The so-called "reincarnation in another world" works are about a protagonist who is reincarnated in another world due to an unfortunate accident or something, and who uses the special abilities he is given in that world to succeed. How many reincarnation in another world works have you watched so far? Nowadays, many popular works are depicted as reincarnation in another world works, so if you are an anime fan, you must have watched countless reincarnation in another world works. Although reincarnation in another world works have the same point that the protagonist is reincarnated in another world, even if they are the same reincarnation in another world work, there are differences in the settings within the reincarnation in another world type. In particular, the reincarnation in another world depicted in this work "I will save 80,000 gold coins in another world for my retirement" is not one-way, but is set as a "reincarnation between different worlds" where you can go back and forth between different worlds as you like. Because it is the same genre of reincarnation in another world, many works make their own settings by carefully arranging the reincarnation in another world setting in order to differentiate from other works. So, this time, I would like to categorize the different reincarnation settings of the different world reincarnation works, which are actually diverse in this way! There are many attractive settings, including this work "I will save 80,000 gold coins in another world to prepare for my retirement," so please check it out!
Reincarnation
When you hear about different world reincarnation works, the first thing that comes to mind is this "reincarnation reincarnation work," isn't it? As the name suggests, the reincarnation reincarnation type is the most commonly used different world reincarnation setting, in which the protagonist, who was not doing well in the real world, is reincarnated in another world after an accidental death or other incident, and starts his life over there.
A classic setting
Reincarnation-based works are currently used in many works, and many readers probably think of this setting first when they hear about reincarnation-in-another-world works. This is probably because the reset-theory setting of being reincarnated in an alternate world and starting over from scratch matches well with the closed modern society.
A useless protagonist aims for a comeback!
In particular, in reincarnation works, the protagonist's personality is overwhelmingly "scum". It is also characteristic that the story structure is often based on the idea that the drama is created as the protagonist, who was scum in real life, gradually changes his personality as his environment changes.
Enjoy the gap with the real world
As such, reincarnation works are an extremely common setting for reincarnation in another world, and are currently used in many works. In addition to the growth of the protagonist, they often depict life in a fascinating other world that is different from the real world and compare it with modern society, so it can be said that this is a setting that allows you to enjoy the gap with the real world.
Inter-world reincarnation
In works that involve reincarnation into another world, there are many works these days that use "inter-world reincarnation," which depicts a story in which the protagonist reincarnates into various worlds rather than just once. Unlike purely inter-world reincarnation works, by traveling between many worlds, a more complex story structure can be created.
Traveling between various worlds
In this way, inter-world reincarnation works are not limited to one world, but are inter-world reincarnation works that travel between various worlds. Since you can enjoy various other worlds in one work, you can always enjoy a variety of stories.
Triggered by the abilities of the protagonist or other characters
Basically, the ability to travel between different worlds needs to be depicted frequently, so familiar characters in the story often have this ability. For that reason, characters with similar abilities other than the protagonist often appear, and it can be said that these are works that often develop with a strategy of traveling between worlds.
Traveling between worlds allows for unique developments
Unlike typical alternate world reincarnation works, traveling between worlds allows for various strategies, allowing for unique developments not depicted in typical alternate world reincarnation works. There is a tendency to depict many battles of wits in which strategies to travel between more worlds are important, and it is also a genre that requires quite a lot of brainpower.
This work is an alternate world reincarnation work! !
The genre of this work is an alternate world reincarnation work, and it is a work in which the strategy of traveling between various worlds is even more important than the many alternate world reincarnation works that have been depicted so far. It can be said that this work is recommended for fans who want to enjoy a hard battle of wits more than the usual alternate world reincarnation works.
Cyber Reincarnation
These cyber reincarnation works are not reincarnated in another world, but are set in a cyber world recreated on a computer. Rather than being reincarnated in another world due to a mysterious occult power, they are often set in a near future where science and technology are highly advanced, so even though they are reincarnation works in another world, they often have very realistic developments.
Access to the world in cyberspace
These works are usually set in the near future when it is possible to access cyberspace, and are categorized as a genre of science fiction works. It is important to remember that these are not parallel worlds, but virtual worlds recreated in cyberspace.
Realistic alternate world reincarnation works
If scientific civilization develops further, this world will definitely become a reality, so compared to regular alternate world reincarnation works, these works are a bit more realistic. With VR games and the like already becoming widespread, one of the strengths is that you can actually experience these worlds.
Developments involving social issues
These works have more realistic settings, so compared to typical works about reincarnation in another world, they also tend to have more themes that address the real world and developments that involve social issues. These works are a warning in advance of the problems that will arise if the cyber world becomes widespread as reality in the future.
Reverse Reincarnation
Instead of the protagonist who was not successful in the real world being reincarnated, this reincarnation work is a story structure in which someone from another world is reincarnated here. Unlike normal reincarnation in another world works, the protagonist is often depicted as the one being reincarnated into the other world, and it is characterized by the fact that many works thoroughly depict the point that what happens when someone comes from another world.
Reincarnation works set in reality
These works are about reincarnation in another world, but they are set in reality, and except for the fact that there are characters from another world, they are works that depict a world that is no different from the real world. Although they are reincarnation in another world, works that are set in the real world where we usually live can be said to have a worldview unique to the reincarnation genre.
What if XX existed in reality? ?
Reverse reincarnation works are often based on the concept of "what if XX existed in reality", and most of them depict the fun of various incidents occurring when characters who would not normally exist in the real world appear. Among works about reincarnation in another world, it can be said that this is a work that is particularly easy to narrow down the points of interest.
Realistic style
Basically, the story is based on the modern real world, so the setting in which the characters play an active role is a real world. In fact, it is because the setting is the real world that the strangeness of characters who would not normally appear there stands out.
Reality Return Series
Works in which the protagonist is reincarnated in another world, but acts with the goal of returning to the real world and is ultimately able to do so can be classified as reality return series. Basically, these works are based on a template in which the protagonist has some kind of problem and is sent to another world, and the idea is that the protagonist is able to return to modern society by overcoming his or her own weaknesses in the other world.
Unintentionally transported to another world
In reality-returning works, the protagonist is often transported to another world because there is something wrong or lacking about him or her.
Found in many children's works
In the end, the protagonist overcomes his or her mistakes, admits his or her past mistakes, and is able to return to normal life. This is a very useful setting for educating children on a daily basis, so it has been used in many children's literature and children's anime works.
A group of historical works
The Wizard of Oz, a historic American children's literature, also uses this kind of setting, so it can be said that reality-returning works use settings with a very long history. These works can truly be called the origins of other-world reincarnation works.
Summary
What did you think? This time, we have introduced various other-world reincarnation settings, including the other-world reincarnation depicted in this work, in detail by genre. Even though they are all called other-world reincarnation works, there are many different variations of settings, and we have seen that a very wide variety of works are drawn. Just because it's a reincarnation in another world work doesn't mean it doesn't change, but it changes in various ways to suit the times. There's no doubt that there will be many more unique reincarnation in another world works, starting with this one, so be sure to keep an eye out for them!
