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The 18 Best Modern Isekai Anime

by YPB Team

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 — ranked #11
    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 — ranked #22
    Cautious Hero
    A comedy isekai about an absurdly overcautious hero summoned by a clumsy goddess.
    785pts
  3. Re:Creators — ranked #33
    Re:Creators
    A meta isekai in which fictional characters cross over into the real world.
    577pts
  4. Saga of Tanya the Evil — ranked #44
    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 — ranked #55
    Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
    A grounded, melancholic isekai emphasizing survival, grief, and the cost of fighting to live.
    577pts
  6. Re:Zero — ranked #66
    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 — ranked #77
    Drifters
    A violent historical isekai gathering legendary warriors across eras into a war for another world.
    500pts
  8. The Rising of the Shield Hero — ranked #88
    The Rising of the Shield Hero
    A betrayed hero summoned with only a shield who claws his way back from disgrace.
    500pts
  9. KonoSuba — ranked #99
    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! — ranked #1010
    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 — ranked #1111
    Sword Art Online
    The genre-popularizing series about players trapped in a deadly virtual reality MMORPG.
    409pts
  12. By the Grace of the Gods — ranked #1212
    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 — ranked #1313
    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 — ranked #1414
    Overlord
    A player trapped as his skeletal overlord avatar who sets out to conquer the new world.
    409pts
  15. The Eminence in Shadow — ranked #1515
    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 — ranked #1616
    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 — ranked #1717
    In Another World with My Smartphone
    A lighthearted power-fantasy isekai where a boy is reborn keeping his smartphone.
    300pts
  18. Mushoku Tensei — ranked #1818
    Mushoku Tensei
    A lavishly animated reincarnation saga following a reborn man living a second life from infancy in a magic world.
    0pts

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