First up is a game adapted into an anime. Conception follows the story of Itsuki Yuge, a normal high schooler who is summoned to a new world. Here, monsters known as Kegare menace the world. They can only be defeated by the power of union between Itsuki and 12 girls who are miko. Together, they will be able to banish these Kegare and bring rest back to their fantasy world.

Ahh, the good ole Isekai setup. A high schooler ends up in a new world where not only does magic live and breathe, but it happens to be a harem anime as well! If things could not get better, his childhood friend is also summoned and is a representation of one of the twelve constellations that he needs to make a bond with. We obviously cannot get too far into the nitty gritty, but the series was originally released on the PSP before getting a sequel years later for the 3DS. Interested? It only gets better as Shinichirou Ootsuka is the one who created all of he conception art for the anime. Thus, the characters all look like they have just walked out of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu! Catch the PV for the series below!

Usually when one thinks of Isekai, you think of some average person gaining immense power in this new world or game where they can do just about anything. This usually leads to generic, overpowered protagonists who sadly fail the test of time rather quickly. However, this time, the cogs of fate don’t start moving in the direction that our protagonist Satoru Mikami wants. He does get sent suddenly to another world one day, but it turns out that in this new world, he is one of the weakest monsters around, a slime. He literally has turned into a slime. A chance encounter though gives Satoru—now Rimuru—the power to copy the abilities of his opponents meaning that he can do just about anything he sets his mind to!

Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken has been floating around the Japanese region of the internet now for about two years. Netizens have praised the novel for it’s storytelling and characterization. Just from the bio above, the series feels as if we are going to get something similar to beloved isekai anime Log Horizon which is always a good thing. It also does give us a similarly fresher take on isekai where the main character isn’t some good-looking dude surrounded by girls who fawn over him, but rather, he becomes an indistinguishable slime. Thus this makes him have to work doubly as hard to get noticed and befriend those around him. This is definitely one for fans burnt out after the trainwreck that was the Blesser of Enjerhar anime from summer.