the forgotten isekai of the 00s

Today I discuss the forgotten isekai of the 00s; like seriously, no one talks about the twelve kingdoms (juuni kokuki), and that stops now. Shoujo Isekai is often left out of discussions relating to this genre; that also stops now, Hehe. Special Thanks To My Voice Actors: ✦ ‪@LadyIneia‬ ✦ ‪@ellapastoral‬ ✦ ‪@maclovesmanga‬ follow me :)) 🧸 Instagram ↠   / itsbasicboi   🛍 Tik Tok ↠   / kawonaike   🌹Letterboxd ↠ https://letterboxd.com/basicbo1 🐤 Twitter ↠   / itsbasicboi   🎮 Anilist ↠ https://anilist.co/user/basicboi 🦋 Blue Sky ↠ https://bsky.app/profile/basicboi.bsk... 🌺 Second Channel ↠    / @kaysscatteredthoughts   support me :)) 🎫 Donate ↠ https://ko-fi.com/basicboi ☁️ Patreon ↠   / basicboi   🍒timestamps 0:00 ↠ intro 2:01 ↠ the birth of an isekai 4:26 ↠ the rise of fuyumi ono 8:49 ↠ summary 17:35 ↠ the adaptation dilemma 23:03 ↠ self-discovery & social hierarchy 32:19 ↠ the end? 💻 sources 💻 ✦ The Twelve Kingdoms (TV) ~ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency... ~ https://www6.nhk.or.jp/anime/program/... ~ https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topici... ✦ Fuyumi Ono, Author of The Twelve Kingdoms ~ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte... ~   / anime-spotlight-the-twelve-kingdoms   ~ https://myanimelist.net/people/2723/F... ✦ 1st New Twelve Kingdoms Novel Story in 6 Years Slated for 2019 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news... ✦ Interview - Yukito Ayatsuji https://web.archive.org/web/201603050... ✦ The Sun Rises in the East ~ Random Thoughts on the East Asian Publishing Industry https://sunrisesintheeast.wordpress.c... ✦ Kirin https://yokai.com/kirin/ ✦ Tokyopop Proudly Presents the Hit Japanese Fantasy Fiction Series - The Twelve Kingdoms https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/pres... ✦ The Twelve Kingdoms sets sail for US anime fans ~ https://www.rapidtvnews.com/201806285... ~ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news... ✦ Interview with the Translator: Twelve Kingdoms, Introduction Plus Book Titles https://katemanga.blogspot.com/2022/0... ✦ Eugene Woodbury’s Blog ~ http://eugenewoodbury.blogspot.com/20... ~ http://eugenewoodbury.blogspot.com/20... ✦ No One is Born to Be a Slave: How The Twelve Kingdoms questions social systems https://www.animefeminist.com/feature... 📬 video requests ↠ https://forms.gle/JwWUG5n2CmLQh5m69 💌 for collab & business inquires: [email protected]