There are a few defining qualities that make up a good isekai anime.
great world-building, interesting characters, and most of them are trash.
Something i hate more than anything is when the protagonist has an easy journey which
is a recurring factor in most Isekai anime.
So i decided to make a list on the top 5 Isekai anime where the MC doesn't get a free ride.
Number 5, Accel World.
The light novel shares the same author as sword art online as a result, they both share
many similarities.
One glance at Haruyuki and right away you can tell he looks exactly like Kirito... I
mean down to the last inch...
I'm honestly having trouble telling the two apart.
Although i wouldn't rank this anime high... on any list, it does have one thing most isekai
anime Don't have.
The main character starts off fat I mean He doesn't get a free ride.
Despite Haruyuki being a prodigy when it comes to video games he runs into an absurd amount
of trouble when he gets introduced into accel world.
It certainly didn't help that he partied with the ONE PERSON that everyone in accel world
is trying to to kill having to go beyond his limits to achieve his goal.
Number 4, KonoSuba.
Our story is about the legendary hero, Kyouya the boy who came from japan who wields the
legendary cursed sword Gram.
He finds that all his endeavors succeed Although his greatest strength, must be...
His heart of gold.
But the most outlandish thing about this story is that you believed me.
No the real main character of this story is Kazuma
The poor bastard who can't catch abreak.
He's weaker than Yamcha, Poorer than Gintoki, With his only decent skill being able to steal,
And oh boy can he steal.
Not only does Kazuma not get a free ride but he also has to support the most useless god
in existence, Aqua.
Number 3, Sword art online.
The anime that started it all.
It didn't invent the isekai genre but they sure as hell made it profitable enough for
others to want in on that sweet sweet nectar called... fucking bank.
The sword art online world is so difficult that even kirito who was a beta tester found
out how utterly... fucking...
Useless he was when he leads his first guild into a trap and they all get brutally murdered.
Not to mention by the end of the first month, 2,000 out of the initial 10,000 are dead with
the first floor yet to be cleared.
Unlike most isekai anime the world is new to everyone which gives it a unique experience
as all the players are forced to learn the game except the beta testers which as a result
get soloed out and hated by the majority of normal players for their uneven advantage
Casting Kirito out from being able to form a party.
Number 2, Rising of the shield hero.
Unfortunately for Naofumi, he picks the short straw when he reads the wrong porn mag and
gets summoned to another world.
Becoming the Shield hero. and you can bet your ass he got special treatment.
ohhh yea he got special treatment...
You know just the usual stuff like everyone confusing him with garbage Which was the worst
part of it all... the end, oh wait i forgot about Malty... yea, this bitch stole his shit,
turned the kingdom against him, and gave his shit to another player.
Not to mention the other people who got summoned were complete asses that got everything handed
to them.
From there, things got worse as he struggled daily to not get FUCKED, by the entire world.
Number 1, Re:zero.
It's no hidden secret that Subaru went through the most shit an anime character can go through.
If you think your day was bad?
How about getting murdered 25 times by methods like getting stabbed, crushed by a mace, and
disemboweled.
Unfortunately for our hero instead of getting some silly power like a phone that does seemingly
impossible things like make it convenient for him to GET IT ON WITH A HAREM.
Subaru comes back to life after he gets killed sort of like a video game but you can feel,
Every.
Excruciating.
Pain.
Until the fateful moment, he dies so he can repeat the process over again.
So this concludes my video on the Top 5 Isekai anime where the MC doesn't get a free ride.