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Anime rankingsTop Fantasy anime of 2023
Step beyond the familiar into worlds shaped by magic, mythical creatures, and impossible quests. Discover the top fantasy anime of 2023 and meet characters whose courage is tested by forces far beyond them. Which world will pull you in first?
#10Black Clover: Mahou Tei no Ken
Black Clover: Sword of the Magic Emperor
Asta continues pursuing his dream of becoming Wizard King despite being born without magic, relying on anti-magic swords and a refusal to surrender. This time the threat comes from men who understand that title better than almost anyone: former Wizard King Conrad Leto, erased from history, and three banished rulers who return beside him. They believe the Clover Kingdom failed its people and intend to destroy the existing order so they can rebuild the world according to their own ideals. Their combined power overwhelms the Magic Knights and forces Asta to fight alongside captains and rivals. Facing men who already achieved the position he dreams of, Asta must prove that being worthy to lead requires more than strength.
#9Douluo Dalu II: Jueshi Tangmen
Soul Land 2: The Peerless Tang Clan
Ten thousand years after the Tang Sect's glory, the clan that once reshaped the Douluo Continent has fallen into decline while soul tools transform the way Spirit Masters fight. Into this changing age comes Huo Yuhao, a poor boy with an unusual Spirit Eyes martial soul whose encounter with a million-year soul beast gives him a chance to pursue a future far beyond his humble beginnings.At Shrek Academy, Yuhao forms powerful bonds and grows alongside a new generation of gifted Spirit Masters. Their path becomes tied to the fading Tang Sect and the hope of restoring its name, but reviving the old legacy will require more than repeating the past. Hidden weapons, new technology, ancient soul beasts, and forces that manipulate life and death are all reshaping the world they must inherit.
#8Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su
Shangri-La Frontier: Crappy-Game Hunter Challenges a God-Tier Game
Rakurou Hizutome loves terrible VR games so much that he has become an expert at beating broken mechanics, awful balance, and bugs that would make most players quit. After one bad game too many, he tries the hugely popular Shangri-La Frontier, a polished title with around 30 million players, expecting his unusual skills to make it a pleasant break.Logging in as Sunraku, he immediately sells most of his starting gear and begins adventuring in a bird mask with almost nothing else equipped. Yet this carefully built world offers genuine challenges and secrets that ordinary play will not reveal. The instincts forged by the worst games become his greatest advantage, leading him toward unique monsters, formidable players, and hidden paths that most of Shangri-La Frontier’s population has never seen.
#7Cang Yuan Tu
The Demon Hunter
Meng Chuan witnesses his mother fall to demons when he is still a child, and devotes himself to swordsmanship with the promise of avenging her. Years later, the apparent peace of Ning City collapses under invasion, political pressure, and the loss of places once considered secure.Armed with unusual talent and a will sharpened by grief, Meng Chuan steps beyond the protection of his family and enters the dangerous path of cultivation. Saving the people around him will require more than revenge, because the enemies threatening his home are part of a conflict stretching across the world.
#6Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Jobless Reincarnation: I'll Get Serious in Another World - Season 2
Eris's sudden departure leaves Rudeus Greyrat devastated and convinced that what they shared meant far less to her than he believed. Carrying that pain into the Northern Territories, he continues searching for his missing mother while moving through each day with little feeling, trapped in memories of a relationship that ended without explanation. In a land this dangerous, however, despair is a weakness he cannot indulge forever.Joining new adventurers slowly pulls Rudeus back into the world, and a brush with death forces him to reconsider what he wants from his second life. His journey becomes about more than finding his family: he must recover the confidence to trust himself and others again, and learn how to truly live instead of merely continuing.
#5Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka IV: Shin Shou - Yakusai-hen
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV: Deep Chapter - Calamity
Bell Cranel and Ryuu Lion are cast into the Dungeon's deep floors, wounded, undersupplied, and hunted by the Juggernaut, a monster created to annihilate anything threatening the labyrinth. Reaching safety means descending farther into territory where almost every creature can kill them.Above them, Bell's separated companions battle the Amphisbaena after the floor boss reappears ahead of schedule. Cassandra's ignored prophecy becomes reality as both groups struggle against exhaustion, despair, and a Dungeon that seems determined to prevent their reunion.
#4Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan: Xinghai Feichi
A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Racing Through the Sea of Stars
After years of patient cultivation in the Scattered Star Seas, Han Li finally forms his Golden Core and emerges from seclusion with a new problem: obtaining materials worthy of the path ahead. His search for Golden Lightning Bamboo and other rare treasures soon entangles him with local powers whose offers are never as simple as they appear.Rumors of Xutian Hall, an ancient realm that opens only once in centuries, draw cultivators from across the seas. A map fragment in Han Li's possession gives him a path inside, but it also makes him valuable to dangerous people. Surrounded by old monsters, competing sects, and treasures capable of provoking murder at a glance, Han Li once again survives by revealing as little of his true strength as possible.
#3Xian Ni
Renegade Immortal
Wang Lin grows up in a modest family whose relatives look down on his parents, but they remain convinced their intelligent son will achieve something great. When he gains a rare chance to pursue cultivation, his poor natural aptitude appears to close the path almost as soon as it opens.A mysterious stone bead changes that fate. Through patience, calculation, and an increasingly ruthless will to survive, Wang Lin advances through a world of sects, powerful cultivators, ancient inheritances, and deadly betrayals. His journey is not built on effortless talent, but on refusing to accept the limits others place on him.
#2Tian Guan Cifu Er
Heaven Official's Blessing: Season 2
Heavenly Emperor Jun Wu sends Xie Lian to investigate a distress signal from Ghost City, a prosperous and lawless realm ruled by Hua Cheng. Other officials fear the Ghost King and suspect his connection to Xie Lian, but Xie Lian enters the city willingly and finds Hua Cheng already waiting in his true form.The search for the missing heavenly official draws them through gambling dens, hidden prisoners, and secrets linked to Xie Lian's distant past. Before the man feared by three realms, Hua Cheng's arrogance softens into devotion, deepening a bond neither heaven nor the ghost realm understands.
#1Sousou no Frieren
Frieren Who Bids the Dead Farewell
After 10 years of traveling together, hero Himmel and his companions defeat the Demon King and return home. To the elven mage Frieren, those years are only a small piece of a life already more than a thousand years long, so she parts from Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen assuming she can simply visit again when she feels like it.Humans do not possess her sense of time. When Frieren returns, her old friends have aged or died, and she realizes too late how little she learned about the people who mattered to her. She begins a new journey with the young mage Fern and warrior Stark, revisiting places from the old adventure and collecting spells as always. This time, however, she is also trying to understand humans and the brief moments they gave her before becoming memories.