Summary
- The strongest non-human isekai protagonists include a high elf, skeleton magic knight, and half-alv enchanter.
- These characters possess unique abilities and powers that make them formidable in their respective worlds.
- From high elves to slimes, these non-human protagonists showcase the diverse range of fantasy races in isekai anime.
In most isekai stories, a human from the real world is transported, or reincarnated, into a new world as a human. They may have a different appearance, and they may have unique skills that make them way more powerful than the native residents of that world, but at the end of the day, they are still members of the human race. That said, a handful of isekai stories feature protagonists reincarnated as non-human beings. Some are reincarnated as the custom characters they created in the game, while others are simply reborn as monsters.
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With that in mind, here are the strongest non-human isekai anime protagonist, ranked based on their strength. It's worth noting that this list focuses on non-human creatures, so inorganic objects like a talking sword or a sentient vending machine won’t be included. Furthermore, this list focuses on each character's strength as portrayed in the anime. So, even if the light novel or manga shows them as being far more powerful, we'll only consider what the anime has shown as of the time of writing.
8 Cayna
A Traveling High Elf
In the Land of Leadale
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- 2022 - 2022-00-00
- Network
- Tokyo MX
- Directors
- Naoyoshi Kusaka, Masakazu Takahashi, Hiromichi Matano
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- Maho Film
- Creator
- Ceez
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Race: High Elf
- Japanese VA: Eri Yukimura
Keina Kagami wakes up one day and realizes she has been transported into a slightly different version of her favorite game, Leadale, as her custom character, a high-level high elf named Cayna. Most of the game mechanics still work as they used to, but everything feels more alive now, especially the NPCs.
Since Cayna is one of the most powerful beings in the land, both magically and physically, there’s nothing that can truly challenge her or prevent anything she desperately wants to achieve. As such, she decides to travel the world, hoping to see what this new world is like and maybe find other players who share the same fate.
7 Arc
A Powerful Skeleton Magic Knight
Skeleton Knight in Another World
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- 2022 - 2022-00-00
- Network
- AT-X
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- Studio Kai, Hornets
- Creator
- Ennki Hakari
- Number of Episodes
- 12
- Race: Skeleton
- Japanese VA: Tomoaki Maeno
Arc is a gamer who finds himself transported into a new world as his game character, Arc the Skeleton Knight. He wears white full-plate armor that covers everything from head to toe. This bulky armor not only provides excellent defense, but it also improves Arc’s destructive power.
Arc is the ultimate magic knight. He has the strength, martial arts skill, and swordsmanship of a proper knight, and he has also mastered different types of magic, such as various kinds of offensive magic, teleportation magic, and even summoning magic. In terms of pure fighting capabilities, Arc is definitely one of the most formidable characters on this list.
6 Shiroe
The Cunning Half-Alv Strategist
Log Horizon
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- 2013 - 2021
- Seasons
- 3
- Studio
- Satelight, Studio Deen
- Creator
- Mamare Touno
- Number of Episodes
- 62
- Race: Half-Alv
- Japanese VA: Takuma Terashima
Like other characters in this list, the protagonist of Log Horizon is transported into a game world as his custom character, a Half-Alv Enchanter named Shiroe. Shiroe is the hybrid descendant of an ancient magical race known as the Alvs. This extinct race used to be feared and admired, but today, the Alvs are nothing more than stories in the pages of history.
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Though an Enchanter is part of the Mage class, Enchanters specialize in support magic. Make no mistake, Shiroe is more than capable of using devastating offensive magic on his own, but standing at the back supporting and directing a large-scale raid is where he shines the most. From analyzing enemy attack patterns and providing the right buffs to issuing formation changes for his dozen party members, few groups will lose a raid with Shiroe at the helm.
5 Diablo
The Timid Demon Lord
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
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- 2018 - 2021
- Seasons
- 2
- Studio
- Ajia-do Animation Works, Tezuka Productions, Okuruto Noboru
- Creator
- Yukiya Murasaki
- Number of Episodes
- 22
- Race: Demon
- Japanese VA: Masaaki Mizunaka
Like the other characters on this list, the protagonist of this story is suddenly faced with the same existential question: What would it be like if they were summoned into a new world, not as themselves but as their overpowered game character? That’s what happens to Takuma. He is summoned into the new world as his infamous character, Diablo, the True Demon Lord.
Interestingly enough, Diablo retains all his strength, skills, and overwhelming magic in this new world, but now he finds himself stuck in the position of maintaining his dignity as a Demon Lord, even though on the inside, he is still the same old, timid gamer, Takuma.
4 Ainz Ooal Gown
The Ruthless Undead Overlord
Overlord
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- 2015 - 2022
- Seasons
- 4
- Studio
- Madhouse
- Creator
- Kugane Maruyama
- Number of Episodes
- 52
- Race: Undead
- Japanese VA: Satoshi Hino
Momonga is an undead. Not just any undead, he is the mighty overlord of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, a guild consisting solely of non-human characters. From its 41 members to the dozens of NPCs within the guild, not a single one of them is human. Unfortunately for Momonga, aside from him and the NPCs, every member of Nazarick is absent when the isekai transfer happens.
When Momonga and his entire guild are transported into a new world, he becomes Ainz Ooal Gown. The first thing he does is check how adept the people of this new world are at magic. As it turns out, the best that they can pull off is 6th-Tier magic. Momonga, on the other hand, can cast 10th-Tier magic without breaking a sweat. Not only that, but he can also go beyond that and cast Super-Tier magic with ease. No surprise, he instantly becomes the most powerful being in this new world.
3 Kumoko
The Ingenious Spider
So I'm a Spider, So What?
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- 2021 - 2021-00-00
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- Seasons
- 1
- Creator(s)
- Okina Baba
- Race: Arachne
- Japanese VA: Aoi Yuuki
Contrary to the undead Momonga, who is reincarnated as the strongest being in his world, Kumoko arrives in her new world as a lowly spider monster. The only advantage that she has over the other spiders is the fact that she has the brain capacity of a normal human, which makes her smarter than her brethren.
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This ingenuity proves crucial because Kumoko is transported to one of the worst and most dangerous places in this new world. A vast underground cave system filled to the brim with powerful monsters. To survive, she has no choice but to learn about magic and level up as fast as she can. Slowly but surely, Kumoko becomes the strongest creature in that hellhole.
2 Rou
The Ambitious Goblin
Re:Monster
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- 2024 - 2024-00-00
- Seasons
- 1
- Race: Goblin
- Japanese VA: Takuya Sato
Being born as a goblin isn’t actually that bad. Sure, they’re not the strongest monsters, but they’re not the weakest either, and while their intelligence isn’t exactly high, it’s just enough to survive in the depths of a monster-infested forest. Everything changes, though, when an isekai man is suddenly reincarnated among them.
They give him the name Rou. Slowly but surely, Rou revolutionizes the goblins’ way of life. By training his body and learning magic, Rou unlocks the goblin evolutionary tree, allowing both him and his people to grow stronger with each transformation. Before they know it, he evolves into a higher-level being capable of subjugating colossal monsters without breaking a sweat. He now leads a powerful band of goblin mercenaries known as Parabellum.
1 Rimuru Tempest
The Ever-Evolving Slime
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
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- October 5, 2018
- Seasons
- 3
- Studio
- 8bit
- Creator
- Fuse
- Number of Episodes
- 72
- Race: Slime
- Japanese VA: Miho Okasaki
Satoru Mikami is beyond shocked when he finds out that he was reincarnated as a lowly slime. Fortunately for him, he is reincarnated with a unique skill that enables him to learn anything at an absurd pace, especially magic. Think of it like having Iron Man’s Jarvis, but it specializes in magic instead of puny human technology.
After receiving the name Rimuru Tempest from the legendary Storm Dragon, Veldora, Rimuru keeps on evolving at a breakneck pace. Less than a year after his reincarnation, Rimuru Tempest became a Demon Lord and the leader of a nation of monsters called the Jura-Tempest Federation.
Needless to say, his magic is stronger than ever. He has amassed several Ultimate Skills, created a unique physics-based magic, and even found a way to resurrect his fallen brethren. Considering there’s no limit to his evolution, it’s safe to say that Rimuru is one of the strongest non-human protagonists in the history of isekai anime.
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