Isekais that you think are actually good and why

I will actually just come out and say that most Modern Isekai are actually pretty good. Good in the sense it's actually one of the prefect forms of escapism in this medium as entertainment for a majority of people who have mundane realities. Often times Modern Isekai include extremely relatable characters without the need of having complex and over driven back stories. Modern Isekai is simply just an easily digestible form of entertainment to the point one can easily find themselves watching an extremely trashy title and then later on even finding it just as amusing to re-watch over again multiple times and still enjoy it just as much as before. I can't count how many times I have watched an extremely trashy modern Isekai and instantly in the back of my mind wanting to eventually buy it on Official Physical copies when they eventually get released simply to collect it and potentially re-watch it again multiple time in the future to share with my real life friends. When ever I get together with my friends in my man cave we shoot a few games of pool, play poker, and even just to hang out and socialize while drinking beers while Anime is playing on one of my mounted TVs used as background ambience. 2 out 3 times when it comes to modern season Anime, I instantly will grab an Isekai Anime I own on Physical Copies that most of my friends haven't watched before or even watching something new that is currently airing on the multiple platforms I subscribe to now.

Now if we are talking about Isekai Anime that are exemplary "Great" or even thought of as Masterpieces that would be a whole different story to talk about...

To get back to simply good Isekai Anime I can easily list out a few modern examples. "I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too" is an extremely trashy Isekai with not even a very exceptional premise. It offers very little as a story but is extremely digestible and amusing to watch anyways. This Anime is such a wishful thinking male power fantasy to the point it's literally seen as a male power fantasy for nothing more than to create a male power fantasy. So one could even call it the epitome of a male power fantasy just for the sake of creating a male power fantasy. Anything that goes wrong is easily conquered, everything always ends up going the protagonist's way regardless of the situation, and any foe is easily defeated. Every attractive female in the series is suddenly extremely and annoyingly attracted to the protagonist where they would all literally throw their bodies at him at a drop of a hat if the opportunity presented itself. All the while the protagonist still keeps a cool, clear, and calm demeanor about himself grounded in the reality of a stereo typical inexperience of a teenage brat's self-confidence. It's the one redeeming quality that actually makes the character extremely likeable. Where they won't simply just go out an abuse their new found reality to seek out extremely selfish endeavours and also not taking advantage of the situation with their new found looks to go out and try to knock-up every new attractive female in his life.

Even something as recent as "Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers" was extremely entertaining to me where Just the OP alone for this Anime is literally burned into my brain imagining a cute Moe Demon Wiafu bouncing around singing "Love Love, Love song...". Where you got another typical male power fantasy with a mild mannered protag that surrounds himself with an easily forgettable Harem cast of cute stereo typical adventurer women along side his new found Moe Demon bride Wiafu. Living the slice of life style fantasy of building a homestead in his new found fantasy reality world and just out to do nothing more than enjoy his new existence while trying to avoid getting involved with the politics and conflicts between the Humans and Demons by taking sides. It's an ideal neutral premise situation that makes it oddly entertaining to watch. Where the protag befriends demons and humans alike while likely being the most over powered character in the entire story.

I could go on but just got really tired of typing all of a sudden so I will just end things here... But I think many get the picture why I think so many Modern trashy Isekai are actually really good and extremely entertaining to watch.

@ColourWheel

I think I get your point that when it comes to a genre fulfilling its main objective, modern isekai is great because it gives exactly what it's target audience wants. I really can't get over the I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too example, however. It's so immersion-breaking and hard to suspend my belief when the mc pulls off absurd feats in the real world that just get waved off by the people around him by some imaginary logic, or just completely ignored. To the point where I have to pause and take a break from the anime before continuing. Was the viewer supposed to find that funny? If that's the case, then skill issue on my part.

I wouldn't say everyone would be into a title like "I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too". But even extremely popular Anime can be immersion-breaking. Without mentioning names, when you got something as ridiculous as a young alchemist and his brother trying to resurrect their dead mother only for things to go afoul and extremely life threatening to their own well beings. Then in order to save his brothers life from this magical mishap, the dude uses alchemy fusing his brothers soul to a hollow suit of armor that now fully functions like a body completely animated at the cost of the Alchemist's limbs? lol

I have said this before, but Japanese Anime as a medium has never been intended to be a serious medium to begin with. When one starts trying to pull apart Anime with logic used to criticize it, it's almost like one trying to make logical sense of magic or supernatural phenomenon.

Hmmm that's a good question, I remember someone made similar thread but about unique worlds of isekai, I think it was digicat tho I can't find my comment back than which would expand my answer here.

The first one which I don't think should be a surprise is No Game No Life, it isn't complicated as some people would like it, but it had an unique idea, a completely different type of world, the 10 rules, many races in total of 16 and how "crazy" main characters are with playing games, tho I know that copyrights problems with anime aswell as illustrations in light novels, I don't care for that.
Zero movie is even better.

Overlord - The beginning is the best part, the later it goes the weaker it gets but it still good, I guess it is so popular right now with 4 seasons that there's no need to elaborate for the reasons. And obviously the CGI memes x) it is actually funny in this show how CGI looks like.

Ascendence of a bookworm - It's very good, I am saving another seasons when I'll be in need of a good isekai. It is a must watch.

Re:Zero - Despite the annoyance of Subaru and the known meme of "I love Emilia" it is entertaining with idea of death regression.

7th prince - It was actually fun to watch, with how broken the mc is, despite the shotacon baits.

Reincarnated aristocrat, appraisal skill - This one offers a different approach of the build up for politics, so there won't be that much action as in other titles, it is an interesting show.

@Zettaiken 7th Prince IS NOT Isekai. He is reincarnated in his OWN World. Straight Fantasy.

Aristocrat is though.

@Sheol01 oh my bad it's not that easy to remember all the details.