Anime like Kenja no Deshi wo Nanoru Kenja

Leadale no Daichi nite

Also known as In the Land of Leadale.

Studio: Maho Film , KADOKAWA , Kadokawa Media House , Crunchyroll , Bandai Namco Arts , Sun Television , Simplicity
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

After being put on life support after a tragic accident, Keina Kagami's only freedom comes from the VRMMO RPG Leadale. One day her life support system shuts off and Keina passes away. When she wakes up, she finds herself in Leadale two hundred years in the future. As the high elf Cayna, with lost skills but incredible stats, she must forge relationships with the residents of this new world... which, shockingly, include the ""children"" characters she designed herself! A leisurely adventure tale is about to begin, featuring a girl transported to a game world and the smiles and tears she shares with her quirky companions!



Tags: Isekai , Female Protagonist , Virtual World , Video Games , Magic , Elf , Iyashikei , Adoption , Primarily Female Cast , Super Power , Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Travel , Mermaid , Gender Bending , Zombie

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

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

Kenja no Mago

Also known as Wise Man’s Grandchild.

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

A young man is reborn in another world where he is adopted as a baby by the hero Merlin Wolford and named Shin. By his 15th birthday, Shin has accumulated all kinds of power by studying under Merlin, but one thing his adoptive grandfather didn't give him was a lick of common sense.



Tags: Magic , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Demons , School , Ensemble Cast , Adoption , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Alternate Universe , Coming of Age , Found Family , School Club , Gods

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Also known as Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear.

Studio: EMT Squared , KADOKAWA , Shufu to Seikatsusha , Nippon Columbia , AT-X , Kadokawa Media House , TOKYO MX , Good Smile Company , CREST , Kanon , Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyuujo
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Yuna's not your typical 15-year-old. First, she's crazy rich from playing the stock market. Second, she's a recluse obsessed with a VRMMO game, and she's really good at that too. Her life is pretty much perfect—until she wakes up one day inside the game she loves and back at level one. She has to start over, but this time, she has a powerful bear suit that's guaranteed to take her places!



Note: The first episode was streamed on Abema TV on September 19, 2020. The regular TV broadcast started on October 7, 2020.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Food , Video Games , Henshin , Virtual World , Animals , Augmented Reality , Iyashikei

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

Saikyou Onmyouji no Isekai Tenseiki

Also known as The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World.

Studio: Asmik Ace , Studio Blanc , Crunchyroll , Futabasha , King Records , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

You can't be happy if you're just strong, even if you're the strongest exorcist in the world. Exorcist Haruyoshi Kuga, called an unrivaled genius, is betrayed by the Imperial Court and about to die. Resolving to be happy in his next life, he uses a secret reincarnation technique he created and reincarnates in another world. And so he receives a new name, Seika, and a new life.

"What I lacked in my previous life was cunning. In this life, I'll be more calculating and find happiness." With the strongest exorcist techniques and strong demons working with him, what lies ahead for him? The peaceful life he wants, or.... This is the start of a story no one's ever seen before: the story of the strongest exorcist in a fantasy world.



Tags: Reincarnation , Isekai , Magic , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Demons , Anti-Hero , School , Female Harem , Age Regression , Swordplay , CGI , Tsundere , Adoption , Maids , Dungeon , Exorcism

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

Isekai Cheat Magician

Also known as Isekai Cheat Magician.

Studio: Encourage Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Nishimura Taichi is a typical, average high schooler, and Azuma Rin is a beautiful woman with the build of a model and excellent reflexes. The two live a normal high school life until one day they're suddenly enveloped in a mysterious magic circle and transported to an unknown land.

That world is full of terrifying monsters, beastmen, dwarves, elves, and many other races right out of fantasy. In order to survive in this new world Taichi and Rin decide to become adventurers, but when they take the aptitude test they discover they both possess cheat level magic...



Tags: Isekai , Magic , Male Protagonist , War , Female Harem , Elf , Tragedy , Zombie , Assassins , Goblin

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.

Also known as BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense..

Studio: SILVER LINK. , AT-X , MAGES. , ABC Animation , Sammy , Docomo Anime Store , Kadokawa Media House , KADOKAWA , D-techno
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. However, as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Henshin , Parody , Animals , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Battle Royale , Twins , Episodic , Samurai , Monster Girl , Swimming , Steampunk , CGI , Robots , Fishing