Despite the isekai genre taking up a large chunk of recent fantasy anime releases, there are still plenty of series for traditional fantasy fans.
For the past few years, fantasy anime has been dominated by the isekai genre. Whether as swords, slimes, vending machines, or just better versions of themselves, the theme of being reincarnated into another world has become a well-established trend in fantasy anime. While there are worthwhile isekai anime, the genre has been feeling relatively crowded.
9 Record of Lodoss War Originally written as a recap of author Ryo Mizuno's tabletop RPG sessions, Record of Lodoss War naturally feels like an anime version of Dungeons & Dragons. Record of Lodoss War and its sequel series Chronicles of the Heroic Knight plays its high fantasy stories of destined heroes, evil kings, magic, monsters and legendary dragons completely straight.
6 The Heroic Legend of Arslan Inspired by the Medieval Persian epic poem titled The Shahnameh with some influence from the Crusades, The Heroic Legend of Arslan is a sprawling tale of war and political intrigue like Game of Thrones. The story is driven by the exiled prince Arslan's fight to reclaim his rightful throne, and his personal journey to grow into a capable leader and ruler.
3 Granblue Fantasy Based on a popular web-based game, Granblue Fantasy is set in a world of islands in the sky. Gran's peaceful village life is interrupted by the mysterious girl Lyria falls out of the sky while attempting to escape the Erste Empire. From there, Gran, Lyria, Gran's dragon companion Vyrn, and Lyria's bodyguard Katalina set out to avoid capture by the Empire and reach the legendary Island of the Astrals.
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