Anime like Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta!

Overlord

Also known as Overlord.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Funimation , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The story takes place in the year 2138 when virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.



Tags: Isekai , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Ensemble Cast , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Medieval , Magic , Kingdom Management , Necromancy , Demons , Primarily Adult Cast , Succubus , Video Games , Politics , Yandere , Villainess , Maids , Monster Girl , CGI , Butler , Elf , Female Harem , Kuudere , Love Triangle , Monster Boy , Vampire , Twins , Femboy , Crossdressing , Goblin , Dragons , Tomboy , Zombie , Swordplay

Shangri-La Frontier

Also known as Shangri-La Frontier.

Studio: C2C , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

"When was the last time I played a game that wasn't crap?" This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can't keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a "crap game," and you see a large number of crap games coming out. Those who devote their lives to clearing these games are called "crap-game hunters," and Rakuro Hizutome is one of them. The game he's chosen to tackle next is Shangri-La Frontier, a "god-tier game" that has a total of thirty million players. Online friends... An expansive world... Encounters with rivals... These are changing Rakuro and all the other players' fates! The best game adventure tale by the strongest "crap game" player begins now!



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Anthropomorphism , Swordplay , Shounen , Travel , Animals , Slapstick , Curses , Unrequited Love , Anachronism , Kemonomimi , Primarily Animal Cast , Assassins , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , POV , Dullahan , Goblin , Fugitive

Maou 2099

Also known as DEMON LORD 2099.

Studio: Aniplex , J.C.STAFF , KADOKAWA , BS11 , TOKYO MX , J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The cyberpunk metropolis Shinjuku—a massive city-state bedecked with neon signs, towering skyscrapers, and the latest cutting-edge technology. It is here, in year 2099 of the Fused Era, where the legendary Demon Lord Veltol has his second coming five centuries in the making. But this landscape is nothing like the one he conquered all those years ago, for the fusion of magic and engineering has elevated civilization to dazzling, unprecedented heights. Veltol may have been reduced to a historical footnote, but make no mistake…this brave new world will be his for the taking!



Tags: Cyberpunk , Urban , Male Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Dystopian , Super Power , Heterosexual , Demons , Anti-Hero , Urban Fantasy , Video Games , VTuber , Artificial Intelligence , Dragons , Shounen , Female Harem

Eiyuu-ou, Bu wo Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu: Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi♀

Also known as Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire.

Studio: Studio Comet , MediaNet , Nippon Columbia , Hobby Japan , My Theater D.D. , MUSE , CTW , KLOCKWORX , Bit grooove promotion , AQUA ARIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

After living a life devoted to serving his country and people, Inglis’ one wish to be free of a king’s burden and to train was actually heard, but as a beautiful girl! Reborn in the far future as a daughter to renowned knights, Inglis can now focus on mastering the martial arts. A wish has been granted, and Inglis will be on the front lines fulfilling the dream of becoming the strongest knight.



Tags: Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Swordplay , Archery , Time Skip , Demons , Food , Adoption , Age Gap , Guns

Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san

Also known as From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!.

Studio: Ajiado , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Marvelous , Ajiado , Shounen Gahousha , Nikkatsu , FuRyu , AQUA ARIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

After a traffic accident, 52-year-old civil servant Kenzaburou Tondabayashi awakens to find he's become Grace Auvergne, a duke's daughter, and more importantly the villainess of an otome game. Not wanting to get in the way of the happy endings of the young characters around him, Grace sets out to play the role of the villain, but whether it's due to Kenzaburou's memories of being an affectionate parent getting in the way or not being able to remember those pesky foreign names properly, it ends up being a lot harder than it looks...

Tags: Villainess , Seinen , Video Games , Meta , Otaku Culture , Isekai , Gender Bending , Parody , School , Female Protagonist , Animals , Age Regression , Dragons , Matchmaking , Magic , Royal Affairs , Mixed Gender Harem , Reincarnation , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Surreal Comedy , Elderly Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Family Life , Nekomimi , Maids , Chibi , Medieval , Tsundere , Gods

THE NEW GATE

Also known as THE NEW GATE.

Studio: CLOUDHEARTS , Yokohama Animation Lab , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

When an online game turns real, trapping its players in its virtual space, the strongest of them, Shin, rises up to put a stop to the madness. But just moments after defeating the game’s final boss, Origin, and freeing everyone, Shin is transported 500 years into the future of the in-game world. Armed with unrivaled strength, the young swordsman embarks on a legendary journey.



Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Elf , Magic , Creature Taming , Swordplay , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Skeleton , Video Games , Kemonomimi , Nun

Leadale no Daichi nite

Also known as In the Land of Leadale.

Studio: Maho Film , KADOKAWA , Kadokawa Media House , Crunchyroll , Bandai Namco Arts , Sun Television , Simplicity
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

After being put on life support after a tragic accident, Keina Kagami's only freedom comes from the VRMMO RPG Leadale. One day her life support system shuts off and Keina passes away. When she wakes up, she finds herself in Leadale two hundred years in the future. As the high elf Cayna, with lost skills but incredible stats, she must forge relationships with the residents of this new world... which, shockingly, include the ""children"" characters she designed herself! A leisurely adventure tale is about to begin, featuring a girl transported to a game world and the smiles and tears she shares with her quirky companions!



Tags: Isekai , Female Protagonist , Virtual World , Video Games , Magic , Adoption , Parenthood , Reincarnation , Elf , Iyashikei , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gender Bending , Travel , Medieval , Mermaid , Zombie

Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku

Also known as Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin.

Studio: Maho Film , Happinet Media Marketing , Maho Film , Asmik Ace , Micro Magazine Sha , arma bianca , Bandai Namco Music Live , BS Nittele , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Takuto Ira succumbed to illness at a young age and ended up reincarnating in a world that resembles the fantasy turn-based strategy game Eternal Nations. Not only did he reincarnate into his favorite game, but as the god who commands the evil civilization Mynoghra. With Mynoghra's beautiful hero unit, Sludge Witch Atou by his side, not even legendarily difficult race traits will stand in the way of restarting their civilization! “Lord Takuto…won't you start over with me?” Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate! A tactical fantasy world is waiting for heroes like you! Join Eternal Nations today!



Tags: Anti-Hero , Reincarnation , Isekai , Virtual World , Elf , Kingdom Management , Video Games , Magic , Creature Taming , Twins , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Foreign , Lost Civilization , Medieval , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Cannibalism , Found Family , Female Harem

Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu

Also known as How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord.

Studio: Ajiado , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Takuma Sakamoto is so powerful that he is lauded as the “Demon Lord” by other players. One day, he is summoned to another world – but with the same appearance he had in the game! There, he meets two girls who both proclaim themselves to be his Summoner. They had performed an Enslavement Ritual to turn him into their Summon... but that's when Takuma's passive ability <> activated! Instead, it was the girls who had become enslaved! Though Takuma may have been the strongest Sorcerer there was, he had no idea how to talk with other people. That's when he makes his choice: to act based on his persona from the game!

“Amazing? But of course... I am Diablo, the being known and feared as the Demon Lord!”

So begins a tale of adventure with an earth-shakingly powerful Demon Lord (or at least someone who acts like one) taking on another world!



Tags: Isekai , Magic , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Elf , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Super Power , Nekomimi , Slavery , Kuudere , Kemonomimi , Virtual World , Slapstick , Monster Girl , Tanned Skin , Curses , Cohabitation

Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Oji-san to

Also known as Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout.

Studio: OLM , Bushiroad , Cygames , Bit grooove promotion , bilibili , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Childhood friends Tachibana Hinata and Jinguuji Tsukasa were living the everyday life of office workers. Then, on the way home from a mixer, they were sent flying into another world by a mysterious being. Once there, Jinguuji sees his best friend has been turned into a beautiful blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl...?!

The adorableness of Tachibana’s female form completely flummoxes Tachibana. But these two are each others’ best friends. To keep their relationship from being destroyed, they must defeat the Demon Lord as quickly as possible and return to their original forms.



Tags: Parody , Gender Bending , Isekai , Slapstick , Satire , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gods , Magic , Shounen , Heterosexual , Meta , Boys' Love , Elf , Chuunibyou , Travel , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist