Top Reverse Isekai Anime Recommendations

Hataraku Maou-sama!

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

Studio: 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: Reverse Isekai , Demons , Isekai , Work , Male Protagonist , Restaurant , Urban , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Parody , Mythology , 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
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 , Anthropomorphism , Reverse Isekai , Urban , Yuri , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Large Breasts , LGBTQ+ Themes , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Surreal Comedy , Iyashikei , Cohabitation , Kuudere , Software Development , Bisexual , Nudity

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 , Primarily Female Cast , Reverse Isekai , Magic , Dragons , Anachronism , Tanks , Elf , Language Barrier , Otaku Culture , Medieval , Kemonomimi , Slavery , Kuudere , Aviation

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon S

Also known as Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S.

Studio: Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A strange turn of events leads the Dragon, Tohru, to work as Miss Kobayashi's maid. She occasionally (that's a lie, she often) causes trouble for her beloved Miss Kobayashi while blending into human society and splendidly (that's a lie, only mediocrely) carrying out her maid duties. Her fellow dragons, Kanna, Lucoa, Fafnir, and Elma all find their own places to fit in as well and enjoy interspecies interactions with the humans. Yet while they're all enjoying that laid-back and occasionally turbulent left, the threat of a new Dragon swoops down upon Miss Kobayashi.



Tags: Dragons , Female Protagonist , Monster Girl , Family Life , Found Family , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Anthropomorphism , Reverse Isekai , Large Breasts , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Yuri , Work , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cohabitation , Episodic , Otaku Culture , Office Lady , Philosophy , Nudity , Parody , Kemonomimi , Outdoor Activities , Foreign , Iyashikei

Re:CREATORS

Also known as Re:CREATORS.

Studio: TROYCA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Thriller

People have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories stir up emotion and captivate. However, those emotions are nothing more than the feelings of a spectator. What if the characters in the stories had their own "will"? In their eyes, are we, the creators of the stories, like gods? Revolution for our world. Punishment for the land of the gods.

Re:CREATORS. Everyone becomes a Creator.



Tags: Crossover , Writing , Urban Fantasy , Meta , Isekai , Otaku Culture , Magic , Drawing , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Reverse Isekai , Super Power , Super Robot , Alternate Universe , Battle Royale , Robots , Suicide , Swordplay , Video Games , Guns , Spearplay

Isekai Oji-san

Also known as Uncle from Another World.

Studio: Atelier Pontdarc
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 , Otaku Culture , Surreal Comedy , Tsundere , Elf , POV , Memory Manipulation , Satire , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Reverse Isekai , Female Harem , Tragedy , Nudity , Urban Fantasy , Achronological Order , Dragons , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Episodic , Shapeshifting , Prison , Virtual World

GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri Part 2

Also known as Gate 2.

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

The second half of the Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri anime which will cover the Fire Dragon Arc.

Several months have passed since the infamous Ginza Incident, with tensions between the Empire and JSDF escalating in the vast and mysterious "Special Region" over peace negotiations. The greed and curiosity of the global powers have also begun to grow, as reports about the technological limitations of the magical realm's archaic civilizations come to light.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Youji Itami and his merry band of female admirers struggle to navigate the complex political intrigue that plagues the Empire's court. Despite her best efforts, Princess Piña Co Lada faces difficulties attempting to convince her father that the JSDF has no intention of conquering their kingdom. Pressured from both sides of the Gate, Itami must consider even more drastic measures to fulfill his mission.

Tags: Military , Alternate Universe , Isekai , Politics , Male Protagonist , War , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Dragons , Elf , Kemonomimi , Tanks , Female Harem , Villainess , Slavery , Aviation , Fairy , Conspiracy , Medieval , Reverse Isekai , Kuudere

Dead Mount Death Play

Also known as Dead Mount Death Play.

Studio: GEEKTOYS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural , Thriller

As a legendary hero nears victory against a necromancer known as The Corpse God, things take an unexpected turn with the dark sorcerer’s final gambit—reincarnation magic. This last-ditch effort catches the brave fighter off guard, and now he’s a boy named Polka Shinoyama in a whole new world! The showdown between good and evil just got epic.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Crime , Urban , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Necromancy , Isekai , Magic , Reincarnation , Ghost , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Reverse Isekai , Police , Assassins , Gangs , Cult , Detective , Fugitive , CGI , Skeleton , Zombie , Tragedy , Bar , Noir , Nudity , Vampire , Exorcism , Large Breasts , POV , Suicide

Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!

Also known as The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The Great Jahy, the Dark Realm’s second-in-command, cuts a frightening figure, feared and revered by all. But when a run-in with a magical girl results in the destruction of the precious mana crystal, the Dark Realm falls, transporting the newly puny and powerless Jahy to the human world! Unfortunately, plotting the revival of the Dark Realm from a cramped, crumbling one-room apartment is no easy feat when you have rent to pay and a job to keep!



Tags: Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Super Power , Isekai , Tanned Skin , Work , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Reverse Isekai , Masochism , Shounen , Monster Girl , Nudity , Wrestling , Yuri

Outbreak Company

Also known as Outbreak Company.

Studio: feel.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Having a light novel author father and an eroge illustrator mother, Kanou Shinichi is a thoroughbred otaku. However he does not have any special power except for his broad knowledge, sharp insight, and impeccable instinct about "MOE" and its products, from manga to anime to games to light novel to figures. One day he found himself transported to a fantasy world where elves live and dragons fly. And he is given a task—not to fight monster or embark on a quest, but to enhance cultural exchange by becoming a "moe missionary" in this fantasy world! He meets a palace guard who has a bit of fujoshi taste, a half-elf maid, and the empress who is a little girl. He comes up with the idea of building a school. At first it runs as a comedy but later there are serious matters that Shinichi needs to face: ethnic discrimination, social problems, conflict with neighboring countries, sabotage by opposition elements including Japanese government, etc. Can he overcome the obstacles, successfully bring "moe" culture to the fantasy world, and help the people there as well?

Tags: Isekai , Otaku Culture , Politics , Maids , Male Protagonist , Teacher , Language Barrier , Hikikomori , Female Harem , Parody , Kemonomimi , Surreal Comedy , Elf , Magic , School , Military , Tsundere , Video Games , Royal Affairs , Disability , Dragons , Reverse Isekai , Time Skip

Digimon Adventure

Also known as Digimon: Digital Monsters.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then discover they are the Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devimon and Vamdemon.

Tags: Isekai , Virtual World , Primarily Child Cast , Proxy Battle , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Coming of Age , Kaiju , Kids , Henshin , Wilderness , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Dinosaurs , Creature Taming , Cosmic Horror , Angels , Primarily Animal Cast , Camping , Survival , Travel , Family Life , Time Skip , Dragons , Demons , Male Protagonist , Reverse Isekai , Urban , Adoption , Desert , Tomboy , Vampire

Dead Mount Death Play Part 2

Also known as Dead Mount Death Play Part 2.

Studio: GEEKTOYS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural , Thriller

The second cour of Dead Mount Death Play.

Tags: Necromancy , Isekai , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Crime , Conspiracy , Magic , Gangs , Urban , Police , Revenge , Skeleton , Detective , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Dragons , Cyborg , Exorcism , Reverse Isekai , Ghost , Large Breasts

Cop Craft

Also known as Cop Craft.

Studio: Millepensee
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The story is set in San Teresa City on the fictional Pacific island of Kariaena. The "buddy police action" series follows the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana.

15 years ago, an unknown hyperspace gate opened over the Pacific. Beyond this gate lies Reto Semaani, a strange alternate world where fairies and demons live.

San Teresa City — a city where over two million immigrants live from both worlds. As a result, there are the haves and the have-nots. Here is the world's newest "city of dreams." But in the shadow of the chaos, crime is rampant: drugs, prostitution, and weapon trafficking. The detectives who stand up to these heinous crimes are in the San Teresa City Police. When the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana — two individuals who differ in gender, personality, and even world of origin — meet, an incident erupts. Two worlds. Two justices. From this, the curtain rises on a buddy police action story!



Tags: Police , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Detective , Noir , Gangs , Guns , Foreign , Politics , Swordplay , Reverse Isekai , Isekai , Demons , Language Barrier , Drugs , Mafia , Aliens , Cars , Vampire , Body Swapping , Henshin , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Survival

Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.

Also known as Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!.

Studio: Zero-G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Ms. Elf is intrigued by Japanese culture?!

Working adult Kitase Kazuhiro’s hobby is sleeping. Ever since he was a child, he’s had exciting adventures in the mysterious other world he dreams about. One day, while exploring ancient ruins with an elf girl he befriended, he is unfortunately burned by the breath of a magic dragon he encounters.

When he awakens from his dream, an elf girl who shouldn’t be in his room is sleeping next to him…



Tags: Iyashikei , Elf , Heterosexual , Isekai , Reverse Isekai , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Magic , Food , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Dungeon , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Travel , Language Barrier , Dragons , Nudity , Desert

Konjiki no Gash Bell!!

Also known as Zatch Bell!.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Takamine Kiyomaro, a depressed don't-care-about-the-world guy, was suddenly given a little demon named Gash Bell to take care of. Little does he know that Gash is embroiled into an intense fight to see who is the ruler of the demon world. All of the demons have to pick a master on Earth and duke it out with other demons until one survives. Needless to say, Kiyomaro becomes Gash's master, and through their many battles, Kiyomaro learns the importance of friendship and courage.

Tags: Battle Royale , Shounen , Magic , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Isekai , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Kaiju , Episodic , Foreign , Reverse Isekai , Nun

Henjin no Salad Bowl

Also known as A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics.

Studio: SynergySP , Studio Comet
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 , Found Family , Adoption , Alternate Universe , Otaku Culture , Homeless , Detective , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Reverse Isekai , Isekai , Episodic , Magic , Cult , Urban Fantasy , Band , Nudity , Gambling , Crime , Idol

Edomae Elf

Also known as Otaku Elf.

Studio: C2C
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 , Reverse Isekai , Iyashikei , Historical , Religion , Educational , Rehabilitation , Slapstick , Food , Isekai , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Work , Shounen , Archery , Fashion , School , Tanned Skin , Kuudere , Urban Fantasy

Digimon Adventure (Movie)

Also known as Digimon Adventure (Movie).

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A brother and sister discover the digital world is more than 1s and 0s when a living creature arrives out of the family computer. The adventures of a group of children start with the appearance of a Digital Monster in the real world.



Tags: Kaiju , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Dinosaurs , Denpa , Family Life , Reverse Isekai , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Tokusatsu

Chotto dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai kara Oikakete Kita

Also known as Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World!.

Studio: Elias
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Hinata did it. He got reincarnated into another world, took up the mantle of Hero, and slew the dreaded Demon Lord alongside his party of fellow adventurers. As his reward, he’s returned to Earth to resume a normal life. Or it would be if it wasn’t for the fact that his dark elf companion Mariabelle decided to travel to Earth to come and live with him! Now she uses her arcane talents to ward off any potential romantic rivals and capture Hinata’s affection.

Tags: Elf , Large Breasts , Nudity , Tanned Skin , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Isekai , MILF , Nekomimi , Reverse Isekai , Magic , School , Otaku Culture , Drawing , Crossdressing

Sonic X

Also known as Sonic X.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Back on Sonic's home planet, Eggman has collected all 7 of the Chaos Emeralds, and is about to have absolute power when Sonic interferes, causing an explosion that sends everyone from their world to Earth. Sonic and his friends team up with 12 year old Christopher Thorndyke to collect all the Chaos Emeralds and defeat the evil Dr. Eggman.



Tags: Isekai , Robots , Animals , Reverse Isekai , Super Power , Kids , Male Protagonist , Urban , Butler , Maids , Alternate Universe , Anthropomorphism , Lost Civilization , Primarily Animal Cast