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.

This stack also includes reverse isekai and "stuck in a virtual world" series (even though MAL has removed the isekai tag from many of them).

(one entry per franchise)

Entries meet 4 or more of these criteria:
1. Unique protagonist(s) (either in background, goals, personality, or dynamics)
2. Unique magic / power system (aka no "He's casting without incantations?!?!") (also no generic 4-6 element systems)
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, levels, 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)
9. Protagonist has friendships with both male and female characters (not just as subordinates or 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

A list of action anime where the main fighting protagonist is female.

The following will be excluded -

1. Magical girl anime. There are too many of them. Besides there is a dedicated tag for them on MAL so they are easy to find. If an anime despite feeling like magical girl, doesn't have this tag, then I will add them.

2. Gender-bender anime. For example, a lot of Isekai anime where a male is reincarnated in a female body and vice-versa.

3. Anime where the protagonists are mainly female. For example, Lycoris Recoil, Release the Spyce etc. There are too many, so deserves their own list.

4. Anime where all combat is done by controlling something. For example, mecha or vehicular combat anime.

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 (2021-2022): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/50113
OP MC DESTROYS ENEMY SCRUBS (2006-2020): 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. Epic adventures and love in another world. This is isekai tales.

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

Post-2020 shows involving utaites/Vocaloid producers (inc. former). (& maybe a few 2019s since the first stack is full :v)
Most of these are first time anime appearances/collaborations.

Pre-2020: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/238

Roughly grouped by utaites > vocaloid producer units > producers > covers

May include lesser known VTubers/Singers (There's enough for its own stack but it's a bit of a grey area where many utaites have taken on VTubing and/or no longer do primarily Vocaloid covers)

I haven't been keeping up with seasonals these days so you can poke me to add stuff :D

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


Please let me know if there's anything missing!

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You might be wondering, what's the criteria for these stacks/lists?

Well, the MC shouldn't be too annoying or an ultimate cuck who overacts around women (I know, kinda hard to find these men in anime). Fun combat, interesting world and an OP MC, sounds fun.

That said, genres might vary, since not everything has to be about fighting. Being "overpowered" doesn't mean it's always about fighting. Some people are blessed with OP life by the luck of the draw (you know, beautiful/rich people).


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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.

Comedy anime with jokes about dark, sensitive, controversial or vulgar topics.

Adult humour if you can call it.