The Top 20 Isekai of ALL TIME
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I hope this becomes a continuous thing and you do it for more genres too.
Me too
wdym??? Garnt is the Isekai Guy, I'm not sure if he's qualified to talk about any other anime anymore....
I hope so but this is the Isekai Slum Lord we're talking bout
What other genre's are there? All he has are different subgenre's of Ieskai lol
Is that list of top Isekai for this world? What would the list be in another world?
Grimgar is criminally underrated. The actual beauty of realism living in fantasy world, how bond growth not because of anime tropes, and the weight of decision fighting for your life and your friend life.
The light novels are pretty good if you're looking for the continuation that will never happen. 😔
This! Everyone said it was too boring but the realism was a huge selling point for me. Also the watercolor art and ost really compliments Grimgar's world. Definitely desires more recognition
@@user-lv8kd4pz7d i've read until volume 12 and waiting until the volumes piling up a little. Still breathing Hopium because what come after anime end is really good
Yeah. The realistic feel to Grimgar gives it much more weight when it comes to combat and struggling because you would never know if a certain character would come out alive in a confrontation. Too bad people would much rather watch isekai MCs that just so happen to get OP powers because of them just being MCs.
That and Barbara the rogue teacher is THICC AS HELL
Re:zero and mushoku tensei are two anime that amazes me with the amount of love and care put into the show. I really love the attention to detail in both and how both shows find ways to add more to the story and world building either using op and ed runtime or extending ep duration. No other isekai have managed to immerse me this much in the world and characters as much as these two. The animation, the soundtrack and the VA are all top tier. Two of my favorite anime in general, not just isekai. Imo they deserve the top spots.
Man I wish more anime would use the op and ed runtime
I really hope they animate Re Zero EX at some point. Lot of character development and world building in those.
Sonny boy was also really good, but it's a very art house anime, so it's not really in the same genre, even if it technically is an Isekai
They’re both peak! Even beyond isekai
Re zero is just okay I thought it was gonna be a masterpiece the way I heard people talking
I respect this list. The writer knew their shit, they definitely had their personal taste affected the list, but still you can see that the writer had passion on the genre.
Ah
@Factoid135 I think its because of the border that mushoku gensei crossed
@Factoid135 I mean, that was prob a passion pick, it was one of the first modern Isekai
awfully rare for a journalist, to the point where the only thing to debate is which places each entry belongs
@Factoid135 mushoko tenise isn't for everyone mainly cause rudy is a piece of shit that cheats on his pregnant wife
I did not expect Sonny Boy to be categorized as isekai, but thinking about it, I guess it kind of is. It's in a league of its own, and is my top comfort show to fall back on.
What an amazing show, looking at comment/discussion after every episode opened my eye, seeing a show can be interpreted by different people's simply amazing
Kinda alice in wonderland ish, so yes.
I watched it once, gave it a 10/10, and never came back to it lol. Probably gonna rewatch it soon though
I will never forget the Gorillas
@@E_D___ 😂
Grimgar is my favorite isekai of all time. It's so good, the watercolor background is beautiful. It feels like an accurate depiction of what would really happen if you got transported to another world and I love it. If you haven't watched it give it a go
Grimgar really was a breath of fresh air for isekai. Definitely underrated on this list, belongs top 5 above all the power fantasy titles like Overlord, Log Horizon, Slime, SAO, etc.
@@jharriger2816 couldn't agree more 👏🏻
That and 12 Kingdoms could have knocked some of the weaker titles in the top 10 and easily taken their place. Still not a terrible list from the author, in terms of breadth if nothing else.
Yeah that guy have shitty taste.
@@suspicious_ape7173 fr, im sad how underated it is, and I hope one day it gets a s2
Mushoku tensei and Re:zero are the best two isekai's of all time.I don't think they should be compared with each other.They're both masterpieces and have mastered different themes of their genre. MT is the perfect example of an isekai,what it should be.Rudeus gets a new life to be a better version of himself and to become a better human being. In the process he faces the trauma from his previous life,but faces it to overcome his weakness. Re:zero on the other hand is the perfect deconstruction of an isekai anime How getting a new life can not only be a bliss but also a curse. Subaru can't die beacause of his power given in the new world. But because of this he has to see his dear ones suffer again and again.He blames himself for his actions. He accepts himself and moves forward to be with those who are precious to him. Becoming a better human being is Rudeus's and self acceptance is Subaru's journey and I am here for both of them.Also these series have one of the best side cast in all anime.characters are very human and faulty(specially Rudeus,Subaru and paul) and that’s what love about these anime.The two of them can also make a grown man cry. MT and Re:zero have one of the most heartbreaking arcs in anime.They can make you cry like baby.That's why I absolutely love their writing and story telling. This is also the proof why they are one of the highest rated light novels in MAL.For me both are equally good as each other.That's why I think they shouldn't be compared with each other and they are the only isekai anime worthy of the title"MASTERPIECE"❤
I remember hearing that the creator of Konosuba and Re:zero that were gaming buddies, or if all three of them were friends, but I'm gonna do some fact checking right now to see.
Edit: Did some fact checking and it looks like you mixed it up, but there was an interview featuring both Tappei Nagatsuki (Re Zero) and Rifujin na Magonote (Mushoku Tensei) talking about how they met on the web novel site they were publishing on in 2013 and started reading each other's books. They also said they didn't know each other's names, so they referred to each other by the titles of their works.
Edit 2: You'll never guess which interview states that the authors of Re:zero and Konosuba are friends. That's right, it's an interview done by Joey interviewing Natsume Akatsuki. It's about 8.5 minutes into that video, and it was done 5 years ago.
someone should suggest for Rudeus to actually grow as a character and stop being the creepy shitstain that continously assaults every girl he sees. If he actually became even a tiny bity likable then I might actually be able to just sit back and really enjoy the show...
@@Kriss_941 But that's exactly what they did right? Pretty much all of that shit is at the beginning.
@@Kriss_941 I think you might have replied to the wrong comment.
@@Biggo343 what do you mean, he literally just goes right back to assaulting girls the next episode, literally zero growth. They try to make it seem like he changes but then he does the same shit again right afterwards...
Fun fact about _The Vision of Escaflowne_ - if the end of the series seems rushed, it's because they found out ahead of time that 10 episodes were cut from the original order, and made absolutely damn certain they reached the end of the story instead of being unable to complete it.
"The masterpiece that you missed" Is going to be your video, gigguk. You will be the one making it.
Ok Eren, stop manipulating people
@@LymLevolveon sons and daughters of the gigguk fandom...
Speaking of Re;Zero, Garnt's opinion on it is actually similar to Konosuba for me. It started of with unexpected funny things happening but as the series progressed, I became emotionally invested in it (I mean seriously, there's an actual lore behind Megumin's explosion and why she's capable of using it despite being a human). Man, these two shows really can't be separated from each others, huh? Even though the thing that connected the two are just author being friends, Rieri in both shows as prominent heroine and the main characters wear tracksuits. It's really thin lmao but whenever one gets an adaptation, the other will usually follows.
It's weirdly funny and hard to say if it's just a coincidence considering now we also get a new adaptation of Re;Zero not long after Konosuba's AGAIN
Fr, Konosuba is highly underrated
finally a new season of rezero on the horizon
Best thing is both are in Isekai Quartet and both authors are friends
@@dragonzone1516 underrated? It's one of the most popular anime out there.
It is just great to be a fan of both shows right now. For the time being Megumin will help fill the void until Konosuba S3 drops later this year and RE:Zero follows right behind
Yoko Kanno created the most beautiful soundtracks I have ever heard, she holds a place close to my heart. I can only feel sad and regret that she stopped releasing such wonderful melodies to the world.
Originally only new about Yoko Kanno from Ghost in a Shell. Her work on Kids on the Slope was GORGEOUS
I know yoko kanno from her work on terror in resonance and by far it is my favourite ost, 100% recommend to anyone who hasn’t listened to it, tho i should also get to listening to more of her work
Only know her from the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack but its really good
Ya Yoko Kanno's the GOAT.
Vision of Escaflowne,
Turn A Gundam,
Kids on the Slope,
GITS SAC,
Wolf's Rain,
Cowboy Bebop (obviously),
The Nobunaga's Ambition games from the 80s,
Earth Girl Arjuna
Even the Aquarion franchise...
THE WOMAN HAS SIMPLY NEVER MISSED, and the sheer range that exists in her body of work 🤌
I'd also recommend her 1991 album "The Creation" if you haven't heard it. I particularly liked "Tower of Babel," which had its melody used again for "Sora" from the _Escaflowne_ movie years later.
@@gundamnmechas8518 This here is the full review you're looking for if you're looking for what Yoko Kanno did
As someone who enjoys parodies I think Isekai Ojisan and Eminence deserve to be on this list
eminence is great, but i suffer watching isekai ojisan, hoped for guy from isekai in real life but ive got 4 hours of retrospection
@@Creativitxy also eminence came out after this was out
@@d4s0n282oh ok makes sense then. Was about to mention that
Eminence is one of the top 20 most important anime. Notice I said important and not best. It's like saying that the top 20 anime of all are like a picasso or some other piece of historical art.
eminence is so fuckin cringe broski 😢😢
I recently just started watching Re:Zero, now have only two more episodes to go and I gotta say there wasn't a single episode I didn't enjoy. There were tough moments, for sure, we all know which moment especially (seriously, Subaru almost made me quit right there lol)... but it's just so good.
So many things this show does that other isekais just don't do. No 5 seasons of protag and love interest dancing around each other without ever commiting to more than a glance and heck, I've never before seen an Isekai protag break down because of the realisation that they're never going to see their parents/family again.
Actual banger of a show. And it has one of the best "best girls" as well, it's just always a toss up which one of the two it is. I get both camps, but I'm fairly sure in the end camp Patrasche wins over camp Otto.
Nah bro Otto takes. Re:Zero is the first anime I've seen where the protag is supported by female and male characters equally despite romance being a big factor in the show. Usually with romance anime the emotional moments are always between opposite gender / romantic intersets, so it was so refreshing to see Subaru having bros backing him up and Otto giving that beautiful speech when all hope was lost and everything seemed so hopelessly impossible, even worse than the Petelguese situation.
@@saikithepsiioniic1358 Getting backed up by bros. That's quite a good take. Ngl, I never thought about it from that perspective.
Not even in hell bro. That critter stands no chance against best girl Otto !!
Bro dodged Emilia vs Rem question like a plague.😂
Bro, Re:Zero is one of the best isekai, personally i think its my best. Especially S1 , i watched it because i hear the title from my friend. At first i didnt know anything about the plot , also i didnt expect to watch a masterpiece. And i agree with you there is not a single episode that i didnt enjoy watching.
Mairimashita iruma-kun is the kind of isekai that make you forgot that it one , the world building and the comedy are so good that each season you want to know more about the world and it character.
The author is clearly taking it time to develop theirs character and world while enjoying what he does , it’s not your average edgy cool world like other isekai but you really get attached to it and it becomes somehow realistic
Yeah, we may forget that it is isekai anime if not for the intro
I enjoyed Iruma-kun S1, I REALLY enjoyed Iruma-kun S2, I dropped in the middle of Iruma-kun S3.
@@thewhyzer same.
Now i just read the manga sometimes
It works because if you remove the isekai element it's just the story of a kid trying to fit in in a new school.
Completely relatable.
I do think Iruma is good but I think it's mostly like.. junk food. It's a lot of honest people following or finding their passion and then the evil side of might makes right.
There's some cool and cute stuff like Iruma shrugging off the fact his sensei is a sadist and just stopping the plan immediately, basically going "if there's a problem fix it, no sense crying over it."
The dance with Ameri and their confession is adorable, the immediate humbling of Sabnock to join the Demon King club and the mutual respect he shares with his nerdy sensei because he's knowledgeable on the thing he's passionate about.
It's similar to MHA where they're honest people wanting to better themselves, and just like MHA it's kinda mid because of it. I've only read the manga but I doubt animation has added hype to it.
13:30 iruma kun such a wholesome series, i really enjoyed it. Honestly it deserves a place, it has good and interesting characters with there own problems and a way to solve them.
One of my favorites
Watching it always makes me happy
I too loved it but the thing I don't like the most is how it's obviously targeted for children, and basically every single screentime of Klara (the girl that can take out anything from her pocket)
@@MiniLolise i actually don't have any problem with targetting kids here. And also i can understand why peoole tend to dislike Clara. I used to dislike her too. But now i kinda like her.
@@savruenvod I have no problems with targeting kids, I have problems with the things they make to appeal to kids, such as the entire character of Clara and her family. I swear to god I skipped every episode that was all about her and/or her family. She has her good moments when she works on her rizz, but when she's just being weird for the sake of being weird, I hate it
I rewatched Sonny Boy, and the second watch was even better than the first. I caught easter eggs and hints, but I also understood the message more. I could appreciate it so much more. It is genuinely within my top 5 favorite anime of all time because of the emotional impact it left.
Kyou Kara Maoh was probably my first isekai anime. I remember loving this show when i was in elementary. It spanned up to 3 seasons i think and was on the side of having a lot more ep than the common 12ep per season we have these days. Also probably one of the older anime's that introduced me unwittingly to m|m pairing with yuri being engaged to wolfram and them adopting a daughter together.
One of the best for sure.
my top 3 is rezero, mushoku tensei and slime. It is so good in terms of anime adaptation, made me super hyped for upcoming seasons. The fact that I read all the light/web novel of all three of them, it made me hyped even more. Made me appreciate even more the workforce adapting the novels.
Na dude i really cannot get over the fact that slime is this overrated. Like how do people love slime this much when all it does is "Omg look at this super op slime it is so cool and powerful, we super bland boring characters love almighty Rimuru sama don't we?" while Subaru and Rudeus actually are good characters, have an enjoyable and struggling adventure and have good side characters.
Bro i love slime too but dont act like its anywhere near peak
@@dingusbigus9629 i like the world building slime did and the choice rimuru made when certain characters backstabbed him. Layered by existing societal problems and the rising community of certain Kingdom made it better. I read the web novel to the very end, and quite suprise how they paced the story in an anime. You can argue about if it's just the same isekai content.
But, what matters in a non trash isekai is the consistency of the rules given in its world, especially in OP MC eyes. Furthermore, in my eyes, it's a good choice of its art (loosely cartoonish), it's animation (great cuts when needed) and it's pacing in terms of anime production. A lot of isekai has better story, but adaptation wise?
@@DOG_EATER_1887 i am mostly referring the anime adaptation. In terms of peak isekai, i can name a few but none have a good adaptation.
@@psenkdead overlord better in my opinion but I can see why CGI would put some people off
The beauty of grimgar and it's world is that it's not a "gamer" isekai world... it's more akin to DnD and classic RPGs and as someone who loves old school RPGs it's just the right isekai for me...shame it never got a s2
Also grimgar at 27? Hell nah
I just realized that im waiting since 7 years and the void in my heart wont be filled
really the anime is more or less a giant ad for the light novel. a lot of arcs were shortened and characters cut to make it fit in a season
It's a shame i never got more seasons and forced me to go read the novels. I will say they are great and it never losses that serious essence but man it would be great ti have it animated
how is DnD not gamer isekai???
Always love realistic takes on anime
Grimgar is top 3 for me, so realistic, so beautiful, hit so close that it got to be one of my favorite series of all time!
Grimgar deserve a lot more attention than is given, is so underrrated
EXTREMELY underrated.
just 13 episodes dude
Youjo Senki is by far my favorite isekai. It's my personal favorite anime and I agree that it doesn't do the military strategy and politics that are ever-so-present in the light novel, it does do a great job at depicting the more intense moments in the story. Having it at 9th is good.
I think that if Garnt rewatched it today he would gain an newfound appreciation for what Youjo Senki did with Tanya and its side characters.
EDIT: Honestly I don't even disagree with the NGNL take. It's my favorite light novel, but as an anime it wasn't nearly as good as anything else that came out. The disconnect you felt between the first season and the movie is natural, it's because while the movie is a prequel, it was several volumes of the light novel later, so it has the tone of Kamiya-sensei later on in the series. It might be the hardest take to ever understand for an anime-only watcher, but NGNL has the most realistic psychology for its main characters of any novel. They have a very real affliction and the way it transformed their personalities over their lives is extremely relatable to people with similar afflictions.
It’s refreshing to see a list “critique” of an actual good list. I got a lot of potential watches out of this one.
Kumo getting a mention from garnt is enough to make me happy. The earlier sections of that ln and manga are underrated as heck.
I had a ton of fun with the LN for kumo, but the anime looks vvvvery mid for me
Re:zero and TenSura are my personal favs. And to this day I think that Re:zero, despite being mostly known for Rem and Ram, is one of the best animes with some of the best music composition ever.
it is
Who's rem?
-Grimgar underrated here. Definitely top-5.
-Konosuba is also top-5, but I'm amazed it's so popular among non Japanese speakers. There's so much that just doesn't come across in either the sub or dub.
-As much as I liked Mushoku Tensei, I'd hesitate recommending it to anyone not fully submerged in anime depravity due to all the creepy pedo vibes - something veteran anime fans seem to grow numb to over time.
What you said was why I actually dropped Tensei. I was reading through the light novel and when it finally came the part where those romantic tensions came to full intensity I just lost all interest in it.
@@RebelZhouYuWu Yeah lmao I don't undertstand why so many people say Mushoku Tensei is the best isekai ever created.
I’ll admit I absolutely have grown numb to those “vibes” in mushoku tensei, but I’d also argue the show takes genuine steps towards criticizing the protagonist for his crimes in his past life, and tries to better him in his current one. Now it’s up to you to decide if those steps are big enough, but I personally don’t get turned away from a show that gives us a flawed protagonist at the start so it can work on improving their character later on
Well, I guess, you should never recommend any series/stories (not just in Anime) that have a reincarnation on it, like many Chinese Novels (Xianxia), or show where the characters have so much age gap like: Sesshomaru and Rin, Inuyasha and Kagome, etc. If that's how you view it. 🤷♂
Also, Most if not all of those stories were written by adults and not by children or performed/voiced by real children.
@@Smilling_Sadface Immortal demons falling in love with mortal humans is not the same as what happens in Mushoku Tensei. In Inuyasha, nothing really happens until they become adults and the main couple is only "feeling things out" until toward the end of their journey.
SAO was my first anime and it will always hold a special place in my heart. All these years later I still think about that empty feeling I had after finishing s1 and thinking that it was over. Very few anime can do that for me now
was my first anime too and had the exact same feeling after finishing s1
@@kiiturii then I was even more sad when I learned it existed but was in a completely different language. Back when watching in dubbed only wasn’t cringe but the only way to watch anime for me
I never really cared if SAO was bad or not, barely cared about the reviews or all the talk about it, I go in, watch it, enjoy it for what it is
Re: SAO. I've been reading the novels the past year via the yen press audiobooks, and have to say that while the execution is often lacking, Reki Kawahara has some strong thematic throughlines in most arcs. At the very least within the arcs, there's proper build-up and foreshadowing. Some stuff was handled so well I was shocked by how flat the same stuff fell in the anime, even. The author has little to no idea about the science of his fiction, handwaves far too much, but when it comes to the trauma and personal drama, the books hit more often than they don't.
The problem with the anime generally comes down to the lack of internal monologues, in my opinion. Phantom Bullet in particular messed up hard by cutting Sinon's inner demons and self-justifications, and Kirito's PTSD-headspace. A ton of my problems with SAO from when it originally aired were softened by reading the source material. I expected it to be badly put-together shlock, but ended up finding it rather compelling for the most part.
It just comes apart under the science angles and the harem - although I feel like the anime pronounced those harem aspects far more than the novels ever did past volume 2. For all intents, it's just a female-skewing group of friends where nobody honestly pursues Kirito anymore. In other words: They got over the harem, while the anime (and video games) tend to keep things less settled.
Finally someone actually read the novels
I do not think this is a negative. I was just reading tsuki ga and the same thing happens. It's a shtick that's good for the beginning but it doesn't translate well to anime. Not should it. Else we're going to have an audiobook instead of anime.
Always be aware of when the author is just bullshitting and when there is actual meat in the story, often times, inner monologues are just the same as when the teacher told you to hit the 1000 word count. (Fluff)
I didn't get harem vibes from the anime. There were just a lot of female characters.
monologus in anime just don't work because of the medium. No one wants a 5 minute monologue, even if you can read it in 1 minute
@@DankRobot Tell me you haven't watched Mushoku Tensei without telling me you haven't watched Mushoku Tensei. Or Haruhi. Or Death note. Or Monogatari. Or the countless other examples of Anime that make inner monologues work.
Heck, ReZero's most famous episode is basically half monologue and that's why it's so beloved.
Re:Zero is just my favorite anime. The psychological approach and the pain it puts the mc and you through while watching it is impressive as hell and it’s a masterpiece.
shit got me bawling my eyes out 😭
My jaw dropped multiple times watching it. Really good plot twists and so much tension. Intriguing world building. Good shit
re:mid
@@adoc4015 uh oh
@@adoc4015 uh oh someone has a bad opinion
I loved Kyo Kara Maoh! back in the day. Been a while since I thought about that show, I feel like I could rewatch it now and enjoy it again. Technically also has reverse isekai elements as well! I believe it was completed more or less after 3 seasons (over 100 episodes!) as well.
Eminence definetly deserve a top 10 placement
Cid wouldn't want to be on the list, though. He'd be happy blending into the sea of other shows.
100%
I was dissapointed that Eminence wasnt on the list
bruh no
the embodiment of "i am cringe but I am free" type of show. Honestly gotta respect it at that point.
Re:Zero and Mushoku Tensei are my favorite isekai. Tbh they’re some of my favorite series in general. They got me to read again. Lol They’re some other good ones though.
But it handles the child perverted stuff in a horrible way
Eminence in Shadow got robbed
Yeah 😢😢
Agreed. Manga was so much better
@@jamesnalo4408 light novel is even better
@oneshotyuri now that u mentioned it, imma give it a try to light novel. Never in my life I had ever read one.
@@jamesnalo4408 in my opinion the Eminence In Shadow LNs are the best piece of fiction I’ve ever experienced. As someone who really loves worldbuilding and info-dumps, Eminence In Shadow does it so well
the fact kyo kara maoh was on that list makes me so happy. kkm is such an underrated gem i love it so much and its chaos
Honestly Moonlit fantasy is up there for me. It has a similar concept to tensura but I enjoyed it more.
So glad that someone also appreciates Moonlit Fantasy. It's definitely one of my top isekais along with mushoku tensei, re:zero, and slime.
Trapped in a dating sim world is also good, although the animation needs some improvement imo.
@@KyoHyaku yeah trapped in a dating sim is another good one I really liked the mc
@@amanygur MC's sigma mindset is a breath of fresh air tbh.
KonoSuba, Mushoku and ReZero all great shows in their own right with unique styles, 12 kingdoms is underrated but definitely an interesting OG show (the ending is abrupt though), would recommend these 4. The rest are skippable but some like Overlord or Eminence in Shadow are still fun shows just not nearly as good.
I got really obsessed with overlord lore a while back but looking back the anime was fun but never lived up to expectations
KonoSuba is easily #1 for me with MT at #2. Both are on the opposite ends of the spectrum of seriousness. Fell off of Re:Zero because the MC was too useless.
@@Xenogears in arc 5 and beyond the mc is not useless tho?
@@Eleven-ju9pd Sorry, he was useless and annoying. Also who wants to wait 5 arcs for a character to be decent?
@@Xenogears when did you drop it?
"Re:Zero and Mushoku Tensei top 2" 24:10 Yes, definitely, agreed
Indeed but I think eminence in shadow should be included
Honestly I probably would have put Tanya the Evil higher on my list. Which I know sounds insane considering most people probably forgot about it after a while, but something about it really hit a cord with me. It's a genuinely great show about war and resources set in a WW1.5 fantasy world and I love it. Caught up with all the light novels and I am SO EXCITED for season 2.
same! I rewatched it 3 times already and I never got bored.
I remember it, I remember asking why Dafaq are the two main leads being replaced by frogs!?
Hones all of the main cast of isekai quartet would make it in my top 10 and no game no life along with it.
I love tanya war shit and the tactics they use
I love overlord world building (read the novel the anime is fucking mid btw)
Konosuba isn't the funniest anime but is the funniest isekai
Re zero is actually one if not my favorite show in all of anime
Same here. I never got bored on listening to Tanya's speeches and her way of thinking.
Tanya is such a refreshing take on the isekai genre that alone boosts it up to atleast spot 10, if not spot 4
Re:zero is definitely my personal favourite anime. Yes, there is quite a heavy competition among Re:zero, Mushoku Tensei, and Slime as the top spot, but Re:zero definitely takes the cake for me. And, with Season 3 announced and that it will be adapting both Arc 5 and Arc 6, I am certain it will satisfy both types of people - People looking for some really hyped action , and also one of the best narration/thriller.
We have extremely similar tastes, don't we?
@@Theunluckiest5437 Sooo, let's see:
- Seems like you also like Re:zero a lot from your comment
- You also have an Ai Hoshino pfp, which means you also definitely like Oshi no Ko
- Then... If it actually turns out that you also like Kaguya Sama, then most certainly we have really similar tastes :)
@@dumbledore_loves_anime Damn. You got all three correct
@@dumbledore_loves_anime
Lmao I'm exactly the same as you two
I'm just not using Oshi No Ko pfp but I love it and Rezero is actually one of my most favorite anime in general
@@reigncarlotabuzo7774 Ohh yes bro. Same here! In-fact Re:zero and Kaguya are jointly my #1 favs. And, I loved Oshi no Ko ep 1. Even having read the manga, that hit too hard. In fact, if OnK ends on a good note, it might also end up in my top 10 anime.
tbh, i was actually saddened that "So I'm a Spider, so what?" did not make it on that list. Also, "Welcome to Demon King Academy, Iruma-kun!" is actually worth watching. I personally found it very enjoyable and a fun anime. I was also surprised that "The Misfit of Demon King Academy" wasn't on the list either.
Like 80% sure misfit isn’t an isekai
the Spider LN and the manga are amazing, but i think it was poorly animated, the CGI was not... lets say pristine ...and in some scenes there are drops in quality and was rushed af
Spider is only good outside of the anime, the pace of the anime is all over the place, the human story doesn't get good till like 12 episodes in, and then animation falls apart episode by episode after episode 12 😔
@@pugofwarbr agreed, the va hard carried the anime
@@Cremecicle its not an isekai but the anos did get reincarnated so ig its like 35% an isekai since isekai doesnt exactly mean reincarnation it means being transported to a different world
I might be new to anime(started watching them in 2015) but im really happy that I finally heard someone compliment sao. Im mentioning this since its basically the first anime i have ever watched(other than mezinger z or knights of the zodiac) and Im really quite happy that people are actually somehow enjoying it!
I'm happy that I'm not the only one who missed So I'm a Spider, So What? on that list^^ There isn't enough mystery-isekai, these genres blend together really well.
The big problem, and it was a VERY big problem, with Spider-sekai was the very mediocre human half of the show. 9/10 Spider half, 6/10 human half, makes for a 7.5 show.
@@thewhyzer that human part of the show is critical though but it's not done well enough in the anime. (knowing this from reading far into the LN)
Much better balance there in the Spider LN.
Ln of spider isekai kinda goated.
I did enjoy the spider isekai until near the end, at that point her personality just kinda went super cringe
like there's people at war and she's doing a bloody news journalist documentary on it like what???
Same bruh, idk the right term for it, but I really like the way they arrange the plot line of the anime, like going back and forth, showing two different scenarios, that is 15 years apart. Pretty much like Baccano and Pulp Fiction. Wish there's gonna be a 2nd season. And OFC with better production 😅
Re:zero S1 Is Just The Prologue Of Re:zero, Its Just The Taste Of The Iceburg But Re:zero S2 Is What Makes You Stay, It What Makes You Truly Invested Into The World And Characters.
Good decent show
S1 is the bait, but s2 is the hook, the line and the sinker all in one
well said
@@brandonhughes4076 S1-S2 is the Phase 1 of the series, S3 will be Phase 2. Phase 2 will be more loved.
@@user-lh5my4ws8j I’ve read arcs 5 and 6 and definitely think that, if executed right, season 3 will blow s1 and s2 out of the water
The big problem I've seen with most of the modern isekai is that the story either has an overarching narrative arc that doesn't end and it's just a treadmill with no real progression or they do have a complete narrative arc from beginning to end with a proper ending but it came after the story went on for too long on that treadmill. For example, Slime has hit the former in that the main conflict of establishing the monster nation has been resolved, his enemies have either been converted or neutralized, and he himself is now among one of the most powerful existences in the world. But it's still going past all that, the treadmill continues. Shield Hero on the other hand, hits the latter. It has an ending in the LNs, but it takes so long to get to it after being on the narrative treadmill that the story as a whole suffers for it.
It's been established since the beginning that there's going to be an angel war. Not only that, but slime is the only one that manages slice of life really well, seriously one of my favorite arcs is just the labyrinth building arc. Nothing exciting happens and it's great! That's something I haven't seen done well in any other Isekai. On the contrary if I was Isekai d into any I would die, but slime is the only one that seems like a genuinely nice government and well run world. (To a degree of course)
I agree too many shows suffer from the way mangas tend to be really stretched out if they are successful. This is something SAO didn't suffer from, as each season was wrapped up pretty well.
Meanwhile in Rezero people complain that we go straight into the good shit main story too much that the down time have to be seperate into many volume of side story.
@@Khwerz Legit, I caught up with the manga and while the stuff prior to the labyrinth building arc was great, I found myself way more invested in chilling out with some slice of life that Slime just does so well. I mean the whole idea is just fun.
sonny boy is like a lot of anime i watched as a kid. i didn't understand the premise at first, but when i revisited it, everything fell into place, almost as if i was missing some crucial piece of wisdom the first time around
Ngl, that was an ACTUALLY good list, i'm impressed! Someone who knows his stuff, when I saw *Log Horizon* and *Hataraku Maou-sama* as the header of the article, I already knew I was in for a good list, and I feel like this guy is around my age and we have pretty similar tastes, because he mentioned so many oldschool isekais I love, and for me, Log Horizon is definitely my #1!
Also, I have no idea why he didn't include *Those Who Hunt Elves* !! It is the OG Konosuba (and the OP Slaps to this day)!
Speaking of OP/OST, I didn't really like the *Escaflowne* series, but the movie was a masterpiece and still holds up (and the animation is amazing)! And the OST?! OH BOY!! Don't get me started! It was the first time I actually paid attention to an OST and made me buy the CD, before that i was one of those guys that couldn't care less about OSTs! Yoko Kanno outdid herself there, it's my favorite OST of hers BY FAR, followed by the Macross Plus one.
Those who hunt elvs is just a plot device to collect waifus lol
No emminence in shadow ?¿!?¿!?¿
YES! 12 kingdoms!
This was one of the first shows I ever watched and everyone else is always like... Huh?
I am so happy it made the list !
I fucking tracked down the novel translation for it, cause it was so good, I still go back to it now and then. It just hits so damn good
It’s literally one of my favorite books, I reread it like once a year!
@@zalagang what makes this anime/novel stand out from the rest of the isekai for you?
@@dastdk7323 I’d say it’s the world building, and the character development. The world feels hostile and different from anything else I’ve ever read about in the beginning, but at the same time it feels lived in and real, with for example it’s own measuring system, the constant politics between the different countries, the relationship between the people of the world and religion and the specific way people birth ( which sounds weird but trust me it’s pretty beautiful). Meanwhile all this is going on you observe how different characters deal with the circumstances of this world and how this changes them. Take Yoko the main character of the first arc. She starts out a bit as a wimpy asshole, refusing to accept this world she has ended up in. But as time goes on she starts to accept the reality of the world and try to find some semblance of peace. Meanwhile this is contrasted by yoko’s life in our world( which I won’t spoil anything about. All of the other main characters go through other journeys of self discovery while being a part of this constant political scheme that intertwines a lot. Sorry for the rant:)
@@zalagang thanks, I wanted to watch it for a long time, but I lacked motivation due to the fact that I knew little about the work
sonny boy is genuinely the most artistic show to come out in probably decades. masterpiece of media
I agree with Mushoku Tensei and Re: Zero being top 2 for Grant
24:25 I'm so surprised you actually gave Spider-kun a honorable mention. That show is so underrated.
I'm surprised Realist Hero wasn't on this list. It has one of the most unique premises in Isekai, a hero who is summoned from another world with Zero Magic, zero power ups and zero buffs.
Just a guy who has to take on the role of king and fix a kingdom by using nothing but his brain and knowledge from his old world.
I'm not. It was pretty garbage.
He had a minor magic power. He could remote control pens to enable him to do more paperwork. (this did get expanded with little matusbuto(sp?) ) and a wee bit more in the novels.(the battle at sea)
Yeah, if you want "no power" you want: I Won 4 Billion in a Lottery But I Went to Another World.
That isn't unique at all.
Its just wish fulfilment garbage
The spider isekai is actually really good and I would HIGHLY recommend reading the LNs, especially considering the last novel is coming out in a few months
I'm a Spider, So What? ?
@@looki2901 Yes
@@scootchstudios The only issue I have with Kumo Desu Ga, is the 'not so good' ending. I mean it isn't very bad, but considering how amazing the rest of the series was, it definitely fell off or maybe 'rushed' would be more accurate. Nevertheless, the rest 15 volumes were really amazing.
I read the manga to 'Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun' when the first chapter came out and completly watched the anime. Both were done quite well. Maybe it's because of my reading speed, but there are times when I think the anime is a little slow, but I can't really say they are adding needless content. Sometimes I also wonder if the anime would have been even more popular if it was released between 2010 and 2016.
I feel like Inuyasha could really use a Kai treatment, being remade with a lot of the pacing issues of the era fixed and the story cleaned up and streamline. Maybe I'm just biased since it was really the first anime I ever got into but it is a fun story. Definitely too high on this list but glad to see it mentioned
100% true. Inuyasha would pull immense views imo as basically 99% of its issue is the filller+old animation. The core story itself is fucking amazing
The filler episodes were actually my favorite part! Like a fun, laid back but adventurous slice of life I know I'mb in the minority, but I actually skip the naraku/Kikyo plot episodes when I rewatch because they're kinda a drag haha
Every series from Isekai Quartet is on the list. Actually glad about it. Rezero best Isekai as of now and since Season 3 got announced, its getting more hype.
And theres 1 part where I want to drop Rezero so badly, the pathetic part in Ruler selection Arc. Until Subaru redeems himself. Season 2 was so damn good, every single part of it is just amazing ngl.
Really wish i hadn't read your comment........ the one Arc i wish i could skip every time i rewatch RE:Zero
It's a hard part to watch, but it's essential to the story.
@@silasnebulous4533 yeah. the only way for him to ally with Anastasia's group.
My first isekai anime was MAR: Marchen Awakens Romance and I've never found a single person who remembers watching that anime. But I absolutely have a soft spot in my heart for it, especially for how fucking cool all the different powers were. It's basically one gigantic tournament arc with all sorts of creative uses of magic spells and equipment. I'm sure there's a lot that I have blocked from my memory about it, but I still love it
Omg MAR that's a classic 🤣🤣. I still have the DVD.
Holy fuckk you just took me back!!! I forgot about Mar! I remember watching that on TV as a kid!
Freakin loved this show
When the mom curses god of mar heaven for taking her husband and son. that scene really make me sad. Classic isekai really something
my top 5:
5:cautious hero
4:kumo desu ga nani ka
3:kono suba
2:mushoku tensei
1:re zero
As a long time overlord LN reader I'm telling you, the holy kingdom arc is overlord at its best, particularly in terms of worldbuilding and big moments, so the best is yet to come (as long as the adaptation isn't mediocre).
Reading this a while after the comment, but you are SO RIGHT. The Holy Kingdom arc was so good that my poor ass bought the arc in hard cover format and shipped them over to Canada. Absolutely worth it. (Wish shipping wasn't so expensive tho....)
Overlord after that arc is boring chore and last two volumes made me go okay I hate it now
Grimgars, art, soundtrack, and fights are so freaking beautiful. Its no. 1 for me.
.hack//Sign really does feel like a late 90s-early 00s JRPG where the visuals are dated, and the emotions/story are told through the soundtrack.
Blue Seed is what Inuyasha would have been if Inuyasha had a plot and knew when to end.
I agree and as an advice, go read the LN it's amazing.
.hack//sign is the best the characters were legit the mystery was legit the stakes were legit the whole thing is probably my number 1 or 2 depending on how I feel about the original monster rancher anime.
12 Kingdom should be one of the best "isekai" anime out there. It's so beautiful. Glad to hear someone still remembers it, definitely deserved 2nd season
SAO appear and Garnt just laughed, masterpiece xD
Yoko Kanno is being forgotten, oh no
Re:Zero in top 1 is a big W .
Also , No game no life was AMAZING...If we're talking the movie , because god damn did I cry
only seeing Ws here
ascendance of a bookworm is one of my all time favorite isekais, but for it to really get to its peak potential you have to read the LN.
Well done list indeed.
I would however like to add Eminence in Shadow, Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai and El-Hazard as well into the list
I think I saw eminence in shadow on the list near the end of the video when Grant was scrolling through it again
@@biggusriggus7693 It is on this list, at number 17 alongside Drifters
As someone whos read both rezero and mushoku, rezero is just better and its not even close for me. Literally everything is just better
Magic Knight Rayehart was such an amazing show. Missed some amazing isekai on the list, like the Kumo one as Gigguk said and my first isekai, Dot Hack, which has some amazing games on Steam by the way. Top One for me is absolutely Mushoku Tensei by far. Not a bad list though.
First other comment I seen mentioning dot hack but mine...
Fr. I was waiting for .hack the whole time.
At first, I understood the rankings. The genuine effort and knowledge needed to even recognize some of the obscure animes that often get overlooked is truly admirable. I had genuine respect for the man who made the list.
And then I saw Mushoku Tensei.
I was LITERALLY ready to throw hands with that guy the moment I saw it that miserably low. I. Was. Pissed.
It is at least better than Inuyasha and belongs in the Top 5. :]
@@fuadaljami Inuyasha is so bland, one of the worst animes on this list
I WAS PISSED.
Same
The insult cuts deeper, because before they seemed knowledgable.
to anyone who likes mushoku tensie i would recommend to read the beginning after the end (tbate) its very similar to mushoku tensie in beginning but it just gets better and better its like solo leveling and mushoku tensie combined in harmony
Yeah it's a great webtoon. Would recommend as well.
Re:Zero was the first anime I ever watched, and continues to be my favorite today.
Gate is literally one of my favorite anime to watch, mainly cuz its one of the first handful of shows my brother showed me, so its got some nostalgia to it for me.
Gate is so underated for me it's on top top 5 spot.
Ascendance of a Bookworm is such a good isekai I found by the manga then swap to the light novel, and world building and stories are so good I am so excited to see and read more of it my Top 3 with mushoku tensei and Youjo Senki
If one where to start reading straight from the anime, any clue where to start the ln?
@@Khwerz I’d honestly reread from the beginning. The anime cuts out a bunch of stuff. I think Season 3 ends at the end of Part 2 of the LN. Every part has a few volumes each btw
@@Khwerz same I really recommend reading from the start the anime as good as it had to cut alot of the smaller details and really add to world building and charm I currently read it weekly pre released on j-novel where they do the official translation and can pay monthly to read the in progress books.
@@Khwerz the general consensus from the community is to reread from the start but if you’ve watched all 3 season you can start right at part 3 volume 1 which is a major turning point in the series and not miss much.
I'm so glad you like 12 Kingdoms I think it's the most underrated isekai of all time
I remember binge watching so many clips of it on some channel called "Retro Crush" or something a couple years ago. It looked great, so I will probably watch it. Thanks for the reminder lol
World Building: The anime. Seriously no one does it better than 12K
Iruma is pure chaotic neutral energy, and is hilarious. If you haven't watched it, I recommend it.
And it getting so good in the manga , I’m still waiting for him to tell us someday that he watched it 😢
clara and her entire family is completely + adorably insane and I love it.
an almost frenetic bizarreness that I find entertaining in the tv series even if it's contrast to my usual quarry
Season 3 is probably the weakest so far, but only because of the sheer amount of time the arc takes. Arcs in previous seasons took a handful of episodes max, the harvest festival is closer to 15. You can probably speed through it in the manga, but it really drags in the anime.
@@mehwhyausername1 Yeeees. Clara is best
The Grandpa is voice acted by Kiryu
To me at least, what typically constitutes an anime count as an isekai, is when the character is transported/moved/truck-kun'ed into or to a world that is wholely & entirely different from his or her own. So animated series like "Paripi Kōmei" and "Hataraku Maō-sama", while the setting represents our world, for characters like Sadou Mou and Zhuge Liang, our earth is wholly alien to them. Hence why both of their animated series could be properly considered isekai's.
Mushoku Tensei is definitely top 1 for me, the world building and character development are one of the best i've read really. Saw it on NovelUpdate 7 years ago when i was searching something to read and stumbled into this, instantly hooked soon after. Theres so many great moments in this story, it managed to make me laugh, cry, depressed and furious due to how great these moments are. I absolutely recommend to try reading the LN if u have time and curious what happens after the anime.
I love the world building but I would only recommend the LN/WN if you _really_ loved the show. There is a metric ton of filler, and the characters start to fall apart once Rudy marries them. There's some peak cringe, too, with stuff like the wives discussing who he's going to bang that night, who's going to get knocked up next, which wife is his favorite... Yeesh.
@@Hawk7886 There can't be no filler on the LN/WN, it's the source material. At best, you could say that some parts feel like filler, but I don't remember anything that felt filler, even the dreaded university arc is plot relevant, so I dunno what you are on about. I do agree with the wife thing tho, but mainly the first wife and a bit the third one, feels like they could have been better used and developed (first wife mainly). The second wife was fine, she had 2 arcs of relevancy and was pretty solid on the story.
The "cringe" parts people can at least take solace that they happen just a few times, but then I don't agree that they are cringe, made more sense they would properly separate when they would spend time with him, than have Rudeus constantly have foursomes or be with all three at the same time. Them talking about having children made sense since they are married and sexually active and the person who is pregnant takes priority.
@@karasudd there can be filler in LN/WN. A filler chapter is a chapter that typically doesn't add anything to the main story. Just because its the source doesn't mean it can't have any filler. Maybe they need to flesh something out more in the story and need to put out something fresh till they can get past a block.
@@Hawk7886 im curious how much have you read of the story?
The way rudeus behave and his internal thoughts
Dont you think it is pedo behaviour and this is a strong reason why it cant be number one for many people :)
Haven't seen the anime, but the manga for Saihate no Paladin is really good. Heard the anime was shafted, which is pretty unfortunate. Don't know where I'd place it, but I'd say it deserves a spot on the list somewhere.
Garnt really needs to rewatch Re:zero season 1 and fully take in what happens in it to really appreciate how good it was. I remember when they were talking about it on trash taste they didn't really remember what *the rem scene* was actually about.
I only started loving re:zero after my second time watching it when I was fully paying attention to dialogue and plot subtlies. It's such a good show man.
as many others have said, you don't really watch Re:Zero until you rewatch it. lots of details and foreshadowing from Season 1 to Season 2.
The biggest foreshadowing:
- The Snow bunny from Re:Zero OVA Memory Snow that placed in S1 between ep 12-13 and Rabbit in S2 ep 8,
- The on-screen text and voice in Puck's Oath with "specific someone" in the Re:Zero OVA Frozen Bond telling Puck to protect Emilia from afar and the on-screen text and voice of Echidna when she says "I know" when she comforts Subaru after Subaru told her about RBD in S2 ep 8 are similar, so you can put two and two together who's this "specific someone".
- And when Emilia fights with one of the fingers of witch cultists that got possessed by Betelgeuse, and Emilia manages to defeat him, then out of nowhere Emilia starts crying but she doesn't know why. if you watched season 2 part 2 you must know the reason why she was crying at that moment.
The foreshadowing in Re:Zero is amazing.
Fellow love at 2nd sight
He watched it on 2x speed. With dialogue driven show, tons of mysteries, themes, character development, lore, background worldbuilding it is hard to digest it and get invested when you speed run the show just to make a TH-cam review.
Ong, i've just recently finished rewatching, and it's true what they say: you only truly have watched re:zero when you have watched it more than once.
@@saladmixer1625 damn he did that for his 1st watch? ngl that's an even bigger L than connor skipping cutscenes the first time, really disappointed in garnt for this.
Digimon Adventure genuinely holds up, especially the OG japanese version. It has such great characters and writing, as well as an amazing soundtrack
I was beyond happy when I heard the words "I'm not gonna complain" by you for Re:Zero.
In my life I haven't met a single person that liked Re:Zero, everyone said it's mid & stopped watching. I thought I am the only one out there who likes it that much.
It was the first anime I finished watching, after putting it on hold 2 times. I started watching it, I think because of a video of yours, and it is one of the shows most dear to my heart.
Me too Subaru is one of my favorite Mc’s
Dude which world are you living in? I'm pretty sure it's considered one of the best fantasy anime (and not just an isekai). And there's proof of it - it's the top 20 most favourited anime on MAL. It has the top 10 highest cumulative character favs on MAL. It was also voted for top 10 anime (in general) on Japanese Web magazine. It's like one of the most praised anime even on AS Discord (even tho that doesn't matter much). And it's almost always top 3 in almost any top isekai charts or top 10 fantasy charts on Google pages. But even without any of the written facts, I can guarantee you there are over hundred thousands of people who love the show just as much as you, if not more (including me).
@@dumbledore_loves_anime Well, I live in a world called Germany, and every country somehow has its own taste and preferences. So even though I would know these facts & that its like pretty popular in Japan, that doesn't really matter much if in real life everyone around you finds the show boring :/
@@DrBreyn Damn that's hard. Tho, Ig it's not like different 'countries' have different tastes as a whole. Most likely it's just that you have a bad luck with the series, so most of your friends or people you know don't like it. Don't worry you will definitely come across someone who loves the show just as much as you do.
You should see the comments and reactions for the new trailer, trust me, its very popular
I would totally recommend more isekai, i would additional also talk about tanya, grimgar and the devil is a part timer (only season 1) as well, all of those are pretty great and enjoyable anime. I also am very much much wondering about seeing it as compliment for rezero and mushouko called mid, just because they are isekai, both are absolutly high tier shows and i would see them in my top 20 at least. Both have amazing character and worldbuilding as well as outsanding animation and sound design. I do understand to say i want to see more to say the story is amazing, but we allready got great hints and an amazing approach on the stories so far.
I agree with you about Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? I found the split viewpoint/growth of the Kumoko vs the rest to be quite interesting.
Ascendance of a Bookworm is literally my top #1 isekai, and unlike Moshuko Tensei, it doesn't have a creepy guy as the MC. Even if I personally don't like MT cause I didn't like the MC, I do agree that they are good world building, though Ascendance of a Bookworm goes hard on the world building but stays more slice of life than TM (action does happen, but I doubt it'll ever happen unless it gets 10 seasons). There are so many nuances and small things that are shown and not told through exposition. And yeah, it should be higher (as a series, the animation quality wasn't as good as I wanted it to be, but it wasn't an action show, so I know why the budget was small). The novel though, is top tier.
My personal issue with bookworm is honestly one of writing - You can tell that so many of the aspects of the story were just there to force story points or to mark off checkmarks.
"Oh the main character is dying of some mysterious unknown illness, which means they can't just take the slow route" "Oh, the only people that know how to treat this illness are evil classist rich nobles" "oh, hey, look, despite loving her family, the MC is leaving her family behind to be adopted by a rich, classist, evil noble and forced to never interact with her family again in a normal way because it's her only choice to continue living"
...It just feels so lazy and forced. I genuinely want to enjoy it, but just like Dr. Stone, the "antagonistic elements" of the story just feel so ridiculously forced "because obviously stories have to have a villain" is something that people for some reason are taught. Despite the fact some of the most enjoyable stories out there are completely peaceful and wholesome and have no conflict.... or have conflict in the form of things like "setbacks" and "struggles", rather than "yeah I'm dying because the elitist upper class of the world are horrible people and thus I HAVE to give up everything I care about and join them in order to live anything resembling a normal life" as the core plot point....
I loved the Tanya anime because the arial combat was just on point. No Game No Life used to be my favorite anime, I think it gave me PTSD because now all my favorite anime are complete
Tanya might be one of my top stories in anime, but it needs more seasons. No Game No Life was hyped like crazy when it came out but never having a second season killed it.
The full story of ascendance of a bookworm deserves top 10 if not top 5 for sure. Its the only light novel I read religiously
OH Magic Knight Rayearth was one of my formative shows as an anime fan. Between it and Slayers it was a huge shift from stuff like Captain Tsubasa and Dragon Ball I was used to. Girls were cute, story was fun, tragedy was delicious and it had giant robots. Good times, good times.
Regarding SAO my main beef was always how much wasted potential it had. There was this whole world to explore, the situation all these people were in but it was completely ignored in favor of some crappy romance.
It literally has every big anime genre: mecha, magical girls, and isekai.
Sounds like you only watched season 1 of SAO.
Gramps, your age is showing.
Then again, Rayearth was my first Isekai too back in 1st grade in 1997.
Good times.
@@ThreadBomb I watched the second one too and actually enjoyed it quite a bit but my complaining is... yeah mostly about season 1.
@@misot90 "Gramps, Gramps Gramps..."
Damn now I feel old...
I feel like Log Horizon is a show that hits entirely differently depending on your life experiences.
I'm a gamer. I've been a gamer my entire life. But I'm not just some standard gamer. I'm a professional gamer. Who happens to specialize in.... *drumroll* MMOs!
I've run a top-level MMO guild for quite literally over half of my life now. We've been there on launch days. We've been there on patch days. We've achieved some world and server firsts. I was the #1 DPS on a MMO for a year straight, with half of my main raid team being in the top 10 for their respective mains and off-mains.
I understand what it's like to run a guild. To run raids. To gear up. To be part of that kind of community.
And for me... Log Horizon 110% nailed it perfectly. I've legit quoted that one speech (you all know the one) to my guildmates before on raid night. Because it perfectly encapsulates MMO culture.
Bofuri does a great job at capturing that feeling of playing a social game. Complete with absurdly unbalanced content, and the sense of community.
Overlord does a pretty decent job of at displaying the sheer power difference between a player and an NPC.
The Sage's disciple does a great job at portraying the chaos, the oddities and the completely insane and non-sensical stuff that comes about in gaming.
But... Log Horizon is the only one that has really, truly, captured the MMO spirit.
Log Horizon really is pretty much the best example of what it would really be like if the playerbase of a MMO were to suddenly be transported into that MMO and forced to live it.
It perfectly captures that odd, socially awkward, competitive yet co-operative spirit of MMOs. That feeling of all working towards the same goal by being incredibly selfish.
Log Horizon is, IMHO, Near perfection... but it's also so specifically Niche that anyone that has never experienced that kind of culture before will have absolutely no clue how well done it is, and will probably just think the main cast is overall kind of insane because "that's not how people would interact", when in reality... that's EXACTLY how gamers interact.
We're lazy. We're entitled. We're selfish. We're greedy.
And it takes true willpower and charisma to get us to come together... or it takes that eternally worthwhile carrot. Fun.
"We need to start farming because we're otherwise going to run out of edible food" isn't fun.
"We need to go stop an invasion by an army of monsters" is FUN.
Which one is a gamer going to choose?
Why, the dangerous and fun one, of course. Because that's why we were there in the first place. To have fun.
And if we get paid and get some new fun toys out of it? Oh yeah, sign me right up.
Log Horizon is the only gaming isekai that's had a full season that has managed to completely and utterly capture the actual feeling of being in a game, and the cast being gamers, that I've seen.
It's like how Bocchi the Rock is a show that insanely resonates with introverts. Log Horizon is, first and foremost, a show that resonates deeply with hardcore MMO players.
13:27 YES!! I miss Yōko Kanno, indeed. Still listening to all OSTs she produced.
Never heard of her
@@rook1196 You're in for a treat, go have a listen
Re:Zero season 3 is going to be freaking peek!!!!
I knew "Demon King from Today" as "God Save Our King". It was one of my first animes and became one of my all-time favorites! Rewatched it again and again on Animax.
Only figured out it was soft Shounen Ai when I watched it again in University! Doesn't change anything for me but still funny how I never noticed it as a kid! LMAO
It screamed fujobait to me even 15+ years ago. Fug, that show was a long time ago.
It's nice to hear of someone who had fun watching 'Kyou kara Maou!' ( 'Demon king from today') too !
So many unsung shows, I have to applaud the culture!
Reader, are you a true Isekai adept ? Or maybe you are looking for something to watch ?
As a member of the PISS (Pleasant Isekai Secret Society), I'd like to remind you all fellow Isekai enjoyers of the following decently pleasant titles not mentioned in the video :
- TsukiMichi (Better than what you might think reading the synopsis)
- Re:Creators (Because of course it's part of the 'good' ones)
- HameFura (The debut of the villainess trope in anime format)
- Kakuriho no Yadomeshi (A chill story à la Chihiro that is so underrated!)
- Isekai Ojisan ( Damn you Netflix !!!)
- Eminence in Shadow (The king of cringe !)
-The World's best assassin gets...(the longest title and a Banger OP)
- Meikyuu Black Company
- Akuyaku Reijou Last Boss (Banger Ending !)
- How a Realist Hero rebuilt the Kingdom ( Almost forgot you)
- Outbreak Company (Isekai Otaku)
- Mondaiji-tatchi (We just entered the 'you-have-questionnable-tastes-zone')
- MÄR Heaven (Very old shonen vibes )
- Zero no Tsukaima (Because... reasons)
- Abenobashi (The strange one...)
- In another world with my smartphone ( No, it's not that bad. Yes, I enjoyed it. No, I refuse to recommend anything lower.)
KKM was a great show that I hadn't heard anything about in like a decade.
smartphone is still the worst isekai ive watched
Holy shit zero no tsukaima is og. One of the first anime ive watched.. dunno if it aged well tho
KKM was one of my first animes! The starting song I still know by heart like 15 yrs later
@@ianlulu definitely a classic
I love Mairimashita Iruma Kun. You have to get a bit of the way through season one before the plot really hits but once it does it doesn’t stop, it just keeps getting better and better. It has good world building, a genuinely sweet protagonist, love-able side characters, comedy that’s funny but also functional and furthers the plot at the same time, and romance but not at the costs of ruining characters or plot or being overly fanservice-y.
Watching Iruma, a kid who was neglected and made to work instead of going to school, find family and friends that care for him is very cute. He goes from feeling out of place in the demon world to thinking of it as his home and it’s great to see. The story strikes a great balance between saying “it’s good to have desires of your own” and also rewarding Iruma for being a selfless person. Definitely an anime I frequently compare to other non-isekai shows.
You should make your own list, that'd be fun
Eminence in shadow should be in the fop 10. Had more fun watching the first season of EoS than I did watching the entire seasons of bottom half of that list.
Actual fax. The only show to have me eagerly waiting each week the entire run through
Top 5 for sure
Hell no.
If you people actually unironically like Eminence then you're intellectually challenged, seriously. It's not just mid, it's actual garbage.
it was highly entertaining
Dang no familiar of zero? I would put that in my top ten. As well as dog days
22:55 Knew it
When Mushoku Tensei is fully adapted it will go down as not only one of the best Isekai, but one of the best anime period.
I don't read manga or webcomics or light novels.
After having finished season 1 of Re:Zero, I started reading the web novel.
I am still reading it to this day.
You think season 2 was cap?.. realize they cut like 3/4 of all the deaths just to make the entire Arc fit in there.. and holy shit does it just get better and better!
I really hope the entirety of Re:Zero gets animated, it fucking deserves it.
Oh yeah, Mushoku Tensei is pretty good too.
Not even close
Closer to worst anime ever tho
Konosuba and slime are my favourite isekai, konosuba is just hilarious which gives me hope for the megumin spin-off. Been reading the slime manga and I just love the world and the characters within it. The fights are great and I love the political aspects.
Slime has some of the best world building when it comes to isekai
the Megumin spin off already started some weeks ago
@@soudipchanda2884 I don't think any isekai can compare to ascendance of a bookworms worldbuilding its in a different league.
@@manga6226 Season 1 was really mid with cliché writing. I wonder if it got good in season 2.
@@icebox1954 it really picks up with its politics and society but I read the novels which has 25 translated so far
Someone needs to make Garnt's laughing at the SAO reveal a meme template
One thing about tensei I don’t think people talk about enough is how they use silence. Scenes where there is no music, no ambient noise, yet the emotions conveyed through the characters speaks the loudest.
Slime is really in a tough spot before anyone or everyone that disagrees on how good of a show it is because it's a show that's not trying to be Top tier material like other Top Tier it's a show that has simple stuff not many can notice
What I mean by that is it's a Master of it's own Genre I mean look at how many tried to Imitate Slime 😂 and failed miserably no one can try to Imitate slime.
when all they think when watching it is compare it to other shows but I've watched enough Isekai to know what is good and bad and Slime is Up there not the highest but I ain't complaining to whenever it gets Listed to the Top.
But hey Slime is getting a Season 3 so 👌 Another W for the World 🌎
Diablo's VA though
When is S3 airing bro??
@@darkstarae7326 Well it's On MAL but forgot the Exact Year sorry just do some Research
I've read the Slime manga and watched the anime a few times, but I think they butchered the second half of the last season. The stuff between the Demon Lord ritual and the Walpurgis was dreadfully boring, but the manga at least managed to make it go down faster. Hopefully they manage to make the most out of the next season because it's got a lot of action and not much padding.
@@Pimp.My.Forklift I see you hate world building and hate to know the world of a story that is being told well I personally don't like all action series for me it's meaningless to watch a series that doesn't have world building and other developing stuff your probably a shounen Fan that only likes action
Ikr slime 300 is in a different league
i ve never watched a stream from you but i know that the "banana eating" is a ritual at this point,makes it in every vid!gud job