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Originally Posted by stray
To a point I can agree with that but even experienced authors are mostly writing to tropes and when things like the slave harem have become sort of cliche it massacres what nuance is left. Also, the tone can vary wildly depending on when an isekai started publishing which becomes a bit more noticeable when fairly early isekai get adapted late (Jobless Reincarnation or Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo for example).
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True -- it's not like even experienced writers are immune from exploring tropes. You would
like to think that maybe the more experienced writers would become a bit better at writing justifications that are not so silly/flimsy, or not just constantly reusing the same trope over and over rather than showing more depth/variety... but sometimes stories can be good (or at least popular) despite some seemingly glaring "flaws."
And yes, the point about the age of the work is definitely valid too. A lot of these kinds of works are both inspired by something and also wanting to be different than what's out there in some way, so as certain clichés become "played out," they tend to develop in different ways. The tropes and the way they play out can certainly date the work.