About

Isekai Quartet is a chibi-style anime crossover between isekai light novel and anime series KonoSuba, Overlord, _"Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world and The Saga of Tanya the Evil. A parody of the isekai genre and its four prominent installments, Isekai Quartet has spawned numerous memes, primarily in /r/Animemes community.

History

On April 9th, 2019, the first episode "Come Together! Quartet" of chibi-style anime series Isekai Quartet (Isekai Karutetto) premiered in Japan.^[1] The series serves as a parody crossover of four light novel installments published by Kadokawa Corporation: KonoSuba, Overlord, _"Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World":https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/rezero-starting-life-in-another-world and The Saga of Tanya the Evil. The characters of these series, all protagonists of isekai genre who were once magically transported from human world into a fantasy world and forced to adapt, are once again teleported to a new world where they attend the same high school.

The series are created by Studio Puyukai and were announced to run for a total of 12 episodes.

Reception

As of May 6th, 2019, Isekai Quartet maintained a 7.56 score on MyAnimeList based on 14,500 votes.^[2] On IMDb, the series had a 8.0 rating based on 30 submitted votes.^[3]

Fandom

Following the release of the series, Isekai Quartet gained significant presence in memes, primarily in /r/Animemes subreddit. For example, on April 9th, Redditor sharke0000 posted a meme based on the series which gained over 10,400 upvotes in one month (shown below, top left).^[4] On April 10th, Redditor AcX999 made a post which gained over 10,200 upvotes in the same period (shown below, top right).^[5]

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