なろう系

Japanese

Kanji in this term
系
けい Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

From なろう (narō, “let's become”, volitional of なる (naru)) + 系(けい) (-kei), named after 小説家になろう (Shōsetsu-ka ni Narō, “Let's Become Novelists”, a user-generated novel publishing website).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠ɾo̞ːke̞ː]

Noun

なろう系(けい) • (narō-kei) 

1. (slang, derogatory) A vague, derogatory label applied to isekai (異世界) stories that have overdone, clichéd elements.

Usage notes

• Tropes include being hit by a truck (known as Truck-kun in the West) to be reincarnated as a hero in a pseudo-medieval European RPG-like setting (nicknamed ナーロッパ (Nāroppa)).

Related terms

• ナーロッパ (Nāroppa)

See also

• 異(い)世(せ)界(かい) (isekai)
• Chinese: 起點文／起点文