Editing Isekai (section)

==Otome Isekai==
[[File:Bakarina-harem.png|400px|right|thumb|No, you don't need to be a boy to have your harem, stupidity may be optional.]]
Proving women can also be otaku, this distinct type of isekai was born. '''Otome Isekai''' (a term used by the author of this section) is, for all intents and purposes, the female variant of regular isekai but <s>done in a rather misogynistic manner</s> written by women. Apparently, women are only interested in otome visual novels/dating sims/trashy pulp novels with a lot of high nobility hot guys, Mary Sue commoner protagonists, petty villains and formulaic plots flatter than a [[Repulsor Tank|Repulsor]]'s roadkill. The main character of this variation of isekai will typically reincarnate in the body of one of the characters of the Novel in question and, from there, take part in a proverbial adventure in a [[Strixhaven|magic/nobility academy]] where the protagonist will win the hearts of a veritable harem of hot guys (usually the original romanceable characters), the original protagonist, the villains and any other unwitting NPCs by being an EVEN BIGGER Mary Sue than the original character.

A common variant that became the main type of otome isekai for a time, eventually branching off into its own genre, is the '''villainess genre'''. As the name implies, this sub-genre follows the scheme told above, but instead the protagonist becomes the villainess character("Akuyaku Reijou" — 悪役令嬢 lit.: "Antagonistic Noble Young Lady" in Japanese) of the plot, typically fated to meet a sad and/or grisly end by whatever means. It's usually up to the protagonist to change their fate and survive by some means, whether it's by making a moral about-face, trying to vanish from the setting, or by trying to roll with their reputation. While the premise sounds more interesting at first, it falls to the same tropes and endings as the others: harem of hot guys, befriending anyone and generally being a Mary Sue, BUT IN THE BODY OF A VILLAIN!  As mentioned, the villainess genre has become its own thing now and you can find villainess stories without a speck of isekai anywhere, but the baggage yet remains.