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[Note: Additional academic sources on isekai genre theory and otaku culture would be included in a full paper, e.g., works by Lori Morimoto or Paul Roquet on transported-world narratives.]

Murasaki, Y. (2014–present). Isekai Maō to Shōkan Shōjo no Dorei Majutsu (Light Novel series). Kodokawa Shoten. how not to summon a demon lord

The isekai genre (transported to another world) often features protagonists who quickly ascend to godlike status, gathering harems and defeating foes with minimal psychological cost. How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2014–present) follows Sakamoto Takuma, a reclusive MMORPG player who finds himself in a world resembling the game Cross Reverie , possessing the body of his level 300 character, Diablo. The twist: Diablo is a “Demon Lord” – a feared, solitary endgame boss. This paper posits that the series’ title is programmatic: it is a guidebook on how not to treat summoned beings as tools, and by extension, how not to weaponize social withdrawal. [Note: Additional academic sources on isekai genre theory