My must watch isekai list

Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken

Also known as That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.

Studio: 8-bit
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 , Economics , Clone , Alternate Universe , Politics , Henshin , Monster Boy , Fairy , Monster Girl , Demons , Agender , Goblin , Male Protagonist , Gender Bending , Travel , Acting , Swordplay , Shounen , Dragons , Cannibalism , Female Harem , Gore , Elf , CGI

Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou

Also known as KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World.

Studio: Studio Palette
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

As heir to a cult leader, Yukito centers his life around the mysterious goddess Mitama. But everything changes after he’s killed during a ritual gone wrong. To his surprise, Yukito is reborn into a world with no concept of god! And in this world, life and death are decided by the Imperial State. As Yukito fights to protect his new village, someone from his past life lends a helping hand.



Tags: Gods , Cult , Religion , Parody , Lost Civilization , Male Protagonist , Satire , Anachronism , Isekai , Conspiracy , Super Power , Artificial Intelligence , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Seinen , Rural , Primarily Female Cast , CGI , Nudity , Gender Bending , Agriculture , Bondage , Bisexual , Kaiju , Handjob , Band , Gore , Cyborg , Feet , Gyaru , Tanned Skin , Masochism

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-.

Studio: White Fox
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

In the story, Subaru Natsuki is an ordinary high school student who is lost in an alternate world, where he is rescued by a beautiful, silver-haired girl. He stays near her to return the favor, but the destiny she is burdened with is more than Subaru can imagine. Enemies attack one by one, and both of them are killed. He then finds out he has the power to rewind death, back to the time he first came to this world. But only he remembers what has happened since.



Notes:
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
In the Winter 2020 season, Re:ZERO was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot. This edit included the first OVA and added slight modifications to certain scenes throughout. It also added an additional scene at the end of the final episode.

Tags: Isekai , Time Manipulation , Time Loop , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Witch , Magic , Gore , Cult , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Maids , Suicide , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Unrequited Love , Elf , Yandere , Demons , Politics , Coming of Age , Hikikomori , Butler , Femboy , Tomboy , Travel , Twins , Assassins , Kemonomimi , Kuudere , Meta , CGI , Nekomimi , Dragons , Body Swapping , Crossdressing , Foreign , Tsundere

Youjo Senki

Also known as Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Studio: NUT
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

The novel series centers on a young girl who fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin, and she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her opponents. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff, and she speaks with a young girl's lisp and commands the army. Tanya used to be one of Japan's elite office workers, but because of a wrathful god, was reborn as a little girl. Tanya prioritizes optimization and career advancement above all, and she will become the most dangerous entity among the Imperial Army's sorcerers.



Tags: Military , War , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Isekai , Reincarnation , Gods , Magic , Religion , Historical , Foreign , Gender Bending , Guns , Politics , Philosophy , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Episodic , Tanks

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.

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

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!

Also known as KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

Kazuma Satou decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not unlike that of a video game, and as a bonus she'll even throw in a cool item or power! Can't possibly be a bad choice, right? Except he arrives with no money at all, dead average skills, and his "bonus" isn't useful at all--since he picked the goddess, Aqua, herself. How are the two of them supposed to defeat the evil Devil King and live happily ever after? Well, for them, it probably starts with day laboring rather than adventuring. And it's only going to get more disappointing from there!



Tags: Isekai , Satire , Parody , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Magic , Masochism , Afterlife , Anti-Hero , Gods , Reincarnation , Meta , Chuunibyou , Primarily Adult Cast , Dullahan , Alternate Universe , Swordplay , Dungeon , Succubus , Nudity , Shounen

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!

Also known as The Eminence in Shadow.

Studio: Nexus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Some people just aren’t suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That’s the role Cid wants to play when he’s transported to another world. Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there’s a catch even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they’re beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!



Tags: Chuunibyou , Isekai , Male Protagonist , Parody , Anti-Hero , Magic , Cult , Acting , Swordplay , Reincarnation , Primarily Female Cast , Meta , Female Harem , Nudity , Espionage , Satire , Elf , School , Terrorism , Assassins , Politics , Kemonomimi , Gore , Heterosexual

Overlord

Also known as Overlord.

Studio: MADHOUSE
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 , Yandere , Politics , Ensemble Cast , Necromancy , Villainess , Maids , CGI , Monster Girl , Femboy , Kuudere , Butler , Love Triangle , Elf , Twins , Vampire , Monster Boy , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Goblin , Dragons , Kingdom Management

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero.

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:
The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Travel , Revenge , Crime , Magic , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Kemonomimi , Bullying , Henshin , Matriarchy , Language Barrier , Slavery , Villainess , Cult , Seinen , Politics , Spearplay , Swordplay , Female Harem , Ojou-sama , Cultivation , Tsundere , Religion , Economics , Medicine , CGI , Nekomimi , Monster Girl , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Afterlife , Gore

GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

Also known as Gate.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
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 , Kuudere

Hai to Gensou no Grimgar

Also known as Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Fear, survival, instinct. Thrown into a foreign land with nothing but hazy memories and the knowledge of their name, they can feel only these three emotions resonating deep within their souls. A group of strangers is given no other choice than to accept the only paying job in this game-like world—the role of a soldier in the Reserve Army—and eliminate anything that threatens the peace in their new world, Grimgar.

When all of the stronger candidates join together, those left behind must create a party together to survive: Manato, a charismatic leader and priest; Haruhiro, a nervous thief; Yume, a cheerful hunter; Shihoru, a shy mage; Mogzo, a kind warrior; and Ranta, a rowdy dark knight. Despite its resemblance to one, this is no game—there are no redos or respawns; it is kill or be killed.

It is now up to this ragtag group of unlikely fighters to survive together in a world where life and death are separated only by a fine line.

Tags: Isekai , Survival , Tragedy , Goblin , Ensemble Cast , Magic , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Amnesia , Dungeon , Kuudere

Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?

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

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