Anime like Maoyuu Maou Yuusha

Ookami to Koushinryou

Also known as Spice and Wolf.

Studio: Imagin , Funimation , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , Victor Entertainment , Pony Canyon , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The peddler Kraft Lawrence travels through the world selling all kinds of things. After visiting a village, he discovers a sleeping girl under the pelts in his cart. She has wolf ears and a tail. The wolf girl explains that she has been called a "god", but that her name is Holo and nothing more. Lawrence teases the girl a little, but after hearing more of her story, he is moved and decides to accompany her further north. On their travels the two have many adventures, often getting into trouble, but the bond between them grows stronger.

Tags: Economics , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Female Protagonist , Politics , Heterosexual , Travel , Rural , Foreign , Gods , Agriculture , Nudity

Yuusha, Yamemasu

Also known as I'm Quitting Heroing.

Studio: EMT Squared , KADOKAWA , Tencent Games , flying DOG , AT-X , Glovision
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

After saving humanity from the despicable Demon King, Leo Demonhart does not earn a hero’s standing. Instead, he is regarded with suspicion and hostility by those he fought to protect. Treated as a pariah with nowhere else to turn, exiled Leo seeks a position in the army of his former nemesis! But the army is not what it once was before its defeat at Leo’s hands, so to maintain his new position, Leo must whip the forces back into fighting shape.



Tags: Lost Civilization , Magic , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Dystopian , Primarily Adult Cast , Demons , Kemonomimi , Suicide , Philosophy , Swordplay , Revenge , Work , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Elf , War

Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki

Also known as How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom.

Studio: J.C. Staff , WOWMAX , Magic Capsule , King Records , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king after providing the royal family with impressive advice. To rule the kingdom, he's taking the nontraditional (and very human) route of administrative reform. In a realm of dragons and elves, will this revolutionary's unique path prove effective?



Tags: Politics , Kingdom Management , Isekai , Economics , Male Protagonist , Royal Affairs , War , Female Harem , Magic , Food , Elf , Classic Literature , Tanned Skin , Nekomimi , Cosplay , Ensemble Cast , Anthropomorphism , Adoption , Artificial Intelligence

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

Ookami to Koushinryou: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF

Also known as Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF.

Studio: Toho , Passione , KADOKAWA , TV Tokyo , Movic , Good Smile Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north.



Tags: Economics , Kemonomimi , Travel , Work , Rural , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Gods , Religion , Politics , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Nudity , CGI

Ookami to Koushinryou II: Ookami to Kohakuiro no Yuuutsu

Also known as Spice and Wolf II: Wolf and the Amber Melancholy.

Studio: Funimation , Brain's Base , Marvy Jack
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Holo, Lawrence, and Nora sit down to have dinner together, but Holo's animosity toward Nora prevents her from enjoying it. Later, Holo falls ill due to fatigue and is forced to rest for a few days. She dreams and reminisces about her past and her journey so far with Lawrence, realizing her affection for him is intensifying. Lawrence treats Holo's fever and fatigue by feeding her and balancing the four states, the hot, cold, dry, and wet. Over the course of her sickness, Holo grows closer to Lawrence, but Holo's aversion to Nora continues to cause problems. Nora visits Holo, however, and makes amends after sharing a joke at Lawrence's expense.

Tags: Kemonomimi , Heterosexual , Foreign , Economics , Rural , Nudity , Gods , Politics , Love Triangle , Travel

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

Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen

Also known as Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Pony Canyon , Kadokawa Shoten , Funimation , ABC Animation , Kadokawa Media House , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

Embroiled in a hundred-year war, young Iska is sent to assassinate the Ice Calamity Witch, Aliceliese. Meant to murder each other, their initial encounter on the battleground creates doubt in their missions, but finding common ground together would make them traitors to their own countries. Though circumstances previously made them enemies, their now conflicted hearts may just make them lovers!



Tags: War , Magic , Witch , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Politics , Heterosexual , Military , Martial Arts , Tsundere , Cyberpunk , Demons , Afterlife

Hataraku Maou-sama!

Also known as The Devil is a Part-Timer!.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , White Fox
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Devil King Sadao is only one step away from conquering the world when he is beaten by Hero Emilia and forced to drift to the other world: modern-day Tokyo. As "conquering the world" are the only skills the Devil King possesses—and are obviously unnecessary in his new situation—he must work as a freeter to pay for his living expenses!

Tags: Demons , Isekai , Work , Male Protagonist , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Fugitive , Anti-Hero , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Mythology , Parody , Shounen , Restaurant , Urban , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Food , Heterosexual , Hikikomori , Language Barrier

Kaiko sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second Life

Also known as Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army.

Studio: Encourage Films , bilibili , Kodansha , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

After losing his job as a Dark Soldier of the Demon King’s Army for his lack of magic ability, 30-ish-year-old Dariel has found himself in a village of humans to spend his early forced retirement. But this unemployed magic-less demon has found a new calling as an adventurer! His second life might just be not so bad after all, as long the villagers don’t find out he’s not human.

(Source Crunchyroll)

Tags: Male Protagonist , Magic , Rural , Demons , Heterosexual , Family Life , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Adoption , Dragons , Archery , Time Skip , CGI , Isekai