Cross-posted from “What’s up with the isekai genre? Are there any good isekais out there?” by @Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com in !manga@ani.social

It seems like every manga or anime adaption nowadays are isekais with absurdly long titles. As someone who hasn’t read that much manga for the past few years but just started again, it’s kinda crazy to see all these pop up. Are there actually any good ones out there? Or are most of them just “guilty pleasures”? The only one I’ve been reading is Ascendance of a Bookworm which is kinda interesting.

Edit: got a lot of recs, thanks everyone :)

  • Didros@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    These are mostly the big hits of isekai. (Note #5 has a lot of little sister sexualization, ran from that asap)

    I think Overlord is one of the most unique anime I’ve seen.

    I would also recommend The Eminence in Shadow. Also a very unique show, and pretty light hearted and fairly mid on “anime bullshit”

    Tsukimichi is also fairly solid, though higher on tge anime bullshit list (stab a giant metal rod in a dragons ass to make her cum…)

    Skeleton Knight is also decent with a likable main character and low stakes fun.

    My personal favorite is The Faraway Paladin. Such a great wholesome story with amazing characters.

    • Unboxious@ani.socialEnglish
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      2 months ago

      If you liked the Eminence in Shadow anime I highly recommend giving the manga a look. It does several things differently, and I personally found it even funnier.

      • Didros@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Same! I’ve read most of the manga for shows I’ve enjoyed and now I’ve been getting into light novels!