Isekai is an anime genre in which the main character is transported to another world through magic, immersion in a computer game or posthumous resurrection. The genre has gained great popularity in Japan, so at least two TV series on this topic are released in one media season. The structure of most issekai allows you to deeply experience the atmosphere of magical worlds, juxtaposing them with the real world. We offer you a list of the TOP 10 best anime films and TV series in the isekai genre.
No game - no life (No Game No Life) TV series, 2014
- Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.9.
The ingenious brother and sister, Shiro and Sora, are capable of handling any game. Although they lead a reclusive lifestyle, thanks to their qualities, they have gained a huge reputation in the Internet community of gamers. Once, a mysterious guy appears in front of them and transports the heroes to an alternate world. There are no wars in it, and any disputes, up to state conflicts, are resolved through games.
This wonderful world! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!) - TV series 2016
- Genre: Parody, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Adventure
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.7, IMDb - 7.8.
A comedic issekai that pokes fun at many of the canonical elements of the genre. Young hikikomori Kazuma Sato could never have imagined that his shopping trip would end in death. But a mysterious deity named Aqua gives our hero a new life, sending him into a fantasy world filled with magic and monsters. However, this was not enough for Kazuma. Using his cunning, the hero moves the hapless goddess Aqua along with him.
Overlord TV series, 2015
- Genre: Adventure, Action, Magic, Fantasy
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.6, IMDb - 7.8.
The hero's favorite online game suddenly closes. Not wanting to part with the world he liked so quickly, the player decides to stay until the very end, playing his character named Momonga. In the virtual world, Momonga is a powerful lich who is the head of the best "dark" clan on the server. At the hour of closing, the hero resigns himself to the inevitable and puts his character on the clan throne. Who would have thought that at this moment he would move to the virtual world, taking the place of Momonga.
Drifters TV series, 2016
- Genre: Seinen, Action, Samurai, Historical
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.7, IMDb - 7.8.
Unusual TV series about the hit people, in which the main characters are the legendary historical figures of Japan. In the Battle of Sekigahara, the famous samurai Toyohisa Shimazu is mortally wounded. Bleeding out, the hero loses consciousness. It would seem that his outcome is a foregone conclusion, but instead of certain death, he wakes up in a strange corridor. In this place, a man named Muraski is already waiting for him. He accompanies the wounded Toyohisa to the nearest door, which serves as a portal to another world.
Another World - Legend of the Holy Knights (Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari) - TV series, 2009 - 2010
- Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Harem, Etty, Action
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.0, IMDb - 7.3.
The main character, Kenshi Masaki, lived quietly in Japan until the moment when the mysterious forces forcibly summoned him to the world of Geminar. In this world, there is a war between kingdoms, and the main striking force is the Seikishi robotic mechs. Surprisingly, Kenshi is able to drive these machines. And not just control, but also skillfully fight. Will his power be used for the good of the other world?
Sword Art Online - TV series 2012
- Genre: romance, adventure, action, fantasy
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 8.0, IMDb - 7.6.
One of the most famous works of our list of the TOP 10 best anime films and TV series in the isekai genre. The main character named Kirito gets into an online game called "Sword Art Online", where for every player adventures can end in death in the real world. There is no way to escape, the only way out is to complete the game. But Kirito is not as simple as it seems, since he has great skill and is ready to conquer all levels of the game in order to get out of it alive.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken) - TV series, 2018 - 2019
- Genre: shonen, fantasy
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.5, IMDb - 8.0
Returning home from work, Satoru Mikami never expected that he would have to sacrifice himself to save his comrade. But the life of our hero did not end there, since he was reborn in another world, but not by anyone, but by the real slime! From this moment, his adventures begin in attempts to deal with a new body, gain strength and learn more about a new and wonderful world.
Satan on a side job! / Hataraku Maou-sama!
- Genre: shonen, fantasy
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.5, IMDb - 8.0.
One of the brightest issekai comedies, where the main character is a real lord of darkness from another world, who was forced into our reality. What should he do now if all he can do is fight and conquer? But Sadao (this is exactly the name of our hero) does not just give up. In order to somehow start a new life, he decides to get a part-time job in a local restaurant ...
The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) TV series 2019
- Genre: Drama, Adventure, Action
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.6, IMDb - 8.1.
An ordinary student Naofumi Iwatani was called to a parallel world in order for him to become great and defeat evil. But for our hero, the magical world turned out to be not as welcoming as he expected. The rest of the heroes left him, and the good-natured girl he met on the way turned out to be a fraud. She not only robbed him, but also accused him of rape. As a result, the whole kingdom took up arms on Iwatani, and the hero himself lost faith in humanity and was fired up with a thirst for revenge.
Conquest of the horizon (Log Horizon) TV series, 2013 - 2014
- Genre: magic, fantasy, action
- Rating: Kinopoisk - 7.6, IMDb - 7.7.
The online game "Elder Tale" turned into a real trap for several thousand players. For gamers, the world of the game has become a reality, and the adventure has turned into an ordeal. In order to somehow survive, most of the players began to unite in groups. The main characters of the anime Shiroe and Naotsuru decided to follow this example and began to recruit their own team. Soon their squad was replenished with interesting and colorful characters, ready for adventure.
