Ragna Crimson

This stack contains non-isekai fantasy anime that you could easily mistake for being an isekai.


Isekai means "different world" and is a Japanese genre of portal fantasy and science fiction. It is a bit hard to define, but generally revolves around a person (or multiple people) who are transported or reincarnated into another world.
Since this definition is fairly broad, you'll find some shows like "Sonny Boy" or "Bakemono no Ko" that are technically isekai, but may not seem like it, as they do not share the most common tropes that you'll see in other isekai anime like “Death March”, “Kenja no Mago”, “Isekai smartphone” or “Mushoku Tensei”. While these shows are not completely identical, they do share a number of tropes, like having a male protagonist enter a medieval fantasy world filled with monsters and magic where they either start with powerful abilities or slowly gain them, similarly to progressing in a fantasy RPG. It is also common for similar isekai shows to include game mechanics like ability stats, skill names, UI screens or even an infinite inventory. Another common trope is for the protagonist to be a chosen or summoned hero who goes on a quest to save the world, ending up with great powers, great riches and a harem of love interests.


This is a list of shows that could be mistaken as isekai since they share a lot of the most common tropes, but missing the element of being transported to another world.


A great example is “Danmachi” where the protagonist already exists in a fantasy world, has a unique and powerful ability and explores a dungeon full of monsters, gaining new stats and skills as though he was the protagonist of a fantasy RPG. Other examples include powerful protagonists being reborn within the same world or shows mostly taking place within a VRMMO.

Feel free to send me a message if I’ve included an actual isekai by mistake, or if you have any suggestions!

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Current and upcoming anime adaptations of the battle shonen manga. Includes both Shonen Jump's major hits (Boku no Hero Academia) or reboot of cult works (Shaman King, Bastard) as well as upcoming adaptations of of relatively new works.

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.

I am also not adding shows that I haven't fully completed myself, even if they might qualify. Also, a lot of shows are simply so mediocre or flat out terrible, that I would not wish to recommend them to anyone.

Part 2 here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/44691

This is a stack of Non-Isekai Fantasy Anime with Overpowered Main Characters.

All of the MCs in this stack are OP from the start.

Only the first seasons of each show will be included in this stack.

If you've enjoyed any Anime from this stack, feel free to check out this stack: Isekai Anime with an OP MC

The best and most popular animes that realised in 2023.

This is a compilation of the hottest trash anime of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall 2023, as proclaimed by the Mother's Basement YouTube channel. This is "gaaarbaage" served fresh by "shaaay gaaarbaaage". You'll get the idea if you watch the videos or maybe you can figure it out from the shows stacked here.

"You guys need to understand, trash isn't always a bad thing. I adore trash. The whole reason I do this in the first place is so I can get paid roll around in the stuff." -- Geoff Thew

"When I call an anime trash, I'm not saying it's of inherently poor quality. That would be garbage. Trashiness isn't about quality at all. It's about taste. Or rather the deliberate and often delightful lack thereof. Trash is gaudy. Casually offensive. Nakedly self-indulgent, pun full-frontally intended... But some trash uses its unparalleled creative freedom to break truly new narrative ground." -- Geoff Thew

I try to pull a few amusing or informative quotes and include the trash rating. The rating system is based on trash receptacles and fire. A dumpster fire is probably considered a five or six on a scale of one to ten, but the system is definitely not rigorous or linear.

There isn't a particular order or implied rank in the presentation but I'll try to keep them listed here in the order they appear.

You can find the YouTube videos in this blog post: https://myanimelist.net/blog.php?eid=900440. There are chapter markers to help you get to specific portions of the video, though sometimes the titles are a bit cryptic. You can also follow these links:

Winter 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVBjpewizQo

Sprint 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIPJaiVcjoo

Summer 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SYms74s6Sc

Fall 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrW3DnC0i1g

Update:
-- added Garnt (Gigguk) tier list

Update:
-- added Mother's Basement Hottest Trash


This stack exceeded the 50 item limit so I split it in two. See the stack: "2023 Fall YouTube Critics Recommendations - Returning & Continuing Shows" for the rest. Sorry for the inconvenience.


This stack consolidates watch recommendations for Fall 2023 from several YouTube critics/commentators. Stacked in alpha order.

------------------------------< Pre-season >------------------------------

These are recommendations based on hype, buzz, trailers, and sometimes the reputation of the creative team.

414Anime 152K subs: "The Fall 2023 Anime NOT TO MISS!". Highlighting new anime. Not ranked or ordered so I'll just note it one each show mentioned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7v3zaojfcY

AH Brandon Reviews 60.2K subs: "What Will Brandon Watch Fall of Anime 2023". "I won't be going over everything, just some of the things that catch my eye." His channel content is driven largely by audience interest so this isn't a "what to watch" recommendation. More like someone taking the pulse of his community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfXBbRNvltg

DomoSenpai 4.25K subs: "Ranking EVERY Anime for the Fall 2023 Season". Tier list. Tiers from highest to lowest: Most Anticipated > Intrigued > Might Check Out > Meh > Dog Shtt > Not Interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZx9hWL0G80

EliteAlice 821 subs: "10 NEW Anime to Watch Fall 2023". "This is what I'm liking the best right now." I'll add chapter markers to each entry he mentions so you can watch specific segments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Lby58XPRw
>> Find EliteAlice as Marinate1016 right here on MAL:
https://myanimelist.net/profile/Marinate1016

Garnt 498K subs: "I Watched EVERY Anime in Fall 2023". This is an edited version of a nearly 5 hour stream covering every anime in the Fall 2023 season. Ranking: Must Watch; Three episodes (potential); One episode (give it a chance); Skip. Based on each anime description and trailers. Presumably, shows that were edited out were ranked Skip without much fanfare.
"Anime doesn't make sense anymore!"
Edited: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjOoHnLnFT4
Full stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB0LL2nHK-A (include chapter markers)

Nems Reviews 89 subs: "Anime Worth Watching in Fall 2023". Not ranked so I'll just add the channel to each entry he mentions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IyHNgtjO7Q

Otaku Spirit 15.7K subs: "Top 10 Exciting Fall 2023 Anime!". His top 10 new anime for Fall. Based largely on the strength of the PV but sometimes fueled by the past performance of the creative team. I added the countdown from 10 to 1 (most exciting).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SIsXMfTFrs

Razovy Revived 26.8K subs: "Watch These Anime Fall 2023 | Razovy Revived". Not ranked or ordered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIVhsNSsC-M

Shotoro 26.1K subs: "Top 10 Anime Series Of Fall 2023". Ranked from 10 > 1 (top).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHEFMUFHJpw

ViniiTube 1.06M subs: "Top 10 Most Anticipated Fall 2023 Anime". Ranked from 10 to 1 (most anticipated). Just over half way through the Summer season, and ViniiTube is first out of the gate with Fall recommendations. Includes new and returning shows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O88vghl4pnI

ViniiTube 1.06M subs: "Top 10 Most Anticipated New Anime of Fall 2023". Ranked from 10 to 1 (most anticipated). In contrast to the preceding entry, this is for new shows only. Identified by ViniiTube (new) in the entries below.

Yozakura Sensei 3.87K subs: "The Fall 2023 Anime You Should Be Watching". Ordered list from #1 down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5WEpvfctIw

I expect a number of Top 10... channels will put out Top 10 lists for Fall 2023. I'm going to collect their votes for each show without further commentary from me.
-- Anime Town Top 7 // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGc2hhO59fU

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It's pretty clear "Sousou no Frieren" (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) is the locomotive pulling the hype-train this Fall. "Undead Unluck" has the next most interest, followed by, surprisingly, "Kusuriya no Hitorigoto" (The Apothecary Diaries).

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Otaku Spirit 14.8K subs: "Same Mistake Again! Fall 2023 Is Too Much?". As of early Sep 2023, MAL lists 62 new TV anime, 8 ONA, and 13 Movies for Fall 2023. If you are annoyed by release delays and schedule issues, this video will shed some light. You'll also get a peek behind-the-scenes of the anime industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGIbg2vN_BI&t=633s

------------------------------< First Impressions >------------------------------

Gigguk 3.54M subs: "Fall Anime 2023 in a Nutshell". "What am I doing with my life?" G runs through 24 new and returning shows this season with his usual sarcastic commentary, singling out a few for praise. He didn't have much to say about any other shows. I try to capture the tone of his comments and include chapter markers so you can watch for yourself.

Glass Reflection 583K subs: "I Watched EVERY SINGLE NEW ANIME of the Fall 2023 Season...". To be clear, does not include sequels, new seasons, or returning shows. Based on the first episode or three, the rating system describes whether a show will remain on his watch list, or not. GR will "Keep" shows he will continue watching; "Toss" shows he won't be continuing; and "Hold" for those shows that need a few more episodes before deciding. Chapter markers included for your viewing convenience.

Mother's Basement 1.33M subs: "The BEST Anime of Fall 2023 - Ones to Watch". Unranked Top 10 with 15 honorable mentions, aka, the bargain bin. Covering new shows only. Plus some mentions for upcoming shows on Netflix: "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off", "Onimusha", and "Good Night World"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9XWqjP8tGo

Plus individual videos noted for the appropriate show.

------------------------------< Mid- and Post-season Reviews >------------------------------

Garnt 529K subs: "Ranking Fall 2023 Anime". Some favorites and some least-favorites on a tier list (D < C < B < A < S + Didn't Watch; B is the middle tier.). He doesn't cover every Fall 2023 show - probably because he didn't watch them all (so what is the Didn't Watch tier?) This is an edited version of a 2 hr 37 min stream on the GiggukVOD channel. The VOD version has chapter markers so you can watch your favorite segment in full. There are no chapter markers for the edited version so I estimated time hacks from the transcript.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tceiuy13kSE

Mother's Basement 1.34M subs: "HOTTEST TRASH Anime of Fall 2023". Unranked but flaming-trash-receptacle-rated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrW3DnC0i1g

I will update this stack as more anime YouTubers release Fall 2023 videos.

Predictions of Dubs of Anime from Sentai Filmworks that is still pending home video releases

Dubs Commfrimed:
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Love Flops
The Dreaming Boy is a Realist

Dubs Skipped:
Bibliophile Princess
Giant Beasts of Ars
Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte

Anime with male leads only.

I usually prefer characters who aren't ultimate cucks around women, so some anime featuring cuck MC's are present in the list, but the cuck level is low/bearable enough or the rest of the anime is entertaining enough to sit through MC's cucky shenanigans (cuckanigans?).. viewer discretion is advised.


PS: Only first season will be listed. If anime has more seasons, watch or skip based on experience. Not sure why other stacks list all seasons of same anime in a list.

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)

Newly released & mentionable titles aired in 2023. Sequels, spin-offs, OVAs, and related movies are not included.

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Note: Some other shows are unavailable or they don't have licensed in Indian region