Top Reverse Isekai Manga Recommendations

Yeokdaegeum Yeongji Seolgyesa

Also known as The Greatest Estate Developer.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When civil engineering student Su-Ho Kim falls asleep reading a fantasy novel, he wakes up as a character in the book! Su-Ho is now in the body of Lloyd Frontera, a lazy noble who loves to drink, and whose family is in a mountain of debt. Using his engineering knowledge, Su-Ho designs inventions to avert the terrible future that lies in wait for him. With the help of a giant hamster, a knight, and the world’s magic, can Su-Ho dig his new family out of debt and build a better future?



Note: Includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , Economics , Slapstick , Isekai , Kingdom Management , Anti-Hero , Demons , Royal Affairs , Long Strip , Full Color , Found Family , Parody , Politics , Reincarnation , Magic , Animals , Rural , Angels , Agriculture , Butler , Dragons , Cult , Zombie , Swordplay , Necromancy , Military , Heterosexual , Elf , Chimera , Desert , Mermaid , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Class Struggle , Reverse Isekai

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

LV999 no Murabito

Also known as The Level 999 Villager.

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

Monsters did not always exist in the island country of Hexaldoria, once known as Japan. But, once monsters appeared, their numbers grew in an instant. Eighty percent of the world is now too dangerous for people to live in. With the monsters' arrival, the world bestowed "Classes" upon its people.

Classes are assigned at birth, and most people live according to them. There are eight COMPETENT classes: FIGHTER, HUNTER, CLERIC, WARRIOR, MAGE, MERCHANT, THEIF. And three special ORACLE classes: KING, SAGE, HERO.

The weakest Class of all is VILLAGER.

However, Kouji Kagami became "LEVEL 999"--the highest level that no one had reached before.

When he met the daughter of the Demon King, the world started to change!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Virtual World , Demons , Post-Apocalyptic , Magic , Anti-Hero , Martial Arts , Shounen , Time Skip , Superhero , Dragons , Reverse Isekai

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 , Pregnancy

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

Yongwangnimui Chef-ga Doeeotseumnida

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Cheong Shim (a.k.a Cheongi (Cheong-i)) threw herself into the sea of Indangsu! What will happen when she wakes up in a lazy dragon's dungeon? Meet many cute monsters while living a delicious, symbiotic life!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Dragons , Food , Long Strip , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Historical , Isekai , Magic , Heterosexual , Vampire , Animals , Reverse Isekai , Parody

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

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

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 , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

The year is 202X, and Japan has entered an age of inter-isekai exchange thanks to its light novel and manga industry! Inudou Keita is a high school student living on his own and working to become a top mangaka. When the nerdy, knightly (and cringy) high elf Surt moves next door, will she blast him sky-high for disrespecting elvenkind in his latest manga, or are other sparks going to fly?! And if not with Surt, there’s always secretive landlady Lilith, or the Gyaru Goddess Ameno Uzume! Mythical worlds are about to collide (and maybe explode!) in this sizzling isekai romantic comedy!



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

2-nen B-gumi Yuusha Destroyers

Also known as Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

The Demon King who brought darkness to the world has been defeated by the hero, and the light has returned. But the Demon King leaves a part of himself behind as a successor known as Valaris III. To regain their reign of darkness, the new Demon King ventures out of the demon castle and heads to our world, but where they emerge is... From the creator of Gintama comes a devilish new comedy!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Reverse Isekai , School , Parody , Demons , Meta , Isekai , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist

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

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

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

Kaibutsu Shoujo Zukan

Also known as The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In the world of monsters, where scaring and tormenting humans is a way of life, even monster girls need to pass their classes, graduate and get a job! Enter Class Z: a bunch of failures more likely to be frightened and bullied themselves. Can this rag-tag group of underdogs become successful full-fledged monsters?



Note: Includes five extra chapters: 19.5, 28.5, and three "Supplemental Lesson" 4-Koma.

Tags: Zombie , Body Horror , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Shoujo , Gore , Female Protagonist , Monster Girl , Vampire , School , Ghost , Primarily Female Cast , Boarding School , Kemonomimi , Teacher , Reverse Isekai

JK Yuusha to Inkyo Maou

Also known as Hero Girl and Demon Lord Call It Quits.

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

With the ages-old battle between good and evil settled...the demon lord becomes roommates with the hero?! A slice-of-life comedy with the oddest roommates ever!



Note:
- Includes the one-shot "Sekai Heiwa no Tame ni Yuusha to Maou wo Kuttsukemasu"
- Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Demons , Reverse Isekai , Henshin , Female Protagonist , School , Magic , Found Family , Aliens