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Isekai (Japanese: 異世界, lit. "different world") is a Japanese fantasy light novel, manga, anime, and video game subgenre centered on a normal person being transported to or trapped in a parallel universe. This universe may already exist as a fictional universe in the protagonist's world, but it may also be unknown to them. The subgenre is best described as wish fulfillment, with the person being transported frequently being a NEET, hikikomori, or gamer. They are able to succeed in the new fantasy world by utilizing their comparatively unimportant real-life genre knowledge, or gaming skills through the use of a game interface that only they have access to.