The Assman@sh.itjust.workstoAnime@ani.social•The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update adds 23 Japanese words - "Isekai" is now officially part of the OED.English
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7 months agoJapanese and Korean media are wayyy beyond saturated with isekai series. I mean just look at this shit: https://isekai.fandom.com/wiki/Isekai_Series
Complete guess, but probably because these are Chinese characters (kanji), which is more phonetic.