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Aug 27, 2021 5:44 AM
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There's been a lot of negativity these days towards the isekai genre. So I figured make a thread talking about good isekai out there. What are your favorites? I'm personally not a fan of the isekai genre as whole. But there have a been a couple that I liked, such as Shield Hero and SAO. Shield Hero is my favorite one between the two though. I thought it was really interesting the position that Naofumi was thrown into in the beginning of the season. It didn't start as most anime where the heroes come together to save the world.
Aug 27, 2021 5:49 AM
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I'll just copy paste what I said about Mushoku Tensei before,

- Interesting characters
- Impressive worldbuilding
- Compelling plot and story
- Great animation and visuals
- Great soundtracks, opening and ending
- Everything is executed properly
Aug 27, 2021 5:52 AM
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Ascendance of a bookworm

Devoid of every isekai trope you can think about. A refreshing story and take on isekai genre.
Aug 27, 2021 5:54 AM
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Personally i dont like isekais, but could be Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari. Also liked me re:zero. I remember that i stopped to watch anime for 9 years and re:zero was the first anime that i watched when i returned to watch animes at the beginning of this year.
Aug 27, 2021 5:56 AM
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Slime
its shows how op mc when done write can be a great fun show to watch plus another fact the the side cast is very diverse for me instead of 1 mc and 10 chicks
Aug 27, 2021 6:01 AM
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War on Geminar for being funny as shit and also sexy. I hate to admit it but I enjoy it more than OG Tenchi Muyo. Don't get me wrong the ryououki series is great for the first three parts but War on Geminar is just more fun.
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Aug 27, 2021 6:02 AM
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The Devil is a Part-timer, if that counts as an Isekai. If it isn't then Konosuba.
Aug 27, 2021 6:04 AM
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FFF-Class Trash Hero (manhwa) - actually funny isekai
Shangri La Frontier (manga) - basically, an actual good version SAO
Overgeared (manhwa) - best Power Fantasy isekai

But overall, the genre is pretty bad
Aug 27, 2021 6:05 AM
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TheFireNinja said:
There's been a lot of negativity these days towards the isekai genre. So I figured make a thread talking about good isekai out there. What are your favorites? I'm personally not a fan of the isekai genre as whole. But there have a been a couple that I liked, such as Shield Hero and SAO. Shield Hero is my favorite one between the two though. I thought it was really interesting the position that Naofumi was thrown into in the beginning of the season. It didn't start as most anime where the heroes come together to save the world.

I agree with SAO since the last season is genuinely the funniest anime ever made
Aug 27, 2021 6:07 AM

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Choujikuu Seiki Orguss 02 OVA - one of the best action, mecha, political thriller and alternative history shows ever (the original Choujikuu Seiki Orguss series are trash tho)
Hataraku Maou-sama! - nice adventure reverse isekai
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! - nice isekai parody
Mahou Shoujo Tai Arusu - mahou shoujo but also iskekai with weird art
Youjo Senki - one of the best action, political thriller and alternative history shows ever
Aug 27, 2021 6:11 AM

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Konosuba because of the waifus and it's funny




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Aug 27, 2021 6:12 AM

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Re zero because its the closest I was able to find to Shingeki no Kyojin.
Fantastic MC, well developed females and pretty good world building.

Mushoku Tensei because of world building, quirky characters and visuals and soundtrack.
Aug 27, 2021 6:15 AM
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Owl House is my favorite Isekai series, but it isn’t an anime, so it doesn’t count; I second @Socialloser’s Bookworm mention because of the unique setting and structure free of the typically cheap titillation associated with the genre.

Also SAO isn’t an Isekai stop acting like it is.
Aug 27, 2021 7:05 AM
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Someone's asked about actually good isekai anime before, so here's a quote
Aug 27, 2021 7:12 AM
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Mushoku tensei, becuase that's only I've watched and liked:)
Aug 27, 2021 12:32 PM

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Re zero the reason is because I like the storyline that's all.
Aug 27, 2021 1:14 PM

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My favourite is the one where they go to another world.
Aug 27, 2021 2:10 PM

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the isekai I rated the highest is Konosuba but granted I watched that a while back when I first got into anime, I don’t know if I would still choose that show if I were to rewatch it
Aug 27, 2021 2:14 PM

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No Game No Life (so this is more of a bias and personal pick because the whole aspect of everything being decided by games is so intriguing to me)
Re: Zero (don't really need to explain this one. Probably the only isekai that I can debate is S-Tier)




Aug 27, 2021 2:17 PM

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No game no life,for sake of nostalgy since it was my first anime,but i really like tensei shitara slime datta ken,cause the characters are funny,there have a lot of action and a good story,not only the cliche stuff.
Aug 27, 2021 2:17 PM

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I have yet to understand why so many people like shield hero, I mean I liked it but I don't think it's as good as some people say it is, specially with the second half.

Well in terms of my favorite isekai I would have to say Re:zero, but Mushoku Tensei is probably the best ever made, at least in term of anime.
Aug 27, 2021 9:43 PM

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mushoku tensei maybe. I love the animation and I find the story to have lots of potential



Aug 27, 2021 9:47 PM
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Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku is my favourite isekai anime because it has very well written characters
Sep 28, 2022 2:46 PM
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ManWild said:
mushoku tensei maybe. I love the animation and I find the story to have lots of potential


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Sep 28, 2022 2:51 PM

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Inuyasha
Visions of Escaflowne
Fushigi Yuugi
Digimon 1/2/3/4
Sep 28, 2022 3:05 PM

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Fushigi Yuugi





Ayashi no Ceres



Sep 30, 2022 3:15 PM

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None of them. They are all bad and only look good when compared to something like COTE.
Sep 30, 2022 3:24 PM

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My favorite isekai is Overlord because the cast of characters has their own personalities and powers. There are the Pleiades, Floor Guardians, Area Guardians, etc. World building is top-notch and great to see how Ainz expand his kingdom. Some others that I like are Rezero and Konosuba.

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