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The Isekai genre can be real hit or miss. Basically, they're surprisingly good or predictable. A lot of them are based on entering video games while some are based on new retellings of history. Today, we will take a look at the Isekai manga that are worth reading because they're pretty dang good.
However, we're not going to be covering the more well-known ones like Sword Art Online, Reincarnated As A Slime, Re: Zero, or Shield Hero. Also, Isekai that are good but have inexcusably horrible implications like Mushoku Tensei or Re: Monster won't be mentioned. What's left, instead, are some underrated Isekai tales that range from decent to amazing fantasy adventures. All of them share one trait, and that's the need for more fans.
Updated on June 21st, 2021 by Anthony Mazzuca: Isekai has been a dominant force in both manga and anime for the past few years, and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. They continue to be immensely popular among fans, but even so, there are still some series out there that haven't gained much popularity and are far better than people realize.
15 Tsuyokute New Saga Involves Time Travel & A Hero's Desperate Attempt To Save His Friends
Tsuyokute New Saga follows a hero given a second chance. Kyle Lenard and his companions managed to defeat the demon lord, but with great sacrifice. His companions are all dead, leaving him a sole survivor, and the world is thrown into ruin.
In his last moments, he activates an artifact, giving him a second chance to save his friends and the world. What's nice about the manga is Kyle doesn't seclude himself in an effort to get stronger and rather spends time building connections with others to build his influence.
14 Handyman Saitou in Another World Follows Is A Hysterical Journey About A Handyman Trying To Be An Adventurer
As the title states, the protagonist is a handyman who tries to use the talents he has from his past life to be a competent adventurer. The results are hysterical, manga being one of the funniest around and deserves more attention than it gets.
There aren't any overpowered characters as the story focuses on humor more than anything else. The one issue the manga has is that its chapters are very short, not coming close to the standard 20-25 pages.
13 Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Is Utterly Adorable
Everything about Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear is adorable, from the outfits to the puns to its title. The plot is rather generic— a savant gamer gets transported into her game of choice— and while she's overpowered as many Isekai protagonists are, it's only when she's wearing her cute bear costume.
When she takes it off, she's only a normal human. It forces her to keep on the costume, playing into the fact that the series is meant to be a good time and not something to be taken too seriously.
12 How To Not Summon A Demon Lord Is More Than Just A Fanservice Manga
On the surface, How To Not Summon A Demon Lord seems like a typical fanservice-heavy manga, and while there is plenty of that, that isn't all the series has to offer by a long shot.
The manga is pretty funny, with The Demon Lord, Takuma, desperately trying to act like his character would when he's socially anxious. He never takes advantage of Rem or Shera, two girls who summoned him to be their familiar— only to have the spell rebound and make them his slaves.
11 Goodbye, Dragon Life Flips The Typical Isekai Plot On Its Head
Rarely do Isekai do the inverse of what you'd expect. Normally it's always a normal human getting transported to a human world, but rarely is it the other way around. Goodbye, Dragon Life focuses on an ancient dragon that gets transported to our world, reborn as a human.
The art within is pretty great, and the story is interesting as the dragon slowly discovers feelings he never had before. The only downfall is that the pacing can be a little awkward at times.
10 The Faraway Paladin Tackles Religion & Faith With Care
This is probably the one series that deserves an anime adaptation the most. The story of The Faraway Paladin is a fan favorite, both for its expertly written characters and amazing world-building. A lot of Isekai series like to deal with introducing new "laws" of the world or Gods/deities, but Faraway Paladin introduces an all-new religion.
And, to make it more unique, it tackles religious, piety, faith, and the church in a mostly positive way in contrast to almost everything else which tends to paint them as stereotypical bad guys. It's just a new take on a lot of overly used concepts.
9 The Man Picked Up By The Gods Allows Characters To Talk Out Their Problems Rather Than Mash People In The Face
Unfortunately, this is only here because it's an easy favorite among fans. Frankly, in terms of readership or even complex narrative, it shouldn't be mentioned. But so rarely does an Isekai series come out where characters just talk things out and solve problems through mutual communication and human decency.
The main character is an adult office worker who was reincarnated into a child in order to start again. But, he was so devoutly mistreated in contrast to his good intentions during his first life that the Gods of this new world decided to bless him in every conceivable way. And you know what the kid does with it? He lives alone in a forest and tames thousands of slimes.
8 I Was A Sword When I Reincarnated Takes The Isekai Into A Completely Different Direction
In comparison to many other Isekai in the genre, I Was A Sword When I Reincarnated is probably the least offensive in terms of using fanservice with its younger characters. The story follows a Black Cat Demi-Human named Fran who finds a mysterious incredible sword.
This sword, as it turns out, was actually a human from Earth that reincarnated as a weapon rather than a human. It's an odd setup, for sure, but the approach to leveling, skill combinations and the genuinely complex relationship between Fran and her "Master" makes this absolutely worth the read.
7 Welcome To Japan Ms. Elf Follows An Elf Trying To Learn Modern Day Conventions
If Sword Reincarnation tackled Isekai tropes in a slightly different way, Welcome to Japan Elf-San goes for a tackle with more force. The story focuses on normal office worker Kitase Kazuhiro on his journeys in a fantastical world. Although, instead of getting there through summoning or by dying, Kazuhiro drops in through his dreams.
But, it turns out this is no dream world, as a series of events cause his party member, a Spirit Magician elf, to get transported back to Japan with him.Ms. Elfis one-half standard Isekai and one-half introducing a fantasy elf to the wonders of modern innovation.
6 The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic Utilizes Healing Magic In A Way Rarely Seen In Manga
The Wrong Way To Use Healing Magic is probably one of the best on this list. It has a unique concept, some genuinely hilarious comedy, and a likable cast. Three kids get transported to a fantasy land and are "made" into heroes. Two of the kids were high school stars and the other was just a normal dude.
The stars have hero-like stats while the normal guy oddly has a specification in healing magic. But, the way he's taught healing magic is certainly unique. Basically, instead of being a weak old healer stuck at the back of a party, these healers tear their muscles to shreds, then heal themselves right back up like some sort of Pokemon, becoming beasts capable of inhuman speed and strength on the frontlines.
5 The Misfortunes Of Local Knight Hans Follows Hans Who Runs A Village That Keeps Having Isekai Heroes Fall Into It
The Misfortunes of Local Knight Hans ended not too long ago, and fans are still pretty upset about it. The setting was just so much fun! Basically, at random times and areas, Japanese citizens get dropped into this fantasy world village on the outskirts of the country that's run by a retired knight named Hans.
Each of these Japanese kids is a handful on their own, as they all have their own unique Isekai-standard powers such as Healing, Monster Taming, Dungeon Control, or Super Strength. And, as more and more inhumanly strong and ill-equipped superheroes get added to the cast, Hans gets more work thrown onto his lap.
4 The Berserker Rises To Greatness Inserts A Hero Who Cares More About Fighting Than Saving The Day
This manga, sometimes called The Black Summoner, follows the formula pretty stereotypically. A character gets reincarnated in a "game-like" fantasy world, has absurd stats, grows insanely quickly. But there's little twists and turns all over the story that makes the final product an enjoyable ride.
First off, the guy's a battle junkie but he doesn't want to admit it. Secondly, he traded all of his memories for his god-like stats because he apparently fell in love with the summoning goddess at first sight and needs the stats to summon her. And third, he's not a "hero;" the guy works for himself and actually trains the heroes at one point. In summary, it's nothing new, but what it does, it does very well.
3 A Veterinarian In Another World Helped Create Its Own Subgenre Of Isekai
Now back to the oddballs. A Veterinarian in Another World is an Isekai, but with a superpowered version of a normal profession rather than some mighty hero.
It's a concept that's cropped up enough that it's created its own subgenre. And, out of them all, Veterinarian In Another World is the go-to favorite! It just has the best balance of decent writing, job inclusion, and narrative progress out of all of them.
2 Different World Wandering With A Ridiculous Skill Focuses On The Relationship Between The Protagonist & Fenrir
Here's another entry into the long list of Isekai with absurdly lengthy names:Different World Wandering With A Ridiculous Skill is the rough translation, and it's a pretty short name in comparison to some other ones out there.
Here, a normal guy gets thrown into a fantasy world with normal stats and an item box, but he can also use an online store to buy modern-day Japanese items. Somehow, this and his own cooking skills get him into a binding contract with a Wolf God Fenrir, who then travels around with the guy just for free meals slowly becoming closer to him over time.
1 Moon-Led Journey Across Another World Shows Why You Shouldn't Ever Judge A Character By Their Appearance
Moon-Led Journey Across Another World is like if Reincarnated As A Slime merged with a lower-quality Konosuba. Basically, a kid gets transported to another world, once again, only this time the Goddess that summoned him finds the kid absurdly ugly. So much so that she banishes him to the ends of the earth with the demi-humans.
The guy turns out to be absurdly overpowered, ends up contracting a Spider Calamity and an Immortal Dragon as followers, and starts to unintentionally build his own country.
Source: https://www.cbr.com/10-isekai-manga-that-are-better-than-youd-expect/
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