The story takes place in the year 2138 when virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
(Source: Anime News Network)
In the story, Subaru Natsuki is an ordinary high school student who is lost in an alternate world, where he is rescued by a beautiful, silver-haired girl. He stays near her to return the favor, but the destiny she is burdened with is more than Subaru can imagine. Enemies attack one by one, and both of them are killed. He then finds out he has the power to rewind death, back to the time he first came to this world. But only he remembers what has happened since.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Notes:
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
- In the Winter 2020 season, Re:ZERO was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot. This edit included the first OVA and added slight modifications to certain scenes throughout. It also added an additional scene at the end of the final episode.
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Psychological
Romance
Thriller
This anime is about:
Time Manipulation
Isekai
Tragedy
Male Protagonist
Alternate Universe
Primarily Female Cast
Steampunk
Witch
Magic
Ensemble Cast
Cult
Gore
Body Horror
Maids
Love Triangle
Elf
Assassins
Seinen
Hikikomori
Demons
Butler
Twins
Cosmic Horror
Monster Girl
Kuudere
Nekomimi
Meta
Body Swapping
Dragons
Crossdressing
Parody
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English:Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World
Japanese (Romanji):Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm...as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his goopy new existence, his exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change his new world forever!
(Source: Yen Press)
4. I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2021
An at-home comedy about a powerful girl who doesn’t work too hard!(⋈◍ ˃ᴗ˂ ◍)。✧♡
After dying of overwork in the real world, I’m reincarnated as an immortal witch, and I spend 300 years enjoying a relaxing life. At some point, though, I end up at level 99!
All those years spent killing slimes to make the money to pay the bills gave me a ton of experience points… Rumors of the level 99 witch spread, and soon I’m up to my ears in curious adventurers, duelist dragons, and even a monster girl calling me her mom! “This isn’t a dojo, so don’t come here to fight me…!”
I’ve never been on an adventure, but I’m the strongest in the world… What’s going to happen to my relaxing life?!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Slice of Life
This anime is about:
Primarily Female Cast
Female Protagonist
Witch
Family Life
Reincarnation
Rural
Cute Girls Doing Cute Things
Isekai
Dragons
Monster Girl
Elf
Time Skip
Demons
Ghost
Tanned Skin
Tsundere
Episodic
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English:I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
Japanese (Romanji):Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita
5. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi) 2015
Some adventurers delve into the sprawling labyrinths beneath the city of Orario to find fame and fortune. Others come to test their skills against the legions of monsters lurking in the darkness below. However, Bell Cranel’s grandfather told him a different reason: it’s a great place to rescue (and subsequently meet) girls! Now that Bell’s a dungeon delver himself, the ladies he’s encountering aren’t the helpless damsels in distress he’d imagined, and one of them, the beautiful swordswoman Ais Wallenstein, keeps rescuing Bell instead. As embarrassing as that is, it’s nothing compared to what happens when goddesses get involved. Freya, Hephaistos, and Loki, with their powerful Familias, are intimidating enough, but there’s one goddess whose relationship with Bell is certain to spark trouble.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
This anime is about:
Dungeon
Male Protagonist
Gods
Magic
Mythology
Primarily Female Cast
Shounen
Harem
Swordplay
Nekomimi
Kemonomimi
Elf
Goblin
Kuudere
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English:Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi)
Japanese (Romanji):Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
The online fantasy game Elder Tales is a worldwide phenomenon, immersing millions of players in its intricately conceived virtual world. However, the release of the game's twelfth expansion pack makes that immersion all too literal, as players from around the world are suddenly pulled into the game's no-longer-fictional universe! Now, eight-year ET veteran Shiroe, his friend Naotsugu, the beautiful assassin Akatsuki, and 30,000 other players are faced with the daunting task of learning how to deal with an entirely new reality, one where the Non-Player Characters are actually alive, and the tips and tricks learned while playing with a keyboard no longer apply.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
7. KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 2016
Kazuma Satou decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not unlike that of a video game, and as a bonus she'll even throw in a cool item or power! Can't possibly be a bad choice, right? Except he arrives with no money at all, dead average skills, and his "bonus" isn't useful at all--since he picked the goddess, Aqua, herself. How are the two of them supposed to defeat the evil Devil King and live happily ever after? Well, for them, it probably starts with day laboring rather than adventuring. And it's only going to get more disappointing from there!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
This anime is about:
Isekai
Satire
Parody
Primarily Female Cast
Male Protagonist
Magic
Afterlife
Gods
Masochism
Meta
Alternate Universe
Sadism
Chuunibyou
Swordplay
Dungeon
Succubus
Survival
Dullahan
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English:KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
Japanese (Romanji):Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!
The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
9. BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. 2020
The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. However, as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.(Source: Anime News Network, edited)
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Slice of Life
This anime is about:
Video Games
Virtual World
Female Protagonist
Cute Girls Doing Cute Things
Henshin
Parody
Primarily Female Cast
Magic
Isekai
Swimming
Animals
Samurai
Battle Royale
Steampunk
Twins
Episodic
CGI
Robots
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English:BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
Japanese (Romanji):Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.
Makoto Misumi was just an average teenager who happened to suddenly be summoned to another world as a "hero." But the goddess of this world called him ugly and took his hero status away from him then sent him to the ends of the world. In the wastelands, he meets dragons, spiders, orcs, dwarves and many other non-human races. Makoto manages to show promises in the use of magic and fighting, which he wouldn't have been able to do in his former world. He has numerous encounters, but will he be able to survive this new world? A fantasy where a guy who had been abandoned by gods and humanity tries to reset his life in this new world is about to begin!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
This anime is about:
Isekai
Male Protagonist
Meta
Monster Girl
Magic
Female Harem
Economics
Dragons
Archery
Demons
Language Barrier
Shounen
Memory Manipulation
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English:TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-
Japanese (Romanji):Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu
When a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a bus, his story doesn’t end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudy will seize every opportunity to live the life he’s always wanted. Armed with new friends, some freshly acquired magical abilities, and the courage to do the things he’s always dreamed of, he’s embarking on an epic adventure—with all of his past experience intact!
(Source: Funimation)
Note: The anime pre-screened its 1st and 2nd episode starting on the 27th of December on the Nico Nico Live Broadcasting and D Anime Store services
Genres:
Adventure
Drama
Ecchi
Fantasy
This anime is about:
Isekai
Reincarnation
Coming of Age
Male Protagonist
Magic
Seinen
Rehabilitation
Age Regression
Harem
Hikikomori
Family Life
Tsundere
Swordplay
Time Skip
Teacher
Kuudere
Tragedy
Demons
Gods
Nudity
Otaku Culture
Bullying
Witch
Tomboy
Dragons
Samurai
Gore
Elf
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English:Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Japanese (Romanji):Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
I, the protagonist, was just an ordinary high school girl, but suddenly I was reincarnated as a spider monster in a fantasy world. Not only that, but I awakened in a dungeon filled with vicious monsters. Armed with only my human knowledge and my overwhelming positivity, I'm forced to use spiderwebs and traps to defeat far stronger monsters just to stay alive... So begins the labyrinth survival story of a girl with incredible mental strength living as one of the lowest-ranked beasts!
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king after providing the royal family with impressive advice. To rule the kingdom, he's taking the nontraditional (and very human) route of administrative reform. In a realm of dragons and elves, will this revolutionary's unique path prove effective?
(Source: Funimation)
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Romance
This anime is about:
Isekai
Politics
Economics
War
Male Protagonist
Female Harem
Elf
Demons
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English:How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
Japanese (Romanji):Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki
“Dear diary… I got reincarnated as a slime.”
Even in another world, lives aren’t always on the line. There’s plenty of work to be done, from feeding the community and forging the items the community needs; as well as plenty of play …and hijinks throughout! Join Rimuru and friends as they kick back and enjoy their daily lives.
(Source: Kodansha USA)
Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Slice of Life
This anime is about:
Isekai
Reincarnation
Episodic
Agender
Shapeshifting
Magic
Goblin
Monster Girl
Dragons
Ninja
Shounen
Harem
CGI
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English:The Slime Diaries
Japanese (Romanji):Tensura Nikki: Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
The anime's story is set on Naral Island, a continent with swords and magic in which humans and monsters coexist. The terrible Demon King lives there. In ancient times, the first-generation hero defeated the Demon King. Over the many successive generations since then, the Demon King has been resurrected, and the hero who opposes him has likewise reappeared. Girls attend a school for adventurers in order to defeat the Demon King when he appears again.
Though a bit absent-minded, Yusha has the body of a hero. The holy elf Seyla's trouble never ends because she is too serious. The cheerful warrior Fai loves to eat. Mei is a quiet otaku magician. As the four girls aim to be in the hero party, they live relaxed fantasy lives and show no sign of defeating the Demon King no matter how much time passes.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Genres:
Comedy
Fantasy
Slice of Life
This anime is about:
Cute Girls Doing Cute Things
Parody
Female Protagonist
Magic
Primarily Female Cast
School
Yuri
Primarily Child Cast
Teacher
Elf
Ojou-sama
Time Manipulation
Demons
Episodic
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English:ENDRO!
Japanese (Romanji):Endro~!
Type:tv
Aired:2019
Episodes:12
Status:FINISHED
NSFW:no
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