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The best isekai adventure anime you can start from the beginning

108 anime that are both adventure and isekai, ranked by MyAnimeList, with none of the sequels, side stories or recap editions you cannot start cold. Top of the list: Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!, Juuni Kokuki.

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1. 1 Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation TV · 2021 · 11 episodes · Studio Bind · #310 on MyAnimeList 92% would recommend
2. 2 Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! TV · 2016 · 10 episodes · Studio Deen · #618 on MyAnimeList 90% would recommend
3. 3 Juuni Kokuki The Twelve Kingdoms TV · 2002 · 45 episodes · Studio Pierrot · #735 on MyAnimeList 85% would recommend
4. 4 Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari The Rising of the Shield Hero TV · 2019 · 25 episodes · Kinema Citrus · #943 on MyAnimeList 86% would recommend
5. 5 Overlord TV · 2015 · 13 episodes · Madhouse · #959 on MyAnimeList 87% would recommend
6. 6 Drifters TV · 2016 · 12 episodes · Hoods Entertainment · #972 on MyAnimeList 87% would recommend
7. 7 Digimon Adventure Digimon: Digital Monsters TV · 1999 · 54 episodes · Toei Animation · #1191 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
8. 8 Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy TV · 2021 · 12 episodes · C2C · #1441 on MyAnimeList 86% would recommend
9. 9 Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri GATE TV · 2015 · 12 episodes · A-1 Pictures · #1534 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
10. 10 Digimon Tamers TV · 2001 · 51 episodes · Toei Animation · #1562 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
11. 11 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions TV · 2016 · 12 episodes · A-1 Pictures · #1567 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
12. 12 Tenkuu no Escaflowne The Vision of Escaflowne TV · 1996 · 26 episodes · Sunrise · #1587 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
13. 13 Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill TV · 2023 · 12 episodes · MAPPA · #1690 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
14. 14 Kyou kara Maou! TV · 2004 · 78 episodes · Studio Deen · #1745 on MyAnimeList 76% would recommend
15. 15 Fushigi Yuugi Mysterious Play TV · 1995 · 52 episodes · Studio Pierrot · #1774 on MyAnimeList 77% would recommend
16. 16 Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka The Boy and the Heron Film · 2023 · Studio Ghibli · #1786 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
17. 17 Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku Now and Then, Here and There TV · 1999 · 13 episodes · AIC · #1855 on MyAnimeList 79% would recommend
18. 18 Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita. The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash TV · 2024 · 12 episodes · Studio Massket · #1906 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
19. 19 Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic TV · 2024 · 13 episodes · Shin-Ei Animation · #2094 on MyAnimeList 83% would recommend
20. 20 Tensei shitara Ken deshita Reincarnated as a Sword TV · 2022 · 12 episodes · C2C · #2260 on MyAnimeList 81% would recommend
21. 21 Magic Knight Rayearth TV · 1994 · 20 episodes · Tokyo Movie Shinsha · #2359 on MyAnimeList 78% would recommend
22. 22 Shinchou Yuusha: Kono Yuusha ga Ore Tueee Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious TV · 2019 · 12 episodes · White Fox · #2375 on MyAnimeList 81% would recommend
23. 23 Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta! A Wild Last Boss Appeared! TV · 2025 · 12 episodes · WAO World · #2385 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
24. 24 Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? So I'm a Spider, So What? TV · 2021 · 24 episodes · Millepensee · #2464 on MyAnimeList 77% would recommend
25. 25 Brave Story Film · 2006 · Gonzo · #2625 on MyAnimeList 76% would recommend

Why this is not a MyAnimeList search. Every entry here is one you can start from the beginning. Anything with a prequel or a parent story is left out, as are recaps and compilation editions — about half of what MyAnimeList ranks. Ordered by MyAnimeList position. The percentage is the share of MyAnimeList scorers who rated a title 7 or higher.