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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 , Swordplay , Anthropomorphism , Travel , Shounen , Slapstick , Animals , Anachronism , Unrequited Love , Curses , Kemonomimi , Primarily Animal Cast , Assassins , Gender Bending , Shapeshifting , Heterosexual , POV , Dullahan , Goblin , Fugitive

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen

Also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Studio: Ajiado , Crunchyroll , flying DOG , Genco , BS Fuji , ABC Animation , Happinet , KLOCKWORX , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , WOWOW , TO Books , JTB Next Creation , Tokyo Animator Gakuin
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Anime adaptation of Part 1 of Honzuki no Gekokujou.

When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.



Note: The first episode was included in a bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of the 8th volume of Part 4 of the light novel that was released on September 10th, 2019 prior to its TV premiere.

Tags: Class Struggle , Medieval , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Work , Age Regression , Economics , Family Life , Primarily Child Cast , Educational , Magic , Orphan , Adoption , Historical , Writing , Time Skip , Makeup , Chibi , Josei , Archery

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.

Studio: Studio Bind , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Toho , KADOKAWA , Frontier Works , Nippon BS Broadcasting , GREE , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

When a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a bus, his story doesn’t end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudeus will seize every opportunity to live the life he’s always wanted. Armed with new friends, some freshly acquired magical abilities, and the courage to do the things he’s always dreamed of, he’s embarking on an epic adventure—with all of his past experience intact!



Note: The anime pre-screened its 1st and 2nd episode starting on the 27th of December on the Nico Nico Live Broadcasting and D Anime Store services

Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Magic , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Travel , Virginity , Age Regression , Heterosexual , Family Life , Hikikomori , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Nudity , Swordplay , Teacher , Tsundere , Female Harem , Time Skip , Demons , Medieval , Gods , Ojou-sama , Language Barrier , Politics , Hypersexuality , Kemonomimi , Masturbation , Tomboy , Nekomimi , Polyamorous , Gore , Witch , Elf , Maids , Kuudere , Dragons , Cohabitation

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 , Male Protagonist , Magic , Kingdom Management , Ensemble Cast , Medieval , Demons , Succubus , Necromancy , Yandere , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Villainess , Female Harem , Maids , CGI , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Butler , Kuudere , Elf , Vampire , Twins , Femboy , Monster Boy , Tomboy , Goblin , Crossdressing , Dragons

Kuro no Shoukanshi

Also known as Black Summoner.

Studio: Satelight , bilibili , OVERLAP , Docomo Anime Store , flying DOG , Bushiroad Move , Bushiroad Creative
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Waking up in a strange new place with no memory of his past life, Kelvin learns that he’s bartered away those very memories in exchange for powerful new abilities during his recent transmigration. Heading out into a whole new world as a Summoner — with his first Follower being the very goddess who brought him over! — Kelvin begins his new life as an adventurer, and it isn’t long before he discovers his hidden disposition as a battle junkie. From the Black Knight of the Ancient Castle of Evil Spirits to the demon within the Hidden Cave of the Sage, he revels in the fight against one formidable foe after another. Join this OP adventurer in an exhilarating and epic saga as he and his allies carve their way into the annals of history!



Tags: Isekai , Magic , Male Protagonist , Reincarnation , Creature Taming , Memory Manipulation , Female Harem , Gods , Elf , Slavery , Demons , CGI , Found Family , Amnesia , Afterlife , Religion

Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?

Also known as So I'm a Spider, So What?.

Studio: Crunchyroll , Millepensee , exsa
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery

I, the protagonist, was just an ordinary high school girl, but suddenly I was reincarnated as a spider monster in a fantasy world. Not only that, but I awakened in a dungeon filled with vicious monsters. Armed with only my human knowledge and my overwhelming positivity, I'm forced to use spiderwebs and traps to defeat far stronger monsters just to stay alive... So begins the labyrinth survival story of a girl with incredible mental strength living as one of the lowest-ranked beasts!



Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Monster Girl , Survival , Female Protagonist , Achronological Order , Magic , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , CGI , War , Time Skip , Demons , Dungeon , Post-Apocalyptic , Gore , Dissociative Identities , Cannibalism , Transgender , Gender Bending , Female Harem , Vampire , Meta , Medieval , LGBTQ+ Themes , Football , Fishing

Okiraku Ryoushu no Tanoshii Ryouchi Bouei

Also known as Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord.

Studio: NAZ , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , OVERLAP , flying DOG , BS11 , Bushiroad Move , Clare Voice , KLOCKWORX
Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Van, fourth son of a marquis, is just a toddler when he realizes he’s been reincarnated. Thanks to his literal lifetime of knowledge, he’s raised as a child prodigy—until his production magic manifests, and it’s the last thing his snooty mage family wants to see! His disappointed father banishes him to a podunk town on the verge of collapse, yet Van can only see the place’s potential. Can our hero’s bastion of battlements build a better life than battle magic ever could?!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Reincarnation , Kingdom Management , Magic , Medieval , Isekai , Maids , Time Skip , Rural , Dungeon , Estranged Family , Class Struggle , Slavery

Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki

Also known as A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life.

Studio: Maho Film , Yomiuri Advertising , King Records , AlphaPolis , KLOCKWORX , Stay Luck
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Tanaka Taichi is just an ordinary 38-year-old who enjoys video games. He starts a new virtual reality multiplayer game called One More Free Life Online, naming his character Earth. Unlike his fellow players, he decides to master the most menial of skills in the game. He cooks the finest meals, overbrews complicated potions, and hunts monsters with handmade weapons. His fantasy life begins!



Note: The first 2 episodes were exclusively shown as a world premiere during the Anime Messe Babelsberg 2023 in July as a part of a special Anime Panel.


Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Archery , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Food , Kemonomimi , Fairy , Marriage , Alchemy , Medieval

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 2nd Season

Also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2.

Studio: Ajiado , flying DOG , Genco , Crunchyroll , WOWOW , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , MediaNet , BS Fuji , JTB Next Creation , ABC Animation , KLOCKWORX , Happinet , TO Books , Tokyo Animator Gakuin
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Anime adaptation of Part 2 (Volume 1 & 2) of Honzuki no Gekokujou.

When Myne learns that the temple is in need of mana for their relics, she sees it as her chance to be cured of her life-threatening mana disorder. After seeing their bountiful library, she throws herself headfirst into the temple's grasp and begs to join their order. In exchange for her service and her unusually bountiful supply of mana, Myne is given the blue robes of a noble-born apprentice shrine maiden, despite being a commoner. To Myne, all this talk of mana and nobility is trivial, as she now has access to an unlimited supply of books!
As Myne transitions into the next phase of her life in this new world, she soon learns that achieving her dream has come at a heavy cost. Noble society is severe, unforgiving, and fueled by politics and neglect. She must now deal with the class conflict between the noble-born blue robes and the common-born grey robes, the High Bishop's attempts to oust her, and constant behavioral issues from her new retainers. With the help of her family, friends, and the enigmatic High Priest whose loyalties and motives remain unknown, Myne seeks to overcome these obstacles and continue on the path to becoming her ideal self—the ultimate librarian!



Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Class Struggle , Female Protagonist , Work , Medieval , Economics , Magic , Found Family , Historical , Age Regression , Religion , Writing , Orphan , Chibi , Josei , Pregnancy , Classical Music , Time Skip

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 , Kingdom Management , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Economics , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Clone , Politics , Henshin , Monster Boy , Agender , Monster Girl , Fairy , Demons , Male Protagonist , Goblin , Travel , Gender Bending , Femboy , Creature Taming , Medieval , Swordplay , Acting , Dragons , Female Harem , Shounen , Cannibalism , Elf , CGI