Category: Main Character in Another World
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Main Character in Another World: Yousuke “Ojisan” Shibazaki (Uncle From Another World)
Bro, this series is seriously underrated! Not since Konosuba have we had an isekai comedy this hilarious! Seriously, watch it, it’s a great bit of dumb fun! Most isekai protagonists are more than happy to stay in their other world. And why wouldn’t they? A life of magic and adventure, spent with overwhelming godly power…
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Main Character in Another World: Naofumi Iwatani (Shield Hero)
Most isekai protagonists are given the red carpet treatment upon their arrival in the other world. Godly powers, unwarranted respect from everyone, a harem, etc. You know the drill by now. Naofumi Iwatani was not given such treatment. Just the opposite, in fact. ‘Rising of the Shield Hero’ does something interesting with the isekai formula.…
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Main Character in Another World: Catarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess)
I kind of appreciate how closely ingrained isekai anime and harem anime have become. It makes finding protags for this series so much easier. Being a harem rom-com, ‘My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!’ (fucking anime titles) leans into the classic isekai trope of ‘everyone thirsts for the protagonist.’ This…
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Main Character in Another World: Rudeus Greyrat (Mushoku Tensei)
There is a question at the heart of the isekai genre. If you were reborn in another world, what would you do? If you were given a whole new life, how would you spend it? How would you do it differently? Most isekai are happy to ignore this question. “Don’t think, just enjoy the power…
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Main Character in Another World: Rimuru Tempest (Slime Reincarnation)
Wait, was this the show that started the ‘reborn as a monster/weird thing’ trend in isekai? Or is it just the one that popularized it? I can’t keep track of all these bloody things anymore. ‘That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime’ is a show best described as ‘cozy.’ It’s really wholesome, seeing a…
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