10 anime series similar to About My Reincarnation as a Slime

The anime “About Reincarnated as a Slime” about the adventures of Rimur (aka Sato Mikami) has recently gained serious popularity, so we decided to make a small selection of similar series for all fans. Here you will find both well-forgotten old and relatively new projects that will surely appeal to true connoisseurs of the anime genre.

10 “Assault Witches” | 2008 – …

Noboru Yamaguchi’s Strike Witches series first aired in 2008, and has since received numerous sequels, including a full-length animated feature.

The events of the light novels tell about a new threat that has arisen before humanity, which they called “neroi”. Standard weapons against such an enemy were useless, so special combat modules were created with which witches were able to fly and resist opponents in the air.

The first season, considered the most successful of all, is an allusion to the real-life Battle of Britain, when dozens of aircraft fought in the air. Here they were replaced by charming witches, diluted with humor and colors, so there is no gloom.

9. Garo: Seal of the Flame | 2014 – 2015

Japanese anime series based on Garo tokusatsu. The first series, titled Garo: Carved Seal of Flame, was released in 2014. Different series tell different stories: for example, the first story takes place in the fictional kingdom of Valiante, which is reminiscent of Spain during the Spanish Inquisition; the second is in Japan; the third is in the modern era in the fictional Russell City, a prosperous American city modeled after New York City.

The film “Garo: Divine Flame” was also filmed, the events of which unfold 4 years after the plot in Valiant.

8. “Control” | 2011

The full name of this series is [C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control, and it was created by Kenji Nakamura in 2011. He talks about Japan in the XNUMXst century, which barely survived the economic crisis and is going through hard times. Unemployment and despondency reigns around, people out of desperation are increasingly deciding to commit suicide.

The main character is an ordinary student Kimimaro with a difficult fate: his mother died, and his father mysteriously disappeared. Trying to improve his life, the guy gets into trouble, because of which his future is in jeopardy.

7. Horizon Chronicles | 2013 – 2015

In the universe of the Horizon Chronicles series, computer games have taken over humanity: literally every second person spends most of their time in virtual entertainment, in the dream not just of watching what is happening on the screen, but of being inside.

That dream comes true for the 30 gamers who somehow find their way into the world of Elder Tale, but the joy didn’t last long. Pretty soon everyone wanted to go home, but no one knows how to get there. The only solution is to try to complete all the levels that the main characters will be doing for several seasons.

6. “Masters of the sword online” | 2012 – 2018

The anime “Sword Art Online” is based on the Reki Kawahara series of light novels popular in Japan, which have also been made into several computer games.

The plot is as follows: in 2022, technology has stepped so far that it became possible to completely immerse a person in virtual reality. Sword Art Online became the first game to fully support the new development, which ensured its incredible popularity. On the first day of the beta test, 10 thousand gamers plunged into the online game, who quickly realized that they were trapped. It will be impossible to enter the real world until at least one of the participants “pumps” themselves to level 100.

5. “Overlord” | 2015 – 2018

And again, the series is about getting into the world of online games, but this time the creators approached the hackneyed topic from an unexpected angle. The protagonist is a fan of the MMORPG Yggdrasil, which, to his greatest regret, they decided to close. In it, he has a pumped character – a powerful magician and the head of the guild with the nickname Momonga.

On the last day of the servers, he downloaded it and waited for the end, but unexpectedly, instead of a disconnect, something incredible happened – he got inside the game, into the “body” of his hero. From other titles with a similar plot of “Overlord” is distinguished by the fact that Momonga is not a beginner, but a seasoned gamer who has his own castle and many servants who are ready to follow his orders.

4. «Radiant» | 2018 — …

Radiant is a nest of so-called Nemesis: dangerous creatures that attack the Earth. Those they touch either die from the infection or are given the opportunity to develop unique abilities. The protagonist named Seth is among the survivors and tries to reach his potential, but suddenly it turns out that he is the only one who is immune to infection. Deciding to use his gift for good, he rushes in search of Radiant to end the monsters once and for all.

3. “No game – no life” | 2014

Sore and Shiro are brother and sister who have gone headlong into the world of online games. Real life seems boring and uninteresting to them, so they are delighted to find themselves in another world where gamers are the elite of society, and everyone else is outcasts. Heroes have to make a difficult choice: enjoy new opportunities or stand up for humanity.

2. “Military Chronicle of a Little Girl: The Saga of Evil Tanya” | 2017

The Saga of Tanya the Evil is a light novel written by Karl Zen and has 9 books. The protagonist is an inveterate atheist who spent his whole life as a “white collar” and practically did not know the difficulties. After death, he meets with God, who decides to teach the unbeliever a lesson with the help of reincarnation.

The hero is born a girl named Tanya in another world where magic is a common occurrence. Tanya has no family, but she has abilities, so her fate is very difficult.

1. “The Goddess blesses this beautiful world” | 2016 – 2017

The protagonist of this title has an accident and is on the verge of death, but suddenly opens his eyes and sees the real Goddess in front of him. She did not come to take him to heaven, but to ask him for help: her world is in danger and only he is able to save it. The guy agrees to become a hero, although he does not leave the feeling that he has already seen the Goddess and this world on the monitor screen, spending time in one of the video games.