Isekai anime is still on the rise, with new releases every anime season. Fans receive dozens of new worlds to discover and exciting characters to follow that go on wondrous adventures. Transportation to another world is a genre of endless potential that drops an average joe into a fantasy land, sometimes with enhanced powers, sometimes not.
Reincarnated As A Sword is a recent addition to the fall anime season that follows a young demi-human girl who becomes the wielder of a sentient sword. The anime is just getting started, but fans shouldn't worry as there are many similar anime that they can watch to bide their time until new episodes are released.
7 KonoSuba
KonoSuba turned out to be one of the best Isekai anime as a whimsical series that follows Kazama Satou, who, after dying while walking home, is given a choice by a goddess of either passing on to the afterlife or being reincarnated into a fantasy world. Without hesitation, Satou is dropped in the middle of a new world where magic and swordplay are prominent fixtures in society.
Along the way, he is joined by the goddess who gave him a choice, Aqua, and Megumin, a fiery mage. The makeshift party sets out on a whacky adventure that gets them into all sorts of trouble. Satou quickly learns that the adventurer life isn't all it's cracked up to be and promptly envelopes the Thief class's role, which perfectly suits his personality. Satou's blunt and cynical personality often places him at odds with his new friends, but he possesses the abilities to help his friends when the chips are down.
6 Rising Of The Shield Hero
Naofumi was one of three individuals transported to Raphtalia's World, where they were all destined to become legendary warriors to combat the growing threat plaguing the kingdoms. Fitted with the mighty shield weapon, Naofumi was prepared to do his best, along with the other heroes summoned to help.
Naofumi began with an optimistic attitude but was quickly brought down to size as in every avenue, he was taken advantage of, framed, and abused. Finally, Naofumi decided to abandon his responsibility as a champion and set out on his own to live the life he wanted to live, no matter what was expected of him. However, the hero's life is hard to shake for good people.
5 That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is an action-packed tale of Tempest, once a cozy office worker, now a divine warrior of immense power. After dying in his own world, Satoru awakens in a new world as a shapeless ooze. While slithering through his new home, he encounters a mystical beast known as the Storm Dragon, whom he befriends.
Satoru releases the Storm Dragon and is bestowed a mighty divine blessing that earns him a new human form, incredible abilities, and a new name. Satoru now sets out as Tempest Rimuru and begins to explore the endless possibilities of the fantasy world he now inhabits.
4 How Not To Summon A Demon Lord
Summoning a demon lord is no easy task. When an elven mage and a young adventurer botch a ritual, they accidentally summon something they never expected. Takuma is a recluse who enjoys playing his favorite game for hours on end. He plays a powerful class with extremely rare magical items that make him one of the strongest in the game.
The ritual spell summons him to another world and grants him all the powers of his class in the game, making him an unstoppable force of explosive power. Takuma is taken aback at first but soon begins to relish his newfound abilities, taking full advantage of his position.
3 Bofuri: I Don’t Want To Get Hurt, So I’ll Mx Out My Defense
Maple is a young high school girl with no gaming experience whatsoever. Her best friend, Sally, entices her to log into a newly released virtual MMO so that they can play together. Upon logging in for the first time, Maple is overwhelmed by the class system and decides only to increase one stat, her defense.
This sparks a series of events that takes Maple from a newbie nobody to one of the most well-known players in the game in no time flat. On her Journey, Maple and Sally take on the toughest challenges the game has to offer and make new friends along the way.
2 So I’m A Spider, So What?
Kumoko is one of several students killed in a devastating accident that destroys her school. When she and her classmates awaken, they have been reborn into another world. Unfortunately for Kumoko, unlike her classmates, she was not reborn in leisure or power.
Instead, Kumoko was reincarnated as a spider, with no defenses against the world around her. Nevertheless, Kumoko tries to make the best of a terrible situation and in the process, discovers the world's RPG elements. As Kumoko grows stronger, she better manages the dangers of everyday life for a spider and even gains a semblance of hope that she may find a way to live a normal life one day.
1 Skeleton Knight In Another World
When a hero is transported to another world, the last thing they expect to be reborn is an undead skeleton. One moment, Ark is playing his favorite online game, and the next, he’s waking up in another world in a full set of powerful armor. Unfortunately, to Ark’s dismay, he has assumed the form of a skeleton knight with all his in-game abilities to go with it.
Ark doesn't let this get him down for long as he sets off to see what lies in wait in this new world. In Ark's first few adventures, he becomes the hero to enslaved people, defeats a deadly beast plaguing a forest, and saves an entire village. Ark hopes that one day he can turn himself back to normal but won't ignore the good things in front of him. Little by little, Ark becomes a valiant anime knight.