Isekai anime and manga featuring unique monsters

Key Takeaways

• The Isekai series features unique and strange monsters that define fantasy worlds through CGI critique.
• Rising of the Shield Hero features a variety of monsters, including therianthropes.
• Reborn As A Vending Machine introduces strange creatures that interact with a satirical plot.

Isekai anime and manga often depict high fantasy worlds (or dark fantasy worlds) with many mystical beings, monsters, and other unique creatures. And while it's not difficult to understand how the fantasy ecosystem works, some of the creatures featured in this genre may defy common sense.

Here are a few hand-picked series featuring unique creatures that are a bit weird and maybe even a little weird. But they all have something in common. It's about defining the identity of the fantasy world and how the protagonist survives in the fantasy world. to them every day.

7 failure frame

The Golden Eye Monster exists only in this world and is bound to the main antagonist.

When the goddess Visis (or Vicious) summoned random Japanese students to her world, everyone thought they were very special. They were the ones chosen to save everyone from danger. But the harsh reality is that Visis is nothing more than a cruel, psychopathic evil god. Behind her shallow smile and sparkling golden eyes is a devil in disguise.

The worst part is that the world seems to have been invaded by powerful monsters with golden eyes that roam the wilderness in search of food and eat any living thing they come across. Fans may have already figured out the connection between the evil goddess who sent Mimori Toka to die in a special dungeon she created. This dungeon is filled with many aberrations. In the manga and light novel, the design was quite unique, but in the series, the creators decided to use CGI to create it, which ultimately drew criticism from audiences.

6 Rising of the Shield Hero

There are many unique beings in the story

From giant turtles to human-shaped talking birds, Resurrection of the Shield Hero There are extra unique monsters. But Naofumi doesn't discriminate – he flies, crawls, runs, and swims – he kills everyone to level up and protect his loved ones from the destruction of wave phenomena.

Many fans of the show are also fascinated by therianthropes (half-animals/half-humans), who were already quite popular before the show began, but seem to have taken them to a whole new level in the series' world-building. .

5 Another World Munchkin

Blends unique monsters and D&D lore

• Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Harem, Shonen, Isekai
• Author: Makoto Aogiri, Yu Shimizu
• N° volume: 11

A full-time Japanese student named Yukito Kirihara, who is also a huge fan of D&D (although this is not openly mentioned in the series), lives a harsh life with his younger sister, Sana. Then one day, he dies while protecting her from a mysterious monster, and is transported to the limbo between worlds by an unknown goddess. Here she offers him to become her agent and provides him with a playbook (similar to a D&D manual) and a blessing.

Thanks to the book that contains all the truth in the world, Yukito discovers that she is an evil goddess. So he decides to send her to get flowers, and in return he is cursed, reducing his HP to 1 forever. What might sound like a death sentence in a hardcore fantasy world turns into his greatest weapon thanks to his impeccable combat tactics and the help of his beloved Paladin (who he quickly over-optimizes using the Player's Master's Handbook). goddess). Since the series has deep roots in TTRPG culture, there are many monsters associated with this game. However, there are many unique species specialized for this world with incredibly detailed designs.

4 I was reborn as a vending machine and now I am wandering through a dungeon.

Here are some of the weirdest creatures I've ever seen in Isekai

• author: Hirukuwa
• artist: Kato Itama, Kunieda, Hagure Yuuki
• genre: Another world, fantasy, adventure, reincarnation, satire, comedy

Reborn as a vending machine is the pinnacle of comedy in which the main character is transformed into an actual Japanese vending machine and has trouble spitting out the food he paid for. From there, things get even stranger. The strongest girl alive carries this strange living device throughout the dungeon, and the strangest monsters pop out of it.

Every situation in this grand satire of isekai is an opportunity for strange creatures to surprise readers. Even those with enough sense to relate to any character can be clever and make readers laugh out loud. Needless to say, not all creatures in this world are friendly, and the poor abandoned vending machine initially had a difficult time when it was attacked by a swarm of human-sized frogs.

3 Nito's Lazy Foreign World Syndrome

Some dangerous walking disasters occur only in this world.

• Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Isekai
• Author: Fujimi Shobo
• N° volume: 6

From giant brown bears called Grizzleeds to dangerous dragon-like creatures called Noot Kelaines that devour everything in sight; Nito's Lazy Foreign World Syndrome This is a series featuring a variety of strange creatures.

The story strays far from the typical first-person isekai where the MC is always in the spotlight, so we meet numerous characters in a colorful yet dangerous world. It's a series with a lot of story, and the author put a special emphasis on developing world-building to create unique designs for the monsters.

2 Aripureta: From Ordinary to the Strongest

A significant amount of monsters and races that exist only in this world

Arifureta is set to end its third season with the highest record ever for an Isekai anime, and fans will be very happy about it. But this story isn't about Edgelord gathering various monster girls as if for play. pokemon But to be fair, there are a lot of unique monsters in the game.

The design of the anime may not be as impressive as the light novel or manga, but this isekai has strange beasts that cause a lot of trouble for Hajime and his companions. And some of them even travel with crew.

1 Makeu Metro

The MC is sent to a dystopian Earth ruled by fungal monsters.

• Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Another World, Drama, Coming of Age
• Author: Last Sasaki, Wakaya Takase
• N° volume:4

It may be hard to believe, but every monster in Maykyu Metro is unique. Although many of them resemble mythical creatures from Earth's traditional folklore, there are also groups with special designs.

But what's even more unique about these cartoon monsters is that they are all fungus-like creatures. Plants, animals, and even humans, along with entire ecosystems, become infected with mutated fungi (not Cordyceps, but something similar). The story's protagonist has fungal-based abilities, and eats the “core” of the creature to gain more. Honestly, it's disgusting, but hello! Who are we to judge?