What is this genre all about? An isekai story is one in which the lead characters are transferred to and become stuck or trapped in another world, one completely different from the one they lived in up until the transfer. The new world is commonly a fictional world. In order to adapt to their new environment, they must use the abilities and knowledge brought from their former world as well as any that may have been bestowed upon them by their brave new world. In some cases, they will seek and eventually find a way to return; in others, they will gleefully embrace their new life.
We present you the list of Isekai manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Isekai manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 20. The World's Best Engineer
- 19. Villains Are Destined to Die
- 18. The Beginning After the End
- 17. Wo! Tian Mìng Da Fanpai
- 16. Academy Wijangchwieopdanghaetda
- 15. Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku
- 14. Singwahamkke Doraon Gisawangnim
- 13. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
- 12. Zhang Men Di Diao Dian
- 11. Release That Witch
- 10. Drawing: Saikyou Mangaka wa Oekaki Skill de Isekai Musou Suru!
- 9. FFF-Class Trashero
- 8. Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
- 7. Seoul Station Druid
- 6. Tsuihou Sareta Tensei Juukishi wa Game Sashiki de Musou Suru
- 5. Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
- 4. Shijou Saikyou no Mahou Kenshi, F Rank Boukensha ni Tensei Suru ~ Kensei to Matei, 2 Tsu no Zense o motta Otoko no Eiyuutan
- 3. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute
- 2. Dungeon Tou de Yadoya wo Yarou! Souzou Mahou wo Moratta Ore no Hosoude Hanjouki
- 1. As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
20. The World's Best Engineer
Kim Suho, who’s a civil engineer, became a Noble inside a novel.
So what? My estate is about to fail? Then it must be saved. To design, build and sell.
The awaited special opportunity all over the continent! The perfect transportation, highest educational district, pleasant forest area, and a one stop premium estate life by Baron Frontera that everyone has been waiting for.
A first-come-first-serve basis contract!
The World's Best Engineer has finished publishing and it has 210 Chapters. It is also Known as: Yeokdaegeum Yeongji Seolgyesa, দ্য গ্রেটেস্ট এস্টেট ডেভেলপার, The Greatest Estate Designer, El Mejor Ingeniero del Mundo, El Mejor Diseñador Inmobiliario, 史上最高の領地設計士, Yeokdaegeum Yeongji Seolgyesa, MŚCICHUJ, Система всемогущего дизайнера, Bậc Thầy Thiết Kế Điền Trang, 史诗级领地设计师, 史詩級領地設計師, El mejor desarrollador inmobiliario, El Mejor Ingeniero del Mundo, Loco Frontera, O Melhor Engenheiro Do Mundo, Лучший инженер в мире, ยอดสถาปนิกผู้พิทักษ์อาณาจักร
19. Villains Are Destined to Die
Penelope Eckart reincarnated as the adopted daughter of Duke Eckart and the villainess of a reverse harem dating sim. The problem is, she entered the game at its hardest difficulty, and no matter what she does, death awaits her at every ending! Before the "real daughter" of Duke Eckart appears, she must choose one of the male leads and reach a happy ending in order to survive. But the two brothers always pick a fight with her over every little thing, as well as a crazy crown prince, whose routes all lead to death. There's even a magician who's enamoured with the female lead, and a loyal slave knight! But somehow, the favourability meters of the male leads increase the more she crosses the line with them!
This is Penelope’s survival story, who’s been dropped in an insane reverse harem dating sim!
Villains Are Destined to Die is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悪役のエンディングは死のみ, The Villain's Ending Is Death, Death Is The Only Ending For The Villain, Kết thúc của nhân vật phản diện là cái chết, Agyeok-ui Ending Jugeum-ppun, 恶役只有死亡结局, Agyeogui Ending-eun Jugeumppun, Death Is The Only Ending For The Villainess, Ag'yeog'eui Ending'eun Jug'eumbbun, Для лиходійки лиш одна кінцівка – смерть, Конец злодейки - смерть, Смерть - единственный конец для злодейки
18. The Beginning After the End
King Grey has unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability. However, solitude lingers closely behind those with great power. Beneath the glamorous exterior of a powerful king lurks the shell of man, devoid of purpose and will.Reincarnated into a new world filled with magic and monsters, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything he has worked for, questioning his role and reason for being born again.(Source:Mangadex)
The Beginning After the End is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最強の王様、二度目の人生は何をする？, TBATE
17. Wo! Tian Mìng Da Fanpai
Gu Changge was transmigrated into a fantasy world, and right from the start he had everything to make the hero Qiyun Zhizi rage with jealousy. Not only did all the women threw themselves at him, he was given preferential treatment in every way. Good thing he had higher status and more power, too, so he could stomp Qiyun Zhizi easily anytime. Furthermore, the world system gave him missions to conquer the other heroes, too? Gu Changge laughed as he realized he has a long road to become the great villain!
I Am the Fated Villain is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Villain Is Here, Me, the Heavenly Destined Villain
16. Academy Wijangchwieopdanghaetda
Machiavelli and Gerrard are just one of the many names the new professor of Ceoren Academy uses to disguise his identity, and now he can add one more to his list, Professor Ludger Cherish. The real Ludger Cherish dies on board a train during a terrorist attack, making him the perfect target for a new identity. Little does the new professor know, Ludger Cherish was involved in something deep and secret. The new Professor Ludger has to be careful to not get caught by the school and the dangerous secret society.
The Academy's Undercover Professor is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Academy's Undercover Professor, I Got a Fake Job at the Academy
15. Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku
The strongest doesn’t need any cheats!
Haruka, who spends his high school life a loner, was suddenly summoned to another world one day along with all his classmates.
When ol’ God enters the picture, Haruka believes he can just choose whatever cheat skill he wants to help him survive in the new world...
But, contrary to his expectations, that list of cheat skills works on a first come, first serve basis. And so, his classmates pick out all the cheat skills.
His choices now limited to leftovers, Haruka finds himself incapable of assembling a party due to his own “loner” skill.
Even though it’s a different world, it seems his adventuring days will be, as per usual, a solitary affair…
After becoming aware of a crisis looming over his classmates, Haruka makes a silent vow to save them. No relying on cheats!
He will walk a heretical path of strength that transcends the need for them.
The curtain rises on the strongest loner’s otherworld strategy guide!
Loner Life in Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ひとりぼっちの異世界攻略, Isekaibocchi, Lonely Attack on a Different World, 獨自一人的異世界攻略
14. Singwahamkke Doraon Gisawangnim
I returned to Earth after hunting demons in the otherworld for three hundred years. But I did not return alone.
The Knight King Who Returned with a God is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 300年ぶりに神と帰還した騎士王, El Rey Caballero que regresó con un Dios, O Rei dos Cavaleiros que Retorna com um Deus, ราชาอัศวินผู้มากับเทพ, 与神同归的骑士王, 與神同歸的騎士王
13. Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken
After being killed by a passing robber, a normal 37-year-old guy finds himself reincarnated in another world as a blind slime with unique abilities. He takes up a new name and calls himself "Rimuru Tempest," which he thought of after meeting his new friend, "catastrophe-level" Storm Dragon Verudora. There, he begins his new slime-like life in another world with his increasing number of minions by his side.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生したらスライムだった件, Regarding Reincarnated to Slime, Re: My Reincarnation as a Slime
12. Zhang Men Di Diao Dian
Traveling to the world of Tian Xuan, can’t believe I’ve become a useless sect’s leader! Paying money in the city to be reborn in a game’s realm. Making the players my workers, collecting the main characters from the world as my underlings. If we’re talking about being pretentious, then I’ll only take the number one spot!
Keep a Low Profile, Sect Leader is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Headmaster, Keep Yourself Low Profile, Sect Head, Be a Bit Modest, Zhǎng Mén Dī Diào Diǎn
11. Release That Witch
A male engineer transmigrated into another world, and became a prince. This place strikingly resembles the Middle Ages of Europe, but at the same time, it seems kind of different? Witches truly exists, and they even possess magic powers! Magic powers are productive forces! Save the witches, liberate the productive forces! Open map, fight demons, break conspiracies, climb up the science and technology tree, and open the path of hardcore ‘farming’!
(Source:MU)
Release That Witch has finished publishing and it has 695 Chapters. It is also Known as: Release That Witch
10. Drawing: Saikyou Mangaka wa Oekaki Skill de Isekai Musou Suru!
Akira Kamishiro was a very successful manga author, who was diagnosed with blood cancer one day. He regretted the way he lived, where he could only build up empty relationships. Angry at his mother for asking him to send her some money, he died in a car accident. He was given a chance to choose his new mother and reincarnate in another world.
Akira, not wanting to have a repeat of his past life, decided to choose an ordinary but safe life.. He was reincarnated as Akira, the only son of a magic store, with his previous life's memories. He had no talent for swordsmanship or magic, but he didn't care as he was still loved by his family. At one point, he realized that he can embody various things by "drawing a picture". That's when he noticed his cheat ability...!?
This is a story of Akira who wanted to live a mediocre life in another world and his adventures to protect his peaceful place!!
Drawing: Saikyou Mangaka wa Oekaki Skill de Isekai Musou Suru! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ドローイング 最強漫画家はお絵かきスキルで異世界無双する！, Drawing: The Greatest Mangaka Becomes a Skilled "Martial Artist" in Another World
9. FFF-Class Trashero
Protagonist Kang Han Soo killed the demon king after 10 years of being summoned in the fantasy world. Now it's time to be sent back to earth. What's this? the fantasy worlds god appears along with his report card. Because he removed all the obstacles that prevented him killing the demon king, his personality score came out as F. The regression that follows is that he has to return to the the start and begin again. Can Kang Han Soo end this endless returns?
FFF-Class Trashero has finished publishing and it has 172 Chapters. It is also Known as: FFF-Class Trashero (Manhwa)
8. Heunhan Binguimurin Jul Aratda
Not all villains are evil. When Sun-A Choi reincarnates as Edith Rigelhof, the villain from her favorite novel, she is determined to change Edith’s life around and treats everyone with kindness. Although she marries the handsome Killian Rudwick, he is madly in love with the original protagonist of the book and mistrusts Edith because she is from a rival family. Will her marriage survive the whirlwind of family feuds, love triangles, and more? Will Edith find her happy ending?
Note: Includes 15 extra chapters.
Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story has finished publishing and it has 115 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Thought It Was a Common Isekai Story, I Thought It Was a Common Transmigration
7. Seoul Station Druid
What started out as an ordinary day turned upside down when an unknown catastrophe struck Earth, transporting Suho Park to a different planet. He eventually learns how to adapt and fight for his survival in this foreign world, but one day, just as suddenly as he was sucked into this new planet, Suho is pulled back to Earth. He quickly learns that return to life as he remembers it is no longer possible, as Earth is in constant battle with monsters who’ve managed to infiltrate the planet. How will Suho fight against the monsters attacking Earth, and will he be able to survive this time with his current skills?
Seoul Station Druid has finished publishing and it has 207 Chapters. It is also Known as: Seoul Station Druid
6. Tsuihou Sareta Tensei Juukishi wa Game Sashiki de Musou Suru
"You good-for-nothing bastard.. You are the son of a Sword Saint, yet you dare pull such a defective Class!?"
During the "Divine Blessing Ceremony" of the 15-year-old Elma who came from a lineage of Sword Saints, he had manifested a commonly deemed defective class known as the Heavy Knight. He had been deprived of his position as the next head of the Edvan Household and was then exiled. The Heavy Knight class had an unbalanced status and useless skills, to top it off, it was even said to be a class cowardly and indolent people have.
But, Elma knew better—that this world was the world of the game he had used to play before—and that the Heavy Knight class was the strongest class to exist. Elma made full use of the knowledge he had in his previous life and began his efficient walkthrough of the world he was reincarnated into.
The Exiled Reincarnated Heavy Knight is Unrivaled in Game Knowledge is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 追放された転生重騎士はゲーム知識で無双する, Tsuihou Sareta Tensei Juukishi wa Game Sashiki de Musou Suru
5. Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!
The Rising of the Shield Hero: The Manga Companion is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 盾の勇者の成り上がり, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
4. Shijou Saikyou no Mahou Kenshi, F Rank Boukensha ni Tensei Suru ~ Kensei to Matei, 2 Tsu no Zense o motta Otoko no Eiyuutan
Aizawa Yuri has reincarnated 2 times now and is dead tired of being the emperor of this and that. Using his skills he aquired a reincarnation artifact, and starts his life in a brand new world!
The Strongest Magical Swordsman Ever Reborn as an F-Rank Adventurer. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最强之人转生成F级冒险者, 史上最強の魔法剣士、Fランク冒険者に転生する ～剣聖と魔帝、2つの前世を持った男の英雄譚～, Shijou Saikyou no Mahou Kenshi, F Rank Boukensha ni Tensei Suru ~Kensei to Matei, 2 Tsu no Zense omotta Otoko no Eiyuutan~
3. Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute
Just like how everyone adored heroes in their childhood, a certain young man adored those powers hidden in shadows. After hiding his strength and living the mediocre life of a mob character by day while undergoing frenzied training by night, he finally reincarnates into a different world and gains ultimate power. The young man who is only playing at being a power in the shadows, his misunderstanding subordinates, and a giant organization in the shadows that gets trampled….. This is the story of a young boy who had adored powers in shadows possibly eventually reigning over the world of shadows in another world.
To Be a Power in the Shadows! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 陰の実力者になりたくて！, The Eminence in Shadow, Восхождение в тени
2. Dungeon Tou de Yadoya wo Yarou! Souzou Mahou wo Moratta Ore no Hosoude Hanjouki
One day, Sanada Shirou, who works for a black company, is transported to another world. Using his "creation magic", an ability he gained when transported, he opens an inn and is supposed to lead a slow life, but this other world is a little strange?! It is a world where women are overwhelmingly dominant, where women do dangerous work and battle, and where men are powerless and are protected! The daily life of entertaining (in many ways) the women of this other world begins!
Let's run an inn on Dungeon Island! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョン島で宿屋をやろう！ 創造魔法を貰った俺の細腕繁盛記, Dungeon Tou de Yadoya wo Yarou! Souzou Mahou wo Moratta Ore no Hosoude Hanjouki
1. As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
After being reincarnated, Ars Louvent is supposed to live in a different world as a weak aristocrat. Both his physical strength and intelligence were mediocre in both worlds, but here he naturally possessed a skill called "Appraisal" that allowed him to see the potential of any person. By gathering talented people by his side, Ars uses this "Appraisal" skill to transform his weak territory into the strongest one! But the road ahead of him won't be so simple.
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Tensei Kizoku Kantei Skill de Nariagaru: Jakushou Ryouchi wo Uketsuidanode, Yuushuuna Jinzai wo Fuyashite Itara, Saikyou Ryouchi ni Natteta, 転生貴族 鑑定スキルで成り上がる～弱小領地を受け継いだので、優秀な人材を増やしていたら、最強領地になってた～, As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World: I Inherited a Weak Territory, and If I Increase the Number of Capable Personnel, It Will Become the Strongest Territory, Reincarnated as an Aristocrat with an Appraisal Skill, Reincarnated As An Aristocrat - Dénicheur de talents, Seorang bangsawan yang bereinkarnasi, bangkit dengan kemampuan analisis, Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru, Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru ~ Jakushou Ryouchi wo Uketsuida node, Yuushuu na Jinzai wo Fuyashiteitara, Saikyou Ryouchi ni Natteta ~, Terlahir kembali menjadi seorang bangsawan dengan skill penilaian~, เกิดใหม่เป็นขุนนาง ขึ้นเป็นใหญ่ด้วยสกิลประเมิน -พอบุคคลชั้นยอดเข้ามา แคว้นแสนงอกง่อยที่รับสืบทอดก็กลายเป็นแคว้นสุดแกร่ง-, 転生貴族、鑑定スキルで成り上がる, 转生贵族靠着鉴定技能一飞冲天, Como um Aristocrata Reencarnado, Usarei Minha Habilidade de Avaliação para Subir no Mundo, Quý Tộc Tái Sinh Thăng Tiến Nhờ Kỹ Năng Thẩm Định: Vì Thừa Kế Một Lãnh Địa Nhỏ Yếu, Nên Khi Tuyển Dụng Người Tài, Đã Trở Thành Lãnh Địa Mạnh Nhất, Tái Sinh Thành Quý Tộc Với Kĩ Năng "Thẩm Định", 轉生貴族，以鑑定技能成名～因為繼承了弱小的領地，所以如果增加了優秀的人才，就會成為最強的領地～
