Anime like Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.

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

GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

Also known as Gate.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Genco , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The military fantasy series begins when a gate appears in Tokyo's Ginza district sometime in the 21st century. From the gate pours out monsters, knights from middle-age Europe, and other fantasy-like beings, and they kill many of the citizens of Tokyo. This event is known as the Ginza Incident.

The government sends a small group of soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (a replacement for Japan's military) to the alternate world beyond the gate. Led by otaku soldier Youji, they find that the villages in the world are being attacked by a dragon. An elf girl who is a survivor from the dragon's rampage joins the group in their travels across the dangerous new world.



Tags: Military , Isekai , War , Alternate Universe , Politics , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Dragons , Elf , Anachronism , Tanks , Otaku Culture , Language Barrier , Slavery , Kemonomimi , Medieval , Kuudere

Edomae Elf

Also known as Otaku Elf.

Studio: C2C , Nikkatsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , NetEase Games
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Takamimi Shrine has an unusual resident – Elda, an ancient elf who’s obsessed with video games! The shrine’s teenage attendant, Koito Koganei, keeps this reclusive otaku well supplied with energy drinks and junk food. Even though she loves 100%-ing her games, Elda has duties to attend to, and Koganei is bound and determined to make this otaku elf fulfill them! It’ll just take an offering or two to bribe—um, we mean convince Elda to put down her new game…



Tags: Otaku Culture , Elf , Hikikomori , Primarily Female Cast , Shrine Maiden , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Iyashikei , Historical , Religion , Educational , Rehabilitation , Slapstick , Food , Isekai , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Work , Shounen , Archery , Fashion , School , Tanned Skin , Kuudere , Urban Fantasy

Henjin no Salad Bowl

Also known as A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics.

Studio: SynergySP , Studio Comet , TBS , Studio Pierrot , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , BS11 , Universal Music , SynergySP , KLOCKWORX , CBC TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Sousuke Kaburaya, an impoverished detective, met Sara, a princess from another world with magical powers.

Sara began living with Sousuke, and she quickly adjusted to life in modern Japan.
Meanwhile, Livia, a female knight who came from the same world as Sara, found herself lost and homeless, but surprisingly enjoyed her days here.

These two people, who live a positive life despite their situation, began to have an impact on Sousuke and the other oddballs in the neighborhood, including a devilish lawyer, a divorce agent, and a cult leader.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Adoption , Homeless , Otaku Culture , Found Family , Detective , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Male Protagonist , Magic , Cult , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Band , Nudity , Gambling , Idol , Crime

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 , Urban , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Fugitive , Anti-Hero , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Mythology , Parody , Restaurant , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Food , Heterosexual , Hikikomori , Language Barrier

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon

Also known as Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , ABC Animation , Futabasha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

What happens when a drunken promise leads to living with a dragon? That’s Miss Kobayashi’s new reality when Tohru appears in her life. With a maid-slash-dragon in her home, she’s experiencing a whole new level of domestic bliss! But the dragons don’t stop there. On a mission to find Tohru appears Kanna, a little dragon with a big attitude. Before she knows it, Kobayashi’s got a house full of dragons—one serving tail and the other serving serious moe! Together, they live side by side with only the occasional disaster…well, maybe. But nothing beats coming home to the warm welcome of a dragon maid!



Tags: Found Family , Dragons , Monster Girl , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Magic , Episodic , Urban , Yuri , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Large Breasts , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Otaku Culture , Kuudere , Software Development , Bisexual , Surreal Comedy , Nudity

Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa Iya nanode Boss wo Solo Toubatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu

Also known as I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , KADOKAWA , BS11 , Movic , Good Smile Company , CloverWorks , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Alina thought she had found the perfect job as a guild receptionist. It’s stable, safe, and has a super cute uniform. But this dream gig turns into an overtime nightmare whenever adventurers get stuck clearing a dungeon. Tired of the long nights, Alina starts taking down the bosses herself! She even earns the name Executioner for her impressive skills. Can she keep her identity a secret?



Tags: Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Female Protagonist , Dungeon , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Magic , Super Power , Shounen , Body Horror , Gore

Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka wo Tamemasu

Also known as Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement.

Studio: Felix Film , ABC Animation , Kodansha , DMM.com , Crunchyroll , A-Sketch , ADK Marketing Solutions , SANKYO
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Mitsuha is an 18-year-old girl who’s often mistaken for a middle schooler due to her childlike face and small stature. The story begins when she loses her parents and her older brother at the same time in an accident and ends up all alone in the world.  

She fails her university entrance exams due to the shock of losing her family. There are people who are after her parents’ insurance money. She doesn’t know whether she should go to college or start working. There are also lots of expenses to worry about, including living expenses and the cost of maintaining the house.   

One day, as she worries about how she'll survive, she’s given the “World Jumping” ability by a mysterious being that allows her to go back and forth between “this world” and an “isekai”! Now that she has this ability, she comes up with a plan for the future in which she saves 1 billion yen in each world for a total of 2 billion yen (80,000 gold coins)! 



Tags: Economics , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Food , Guns , Rural , Military , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Dragons , Language Barrier , Goblin , Demons , Medieval , Tragedy

Sousou no Frieren

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

Studio: Toho , MADHOUSE , Shogakukan , Nippon Television Network , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Aniplex , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her? Decades after their victory, the funeral of one her friends confronts Frieren with her own near immortality. Frieren sets out to fulfill the last wishes of her comrades and finds herself beginning a new adventure…



Tags: Travel , Magic , Elf , Philosophy , Time Skip , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Found Family , Medieval , Kuudere , Foreign , Demons , Adoption , Aromantic , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Rural , Asexual , Episodic , Dungeon , Rotoscoping , Shounen , Snowscape , Dragons , Religion , Clone , Food , Female Harem

Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level MAX ni Nattemashita

Also known as I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level.

Studio: REVOROOT , Nippon Columbia , Studio Mausu , BS11 , AT-X , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Medicos Entertainment , Movic , Bushiroad , KLOCKWORX , Square Enix , SB Creative , DMM.com
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

An at-home comedy about a powerful girl who doesn’t work too hard!(⋈◍ ˃ᴗ˂ ◍)。✧♡

After dying of overwork in the real world, I’m reincarnated as an immortal witch, and I spend 300 years enjoying a relaxing life. At some point, though, I end up at level 99! All those years spent killing slimes to make the money to pay the bills gave me a ton of experience points… Rumors of the level 99 witch spread, and soon I’m up to my ears in curious adventurers, duelist dragons, and even a monster girl calling me her mom! “This isn’t a dojo, so don’t come here to fight me…!”

I’ve never been on an adventure, but I’m the strongest in the world… What’s going to happen to my relaxing life?!



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Family Life , Witch , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Rural , Reincarnation , Isekai , Parenthood , Dragons , Elf , Episodic , Monster Girl , Demons , Magic , Time Skip , Slapstick , Medicine , Ghost , Tanned Skin , Work , Age Regression , LGBTQ+ Themes