The 18 Best Modern Isekai Anime

Reincarnated slimes, trapped gamers, and overpowered shadow lords headline the genre that took over modern anime. Genre-defining giants share the stage with comedic gems and darker, grounded takes. Where do you stand?

1

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

A salaryman reborn as a powerful slime who builds a thriving monster nation.

1000pts

2

Cautious Hero

A comedy isekai about an absurdly overcautious hero summoned by a clumsy goddess.

785pts

3

Re:Creators

A meta isekai in which fictional characters cross over into the real world.

577pts

4

Saga of Tanya the Evil

A ruthless salaryman reborn as a young girl soldier waging magical warfare against a god.

577pts

5

Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

A grounded, melancholic isekai emphasizing survival, grief, and the cost of fighting to live.

577pts

6

Re:Zero

A deconstructive isekai in which Subaru is forced to relive his death again and again to save those he loves.

500pts

7

Drifters

A violent historical isekai gathering legendary warriors across eras into a war for another world.

500pts

8

The Rising of the Shield Hero

A betrayed hero summoned with only a shield who claws his way back from disgrace.

500pts

9

KonoSuba

A beloved isekai comedy parodying the genre with a useless goddess and a dysfunctional adventuring party.

409pts

10

The Devil Is a Part-Timer!

A reverse isekai comedy where the Demon Lord flees to modern Tokyo and works fast food.

409pts

11

Sword Art Online

The genre-popularizing series about players trapped in a deadly virtual reality MMORPG.

409pts

12

By the Grace of the Gods

A gentle, slice-of-life isekai about a reborn man living a quiet life among slimes.

409pts

13

Ascendance of a Bookworm

A book-loving woman reborn in a world with few books who sets out to make her own.

409pts

14

Overlord

A player trapped as his skeletal overlord avatar who sets out to conquer the new world.

409pts

15

The Eminence in Shadow

A comedic power fantasy about a boy who builds a real shadow organization while role-playing a mastermind.

300pts

16

No Game No Life

A vividly colorful isekai where sibling gamers are summoned to a world that settles everything by games.

300pts

17

In Another World with My Smartphone

A lighthearted power-fantasy isekai where a boy is reborn keeping his smartphone.

300pts

18

Mushoku Tensei

A lavishly animated reincarnation saga following a reborn man living a second life from infancy in a magic world.

167pts