isekai

/IH1 S AH0 K AY1/
noun
  1. 1

    (chiefly Japanese fiction, uncountable) A genre of Japanese fiction involving everyday people transported to alternative fantasy or virtual worlds.

  2. 2

    (countable) Any piece of media in this genre.

verb
  1. 1

    (fandom slang, transitive) To transport (someone) into an alternative world, often by killing them.