Hit Japan anime genre 'isekai' offers escape and second chances

'That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime' is an anime based on the light novel series written by Fuse. Photo: Handout

Getting hit by a truck doesn’t sound like anyone’s favourite fantasy, but it’s an idea central to an escapist type of Japanese anime exploding in popularity.

“Isekai” or “alternative world” anime covers a broad range of storylines in which a character is transported into a new life.