なろう系

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 6
on'yomi
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Etymology

From なろう (narō, let's become, volitional of なる (naru)) + (けい) (-kei), named after 小説家になろう (Shōsetsu-ka ni Narō, Let's Become Novelists, a user-generated novel publishing website).

Pronunciation

Noun

なろう(けい) (narō-kei

  1. (slang, derogatory) A vague, derogatory label applied to isekai (異世界) stories that have overdone, clichéd elements.

Usage notes

  • Tropes include being hit by a truck (known as Truck-kun in the West) to be reincarnated as a hero in a pseudo-medieval European RPG-like setting (nicknamed ナーロッパ (Nāroppa)).

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