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Isekai Anime, Manga and Light Novels

Isekai (異世界) anime are "alternate world" (sometimes called "strange world") anime where characters from our world are somehow transported to a different world. This other world could be virtual, magical, or just... different.

Isekai anime have been around for a long time, but they have become much more common in recent years.

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To learn more about isekai anime, check out this article.

What is your favorite Isekai anime or anime franchise?
Re:Zero 63 out of 359 (17.5%)
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 40 out of 359 (11.1%)
Escaflowne (The Vision of Escaflowne) 37 out of 359 (10.3%)
Log Horizon 30 out of 359 (8.4%)
No Game No Life 30 out of 359 (8.4%)
Sword Art Online 23 out of 359 (6.4%)
The Twelve Kingdoms 20 out of 359 (5.6%)
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 19 out of 359 (5.3%)
Inu Yasha 14 out of 359 (3.9%)
Rayearth (Magic Knight Rayearth) 11 out of 359 (3.1%)
.hack 9 out of 359 (2.5%)
Gate 9 out of 359 (2.5%)
Outbreak Company 8 out of 359 (2.2%)
Now and Then, Here and There 7 out of 359 (1.9%)
El Hazard 6 out of 359 (1.7%)
A Certain Magical Index 6 out of 359 (1.7%)
Overlord 5 out of 359 (1.4%)
Familiar of Zero 5 out of 359 (1.4%)
Fushigi Yugi 3 out of 359 (0.8%)
Kyousogiga 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
Accel World 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
War on Geminar (Tenchi Muyo!) 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
Aura Battler Dunbine 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Kyo Kara Maoh 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Spider Riders 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Youjo Senki 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Flip Flappers 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
(no answer) 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
What is your favorite Isekai manga or manga franchise?
Rayearth (Magic Knight Rayearth) 34 out of 359 (9.5%)
Inu Yasha 32 out of 359 (8.9%)
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 29 out of 359 (8.1%)
Re:Zero 20 out of 359 (5.6%)
Sword Art Online 18 out of 359 (5.0%)
Drifters 16 out of 359 (4.5%)
Log Horizon 15 out of 359 (4.2%)
No Game No Life 14 out of 359 (3.9%)
Rising of the Shield Hero 14 out of 359 (3.9%)
Gate 13 out of 359 (3.6%)
.hack 12 out of 359 (3.3%)
Fushigi Yugi 11 out of 359 (3.1%)
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 8 out of 359 (2.2%)
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 7 out of 359 (1.9%)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 6 out of 359 (1.7%)
Blood Lad 5 out of 359 (1.4%)
Overlord 4 out of 359 (1.1%)
Kanata Kara (From Far Away) 4 out of 359 (1.1%)
Red River 4 out of 359 (1.1%)
Escaflowne (The Vision of Escaflowne) 3 out of 359 (0.8%)
re:monster 3 out of 359 (0.8%)
Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
Tenkuu Shinpan (High-rise Invasion) 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
Dungeon Seeker 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
(no answer) 45 out of 359 (12.5%)
What is your favorite Isekai light novel or manga franchise?
Sword Art Online 42 out of 359 (11.7%)
Re:Zero 40 out of 359 (11.1%)
The Twelve Kingdoms 33 out of 359 (9.2%)
Log Horizon 30 out of 359 (8.4%)
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 28 out of 359 (7.8%)
No Game No Life 22 out of 359 (6.1%)
Overlord 13 out of 359 (3.6%)
.hack 9 out of 359 (2.5%)
Rise of the Shield Hero 9 out of 359 (2.5%)
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 8 out of 359 (2.2%)
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 8 out of 359 (2.2%)
Escaflowne (The Vision of Escaflowne) 6 out of 359 (1.7%)
Accel World 5 out of 359 (1.4%)
The New Gate 4 out of 359 (1.1%)
A Certain Magical Index 4 out of 359 (1.1%)
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody 3 out of 359 (0.8%)
Gate 3 out of 359 (0.8%)
Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? 3 out of 359 (0.8%)
Rayearth 3 out of 359 (0.8%)
Familiar of Zero 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
Tensei Shitara Slime datta ken 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
Strike The Blood 2 out of 359 (0.6%)
Oda Nobuna no Yabou 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Kyo Kara Maoh 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Imawa no kuni no arisu (Alice in Borderland) 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Youjo Senki 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
Konjiki no Word Master 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
The Faraway Paladin 1 out of 359 (0.3%)
(no answer) 39 out of 359 (10.9%)