Shinpi no Sekai El-Hazard

List of pre 2000's isekai anime

Original list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15827
3rd List: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/23846

Created to help with challenges

EXAMPLE CHALLENGE: Watch an Alternative Version or Alternative Setting of an anime you've previously completed (listed as such under "Related Anime")


NOTE: Only the first released anime in a franchise will be added.

Finished scanning the first 5 pages of the 2022 Anime Watching Challenge. Adding more as time allows.


~~If you find this stack and wish to contribute please feel free to message me. Thank you!!~~

Continuation of: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18431

This list will always be in alphabetical order.

If the ratings on my profile tell you nothing else it should tell you this; I am very a harsh critic. My average for animé and manga are both in the 5's and, considering how many titles I've completed, will likely always be there. If I rate something a 6 or higher I really do think it's worthwhile. So everything in this stack is something I would recommend at least trying.

This stack is for all of the animé that made me or almost made me cry. Just because a series is listed here does not mean it was depressing. Some of these are mostly happy save for that one story or scene which made me well up. All animé in this stack are animé that I have finished and given a rating of 6 or above. This stack will be updated as I find new titles. Make sure you have lots of tissues.

My manga version of this list; https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24508

A list of anime containing ecchi elements, but are not tagged as ecchi by MAL. While the ecchi content may not be as prevalent or extreme as officially-tagged ecchi titles, there is still enough to be of interest to fans of the ecchi genre. Many of these register at least 1.5/3 stars on AniDB's "tag-weighting" system for ecchi.
Conversely, those who don't care for ecchi may wish to use this stack for cautionary purposes, as these titles may contain things like pantyshots, revealing outfits, incestuous overtones, oversized/jiggling breasts, swimsuit/lingerie moments, extended bath/shower scenes, lewd dream/fantasy sequences, innuendo, or general fanservice in an otherwise serious/"respectable" show.
Only the first seasons of franchises are listed. Some titles may (eventually) have additional details explaining why I've placed them on the list.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/24838
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26746

Isekai anime that uses the "alternate world" plot device well and doesn't waste it on self-insert wish-fulfillment power fantasies.

Retro high fantasy, medieval fantasy and DnD lookalikes. Isekai included. No hentai included.
For more retro high fantasy including stuff made in the 2000s, check this chart:
https://www.edison23.net/dir/ar/img/fantasy.jpg

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/3798

Enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6QIba2hUjw

In this stack you will find all isekai anime, including OVAs, ONAs, specials and movies. I included not yet aired ones too. This stacks starts with anime from 1983 onwards, so there are some oldies in here.

How many have you seen? Have fun discovering your new favourites!

Part 2: myanimelist.net/stacks/32972
Part 3: myanimelist.net/stacks/32974
Part 4: myanimelist.net/stacks/32980
Part 5: myanimelist.net/stacks/32982
Part 6: myanimelist.net/stacks/32983
Part 7: myanimelist.net/stacks/32985
Reverse Isekai: myanimelist.net/stacks/32986

Short form anime series on this site can often be underappreciated. In the same way poetry is radically different from fiction novels, which are radically different from screenplays and so forth, I view shorter series, typically OVAs, in the same way. Too frequently they're compared to TV series, and there will be many comparative allusions roughly paraphrasing, "You can't expect much from the story/characters because of how short it is", or other similar comments. The value of the efficacy of the presentation in both shorter and longer series are for the most part incomparable to each other. They both strive to do very different things through very different means despite the shared medium of "anime". Of course, what constitutes the differences or goals of a creator is quite vast, but the point is that from my personal view, because the context of the existence of shows that would either be shorter in length or longer are so different and require much different means for communicating the information that they present, I think they should be judged by different standards. How a person judges them is up to themselves, but I do believe short series are worthy of the praise that many would only attribute to more lengthy series. What I want to do is give reverence for the fun-sized length series I have come across and enjoyed to some degree.

What constitutes a “short” series is something shorter in length than a standard minimum length TV series, which is 12 episodes in length. The focus is not on the number of episodes, but rather judging roughly the amount of time. So, if there is a series with 24 episodes, but they are only 3 minutes in length, for example, that would constitute a short series.

Some of these are questionable, like Suisei no Gargantia can be argued to be fully sci-fi, but there is a feel to it that makes me include it, along with organic and archaic elements that are woven together in a way that makes this appear more fantastical than your average sci-fi. Similarly, Gankutsuou is sci-fi with advanced technology, but it's futuristic imagery is conceptualized to cohere with the elegant 19th century setting of Dumas' novel. I'm also avoiding the inclusion of more than one entry per series, so if season 1 is on here, then season 2 likely fits just as much.

Titles that I might add:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/48414/Sabikui_Bisco

list of Isekai Anime before the popularity of Sword Art Online.

Animaze was a company that was formed in 1992 by Kevin Seymour and was in-work up until about 2008 following a closure in 2010 after Seymour had passed away. Animaze, outside of anime, has also dubbed many video games! Regardless, as follows are the anime that Animaze have dubbed! Hokuto no Ken and Super Dimension Century Orguss are excluded because they did not dub the full show!

For some odd reason Animaze decided to dub Orguss 02 instead of finishing the orginal show.

Stack for anime that feature men crossdressing as women for whatever reason ✨
Made specifically for those too lazy to scroll through the crossdressing tag on MAL (which includes both m2f and f2m crossdressing unlike the idols tag which does separate them;;; which doesnt make sense to me but alas)

Disclaimer than this does NOT include actual transgender or heavily trans-coded anime (ex. hourou musuko, senpai wa otokonoko, etc), this stack is solely for anime in which crossdressing is treated as a hobby or comedy gag instead of an actual gender identity (if I accidentally add any anime in here that are explicitly queer in nature, please let me know! I have obviously not watched every show on this stack)

This list doesn't include anime that feature crossdressing as a one-off comedy gag and then never again, it needs to be at least somewhat relevant to the plot to land a spot on here.

No spoiler tag BUT before you scroll please be aware that I did put in the names of every crossdressing character in this stack so if you wanna be surprised then maybe don't scroll <3

Crossdressing (Female --> Male) stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54218

Personal list of stuff to watch to get that 90s fantasy adventuring vibe. Break!! RPG is a TTRPG inspired by fantasy anime and JRPGs. Some entries might be from the 80s or 00s, because I'm a maverick.