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The best isekai fantasy anime you can start from the beginning

201 anime that are both fantasy and isekai, ranked by MyAnimeList, with none of the sequels, side stories or recap editions you cannot start cold. Top of the list: Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu.

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1. 1 Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian Lord of Mysteries ONA · 2025 · 13 episodes · B.CMAY PICTURES · #106 on MyAnimeList 92% would recommend
2. 2 Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation TV · 2021 · 11 episodes · Studio Bind · #310 on MyAnimeList 92% would recommend
3. 3 Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- TV · 2016 · 25 episodes · White Fox · #393 on MyAnimeList 90% would recommend
4. 4 Bakemono no Ko The Boy and the Beast Film · 2015 · Studio Chizu · #420 on MyAnimeList 92% would recommend
5. 5 Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! The Eminence in Shadow TV · 2022 · 20 episodes · Nexus · #437 on MyAnimeList 90% would recommend
6. 6 Fangkai Nage Nuwu Release that Witch ONA · 2026 · 8 episodes · Thundray · #462 on MyAnimeList 93% would recommend
7. 7 Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime TV · 2018 · 24 episodes · 8bit · #562 on MyAnimeList 90% would recommend
8. 8 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
9. 9 No Game No Life No Game, No Life TV · 2014 · 12 episodes · Madhouse · #713 on MyAnimeList 86% would recommend
10. 10 Juuni Kokuki The Twelve Kingdoms TV · 2002 · 45 episodes · Studio Pierrot · #735 on MyAnimeList 85% would recommend
11. 11 Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Ascendance of a Bookworm TV · 2019 · 14 episodes · Ajia-do · #816 on MyAnimeList 90% would recommend
12. 12 Youjo Senki Saga of Tanya the Evil TV · 2017 · 12 episodes · Nut · #828 on MyAnimeList 88% would recommend
13. 13 Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari The Rising of the Shield Hero TV · 2019 · 25 episodes · Kinema Citrus · #943 on MyAnimeList 86% would recommend
14. 14 Overlord TV · 2015 · 13 episodes · Madhouse · #959 on MyAnimeList 87% would recommend
15. 15 Drifters TV · 2016 · 12 episodes · Hoods Entertainment · #972 on MyAnimeList 87% would recommend
16. 16 Yuanshen: Weixing Zhi Lu Genshin Impact: The Road Not Taken ONA · 2024 · 1 episode · #1019 on MyAnimeList 85% would recommend
17. 17 Digimon Adventure Digimon: Digital Monsters TV · 1999 · 54 episodes · Toei Animation · #1191 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
18. 18 Chuan Shu Zijiu Zhinan Scumbag System ONA · 2020 · 10 episodes · Djinn Power · #1299 on MyAnimeList 83% would recommend
19. 19 Isekai Ojisan Uncle from Another World TV · 2022 · 13 episodes · Atelier Pontdarc · #1337 on MyAnimeList 85% would recommend
20. 20 Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar OVA · 2009 · 13 episodes · AIC Spirits · #1421 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
21. 21 Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy TV · 2021 · 12 episodes · C2C · #1441 on MyAnimeList 86% would recommend
22. 22 Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri GATE TV · 2015 · 12 episodes · A-1 Pictures · #1534 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
23. 23 Jishou Akuyaku Reijou na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku. An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess TV · 2026 · 12 episodes · Ashi Productions · #1538 on MyAnimeList 84% would recommend
24. 24 Digimon Tamers TV · 2001 · 51 episodes · Toei Animation · #1562 on MyAnimeList 82% would recommend
25. 25 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions TV · 2016 · 12 episodes · A-1 Pictures · #1567 on MyAnimeList 82% 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.