Reborn heroes, summoned gamers and cursed outcasts all get a second shot at life. Cozy cooking tales share the shelf with war epics and dark power fantasies.
1Re:ZeroRe:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, a 2016 dark fantasy where a shut-in dies and relives the same days to save the people he loves.1000pts
2Mushoku TenseiMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, a 2021 epic about a reborn recluse who grows up in a magical world and tries to live without regrets.694pts
3The Saga of Tanya the EvilA 2017 war fantasy about a ruthless salaryman reborn as a child mage commanding a battalion in a world at war.626pts
4Tsukimichi: Moonlit FantasyA 2021 fantasy about a boy cast out by the goddess for his looks who finds a new life among demi-humans.626pts
5The Rising of the Shield HeroA 2019 fantasy about a summoned hero who is betrayed and left with only a shield, forced to rebuild his name.607pts
6The Twelve KingdomsA 2002 epic about a schoolgirl pulled into a feudal world of kingdoms and kirin who must find her place as a ruler.587pts
7No Game No LifeA 2014 comedy fantasy about a pair of genius gamer siblings summoned to a world where every dispute is settled by games.491pts
8The Devil Is a Part-Timer!A 2013 comedy where a defeated Demon Lord flees to modern Tokyo and works at a fast food restaurant.491pts
9DriftersA 2016 action fantasy where historical warriors from Japan's past are drawn into a world of war against the Black King.491pts
10The Saint's Magic Power Is OmnipotentA 2021 romantic fantasy about a woman summoned as a saint whose healing skills make her the kingdom's secret weapon.491pts
11Uncle from Another WorldA 2022 comedy about a man who wakes after 17 years in a fantasy world and now stuns his nephew with retro gaming talk.491pts
12Wise Man's GrandchildA 2019 comedy about a reborn boy raised by a legendary sage who has no idea how overpowered he is.491pts
13KonoSubaA 2016 comedy about a hapless adventurer and his useless goddess, mage and crusader party in a fantasy world.434pts
14Reincarnated as a SwordA 2022 adventure about a man reborn as a talking sword, wielded by a beast-girl on a mission of revenge.434pts
15Re:MonsterA 2024 story about a man reborn as a goblin who evolves by eating foes and gaining their skills.434pts
16How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the KingdomA 2021 political fantasy in which a summoned student becomes king and reforms a struggling realm.434pts
17OverlordA 2015 dark fantasy about a player trapped in his game as the skeletal ruler of a guild, now commanding an undead empire.434pts
18Skeleton Knight in Another WorldA 2022 series about a gamer who turns into a skeleton knight in the game world and wanders for fun and heroics.434pts
19Death March to the Parallel World RhapsodyA 2018 adventure about a programmer who wakes in a game-like world as an overpowered level 310 character.434pts
20Ascendance of a BookwormA 2019 story about a book lover reborn as a sickly girl in a world with few books who sets out to make her own.434pts
21Dog DaysA 2011 light fantasy about a boy summoned to a land of beast-eared people to fight in a friendly war.434pts
22In Another World with My SmartphoneA 2017 light adventure about a boy who is granted a smartphone and a free life in a sword and magic world.367pts
23Isekai QuartetA 2019 crossover comedy that drops the casts of Overlord, Re:Zero, KonoSuba and The Saga of Tanya into one school.367pts
24Failure FrameA 2024 dark fantasy about a boy cursed with a 'failure frame' who becomes the strongest after being cast out.367pts
25Cautious HeroA 2019 comedy about a hero who is so careful he trains endlessly before taking on even the smallest foe.367pts
26Magic Knight RayearthA 1994 series in which three schoolgirls are summoned to Cephiro to become the magic knights who save it.367pts
27Campfire Cooking in Another WorldA 2023 cozy adventure of a man who can order modern groceries and cooks for a fenrir and his travelling party.367pts
28The Eminence in ShadowA 2022 action comedy about a boy who role-plays as a hidden mastermind in another world that really has a secret cult.289pts
29The Vision of EscaflowneA 1996 fantasy about a schoolgirl whisked to the planet Gaia, where she is drawn into war, mecha and destiny.289pts
30GATEA 2015 military fantasy where a portal opens in Tokyo and Japan's army marches into a medieval realm.289pts
31Restaurant to Another WorldA 2017 slice-of-life series about a diner whose door opens to a fantasy world once a week for hungry customers.289pts
32Black SummonerA 2022 dark fantasy about a gamer summoned to another world who commands a growing army of powerful servants.289pts
33Banished from the Hero's PartyA 2021 slow-life fantasy about a support member who is kicked out and builds a peaceful life elsewhere.289pts
34Fushigi YugiA 1995 romantic fantasy about two girls drawn into a book of ancient China to find the priestess's celestial warriors.197pts
35That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeA 2018 adventure in which an office worker becomes a slime and builds a nation of monsters.197pts
36Log HorizonA 2013 series about thousands of players stuck in an MMORPG world, who build a society instead of just fighting.197pts
37Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's StrongestA 2019 dark fantasy about a boy who is betrayed in a dungeon and claws his way back as a feared fighter.197pts
38The Faraway PaladinA 2021 fantasy about a boy raised by undead mentors who sets out on a gentle but ambitious quest as a paladin.197pts
39Grimgar of Fantasy and AshA 2016 grounded story of amnesiac newcomers struggling to survive as low-level volunteer soldiers.0pts
40Parallel World PharmacyA 2022 fantasy about a pharmacist reborn in another world who uses modern medicine to treat patients and win trust.0pts
