, lol
How far does this get in the source material?
It just keeps dragging on with behind-the-scenes political scheming
Background and Key Points of This Debate
So-called “Narou-style” isekai works — named for the web novel site where many originate — are said to keep getting greenlit because their built-in fanbase and proven source material make it easier for production committees to justify funding, keeping the adaptations coming. In the thread, most reactions focused less on the producer’s “no diversity” comment itself and more on the irony that their own show is a strongly isekai-flavored harem drama. At the same time, some pointed to the gap between this show and works like “Mushoku Tensei” and “Frieren,” which won huge support despite also being isekai, arguing that it’s the quality of execution — not the genre label — that drives popularity, which keeps the discussion from being a simple case of “the isekai criticism boomerangs back on you.” Note that the comments about how many shows are in production or their budgets reflect general industry perception voiced in the thread, not verified figures.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G board) thread “Tenmaku no Jadoogar’s producer: “Recent anime is all isekai, there’s no diversity!”.”
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