There's a whole genre of modern trashy Russian literature called "попаданцы" ("accidentally-ended-up-ers") that more closely match this version of issekai. It's usually about middle-aged ultranationalistic dudes with military background accidentally ending up in important periods of Russian history and changing them "for the better". I.e. there are the historic events that the ultranationalists are still salty about, see them as humiliating, and really want to see them play out differently, and here they get to experience this fantasy.

@ellaartenstein853

Ай бұрын

Wow that’s almost sad

@MenRot

Ай бұрын

​@@ellaartenstein853 It's not, but it is hilarious

This reminds me of the John Brown isekai where he gets teleported to an anime world and has to free all the slaves there. I haven't read it but it sounds like a great concept.

@degeneratemale5386

2 ай бұрын

His Soul is Marching On to Another World; or, the John Brown Isekai. Good story. He frees catgirl slaves

@Based_Gigachad_001

2 ай бұрын

I swear to God anime is so cringe. John Brown freeing cat girl slaves is extremely based.

@marianatheschizoid5912

2 ай бұрын

I just googled and I can’t confirm this is in fact real. That’s why I love the internet!

@PosiWritesStories

2 ай бұрын

​@@Based_Gigachad_001 Not necessarily cringe if you are actually looking for good anime. Stories like Mob Psycho 100 are profound works of art in my opinion. There are certain genres of anime that (subjectively) some may consider more cringe than others, but anime is quite literally just shorthand for Japanese animation; it's a very diverse art form.

@sponge1234ify

2 ай бұрын

@@PosiWritesStories can't really blame the guy for thinking that, since for some reason one of the most popular anime of recent times is about how Medieval Slavery Is Good Actually.

James pointing his gun at me as he explains about mark Twain’s isekai story

@xBINARYGODx

2 ай бұрын

sexy, aint it?

Mark Twain remains relevant and based, even centuries later.

All and all, the guy ahead of his time. 🤣 “Replace them with cats. . .”

Note about Alexandre Dumas' dad: he was Haitian so not only was he from a poor background and worked his way up to general under Napoleon and one of the great powerful people in France, but he was also black and descended from slaves. It was repeatedly brought up during Dumas' lifetime, as you can expect he clashes with a lot of people over his heritage. A lot of historians concur his public experiences of being mixed race in the 1800s coloured the anti aristocrat vibes in his works

I love how isekai is now used for general elseworld stories I love it

The first American isekai is actually kindred by Octavia E Butler.

@zenithjarrett329

2 ай бұрын

i was literally about to comment this 😭

@fairycat23

2 ай бұрын

Maybe James will make a video about that book! James, if you're reading this, please make a video about it.

@Aurelian369_

2 ай бұрын

That's the worst way to describe that book 😹

THIS IS THE INTRODUCTION SONG, IT'S NOT TOO GOOD BUT IT'S NOT TOO LONG 🗣️🗣️🗣️

“That Time I Reincarnated into The Bourgeoisie”

so early into the video and its so parasocial of me to say. but james looks way happier than usual here. really nice to see :) also YES more people talking about this book ! ! ! ! :D

@JamesTullos

2 ай бұрын

Of course I'm happy, I'm covering a book I like.

@teslashark

2 ай бұрын

The better his teaching aid object is, the happier he is

@brokenursa9986

2 ай бұрын

@@JamesTullosThat can always be fixed. 😈

@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874

2 ай бұрын

@@JamesTullos Fun fact: _A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court_ was the book that David Kessler is seen reading in _An American Werewolf In London_ , and he is seen reading it at least three times: once in the hospital (technically it was Alex reading it to him), once during the pre-full-moon restlessness scene, and then right at the beginning of the transformation scene.

@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874

2 ай бұрын

@@JamesTullos On an unrelated note, how many of the other classics have you read? If you ever read and do a Very Brief Summary of _Moby Dick_ you can buy yourself an actual harpoon to use as a pointing stick for the video. Just make sure to make a "SPLIT YOUR LUNGS WITH BLOOD AND THUNDER!" joke at least once. If you ever read and do a Very Brief Summary of _Dracula_ you can use a wooden stake for pointing. If you ever read and do a Very Brief Summary of _Beowulf_ you can use a sword.

Everybody knows that the greatest Isekai ever filmed was the black Knight starring Martin Lawrence and I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL!!!

@crazywhofan6676

Ай бұрын

No the best Isekai ever filmed is Space Jam.

22:17. he also loaned Tesla money - thinking that he could help him out bring society forward, but also said that some of Tesla's ideas - "the world is not yet ready, maybe they will be ready the next time Halley's comet comes around"

you should read edison conquest of mars, wich is basically an fanfic of war of the worlds about edison fighting agaisn't the martians, it has a lot of alt-hist and was published across the same year as war of the worlds. altough by some reason the martians are giants humanoids.

Cavalry charges getting shredded by Gatling guns had already happened when Twain wrote this, in the Civil War. Cavalry was mostly gone by WW1.

You saying that talking about this book for its themes and messages really speaks to me as someone who studied literature in college. I love your work and would be excited to see some discussions like this one sprinkled in.

There was a point of course in the gun vs sword debate where it was more of an even fight, because guns were unreliable but swords were at their best. Even in the time of the musketeers the muskets were mostly used situationally. Luckily for the protagonist of this book, he was born at a time when guns were useful and he knew how to construct them!

Never heard about the book, but it sounds pretty cool. Thanks for covering it, so I have something to add to my list. An actually good isekai, love to see that.

"...and he makes soap." - Tyler Durden at King Arthur's Court.

This is super interesting! I like this video better than a few of your others recently.

I think Samuel Clemens would appreciate this review, not a joke.

@JamesTullos

2 ай бұрын

Yes, but what would Mark Twain think?

I’d be really interested in you reviewing 1632, my dad was a huge fan of the series and I read it a little when I was younger. Couldn’t help but think of it this whole video, and hearing you mention it at the end made me eager!

Engagement banter! I see no highlighted like button! Dang you KZread mobile!

This is a really good review for a book that always left a sour taste in my mouth. I read it as a kid and ended up hating the main character because of how condescending he was and - in the end - left the world a much worse place in no small part due to his introduction of advanced technology (there's that bit where he causes the black plague at the end for example). Later, I found out that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) ended up in crippling debt due to his investments in new technology that never panned out. I want to say that it was 'steam powered weaving machines' but I can't remember. I think the CT Yankee in King Arthur's Court reflects that disillusionment with the idea of technological progress saving the world. The author had lived through the American Civil war which was a major demonstration of how horrifying war on an industrial scale could be - the battle of Vicksburg, for example, was basically a trial run for trench warfare.

Thank you! I've been saying this for years, and I've never seen anyone else talk about it. I was beginning to think I was the only person who connected these dots.

Knights and bicycles somehow is better than Knights and dinosaurs. I'm sold.

We read this one in the sixth grade. I didn't remember much about it, so this video is a particularly nice reminder.

Lol its so funny to hear this described as an isekai so iconic

Western Isekai is typical called ISOT stories in reference to the book "Island in the sea of time". Due to it's popularity, people use it to meam stories and timelines similar to it

I would read a story about the British monarchy being replaced with cats.

@abcdef27669

2 ай бұрын

Well, they already replaced it with Reptilians...

17:22 the used to call it portal fantasy James

Don’t forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to appease the algorithm gods.

KID IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT MENTION!!!!!!

Noice, next need Gate but it's the US military fought there 😂

My dad read this with me when I was like eight. I loved it so much and I'd tell people at school about it but they just didn't care...

0:12 Human Pet Guy wants to know your location

James, when you have the opportunity, look for Verae Historiae (you can look also for "A True Story"), wrote in the second century AD by Lucian of Samosata. This absolute madlad created Science Fantasy, by satirizing travels reports, and their tendency to exaggerate things.

There should be a parody called A Chicken in King Arthur's Court.

My favorite one of these "adaptations" is the one with Whoopi. Shout out to "Sir Boss"

U should review the gone YA series

Cavalry charging against the Gatling guns and riflemen is not really prediction of WW1. It is a thing about Japan right before and during Meiji Restoration to which Twain was a contemporary and probably was familiar with.

man, James bad trigger discipline really prevented me from enjoying this video :(

For the algo

Amphibia is the best American isekai.

While the book was funny, I dislikiked that it fo heavily uses and perpetuates the myth of our ancesters being stupid and the "enlightened" modern man. We are not in any way smarter then our ancestors thousands if years ago, we just have a larger body of knowledge and a higher level of technology to work with. The people who invented wheels and boatmaking were the same kinds of geniuses that invented cars, planes and rockets. Complex Economies existed since the invention of writing and monarchies weren't a fact of nature either, repuclics and communes existed in different forms long before men put on crowns, and kingdoms have been plagued by peasant revolts for their entire history. Ancient people were not stupid, modern people are just arrogant.

Yes, the gun is better than the sword. Except in the universe of Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians, where the sword is considered more advanced than the gun. Not more useful, just more advanced. Hey, you should do a video about that series at some point.

This was an entertaining and informative video. Have a comment for the algorithm.

Havent made it through the ad yet my moneys on Connecticut Yankee or Rip Van Winkle!

do you have a business email ? (im not trying to sell u anything)

@JamesTullos

2 ай бұрын

I do! It's listed on my channel, let me know if you can't find it.

@womankisserjermaluvr

2 ай бұрын

@@JamesTullosi didnt see it anywhere ! maybe im just blind

No sir, for the last time: you are not based and redpilled, you're on the no-fly list

Maybe 😂

atrocious gun safety practices tbh

bro its legit crazy to go from getting burned at the stake for being a witch to 'proving' you're a sorcerer and becoming a legend, inconsistent but ppl are like that i suppose

I will forgive your terrible trigger discipline because that's clearly a training prop and you're clearly not training.

I liked the one with Martin Lawrence