Isekai Shikkaku

Surprisingly good series from an oversaturated genre. For people who are interested in isekai but are tired of generic, cliché, trope-filled stories.

(one entry per franchise)

Entries meet 4 or more of these criteria:
1. Atypical protagonist(s) (either in background, personality, or dynamics)
2. Unique magic / power system (aka no "He's casting without incantations?!?!")
3. Unique in-setting religion (aka no "Hello protagonist, I am the Goddess™ of this world")
4. No JRPG / video game mechanics (aka inventory, stats screen, skill list, etc.)
5. Major plot elements do not revolve around an adventurers' guild (generic place that gives quests)
6. No demon king / demon lord / demon army
7. Minimal to no fanservice / nudity
8. Not in the harem / reverse harem subgenres (as in revolving around the main character's many love interests) (series marked with an 8* are ones that are tagged as Harem by MAL but don't really fit this definition)
9. Protagonist has healthy friendships with both male and female characters (as equals rather than subordinates or simple love interests)
10. Has a reason to be an isekai
11. Consistently funny comedy

Format:
Description

[isekai type(s)]
(list of criteria met)

Tags: Unique Isekai, Worthwhile Isekai, Great Isekai

This inhumanly derivative, formulaic, escapist, consumerist and incestuous genre is one of my guilty pleasures, and in my journey through it I have found some good stuff. Here are shows which either execute the classic isekai tropes well and simply have quality, or shows that may not be the best, but which at least have an interesting execution of the isekai concept that subverts expectations or at least isn't so derivative, generic or mediocre as others.

Includes inverse isekai shows (fantasy world character going to Earth) and anime that almost nobody counts as isekai, as they don't fit into the fantasy RPG setting, but technically are isekai, in the literal sense of the term.

Only one per franchise.

We all know that famous historic Japanese warlords, samurai, ronin and ninjas (Such as Oda Nobunaga and the Shinsengumi) are frequently feautured in various anime, but what about famous Japanese writers instead???

There's sadly not a lot of anime featuring them currently, but hopefully it caught on and there'll be more of them coming in the near future!!!

Raw power only.

OP MC DESTROYS ENEMY SCRUBS (EXTRA): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/50113
OP MC DESTROYS ENEMY SCRUBS (EXTRAA): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15385
OP MC STRATEGIST BIGBRAIN TACTICIANS THE ENTIRE GALAXY: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/13806

Villainess redemption ... or revenge, I like them both. A second chance at life. Adventure and love in another world. This is isekai.

list of anime about a abandoning the hero party or abandoning the demon king army for a more comfortable life... but some others are for vengeance.

some are joining force with the hero for something else like defeating the demon lord.
if isn't all some stories are about joining into the demon army so... you get twist and turns in stories so you would not get bored apparently


some anime with these themes... are a thing

I made this list to remember those anime with these theme. please send more anime that has the theme but doesn't appear on the list... I don't remember much my memory is fading

This is every Isekai anime collection you will need.
Is it good? Possibly. Is it bad? Could be. Is it cliché and generic? Maybe. In this era filled with isekai genre it is up to you if you shall fulfill this duty adventurer!

Press "Add to stack" to continue your journey ➡➡➡


NOTE: This stack includes straightforward and direct titles that includes the phrases "ISEKAI/ SEKAI or TENSEI". For more isekai genre you can check the following stacks.

For Non-direct titles:
Every Isekai Anime with Indirect Titles -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57021

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I'm still organizing this stack but feel free to browse search more about the anime listed here! Also, it will be amazing if you can help me expand the list by recommending me more anime in this genre (of course other genre are welcome as well!) (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ

Isekai Anime from 2023 - present.

For 2020, 2021 & 2022: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32506

More Coming 2024:
> Seirei Gensouki 2nd Season
> Lv2 kara Cheat datta Motoyuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life
> As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
> Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo: Akuyaku Reijou ni Naru hodo Ouji no Dekiai wa Kasoku
suru you desu!

Newer Isekai from 2021, 2022 & 2023 that were enjoyable, with upcoming sequels in 2024.
Not including sequels of series that come out before 2021.
On MAL a good isekai would be shows that got over a 7. Some 6's included.

--Just the Sequel-- (Series that started before 2021)
‣ Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
‣ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 [Watched]
‣ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Part 2 [Watched]
‣ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 [Watched]
‣ KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 [Watched]
‣ The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 [Watched]
‣ The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 [Watched]
‣ Overlord IV [Watched]
‣ Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 2 [Watched]
‣ Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3 [Watched]
‣ Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 [Watched]
‣ Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2 [Watched]
‣ Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3
‣ How Not to Summon a Demon Lord Ω [Watched]
‣ Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II

--Others-- (Series with good or decent ratings that I skipped)
‣ The Dungeon of Black Company
‣ Handyman Saitou in Another World
‣ My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X
‣ BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2
‣ Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!
‣ Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte
‣ The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
‣ Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
‣ The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
‣ As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

In this stack you will find all isekai anime, including OVAs, ONAs, specials and movies. There is a lot of unaired stuff here though!

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

P.S. I shall update this stack as new things come out.

Part 1: myanimelist.net/stacks/32968
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
Reverse Isekai: myanimelist.net/stacks/32986

Anime that come out in 2024, for which I'm hyped for and anime that sound interesting, with the date they premiere on.
(The dates are the japanese ones)

While 2022 and 2023 both gave us an outstanding amount of new and original anime, what will 2024 bring us? Fortunately I'm here to create a list of shows and movies that I believe will define this year for new anime. I have not read the sources for anything I'm listing, meaning no manga insights, light novel spoilers, or visual novel validations. Everything listed below is based on whether the entry synopsis, poster, or title intrigues me, or whether I know of something that has made me excited for this show.

Criteria:
- The entry has to be a newly airing franchise (specifically not a sequel/prequel season), remakes are fair game though.
- The entry has to start airing within 2024 (meaning Frieren is going to miss this list unfortunately).
- The entry has to end it's season/cour by the end of Winter 2025.
- The entry has to be listed on MAL.

This list was made before the start of the Winter 2024 season, and is a reflection of the shows that were announced to be airing at some point in 2024.

As the title says. For an anime to be in this list it has to be an isakai, and Truck-kun must be the cause of death.

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Vending machine - included because of a technicality

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KonoSuba - not included because the truck was imagined
Isekai Ojisan - not included because he fell in a coma and didn't die

i didn't include One Piece since it's an on going anime

Part 2. (part 1 here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/25186)

For people who are dead tired of MC's who are dumb as dirt with no competence in anything, only succeeding thanks to luck and "power of friendship".

This list features anime where protagonists are highly skilled, confident, or overpowered. Succeeding thanks to their own abilities first and foremost.

Includes both female and male protagonists. I don't discriminate. A kickass MC is a kickass MC.

I won't be adding sequels, only the first season. Characters and themes of the show don't usually change from one season to the next. In the rare cases they do, I will mention it.

You also won't find any non-Japanese anime here, unless there's a Japanese localized version. I need my anime to be in Japanese.

"It's not a matter of good or evil; yet it may be possible to do it any other way."

Semi-Noir is characterized by some elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy, albeit not necessarily followed by bleak, eventual prognosis of events to come.

The isolation from society of the typical semi-noir hero was underscored by the use of stark high-contrast lighting. Classic images of semi-noir included rain-soaked streets in the early morning hours; street lamps with shimmering halos; flashing neon signs on seedy taverns, diners, and apartment buildings; and endless streams of cigarette smoke wafting in and out of shadows.

The inherent subjectivity of Expressionism is also evident in semi-noir’s use of narration and flashback. An omniscient, metaphor-spouting narrator frequently clarifies a characteristically hemi-labyrinthine semi-noir plot or offers a subjective, jaded point of view. Tension and suspense are increased by the use of all-knowing narrators and flashbacks, in that the audience is always cognizant of impending bleak turn of events, even with presence of plot armor to save the day at the eleventh hour.

The heroes of semi-noir generally share certain qualities, such as moral ambiguity, a fatalistic outlook, and alienation from society. They also exhibit an existential acceptance of random, arbitrary occurrences as being the determining factors in life. Such compassionless pragmatism is found in the most noble, as well as the most tarnished, of semi-noir heroes. The weakest of such characters exhibit an abundance of tragic flaws.

Semi-Noir villains are often characterized as homme fatales or “spiders”; in the words of one critic, they are “comfortable in the world of cheap dives, shadowy doorways, and mysterious settings.” They cunningly and ruthlessly manipulate their counterparts to gain power or wealth.

Nevertheless, the semi-noir villains often evoke sympathy, as they are frequently victims of emotional or physical abuse, with such victimization providing impetus for their vengeance. They are trapped in passionless or violent bonds of contract/servitude and resort to murder as a means of escape, usually destroying their conspirators in the process.

(list will be kept updated)

𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙍 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎 | 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 | 𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙏 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀
Isekai Anime that are obscure enough that I guarantee you haven't seen them all. (Warning: Ecchi, villainess and Yuri series included)

Anime where characters read literary or philosophical classics, anime with literary references or anime that feature literature as a theme. For all the pseudo-intellectual posers out there; please let me know if you find anything worth adding!