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If you enjoyed Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!, these 12 highly rated shows share its themes and story elements. Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose by what you liked most. Other seasons of the same franchise are left out.

  1. 1Poster for Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken 4th SeasonThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4TV · 2026 · 24 ep. · 8 Bit / 8-Bit / 8bitIn common: game elements · dungeon · femboy · action · comedy8.28/10
  2. 2Poster for Ore dake Level Up na Ken Season 2: Arise from the ShadowSolo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-TV · 2025 · 13 ep. · A-1 PicturesIn common: almighty hero · game elements · dungeon · action · fantasy8.65/10
  3. 3Poster for No Game No Life: ZeroNo Game No Life: ZeroMovie · 2017 · MadhouseIn common: heroic sacrifice · antihero · game · action · comedy8.15/10
  4. 4Poster for Hai to Gensou no GrimgarGrimgar of Fantasy and AshTV · 2016 · 12 ep. · A-1 PicturesIn common: heroic sacrifice · dungeon · dark fantasy · action · drama7.71/10
  5. 5Poster for Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd SeasonRe:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd SeasonTV · 2024 · 16 ep. · White FoxIn common: femboy · medieval · monster · action · drama8.33/10
  6. 6Poster for Sword Art Online: Progressive Movie - Hoshi Naki Yoru no AriaSword Art Online: Progressive Movie 1 - Aria of a Starless NightMovie · 2021 · A-1 PicturesIn common: game elements · dungeon · medieval · action · drama8.03/10
  7. 7Poster for Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka IV: Shin Shou - Meikyuu-henIs It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IVTV · 2022 · 11 ep. · J.c. Staff / J.c.staffIn common: game elements · dungeon · medieval · action · comedy7.94/10
  8. 8Poster for Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suruThe World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an AristocratTV · 2021 · 12 ep. · Silver Link. / Studio PaletteIn common: fall of a country · dark fantasy · fantasy world · action · drama7.52/10
  9. 9Poster for Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?So I'm a Spider, So What?TV · 2021 · 24 ep. · Engi / Exsa / MillepenseeIn common: game elements · dungeon · gender bender · action · comedy7.59/10
  10. 10Poster for Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e KayouThe Misfit of Demon King AcademyTV · 2020 · 13 ep. · Silver Link.In common: almighty hero · antihero · dungeon · action · comedy7.51/10
  11. 11Poster for Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta TsukaikataThe Wrong Way to Use Healing MagicTV · 2024 · 13 ep. · Shin-Ei Animation / Studio AddIn common: medieval · isekai · female harem · action · comedy7.67/10
  12. 12Poster for Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu KirokuSentenced to Be a HeroTV · 2026 · 12 ep. · Studio KaiIn common: medieval · dark fantasy · isekai · action · comedy8.05/10
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How we pick: titles are matched on shared story tags and genres from anime-offline-database (ODbL 1.0), weighted toward distinctive themes, and only shows scoring 7.5/10 or higher are included. Generated 2026-11-15.

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