Sayounara Ryuusei, Konnichiwa Jinsei

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.

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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I have amassed a repertoire of super binge-able shows which cannot be called "TRASH".

There may be some gems not on this list.

Yes the Main characters are probably overpowered but these do it the best,

This is the very pinnacle of the genre. Peak immersion.

Ranked from Best to worst.

I summarize the series, so bad seasons will tank the series.

JUST INCLUDING PIONEERING SEASON, BUT IT REPRESENTS ALL OF THE AVAILABLE SEASONS.

BUT WHERE? IS 2024 ones? WHY AREN'T THERE ALOT FROM 2024? This year had many recurring ones and the new ones were awful.

Not here? I haven't watched it or it's truly isekai trash.

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 3 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5032
Part 5 -> https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49254

I'm a lazy-ass mofo, so I'mma just copy-paste the description from the part 1 of the stack.

A compilation of anime that can be watched in the background, PiP mode, at 2x speed or with skips without really missing out on too much.

These anime might have nice art style or soundtrack but usually come with pretty average animation (because their budget was equal to 3 bowls of rice and 2 cans of Asahi beer), pretty average story (usually, an Isekai one) and usually have an open ending.

This list will be updated from time to time.

PART 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57242

This list is for Anime adaptions of source material (manga/light novel) that has a protagonist in a Polyamory with romantic development. These Anime entries will be extra entries of the manga/light novel entries in the main list. Go to the main list below for full details:

Polyamory in Fantasy/Isekai
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/36913
Polyamory in Modern Setting Romance
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56274