Isekai anime are movies about the main character traveling to another world and becoming powerful. This anime genre attracts countless fans and has earned a strong place in the list of anime genres. In 2024, this genre will grow even more explosively with new anime series with engaging storylines and the return of old masterpieces.
Will 2024 be the golden age of isekai anime?
Despite rumors of isekai anime saturation in the media by 2024, films in the otherworldly genre still attract countless fans. Isekai is derived from classic proto-isekai such as Paul's Miraculous Adventure or Aura Battler Dunbine. Previously this genre was not very popular, but in 2012, isekai anime took a step forward thanks to Sword Art Online. Over the next decade, a series of reincarnation genre anime was born, signaling the coming golden age.
Before 2024, 2020 was considered one of the most notable years for isekai anime. Viewers absolutely love My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! or season 2 of the hit movie That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. It was thought that 2020 was the peak year, but the spring 2024 anime surprised viewers. Not only did the most famous anime series return, but the keyword isekai also became a vocabulary word in the Oxford dictionary.
Isekai anime often have very long names but cannot stop the audience
Normally, anime series often have quite short names so that viewers can easily remember them, but isekai anime is in the opposite case. These movies often have long names that reveal the main content of the movie. However, this only speaks to how successful anime series in this genre have been. Movies like 7th Time Loop, My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, and Villainess Level 99 all have names that are not optimal for search engines, but the search rankings for these keywords are still extremely high.
In addition, not only chasing quantity and cliché storylines, isekai anime is increasingly improving in quality. Typical is the dominance in popularity of films such as The Rising of the Shield Hero, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
Notable isekai anime in 2024
- Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
- The New Gate
- As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
- Re: Monster
- The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
- Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss, but I'm Not the Demon Lord
- 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy
- The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic
- My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me!
- The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
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