Summary
Isekai is not a new genre; in fact, it is quite popular among anime and manga fans. This genre involves the transportation or reincarnation of the main character to an alternate or fantasy world. Most times, these alternate worlds are either books, video games, or any period of history.
A popular subgenre in Isekai is the trapped-in-a-game trope, where the protagonists become trapped in video games. But getting trapped in books is a trope that deserves more recognition. Regardless of where these protagonists are trapped, they have to adapt to their new life and make the most of it.
Number Of Chapters
12
The main protagonist of this manga is Yuma Takanashii, and she has a job that some might consider villainous: resurrecting Deltoria, an evil god. Before this, Yuma was an ordinary girl working at a town festival when she decided to look around, and she ended up winning a mysterious blank book.
This mysterious book transports herto a fantasy world. Desperate to leave, Yuma has to bring the evil dead god back to life. It’s dead for a reason, though, and as Yuma tries her best to resurrect him, she realizes many individuals in this world want the god to stay dead. Time is not on her side, as Yuma really wants to go home, but as long as she does not do what she needs to do, she remains trapped in this mysterious book’s world.
Number Of Episodes
10
Having friends and family to turn to is very important, but what happens when there is no one to turn to?Maerchen Maedchentells the story of Hazuki Kagimura, a girl who has no friends and no connection with her foster family. The only things she has are hervivid imagination and fantasy books.
As a book lover, she goes to the library to borrow and return books, but one day, the original version ofCinderellamysteriously appears in her bag and transports her to a world where magic rules. Hazuki is now living in a world beyond her wildest imagination, learning how to be a powerful mage in the Kuzunoha Girl’s Magic Academy, where she meets her very first friend, Shizuka Tsuchimikado. Getting called by thisCinderellabook changes Hazuki’s life, and she is ready to live a fearless life in this new world.
MyAnimeList Score: 6.37
Japanese Title
Watashi wa Akuyaku Reijou nanka ja Nai!!: Yamitsukai dakara tte Kanarazushimo Akuyaku dato Omouna yo
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Sakura, the main protagonist, dies and reincarnates into a novel titled “The Saint Beloved.” This novel takes place in the fantasy world of Lacia, where the ruler is known as the Spirit King. In this world,Sakura reincarnates as young Claudia, the villain.
Sakura already knows how this story ends, and she does not want to suffer the same fate as Claudia. The inhabitants of Lacia hate her, but she does not let that stop her. What is fascinating is she does not want to be a villain and die a tragic death again, so she tries her best to be good and change the story.
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Going to a library seems like a mundane task, but in this anime, a trip to the library and an encounter with an unusual book, “The Universe of the Four Gods,” takes the main characters Miaka and Yui to ancient China.
Yui can return to their normal world, while Miakaremains trapped in this alternate world. Here, Miaka tries to find her way back to the real world and to her best friend, Yui, but all that changes the moment she falls for Tamahome. What lights the series up for viewers is when Yui finds her way back to the book’s world; that is when things start to get interesting, as Miaka and Yui, best friends in the real world, find themselves on opposing sides of the book’s world.
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The protagonist of this manga is a womanwho enjoys reading web novels in her bathtub. This relaxing activity sounds harmless, but it is not, as this is how the protagonist dies. However, she reincarnates into the fantasy world of a web novel as Leysritt Von Lotus.
In this fantasy world, she wants to live a peaceful life, but she is the villain of the novel, and there are obstacles and challenges in her way that she must overcome. Some fans may be intrigued by the idea that she uses her medical background from her previous life to navigate this world.
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As a long-standing series, it is safe to say fans are quite familiar withThe Rising of the Shield Hero,as it revolves around the journey of Naofumi from his normal world to Melromarc, a fantasy world,to become the Shield Hero. It is his job and that ofthe three other cardinal heroesto protect Melromarc from interdimensional monsters.
Before he found himself in this fantasy world, Naofumi would go to the library anytime he went beyond his budget and needed to cut back on spending. As usual, he goes to the library this fateful day and ends up getting transported into a book, “The Record of the Four Holy Weapons.”
Just like the name implies,the main character of this manga just wants to relax, but she cannot do that when her work consumes her, leaving her with little to no time for herself. The little time she manages to snag, she uses to read web novels. After finishing a novel that did not end well, the main character could not help but think of a suitable ending.
Thinking about a suitable ending is her final thought as she dies and reincarnates as Ronia in the web novel she was reading in her previous life. Now, in the new world, she tries her best to avoid Ronia’s mistakes, but she cannot seem to change Ronia’s fate. Drawing fans in with her acts as the story progresses, Ronia does not let that stop her, and she does everything she can to defy the plot of the novel.
