The 15 Best Isekai Anime of All Time

Isekai is one of anime's biggest genres — and these are the cream of the crop. Here are the best other-world adventures worth your time.

The best isekai anime

Anime	Why watch
Re:Zero	Dark, smart, emotionally brutal
Mushoku Tensei	The gold standard for worldbuilding
Solo Leveling	A power-fantasy phenomenon
Konosuba	The funniest isekai comedy
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	Cosy nation-building fantasy
Overlord	Playing the overpowered villain
The Rising of the Shield Hero	A revenge-driven underdog
No Game No Life	Stylish games-of-wits fantasy

Also essential: Grimgar, Ascendance of a Bookworm, The Eminence in Shadow, GATE and Log Horizon.

What makes a great isekai

The best of the genre go beyond the "transported to another world" hook — they build rich worlds, give their heroes real growth or real flaws, and use the premise to tell a story you could not tell anywhere else.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best isekai anime?

Re:Zero and Mushoku Tensei top most lists, for emotional depth and worldbuilding respectively.

What is a good isekai for beginners?

Konosuba (comedy) and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime are very accessible starting points.

Is Solo Leveling an isekai?

It is a power-fantasy in the same family — set in our world with dungeons rather than a full other-world, but loved by isekai fans.