The Saga of Tanya the Evil / Youjo Senki - From the same studio as Overlord. One of my favorite series, period. WWI + magic + a psychotic reincarnated loli. However the protagonist is an unrepentant capitalist and will be sent immediately to gulag.
No Game No Life - So much to love. A lush color palette and environment that's fun to just stare at. A world where all war has been replaced by games and cleverness. There's a bit of a fishy flavor when it comes to the protagonist's loli younger sister, but imo the anime isn't as bad as the LN for this.
Ascendance of a Bookworm / Honzuki no Gekokujou - Maybe the art looks a bit saccharine but this series is an interesting exploration of what happens in an isekai when you're reborn as a sickly commoner girl instead of being handed a hero's magic sword and a big breasted nekomimi girlfriend. The class structure of the world is explored and criticized in a meaningful way, which is a relief compared so much other isekai garbage.
The Rising of the Shield Hero / Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari - I'm going to list this just for the sake of listing it. It's a popular series which is OK from an entertainment point of view. Very troubling when it makes excuses for literal slave ownership and detestably weaponizes tropes related to sexual assault. I certainly think it's possible to overlook these things and still enjoy the series, just be aware of what you're overlooking.
KonoSuba : God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Also listing this just for the sake of popularity. Very generic isekai harem setting which I had trouble getting into. However a lot of people enjoy the protagonist's cynical personality. Not very deep which isn't always bad.
Tanya is prefect evidence of why humans aren't smart enough for satire. The author's a leftist, as far as I know. Tanya's supposed to be mocking fascism and neoliberalism, which goes right over a lot of people's heads. It's more obvious if you read the books, because you see more of Tanya's thoughts.
Anyone going into Bookworm needs to put on their historical materialist hat. The show is critical of feudalism, but also puts capitalism as it's opposition, and does not critique capitalism. Just be warned if you're going into the show expecting something you can uncritically agree with politically.
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The Saga of Tanya the Evil / Youjo Senki - From the same studio as Overlord. One of my favorite series, period. WWI + magic + a psychotic reincarnated loli. However the protagonist is an unrepentant capitalist and will be sent immediately to gulag.
No Game No Life - So much to love. A lush color palette and environment that's fun to just stare at. A world where all war has been replaced by games and cleverness. There's a bit of a fishy flavor when it comes to the protagonist's loli younger sister, but imo the anime isn't as bad as the LN for this.
Ascendance of a Bookworm / Honzuki no Gekokujou - Maybe the art looks a bit saccharine but this series is an interesting exploration of what happens in an isekai when you're reborn as a sickly commoner girl instead of being handed a hero's magic sword and a big breasted nekomimi girlfriend. The class structure of the world is explored and criticized in a meaningful way, which is a relief compared so much other isekai garbage.
The Rising of the Shield Hero / Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari - I'm going to list this just for the sake of listing it. It's a popular series which is OK from an entertainment point of view. Very troubling when it makes excuses for literal slave ownership and detestably weaponizes tropes related to sexual assault. I certainly think it's possible to overlook these things and still enjoy the series, just be aware of what you're overlooking.
KonoSuba : God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Also listing this just for the sake of popularity. Very generic isekai harem setting which I had trouble getting into. However a lot of people enjoy the protagonist's cynical personality. Not very deep which isn't always bad.
I have a few comments about some of these:
Tanya is prefect evidence of why humans aren't smart enough for satire. The author's a leftist, as far as I know. Tanya's supposed to be mocking fascism and neoliberalism, which goes right over a lot of people's heads. It's more obvious if you read the books, because you see more of Tanya's thoughts.
Anyone going into Bookworm needs to put on their historical materialist hat. The show is critical of feudalism, but also puts capitalism as it's opposition, and does not critique capitalism. Just be warned if you're going into the show expecting something you can uncritically agree with politically.
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I mean, technically Feudalism is worse than capitalism, but yeah the capitalist realism of the main character is honestly annoying.
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Watched Tanya so far, excellent. Movie was okay