Dead Mount Death Play is a thrilling anime series that was adapted from the manga of the same name written by Ryhogo Narita. It tells the story of a dark world filled with necromancy, magic, and mystical creatures, in which a fight to the death between the Calamity Crusher and a very powerful Necromancer results in his reincarnation into the body of a teenager.
This article will explore isekai anime that’s similar to Dead Mount Death Play in terms of the themes, characters, and storyline. From dark and gritty storylines to supernatural powers, these anime will satisfy your craving for more.
10 Overlord
Momonga decided to stay logged into his favorite MMORPG called YGGDRASIL during its final moment, expecting to be logged out as soon as it ends. After the servers shut down, he instead got transported into the world of the game.
In a bid to find other players that may have also been transported with him, he took on the name of his well-renowned guild, “Ainz Ooal Gown” to pass a message across to anyone who knows the name. Ainz learns to adjust to life with limitless power.
9 Drifters
Whilst in the middle of battle, Shimazu Toyohisa is gets teleported to a corridor of doors. A man who had been waiting sends him through the closest door, after which he wakes up in a new world. He discovers other people have been transported as well, and are part of a group called Drifters.
The world is filled with humans and mystical races such as elves and dwarves. The humans are on the losing side of a war involving them and a group of warriors called the Ends, who wish to kill all the Drifters and rule the world.
8 That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
A middle-aged salaryman is murdered by an unsuspecting assailant and is reincarnated in a world of swords and magic as a Slime. He acquires a new ability called Predator which gives him the power to mimic the physical structure and abilities of anything he consumes. While exploring the new world, he meets and befriends a powerful Storm Dragon who had been sealed for 300 years, who names him Rimuru.
After helping to unseal the dragon, Rimuru became the leader of all beings in the Great Forest of Jura and eventually founded the nation of Tempest, which quickly grew due to Rimuru’s wisdom and acquired strength, drawing in allies and foes alike.
7 The Rising Of The Shield Hero
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Naofumi Iwatani is summoned to a parallel world with three other young men to become the World’s Cardinal Heroes to fight against hordes of monsters called that threaten their existence called waves. They were all given a legendary weapon. Naofumi ironically received a shield and was ostracized because of that, while the others got a spear, a sword, and a bow.
The sole adventurer who agreed to become his companion stole all his money and accused him of sexual assault, she also turned out to be the princess of the kingdom. This story follows his slow rise to power after his exile from the kingdom.
6 Re:Zero - Starting Life In Another World
Natsuki Subaru is suddenly teleported to another world on his way home from the convenience store. He dies a couple of times and discovers he has the ability to return by death while trying to help a half-elf girl he befriends, originally known as Satella.
His ability enables him to return to turn back the hands of time and return to a checkpoint. After Subaru successfully helps her despite many tries, Satella reveals her true identity to be Emilia, a candidate to become the next ruler of the Lugunica Kingdom and her host takes Subaru in as a butler. Subaru tries to protect all he holds dear with his ability, not minding the number of times he has to die and the trauma that comes with it.
5 No Game No Life
The series tells the tales of Sora and his stepsister Sor who are also known in the online gaming world as Blank, a group of undefeated gamers. One day, they are challenged by a god named Tet to a game of chess, and they emerge as victors.
As a reward, the god summons them to a world centered around games called Disboard. The citizens can’t inflict harm on one another and can only resolve their differences through games whose rules and rewards are enforced through magic.
4 The Saga Of Tanya The Evil
An atheist salary man was confronted by an entity that claimed to be God at the point of his death. The entity, which was called Being X by the man, condemned him for not having faith and reincarnates him in a world of magical warfare as an orphan girl named Tanya Degurechaff.
She is cast into an endless cycle of reincarnation each time she dies, unless it is not natural death or without believing in Being X. She learns to become bloodthirsty and egoistic in the hopes of rising the ranks of the Empire’s Mage Corps in a plan to become an invincible foe.
3 Sword Art Online
Excited to play the revolutionary full dive MMORPG game Kirigaya Kazuto, also known as Kirito, and a lot of other gamers around the world jump into the game, only to discover that there is no log-out option and they are all trapped in there till the game is cleared. Whoever dies inside the game will also die in the real world.
Players with similar ambitions start to band together. Those who have accepted their fate and just want to live the rest of their lives in the game, those who want to try to clear the game and get back home, and those who love to kill other players. This story follows the skilled Kirito and his friend Asuna who he meets along the way as they try to find a way back home.
2 Konosuba: God’s Blessing On This Wonderful World
Kazuma Satou is summoned into a world of adventurers and magic by the Goddess Aqua in order to defeat the Demon King and his generals to save the world. He soon discovers that Aqua is a bit of an airhead, and their adventures are filled with mishaps.
Kazuma meets other eccentric and often useless characters, which include Megumin, a powerful wizard with an explosion magic obsession; Darkness, a masochistic knight who is more interested in getting hurt than actually saving people; and Yunyun, a proud arch-wizard who is desperate for friends.
1 Re:Creators
Re:Creators explores the concept of fictional characters coming to life and interacting with their creators in the real world. Sota teleports to a world where he meets a sword-wielding heroine named Selestia in the middle of a battle with a little girl named Altair. After teleporting back to his world with Selestia, he finds out that other characters have been teleported to his world.
As Sota learns more about the situation, he finds out that the characters have been brought to life by Altair, who seeks to destroy her creator and the world he created. Sota and Seletia team up with other creators to stop Altair and her allies before she destroys their world.