Summary
- Isekai anime offers a unique form of escapism with characters adapting to new worlds and challenges.
- Skeleton Knight in Another World stands out as a gem in the Isekai genre, offering feel-good adventuring.
- Anime like Log Horizon, Arifureta, and Jobless Reincarnation share themes of adapting to new lives in different worlds.
Isekai is one of the most popular anime genres and has been on a steady climb ever since the release of powerhouse anime like Sword Art Online, Log Horizon, and Gate. Thousands of fans are attracted to the unique form of escapism as the idea of being teleported to another world where adventure is just around the corner is exhilarating.
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The new addition to the category is Skeleton Knight in Another World, based on the Light Novel. It follows a gamer who falls asleep playing his favorite game but wakes up in a world much like the game but is stuck in the form of his avatar. While Skeleton Knight is just getting started, there are plenty of other isekai anime fans can watch in between episode releases. Here are the best isekai anime to watch for those who liked Skeleton Knight in Another World.
Updated on January 7, 2025, by C.M Edwards: With so many isekai anime being released every anime season, it's hard to find a truly unique gem that takes viewers on a magical ride in a fascinating world. Skeleton Knight in Another World is such a gem — Arc being teleported to a fantasy land as an undead knight scratches just the right itch of feel-good adventuring and likable main character. Isekai continues to dominate the anime genre and find new and impressive ways to breathe fresh air into the subsection of anime. Being teleported to another world is a high fantasy dream most anime fans have on a daily basis. However, for many anime protagonists, a new life in a new world doesn't always work out perfectly. Arc has been cast into a magical world as an undead skeleton and must now find a way to change himself back. Anime that subvert expectations in this way make for exciting adventures that can stand out from the norm. Skeleton Knight in Another World has finally announced a second season, and fans can not wait to reunite with their favorite skeletal hero. While the next season slowly approaches, there are many other anime programs that are great to watch after Skeleton Knight in Another World.
20 Dead Mount Death Play
From Antagonist To Protagonist
Dead Mount Death Play
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- April 11, 2023
- Finale Year
- December 26, 2023
- Seasons
- 1
In a distant fantasy world, an extremely powerful necromancer, who is known as Death God, reigns supreme. In an all-out epic battle, a lone hero faces Death God and defeats them. As the battle ends, the necromancer's essence reawakens in the modern world in the body of a young boy named Polka, who was previously killed.
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Unfortunately, the reborn god must hit the ground running as multiple groups obsessed with the paranormal chase after him to find out the source of his revival. New Polka finds some unlikely allies as he tries to navigate his new life and maintain his disguise before he makes himself a target of the entire world.
19 Uncle From Another World
A Not So Typical Protagonist
Uncle From Another World
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- July 20, 2022
- Finale Year
- March 8, 2023
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- Atelier Pontdarc
- Streaming Service(s)
- Netflix
- Creator(s)
- Hotondoshindeiru
- Based On
- Manga
- Number of Episodes
- 13
- MyAnimeList Score
- 7.78
Takafumi is alerted that his uncle has woken up from a seventeen-year coma after being hit by a truck. Upon meeting, his uncle goes on about how he was sent to a magical world where he had powers and could fly. Instantly writing him off as a lunatic, Takafumi is speechless when his uncle fires off a spell in the middle of a hospital.
From here, both Takafumia and his uncle make a totally rash decision to start a YouTube channel, taking full advantage of Ojisan's magical powers. Ojisan in Another World excels at giving anime fans a different type of protagonist and making their journey enjoyable from start to finish.
18 Log Horizon
A Wide-Scoped Fantasy Story
Log Horizon
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- October 5, 2013
- Finale Year
- March 31, 2021
- Studio
- Satelight, Studio Deen
- Creator
- Mamare Touno
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Hulu
- Number of Episodes
- 62
- Seasons
- 3
- MyAnimeList Score
- 7.90 (Season 1)
Shiroe is a die-hard fan of the game Elder Tale. While playing, he and thirty thousand other players find themselves trapped in the MMO after an update to the game. While the majority of the game's new population panic, Shiroe desperately heads out to experience his new home and figure out how to survive in it.
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As time progresses, some sense of societal norms is created, but players still must live day to day with their lives on the line. While many find it hard to adapt, Shiroe and his group of close-knit friends band together to keep things running smoothly and maybe find a way out of the game.
17 Eminence In Shadow
Being Teleported To Another World With Bad Intentions
The Eminence in Shadow
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- October 5, 2022
- Studio
- Nexus
- Creator
- Daisuke Aizawa
- Number of Episodes
- 32
- Streaming Service(s)
- HIDIVE, Hulu
- Seasons
- 2
- Based On
- Light Novel
- MyAnimeList Score
- 8.27 (Season 1)
Cid died in a past life after a run-in with thugs on the street. What makes Cid different from most is that he would commonly go out at night to pick fights to test his skills. With this deadly encounter being his last, to his surprise, he is born again in another world with all of his memories intact. Instantly, Cid locks into his new goal and seeks to take hold of this new world and rule it from the shadows.
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Cid pushes himself and masters the magic and the combat of the new world, becoming the most powerful being in the world. As Cid's plan progresses, he finds a secret organization called Shadow Garden and takes hold of the Kingdom by manipulating its leaders and slaying anyone who gets in his way. While Arc and Cid have drastically different ideals, they share their predicament in a new world and take different paths at the fork in the road.
16 Arifureta
A Darker Take On The Hero Throwing Caution To The Wind
Arifureta: From Commonplace To World's Strongest
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- July 8, 2019
- Studio
- Asread, White Fox, Studio Mother
- Creator
- Ryo Shirakome
- Number of Episodes
- 42
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
Hajime was thrust into another world with his entire class, summoned to aid the new world as approaching darkness looms over the entire continent. While most of Hajime's class was gifted with powerful abilities, Hajime was looked down on for his not-so-useful skill. After being stabbed in the back and left for dead, Hajime forsook his fellow classmates and learned to survive in dungeons on his own. With the help of his new companions, a Vampire, a Dragon, and a Beastgirl, Hajime now seeks to find his way home and leave this world on its own. Hajime and Arc both seek to find a solution to their problem but go about them in different ways, learning to master the power they've been given along the way.
15 Re: Monster
A Monster Can Be The Hero Too
Re:Monster
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- April 1, 2024
- Studio
- Studio Deen
- Creator
- Kogitsune Kanekiru
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
- MyAnimeList Score
- 6.58
Re: Monster is a newly released anime that takes the Isekai genre and brings the main protagonist back to life as a monster. Kanantas is reincarnated into another world after a quite unfortunate end in his past life. Shockingly, instead of a normal human, he is reincarnated as the lowest-level goblin.
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Life does not have a promising outlook, as Kanata begins life as a monster. However, unlike most monsters, Kanata can increase his stats and grow more powerful, like in a video game. Taking it upon himself to do his best with what he has, Kanata embarks on a new journey in his new life and world.
14 Tsukimichi
An Unfortunate Star To A New Life In Another World
Tsukimichi - Moonlit Fantasy
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- July 7, 2021
- Seasons
- 2
- Studio
- C2C (Season 1), J.C.Staff (Season 2)
- Creator
- Kei Azumi
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
Makoto did not land on his feet in his new life in another world gracefully and didn't even have a choice in the matter in the process. Promised to a powerful goddess at birth, once of age, and to become the hero of another world. Unfortunately, the goddess rejected Makoto due to his appearance and banished him to a monster-filled wasteland, forbidding him to interact with humans.
Despite all these hurdles, Makoto rose to the occasion, becoming an unstoppable mage with a new family made up of the monster and demi-humans he lived among. Tsukimichi does an excellent job of taking an overpowered main character and still giving them realistic challenges to overcome.n
13 That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
From Average Joe To Demon Lord Overnight
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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- October 5, 2018
- Seasons
- 3
- Studio
- 8bit
- Creator
- Fuse
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
That time I got reincarnated as a slime has quickly become a classic series with a large fanbase, having recently started its fourth season to continue the story of Rimuru Tempest. Having been slain in his past life, Rimuru awoke in another world as a shapeless mass.
Through a series of incredible events, he wound up a powerful demon lord on the eve of founding his own nation and reshaping the new world he had come to live in. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime has everything from lovable characters to exciting action and raunchy comedy, making it a great watch, no matter what.
12 KonoSuba
A Fresh And Comical Protagonist
KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!
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KonoSuba is a stark difference from most fantasy isekai anime and takes itself a lot less seriously than most. Kazuma dies and finds himself before a beautiful yet obnoxious goddess who gives him a chance to move on or be reincarnated. As a selfish NEET himself, Kazuma chooses the latter and is thrust into a fantasy world where he is given the task of slaying the demon lord.
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While Kazuma is not the hero type and ducks danger at every turn, he soon finds out that maybe moving on may have been the best option. Filled with whacky hijinks and a cast of characters that leave strong, hilarious impressions, KonoSuba is a great watch with similar comedic points to Skeleton Knight in Another World.
11 Reincarnated As A Sword
An Unlikely Team-Up On A Grand Adventure
- Studio: C2C
- Release Date: Oct, 2022
- Streaming On: HiDive
A young demihuman girl belonging to an ostracized clan finds herself with her back against the wall when cornered by a ravenous monster and no way out. Reaching out for hope, the young girl, Fran, finds a sword and uses it to slay the monster. Shockingly, the sword is able to communicate with Fran through telepathy.
Through strange fate, Fran finds the sword, which was a human in a past life but now lives as a powerful weapon, and the two form a bond and decide to adventure together. Fans wanting a fun reincarnation anime and Skeleton Knight in Another World's light-hearted characters will highly enjoy this series.