15 Best Isekai Anime Worth Watching

If you are a fan of anime, then we have just the list for you. Check out our favorite isekai anime!

What is an Isekai? “isekai” can be loosely translated into English as a “different world”. This genre has been popularized by Japanese light novel and manga series. In these stories, people are randomly transported to another world without any clear means of getting home again. Most people who get transported end up on this new world at a vastly lower level than they were in their original one — sometimes even as infants or toddlers with no knowledge of how they got there. However, there’s hope! In these isekai stories, there are almost always events that cause the protagonist to gain special abilities. This can range from the ability to see demons and magical powers to the ability to pilot a dragon or a ship. They decide to use these abilities at some point in their life, usually for good in order to defeat the antagonist’s plot.

With no way back home for them, isekai protagonists must find a way to make it work out in their new world. The main goal of most isekai stories is to find a way back home — especially if the protagonist is stuck in an MMO environment where all their family and friends are waiting for them back home.

We’ve done our research and compiled a list of 15 must-watch isekai anime to get you started on your quest to enjoy what’s new and popular!