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1. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (2021– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a bus, but his story isn't over. Reincarnated as an infant, he'll embark on an epic adventure.
Stars: Yumi Uchiyama, Tomokazu Sugita, Amber Lee Connors, Ai Kayano
Votes: 20,319
2. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 739,736 | Gross: $100.21M
3. Overlord (2015–2022)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When a popular MMORPG is scheduled to be shut down permanently, veteran player Momonga refuses to log out. As NPCs begin to develop personalities and minds of their own he decides to put his skills to use as the game's new overlord.
Stars: Satoshi Hino, Chris Guerrero, Yumi Hara, Masayuki Katô
Votes: 13,914
4. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018– )
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Average 37-year-old Minami Satoru dies and is reincarnated as the most unremarkable creature imaginable-a slime.
Stars: Miho Okasaki, Megumi Toyoguchi, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Brittney Karbowski
Votes: 15,362
5. Re: Zero, Starting Life in Another World (2016– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After being suddenly transported to another world, Subaru Natsuki and his new female partner are brutally murdered. However, Subaru awakens to a familiar scene, meeting the same girl again. The day begins to mysteriously repeat itself.
Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Sean Chiplock, Kayli Mills, Rie Takahashi
Votes: 24,300
6. The Eminence in Shadow (2022–2023)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Cid is isekai'd to another world, he creates an underground organization to live out a fight against a made-up cult. Little does he know the cult is real, and they're not happy his power fantasy just impeded their plans.
Stars: Seiichiro Yamashita, Haruka Shiraishi, Inori Minase, Asami Seto
Votes: 6,599
7. High School DxD (2012–2018)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
After being killed on his first date, idiotic and perverted Issei Hyodo is resurrected as a demon by Rias Gremory only to be recruited into her club of high-class devils.
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yôko Hikasa, Shizuka Itou, Azumi Asakura
Votes: 13,685
8. Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (2016–2024)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
It was a happy day for Kazuma - right up to the moment he died. A goddess intervenes and offers him a second chance in a magical land.
Stars: Jun Fukushima, Sora Amamiya, Rie Takahashi, Ai Kayano
Votes: 14,931
9. Sword Art Online (2012– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Bryce Papenbrook, Cherami Leigh
Votes: 53,012
10. The Apothecary Diaries (2023– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Drama, History
A young maiden is kidnapped and sold into servitude at the emperor's palace, where she secretly employs her pharmacist skills with the help of the head eunuch to unravel medical mysteries in the inner court.
Stars: Aoi Yûki, Takeo Otsuka, Katsuyuki Konishi, Atsumi Tanezaki
Votes: 6,287
11. Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (2024– )
TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Flio's no warrior, just a simple merchant with rock-bottom stats-until a twist of fate unlocks super cheat powers that could change everything.
Stars: Satoshi Hino, Rie Kugimiya, Vanessa Benoit, Marisa Duran
Votes: 265
12. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A fateful encounter - what adventuring is all about. But for Bell Cranel, meeting a girl doesn't go quite as planned.
Stars: Bryson Baugus, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Maaya Uchida, Inori Minase
Votes: 10,565
13. Violet Evergarden (2018)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Family
In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.
Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Erika Harlacher, Raissa Bueno, Aya Endô
Votes: 29,913
14. Classroom of the Elite (2017– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Thriller
When Kiyotaka enters government-sponsored elite high school, he finds out just how merit-based this education system is.
Stars: Rina Hidaka, Shoya Chiba, Brandon McInnis, Justin Briner
Votes: 13,909
15. The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A gamer is magically summoned into a parallel universe, where he is chosen as one of four heroes destined to save the world from its prophesied doom.
Stars: Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Rina Hidaka, Maaya Uchida
Votes: 17,340
16. Goblin Slayer (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a fantasy world, a lone hero makes his living by exterminating all goblins he encounters. But one day he meets a friend, and his life begins to become more intense.
Stars: Yûichirô Umehara, Yui Ogura, Nao Tôyama, Yûichi Nakamura
Votes: 10,526
17. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018–2019)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
After experiencing "puberty syndrome" himself, high school pariah Sakuta keeps meeting girls suffering from it, including his sister and actor Mai.
Stars: Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Yurika Kubo, Atsumi Tanezaki
Votes: 16,931
18. Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy (2021–2024)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Makoto Misumi, an ordinary teenager, is summoned to a fantasy world to be its hero. However, the goddess judges him unattractive and dismisses him from his duties.
Stars: Monica Rial, Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitô, Ayane Sakura
Votes: 2,814
19. Redo of Healer (2021)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Keyaru is a healing magician who is sexually abused repeatedly by others. Using his healing magic, he goes back four years into the past to get revenge on the ones who abused him.
Stars: Yuya Hozumi, Ayano Shibuya, Shizuka Ishigami, Natsuki Aikawa
Votes: 5,113
20. The New Gate (2024– )
TV-14 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
"THE NEW GATE" online game becomes deadly, trapping many. Shin, defeats final boss but gets transported 500 years into game world instead of escaping. He finds himself in unfamiliar territory, facing challenges in virtual realm.
Stars: Kenshô Ono, Asami Seto, Kaede Hondo, Miho Okasaki
Votes: 121
21. Re: Monster (2024– )
Animation, Action, Adventure
A man is reincarnated as a goblin in a fantasy world, using his previous life's knowledge and newfound abilities to consume creatures and gain their powers.
Stars: Reshel Mae, Sean Letourneau, Shin'ya Takahashi, Nobuo Tobita
Votes: 375
22. I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (2024– )
TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Reborn with the perfect bloodline, this sorcerer is determined to enjoy his new life using his extraordinary magical abilities to master the study of magic that was beyond his reach in his previous life!.
Stars: Makoto Koichi, Fairouz Ai, Meg McClain, Sara Ragsdale
Votes: 239
23. My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
About an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. His life change when he was forced to enter the "Volunteer Service Club" by his teacher.
Stars: Cat Thomas, Melissa Molano, Takuya Eguchi, Saori Hayami
Votes: 8,950
24. An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride (2024– )
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Zagan is feared by the masses as an evil sorcerer. Both socially awkward and foulmouthed, he spends his days studying sorcery while beating down any trespassers within his domain.
Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Kana Ichinose, Hana Hishikawa, Kishô Taniyama
Votes: 257
25. My Happy Marriage (2023– )
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.
Stars: Reina Ueda, Kaito Ishikawa, Houko Kuwashima, Hiro Shimono
Votes: 4,527
26. The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (2024– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Three high school students are transported to a fantasy world. But while two are heroes, one can only be a healer.
Stars: Shogo Sakata, Atsuko Tanaka, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Alejandro Saab
Votes: 1,260
27. Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (2019–2024)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters.
Stars: Yôko Hikasa, Tia Lynn Ballard, Matt Shipman, Toshinari Fukamachi
Votes: 4,150
28. Fate/Zero (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Seven chosen mages and their summoned heroic spirits fight against each other to try and win the Holy Grail: a magical device that can grant any wish.
Stars: Ayako Kawasumi, Kari Wahlgren, Sayaka Ôhara, Jôji Nakata
Votes: 14,827
29. Date a Live (2013– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Shido meets Tohka, a spirit who destroyed the Earth 30 years ago. To prevent another catastrophe, he must romance her to seal her unstable powers.
Stars: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Misuzu Togashi, Jessie James Grelle
Votes: 4,082
30. How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An elite player is summoned by two maidens to save a fantasy game.
Stars: Masaaki Mizunaka, Yû Serizawa, Azumi Waki, Eric Vale
Votes: 4,634
31. Spice and Wolf (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Kraft Lawrence goes from town to town to make profits as a travelling merchant, with the help of a wolf deity by the name of Holo.
Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Ami Koshimizu, J. Michael Tatum, Brina Palencia
Votes: 5,066
32. The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020–2024)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Tired of endless war, Demon King Anos decides to be reincarnated into a peaceful future. Enrolling in school, he doesn't get the welcome he hoped for.
Stars: Aleks Le, Kayli Mills, Brianna Knickerbocker, Griffin Puatu
Votes: 5,269
33. Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Merchant Kraft Lawrence discovers a wolf deity named Holo sleeping in his cart. She offers to lend her wisdom to boost his profits if he takes her on his travels. Their unlikely partnership begins.
Stars: Haruna Terada, J. Michael Tatum, Brina Palencia, Austin Tindle
Votes: 280
34. The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015–2016)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
First-year high school student, Toujo Basara, was suddenly have two beautiful step-sisters adopted by his father. But Mio and Maria's true forms are actually the newbie Demon Lord and a succubus!?
Stars: Kaori Fukuhara, Ayaka Asai, Sarah Emi Bridcutt, Yu Asakawa
Votes: 3,342
35. Bakemonogatari (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 367 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi is human again. Cured of his vampirism, he seeks to help other supernaturals with their problems. Koyomi becomes involved in their lives, revealing secrets in people he once knew.
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Eri Kitamura, Yuka Iguchi, Chiwa Saitô
Votes: 6,613
36. No Game, No Life (2014)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Siblings Sora and Shiro make up the most feared team of pro gamers in the world, The Blank. When they manage to beat God himself in a game of chess, they are sent to a world where all disputes are settled with games.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Yôko Hikasa, Scott Gibbs
Votes: 18,545
37. The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (2024– )
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a powerful dragon devours him, an average adventurer transforms into a living skeleton and sets out on a mystical journey to regain human form.
Stars: Ryôta Suzuki, Mikako Komatsu, Ikumi Hasegawa, Ken'ichirô Matsuda
Votes: 877
38. Gods' Games We Play (2024– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In a cosmic game of chess, the gods draw human minds into their arena. A fresh apostle and an ancient deity join forces to challenge celestial puzzles and divine jesters.
Stars: Hiromichi Tezuka, Takaki Ôtomari, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ryan Negrón
Votes: 122
39. Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (2022)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A high school student is transported to a fantasy world with distinct cheating advantages. He sets out on a quest to gain a harem of beautiful girls.
Stars: Taku Yashiro, Shiori Mikami, Kenta Miyake, Hayato Fujii
Votes: 1,556
40. The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (2023)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Mahiru is so beautiful that they call her "angel", Amane is an average boy who has never thought much about beauty, but everything changes when he sees Mahiru during a storm, and an incredible and unlikely relationship begins.
Stars: Taito Ban, Manaka Iwami, Haruka Shiraishi, Taku Yashiro
Votes: 2,218
41. Toradora! (2008– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Toradora tells the tale of Ryuji (dragon) and Taiga (tiger) helping each other confess to their crushes.
Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Junji Majima, Yui Horie, Hirofumi Nojima
Votes: 18,977
42. Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles (2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After losing his mother, Rio survives in slums. He awakens with memories of Haruto, who died yearning to reunite with his friend, realizing he reincarnated in a world of swords and sorcery with his past life intersecting his current one.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yuuki Kuwahara, Sayaka Harada, Akane Fujita
Votes: 1,888
43. The Irregular at Magic High School (2014– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Siblings Miyuki and Tatsuya Shiba are turning the National Magic University Affiliated First High School campus upside down.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Alejandro Saab, Saori Hayami, Anairis Quinones
Votes: 4,156
44. My Happy Marriage (2023)
115 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.
Director: Ayuko Tsukahara | Stars: Ren Meguro, Mio Imada, Sato Arata, Manabu Hamada
Votes: 1,279
45. Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Follow Ikki Kurogane as he defies the odds that everyone thinks he can't do. Ikki is the lowest of the low at his acdemy. While others have magical power and are high ranking. He is the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôta Ôsaka, Shizuka Ishigami, Luci Christian, Bryson Baugus
Votes: 4,645
46. The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (2013–2023)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Hilarity and fun ensues when Satan ends up in modern day Japan without any magic to return, and starts working part time in a fast food joint.
Stars: Yôko Hikasa, Jessie James Grelle, Tia Lynn Ballard, Felecia Angelle
Votes: 8,715
47. The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
When the world's greatest assassin reaches the end of his life, he is sent by a goddess to be reborn in a magical world and use his skills to save that world.
Stars: Christian Banas, Kenji Akabane, Yûki Takada, Courtney Lin
Votes: 3,295
48. Konosuba!: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Legend of Crimson (2019)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Kazuma's party is suddenly alerted by an outrageous letter delivered by Yunyun. The letter requested that they come to the Crimson Demon Clan's village, that is facing a threat that could mean it's ending.
Director: Takaomi Kanasaki | Stars: Jun Fukushima, Sora Amamiya, Rie Takahashi, Ai Kayano
Votes: 5,360
49. Unnamed Memory (2024– )
TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Cursed as a child to never have an heir, Prince Oscar seeks the continent's most powerful witch, Tinasha, hoping she'll break his curse. To meet her, he'll have to climb her formidable tower, which grants a wish to whoever reaches the top.
Stars: Atsumi Tanezaki, Yoshiki Nakajima
Votes: 140
50. The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022)
TV-14 | 85 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
In a sleepy country town, a traumatized boy and a transfer student from Tokyo stumble upon a time-bending tunnel that may grant them their every wish.
Director: Tomohisa Taguchi | Stars: Oji Suzuka, Marie Iitoyo, Tasuku Hatanaka, Arisa Komiya
Votes: 2,269