Summary
- Some isekai protagonists tame monsters for survival and power in unfamiliar worlds.
- Different anime showcase unique takes on monster companionship through bonds and adventures.
- These diverse isekai themes blend adventure, world-building, and cooking to engage viewers.
As most fans know, the isekai genre is filled with protagonists who are transported, reincarnated, or summoned into new worlds, often gaining extraordinary abilities. While many isekai heroes rely on swords, magic, or divine blessings, some rely on monster taming. These protagonists befriend, train, and command magical creatures, forging powerful bonds that help them survive and thrive in unfamiliar realms.
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These monsters go from slimes to dragons to divine beasts and legendary creatures, and each anime showcases unique takes on monster companionship, whether through strategic battles, heartfelt relationships, or even food-based bribery. Isekai anime is never shy about blending different themes like adventure, monster taming, world-building, and even cooking to make viewers’ experiences memorable.
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Kemono Michi: Rise Up
Genzo Shibata
Kemono Michi: Rise Up takes viewers on a unique journey showcasing what happens when a professional wrestler who loves animals finds himself in a fantasy world filled with all species of animals. Genzo is summoned to another world to defeat the Demon King. However, being an absolute animal lover, he refuses to harm monsters like most isekai protagonists. Instead, Genzo starts taming and befriending them while opening a pet shop in the fantasy world.
Unlike most people around him, Genzo does not see these monsters as a threat; he sees them as adorable pets. Thanks to his wrestling skills, he has the upper hand against these monsters, and he can tame them regardless of their shape, size, and species.
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By The Grace Of The Gods
Ryoma Takebayashi
When a kind, middle-aged man unexpectedly dies in his sleep, he is reincarnated in a fantasy world by three gods who admire his kindness. They grant him a new life as a young boy with powerful magic and a strong affinity for taming and training slimes. Ryoma’s new life is peaceful and fulfilling, and he uses his knowledge and abilities to care for slimes, improve the world around him, and form friendships with people.
Ryoma’s taming skills are niched, where it focuses on a species of monster – slimes. He trains different types of slimes to carry out daily and practical activities for him. Some of his slimes focus on cleaning, some on healing, others on combat, and so on.
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My Isekai Life: I Gained A Second Character Class And Became The Strongest Sage In The World
Yuji Sano
- Episodes: 12
- Producers: Square Enix, Pony Canyon, Movic, BS Fuji, Sammy, BS NTV, SB Creative, GREE Entertainment
- Studios: Revoroot
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Yuji was once a corporate worker in Japan until he unexpectedly found himself in a fantasy world. Like most isekai protagonists, Yuji discovers he is overpowered as he finds himself in the Tamer and Sage classes, making him overpowered beyond belief. Yuji can tame monsters and absorb magic and knowledge at an extreme rate.
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This anime is similar to By the Grace of the Gods in the sense that both protagonists specialize in taming slimes. Just like Ryoma, Yuji controls a whole army of slimes that help him in daily activities, while some have specialized roles like healing.
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The Weakest Tamer Began A Journey To Pick Up Trash
Ivy/Femicia
This anime portrays its main character, Ivy, as the underdog. Ivy is reborn into a world where people are ranked based on their abilities. Going by the name Femicia, she discovers she is born with the weakest possible Tamer rank. Everyone around her considers her useless, and for this, she is abandoned and forced to survive on her own.
Femicia changes her name back to Ivy as she runs away from everyone. Her powers prove not to be useless as she is able to tame and befriend a slime named Sora. Ivy being able to befriend a slime just proves how wrong her villagers were about her, and she goes on to show how resilient she is while discovering herself on her journey with Sora.
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Campfire Cooking In Another World
Mukouda Tsuyoshi
This food-focused isekai focuses on mouth-watering dishes and their effects on monsters rather than battles and adventures. Mukouda is accidentally summoned to a fantasy world along with three heroes. His presence was a mistake, and even his special skill further proves that point. His skill, online grocery, allows him to buy modern food and ingredients from his homeworld.
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With nothing to do, he wanders off and accidentally tames Fel, a legendary Fenrir, by feeding him delicious meals. Fel was the beginning of his monster-taming journey. As Mukouda continues cooking, he attracts more powerful monsters, and he is able to tame them by feeding them.
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The Fruit Of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made
Seiichi Hiiragi
The Fruit of Evolution is an over-the-top isekai that leans into parody and comedy. It follows the life of Seiichi Hiiragi, an overweight and unpopular high school student, who finds himself in a fantasy world along with his classmates. While abandoned in the wilderness, he eats the mysterious Fruit of Evolution, which transforms him into a handsome, overpowered warrior.
Eating that strange fruit was the best decision Seiichi made, and as he explored his new surroundings, he tamed Saria, a gorilla monster who evolved into a beautiful girl, and several other creatures, all of whom turned into beautiful girls.
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Black Summoner
Kelvin
Kelvin is quite different from other isekai protagonists. He embraces the unknown and seeks the thrill of fighting and seeking out strong opponents. When most isekai protagonists find themselves in another world, they sometimes have their memories, but Kelvin takes a different approach by trading his memories for powerful summoning abilities.
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As Kelvin gets familiar with his new world and seeks strong enemies, he makes sure to build himself a party of strong and loyal allies. These allies turn out to be the monsters he tames along the way.
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That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
Rimuru Tempest
This anime is a staple in the isekai genre, and it is no surprise that the protagonist, Rimuru, also tames monsters. Satoru Mikami dies and is reincarnated in a fantasy world as a slime. Despite his seemingly weak new form, he quickly discovers his unique skill, predator, which allows him to absorb, analyze, and copy abilities.
Rimuru’s journey takes a massive turn when he befriends and tames Veldora, a powerful Storm Dragon, forming a bond that changes the world. This is just the beginning for Rimuru, as he goes on to tame different species of monsters and make them his loyal allies while building a nation and rising as one of the strongest beings in the world.
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