Reincarnation, also known as rebirth, is a spiritual belief that states that the soul never dies and it comes back to earth in another form upon the death of the body. Although it is considered to be theoretically impossible, this concept is widely used in the entertainment industry, especially in anime. There are too many anime where the main character is reincarnated and sent to another world.

Another term for such type of anime is “isekai” where the protagonist is reborn into a magical world or parallel universe and ventures out on a new journey accompanied by the inhabitants of another world. The mere idea of getting resurrected into a new world is really fascinating and shows like Tensura, Mushoku Tensei, and Konosuba have proved how good a reincarnation anime can be.

And, in today’s article, we’ll take a look at some of the best anime where the main character is reincarnated. This list includes some of the most interesting reincarnation anime so without any further ado let’s get started.

10. Ya Boy Kongming! – Zhuge Kongming

Zhuge Kongming earned a reputation as one of the greatest tacticians of the Three Kingdoms period of third-century China. Having led his army through countless grueling victories, Kongming drew his last breath in the Battle of Wuzhang Plains. On his deathbed, he wishes that if he were to reincarnate, he would be reborn in a more peaceful era. And, surprisingly, his wish comes true!

Kongming is reborn in modern-day Tokyo with a younger body and his memories intact. Thrust into an unfamiliar world, he finds his way into a nightclub and meets Eiko Tsukimi, an aspiring singer whose performance immediately captivates him. Seeing Eiko’s immense musical potential, Kongming vows to make the world recognize her and thus begins his new life as a music industry manager.

9. World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated In Another World As An Aristocrat – Lugh Tuatha

The greatest assassin on Earth knew only how to live as a tool for his employers – until they stopped letting him live. Reborn by the grace of a goddess into a world of swords and sorcery, he’s offered a chance to do things differently this time around, but there’s a catch – he has to eliminate a super-powerful hero who will bring about the end of the world unless he is stopped.

Accepting the goddess’ request, he is reborn as Lugh Tuatha Dé, the son of a noble family of assassins serving the Alvan Kingdom. With both his modern-day knowledge and experience and the special magic and techniques of this new world, he could very well become the most unstoppable assassin in history but this time Lugh swears to finally live his life to its fullest as a human being and not as a tool.

8. Drifters – Shimazu Toyohisa

Shimazu Toyohisa, while involved in the Battle of Sekigahara, is critically wounded when he suddenly finds himself transported to a corridor of doors, where a bespectacled man at a desk waits for him. Faced with only a stoic man named Murasaki and hundreds of doors on both sides, Toyohisa is pulled into the nearest door and into a world completely unlike his own.

There, Toyohisa meets other great warriors like him who have been transported as well, to be part of a group known as “Drifters”. The strange land is populated by all manner of fantastical creatures, as well as warriors from different eras. Now, Toyohisa and his group of unconventional heroes have to battle in a brand-new world war to help the Empire’s subjects, while protecting their world from the brutal “Ends”.

7. Saga Of Tanya The Evil – Tanya Degurechaff

Tanya Degurechaff is a young soldier infamous for predatorial-like ruthlessness and an uncanny, tactical aptitude, earning her the nickname of the “Devil of the Rhine.” Underneath her innocuous appearance, however, lies the soul of a man who challenged Being X, the self-proclaimed God, to a battle of wits – which resulted in him being reincarnated as a little girl into a world of magical warfare.

Hellbent on defiance, Tanya resolves to ascend the ranks of her country’s military as it slowly plunges into a world war, with only Being X proving to be the strongest obstacle in recreating the peaceful life she once knew. But her perceptive actions and combat initiative have an unintended side effect: propelling the mighty Empire into becoming one of the most powerful nations in mankind’s history.

6. Konosuba – Kazuma Sato

Konosuba is an isekai and comedy genre anime where the main character is reincarnated. Based on the light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima, the series follows Kazuma Satō, a NEET teenager who wakes up in a fantasy world after getting hit by a truck. After learning the whereabouts of his situation, Kazuma gets excited about his second life but soon realizes how dumb this world is!

With no extraordinary special powers or weapons following his death, Kazuma forms a dysfunctional adventuring party with the goddess of water who cries more than helping; an archwizard who only knows to explode everything; and a pervy crusader. Being around them, Kazuma soon realizes that his afterlife is not going to be easy and nothing is going to be what he dreamt about.

5. Misfit Of The Demon King Academy – Anos Voldigoad

The Misfit Of Demon King Academy is considered the most popular anime with the magic academy. Like any other magic school anime, magical casts & spells are the core part of this series with the addition of an unconventionally supreme mage as its protagonist. The series follows history’s strongest Demon King, Anos Voldigoad who starts his new life in an uncanny world as a student.

Reincarnating 2,000 years later, Anos comes to know that the level of magic in the world has drastically waned during his absence. After witnessing this pitiful site, Anos decides to reclaim his former title of Demon King, but first, he must graduate from the Demon King Academy where he is labeled a total misfit.

4. Rising Of The Shield Hero – Naofumi Iwatani

One of the best isekai anime series, Rising of the Shield Hero is based on a light novel that follows the journey of a high school student Naofumi Iwatani who gets summoned to a transparent world to serve as the Shield Hero, one of the Four Legendary Heroes. On his arrival, he is falsely accused of sexual harassment which changes his life drastically.

With a raging storm of hurt and mistrust in his heart, Naofumi begins his journey of strengthening himself and his reputation. He ventures on a journey to acquire different abilities and survive amid the demon outbreaks. As the representative of the shield hero, Naofumi must fight for the survival of the kingdom and protect the people of Melromarc from their ill-fated future.

3. Overlord – Momonga

Isekai anime where the main character is reincarnated is a familiar plotline you can come across throughout this genre. Overlord is another such “virtual world” anime based on the role-playing game that stars Ainz Ooal Gown alias Momonga, a powerful, guild-leading wizard who can’t be harmed by any physical attacks unless the weapons are actually able to crush his bones.

With his magic at his disposal and mysterious items under his control, Momonga is easily the most powerful character in the game. Unlike other action-packed anime, Overlord showcases Momonga’s unique abilities in the midst of his newfound and often hilariously tedious adventures in the MMORPG.

2. Mushoku Tensei – Rudeus Greyrat

Mushoku Tensei also termed ‘Jobless Reincarnation’ follows the story of a 34-year-old virgin jobless guy who is kicked out of his house when he runs out of money. On the verge of life where he has nothing except regret, he suddenly dies in a road accident. Later on, he finds himself being reincarnated in a new world, as a baby, where he goes by the name of Rudeus Greyrat.

In a world full of swords and sorcery, he resolves to live his life without regrets and make the best of his knowledge from his previous life. As Rudeus’ second chance at life begins, he tries to make the most of his new opportunity while developing his skills in magic. On this new journey, he wishes to find new friends, family, and the most important thing – the love of his life.

1. That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime – Rimuru Tempest

Before being reincarnated into the fantasy world of Tensura as a slime, Rimuru Tempest was an average guy named Satoru Mikami who worked at a general contracting firm. At first, he was provided with normal abilities like surviving without food & water and regeneration power. But soon he entered the league of anime with an immortal main character.

As soon as Rimuru acquired a mysterious skill “predator”, his new life in the fantasy world began to get exciting. His new skill granted him to absorb the abilities of any being and use them for his own good. With the help of this, he became almost invincible as Rimuru acquired everyone’s skill whom he came across and used those abilities for his own good.

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