Seikaisuru Kado

These anime have bizarrely unique, wildly niche, or oddly specific concepts. From sentient clothes, to vampires in space, to undead idols, some of these anime may leave you wondering, "who even came up with this idea?..."

some underrater anime that ik ig. lmk if u watched these or if u have never heard of these b4.
no spoilers cuz why not. i wanna see ppl watching em themselves.

I have honestly no idea why I made this.

This is a Compiled List of Isekai or Isekai-ish anime.
Each entry is accompanied by some bullet points explaining certain aspects of the anime and what type of Isekai it belongs to.

Understand that everything written about any given show is completely 100% my PERSONAL OPINION. If you disagree with anything I have written that is okay however, I will not change my views on the matter.

Derived from AniFem's Top Picks for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

See the website for their pros and cons per title:
https://www.animefeminist.com/feminist-anime-recommendations-2016/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anifems-top-picks-2017/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anifems-top-picks-for-2018/
https://www.animefeminist.com/anime-feminists-top-picks-for-2019/

See also
Parts 1-2, 4-7
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17514
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17515
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18755
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18995
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/18999
Manga Recs
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17520
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28358
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28535
Chatty AF
Anime
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22027
Manga
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25862
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25883
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/26994
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/27949

You may or may not like these anime, but you should definitely try them.

anime with little to no oversexualization/hypersexualization of female characters. no harems regardless of horniness because it's still weird & misogynistic. i tried to avoid shows that simply have little to no girls at all. i'm tired of feeling grossed out by every anime/manga !!

P1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25489
P3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25491
P4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25500

** i have watched very few of these. this list was compiled based on the recommendations of others. please hmu if you see something that doesn't belong on this list. more recommendations are also welcome ♡ **

Sources: https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/01/17/check-out-the-nominees-for-2018s-anime-awards-presented-by-crunchyroll
https://www.crunchyroll.com/en/animeawards/pastwinners/index.html

part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37073
part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37074
part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37102

"Fasten your seat belt Dorothy, 'cause Kansas is going bye-bye." — The Matrix. » Unique settings that are very different from our world, or have something that radically changes the experience of them, making them unique. Compiled by someone who's seen over 200 anime. I'll add more anime once I've watched them. This list contains no spoilers.


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I don't consider "unique setting" to be a spoiler, because I'm not stating what makes the setting unique, where it's encountered, or how often; whether it happens in a dream, during a coma, within someone's imagination, or the real world.

It's all very vague. All you know is that, at some point while watching, you'll encounter a unique setting.

Most titles, synopsis, and trailers reveal more than my list does, though I've been more conservative than even those because I know some people like to watch media without knowing anything about it prior.


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— I haven't included sequels, unless the original work it's based on takes place in a mundane setting, then I've omitted that work and shared the relevant sequel. I'll mention what the original work is in the description so you can search for that if you haven't seen it, so you can avoid spoilers.

— What about anime set in space? I'm still tweaking which anime in this genre to filter out. For now I want the setting to be more interesting than just "set in space." There are other lists of anime set in space, and there's no point in duplicating them.

— If I later remove items from this list, I'll add them to this description, so you don't have to worry about losing track of something.

— You can use the list order (highest rated anime on MAL are at the top) and my score to decide whether something is worth watching. I haven't excluded "bad" anime, though if something is very bad usually I won't watch it, meaning it won't make it to this list. If it has a setting that's unique enough, maybe I'll add it to the description.


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Interest stacks by other people and their differences to this one:

✸ Unique Settings & World-Building
by silveraaki
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9187

But it features examples of more mundane worlds that have good world-building.

✸ Dive Into a New world (Unique Settings)
by APolygons2
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/11626

Uses a different criteria than mine. E.g. They've included settings that are fairly mundane, but unique because of what's contained within that setting. My list focuses primarily on unique settings, not neccessarily what's happening, or who, is within it. You could remove the people or things, or most of it, and the setting would still be unique.

✸ fantasy worlds (with unique settings)
by bufi_
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9314

Focuses on fantasy worlds. Mine includes settings that don't include fantasy settings or elements.

✸ Bizarre Worlds
by Fivegears
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/41688

Has a more specific criteria of "alien, unusual or anomalous [worlds] where the rules aren't entirely clear at first."

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✮ Related lists by me
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Coming soon!

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✮ List order
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This list is sorted by MAL score (highest at the top).

Original sci-fi anime, one entry per series/franchise.

Part 1:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46768

Part 2:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46791

Part 3:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46796