Anime like Maou-sama, Retry!

also known as Demon Lord, Retry!

What is Demon Lord, Retry! about?

Studio: EKACHI EPILKA
Status: Finished

The story centers on Akira Ono, a regular guy who works at a company that manages an online game. He often plays the game as his character "Maou" (Dark Lord). But one day, when he logs on, he is whisked into the game's fantasy world as his character. There, he meets a one-legged girl, and begins his adventures alongside her. But as he is a powerful "Dark Lord," various nations and holy maidens journey to defeat him, and he stirs up trouble everywhere he goes.



Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Magic , Demons , Anti-Hero , Parody , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Shapeshifting , Crossdressing , Tsundere , Kemonomimi , Chuunibyou , Tomboy , Nudity

Here is a list of Anime similar to Maou-sama, Retry!

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou

Also known as Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest.

Studio: WHITE FOX , Asread , OVERLAP , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , FuRyu , AT-X , Sony Music Solutions , Toranoana , Bandai Namco Arts , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Psychological

When a classroom of students is transported to another world to act as its saviors, Hajime Nagumo finds himself the weakest link. As his friends and classmates are granted strong classes and impressive abilities due to their existing skills, he is given the weak title of Synergist. When a dungeon quest leaves him separated from his group, Hajime must discover his own talents or be left to rot in this world forever.



Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Magic , Alternate Universe , Dungeon , Anti-Hero , CGI , Nudity , Cosmic Horror , Female Harem , Conspiracy , Primarily Female Cast , Vampire , Monster Girl , Guns , Demons , Revenge , Kemonomimi , Chuunibyou , Anachronism , Tragedy , Software Development , Dragons , Drugs , Kuudere , Battle Royale , Cannibalism , Death Game , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , Pirates , Swordplay , Gore , Cohabitation
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord

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 , Primarily Female Cast , Elf , Demons , Nudity , Super Power , Nekomimi , Slavery , Kuudere , Kemonomimi , Virtual World , Large Breasts , Slapstick , Monster Girl , Tanned Skin , Curses , Cohabitation
Overlord

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 , Virtual World , Magic , Male Protagonist , Demons , Succubus , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Yandere , Villainess , Necromancy , Ensemble Cast , Kingdom Management , Medieval , CGI , Maids , Monster Girl , Female Harem , Kuudere , Femboy , Butler , Love Triangle , Elf , Twins , Vampire , Monster Boy , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Goblin , Dragons
The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou

Also known as The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Movic , Nippon BS Broadcasting , ADK Marketing Solutions , AT-X , Q-Tec , TOKYO MX , KADOKAWA , Docomo Anime Store , Contents Seed , Medicos Entertainment , Studio Mausu , Aniplex , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Anos, the Demon King of Tyranny, has defeated humans, spirits, and gods alike. But even demon kings get tired of all the fighting sometimes! Hoping for a more peaceful life, Anos decides to reincarnate himself. When he wakes two thousand years later, though, he finds the world has become too peaceful--his descendants have grown weak and magic is in serious decline. Intending to reclaim his rightful place, he enrolls in Demon King Academy, where he finds that his magical power is off the charts. Literally. And because they can't measure his power, the faculty and other students regard Anos as a misfit. With the support of Misha, the one student he manages to befriend, the misfit (Demon King) begins his climb up the demon ranks!



Tags: Demons , Magic , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , School , Super Power , Conspiracy , Memory Manipulation , Swordplay , War , Kuudere , Time Manipulation , Twins , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Gore , Crime , Alternate Universe , Musical Theater , Primarily Teen Cast
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken

Also known as That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

Studio: 8-bit , Funimation , Lantis , Bandai Namco Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm...as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his goopy new existence, his exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change his new world forever!



Tags: Isekai , Found Family , Reincarnation , Magic , Super Power , Kingdom Management , Shapeshifting , Economics , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Clone , Politics , Henshin , Monster Boy , Agender , Monster Girl , Fairy , Demons , Gender Bending , Goblin , Male Protagonist , Travel , Swordplay , Acting , Dragons , Female Harem , Cannibalism , Elf , CGI , Femboy , Creature Taming , Medieval
By the Grace of the Gods

Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otoko

Also known as By the Grace of the Gods.

Studio: Maho Film , Lantis , Asmik Ace , Toei Video , Funimation , Nikkatsu , BS Fuji , Hobby Japan , Bandai Namco Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Only 39 years into a life full of bad luck, Ryouma Takebayashi passes away in his sleep! Taking pity on him, three divine beings show compassion by reincarnating him as a young boy to a magical, new world.

Now he spends his time researching and caring for slimes. But after healing an injured traveler, Ryouma decides to set out with his new friends on a journey to use his power to help others.



Tags: Isekai , Magic , Found Family , Reincarnation , Work , Creature Taming , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Gods , Outdoor Activities , Nekomimi
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody

Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku

Also known as Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The story of the light novel series and manga follows a 29-year-old programmer who is on a "death march," but one day he wakes up in another world after a nap. From a meteor shower he happens to gain vast riches, and he decides to go sightseeing. So begins his "heartwarming, occasionally serious, and harem" adventure in another world.



Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Video Games , Female Harem , Magic , Slavery , Elf , CGI , Demons , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Historical
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!

Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!

Also known as Combatants Will Be Dispatched!.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Funimation , Nippon Columbia , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Turns out, evil takes initiative! With world domination close at hand, the Kisaragi Corporation turns its sights on interstellar conquest, and who better to take over a magical world than two randomly assigned minions—Combatant Agent Six and his android partner Alice? But Six’s path up the evil corporate ladder won’t be easy—a Demon Lord’s army is hatching its own nefarious plan!



Tags: Parody , Alternate Universe , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Isekai , War , Kuudere , Female Harem , Magic , Guns , Tsundere , Demons , Chimera , Monster Girl , Female Protagonist , Robots , Tokusatsu , Cyborg , Disability , Yandere , Cannibalism , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things
Log Horizon

Log Horizon

Also known as Log Horizon.

Studio: Satelight , NHK , NHK Enterprises , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The online fantasy game Elder Tales is a worldwide phenomenon, immersing millions of players in its intricately conceived virtual world. However, the release of the game's twelfth expansion pack makes that immersion all too literal, as players from around the world are suddenly pulled into the game's no-longer-fictional universe! Now, eight-year ET veteran Shiroe, his friend Naotsugu, the beautiful assassin Akatsuki, and 30,000 other players are faced with the daunting task of learning how to deal with an entirely new reality, one where the Non-Player Characters are actually alive, and the tips and tricks learned while playing with a keyboard no longer apply.



Tags: Virtual World , Politics , Isekai , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Magic , Alternate Universe , Kingdom Management , Dungeon , Ensemble Cast , Anthropomorphism , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Kemonomimi , Love Triangle , Elf , Goblin , Twins , Kuudere , Samurai , Femboy , Skeleton , Episodic
Skeleton Knight in Another World

Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu

Also known as Skeleton Knight in Another World.

Studio: Studio KAI , HORNETS , OVERLAP , Crunchyroll , MUSE , Docomo Anime Store , MAGNET , AT-X , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

One day, a gamer played video games until he fell asleep…and when he woke up, he found himself in the game world–as a skeleton! Equipped with the powerful weapons and armor of his avatar but stuck with its frightening skeletal appearance, Arc has to find a place for himself in this new, fantastical land. All his hopes for a quiet life are dashed when he crosses paths with a beautiful elven warrior, setting him on a journey full of conflict and adventure.



Tags: Skeleton , Isekai , Male Protagonist , Slavery , Magic , Swordplay , Elf , Ninja , Conspiracy , CGI , Politics , Kemonomimi , Demons , Gore , Tsundere , Nekomimi , Slapstick , Nudity , Dragons , Curses , Medieval

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