Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season

Shousetsuka ni Narou, “Let’s become a novelist!”, is Japan's novel publishing website where anyone can publish and read novels free of charge. These animes are the anime of Shousetsuka ni Narou origin.

Part 1 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5026
Part 2 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5031
Part 4 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31489
Part 5 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49254

۞ 𝕀𝕤𝕖𝕜𝕒𝕚 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝔸𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝔾𝕆𝕆𝔻 𝕆𝕟𝕖𝕤.⤵
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❐ 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒅 ⟹ GameSekai with kind of high-fantasy theme.
❐ 𝑯𝒂𝒊 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒐 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒈𝒂𝒓 ⟹ GameSekai with very realistic approach.
❐ 𝑳𝒐𝒈 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒐𝒏 ⟹ GameSekai with very technical approach.
❐ 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 ⟹ Historical figures gets Isekaied.
❐ 𝑵𝒐 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑵𝒐 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆 ⟹ Unique isekai, Focused on games.
❐ 𝑻𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒊 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝑺𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂 𝑲𝒆𝒏 ⟹ Generic Isekai with interesting plot.
❐ 𝑻𝒔𝒖𝒌𝒊 𝒈𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒌𝒖 𝑰𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒊 𝑫𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒖 ⟹ Generic Isekai with interesting twist and plot.
❐ 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒊𝒋𝒊-𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊 𝒈𝒂 𝑰𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒊 𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝑲𝒖𝒓𝒖 𝑺𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝒚𝒐? ⟹
❐ 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒋𝒐 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒌𝒊 ⟹ Isekai but in a 19th century Military setting with limited magic, very
❐ 𝑹𝒆:𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒌𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝑯𝒂𝒋𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒖 𝑰𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒊 𝑺𝒆𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒖 ⟹ Isekai, time loops & psychological toll of repeated failures.
❐ 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒀𝒖𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒏𝒐 𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒊 ⟹ 1st season is great then it goes downhill from there.
❐ 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏 ⟹ Isekai with a hint of high-fantasy, not very generic.
❐ 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒐 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒊 𝑺𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒊 𝒏𝒊 𝑺𝒉𝒖𝒌𝒖𝒇𝒖𝒌𝒖 𝒘𝒐! ⟹ This is Gintama of Isekai, hit or miss comedy.
❐ 100-𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒊 𝒏𝒐 𝑼𝒆 𝒏𝒊 𝑶𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒖 ⟹ Very unique, they are summoned to isekai for mission only.
❐ 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒆: 𝑱𝒊𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒊 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒊 𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝑲𝒂𝒌𝒖 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒆𝒓𝒊 ⟹ Modern weapon and military meets Isekai.
❐ 𝑲𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝑱𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒌𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒏𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒕𝒆! ⟹ When Chūnibyō gets Isekaied.
❐ 𝑲𝒖𝒎𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒖 𝒈𝒂, 𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝒌𝒂? ⟹ Instead of Slime She's a Spider, interesting nonetheless.
❐ 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒋𝒊𝒏 𝑲𝒐𝒖𝒌𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒊-𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊 𝒘𝒂 𝑰𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒊 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒚𝒖𝒖 𝒅𝒆 𝑰𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒌𝒖 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒖! ⟹ Einstein level Prodigies gets isekaied.
❐ 𝑻𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒆 𝑰𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒂𝒊 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒖 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊 ⟹ Generic Isekai but he can purchase staff from earth, Iyashikei focused.
❐ 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒊𝒏, 𝑯𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒖! ⟹ Satire isekai about corporate culture through the misadventures of an inept protagonist and his quirky allies.
❐ 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚 ⟹ It's Reverse Isekai. So it counts right?
❐ 𝑹𝒆:𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 ⟹ Father of "Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken" trope.
❐ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑼𝒔𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 ⟹

As we know isekai is not one of the genres with the best reputation within anime, but among so much crap we can find some that are worth checking out.

Normal foxes or mythlogy, yōkai foxes?
Demons or waifus?
Fluffy and dangerous❤️

This is a collection of my favorite anime to come out in 2023. All of these are worth a watch.

This stacks comprise with many animes that are deem trash in the manner of gimmick/animation/morality, but are just the trash that sometimes shine through and can give you a very enjoyable time of your life.

--Other Not Included Isekai--
Movies:
‣ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie - Scarlet Bond [Watched]
‣ KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Legend of Crimson
‣ Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
‣ Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow: Manner Movie
‣ Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
‣ Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
‣ Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night
‣ No Game No Life: Zero
‣ Youjo Senki Movie
‣ Bakemono no Ko
‣ Brave Story
‣ Spirited Away [Watched]
‣ Naruto Shippuden the Movie 6: Road to Ninja

Maybe I need to make a Best Isekai Watchlist Part 2 for the extended list.

Extended List: (Lots of newer isekai)
-Newer: (2020s)
‣ The Slime Diaries [On Hold]
‣ So I'm a Spider, So What? [On Hold]
‣ Skeleton Knight in Another World [On Hold]
‣ Parallel World Pharmacy [Watched]
‣ The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent (2 Seasons) [Watched Season 1]
‣ Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (2 Seasons) [Watched]
‣ How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2 Seasons) [Watched]
‣ Combatants Will Be Dispatched! [Watched]
‣ I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level [Watched]
‣ Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles [Watched]
‣ The Faraway Paladin (2 Seasons) [Watched Season 1]
‣ Black Summoner [Watched]
‣ In the Land of Leadale [Watched]
‣ Princess Connect! Re:Dive (2 Seasons) [Watched]
‣ Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World [Watched]
‣ The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World [Watched]
‣ I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too [Watched]
‣ Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs [Watched]
‣ I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss [Watched]
‣ My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (2 Seasons) [On Hold]
‣ Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte [On Hold]
‣ The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion [Maybe]
‣ I'm in Love with the Villainess [Maybe]
‣ The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior [Maybe]
‣ BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. (2 Seasons) [On Hold]
‣ Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (2 Seasons) [On Hold]
‣ The Dungeon of Black Company [Maybe]
‣ Handyman Saitou in Another World [Maybe]
‣ Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon [On Hold]
‣ The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic [Watching]
‣ Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
‣ 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Time Travel)
‣ I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
‣ Re:Monster [Dropped]
‣ No Longer Allowed in Another World

-Older:
‣ Fushigi Yuugi
‣ The Vision of Escaflowne
‣ Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia
‣ Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?
‣ Digimon Adventure (2 Seasons)
‣ Inuyasha (7 Seasons) [Watching]
‣ Sword Art Online (2 Seasons) [Watched Season 1]
‣ Sword Art Online: Alicization (2 Seasons)
‣ Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
‣ Outbreak Company [Maybe]
‣ Isekai Quartet (3 Seasons) [Maybe]
‣ Kyou kara Maou! (3 Seasons) [Maybe]
‣ Magic Knight Rayearth (2 Seasons) [Maybe]
‣ Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar [Maybe]
‣ The Familiar of Zero (4 Seasons) [Maybe]

More Reverse Isekai:
‣ Blood Blockade Battlefront (2 Seasons)
‣ Hinamatsuri
‣ Dead Mount Death Play (2 Parts) [Watched Part 1]
‣ Ya Boy Kongming! [Watched]
‣ The Devil is a Part-Timer! (3 Seasons) [On Hold]
‣ Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2 Seasons) [On Hold]
‣ Dropkick On My Devil! [Maybe]
‣ Gabriel DropOut [Maybe]
‣ Restaurant to Another World (2 Seasons) [Maybe]
‣ Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World [Maybe]

Trashy Isekai:
They are listed on my other stack, Trashy Isekai Watchlist.

New Upcoming Seasons:
‣ Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2 [Released]
‣ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 [Released]
‣ KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 [Released]
‣ Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2 [Released]
‣ Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
‣ Reincarnated as a Sword 2nd Season
‣ Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
‣ The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Season 2
‣ Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 4

Updated as of Spring 2024 Season.

Isekai anime with anti-hero protagonists who do not hesitate to do the hard thing.

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

Best Animes of 2023 according to MAL users :
All anime that started being released in 2023 with a score of 8 or more on MyAnimeList.
All types included (TV, movies, ONA, OVA and specials).

Best Animes of 2022 : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34009

See the interest stack: "2023 Fall YouTube Critics Recommendations - New Shows" for the full intro.
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34116

This is not one of the common guides where they put any kind of anime in the genre and say it's good, and that you should watch it. I've listed the best anime that you can definitely watch, with no chance of disappointment. There might be one or two anime that may not seem attractive, but the stories of these are certainly engaging.

These are in my personal opinion, isekai worth checking out.
There's a variety of shows listed that range from entertaining to immersive to unique.
I Hope I at least helped you find a new show and safe journey down the rabbit hole that is isekai's.
I haven't seen a lot of isekai's but i plan to expand the list in the future.

Update: New series added Tensura or that time I got reincarnated as a slime. I will keep adding future seasons as I go through them.

Update 2: Some have gotten a more detailed description and review while the rest will get.

I want to coin a new subgenre. The subgenre is for shows that are on the border of into parody. It's for when you look at title / main character and think there is no way this isn't a parody, but it isn't a parody, everything that happens is a result of previous events/character motivation/ world settings, etc. As apposed to traditional parody where events happen to ”because it's a parody”.

Looking for recommendations to expand stack. NOTE must have comedy as one of the major genres and not considered a parody but most ( konosuba is borderline in this stack but too much of a parody)

I watched all of these anime during Fall 2023

Top anime (in my opinion)
New in Fall 2023:
1. Can't choose between these 2
KUSURIYA NO HIROGOTO, FL was kidnapped and then became a lady in the harem palace, because of her abilities as a pharmacist, she became a concubine's servant
Beautiful visual art, with exciting and interesting mystery comedy

UNDEAD UNLUCK, ML's ability to not die (Undead) but ML is looking for various ways so he can die then he meets FL with the ability to bring bad luck if other people touch the FL (Unluck), initially they are chased by an organization called union but then join To become a member, they have to complete a mission to get a prize, if they don't succeed, they get a penalty
There are several gore scenes (blood and body parts), the fight animation is really good and cool this season, the story is interesting

2. KAMONOHASHI RON NO KINDAN SUIRI, there are 2 MCs, Ron is a strange/flirty detective who has the ability to make perpetrators commit suicide, the other is Toto, a police detective who can be said to be a restrainer so that Ron isn't weird.
Each case is interesting and the solution is explained in full and it's not too long (1-3 eps after finishing 1 case)

3. SOUSOU NO FRIEREN, the story of Frieren's adventure after defeating the demon king while remembering Frieren's memories, especially when he was in the group of heroes, the background sound is also really fitting for each scene. There are lots of moral messages that can be taken away, the animation is also good, beautiful down to the small details and the movement is smooth, because the genre is adventure, not action, so there is rarely action, but once there is, the fights are cool

Sequel:
For the sequel, I don't know why there isn't much interesting, it's finished in the summer I think
1. DR STONE NEW WORLD PART 2 continuation of Senku with his genius brain to make various discoveries, this time his enemy has a tool to turn people into stone

2. SPY X FAMILY S2, cruise ship arc

3. SEIJO NO MARYOKU WA BANNOU DESU S2
The FL from the modern world keeps getting called to isekai to become a saintess, but when she's called, it turns out there are 2 people who are called, the S1 is quite annoying because the other person's appearance is richer than a saintess + is beautiful, so FL is ignored by the prince (she's the only one who's annoying), even though FL is a saintess, in the season finale in FL she was recognized as a saintess by the people there, this is final season

Top Anime Opening songs of Fall 2023 (in my opinion)
1. Fly High by BAE (Paradox Live The Animation Opening 1)
Paradox live is a hip hop group consisting of BAE, Cozmez, The Cat's Whisker, AkanYatsura, Buraikan, 1NM8, Visty, Goku Luck, Amprule
I know this group from YouTube, and the anime is an adaptation of the group's battle music
2. Tokimeki by Ikimonogakari (Kibou No Chikara : Otona Precure 23)
This anime is a sequel to the old school anime Yes Precure, where the story is about the characters who are adults
3. Kieru Made by Hana Hope (Hametsu no Oukoku)
Humans who are afraid that they don't need wizards because they already use advanced technology, start committing mass murder against wizards, the MC, who is a wizard's student, sees his teacher killed in front of his eyes, takes revenge by slaughtering humans.
In this anime the story is tragic, dark, full of revenge and war


Top Anime Ending songs of Fall 2023 (in my opinion)
1. Bang! By BAE (Paradox Live The Animation Ending 1)
This is the first song I heard from Paradox Live, it's my favorite, so all the songs are definitely on my playlist 🤣
2. Perfect World by LMYK (Megumi No Daigo)
About the fire brigade, their struggle to save people
3. Lilac Melody by Aina Suzuki (Seijo No Maryoku wa Bannou Desu S2)

Slapper video for a slapper year :] The anime Gigguk named in his "Best of Anime 2023" video, seen here: https://youtu.be/JhVPJ2J0sz8

Sorted in ascending order (first entry is #13, last entry is #1).

melhores animes de 2023 (em ordem)

A comprehensive watch order of The Eminence in Shadow series, which includes every entry in The Eminence in Shadow franchise.

This guide is fully maintained, retouched, reorganized and updated by yours truly.

All other published "Series Guides" by me that might interest you:
https://myanimelist.net/profile/nrhkm/stacks

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MAIN SERIES
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1. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
TV - 20 x 23 minute long episodes. R - 17+ rated.
First season of the series. Adapts volumes 1 and 2 of the Light Novel.

1-1. Kagejitsu!
ONA - 17 x 2 minute long episodes. PG-13 rated.
Mini anime spin-off of the first season.

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2. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd Season
TV - 12 x 23 minute long episodes. R - 17+ rated.
Second season of the series. Adapts volumes 3 and 4 of the Light Novel.

2-2. Kagejitsu! Second
ONA - 12 x 2 minute long episodes. PG-13 rated.
Mini anime spin-off of the second season and sequel to Kagejitsu!.

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3. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Movie: Zankyou-hen
Movie - ?h ? minutes long. R - 17+ rated.
Not yet aired. Sequel film to the second season.

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PARODY UNIVERSE
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1. Ple Ple Pleiades × Kagejitsu!
ONA - 1 x 10 minute long episode. PG-13 rated.
Crossover spin-off of Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades with Kagejitsu! Second.

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Resources used:
https://chiaki.site/?/tools/watch_order