Summary

  • Aura Battler Dunbine is one of the earliest prototypes of isekai anime, paving the way for the genre's popularity today.
  • Fushigi Yugi blends Chinese mythology with the protagonist entering a novel, setting it apart from the European-inspired worlds of isekai.
  • .hack//Sign is an early example of the "trapped in a virtual world" concept, focusing more on character development than action sequences.