The Definitive Top 10 Isekai Anime

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[@nasinnarcotics]

You sold me on Shangri-La Frontier the minute you said the male MC has a 100% platonic friendship with a woman

[@mikkodoria4778]

im sure he said a guy

[@VultureSkins]

@@mikkodoria4778what

[@Qualjyn]

​@@VultureSkinsI'm guessing that the person you're replying to is either confusing the woman with the "guy who just likes to play female avatars" or got confused by Geoff referring to her as a "bro" in the non-gendered sense.

[@HarverTheSlayer]

And not just one, mate. He's simply gaming buddies with most of the girls in the story, and not having to deal with random love triangles or unrequited harems leaves a lot of space open for more "gamer shenanigans".

[@LivingGuy484]

This is true, except there is still the trope of one person who is desperately in love with him just because he was nice once Edit: I still liked the show! But thank you to everyone for the points in favor of the show

[@petrroubal6711]

"The kirito of internet browsers" is the most accurate and insulting sponsor introduction ive seen and i love it

[@capoeirastronaut]

“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time”

[@Menuki]

Something left out of the Tensura anime is that Rimuru is a city planner in his past life….they really to address how much the success of Tempest is based on his abilities of city planning and infrastructure

[@kingace6186]

Yeah. Tensura is pretty Buddhist in the sense that Rimuru was receiving the good karma for being a great senpai to his coworker and a great urban planner. And yup, that's why Tempest is thriving.

[@AnanimatorTheChannel]

The only time they mention it in the anime is in a single one off line in Season 1 Episode 4 where Rimuru quietly says "I've worked in general contracting before" right before the house collapses.

[@cultofhampter]

? He mentioned that a couple times in the anime though?

[@Menuki]

@@cultofhampter just once at the beginning. It’s never referenced afterwards even though the tempest city zoning, utilities, road system, trade agreement, farming strategy, the labyrinth and the monetization thereof are all because of his background in city planning

[@cultofhampter]

@Menuki ?? Yeah that time but there were some other times, once in the new season too

[@HarrisBoe]

Disappointed #1 wasn’t the Super Mario Brothers movie from 1993

[@thewildcard600]

contains iconic Mario quotes like: "I'm gonna break every bone their body, and then I'm gonna kill'em"

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

New Super Mario Bros movie is also isekai.

[@OohsAndAhsBros]

Shouldve been super mario bros 2 tbh

[@caffetiel]

​@@ExtremeMadnessXyeah but it's bad and Super Mario Bros 93 fucks

[@kingace6186]

lmao

[@ashrog82]

MB: "#1 is an anime that i have possibly talked about more than any other..." Me: SURELY he didn't put SAO at #1...

[@ssgssdemon2064]

I had the same exact thought process. Glad I wasn’t alone

[@pelarikota8103]

SAO is mid. The story is all over the place. The writer doesn't know how to make a good story

[@bubbajFool]

@@pelarikota8103wow that’s a bold and totally unique opinion no one has ever shared before

[@asiah3841]

no the only bad part of sao were the end of the first season and elfiem only bad parts everything else was good

[@joshuadelaughter]

​@@asiah3841No. The first arc of the first show is decent but not great. Literally everything else is trash. Except for the spinoff mini series with the small girl in pink, that was actually pretty good.

[@samfisher6606]

See, these are the kinds of top ten lists I like the most: come up with ten categories and then pick the best of those ten categories. You and Cinefix I feel like are the only ones that do this.

[@mothersbasement]

Cinefix was one of my biggest inspirations when I first started my channel! Doing this list was kind of a throwback to my early days

[@zakubara4618]

Leepsilon also does his top anime recommendation like this, check him out if ure interested

[@measinme8871]

I was a bit confused, like these are the best in their categories and also the best top 10 overall? But it made for a much more entertaining video and I probably came away with more interesting recommendations so I reckon that's a win!

[@ajdynon]

One Cinefix list I’d like to see someone do for anime is a “top 10 teams” list that starts with 2-member teams and proceeds in ascending number of members, finishing with entire armies.

[@EricJW]

There's also enough honorable mentions to make it basically a Top 50 list. Definitely putting a lot of these on my watchlist.

[@Lancelot.R]

Just for laughs, but Edward Elric got Isekai'd to Germany. Bro didn't even get a shoutout. For real though, the list was pretty damn good.

[@merlyworm]

blink... blink.... omg, yaknow I never realized. Technically the end of the original fma IS a reverse Isekai! I'll never look at it the same again.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

It's interesting because he is from DieselPunk early 20th century looking world, so there wouldn't be much difference when he ended in our early 20th century, besides not having alchemy, and we unfortunately having Nazis...

[@Tigrie5934]

I think he gets isekai'd in London, as they are bombarded by German troops and his father works for Churchill.

[@bongwaterbojack]

don't do FMA dirty like that.

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

@@ExtremeMadnessXThe biggest difference, outside of the lack of alchemy, they bring attention to is the difference in technology. Physics is more advanced in our world, so we got air planes and such.

[@1mikeap4]

I think what makes this such a satisfying list is the way it focuses in on various attributes of the isekai genre and highlights good examples for each one beyond just the top picks. It feels less like an actual “top 10” and more like a love letter to the genre as a whole.

[@appleemil5728]

maybe the isekai was the harem we built along the way.

[@2013daxdaniel]

Yes!!!❤

[@no-name018]

That goes deep 💀

[@CA-sy1iw]

I might frame that

[@Saxjon]

...in another world.

[@thanos8914]

@@Saxjonin another world…but there’s free tacos

[@Shahars71]

I fucking love how Shangri-La Frontiers' big boss battle, Weathermon, feels explicitly designed as a video game boss fight, with clear attack patterns, desperation moves, and proper phases as well. Out of every anime fight I've seen, this is one that I specifically want to play instead of watch.

[@kingace6186]

Tombguard Weathermon was a legend. Interesting story, too. He is one of the best bosses I have ever come across in any medium.

[@andrewcapra7153]

The fact that in his 2nd phase, the gang has no actual plan for how to fight his horse mount because in every previous fight it would combine with him and obliterate the raid party, so they cheese it by trapping the horse in its "bucking off" animation, feels so real it's painful. I still fondly remember a boss from Secret World I played years ago where the intended mechanic (sneaking past the guard patrols and killing the boss while disabling the alarms they would summon help with) was way harder than the solution players found, which was having a DPS run through all of the patrol routes, alerting everyone and leading them on a wild goose chase in circles while the rest of the group fought the boss.

[@Maxaker]

I really like Shangri-la, but that boss battle was the worst part of it by far, very boring.

[@annabethchase2569]

@@Maxaker Agreed. While I do feel it needed to be longer than 1 episode, having a boss battle + planning last around 8 episodes in a 24 episode anime is far too many episodes for 1 boss. And then to end the season on a completely anticlimactic battle with random area monsters was worse.

[@PonrokoArchive]

@@Maxaker I agree. Its hard to care when the answer to every problem in the fight was "The skill got changed" or "I have an item that solves that". How could I be invested in a fight where ot was more or less asspull after asspull.

[@UriahSSPLC]

I finally got around to watching Re:Zero not that long ago and the last thing I was expecting was for it to out of nowhere completely dethrone all of my favorite shows as swiftly as it did. No other anime has even come close to the "sit down, shut up, and listen" moment I had the night I first watched s1ep18.

[@scarigamez]

It's funny. When I originally watched RE:Zero, I was unironically agreeing with Subaru early in the series. It was only after Emilia's argument after the duel that I realized that I wasn't watching some character in a power fantasy. I was watching myself at my worst, and that show actually helped me confront my own negative traits and move forward in life. In fact, I may watch it again, because I need those reality checks more often.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

As someone who genuinely doesn't understand how a person can like RE:Zero, I appreciate you sharing this. I got that Subaru being a fundamentally unlikable person was the point, but I figured that was probably just for the catharsis of the torture he endures on-screen. It also being an admonishment for people who relate to him is an angle I didn't think of, because I'm generally not used to people like Subaru tolerating any criticisms toward themselves. Thanks for your perspective.

[@alexprus7953]

​@@dontmisunderstand6041a character being unlikable, so they have room for growth, is a pretty common occurrence in media. It's just usually dedicated to supporting characters, like a tsundere love interest, or a villain-turned-ally. I feel like some people are too fixated on the main character being "the good guy" and react too harshly to any unlikable traits. I don't necessarily relate to Subaru and also don't really hate him, so all the torture he goes through didn't bring me much joy, but it was interesting seeing a flawed person forced to improve themselves.

[@duskmare0000]

@@alexprus7953 Yeah but Subaru barely grows... If he grows at all honestly. An unapologetically bad guy as a main character is pretty fun, but they're treated like a bad guy. They make enemies, suffer consequences, etc. Subaru doesn't. Every character comes to like and respect him, despite him being a massive wad. It just ended up feeling really contrived to me. Like he was an author's self insert and that he was given the 'good character' rewards because the author genuinely believed he was good and wanted the other characters to reward that. The torture he goes though is mostly frustrating. Half the time the guy is just banging his head off the problems he faces like they're brick walls, and waiting for a loose brick to shift. He doesn't use any kind of problem solving skill to solve his problems. He never invests in learning new skills that will actually be useful in the situations he has to face. He just relies on other characters to save him, usually by some compounding coincidences on one of his many attempts. It's annoying seeing him go through the fail states so many times after he has everything he needs to solve the situation and yet still fails another 3 times. It just feels like the writers were dragging it out. Anyway, clearly just not a series for me. I actually liked most of the stuff in it, like the world building and the side characters. It's really just the main character and the way he Deus Ex Machina's his way through every situation with no skill or sense. Frustrating as hell.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

@@duskmare0000 In that sense, Re:Zero tries to have its cake and eat it too. Subaru does indulge in his greatest vices and flaws, time and again... but he never faces consequences for being a shitty person, because of the premise of the story. The version the people around him see is the curated version after countless iterations of the loop. It disturbs me more than a bit to know that literally every character with a positive relationship to Subaru only has a positive relationship with him because the loop removes the consequences of being the shitty person he is.

[@duskmare0000]

@@dontmisunderstand6041 Yes and no. There are other examples where his shitty actions carry through the full story. Like when he makes a fool of himself in front of all the royal knights. Or when he has a master swordsman available to teach him and he just wails on the guy in impotent rage, which I seem to remember also makes it through. There are also just a number of character moments, like where he just fully said to Ren's face that he'd accept her love but that he'd use it to further his own goals of getting with Amelia, who he has just a constantly toxic obsession/relationship with. His achievements make it through the death checkpoints but the characters still see a lot of his shit and still just treat him like he's a hero. As I said too, even his achievements are rarely his. Like, the first encounter with the gutting woman he only ends up surviving because he happened to tell the champion of the knights where he was going, and they showed up to save him. Or against the devil hound in the forest where the girl goes half demon mode and saves him. Even in the iterations where he passes the challenge, he's still usually shown to be incompetent, petty and pathetic.

[@KimSokolArt]

Going “Escaflowne? Escaflowne? Escaflowne?” until I am tragically and accurately pinpointed as a Canadian millennial and killed instantly

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

The Narrator upon your death be like: "A tragedy for Canada, and therefore the world."

[@VanTheDestroyerer]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews "Hey guy, I'm the Canadian Devil!" 😂

[@ericfischer8295]

I was so offended o didn’t see it for #3 and thought it wasn’t going to mentioned at all… then when the topic of Isekai giant robots came up I was like.. if it’s not mentioned HERE…..

[@ravenpotter3]

I still need to finish that show someday. Sad it’s not in any streaming services and I had to watch it a while ago on a sketchy site. I don’t know where I left off

[@lugaruclone]

Us Mexicans approve. We would cut class to watch Escaflowne. Also we would sing the opening song as 'ERES CAAA BRON WEY'

[@ankokuraven]

Re: Zero isn't just my favorite Isekai, it's my favorite anime.

[@fxzzy__]

Real

[@danielwoods3896]

It’s my favorite fiction in general

[@n9tailz]

Re:zero is everything

[@tanishgotti3659]

re zero peak

[@solanaceous]

Re zero is the goat

[@SocialisedMedicine]

For me, the best surprise about Shangri-La Frontier is how well it conveyed the _fun_ of playing videogames for their own sake. The audience gets invested in the show for the exact same reasons the cast gets invested in the game, and it's great. It's not about some grand conspiracy or the fate of the world or secret magic nonsense. The cast plays the game cause it's fun, and we watch them cause it's fun.

[@princessthyemis]

That sounds awesome! That show really wasn't on my radar , but based on how he pitched it here, now it totally is, and i'm super excited about it!!!!

[@Eucep]

Of the various video-game isekai, Shangri-La is one of the few I'd wish to actually play for reals.

[@nickspartz7941]

It was so refreshing seeing an anime about gaming, that seemed to be written by people that actually understood and liked video games. Whole thing feels like a love letter to how fun it can be to lose yourself in an immersive MMO.

[@ハク-q6e1j]

I thought the anime was such a disappointment, it had zero stakes all throughout, nothing really interesting ever happened and the MC seemed like such a Mary Sue at all times. I watched it all waiting for something to happen, but nothing happened until the end, it was just a video-game addict playing a game, but he's very pro and also has a cute girl who likes him in secret, oh...

[@sonfoku73]

The only bad thing about Shangri-La Frontier is there's no game even close to being that good IRL so it makes me sad I'll never experience that joy. And from the way the AAA market is shifting, I probably never will

[@Tenkurel]

Ascendance of a Bookworm made it on the list. All is right in the world.

[@Tenkurel]

AND RE:CREATORS!? My man!

[@RPGX400]

And the best seasons are yet to come!! I can't wait for vol 33 to finally release and close out the series.

[@wereserts]

@@RPGX400 Me either just finished the prologue of vol 33 on Bookwalkers translate site

[@fezzman9898]

@@RPGX400 Bold of you to assume it's over. We still have Hannelore 5th Year, and the as yet unwritten Part 6 at least. Though from what I understand p6 is more of a sequel series, it won't have the librarian tagline.

[@meee_5155]

Bro really just called the parts between the fight scenes in re:creators “fascinating”

[@thomaspoteete4119]

So I'm really happy that you put Re:Zero as number one, because it is not only the series that lead me to finding your channel, but it's a series that has actually helped me IRL. A couple years ago, I got diagnosed with Cluster B Personality Disorder. I score exceedingly high in all four of those disorders: Borderline, Narcissistic, Antisocial, and Histrionic. All my life, I have gone through a lot of really, really traumatic shit I don't want to get into here, but it's lead to failed relationships of all kinds left and right. I couldn't hold a job. I couldn't keep good friends for very long. My family basically discarded me. I have gone from one toxic romance to the next. I found Re:Zero from one of your "Season Anime to Watch" videos in my recommended feed and figured I'd give it a shot. Finished the first season, and then your first in-depth video came out. Second season, finished it, and you had another video. About that time, the relationship I was in went south in a very horrible way and I was crushed. I was thankfully already in therapy and had received my diagnosis, and in one of the sessions, my therapist said something similar to one of your videos. I rewatched them, rewatched the series, and...something just clicked. I could see what you saw in Subaru and in the flaws of his own perspective. How everything was a failure of his own making, and that only by confronting what was psychologically holding him back could he steadily unravel his problems and start building genuine, loving, fulfilling relationships. I took your words and the concepts of the story to heart and have been busting my ass every day to live them. I have dug deep into my past and into the awful traumas and memories I've long repressed. I've examined them, grieved them, and fought them. It hurt so much. Today, I have recently gotten a new job that I earned through holding down a similar one for over two years, something I've never accomplished before. I have a small cluster of really close friends who are rooting for me. I have a partner who is so loving and patient and calls me on my bullshit in a way that is positive and helpful instead of degrading and harmful. I am not "fixed," but the difference between now and only three years ago is staggering. Geoff, without your words at exactly the right time, I wouldn't be where I am today. I am so, so very thankful that you recommended Re:Zero, and I'm so thankful that your honest but powerful commentary videos found their way to me. Thank you.

[@alpdogan7801]

Congratulations

[@FvevrsAfillateAccount]

Nobody reading all that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ryuusei1162]

One of the reason that I like My Next Life As a Villainess is that despite being a harem anime, it has a found family feel with the cast. Hamefura fleshes out the love interest a little and figure out the dynamics between them all beyond just competition. The harem isn't just "Katarina and her love interest", they're "Katarina and her group of friends that just so happen to crush on Katarina". This is based on my tumblr post with others comment and reblogs

[@abraveastronaut]

They're a group of friends first, and the fact that seven of them are all really into the eighth is secondary, despite sort of being the thing that brought them all together in the first place.

[@handeggchan1057]

Hoping that "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is #1, hopefully Geoff has good taste.

[@jamespryor5967]

If only.

[@HeavyTopspin]

Followed by Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, the Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon?

[@handeggchan1057]

@HeavyTopspin those are good options too, I just really like Twain

[@Rognik]

​@@HeavyTopspinI think you left out Gulliver's Travels, where we get 4 isekai worlds for the price of 1.

[@HeavyTopspin]

@@Rognik Good one! Although the more important question is do the S&M-heavy Gor novels count as Ecchi?

[@GentlemanGamer94]

Re Zero is probably the anime I have had the hardest time watching because of how hard Subaru and his struggles resonated with me. Seeing Subaru be gradually forced to confront the worst parts of himself and learn to understand , work with and respect the people around him was both difficult and inspiring. Difficult because I could definitely feel myself relating to Subaru, so watching him stumble forced me in turn to confront stuff I didn't like about myself. Inspiring, because Subaru's growth past his struggles made me feel like I could face and overcome my own 🙂

[@Art0fKuma]

Funny enough, Re:Zero definitely felt like it was made for me. My mom unironically once said that she had me not so that I could do something for her, but so that she could do something for me. I still end up crying when I rewatch that scene with Subaru and his Mom in season 2. In that same note, I really appreciated that Subaru was just a normal kid who just felt like he couldn't raise up to the expectations that he had placed on himself and that he felt others had placed on him. He had loving parents and a normal life, he wasn't bullied nor was he in dire straits. He was just unexceptionably normal.There's no escapism or cheap development once he was spirited away either, Subaru had to earn and prove his existence through literal blood, sweat, and tears.

[@Fa1seP0sitive]

All Subaru was given was an ability that's extremely powerful but works in a way that only causes him pain and suffering, both a blessing and a curse. We don't know why he was given it yet, and there is an underlying mystery about what return by death is and why he was granted it or why he was even brought to the world, but none of those answers really matter to the story of who Subaru is and his growth as a person as he carves a place for himself and conquers his own shortcomings.

[@joshuadelaughter]

Idk what it is, but Re:Zero is one of my least favorite anime of all time. I find myself just really hating Subaru 99% of the time. It's strange though 'cause I love Tokyo Revengers even though that's an incredibly similar story. So I'm not sure what it is.

[@Carminsbad]

​@@joshuadelaughterI agree with you completely

[@janisir4529]

And here I was shouting off the top of my lungs: HOW THE HELL ARE HIS PARENTS OKAY WITH HIM BED ROTTING AT HOME

[@janisir4529]

​@@joshuadelaughterI literally have a long rant saved somewhere just in case I ever encounter a video where I have to start an argument about why Re:Zero is horrible.

[@robertfaulkkner5508]

A Top 10 video? From Mother’s Basement? In 2024? This year just keeps getting weirder.

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

Ready for it to get weirder? Dud you know if you ate your own appendix raw you get magical powers?

[@notquitehuman3025]

@@tomraineofmagigor3499 Darn it, The Doctors took my appendix, they must have wanted my magical powers

[@zugz8632]

Solid list. Re:Zero is definitely number 1. That was the only anime, tv show, movie or anything in general that I watched as a dude and cried my eyes out like a 12 year old girl. Shit was 10/10 and I couldn't recommend it enough. It's a slow start but my God by the end you'll be destroyed inside.

[@danielwoods3896]

Absolutely agreed. One of the only anime to make me cry.

[@Mepharias]

Season 3 episode 7 made me cry again. I had even read the WN, and cried doing that. Cried again yesterday anyway. It's just so peak.

[@noiJadisCailleach]

You know a real OG if they include "Now and then, here and there." I didn't expect hearing those words would give me goosebumps.

[@merrickhurst4150]

Now/then/here/there is a tough watch, ngl

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

if I had to make a list of Isekai with no genre distinction I think I'd put Now and Then, Here and There very close to the top. The writing and directing of that show (which make it so impactful) are really great, imho they stand above the writing and directing of most of the other isekai mentioned

[@otokouno]

I was surprised "Strange Dawn" wasn't mentioned! That was very good. Geoff should watch it!

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

@@otokouno holy cow Strange Dawn, I forgot to mention it XO It was strange (ehm) but very interesting, and had some of the most realistically written characters in a isekai! sometimes they actually felt kind of annoying for how down-to earth and non-anime-person they behaved xD Also that opening song got stuck in my mind :) It's a really rarely mentioned anime, I'd say

[@windwaker0rules]

Whenever i think about "Now an then, here and there" i think, my god that series really was terrible.

[@Jay_Frank]

10: Shangri-La Frontier 09: Eminence in Shadow 08: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom 07: Now and Then, Here and There 06: Ascendance of a Bookworm 05: Re:Creators 04: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 03: The Vision of Escaflowne 02: KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World 01: Re:Zero-Starting Life in Another World

[@nikiong66]

Nice! Thank you! is there a list of the runner ups in each catagory too?

[@darklord2538]

Bro you didn't include tensurA but shangri la frontier instead

[@lazarussevy2777]

Thanks

[@Tyu124ehmue]

​@@darklord2538it his choice, even many people didn't add re zero, mosukho tensei at their list but he did😅

[@clashwithkeen]

haven't seen 8, 7, 5 and 3 but everything else is in my top 10 including NGNL, Tanya the Evil, Familiar of Zero, and Tensura

[@Tinky11221]

This video deserves millions of views. You can really tell how much you know about isekai(for better or for worse lol) from watching this. And the effort you must have put into to edit so many together and make the transitions is truly astounding. Great video!!!

[@craigwheeler4760]

It is going to get millions of views eventually. I'd say it will take a couple of years to get into the multiple millions. Him putting re zero at number one is an understandable choice. I would have liked to include movies in the list, but he's putting anime series. I guess he'll make a movie list sometime. It's because for me, spirited away is an absolute masterpiece by hayao Miyazaki. I guess it could be considered fantasy, but because the main character does go into the spirit world, it would count as an isekai.

[@TehEpicZippy]

That r3 zero episode where subaru said goodby to his father was really cathartic for me. It came out not long after my father had passed away. Helped me to get through some of the tough times

[@skyefox]

Grimgar is criminally underrated and I will never stop stanning it.

[@noiJadisCailleach]

But it's NOT underrated because it always keeps getting a mention everywhere. Even a feature vid on other youtubers. So you can stop stanning now. You can move on. You have no enemies.

[@skyefox]

@@noiJadisCailleach I should inform you that I am a member of the hyperbole police and I would be well within my rights to lock you up and throw away the key. You're lucky I'm off duty today. Straighten up or next time you might not get so lucky.

[@measinme8871]

I decided to watch it earlier this year, thoroughly enjoyed the slow progression as many isekai go from zero to hero waaaayy too quick. I was surprised when I went to add it to my anime list and saw that I had dropped it a few years ago! My impatient teenage self must have gotten bored by the slow pacing, which is the best aspect of the show.

[@misspaige3623]

The anime was decent but it cut out a lot from the LN. like a LOT. Another reason though why Grigmar isn’t as popular as other isekai is because of how hard it fell off in the later volumes. Trust me, don’t go digging any further. Keep the anime near to your heart and don’t get curious…

[@Mully57]

I'm just sad that there is no season 2. It has good potential!

[@sowiwiody3681]

I hope Kobosuba's story gets animated till the very end. It only gets better, much better.

[@justcheckingin2105]

Re:Zero has to be one of the most beautifully made and written stories I’ve come across. It has taught me a lesson I don’t see many talking about. You see through the entire series how much Subaru cares for his companions to the point of putting himself and his mind through hell and one that follows him throughout. He doesn’t shrug off these deaths(as he shouldn’t because your body is programmed to want to survive) and constantly fights with not wanting to die and saving those he loves. At one point during the second season he meets someone that wanted him to cherish and value his life. After all wasn’t his life worth just as much as the people he was saving? Doesn’t he deserve to live too? This completely broke me as a man. I was in tears. Growing up where it’s romanticized to lay down your life and were to be protectors and providers. Everyone comes before us. I saw I never valued me. I never took care of my needs. I never valued myself even remotely close on the same level. Glad I saw this show because it honestly changed my life.

[@Tyu124ehmue]

This many years I have readed many comments and did find many people who talk about how re zero changes there life . And you are the one of them. I love this series more for this reason as well. It has a great story, great character , character describing and development,great commareds, great world building and everything is great about it. I love this series so much

[@CaptainAwesome1692]

This list has several works that I can recall Geoff talking about in previous videos and I think it's finally convinced me to watch them. First up is Re:Creators. As an aspiring writer, a story about someone wondering if their work will ever reach someone seems like the perfect opportunity for emotionally devastating catharsis

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

the word underrated is thrown around a lot these days, but Re:Creators is actually a case of a really good show ending up horribly underrated. Great show!

[@Lianpe98]

I hated Re:creators, it has more plot holes, meaningless dialogue and coffe table scenes than SAO.

[@gurdimeikenskjaldi5060]

@@Lianpe98 It is slower paced than one would expect from the first episode, but I don't really particularly big or story breaking plot holes, and surely it's not as horribly paced as that unbearable slug of a show that is SAO

[@mindthegapjenkins115]

@@Lianpe98 yeah if you watched it in reverse and with switched off screen. the talking is always relevant to the story, the characters and the fact that they have to solve the mistery of who is the antagonist and what's she about, it's not a sequence of literal cafè static shots of people explaining the plot so that the show can't dodge the responsibility of showing it happening. Don't even try to put RE:Creators and SAO in the same phrase: one can be a bit slow at worst, the other is broken on all levels

[@SageAsuka]

@@Lianpe98 Hilariously I just binged the whole series after watching this video and enjoyed all the holes, dialogue and 'coffee table' scenes! But I can see why some people wouldn't enjoy it. For me, the series is hilariously and painfully relatable. Artist who gets no views? CHECK. Making stories with my own characters that go through tragedies for entertainment? CHECK. Having friends who are WAY better at art and writing than me and feeling jealous about it? CHECK. Feeling absolutely crushed that my story and art will never be truly what I want it to be, but at the end of the day still picking up my pencils because drawing is fun? C H E C K. I think if you approach it from the view of wanting an action isekai, it doesn't stack up. But I approached it as a commentary on the painful dance between a creator, their creation, and the audience's reception to it and that's where I found my enjoyment. Also DANG it gave me so many flashbacks to the silly sketch comics I made in school where I met my ocs and they got mad at me for torturing them aj;sdlfk

[@HolyDonutify]

Rudeus gets crazy passes because people ignore that he keeps his previous life secret. If he was an actual prodigy then his advice about the mass teleport wouldn't have been to ignore it. He had a shortcut to looking like a genius so everyone assumed he was one. He genuinely wasn't worried about his family and Paul noticed that and was completely right to be shocked by his son's psychopathic behavior.

[@baonguyenxuanthai711]

I agree ❤

[@SmthPositive_]

Re:Zero: I haven’t even reached my final form yet

[@re0lover-f4l]

Arc 6 is a masterpiece

[@JoePWI]

@@re0lover-f4l yet somehow Arcs 7 and 8 keep getting better and better. Tappai is the absolute GOAT. The character writing in Arc 7 is the best I have witnessed in my entire life. SO many new characters and somehow you end up invested in all of them..be it out of respect, love, comedy or plain fear.

[@kletowolf7104]

@@JoePWI I like arc 7 and 8 but it's not better than arc 6, and many characters were not interesting with at time a terrible pacing

[@JoePWI]

@@kletowolf7104 you thought so? I mean, at first I also dismissed Jamal and his sister..they felt kinda odd..but esp in the 2nd half of Arc 8, both got redeemed quite a bit. Other than that..I thought all nine divine generals were amazing and sometimes even absolutely ridiculous. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Ofc, massive character developments through and through but I agree. Subarus and Rams character development in Arc 6 was stellar..and Schaula..well. I mean, Arc 6 was fking amazing, no doubt about that. I reaaaaallly hope Season 3 covers Arc 6 as well..

[@jackerrocker2235]

@@kletowolf7104hot take but people really need to stfu about arc 4/6 whenever there is a new arc. Early arc 7 comment is like a cancer from the same group who shit on early arc 6 and compare it to arc 4. Bro just let it cooked and see

[@Real_Person_Not_A_Bot]

Maybe the real other world was the friends we made along the way...

[@stinkypantsmcgee6802]

What friends?

[@Lord_necromancer]

You have... friends?? What are you doing *here*?

[@mithos789]

@@Lord_necromancer bro flexing on us.

[@KagepazRequiem]

Lol 😆

[@garysmith1257]

I watched this too ten a few days ago and having seen most of the list I decided to watch Re:Creators. I almost cried several times and now that it's over I'm just sitting here crying as I type. Not from sadness but from feelings it was so profound a solid ride through and through. I recommend that anybody who truly loves a good story give it a watch. All my years of watching anime, reading books, and playing RPGs felt like they paid off in viewing this masterpiece!!!

[@DaxSkrai]

Every fucking time I hear "I. Am. Atomic." I LITERALLY get chills. So fucking good.

[@milamber319]

Every time i hear it I burst out laughing with the pure joy of how utterly fking stupid it is. its beautiful, glorious, rediculous and fking hilarious. It is the distilation of why emenance in shadow is so great.

[@Brasswatchman]

I'll be honest with you... I'm just not feeling it. No shade intended, it's an entirely subjective thing. But unless there's some really good setup and buildup to it that I'm not seeing since I haven't watched it, the phrase itself doesn't hit for me.

[@JamesonHuddle]

@@Brasswatchman It almost certainly helps if the first time you hear it is when it "naturally" comes up in the show.

[@ivysaurus267]

​@@Brasswatchman the setup is phenomenal and it manages to simultaneously be badass and hilarious

[@ACE99299]

@@Brasswatchman People like the show because the entire show is just a joke making fun of itself. The entire point of the show is to be as edgy, over the top, and dramatic as possible. Its making fun of isekai tropes by just turning them up to 11. And then when he isnt fighting, he is trying to be the most bland background character the he can be so that he can "stay hidden." But if you arent into that then you wont like this show. And thats ok.

[@deadlysmaug]

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, does a better job explaining the greatness of Re: Zero, than Geoff. Great stuff as always dude!

[@Wheeliam_Ironside]

Dude is masterclass in his craft. Every one of his videos leaves me in ponderous thought for a solid hour after

[@thislink1519]

Fuck Yeah. Been waiting years for Re:Zero to be crowned best Isekai (with honorable mentions to Saga of Tanya [the Light Novel] & Grimgar of Fantasy & Ash)

[@karrimgyver]

@thislink1519 For me Re zero takes the top spot as well, but between Tanya and Eminence In Shadow, number 2 spot is just impossible to decide. Both scratch that specific ich better than anything similar. I'm so sad that I didn't grow up with them but original sword art, even if that slop is close to my heart

[@soistngcatstritchfavor]

Damn, just hearing someone else say "Now and Then Here and There" have me a chill. I found this anime by chance in high-school when i bought the box set on a whim. I only watched it once and i loved it. Just felt wrong to watch out again. I guess i should now

[@nathanchildress5596]

Such an impactful show.

[@smudgeous4068]

Every time I watch it, I have to watch the other shows the same composer made music for from around the same time: Read or Die and the Kenshin Trust and Betrayal OVA

[@windwaker0rules]

you should watch it again, i found it god awful.

[@OMIMox]

I'm so fucking glad that The Vision of Escaflowne is getting proper love, especially considering for a long time it felt like lost media. It was my first anime, truly magical.

[@nkozi]

I showed it to my wife (a known Mecha Hater) and it immediately became one of her all time faves

[@caffetiel]

Hunh. I've tried Escaflowne and hated it. Protag-chan is just so, so passive, and the catgirl is the worst for being so very catlike lol The hosubandos irritate me but that might be the lesbianism Edit: Geoff just said she's not? Maybe I didn't get far enough? Hunh.

[@OMIMox]

@@caffetiel bruh, did you just say Hitomi is *passive???* She's the only one out of the entire group of people that she travels with that has ZERO COMBAT EXPERIENCE and still has the balls to put herself in harm's way just to try to save the party multiple times throughout the story. The only things she's got going for her are her running skills and her fortune telling/premonition abilities, and she uses them constantly once we get about 2/5 through the story. I wouldn't call "jumping nearly 50ft horizontally while getting shot at after a running start" passive. Or standing on Escaflowne's shoulders *mid goddamn combat* just to help Vaan with her Shulk-foresight-esque prediction abilities.

[@OMIMox]

@@nkozi This is kind of the opposite of my problem. My girlfriend loves mech stuff (she loves transformers and played the hell out of Armored Core 6) but the isekai side is a bit more of a turn off for her. She's agreed to watch it at some point, but I want to make sure it's in high quality and not the DVD rips I have on my PS3 from like 2013. 😂

[@caffetiel]

@@OMIMox Yeah, didn't get that far. Obviously.

[@Tyu124ehmue]

Re zero is not only greatest Isekai of all time but also my favorite series of all time . I care about this series so much then any other series i watched. Some times re zero doesn't feel like an Isekai for it's uniqness. it's a masterpiece ❤

[@sajanpatel7140]

I got goosebumps on every winner. This list is perfect Re-zero changed my outlook on life it definitely deserves to sit on top.

[@thewildcard600]

what it teaches us: you can't run away from your problems consider other peoples' feelings acting like an edgey loner doesn't make you cool appreciate the people around you love yourself tell me what i forgot to mention

[@crisadence3707]

⁠​⁠@@thewildcard600 There is no shame in asking for help, it’s never too late to turn your life around, Save others but don’t forget to save yourself too, There are people that care about you just as much as you care about them

[@nathanchildress5596]

I also give mad respect for Now & Then, Here & There. It’s nothing like what we think of as isekai, and it really had an impact on me

[@partimentieveryday]

I really missed out on re zero. I'm so disappointed that I didn't like it and dropped it around ep 20. I wish I had it in me to finish it but it was SO hard to watch Subaru get brutalized. The show is just torture p*rn. Senseless. The thought of starting over is just gross to me. I can't even think about the show it was so disgusting. Having it top the list makes me really sad :(

[@sajanpatel7140]

@@partimentieveryday I get it, it's a hard pill to swallow but the thing I like about Re-zero is that it shows you how nothing changes unless you are willing to change yourself and you emotions doesn't mean shit if you are not willing to act upon it.

[@whizthesugoi]

MY KZbinR IS TALKING ABOUT OUR BOTH LEAST AND MOST FAVORITE THING OF ALL TIME AND DRIFTERS IS ON THE INTRO I'M GOING TO LOSE IT I KNEW IT WAS BAKARINA FUCK I'M SO HAPPY

[@FactCore1]

Great video, I'm not usually an isekai guy but the description of Re:Creators got me interested enough to try it out. Ended up watching all 22 episodes in one night. Seriously an incredible show, I'm shocked I hadn't heard about it before. Can't reccomend it enough to any aspiring writers/artists, or just anyone who values the impact of fiction.

[@petrsevcik5044]

An important reason to why SLF's fights feel like Sunraku *could* loose them is that he actualy *can*. For wast majority of the fights, if he loses he will be at worst mildly inconvinienced (which makes that one boss fight, where the stakes are much higher, kind of unappealing). The short description of Eminence is "what if Saitama suffered from a Haruhi complex?" What sets Villainess apart from all other "dense harem protagonists" is that she actualy canonicaly is kind of dumb, or at least hyperfocused on not dying (AND kind of dumb). An important thing about Mushoku Tensei is that Rudeus's behavior is framed and treated (by the other characters) as wrong. He does something wrong -> the other characters respond in kind -> he realizes he shouldn't be doing that and tries to do better in the future. He also doesn't go from trash to paragon hero over night. He does so step by step making mistakes along the way and precessing his trauma (and helping other characters process theirs, because he's been through that), because that's how life and people work.

[@makaisenki]

No life and people work by... "Oh you got trauma? Grow up snowflake what did you think this was a safe space?" Everyone my wife knows is a piece of trash. All druggies she will have to cut out of her life as they slowly descend into madness. I loaned money to one of her friends to keep the electricity running and she said it was a gift. I didn't have a job at the time either. I made money from swing trading, I got made fun of even though I can still get a 50% ROI in a bear market. I got criticized by her family for gaming too much and spending all my money on games, because my wife was spending all the money on cigs and fast food, and I had not bought a game in a year and hadn't played one in months because I was busy with work and taking care of my disabled wife. Just look at like how toxic trump or Biden supporters are if you say true things about them. People hate me because I'm autistic, and like to learn. They get mad when I talk about keto and say "blah blah Internet crazy" and I ask them what's wrong with reading scientific papers published in journals through an online portal. Someone wanted to punch me in the face because I said they might want to talk to their doctor about a fecal transplant because of the antibiotics her kid with severe allergies gets every year because it's a high risk for all sorts of problems later in life. Though this druggie cousin of hers also gets into fist fights with her first child she lost custody of. I dunno I don't really even have personal connections anymore. My friends are supportive but none of them have any money to help when I have issues and when I lost 170lbs some of them gained 50-200lbs. I get my social connection from cats and dogs I own. They love me, and want to be with me. I don't have to try so hard with them. Real people are a struggle to deal with, having to pretend to be dumb around some, get threatened for suggesting they talk to a doctor for their child's future risk, etc... Can't talk to anyone about anything because everyone's version of reality is different from everyone else. So you have to hear the same mainstream media talking points. I got temp banned on Twitter for talking about Joe Biden going senile and declining 5 years ago. I'm ahead of people. It takes people years to catch up. I vet my sources.

[@PneumaAsh]

Re: Zero sits cleanly at the top for me not only for it being the piece of media i have cried the most at while and after watching, but also for how it finds new, increasingly more inventive and cosmically horrifying ways to explore its premise and what its premise means for the people in its world. No spoilers past season 2. Arc 4's exploration of Return by Death is masterful in the way it allows Subaru to optimize relationships, crafting the best way to save everyone and recruit the most allies possible. Arc 5's exploration is masterful in the way it explores a highly plausible limitation of RbD. Arc 6 turns the potential cosmic horror of RbD to infinity. And Arc 7 manages to create a premise even more deranged than Arc 6's, making me feel more heart-wrenching agony than ever before. God, I cannot wait to catch up on the Web Novel.

[@zekron1718]

Bruh i never thought of this 😮 Hope more people know about this

[@janisir4529]

That would sound sort of interesting, if I haven't watched the show, because that makes me 100% sure that it isn't.

[@ThatDude_OverThere]

Arc 8 is even better than arc 7.but God no arc can beat arc 6 as of now

[@PneumaAsh]

@@ThatDude_OverThere With Arc 8 originally intended to be part of Arc 7, I assume it's setting up a lot of things that will pay off in Arc 9 So it might not be better than Arc 6, but I would not be surprised if its set ups and Arc 9 payoffs didn't find a way to top Arc 6

[@iMightBeCrazy]

I'm in the states and escaflowne was one of the first anime I watched and one of me and my siblings favorite. My older sister only likes that anime, she's not really into animation in general but loves it nonetheless.

[@WheretIB2]

Mother's Basement hooked me on 'Now and Then, Here and There' in a 2016 video and I'm glad to see it here again, it's a really memorable one.

[@Ty-Dy]

Welp, time to rewatch a bunch of really good series. Your stuff on Re:zero is what made me truly appreciate the underlying message of that whole series.

[@yuridhjeeyn9034]

loving it also appreciate the mention of 12 kindoms that was a great one

[@kjarakravik4837]

The novels are some of my all time favourites, I was so incredibly happy when we got a new one a few years ago

[@phedran]

Needs more Escaflowne representation for us old 90s/2000s YTV watchers 🫡

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

If only it wasn't in digital hell due to Crunchyroll not bothering to add it to their library when they bought Funimation

[@Thelotekk]

I was literally typing something like this out when I saw your comment... you right!

[@groofay]

@@eclipsicalbluestocking1182 the seas, they are a-callin'

[@loke6664]

I was more into El Hazard in the 90s myself but I guess it is a matter of taste. I can hardly remember either of them now though, I might have to consider re-watching both but my list to watch is pretty long at the moment and Geoff just added a couple more shows....

[@Thelotekk]

@@loke6664 Hand drawn steampunk mecha, with sakuga galore and a romance that smells of pine as much as any log cabin. It's something, but it's part of the "Anime Original" category so it's a win for me.

[@PsyrenXY]

Bravo. Ive bookmarked this to binge literally everything on this list including the sample entries. No notes.

[@PredictableEnigma]

There's like 121 anime mentioned by name in this video so I wish you luck 🫡

[@sebastiannawara5943]

@@PredictableEnigma Is there a list somewhere though?

[@matthewprice6465]

Its really nice to see a list that has such a range. I really appreciate you seperating it into subgenres can't wait to go and watch some none gaming isekai

[@crispydingman]

I'm happy to see Re:Zero getting love for its character work and rawness, and I'm stoked Season 3 is coming soon

[@TheFullPackage]

One underrated thing about Rezero is just how good of a rewatch it is. There is *a lot* to take in throughout both seasons already, so it's very likely that there's something new to pick up on that you may have missed the first, second, or even third time of viewing. With how much recontextualizing of characters and decisions made by these characters that also features, along with so many great emotional moments that seem to have even more impact than the first time around, and simply just becoming more familiar and appreciative of what is an absolutey goated OST, no viewing of Rezero feels the same. I've always liked the show since when I first watched season 1 back when I was 17, but to then rewatch it with season 2 at 21, to finally recently rewatching it all again at 25, I've really come to appreciate it all just that much more, to where it is now my all time most favourite anime. I am SO excited for Season 3!

[@MohamIsMe]

Exactly. When I first watched re:zero, I was just binging through, not really making an effort to understand where the plot is and what characters are thinking. So at the end of my first watch, I was just like "I think I enjoyed that?". But then a few months afterward, I came back to rewatch it, really trying to pay attention to the details. And also because I knew what was going to happen, I could more easily pick up on all the subtle foreshadowings. From that point I fell in love with re:zero

[@janisir4529]

Because of the time loop gimmick even on first watch you have basically watched the whole thing like 5x. And every single arc has the same structure, so it's more like 25x actually...

[@danielwoods3896]

@@janisir4529 No chance you actually watched the show, thats complete nonsense

[@janisir4529]

@@danielwoods3896 I did, but it is not my fault that the show is super repetitive in two different ways.

[@Muchacho2DMax]

​@@janisir4529it's ok if you don't get it the first time 😅

[@humneg1695]

Your opinion is one I respect and you gave me a plethora of new options for Isekai I'd never even considered. I'd love to see you do this style of video with other genres like non battle shonen or harem.

[@adamtongue847]

Many coming to this video will save themselves from falling into the bottomless rabbit hole of isekai that are now available. Great video concept. Thank you for your sacrifice Mothers Basement 🎉 P.S or it might just do the opposite 😅

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

And watch many good isekai out of mountain Everest side of piles that is 98% trash

[@NathanWubs]

Then, to release next season, wait almost all of the isekai released this season ate bad?

[@GLWD]

12 kingdoms, Geminar... I was a fool for thinking Jeff hadn't seen these gems 😂

[@mitcharendt2253]

I literally came into the comments to mention 12 kingdoms. I love it so much❤❤❤❤

[@kjarakravik4837]

​@@mitcharendt2253 Same ❤

[@TheJabberWockyy]

This is the best video ever. Great video man!!

[@JayeshBerad]

re zero is not just best isekai of all time but also it's my first love

[@princessthyemis]

I watched Re:Zero with my brother on Hulu weekly when it first came out, and it was so much fun to share it with him! And... I think you just convinced me to watch season 2 and keep going with the story!

[@adhirajmandal9819]

Re zero is indeed the best and most psychological thrilling isekai anime

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Suggestion jeff: Your Top 10 anime waifus of all time! A man of culture like you ought to have an amazing list

[@mothersbasement]

Number 1 best girl Chamber from Suisei no Gargantia (if you know you know)

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@mothersbasement Culture indeed 🫡🫡🫡

[@xzxInuxzx]

That would be a fun list. My top spot would go to the kobosuba ladies. Darkness number one then megumin and aqua.

[@nathanchildress5596]

My top ‘waifu’ is Senjogahara from the Monogatari series, beautiful and also terrifying. Honestly though, for an actual wife I think Miss Kobayashi is my ideal partner.

[@nathanchildress5596]

You’re a degenerate, but I can respect that too.

[@CoyotesOwn]

"Quality Controll in Another World" is shaping up as good addition to the "trap in a VRMMO" isekai genre.

[@Fernwym]

Great list, agree with many of these and completely agree with the top 2. Nice to see Executioner and Grimgar get honorable mentions.

[@Aderon]

I've always been impressed with how Miya Kazuki manages to control how slowly her world expands in scope to the point where if we hadn't been following Myne along the entire way, I doubt it'd be believable to think that she *actually* started from nothing. If you ever get another bookwalker sponsorship, I sincerely hope it coincides with season 3. I used your code to buy in and dive deep into the series, and I hope others get the opportunity to do the same. That discount was just enough for me to dive into a franchise that's been just a rollercoaster that I'd recommend anyone with an interest in deep fantasy and just Bedrock-solid worldbuilding.

[@Aevin1387]

It was announced recently that Studio WIT has picked up the next season, which is perfect timing as the english translation of the final LN will release in a couple months

[@Aderon]

@@Aevin1387 I know, I'm so excited to see what WIT does with the SM. All their work for SpyXFamily has got me real excited for what they do with part 3. I don't think we'll ever get to the absolute spectacle of part 5 any year soon, but I do look forward to the scenes in the middle of the elemental scavenger hunt.

[@18_moch.januarakbar17]

She hates worldbuilding yet created one of the best worldbuilding in isekai. Honestly if you wanted what miya kazuki write if it's according to her preference then it's H5Y little worldbuilding, fun, and romance

[@draknusdesderdus7506]

God damn what a good video dude. A top 10 list sure, but also a literal treasure trove of every Isekai worth watching within every subgenre. This basically has something for every possible viewer ever.

[@robbybevard8034]

Gamer Isekai- Shangri La Frontier Power Fantasy- The Eminence in Shadow For Her- My Next Life as a Villainess Shounen Heroes- Now and Then, Here and There Economics- Ascendance of a Bookworm Reverse Isekai- Re:Creators Fantasy- Jobless Reincarnation Giant Robots- Escaflowne Comedy- Konosuba Greatest- Re:Zero

[@MrPeeps-vo8mr]

Big ups for mentioning Now & Then, Here & There. I loved that series and haven't heard anyone mention it in years. Respect 👊

[@imaicosmo7539]

I mean...come on. Who clicked on the video and didn't expect that Re: Zero would be number 1?

[@janisir4529]

Okaasan online >> Re:Zero

[@Ben-yj9wz]

I’d say mushoku tensei or sousou no frieren are better

[@imaicosmo7539]

@@Ben-yj9wz Frieren is not an Isekai, in the first place.

[@REIwAlexY]

@@Ben-yj9wz thats what I was just about to say. i got tired of re zero as it became relatively predictable in that subaru himself can never actually die and so just gets to continually progress until "wins" and encounters next challenge. in a way, that essentially eliminates a lot of the tension because you know that no matter what crazy shit happens to subaru, at worst, only those around him will take the damage. he himself is basically unkillable. mushoku tensei and frieren were the 2 best cases of when I was genuinely immersed, cried at some parts, was on edge of seat clenching fists during action scenes, etc. re zero is a step down from them imo.

[@Ben-yj9wz]

@@imaicosmo7539 mb fantasy anime are very similar 😂

[@ChronoShadow69]

So many amazing anime called out as honorable mentions, including Digimon twice, and absolute bangers in every catagory. Thank you for this, it really made my day!

[@neko3780]

My personal rough top 10: Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World. That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime. Re:Creators. My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Ascendance of a Bookworm. TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy-. Isekai Quartet. The Vision of Escaflowne. Overlord. KonoSuba.

[@rainylupin]

Ngl as soon as I saw this title, I KNEW Bookworm would be on here somewhere. Learned about it from this channel and it's become one of my all-time favourites!

[@MonkeySaiyans]

Re:zero is not only the greatest isekai of all time, but also the greatest anime in general for me. The OST is soooooooo underrated th

[@Masseycre]

Re: Zero got that respect put on its name. Geoff has a great point about the story. It's psychological horror and mind games and also moments that make us reflect what we see on ourselves is what makes it the masterpiece that it is. The "Return by Death" makes Subaru come back to his last check point but still doesn't make him take life for granted. Everytime he dies he's always more than willing to get back up and try again no matter how many times it takes. That you can't always fix everything, and that it's okay to not be okay. That sometimes all you need is a lap pillow. Thanks for the great video man! 🤘

[@Patty-Q]

Man, just hearing all of MAR, Monster Rancher and Mon Kolle Knights only for Now And Ten, Here And There to top them was something of a nostalgic trip

[@needlebodkin7693]

I've only watched a few of these, re:zero, konosuba, ascendance of a bookworm. Each of these i only watched after your videos highlighted them, and each one was a wonderful experience. Rezero has actually surpassed fma as my favorite anime of all time and i don't think I'd ever have watched it if not for your videos bringing it to my attention

[@sarasvato5200]

I wish The Executioner and Her Way of Life gets a new season someday.

[@grafja]

I will never forget the major plot twist revealed halfway through this show. It's a shame more people didn't watch it.

[@Anime_Nerd]

I've never even heard of *Vision of Escaflowne* but you literally sold me on that & made me really intrigued now to check it out + if it's from the Sunrise then it's gotta be Awesome 🛐

[@msvoxacious]

Escaflowne, while also being a really solid story with great characters etc, has one of the best orchestral scores out there of any media PERIOD. I’m seriously excited for you to experience some of Yoko Kanno’s best work (IMHO) and get blasted with some of the best epic and emotional music that exists. The show is really good; the music makes it GREAT.

[@arashimiyazawa8165]

@@msvoxacious ESCA! FLOWNE! ESCA! FLOWNE! *violin section goes hardcore*

[@otokouno]

@@Anime_Nerd it’s very good. I haven’t finished it yet cause I’m too busy finishing other series.

[@vladimirlagos2688]

Re-Zero, Mushoku Tensei, and Konosuba all checked into the list. Ok, we're good, no complaints.

[@mymousebroke8258]

i just rewatched all these 3 recently, and yeah, all peak isekai

[@joshuadelaughter]

@@vladimirlagos2688 But no Overlord or Tensura? Wtf is up with that?

[@ymw1107]

​@@joshuadelaughtertoo much CGI and story skipping in overlord and too much meeting for tensura, as a LN reader of overlord, I fucking hate how much they butchered that anime series ever since s2

[@joshuadelaughter]

@@ymw1107 IMO, the CGI in Overlord isn't in bad taste. And I didn't read the LN, but the story seemed very cohesive to me. As for Tensura, it's about geopolitics and city-building. It does what it intends to very well. The complaints about "Too many meetings" and "When's the next fight" are misplaced. If that's what you're looking for, Tensura isn't the series for you.

[@karrimgyver]

I really. Really Recomend Eminence In shadow if you have not seen it yet. Seeing you already have based taste I can guaranteed that you like it.

[@CakeoftheMews]

There was no greater joy than getting into ReZero and realizing that all the praise and hype was correct.

[@VariStudiosTv]

To no surprise 😂 I didn't know 99% if what he picked but definitely knew Re-Zero would be number 1

[@TheGeeklan]

Man, this was the best recommendations video I've seen. They're all really good! And the way the video was structured was also wonderful.

[@Icepick614]

I got to see Re: Zero season 3s first episode and I am beyond excited for more. From what I hear this arc is all gas no breaks and I'm so excited

[@mothersbasement]

VERY JEALOUS! We couldn’t make it to AX this year sadly

[@orimu836]

Re:Zero is also my top 1. Can't wait for Season 3 because Arc 5 is fun. I hope they also include Arc 6 for S3 because that Arc is one of my favorite arcs in the series. That would be good enough to satisfy me and wait 4 years for Season 4

[@danielwoods3896]

I'm honestly still praying we even get a good arc 6 adaptation, asking for arc 7 as well in the same season is unrealistic

[@orimu836]

@@danielwoods3896 Wait I got confused. I meant to say Arc 5 and 6 lol. Arc 5 was fun because it has a lot of action.

[@blackwing1362]

The second that witch theme came out when you mentioned re:zero, it sent a shiver up my spine. Thats how you know ypuve done well, when 4 vocal notes can instantly terrify you regardless of context.

[@igiem368]

The line "he has exactly one lover in the game who wears full plate armour" had me in stitches!!! I had a flashback to all the bikini clad, overly sexualized, potentially insestuous isekai love interests and just... lost it? Shangrila Frontier is so great just for making that change, and so many more reasons.

[@joshfleming912]

1 Re:zero is probably my favorite anime I seen it in the thumbnail I thought I was baited till I got to #1 It’s the first anime I’ve watched to have a dark take, a desperate and hopeless MC who still tries his best at the time it felt more intricate and realer especially with REM’s confession

[@otokouno]

HERE'S MY LIST: 10. Game Mechanics - Log Horizon 9. Power Fantasy - Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There 8. For Her - The Saint's Magic Is Omnipotent 7. Shounen Heroes - Digimon Adventure 6. Economics - Ascendance of a Bookworm 5. Reverse Isekai - Restaurant to Another World 4. Ol' Fashioned - El Hazard: The Magnificent World 3. Mecha - Bokurano: Ours 2. Comedy - Ixion Saga DT 1. Horror - Sonny Boy

[@anjayapurwawiyastra7430]

Realistic isekai : Hai to genso no grimgar

[@skidrow-black]

No Re. Zero and mushoku tensi!!!!!!!!! How old are you

[@sam_mitschiro]

S3 of Re:Zero is about to transcend everything before it.

[@Mepharias]

The speech of reckoning has happened. 'Twas peak.

[@Tacom4ster]

I think Amphibia plot is structured like Digimon, human characters representing a virtue, travel to fantastical anthropomorphic world l, third season visit home then back to fantastical world for the finale

[@nekokna]

What about the own house?

[@thirdplanet4471]

Fun fact: Magic knight rayearth inspired amphibia

[@Tacom4ster]

@@nekokna well yeah, they are sisters shows

[@Zlittlepenguin]

This is such a fantastic top 10 list lol. I love the idea of making essentially 10 sub-genres and talking briefly about some solid examples (selfishly, because I want more recommendations lol) before giving a deeper dive into the “best” one in each category. Brilliant work, my friend 👌🏻 and the list itself ain’t half bad, might I add.

[@Armydillo62o]

I need to rewatch the Familiar of Zero. When you're 13 and your mind is a sponge to everything new, it definitely feels like peak fiction. Need to see if it holds up or not.

[@ravenpotter3]

My school library had a small manga section. That is where I read the start of full metal alchemist, shugo chara, and Azumangadio. I read the first volume of that series there. I should watch the anime. Also I love the staff of distruction (which is just a bazooka that can only be used once and no one in the world knows how to operate it until the protagonist comes)

[@SycroNoctem]

Reincarnated as a Slime, Overlord, So I'm a spider, so what, I got a cheat skill in another world, By the Grace of the Gods, are some of my favorites.

[@nameless8789]

I enjoy slime, but I personally feel that it's rising actions are always a class above its climaxes. The build up and political maneuverings are always hype, but the the fights and climaxes tend to be underwhelming. It's at its best when they're having meetings and talking about stuff. While I am caught up on the anime for Overlord, I personally never really got all that invested in it because it just feels like a typical power fantasy but from the villain's point of view. However, I have heard that the light novels are a lot better as they tend to have a lot more internal thoughts and struggles for the characters that don't usually get covered in the anime. I also loved So I'm A Spider, So What. I went and read all of the light novels after the anime. I quite enjoyed how the story is told from multiple different perspectives and points in time. It reminded me of shows like Bacano and Durarara. My only complaint was that the last volume felt a bit rushed, but the rest was great. It's unfortunate the anime couldn't be of better quality, but I didn't feel that it diminished the story at all, and the voice acting, particularly Aoi Yuki, was top notch. I'm not really familiar with the other two, or at least they didn't leave an impression on me if I did watch them and just forgot.

[@AosorarisuUnedited]

We can be friends, for sure.

[@matijamaksan4344]

I loved first season of By the Grace of the Gods, gave it a 9/10. Reason for 9/10 and not 10/10 was that there was no threat to MC. And second season continued same way with god awful animation and i don't like it anymore.

[@WolforNuva]

Overlord holds a special place in my heart as the first anime I started watching seasonally as it was coming out. I didn't even know anime released weekly like that at the time, so I was expecting a very short story when there was only 3 episodes. Spider rivals it's position and I think wins out slightly over Overlord for my #1 spot, though I'd feel a lot more comfortable saying that if the anime wasn't botched as badly as it was (Elf "forest" ... ugh). Both are not only the only anime to push me to read the light novels, but made me want to read them only a few episodes in, because the episodes couldn't come out fast enough.

[@NathanWubs]

So I am a spider sucks if you are not interested in the humans the guy originally just wanted to write about. Gad it bombed because of that.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Escaflowne was awesome. One of the OGs. The soundtrack alone was phenomenal

[@RenatoArmas-cf7yc]

Nice to see Re: Creators here, this anime is a underrated masterpiece 10/10 for me, great and unique story, characters, fights, animation, one of my favorites 🔥

[@Javifaa]

Nah, it was a given Geoff was going to include it. He does mention really liking it from time to time.

[@IkkiTousenFan28]

I am glad for the mention of Digimon. I know not all season is Isekai, but it is my favorite Isekai because they eventually get back home.

[@chrisgunther109]

The first six episodes of Grimgar is what we want for a fantasy anime! Real visceral combat with a group of newbies who build up their class specializations and party together to be able to clear dungeons etc.