The concept of being isekai-ed to another world seems appealing to many people, especially anime fans. For many of them, leaving the mundane world for one full of excitement and adventure is a choice easily made. Most fantasy worlds are breathtaking and full of opportunities, like gaining superpowers, learning how to sword fight, or getting a harem of boys or girls.

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It would seem like many dreams could come true for fans of the genre, so actually having someone hating the idea of being transported to another world seems almost impossible, but it does happen. In fact, theses are a few of the anime characters who likely wish they were never summoned to another world.

6 Saito: The Familiar Of Zero

The Familiar of Zero Louise and Saito about to seal a pact

The Familiar of Zero follows the story of a witch in training called Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière, who studies magic at the Tristain Academy. As a student, she struggles with her spells and even gets nicknamed "Louise the Zero". She tries to prove her peers wrong by casting a summoning spell perfectly, but when it fails, she gets stuck with a human boy as a familiar named Saito.

Saito's life changes completely after being summoned to this magical world. Not only does he lose his freedom, but he is also forced to be Louise's slave and follow her orders. Even though his life eventually gets better, Saito is one of the characters who most likely wished he was never isekai-ed.

5 Many Characters: Sword Art Online

Sword Art Online Characters as Fairies

Sword Art Online is an MMORPG game played with a Nerve Gear, which is the equivalent of today's VR headset. Kirito, the main character of the series, gets the opportunity to try out an early version of the game, but the trial turns into a nightmare when the players get stuck inside the game. There is no way out until the 100 levels are completed, and unplugging the Nerve Gear would result in death as well as dying in the game.

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The first arc of the series features many characters who wished they were never isekai-ed as they constantly face dangerous and deadly situations. Fans of the anime witnessed many depressed characters ending their lives on their own terms, so they wouldn't get forced to combat monsters for real.

4 Sadao Maou: The Devil Is A Part-Timer!

The Devil Is A Part-Timer!

The Devil is a Part-Timer! is reverse isekai about Satan, the demon lord who failed at overtaking the land of Ente Isla due to the hero Emilia stepping in his way and forcing him to retreat to modern-day Tokyo.

After changing his name to Sadao to blend in a little better with other humans, he must adapt to a world he's never been to before until he can find a way back home. Sadao certainly hates being in this mundane world, especially without his powers, and being forced to work at a local fast-food restaurant called MgRonald's for a living.

3 Naofumi Iwatani: Rising Of The Shield Hero

Rising of the Shield Hero Naofui and Raphtalia

Naofumi was a regular person until he got transported into another world after opening a book about four chosen heroes. Upon arrival, he found himself with three other guys who all got entrusted with a weapon and a duty to protect this world. Naofumi got the lousiest weapon of them all, the shield, and he keeps receiving hate from the civilians, royals, and the other heroes.

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The first half-season of the series has a lot of Naofumi complaining about this world and wanting to go home. If he had the option, he would have never come to this world where he gets disrespected, betrayed and hated. The only person who stuck by him since the beginning was Raphtalia.

2 Leon: Trapped In A Dating Sim: The World Of Otome Games Is Tough For Mobs

Leon and Angelica Trapped In a Dating Sim

A man gets blackmailed by his sister into completing her Otome Game at a 100%. He grinds the game without taking any breaks and realizes how much he despises the dating simulation and its characters, especially the main protagonists. After achieving his goal, he dies tragically while on his way to get something to eat.

Just when he thinks his life is over, he wakes up in someone named Leon Fou Bartfort's body. He eventually understands he got reincarnated as a background character in the game he despised so much. Leon is clearly irritated and annoyed, so he tries to stay out of the main storyline, but this nightmare is just the beginning.

1 Subaru Natsuki: 'Re:ZERO'

Subaru from Re:Zero

Re: Zero is about Subaru, a teenage boy who, after leaving the convenience store, gets isekai-ed into another world with nothing else but his purchases and his cellphone. He immediately runs into trouble and gets saved by a girl named Satella. To repay her for helping him, Subaru decides to aid her on her quest to find her stolen insignia. Unfortunately, they don't get very far as they are both brutally murdered.

Subaru has a more valid reason than the others for never wanting to get involved in another world, as he is the only one to repeat his hellish day over again. No one would like to be in his shoes, so it's only natural he wants to go home.

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