Anime like Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san

Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.

Also known as I'm in Love with the Villainess.

Studio: Platinum Vision , King Records , Asmik Ace , Ichijinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The world turns upside down when a corporate drone wakes up as Rae Taylor, the heroine in her favorite otome game, Revolution. Rae is elated at the opportunity to court Claire François, the game’s villainess and the object of her affection. Armed with her knowledge of the game and events to come, Rae sets out to make Claire fall for her. But how will the villainess take Rae’s romantic advances?



Tags: Yuri , Villainess , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Reincarnation , Ojou-sama , Tsundere , Video Games , Magic , School , Medieval , Maids , Class Struggle , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Politics , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Love Triangle , Bisexual , Slapstick , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Crossdressing , Incest , Heterosexual

Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san

Also known as Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Mainichi Broadcasting System , DMM.com , NetEase Games , KADOKAWA , Pia , Movic , FuRyu , Bit Grooove Promotion , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Endo and Kobayashi love to bicker about their latest video game fixation. They think they're simply providing color commentary, but one of the game’s characters, Siegwald, can hear them talking about his fiancée, the villainess Lieselotte!



Tags: Villainess , Tsundere , Video Games , Heterosexual , Gods , Primarily Teen Cast , Alternate Universe , Ojou-sama , Josei , Magic , School , Meta , Isekai , Yandere , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Adoption , Royal Affairs , Arranged Marriage , Marriage , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Reincarnation

Isekai Oji-san

Also known as Uncle from Another World.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Atelier Pontdarc , Sammy , AT-X , BS11 , Movic , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

​Seventeen years ago, Takafumi's uncle fell into a coma, but now he's back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while comatose, he was actually transported to another world as some heroic guardian! Now, not only does Takafumi have to room with an uncle who is literally magical, he also has to catch the guy up on two decades of history—smartphones, high-speed internet, modern anime tropes…and the traumatic outcome of the '90s console war!



Tags: Isekai , Parody , Magic , Meta , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Video Games , Primarily Adult Cast , Tsundere , Elf , Otaku Culture , Surreal Comedy , POV , Memory Manipulation , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Satire , Slapstick , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Achronological Order , Dragons , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Episodic , Shapeshifting , Feet , Prison , Nudity , Virtual World

Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta…

Also known as My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Nichion , Myrica Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Wealthy heiress Katarina Claes is hit in the head with a rock and recovers the memories of her past life. It turns out the world she lives in is the world of the game Fortune Lover, an otome game she was obsessed with in her past life... but she's been cast as the villain character who tries to foil the protagonist's romances! The best ending the game has for Katarina is exile, and the worst, death! She'll have to find a way to avoid triggering the flags of doom, and make her own happy future!



Tags: Mixed Gender Harem , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Villainess , Ensemble Cast , Ojou-sama , Maids , Medieval , Bisexual , Royal Affairs , LGBTQ+ Themes , Parody , Time Skip , Horticulture , Unrequited Love , Episodic , Revenge , Tragedy , Magic , Tsundere , Agriculture , Adoption , Bullying , Twins

Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss desu ga Maou de wa Arimasen

Also known as Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord.

Studio: Jumondou , KADOKAWA , Jumondou , AT-X , BS11 , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

This college kid wants nothing more than a quiet life. So when she’s reborn as Yumiella, the hidden villainess of an Otome RPG, she’s not exactly thrilled. Still yearning for peace, she abandons her evil duties to live a more discreet life. Until her gamer side kicks in and she accidentally reaches level 99! Now, everyone suspects that she’s the infamous Demon Lord. What future awaits her?



Tags: Villainess , Magic , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , School , Isekai , Boarding School , Royal Affairs , Primarily Teen Cast , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Class Struggle , Ojou-sama , Chibi , CGI , Demons , Dragons

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

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 , Time Skip , Archery , Demons , Adoption , Food , Age Gap , Guns

Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naruzo

Also known as I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Maho Film , Maho Film , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Me, the same girl who hates all those prim and proper heroines, got reincarnated as the villain in the world of my favorite fantasy dating sim! It’s my dream come true, so I’m going to leave my mark on history by becoming the world’s greatest villain! But to do that, I’ll need to get a lot stronger, and smarter. Just one problem—the harder I try to be evil, the harder the prince falls for me! At this rate, will I ever get to earn my place in history!?



Note: The first episode was exclusively shown as a world premiere during the Anime Messe Babelsberg 2024 on July 20th 2024 as a part of a special Anime Panel.

Tags: Villainess , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Josei , Royal Affairs , Isekai , Magic , Time Skip , Politics , School , Ojou-sama , Kingdom Management , Love Triangle , Class Struggle , Primarily Male Cast , Swordplay , Age Gap

Neko ni Tensei Shita Oji-san

Studio: STUDIO EIGHTCOLORS
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The story of Neko ni Tensei Shita Oji-san follows an ordinary old man who one day suddenly is reincarnated as a cute cat, and the president of the company he works for picks him up.



Tags: Seinen , Animals , Reincarnation , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast

Paripi Koumei

Also known as Ya Boy Kongming!.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , DMM pictures , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Avex Pictures , Kodansha , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Supernatural

Fate and reincarnation deliver brilliant military strategist, Kongming, from warring, ancient China to Japan’s modern party hot spot in Shibuya City, Tokyo. After a lifetime of battles and military skirmishes, Kongming wished with his last breath to be reborn in a world of peace and prosperity. It’s nearly two millennia later and he’s finding his way in a very different world than that of his past life. When he meets Eiko, an amateur musician with big dreams, the unlikely duo strikes up an even unlikelier friendship. Eiko has street smarts to help Kongming navigate this strange new world, and Kongming will use his strategic mind to help Eiko achieve stardom!



An advanced online screening of the first episode was held on March 31, 2022, but the weekly TV release began on April 5, 2022.

Tags: Reincarnation , Urban , Band , Primarily Adult Cast , Anachronism , Idol , Hip-hop Music , Historical , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Bar , Male Protagonist , Work , Seinen , Rock Music , Military , Dancing , Classic Literature , Ancient China , Fugitive