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Multiple summoned characters add variety to isekai storytelling.
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Some isekai stories feature characters ruled by monsters.
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The unique twists in the isekai plot set it apart and add depth to the character development.
Isekai anime has always held a special place among anime genres as it depicts characters moving to another reality, usually seen as a new beginning in life or an opportunity to right past wrongs. In Isekai anime, the characters find themselves in a fantasy world with mythical creatures such as elves and dwarves, while the characters are usually human-centered or based on humans.

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Isekai anime & manga with many summoned characters
Not all isekai anime and manga feature a single character who travels to another world. In these cases, a group of people are summoned.
However, some of these Isekai flip the script and send these characters into a fantasy world ruled by monsters. With these changes, unique variations often occur in the storyline that distinguish this type of Isekai from regular Isekai. Moved characters are forced to adapt, live together, or take over and dominate monsters.
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So I am a spider. So what?
Thriving in a monster-infested world
So I am a spider. So what?
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January 8, 2021
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Baba Okina
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Baba Okina
Kumoko moved to another world with her friends and colleagues, but ended up spending a short time there. Unlike many of her companions, she was transformed into a monster rather than human royalty. Seeing the series through the eyes of the protagonist, Kumoko must survive a dangerous maze occupied by monsters many times more powerful than herself.
Although there are certainly many humans in the world Kumoko discovers, they are still lacking compared to monsters. To survive in a monster-infested environment, Kumoko trains herself to become stronger and more ruthless, acquiring more and more skills to level up so she can rise to the ranks of monsters and dominate them all.
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reincarnated as a sword
Bashar's Fall
reincarnated as a sword
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October 5, 2016
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Shintaro Yoshitake, Ryota Kanda, Yuko Matsui, Toshihiro Suzuki
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Tokyo MX
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cryptic
This animated series depicts a 30-year-old salaryman who gets into an unfortunate accident and ends up being reincarnated as a sword. With his telekinetic abilities, he wandered around, gaining abilities and skills until he came across a Beastman girl in need of help. After helping a girl in danger, the two become both weapon and wielder and go on a journey together, while the girl strives to fulfill her parents' dream of evolving as a species.
world reincarnated as a sword It depicts a world divided into several nations ruled primarily by different races, with the human nation known as Bashar being much weaker. Bashar holds a grudge against the Beastman nation for being able to overthrow them, enslave them, or drive them out of the Beast kingdom. As a species, there isn't much they can do. Since they have no special advantages over other races, they remain at the bottom of the beast-human war.
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overload
A world where humans are considered inferior
overload
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Mad House
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Maruyama Kugane
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52
Although other variants of humanity exist, they are generally considered a weak race. At least they're weaker than monsters, undead, demons, and worse. in overload, Humanity is generally considered inferior and has no particularly distinct or superior abilities as a race. They are severely lacking in physical and magical abilities and have no abilities that give them a special advantage over other races.

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Because they lack the ability to withstand forests and mountains and live in the plains, they are easy targets. They are also at risk of extinction, with only a few countries clustered close together. Of the few nations existing on humanity, the Slaine Theocracy is a nation that believes in human supremacy and opposes invasion by non-humans. But in the face of sheer power and power, faith can only take you so far.
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Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
Comedy's Rise to Demon King
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
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Bandai Namco Photos
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Nishi Osamu
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65
Iruma Suzuki was a young, hard-working person who worked hard enough to support his irresponsible parents despite being a minor. Nonetheless, his parents sold him to the devil Sullivan. Luckily for Iruma, Sulivan had no plans to harm him, as he wanted a grandson and even took care of him and transferred him to a demon school. After learning that Sullivan is the school's president and Iruma is now a candidate for the Demon King race, Iruma must stay ahead of his peers while trying to hide his humanity.
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun This time, the monster trying to hide among humans was neatly turned into a metaphor for hiding among humans. Iruma must do his best to blend in with the demons of his school and aim for the top, even if he is different from the others and does not have the innate magical abilities they have. Typically, anime series don't depict humans much, at least in their default settings, so demons rule the worlds they're set in.
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no game no life
Imanity is at the bottom of the racial hierarchy.
No games, no life.
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April 9, 2014
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Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Yoko Hikasa, Scott Gibbs, Ying Huang, Sarah Ornellas, Caitlin French, Yuka Iguchi
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animation
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As a widely acclaimed animation series, no game no life It depicts a fantasy world dominated by games, with the human race, Imanity, at the bottom. Meet Sora and Shiro, genius gamer half-brothers who go by the name ‘Blank’ in various video games. With this duo invited to Disboard by the world god Tet, Imanity has the opportunity to one day challenge him and defeat him.
After learning from Disboard that humanity is at the bottom, Sora and Shiro take it upon themselves to help Imanity rise to the top. While their plans progress, Imaity still has much to learn and accomplish to become ruler of a world dominated by a race of naturally gifted people.

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