Isekai Anime are the just the right thing to watch when you want to escape the reality. Here are 5 underrated isekai anime that will you leave with a wholesome experience:
1. Overlord
While spending the final hours in Yggdrasil an MMORPG virtual reality game, the protagonist Momonga gets trapped in the game with his consciousness intact. Being cutoff from the real world and trapped in the game world, Momonga done up the title of Ainz Ooal Gown, an un-dead overlord. Now with the NPCs having developed real personalities, Momonga embarks on a quest to find other players like him.
As the ruler and supreme leader of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, while strategically gaining fame with the help of his trusted servants Albedo, Demiurge, Cocyutis, Shalltear etc., Ainz Ooal Gown tries to change the course of the world in hopes of finding other Non-NPC players like him.
Although “Overlord” is gaining popularity nowadays, it is still one among the list of underrated isekai animes with the blend of action, adventure and comedy.
Order to watch:-
Overlord I (13 episodes)
Overlord II (13 episodes)
Overlord III (13 episodes)
Overlord IV (13 episodes)
2. The Familiar of Zero/ Zero No Tsukaima
If you are searching for an Isekai anime with elements of fantasy and romance then “The Familiar of Zero” is perfect for you. The story follows the life of Louise Francoise Le Blanc de La Valliere, a young mage attending the Tristain Academy of Magic, often ridiculed for her ineptitude, earning her the nickname “Louise the Zero.”
Saito Hiraga gets accidentally summoned by Louise during familiar summoning ritual in-order to prove that she not Louise the Zero. Later the story progresses around the life of Louise and Saito, how their adventure unfolds and how their deepening relations amid the magical battles and endeavor. Though a bit old, this isekai anime has action, romance, adventure, fantasy, comedy tints to it.
Order to watch:-
The Familiar of Zero/ Zero No Tsukaima
The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons/ Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi
The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses/ Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo
The Familiar of Zero F/ Zero no Tsukaima F
3. No Game, No Life
Two hardcore gamer siblings , Sora and Shiro, known by their gaming name “Blank” with legendary gaming skills embarks on a quest to conquer the entire world with their intellect, when transported to a fantasy world “Disboard”. Though socially awkward in the real world, Disboard seemed to be the perfect world for the hikikomori siblings where everything was depended on game.
One day, they are unexpectedly transported to a fantasy world known as Disboard, where conflicts and disputes are settled through games rather than war and battles. There the siblings are given the task of competing in various games by Tet, the god of games, which determines the fate of Disboard.
With their wittiness and intellect, Sora and Shiro forge powerful alliances with various races and mark their existence in world of Disboard while challenging powerful beings of the world. They try to understand the intricacies of the world and while uncovering the secrets of the Disboard and the god of games, Tet.
With highly attractive visuals, good story and an interesting plot, “No game, No Life” is an unique combination of gaming fantasy and isekai.
Order to watch:-
No Game, No Life (12 Episodes)
No Game, No Life: Zero (Movie)
4. The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Lugh an extremely skilled assassin in his previous life is reincarnated into the noble family of Tuatha De. With the profession of doctors in the foreground the Tuath De Family had another role of assassins in the background for the royal family.
The story revolves around Lugh who had retained his memories of his previous life which proved useful to him in his current life to protect his family and dear ones, where in the previous life he used to live as a tool for his employer now the circumstances have changed since he has family and other people who care for him. How he fares with the adversaries and difficulties, the choices he makes to make the current life different from past one and make a difference for those around him.
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat” is an anime where the protagonist gets another chance to make and live life differently. This is quite an underrated isekai anime and has only 1 season of 12 episodes.
5. Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest
Hajime Nagumo and his classmates gets transported to a fantasy world with magic and skills, where people’s worth is determined by their skills and fighting prowess. While most his classmates get good skills Nagumo is stuck with useless weak “transmute” skill. One day while discovering a labyrinth, Nagumo and his classmates met with a foe of unimaginable strength.
Amidst the struggle to escape from the enemy Nagumo was betrayed by one of his peer and left to die in the deepest part of the labyrinth. With revenge in his mind and will to survive Nagumo found the hidden potential and started gaining skills of monsters by eating monster meat. While searching for an exit from the labyrinth, Nagumo finds a vampire princess who was similarly betrayed by her people.
Both of them sets on for a journey, where they meet other people like them. In this anime the Main Character has a great personality and not finicky like other anime where the protagonist have weak personality. If you are looking for an anime where the mc becomes one of the strongest from weakest then this underrated isekai anime is definitely the one for you.
Order to Watch:-
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (12 Episodes)
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 2nd Season (12 Episodes)
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