Top Reverse Isekai Manga Recommendations

World Trigger

Also known as World Trigger.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

A gate to another dimension has burst open, and from it emerge gigantic invincible creatures that threaten all of humanity. Earth's only defense is a mysterious group of warriors who have co-opted the alien technology in order to fight back!



Tags: Aliens , Shounen , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , War , Male Protagonist , Augmented Reality , Military , Battle Royale , Primarily Male Cast , Politics , Space , Guns , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Video Games , Reverse Isekai , Isekai

Hataraku Maou-sama!

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

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

It's tough being evil when you have to pay the rent! This comical tale of a demon-lord-turned-fry-slinger follows the daily travails of (former) Devil King Sadao Maou and his general Shiro Ashiya as they navigate the complexities of life in modern-day Tokyo. Having suffered utter defeat at the hands of a plucky hero, they've been banished to earth and stripped of magical power. And if that wasn't enough, that pesky hero is still hell bent on finishing the job. It turns out crushing your enemies beneath your feet is tricky when you haven't even made manager yet!



Tags: Demons , Magic , Work , Alternate Universe , Fugitive , Reverse Isekai , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Love Triangle , Urban Fantasy , Office Lady , Food , Tsundere , Male Protagonist

Wo Jia Laopo Lai Zi Yiqian Nian Qian

Also known as My Wife Is from a thousand Years ago.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Jiang He, a girl from the Tang Dynasty, jumped a thousand years into the future and appeared in front of Xu Qing. The love that spanned a thousand years brought them together as if by fate. Everything she knew had become ancient history. Relatives, friends, and enemies have all been left 1,200 years in the past. The boy will do anything to help this girl start a new life. Pain, confusion, cheers, and laughter will be made anew in the modern world.



Tags: Heterosexual , Urban , Reverse Isekai , Marriage , Time Manipulation , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Chibi , Food , Feet , Nekomimi , Time Skip , Tsundere , Samurai , Isekai , Long Strip

Nihon e Youkoso Elf-san.

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

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Kazuhiro Kitase's main hobby is sleeping. Ever since he was young, he would enter a world within his dreams and go on exciting adventures. As he grew older, he became acquainted with a female Elf and the two have now been united through a Dragon's brand! As he wakes up one day, he notices a familiar figure sleeping next to him...the Elf girl from his dreams?! Join Kazuhiro on his new adventures through Japan with the lovely Ms. Elf!



Tags: Elf , Male Protagonist , Reverse Isekai , Food , Language Barrier , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Female Harem

Hataraku Maou-sama!

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

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

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 , Work , Alternate Universe , Magic , Fugitive , Urban Fantasy , Reverse Isekai , Love Triangle , Shounen , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Male Protagonist

Orenchi ni Kita Onna Kishi to Inakagurashi Surukotoninatta Ken

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Saeki Kanji, 32 years old and still single, is living in the Japanese countryside, which is in decline. After graduating from university with a degree in economics he took a job as a salary man in a leading company in Tokyo, but retired when he inherited the family farm in Miyama village when his parents passed on. He soon took to the life of a simple farmer.

One day a beautiful woman wearing full body armor came to his door begging to stay the night. She claimed to be royalty from another world and is unable to return there. She ends up living with Kanji and helping out the local agriculture situation.

Tags: Rural , Age Gap , Reverse Isekai , Agriculture , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Magic

Tanbo de Hirotta Onna Kishi, Inaka de Ore no Yome da to Omowarete Iru

Also known as All My Neighbors are Convinced the Female Knight from My Rice Field Is My Wife.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Jin Mita lives as a farmer in a small town in the countryside. One morning, he discovers a female knight collapsed in his rice paddy. Her name is Seraphim, and it appears that she has come from another world. She knows nothing about how this world works and has nowhere to go. Unable to just ignore her plight, Jin suggests that she live with him, leading to his neighbors believing that she's his wife! Farm work under the sun, and meals made with fresh ingredients...this is the start of a story about living a relaxing life with a female knight in the countryside!

Tags: Agriculture , Reverse Isekai , Rural , Iyashikei , Food , Shounen , Heterosexual , Magic , Swordplay

Konya mo Nemurenai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Shy freshman college student Rikiya knows he likes guys, but has never been in a relationship, only able to look on without expressing his feelings. Living on his own for the first time he decides to try and change his life and joins a gay dating site. Everything seems perfect until he finds himself about to be attacked with nowhere to turn yet desperately hoping for help, when a guy crawls through the wall and says, "There's no helping it. What's your wish?"

Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Demons , Primarily Adult Cast , Shapeshifting , Reverse Isekai , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Age Gap , Alternate Universe , Gender Bending

Angnyeo 18-se Gongnyakgi

Also known as Rewriting the Villainess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Commander Liza Mary of the Imperial Knights returns victorious to the Empire of Phaeton after a long war to subjugate an enemy kingdom. But little did she know that her beloved fiancé Illian would leave her for Flora, the princess of the fallen enemy kingdom… After drinking herself into a heartbroken stupor that night, Liza awakens to the modern world in the body of timid high-schooler, Do-Eun. Puzzled and confused, Liza seeks to find out what happened and return to her own world, aided by Do-Eun’s friends Ian and Lora, who look suspiciously like Illian and Flora!



Tags: Villainess , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Reverse Isekai , Dissociative Identities , Full Color , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Long Strip , Heterosexual , Family Life , Found Family , Alternate Universe , Bullying

Eiyuu to Majo no Tensei Love Come

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Choose the world or choose the girl? Shiraishi Gomichi, an ordinary high school boy, has a “secret." He has memories of a previous life. He was a "hero" who defended mankind in another world, very different from this one. However, that was all in his past life. In this life, he was supposed to be just a normal student, until a new girl, Mai Shiina, comes into his life. "I can't live without you!" The boy who was once a hero and the girl who can't be honest about her feelings, in a grand romantic comedy!

Tags: Female Harem , School , Reincarnation , Reverse Isekai

Otaku no Tonari wa Elf Desu ka?

Also known as Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You?.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

High schooler Inudo Keita dreams of being a great mangaka. He also happens to live in a Japan that mingles with the denizens of strange and fantastical alternate worlds. When a gorgeous pyromaniac elf moves into the apartment next door, Keita’s life flies off the rails–and she’s only the first otherworldly girl to throw his life into chaos. Will Keita be able to complete a single manga page without a beautiful woman turning his day into a hot, flaming mess? (Probably not!)



Tags: Male Protagonist , Elf , Female Harem , Female Protagonist , Gods , Seinen , Vampire , Magic , Nudity , Reverse Isekai

Re:CREATORS

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Humans have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories shake our emotions, and fascinate us. However, these are only the thoughts of bystanders. But what if the characters in the story have "intentions"? To them, are we god-like existences for bringing their story into the world? Our world is changed. Mete out punishment upon the realm of the gods. In Re:CREATORS, everyone becomes a Creator.



Tags: Reverse Isekai , Crossover , Meta , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay

Real demo Shiawase ni Shite Kudasai ne?

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

High school girl Machino, who longs for the "love of destiny," loves to play the dating-sim game "Celestia." Despite maximizing the affection with all of the girls in the game, she can't decide on which one to choose for the confession event. After agonizing over the decision for days, an explosion occurs just as a shooting star flies over her house, and when Machino opens her eyes, she finds herself face to face with Sofia, the main heroine of Celestia....

"Machino... I always wanted to say it... I love you."

An isekai summoning yuri harem romantic comedy begins, as her highly affectionate heroines jump into the real world!



Tags: Yuri , Female Harem , Reverse Isekai , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Ashita mo Mata Yuusha no Tonari

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Mao Kurose can't stop thinking about Kanade Momomiya, the classmate sitting next to her. Unable to sort out her feelings, Kurose discovered memories of her past life as the Demon Lord, and recalled the moment that the Demon Lord killed the Hero. The Hero with the exact same face as Momomiya. Here comes a girls-love story that transcends time! Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Reincarnation , School , Alternate Universe , Reverse Isekai

Dangsinui Wanbyeokan Ending-eul Wihayeo

Also known as For Your Perfect Ending.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

After being killed by the obsessive male lead Killian, Ines finds herself back in the real world as Sum. Determined to live differently this time, Sum resolves to finally claim a happy ending. But to her shock, she meets Haewon Lee, a school celebrity who looks exactly like Killian. As Sum grows confused by Haewon’s kindness-- so unlike the arrogant and violent Killian she once knew-- Haewon hides his true intentions, carefully shaping himself into someone Sum would love. What awaits them in the future?



Tags: Heterosexual , Full Color , Long Strip , Reverse Isekai , Yandere , School

Kishi-sama (Ikuseichuu) to Doukyo Shimasu

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Ares the Knight, with his red-eyed gaze now fixed upon me, was my favorite “game character” that I casually created based on what came to mind. He should've been just a 2D character I jokingly flirted with, and yet that “Ares” flew out of the screen and right into my room!
He kissed my hand, and then as his face drew near, my heart began to flutter… I can't help it! He’s the perfect character I created, you know!!! I’m falling in love with this handsome knight who is exactly my type… but is this the time to do it?!
He’s supposed to be a knight who you can rely on to destroy monsters in the game world! But a beginner, never-kissed-before knight in this modern world?! My pounding heart is in training too.



Note: Includes an extra chapter.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Reverse Isekai , Boys' Love , Video Games , Swordplay , Anal Sex

Ano Ko wa Kishi

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance

​Shori Himesaki has always had recurring dreams of a medieval world where a valiant knight protects a beautiful princess. He's spent his life idly assuming that he must have been the knight in a past life.
​But that all changed at his high school entrance ceremony. The moment he lays eyes on Asako Kishi, the truth hits him: his past life wasn't the knight's at all.
​He was the princess... and she was the one sworn to protect him.



Note: Originally a one-shot. It was later picked up for serialization on Sunday Webry on July 30, 2025. The one-shot was reused as the first chapter for serialized version.

Tags: Reverse Isekai , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Gender Bending

Gachankii

Also known as Delinquent Gacha.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy

Jikkai High, with a low academic score of just nine, is a bottom-tier school where delinquents from all over the country gather, with new transfer students arriving almost every week. Our protagonist, Jou Sago, is terrible at fighting and spends his days being looked down on by everyone... but everything changes when the strongest of them all, Goku Hitomi, transfers in.



Tags: Delinquents , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Reverse Isekai

Mowang Daren Zong Liao Wo

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

He Mian, a college student who has social anxiety, clears his favorite game for the 100th time. Gareth, the devil of the game, accidentally transmigrates into the modern world where He Mian is. He Mian is determined to return the devil back to the game as soon as possible. In order to get rid of Gareth's pranks and entanglements, the two must collect magical artifacts from the game which have been scattered across the world.



Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Reverse Isekai , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Video Games , Demons

Seongnyeonimgwa Dankanbang Saenghwal

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

I'm back, Saintess." "Welcome, Warrior." The Saintess always welcomes me with a smile when I open the door after returning home after a hard day. The Warrior and the Saintess meet again after crossing dimensions. The ordinary and calm daily story of two men and women who create a future together in a small single room.



Tags: Reverse Isekai , Full Color , Long Strip , Nun , Urban