Isekai It’s a pretty clear term. Literally it means simply “another world‘, but it has also become an acronym to describe an anime genre in which the main character, generally an ordinary person in our reality, is transported to a magical alternate world of fantasy.
Of course, the reason Isekai has taken on this specific meaning for anime is that it has become one of the most popular anime categories. But a popular genre is also a crowded genre Which isekai anime are the best of the best?? The Japanese Internet portal Goo Ranking asked its users this question and collected 2,225 votes to create the following top 10.
- 10. Magic God Hero Legend Wataru (1.3% of the votes)
- 9. Aura Battler Dunbine (1.3%)
- 8th. Digimon adventures (1.8%)
- 7. Fushigi Yugi (1.9%)
Although isekai series are currently more in vogue than ever, the roots of the genre actually go back quite a long way, with the 7-10 ranking encompassing two series, Wataru from 1988 and Dunbine from 1983, before the international anime popularity boom (although Wataru came overseas when his video game adaptation Alpha Zones was renamed Keith Courage, and some Dunbine toys hit the North American market in the 1980s without the series. TV accompanying her) .
There is probably room for debate as to whether the digital portions of Digimon technically count as isekai (here were other souls you might not know were isekai), but rather the mystical world of Fushigi Yugi within a book it definitely counts.
- 6. Mushoku Tensei: Unemployed Reincarnation (4.1%)
- 5. Slimy Life (4.8%)
Mushoku Tensei from 2021 and Vita da Slime from 2018 are both examples of this Isekai trend of modern times in which the main character is not a brave teenager, but a middle-aged adult who is reborn as part of his transfer into the alternate world, giving them a fresh start to find deeper meaning and realize their true personal potential.
- 4. The Enchanted City (11.8%)
Like Digimon Adventure, Hayao Miyzakai’s Oscar-winning film isn’t an anime, which is what most fans immediately think of when they hear the word “isekai.” Maybe it has something to do with the bathroom that protagonist Chihiro and her surroundings discover They don’t seem big enough to form an entire alternate worldor because it is not clear whether these ethereal places are separate from or somehow superimposed on our reality.
But now, Many of the elements needed for an Isekai story are thereand if we include The Enchanted City in the genre, given its nature of being one of the most famous anime in any category, it makes sense that it’s near the top of the Isekai chart.
- 3rd goal (15.2%)
In most Isekai stories, it’s just the main character, plus maybe a few friends or rivals, who are transported to the alternate world. The move is often involuntary, and when they return to our world, they have a hard time getting anyone to believe their stories of what happened. Gate goes in the completely opposite directionmaking an open portal between Japan and a fantasy world public knowledge, and focuses on the military/defensive implications this would have for Japanese Self Defense Forces.
- 2. The Twelve Kingdoms (19.1%)
Based on a series of novels, The Twelve Kingdoms is a textbook example of classic Isekai storytelling, whose opening arcs follow an emotionally torn high school student as she grapples with the dramatic fate that awaits her in a dangerous world she has yet to understand tries.
A’grandiose and overwhelming epicTwelve Kingdoms has the flaw that the anime’s story ends and does not endalthough the 2002 TV series only covered part of the novel content at the time, and two new novels have since been published, there is plenty of additional content for fans to dig into.
- 1. Re:Zero – Starting life in another world (21.8%)
At the top of the list is Re:Zero, which offers a story focus that it really has Use the charm of the “second chance” this is at the heart of many Isekai series. As part of his summoning to another world, NEET Subaru-turned-hero gains the ability to rewind time to before his death each time he is killed, allowing him to use this combination of experience and knowledge to plan things next time to do better.
In conclusion, we leave you with Spring 2022 anime season.
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