Isekai’s anime plot can be pretty weird, to say the least. I don’t know where the authors get their inspiration from. But I’d really like to take a peek at their brains sometimes .
However, weird does not have to be meant in a bad way, so here is a list of the best weirdest Isekai anime that you will ever wa
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BIZARRE ISEKAI ANIME YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT
20. I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level
| Title | I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level |
| Author | Kisetsu Morita |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Revoroot |
| Premiered | Apr 10, 2021 to Jun 26, 2021 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
When you first read that title what was the first thought that came to mind? There must be something more to the story, right? Well, sorry to bust it for you, but, actually, no. The title is pretty reflective of the plot.
A normal girl died a pitiful death in the real world, well, she died because of overwork. Poor her. However, she got a second chance and that second chance turned out to be a never-ending vacation.
Reborn in a fantasy world, she started living on a paradisiac island where she killed slimes for approximately 3000 years just to make ends meet.
Before she knew it, she maxed out her level, and challengers from all around the globe started appearing at her door asking for a duel. Looks like vacation time is over.
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19. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
| Title | Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid |
| Author | Coolkyousinnjya |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Kyoto Animation |
| Premiered | Jan 12, 2017 to Apr 6, 2017 |
| Episode Count | 13 episodes |
| Duration | 24 min per ep |
Now I bet Kobayashi’s might be the dream of any teenage boy on Earth. Completely wasted after a super long day at work she ended up wandering in the mountains and try guessing who or what she met there… A DRAGON. Just awesome, right?
Now as weird as this sounds, there is more. Instead of running for her life, she actually invited the dragon to come to live with her if it had nowhere to go. Absolutely ridiculous, how will he ever fit in her house?
However, the dragon took her up on her offer and showed up at her home the second day. Now imagine the shock of the young programmer when a giant monstrous head came out of the balcony. Now as you can imagine, she remembered nothing of the previous night.
Right before her eyes, the dragon transformed into a super cute hyperactive little maid that decided on her own to pay her back with her services.
If you are wondering where is the isekai bit, just let me tell you that the dragon isn’t actually from Earth you know…
18. The Eminence in Shadow
| Title | The Eminence in Shadow |
| Author | Daisuke Aizawa |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Action |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Nexus |
| Premiered | Oct 5, 2022 to ? |
| Episode Count | 20 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Normally teenagers give up on the crazy dreams they had when they were young. I mean no grown-up in his right mind would still want to be, I don’t know, a unicorn. But our MC isn’t exactly like everyone else, you can say that he is a bit deranged.
His dream was to become the Eminence of Shadow. Sort of an anti-hero who would enact justice in his own way without anyone knowing of his existence with the help of his shadow army.
In the real world, he turned into a psychotic mini batman that mastered every kind of martial arts and went up against any bad guy he could find.
However, he was still obsessed with the thought of one day waking up in a fantasy world where magic existed.
Actually, and that’s a first in an anime, he got everything he wanted, he just had to die first to find himself isekaied to the world he dreamed of. This is how the Eminence of Shadow was born with an army, well, of one, for now.
17. The Saga of Tanya the Evil
| Title | The Saga of Tanya the Evil |
| Author | Carlo Zen |
| Genre | Fantasy, Action |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Nut |
| Premiered | Jan 6, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 24 min per ep |
An atheist salaryman lived all his life rejecting God. I guess God got mad at some point and decided to force the man to believe in him, not just in his existence, but in his power as well.
The man was coming back from work when a resentful ex-coworker decided to throw him under the rails of a moving train. My theory is that it was God’s payback.
However, he didn’t let the man die, he reincarnated his soul in a war-torn world on the body of a cute little girl, Tanya Degurechaff.
Hell-bent on leading a peaceful life away from danger, God kept jeopardizing his plans by making him show off his extraordinary abilities making him, or her now, a hero of the military.
So now, a 12-year-old with a twisted personality and overflowing with bloodlust became the captain of her own platoon of grown-ups is rampaging on the first lines to find a way to kill not the enemy, but God.
16. The Faraway Paladin
| Title | The Faraway Paladin |
| Author | Kanata Yanagino |
| Genre | Fantasy, Action, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Children’s Playground Entertainment |
| Premiered | Oct 9, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
A boy lost his life, he thought that it was the end, however, he saw a bright light and opened his eyes once again.
He was reborn in the flesh of a baby in a totally different world than his own and his parents or more like adoptive parents were well, how can I put this, a sage ghost, a nun mummy, ironic, I know, and warrior skull.
They taught him everything they knew, and the once the mediocre brat grew up to be a prodigy with unbelievable intellect. He actually isn’t, but people didn’t know that he learned how to read, write and think like an adult years ago.
Anyway, when he finally came of age, it was time to start his adventure and leave his home, but the biggest challenge he had to face wasn’t at the end of his journey, but at the very beginning, before he even left.
15. How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
| Title | How Not to Summon a Demon Lord |
| Author | Yukiya Murasaki |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Ajia-Do |
| Premiered | Jul 5, 2018 to Sep 20, 2018 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Two very pretty female adventures decided to perform a ritual that will let them summon an OP Demon Lord from another world to become their slave.
Two beginners in need of power, of course, they messed up the incantation. The Demon Lord is here, but neither is he a real Demon Lord nor is he their slave, they are his.
The soul inside the avatar is a geek from Earth who was addicted to games and who never talked to a girl before (my guess), now he has to travel the game map with them in order to find a way to undo the spell set on the two girls.
if I was in his shoes, I’d stall the process on purpose. Don’t judge, you didn’t get to see the two sexy warriors yet.
14. What If the Ultimate in Fully Immersive VR RPGs Was a Crappier Game Than Reality Itself?
| Title | What If the Ultimate in Fully Immersive VR RPGs Was a Crappier Game Than Reality Itself? |
| Author | Unknown |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Action |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | ENGI |
| Premiered | Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 23, 2021 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
The engineers of the VRMMO game “Kiwame Quest” thought it would be a super good idea to create a game that was exactly like reality. What a funny idea, people play to escape reality not to switch from one to another.
The game quickly lost popularity amongst the player, however, one clerk still believed in the game’s greatness and decided to convince a kid drowning in problems to start playing it.
He was amazed at how realistic it was, however, was disgusted by the fact that his life got messed up, adding trouble upon trouble to his already very stressful daily life.
Anyway, he logged out and for some reason was compelled to dive in again. He escaped the game once; it wasn’t going to give him another chance. Now trapped, let’s see if he can finish the game to get out, that is if this is really the way to find an escape.
13. So I’m a Spider, So What?
| Title | So I’m a Spider, So What? |
| Author | Okina Baba |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Mystery, Comedy, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Millepensee |
| Premiered | Jan 8, 2021 to Jul 3, 2021 |
| Episode Count | 24 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
An entire class was isekai’d into a world that works just like a game. Each student was given a class and an ability depending on their class ranking. See, your parents told you school was important.
Most students got to become princesses or warriors, elves…while the dead last ranker turned into a giant spider.
The situation was hopeless; however, the spider didn’t give up on greatness. I wonder why she wasn’t so determined in class.
When she realized that that place worked just like an RPG, she concluded that even she could level up.
Step by step she started gaining more and more power, the spider turned out OP and you can scratch what I said before, school didn’t help much after all.
12. Kemono Michi: Rise Up
| Title | Kemono Michi: Rise Up |
| Author | Natsume Akatsuki |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | ENGI |
| Premiered | Oct 2, 2019 to Dec 18, 2019 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Genzou Shibata is a professional wrestler, however, underneath his pile of muscle lies the heart of a caring and soft animal lover.
His life drastically changed during the World Championship. His final battle was heating up when he was suddenly summoned to another world by a princess who started begging him to save her country from a monster raid.
The chivalrous man that he is giving out his response in the form of a magnificent knockout. Yup, he sent the princess flying. Without hesitation! I expected anything but that.
He left the castle and found himself on an island in the middle of nowhere and realized that it was an opportunity for him.
He reformed himself, turned into a beast hunter, and started gathering all sorts of adorable and deadly creatures to create a furry paradise for himself.
11. Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
| Title | Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious |
| Author | Light Tichihi |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | White Fox |
| Premiered | Oct 2, 2019 to Dec 27, 2019 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
A goddess found the perfect hero candidate to summon in order to save a world that is doomed. His specs are off the charts, and his abilities are unbelievable; she had just found the golden fleece of heroes. So of course, she called upon him without thinking twice about it.
She should have read the instruction manual first. Things that are too good to be true most of the time being.
OP but with a max level of caution, the man can’t even go fight a slime without training for a three-month straight. Just how many eons will it take for him to be ready to defeat the Demon Lord? The world will be long gone before he ever gets close to ready.
10. Ya Boy Kongming!
| Title | Ya Boy Kongming! |
| Author | Yuto Yotsuba |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | P.A. Work |
| Premiered | Apr 5, 2022 to Jun 16, 2022 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Zhuge Kongming was China’s greatest strategist during the war. However, as intelligent as he is even, he cannot outsmart death.
He fell ill and waited for his last moments wishing that if he ever got the chance to be reincarnated he happened it would be during a peaceful period.
The gods heard him and sent his soul to the future, to modern Tokyo. Not only did they let him retain all his memories they also provided him with a young, healthy body.
Completely lost, he ends up watching the performance of an inspiring singer and he was entranced.
The singer noticed him and, unable to let the poor man wander around aimlessly, she took it upon herself to teach him about this new world.
Zhuge fell in love with her world, the music world and this is how the greatest tactician in history put his talent to use as a top-notch music manager.
9. Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
| Title | Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear |
| Author | Kumanano |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | EMT Squared |
| Premiered | Oct 7, 2020 to Dec 23, 2020 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Yuna is a fifteen-year-old and like all the other kids her age, she loves games, online games to be exact.
One day she received a bear costume, a super embarrassing outfit there is no way she’d ever wear.
However, she learned that it wasn’t made just to ridicule her, it could give her cheat-like specs in the game she is now playing.
She put it on, but the costume has one more ability, materializing her in the game in the flesh!
8. Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
| Title | Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? |
| Author | Dachima Inaka |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Premiered | Jul 13, 2019 to Sep 28, 2019 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Masato Oosuki is living the dream of any hard-core player in the world, he found himself teleported inside his favorite MMORPG fantasy game.
However, there is one downside, his mother tagged long for some reason. Not only is it weird to have to mom baby you on adventures, but the higher power also that organized all those shenanigans decides to make her OP.
I mean, she is enjoying that little situation much more than him now. It’s a bit unfair to make a newbie so strong.
7. The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
| Title | The Devil Is a Part-Timer! |
| Author | Satoshi Wagahara |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | White Fox |
| Premiered | Apr 4, 2013 to Jun 27, 2013 |
| Episode Count | 13 episodes |
| Duration | 24 min per ep |
The Devil Satan was attacked. A hero came all the way to his domain and blew up the whole place without thinking of the consequences.
In an attempt to escape the king of evil opened a portal and was transported to an unknown universe, a place called Earth.
There, magic doesn’t exist and in the eyes of the inhabitant, the great Satan is just a poor failure of a kid.
On the Blue Planet, money means power and now Satan wants a lot of it, or at least enough to get some food every day.
His genius idea, start working and make it all the way to the top of the business world. Let’s see how he will achieve that while working part-time at MgRonald‘s. I can’t believe he stooped so low.
6. Reincarnated As A Sword
| Title | Reincarnated As A Sword |
| Author | Yuu Tanaka |
| Genre | Fantasy, Action |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | C2C |
| Premiered | Oct 5, 2022 to ? |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
People get reincarnated into cool stuff, you know, OP mages, heroes here to save the world, princesses, or magnificent monsters, but it seems like our MC drew the short straw since he got reincarnated as a talking sword.
He has multiple powers, he is quite strong actually, and can move around through telekinesis. But it is just disturbing to watch a floating sword have awesome adventures on its own.
One day, a girl who was being chased by monsters came across the sword and grabbed it by reflex to save herself.
She killed the creatures that were after her and the sword, well, deemed her cute enough to become its official wielder. And this is how one of the most bizarre partnerships began.
5. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
| Title | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime |
| Author | Shizuku Akechi |
| Genre | Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | 8bit |
| Premiered | Oct 2, 2018 to Mar 19, 2019 |
| Episode Count | 24 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is one of the most popular anime right now and yet it’s one of the weirdest ones as well.
A salaryman gets stabbed to death and starts asking for random stuff as he is fading out. Something listened to him and created the perfect body with the perfect set of skills that gave him everything he wanted.
That perfect body turned out to be the body of a slime, ironically, the weakest monster that exists in this fantasy world, but it was an OP slime with incomparable power.
He saved a village, became the chief, started to expand, the village became a town, it grew some more and now he is the ruler of his very own country!
4. Kyou Kara Maou!
| Title | Kyou Kara Maou! |
| Author | Unknown |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Premiered | Apr 3, 2004 to Feb 25, 2006 |
| Episode Count | 78 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Just the fact that the MC was summoned to another through a toilet while he was being bullied to become the next Demon King is enough to make this anime just bizarre.
The whole plot is about how to get the population and his peers to accept him as their next ruler. A task close to impossible, I mean, he looks pitiful.
Anyway, they don’t have another choice but to make it work so let’s give them some positive energy and good luck in their endeavors, they need it!
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3. The Ambition Of Oda Nobuna
| Title | The Ambition Of Oda Nobuna |
| Author | Mikage Kasuga |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Madhouse, Studio Gokumi |
| Premiered | Jul 9, 2012 to Sep 24, 2012 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 24 min per ep |
Yoshiharu Sagara just closed his eyes for a sec and suddenly woke up in the middle of war during the Sengoku period.
About to get killed, a legendary figure sacrifices his life to save his. This last demand was for the boy to take his place as the commander of the Feudal Lords and finish the war in his staid.
Sagara is determined not to mess up the timeline more than he did and decides to man up and accept his fate. Only later did he realize that it wasn’t actually the past, but an alternative reality where all the important legends are super cute and sexy girls with attitude problems .
2. Outbreak Company
| Title | Outbreak Company |
| Author | Ichiro Sakaki |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | Feel. |
| Premiered | Oct 4, 2013 to Dec 20, 2013 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 24 min per ep |
The government picked a random Otaku, kidnapped him, threw him into a fantasy world, and gave him the coolest job on Earth, becoming the missionary that will spread the anime culture throughout the different universes.
To accomplish his mission, the government threw in two companions in the deal, a ravishing elf and a stunning princess. Yeah, he has a princess under his command now. Never thought the government would ever do something right for once.
1. Life With An Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into A Total Fantasy Knockout
| Title | Life With An Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into A Total Fantasy Knockout |
| Author | Yū Tsurusaki |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | OLM Team Yoshioka |
| Premiered | Jan 12, 2022 to Mar 30, 2022 |
| Episode Count | 12 episodes |
| Duration | 23 min per ep |
Tsukasa Jinguuji is a ravishing man. All the women are always ogling around him just hoping to make eye contact with him, however, the man never showed an interest in them.
Imagine the frustration of his best friend, Hinata Tachibana, who is always desperate to get a girlfriend but never had a chance because he is outshined by the “Beau Gosse” next to him.
When he couldn’t handle the irritation in his heart anymore, Hinata wished out loud to become some irresistible mesmerizing girl. Yeah, I don’t why he opted to become a girl and not a handsome man, does he have a secret crush on Tsukasa or something?
Anyway, a goddess heard the wish and decided to grant it. I also don’t know why she transported them to another world to become the heroes that will defeat the Demon Lord in the process, but that’s what she did, and transformed Hinata while at it.
Conclusion
There was some very weird stuff in there, weird but intriguing at the same time. To be honest, I’m quite curious about multiple titles now and I’ll get to watching right now as a matter of fact.
I’ll go for Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, what about guys?
