What is this genre all about? Parallel universe/world or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. Because "alternative reality" sometimes implies that the reality is a variant of our own, like for example a mirror world, we'll use the term "Parallel Universe" which is more general, without any connotations implying a relationship (or lack thereof) with our own universe (meaning a fantasy world can just as well have an alternative reality, doesn't need to be our reality). To put it more simply, this category is to show if more than 1 universe/reality/world is present in the anime.
We present you the list of Parallel Universe manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Parallel Universe manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Danjohi 1:39 no Heikou Sekai wa Omoi no Hoka Futsuu
- 19. Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko
- 18. Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka wo Tamemasu
- 17. Dead Mount Death Play
- 16. How to Reject My Obsessive Ex-Husband
- 15. Urasekai Picnic
- 14. Isekai Nihon
- 13. Kyosei Tensei
- 12. Sekkaku Cheat wo Moratte Isekai ni Teni shita n dakara, Suki na You ni Ikitemitai
- 11. Lord of the Mysteries
- 10. NEET dakedo Hello Work ni Ittara Isekai ni Tsuretekareta
- 9. Mahou Shoujo of the End
- 8. Manuke na FPS Player ga Isekai e Ochita Baai
- 7. Goodbye! Isekai Tensei
- 6. Succubus ja nai mon!
- 5. Kekkai Sensen
- 4. Heroine wa Zetsubou Shimashita.
- 3. Isekai Death Game ni Tensousarete Tsurai
- 2. Mahoutsukai no Oshigoto
- 1. Lord of the Mysteries
20. Danjohi 1:39 no Heikou Sekai wa Omoi no Hoka Futsuu
Satou Sou is accidentally swapped with himself in a parallel world with a male/female ratio of 1:39. He finds a kind family and lovely women at the place where he was switched. Seeing the outside of these women, he's relieved to see that the number of men and women has changed, but not much else. However, their inner lives are filled with conflicts and troubles.
A Parallel World With a 1:39 Male to Female Ratio Is Unexpectedly Normal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 男女比1:39の平行世界は思いのほか普通, Danjohi 1:39 no Heikou Sekai wa Omoi no Hoka Futsuu
19. Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko
Under the protection of the gods, a relaxed life with slimes in another world begins! One day, the life of middle-aged Japanese businessman Ryoma Takebayashi came to a rather sudden and disappointing end. Ryoma had never had a blessed life, but after his death, three great gods sought his cooperation and reincarnated him as a child in another world with swords and magic! Receiving a most cordial and divine welcome from the gods, Ryoma decides to live leisurely on his own in the forest for the time being. Working diligently at magic and hunting, Ryoma’s greatest passion comes to be researching his tamed slimes?! Training a variety of slimes (some newly discovered), the curtain rises on this easygoing life fantasy celebrating a second life with kind people in another world!
By the Grace of the Gods is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 神達に拾われた男, The Man Picked up by the Gods, Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otoko
18. Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka wo Tamemasu
One day, Mitsuha falls off a cliff and is transported to a medieval Europe–type world! After a near-death encounter with a pack of wolves, she then realizes that she’s able to transport between two worlds—this one and her own. Taking advantage of this ability, Mitsuha decides to live in both worlds and calculates that she’ll need 80,000 gold coins to be able to retire! Mitsuha now has to come up with different ways to collect her gold coins!
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 老後に備えて異世界で8万枚の金貨を貯めます, Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka wo Tamemasu
17. Dead Mount Death Play
A Necromancer called The Corpse God is fighting against the Church, that is trying to subjugate him. Using his last ounce of power against the Calamity Crusher, he gets defeated, but his reincarnation magic activates.
Suddenly, he got transported in a world of modern society and in a body of kid Polka Shinoyama. What is gonna happen to him in this world? What will he do?
Dead Mount Death Play is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: デッドマウント・デスプレイ, Dead Mount Death Play
16. How to Reject My Obsessive Ex-Husband
When Yu Seohyeon sacrificed her life to save her first love, Ciel de Leopart, she never expected to wake up as Irene de Closhe in a world straight out of a book. Amidst this bizarre twist, she reunites with Ciel, who has now become a supporting male lead destined to betray the crown prince. As her unique guide abilities resurface, Seohyeon is haunted by Ciel's intense, madness-filled gaze, a stark contrast to the man she once knew. Tangled in a web of past love and new identities, Seohyeon must navigate a treacherous path where past and present collide.
How to Reject My Obsessive Ex-Husband is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Methods in Refusing an Ex-husband's Obsession, Refusing Your Ex-husband's Obsession: A Guide, Ways to Refuse Your Ex-husband's Obsession
15. Urasekai Picnic
The original novel is set in the modern world, but there exist doors that can take people to the "other side," where strange urban legends and internet stories prove to be true. College student Sorawo Kamikoshi finds herself exploring one of these doors, and almost dies on the other side, when she is rescued by another girl named Toriko Nishina. Toriko is mysterious but skilled with a gun, and she seems to be searching for someone else on the other side. Together, both girls explore these doors to the other side.
Otherside Picnic is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 裏世界ピクニック, Ura Sekai Picnic
14. Isekai Nihon
As two worlds collide into one, a fateful counter between the "killer hero" and the "elf princess from another world" has led to a great adventure to defeat the even greater evil!
Another World in Japan is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界日本, Isekai Nihon - Ansatsu Ikka no Sannan wa Ikaika shita Nihon de Musou suru, 異世界日本~暗殺一家の三男は異界化した日本で無双する~
13. Kyosei Tensei
"All men are scum, every one of them should be killed!"
The curtain rises on the tale of history's worst reincarnation story. After killing the 15 people who raped his girlfriend, Anezaki Satoru was to be sentenced to death, however, he now finds himself in another world. A parallel universe where a solar flare has devastated humanity and melted men's brains so that they are no more than beasts who only think about rape.
Castration: Rebirth is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 去勢転生, Kyosei Tensei
12. Sekkaku Cheat wo Moratte Isekai ni Teni shita n dakara, Suki na You ni Ikitemitai
A manga adaptation to a novel of this same name. The protagonist gets transported to another world after dying and god grants him the power of healing any wound, sickness or poison and uses that ability to make potions to sell and enjoy the highest class brothel in the city but he will soon be involved with issues that need his healing abilities aside from just selling pots.
Might as Well Cheat: I Got Transported to Another World Where I Can Live My Wildest Dreams! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: せっかくチートを貰って異世界に転移したんだから、好きなように生きてみたい, Sekkaku Cheat, Since I received a cheat and was transported to another world, I'm going to live as I want
11. Lord of the Mysteries
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts… The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lord of the Mysteries
10. NEET dakedo Hello Work ni Ittara Isekai ni Tsuretekareta
The NEET Yamano Masaru (23 y/o) went to Hello Work and finds an interesting job offer. [A test play of the Miniature Garden "Razgrad World." Extended period of time, preferred to be able to live on site. Monthly salary of 250,000 + commission.] Immediately goes to the interview and signs a contract. However, the place of employment is another world. Because of the contract he's taken there, to survive Masaru received a cheat, but he is told the shocking truth. "This world will be destroyed in 20 years." Can a simple NEET prevent the destruction of the world?!
I'm a NEET but when I went to Hello Work I got taken to another world is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ニートだけどハロワにいったら異世界につれてかれた, NEET dakedo Hello Work ni Ittara Isekai ni Tsuretekareta
9. Mahou Shoujo of the End
One day, ordinary high school student Kogami Kii finds himself caught up in a strange kind of zombie apocalypse, involving 'magic girls.' While idly looking out of the school window, Kii sees what looks like a little girl hitting a teacher, causing his head to explode violently. Convinced he's dreaming, he goes to the restroom to get his act together.
Unfortunately, its not a dream, and he arrives to find the creepy little girl repeatedly saying "magical" as she slaughters his friends and classmates. Soon, Kii and his childhood friend—a quiet, often-bullied girl called Tsukune—are witness to the resurrection of their friends' corpses into a zombie-like murderous mob crying the single word "magical." Now Kii and Tsukune must try to endure with the other survivors, and try to find out what has happened to their world.
Magical Girl Apocalypse has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女・オブ・ジ・エンド, Mahou Shoujo OTE, Magical Girl of the End
8. Manuke na FPS Player ga Isekai e Ochita Baai
The protagonist is a player of a VRMMOFPS game who ends up falling off the map while playing in PvE mode, and ends up being transported to a fantasy world with his FPS system.
When a Stupid FPS Player Falls to Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マヌケなFPSプレイヤーが異世界へ落ちた場合, The Case of a Stupid FPS Player Fall Into Another World, When a Stupid FPS Player Falls to Another World
7. Goodbye! Isekai Tensei
Yuuya Kamigasaki is a normal, 17-year-old high school student. But suddenly, a princess who calls herself Angelia Eight Gransia appears before him from another world.
Goodbye! Isekai Tensei has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: グッバイ!異世界転生, Goodbye! Fantasy World Reincarnation
6. Succubus ja nai mon!
Adjusting to a new school is always rough, and that goes double for Sakura, a shy girl attending a monster girl academy! Her new classmates include a kiss-curious harpy, a sarcastic lamia, a cyclops with an eye for Sakura, and a plain-spoken centaur. Eager to blend in, Sakura declares herself a succubus! But can she keep up the ruse while fending off the touchy hands, claws and scaled coils of her new friends? It's going to be a long, hot school year!
I am not a Succubus! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: サキュバスじゃないもん!, Sakyubasu ja nai mon, Я не суккуб!, サキュバスじゃないモン!, 才不是魅魔呢!, 서큐버스가 아니라고!
5. Kekkai Sensen
A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They've lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi sensibilities. Now someone is threatening to sever the bubble, and a group of stylish superhumans is working to keep it from happening.
Blood Blockade Battlefront has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: 血界戦線, Bloodline Battlefront, Kekkai Sensen: Mafuugai Kessha
4. Heroine wa Zetsubou Shimashita.
A high school girl gets transported to a virtual reality where she gets killed by monsters and returns to the real world, again and again.
Heroine wa Zetsubou Shimashita. has finished publishing and it has 104 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒロインは絶望しました。, The Heroine Has Despaired
3. Isekai Death Game ni Tensousarete Tsurai
Himi is an office worker who has a habit of saying "I want to die" whenever he feels stressed. One fateful moment his wish was granted and now finds himself in an arena along with a group of people. They were summoned by the Death God Mei to play the Death Game. Only the last one standing can go back.
Isekai Death Game ni Tensousarete Tsurai has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界デスゲームに転送されてつらい, 이세계 데스게임에 전송당해서 괴로워, Тяжело быть перенесенным в смертельную игру в другом мире, Other World Death Games
2. Mahoutsukai no Oshigoto
Year 20XX, strange phenomena started to occur all around Japan. The best way to explain it would be a ''hole'' that connects different worlds to our world. Many otherworldly beings - magicians, demons, robots and other fantasy creatures started to appear on this side, with no way to return. With the time passing, Japan was able to adapt to this event and visitors from another world stopped to be anything unusual.
And so, an unlucky witch named Henrietta was pulled through the ''hole'' and ended in modern day Japan without a way to return. How will she be able to live in this different world?
Mission by the Civil Servant Wizard is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法使いのおしごと, Mahou Tsukai no Oshigoto
1. Lord of the Mysteries
With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…
The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 1430 Chapters. It is also Known as: LotM, 诡秘之主