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Maou-jou de Oyasumi

Also known as Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Sshhh! Princess Syalis is trying to get a good night's sleep. Some shut-eye. Forty winks. Catch some Z's. Long ago in olden times when people and demons lived together in—well, disharmony, really—a demon king kidnaps a human princess and imprisons her in his castle. Bereft, the princess's subjects beat their chests in anguish…until a hero arises to spearhead Project Rescue Our Princess! While waiting for her knight in shining armor, what's an imprisoned princess to do...? Teddy-bear guards with bat wings are all very well, but her dungeon cell is bo-o-o-ring! So, she decides to wile away the long hours by sleeping. Now if only she could get comfortable…and didn't suffer from insomnia...



Tags: Ojou-sama , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Prison , Parody , Demons , Slapstick , Kuudere , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Magic , Monster Boy , Dungeon , Villainess , Fairy Tale , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family , Goblin , Primarily Adult Cast , Monster Girl , Skeleton , Animals , Snowscape , Mythology , Dragons , Swordplay , Succubus

Shicao Lao Long Bei Guanyi E Long Zhi Ming

Also known as A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized.

Studio: bilibili , Studio LAN
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

A 5000-year old vegan dragon was living peacefully when one day a young girl showed up in his cave. She offered herself as a sacrifice in order to gain favor for her village. He played along as the great "Evil Dragon, the Demon Lord's Army Leader" in order to get rid of her. However, his little white lie awoken her hidden powers and his peaceful life suddenly ended.

Tags: Dragons , Animals , Magic , Female Protagonist , Chuunibyou , Demons , Orphan

RPG Fudousan

Also known as RPG Real Estate.

Studio: Doga Kobo , KADOKAWA , Houbunsha , Nippon Columbia , AT-X , BS Nippon , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The story begins 15 years after the demon king was defeated and the world has become peaceful. Kotone, who graduated from school and became a magician, inquired the kingdom-affiliated RPG Real Estate in order to find a new home. In reality, RPG Real Estate was Kotone's place of employment, and together with Fa, a demi-human, the priest Rufuria, and the soldier Rakira, they help support the searches of new homes for the customers with various circumstances.

Tags: Work , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Monster Girl , Dragons , Iyashikei , Dissociative Identities , Magic , Seinen , Tragedy , Rural

Hime-sama, "Goumon" no Jikan desu

Also known as 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess.

Studio: PINE JAM , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , AbemaTV , Universal Music , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bushiroad , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , TOKYO MX , Kansai TV , BS11 , PINE JAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator? Fluffy fresh-baked toast! Hot, steaming ramen! Oh, the humanity! Can the Princess withstand these tormenting treats and keep her kingdom’s secrets safe?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Demons , Food , Iyashikei , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Female Cast , Slapstick , Prison , Torture , Monster Girl , LGBTQ+ Themes , Animals , Parody , Tsundere , Gyaru , Vampire , Tanned Skin , Ice Skating , Anachronism , Family Life , Age Regression , Basketball , Shounen , Isekai , Alchemy , Kemonomimi

Meikyuu Black Company

Also known as The Dungeon of Black Company.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Toy's Factory , KADOKAWA , Jinnan Studio , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Work sucks and Kinji was avoiding it beautifully by investing every penny. Good plan ’til he found himself in a new world…with DEBT! Now under the rule of an evil mining company, avoiding work is gonna be a tough grind. Does he have what it takes to pull off the ultimate workaround on this gig?



Tags: Work , Dungeon , Satire , Isekai , Parody , Anti-Hero , Villainess , Demons , Male Protagonist , Economics , Post-Apocalyptic , Slavery , Time Skip , Revenge , Alternate Universe , Magic , Crossdressing , Female Harem , Dragons , Guns , Yandere , Artificial Intelligence , Tomboy , Shounen

Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou

Also known as Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , AXsiZ , Nippon Television Network , NetEase Games , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , BS Nittele , Nittele Wands , VAP , NTV Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The future of this fantasy world now lies in the hands of…a vending machine! Boxxo was once a human, until he died in an accident and was reincarnated as a sentient piece of machinery. While he can still hear and see, there’s no way for him to move by himself or speak more than his programmed phrases. How can he make the most of this strange new life?



Tags: Language Barrier , Isekai , Food , Reincarnation , Dungeon , Parody , Magic , Martial Arts , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Economics , Anthropomorphism , Archery , Swordplay , Skeleton , Ojou-sama , Zombie , Twins , Cohabitation , Medieval

Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade Suru Tame ni Ganbattemasu.

Also known as Fluffy Paradise.

Studio: EMT Squared , EMT Squared , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Futabasha , Crunchyroll , Pony Canyon , Nikkatsu , MAGNET , BS11 , APDREAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Dead of overwork at age 27...

Midori barely had time to lament having to die that way when a god appeared before her and said, "You will reincarnate in another world and tell me whether you think humans deserve to continue existing there. In return, I will grant you a special power." Then Midori, hoping to relieve the exhaustion of the harsh life she'd lived, found herself asking... to cuddle cute, fluffy animals.

Thus Midori reincarnated in her new world as a young girl named Nefertima, with a power that causes her to be loved by all living things other than humans. That includes not only animals, but holy beasts like white tigers and dragons, and even monsters like goblins and frozen spiders! But there was also a cruel fate awaiting her...

Nefertima is determined to do her best to coexist with humans and all living creatures in her new life of petting and patting cute animals!



Note: Each episode streamed 1 week early on ABEMA. The original TV broadcast started on January 7th, 2024.

Tags: Isekai , Animals , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Magic , Iyashikei , Anthropomorphism , Dragons , Shoujo , Goblin , Politics , Royal Affairs , Class Struggle , Creature Taming , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Environmental

Hataage! Kemono Michi

Also known as Kemono Michi: Rise Up.

Studio: ENGI , AT-X , Nippon Columbia , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The story follows masked wrestler Genzou Shibata, who likes all kinds of animals and creatures. One day he is summoned to another world, where a princess asks him to help kill magical beasts, but he gets mad and puts her in a German suplex. Instead, he begins life as a pet shop owner in the other world.



Tags: Isekai , Kemonomimi , Wrestling , Animals , Parody , Dragons , Vampire , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Creature Taming , Work , Video Games , Female Harem , Reincarnation , Shounen

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

Studio: TRIGGER , KADOKAWA , Ultra Super Pictures , Good Smile Company , Tencent
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Note: A world premiere screening of Episode 1 was shown in the Studio TRIGGER panel at Anime Expo on July 1, 2023.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Environmental , Medieval , Monster Girl , Dragons , Necromancy , Lost Civilization , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Chimera , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Seinen , Tragedy , Nekomimi , Anthropomorphism , Kemonomimi , Curses , Episodic , Asexual , Politics , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Ghost , Ninja , Cannibalism , Zombie

Mahoujin Guru Guru (2017)

Also known as MAGICAL CIRCLE GURU-GURU.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

A new adaptation of the Mahoujin Guru Guru manga.

The seal that for hundreds of years had confined the demon king Giri has worn off. A young boy named Nike is chosen (against his will) as the hero. Together with Kukuri, a girl who is the lone survivor of the tribe that had used black magic to seal Giri, they set off to save the world, RPG style.



Tags: Parody , Magic , Slapstick , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Meta , Video Games , Monster Girl , Dancing , Surreal Comedy , Witch , Religion , Dragons , Chuunibyou , Dungeon , Angels , Time Manipulation , Gods , Shounen