New Isekai Anime 2025

As 2024 is almost done, its successor has begun to take shape. Unsurprisingly, quite a few 2025 isekai anime have been announced, a number that will grow significantly throughout the coming months. The genre is fully established as a staple of the industry by this point, with each season including at least a couple of new series along with a handful of sequels.

Sure, isekai might not have the greatest track record, but its shows tend to be fun escapist fluff. More importantly, each year tends to produce a few genuinely fantastic isekai anime, be it completely new adaptations or sequels to already beloved entries. Let’s go through all the confirmed new isekai anime coming out in 2025.

Updated on December 9, 2024, by Mark Sammut: 2024 is nearly done, with most isekai anime either completing their runs or having a handful of episodes left to go. While not packed with all-time greats, the year’s isekai output was not bad and featured a couple of great returns like Re:Zero, Jobless Reincarnation, and KonoSuba. As one year ends, another begins, and 2025 will see many characters travel to other worlds. Another upcoming 2025 isekai anime has been added to the Winter 2025 section, along with an ONA series roughly scheduled for Fall 2025.

“New” is the operative word, so sequels will not be highlighted individually since they do not need to be sold. Also, the focus is on anime series, not movies.

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!

Winter 2025

This should be fun. Plenty of 2025 isekai anime will feature OP protagonists capable of brute forcing their way through any and every encounter, so it is always refreshing when an MC comes along that relies on brain rather than brawn. A competent office worker who is mostly just trying to enjoy a quiet and comfortable life, Uchimura is suddenly summoned to another world by a demonic ruler, who comes with quite an unusual offer: work for us. So, Uchimura starts a new career path that tasks him with tackling challenges using his expertise in discourse and sales.

The adaptation is being handled by Geek Toys and CompTown, two relatively small studios. They previously collaborated on Migi to Dali, a bizarre but pretty great thriller. Geek Toys is also known for Dead Mount Death Play and the best two seasons of Date A Live, so Headhunted to Another World should be in good hands.

Promise of Wizard

Winter 2025

An adaptation of a Japan-only video game, Promise of Wizard has two manga adaptations under its belt, so the story has some mileage. At the moment, there is not all that much information about the anime, except for Lidenfilms’ involvement and the game’s general premise. Basically, a woman is chosen as a sage and summoned to another world by a group of wizards, all in the hopes of fighting off a threat known as The Great Calamity.

In all likelihood, Promise of Wizard will probably not get too much attention compared to other Winter 2025 isekai anime, at least not at first. However, Lidenfilms has produced more than a few great shows over the years, and this could be another triumph.

I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic

Winter 2025

I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic started life as a 2019 novel, before eventually receiving a light novel and manga. Therefore, Nazuna Miki’s story has experienced a degree of success in a few mediums, and there is nothing to suggest the anime will be a complete failure.

Revolving around an overpowered protagonist who, as the title suggests, finds himself in the body of a noble child, this story is fairly run-of-the-mill for the genre, at least going by the manga version. That does not mean it has nothing to offer, but it is very much a power fantasy with some questionable harem elements.

Magic Maker: How to Create Magic in Another World

Winter 2025

The typical isekai formula is to send a normal guy (or rarely a woman) to a fantasy world and make them instantly proficient in magic. Magic Maker takes a different approach by revolving around an MC who discovers and develops magic, with help from his sister. The story should take a relatively slow approach to this process, chronicling the protagonist’s efforts to advance the field. While this gives him a considerable edge over most people, he is not necessarily OP since he exists in a world with dangerous monsters that are not pushovers.

Studio Deen needs no lengthy introduction. Focusing solely on isekai, the company is responsible for KonoSuba, which is an all-time great. As with any studio that has been around for more than four decades, Deen’s portfolio is a bit of a mixed bag, but the highs are among the industry’s greatest achievements.

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!

Winter 2025

Except for one other show, From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! is Winter 2025’s most exciting upcoming isekai anime. The concept is pure gold, serving as a charming and hilarious parody of the villainess subgenre that has exploded in popularity over the last few years.

A middle-aged parent dies and is reborn as an otome game’s villainess, a situation that naturally catches him by surprise. Wanting to allow the heroes to lead happy lives, he decides to follow the game’s story; however, he is just not cut out to be a baddie. Although fairly inconsistent, Ajia-do has produced a couple of solid comedies over the years, including How Not to Summon a Demon Lord.

The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World

Winter 2025

Featuring a protagonist with a core ability similar to Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill‘s MC, The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World follows Kenichi, a guy who reawakens in a new world with the useful ability to shop online.

Unlike Campfire Cooking, this 2025 isekai anime should be 100% a harem, with the protagonist quickly finding himself surrounded by a plethora of girls who fit different archetypes and races.

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World

Winter 2025

Now, here is the most highly anticipated new isekai anime of Winter 2025. Koyoshi Nakayoshi’s shonen manga is fairly well-liked, serving as a delightful action-packed comedy that pokes fun at both sentai and isekai tropes. As made obvious by the title, the story follows the red ranger (Tougo Asagaki) as he finds himself in another world.

While Tougo is naturally powerful, The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World feels a touch different from other OP stories due to featuring a protagonist who was already strong before they made the jump to another world. Beyond that, the manga is just an amusing read that is an absolute love letter to sentai.

Someday Will I Be the Greatest Alchemist

Winter 2025

Sometimes, a title can be enough to sell a concept, which is the case for the Red Ranger series. Naturally, the opposite can also be true. Someday Will I Be the Greatest Alchemist, aka Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time, does sound uninspired and generic. Hopefully, that does not prove to be the case, and this ends up being a relaxing adventure anime.

Takumi is accidentally summoned to a new world along with a group of heroes. As an apology, he is allowed to pick any skill, and he opts for “Creation.” Essentially, this turns him into an alchemist capable of creating anything with few restrictions, instantly making him overpowered. The “possibly” aspect might just be a humblebrag.

Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!

Winter 2025

Both an isekai and reverse isekai, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!‘s mechanic for world-hopping is among the genre’s most inspired. Kazuhiro visits a fantasy world while dreaming, and he can bring somebody back with him by holding them when he dies or sleeps in that realm. This leads to him introducing Marie, an elf, to the beauty of Japan, which means a lot of sightseeing, food-eating, and slice of life wholesomeness.

Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! should be cute and relaxing, while also highlighting Japanese culture. Zero-G can be all over the place in terms of quality, but Farming Life in Another World is a decent slice of life isekai anime.

Disney: Twisted-Wonderland The Animation – Episode of Heartslabyul

Fall 2025

An ONA series tentatively scheduled for October 2025, Disney: Twisted-Wonderland The Animation – Episode of Heartslabyul will mark the proper anime debut for this particular series, which started as a 2020 mobile game. Twisted-Wonderland is already quite a well-known property, which is hardly surprising since it combines a few very popular concepts: Disney villains, isekai, magic schools, and Black Butler. Yes, the franchise was put together by Yana Toboso, although the author did not personally write the Episode of Heartslabyul manga that this anime will adapt.

The story follows Yuu, a high school student who finds himself in another world and stuck at Night Raven College, which has students and dormitories based on classic antagonists from Disney stories.

2025 Isekai Anime With No Release Season

So far, only a handful of 2025 isekai anime have confirmed their release periods, which makes sense since only Winter has started to take shape. Still, an anime has been announced for the upcoming year without a season (and this number will grow during the next few months).

Once they confirm their seasons, the above anime will be expanded upon accordingly.

2025 Isekai Anime Sequels

As exciting as new shows are, sequels almost always attract more attention, especially when it comes to isekai. The theme rarely produces something that justifies repeat visits, so the exceptions are always worth noting. At the moment, only a couple of 2025 isekai anime sequels have been announced.