Isekai anime with the most selfish protagonists

Isekai anime holds a special place in the hearts of a wide range of anime fans for its highly dynamic fantasy worlds and beautiful character development. Most Isekai anime protagonists often try to change certain negative aspects of their past lives or become heroes who selflessly dedicate their lives for others.



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However, there are some selfish traits that define their characters in each series. These people prefer to do what they like, whether for their own benefit or with a narrow perspective, rather than helping the world. Typically driven by personal survival, revenge, greed, or simple stubbornness, they take actions with little regard for the impact on the general public.


10 Aren't problem children coming from another world?

self-centered hero

Aren't problem children coming from another world? - Character lying on the grass

Aren't problem children coming from another world?

studio
Diomedea

creator
Tatsunoko Taro

number of episodes
10

This anime tells the story of three teenagers with special abilities who are tired of their ordinary, boring lives and are summoned to another world called Little Garden to participate in a game of high stakes. However, they must belong to a community, and the community of the person who summoned them had lost everything to the Demon King.


Now the three have regained the possessions and dignity of their new home and are beginning to enjoy what it has to offer. Although we end up working together as a group, we each prefer to solve problems on our own. They have a lot of faith in their own abilities and may endanger a small garden as they prefer individual glory to working as a team.

9 Trapped in a dating sim: the world of otome games is a tough place for mobsters

A selfish tactician who reluctantly plays the hero.

Trapped in a dating sim - the lead game character looking at the protagonist.

Trapped in a dating sim: the world of otome games is a tough place for mobsters

studio
Engie

creator
Youmu Mishima

number of episodes
12

After being blackmailed into playing a game and finishing it, he falls down the stairs, passes out, and is reincarnated in the worst possible place in the very game he was blackmailed into. Moreover, he is reincarnated as the mafia character Leon Fou Bartfort. Now he must use his knowledge of the game he hates to survive in this world.


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His hatred of this world fuels his selfish traits, and he uses his knowledge, experience, and technological advantages to outmaneuver and manipulate others without a care in the world. His actions are largely driven by self-interest, and he often ignores the chaos he causes by manipulating characters and events.

8 My instant death ability is so powerful that no one in this world can stand against me!

extreme indifference to the world around them

My instant death ability is so powerful that no one in this world can stand against me!

My instant death ability is so powerful that no one in this world can stand against me!

studio
Okuruto Noboru

creator
Tsuyoshi Fujitaka

number of episodes
12

streaming service
cryptic

Yogiri Takatou and his classmates are transported to a fantasy world by a sage named Shion, where they are expected to become heroes. However, not everyone received abilities, and Takato was one of them. Abandoned, Takato faces danger and awakens his innate and overwhelming ability to kill anything with his mind. Now he wants to remove all the obstacles that stand in his way and return home.


For such grand ambitions, Takatou is extremely indifferent to the world around him. He avoids fights whenever possible, only ensures his own survival and the survival of those around him, with no regard for others, and is ultimately an outcast at one point.

7 Arifureta: From Ordinary to the World's Strongest

Betrayal leads to a stubborn and self-centered protagonist

Arifureta special feature

Hajime Nagumo, who was transported to another world with his classmates, gains abilities that lack any offensive power. In addition, he is betrayed by a classmate, who drives him to destruction. Although he survives the fall, he soon faces dangerous monsters and misfortune. Now he's fighting for survival and desperate to return home.

Even after gaining immense power, Hajime is reluctant to help others unless it aligns with his goals or is in his own interest, and he prioritizes his mission to return to Earth above all else. He is also willing to sacrifice anyone and anything that gets in the way of his dreams.


6 Cautious Hero: The hero is overpowered but overly cautious.

Overwhelming focus on your own preparation

Cautious Hero Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious Animation

Cautious Hero: The hero is overwhelming but overly cautious.

studio
white fox

creator
light tuzig

number of episodes
12

Seiya Ryuguin is summoned to another world to save them from destruction. Even though he already possesses overwhelming abilities, he still trains himself for long periods of time before embarking on a mission. He often engages enemies much weaker than himself, and is still equipped with potions to be extra cautious. But this caution may be what saves this new world from destruction.

While long-term goals are good, Seiya's actions may seem selfish in the short term. He often retreats from fights he believes he cannot win, trains to increase his strength, and ignores the immediate crisis until he believes he is ready.


5 knights and magic

Putting obsessions ahead of the needs of others

knights and magic

A Japanese otaku obsessed with machines gets into a car accident and is reincarnated in a world where his obsession is used to protect the peace of the country. The machines, called Silhouette Knights, are like giant humanoid weapons used to fight demonic beasts.

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A Japanese otaku who was a genius programmer in a past life, now takes on the identity of Ernesti Echevalier, a member of the royal family, and aims to control one of these silhouette knights and even create one of his own. Unfortunately, Ernesti, now a Silhouette Knight, has little regard for others and puts his own ambitions above all else.

4 KonoSuba: God bless this wonderful world

selfish in a comedic way

Konosuba (1)


studio
studio dean

creator
Natsume Akatsuki

number of episodes
31

After a miserable death, trapped knitter Kazuma Sato is reincarnated in a fantasy world that most trapped people dream of. He can choose what he chooses and chooses Goddess as his tag, a choice he later regrets.

Kazuma's selfishness is essentially the comedy basis of this anime. He is always willing to do small things to make money, and does questionable things for a quick buck without looking at the bigger picture. He also exploits his comrades for his own survival, rarely even undertaking missions to defeat the Demon Lord, and often takes the less stressful path in complex situations. But it is a selfishness that cannot be hated.

3 failure frame

Focus on revenge on those who rejected him

Pigimaru and Touka walking failure frame


Failure Frame: I became the strongest and annihilated everything with low-level magic.

studio
seven arc

creator
Kaoru Shinozaki, KWKM

number of episodes
12

Mimori Touka was summoned to become a hero along with her classmates. However, he is trapped by abilities that are considered useless, and is abandoned by the goddess Vinicius to face death. Fortunately, when cornered, he realizes that his supposedly useless abilities were actually effective attacks, and now he wants revenge.

Although the situation makes sense, Toka selfishly seeks revenge on the goddess Vinicius and her classmates who abandoned her, manipulating others for her own benefit and not caring about collateral damage. He protects even those he protects because they are useful to him and can help him achieve his purposes.

2 Tanya's Saga Evil

A reluctant hero who puts self-preservation first.

Tanya the Evil, a saga with a berserk-looking Tanya

The Saga of Tanya the Evil

studio
nut

creator
carlo zen

number of episodes
12

A man who does not believe in the concept of a supreme being is murdered by a former co-worker and is eventually reincarnated by God in the body of a small girl named Tanya Degrechav (Being X). Her lack of faith places her in a war-torn world where Being


Although most of her actions benefit her country in some way, all Tanya wants is a world of peace, and she is willing to risk anything and everything to achieve her dreams, selfishly using and manipulating her comrades.

1 Mushoku Tensei

Past regrets about your current relationship

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Ignorant reincarnation, unemployed reincarnation

studio
studio bind

creator
Rifujinna Magonote

number of episodes
39 years or older

Life was not easy for this Japanese NEET, and things got worse when he was killed by the infamous Truck Army and reincarnated in a world of magic and swords. Now following Rudeus Greyrat, he is determined to succeed in this new life and live without regrets.

Many of Rudeus's actions and actions, especially early on, are his, acting in his own self-interest and putting his needs above those of others, especially when seeking his salvation. His actions and thought processes can also be seen as selfish, focused more on personal regrets than the impact he has on others.


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