Magic anime can be one of the most exciting genres out of all the others prevailing. The genre of magic anime focuses on the characters trying to harness some energy to gain supernatural powers. Characters in anime are like the name of the anime most of the time. For example, a magic anime with witches in its title will have witches in its series. The same goes for sorcerers, Wizard.
These Magical anime movies and series show the characters learning magic or trying to find magical elements that will help them learn or use their magical powers to fight off dangers or other magic users. There is a wide range of Magical anime, but we’ll help you choose the right one. But first, we have listed some of the best magic anime.
50. Demon King Daimao
![Demon King Daimao](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Demon-King-Daimao-1024x576.jpg)
- Writer: Shoutarou Mizuki
- Director: Takashi Watanabe
- Cast: Takashi Kondo and Yoko Hikasa
- Watch on: Netflix
Akuto Sai enrolls in a magic school in Demon King Daimao in an effort to improve the world through his studies.
A prophecy identifying him as the upcoming Demon King when he enrolls in the Constant Magik Academy puts a bullseye on his back.
While some pupils become close to him, others begin to hate him. And all of that complicates his situation at school.
49. Noblesse
![Noblesse](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Noblesse--1024x576.jpg)
- Writer: Son Je-ho
- Director: Yasutaka Yamamoto
- Cast: N/A
- IMDb: N/A
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Watch on: Crunchyroll
The Noblesse, Raizel, has been unconscious for 820 years. His faithful servant is also back because he now desires to have a simpler life and learn about the growth of the human race. However, the risky organization Union is also.
Rai would have to use his abilities to protect his new companions during their exploits against the Union while he enrolls in a high school to catch up on what he missed while he was asleep.
48. The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
![The Legend of Legendary heroes](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The-Legend-of-Legendary-heroes-1024x768.jpg)
- Writer: Takaya Kagami
- Director: Hiroshi Watanabe
- Cast: N/A
- IMDb: N/A
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- Watch on: Funimation
The main characters of this anime series are Ryner and Ferris, two fighters with mysterious abilities who set out on a quest to acquire the Hero Relics, which bestow upon those who possess them superhuman abilities.
47. Cerberus
![Cerberus](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Cerberus-1024x576.jpe)
- Writer: Hiroshi Ohnogi and Masashi Sogo
- Director: Toshiyuki Kato
- Cast: N/A
- IMDb: N/A
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- Watch on: Crunchyroll
An evil dragon named Dagonzord lived on the continent of Kuna’anh in the adventure and fantasy anime Cerberus, destroying everything in its path.
46. Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World
![Zero – Starting Life in Another World](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Zero-–-Starting-Life-in-Another-World-1024x576.jpg)
- Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki
- Director: Masaharu Watanabe
- Cast: N/A
- IMDb: N/A
- Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
- Watch on: Netflix
Subaru Natsuki, our hero, is suddenly whisked away to a fantasy realm of creatures and magic in the magic anime Re: Zero.
He loves fantasy, so stepping into this new realm is exciting to him. He abruptly passes away after realising he has no super or magical abilities.
45. The Ancient Magus Bride
![The Ancient Magus Bride](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ancient-Magus-Bride-2017-2018.jpg)
- Director: Norihiro Naganuma & Kazuaki Terasawa
- Writer: Norihiro Naganuma, Aya Takaha, Yoko Yonaiyama
- Cast: Chise Hatori, Elias Ainsworth, Ruth
- IMDb: 7.7
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll, Prime Video
Hatori Chise has been through so much since she was a youngster that she has turned into a slave in order to survive. But after acquiring her, a strange man shows her to a magical world and declares that she will be his bride.
You’ve found the ideal anime title if you enjoy stories that blur the barriers between fiction and reality. You’ll end up adoring the characters, and the scenery stays true to the theme. Watch it and make your own judgments.
44. Log Horizon
![Log Horizon](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Log-Horizon.jpg)
- Director: Shinji Ishihira Junichi Wada
- Writer: Toshizo Nemoto
- Cast: Shiroe, Naotsugu, Akatsuki, Nyanta, Touya, Minori
- IMDb: 7.6
- Streaming Platform: Funimation, Amazon Prime Video
Tens of thousands of gamers are caught in Elder Tale, one of the most popular RPGs, and are unable to get out. The gamers now had to adjust to this new environment where perils awaited them everywhere.
Although it is more of an RPG anime than a magic anime, you may still see mages, spells, and all sorts of relevant terminology. It will grab your attention with plenty of action, a compelling tale, and a novel idea.
43. Big Fish & Begonia
- Director: Liang Xuan & Zhang Chun
- Writer: Liang Xuan
- Cast: Ji Guanlin, Su Shangqing, Timmy Xu, Chin Shih-chieh
- IMDb: 7
- Streaming Platform: Prime Video, Vudu, Netflix
A problem arises when a supernatural being desires to investigate the world of humans. She must give much in exchange for a young child who gives himself in order to save her.
This Chinese animation may appear unremarkable at first, but as you keep watching, you’ll undoubtedly start to cry.
It does a good job of introducing you to magical powers by using gods and a fantastical setting. Hence, it is among the best magical fantasy animes available.
42. Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
- Director: Kanta Kamei
- Writer: Reiko Yoshida
- Cast: Kōsuke Toriumi, Mamoru Miyano, Mai Nakahara, Rika Morinaga
- IMDb: 7.6
- Streaming Platform: Funimation Now
In a legendary world, Aer is used by people as a magical material to increase their skills, but it’s altering in some way. To look into it, Flynn and Yuri set out on a journey with Imperial Knights.
Tales of Vesperia has a wonderful balance of magic and adventure and has crisp Graphics. It is a unique delight for the followers who adore stories. If you haven’t already, you should watch this magical anime.
41. The Irregular at Magic High School
![Irregular At Magic High School](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Irregular-At-Magic-High-School.jpg)
- Director: Manabu Ono, Risako Yoshida
- Writer: Muneo Nakamoto, Yukie Sugawara, Yukito Kizawa
- Cast: Tatsuya Shiba, Miyuki Shiba, Erika Chiba
- IMDb: 7.1
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Tatsuya Shiba was examined for poor magical capability in a world where magic has been strengthened for use with technology and enrolled in a second course. Nonetheless, he is quite intelligent and can make the most of modern technologies.
An innovative idea in the magic anime genre may be found in The Irregular at Magic High School. Since the academy will serve as the main setting, it is more akin to a magic school anime. You probably won’t regret seeing it.
40. Little Witch Academia
![LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LITTLE-WITCH-ACADEMIA.jpg)
- Director: Yoh Yoshinari
- Writer: Michiru Shimada
- Cast: Megumi HAN, Fumiko ORIKASA, Michiyo MURASE
- IMDb: 7.9
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The magical anime Little Witch Academia tells the story of the main character Akko Kagari who had watched a magic show by the witch Shiny Chariot and was mesmerized by her. Then, she decided she would pursue magic and become like Shiny. So, she enrolled in the school where shiny learned magic, Luna Nova academy, to start her journey. But Akko was inept at magic, and her journey in the academy would be anything but easy.
39. Kiki’s Delivery Service
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast: Takayama, Minami
- IMDb: 7.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 98%
- Streaming Platform: HBO Max
This magical anime will give you happy vibes because of its feel-good storyline, the main character Kiki is a thirteen-year-old girl who has just started using magic, and there is a prevailing tradition each new magician needs to undertake, they need to leave home and live somewhere else for one year while training.
Kiki moves into a town and soon realizes people are not friendly, but one day she helps a bakery owner, and in return, the bakery owner allows her to stay. While staying there, she thinks of opening her courier service and takes her broomstick and her cat Jiji and flies off.
38. A Journey Through Fairyland
- Director: Masami Hata
- Writer: Shintarô Tsuji
- Cast: Ichimura, Masachika
- IMDb: 7.2
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime
Michael is a talented boy who plays the oboe, and he is also a gardener. He loves playing with the flowers and tending to them. Unfortunately, he was always late for orchestra practice and was dismissed because of his gardening.
That night he had a dream, and a dainty Flower Fairy named Florence came to his dream and took him to a land where flowers came alive, and it was the perfect situation for him to learn music and care for plants.
37. Artiswitch
- Director: Kazuma IKEDA
- Writer: Erika YOSHIDA
- Cast: Aoi UTANO
- IMDb: 6.9
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
We all love magic, and Artiswitch is something almost everyone will like, and it’s a binge-watch-worthy series. The anime is about a witch that is still in training. Her name is Nina. Nina has a pet chameleon and a pig who help her look into their customers’ hearts and find out their desires and darkest fantasies.
36. Beyond The Boundary
- Director: Taichi Ishidate
- Writer: Jukki Hanada
- Cast: KENN, Mei TANAKA, Risa TANEDA
- IMDb: 7.3
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll, Hide
The anime is about a time when the spirit world warriors were hunting supernatural beings. Akihito is a half-breed. His mom was a human, while his father was a Youmu, immortal. Pureblood spirit world warrior Mirai is low on confidence and hence forms a pact with Akihito to practice her skills on him to improve and gain confidence.
35. Bottle Fairy
- Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
- Writer: Hideki Shirane
- Cast: Kaori NAZUKA, Ai NONAKA, Nana MIZUKI, Yui HORIE
- IMDb: 6.7
This magical anime is going to leave its viewers in awe. The story revolves around Kururu, Chiriri, Sarara, and Hororo’s four-bottle fairies. They have a great liking for the human world and would love to join it someday.
They enter the human world and live one year between humans learning different things and facts to accomplish this. But by the end of the year, they all question if they know it all or if they still lack knowledge.
34. Magic-Kyun! Renaissance
![Magic-Kyun! Renaissance](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rintaro-Tatewaki-Magic-Kyun-Renaissance.jpg)
- Director: Mitsue Yamazaki
- Writer: Tomoko Konparu
- Cast: KENN, Takuya EGUCHI,
- IMDb: 7.3
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
Kohana Aigasaki is admitted to the prestigious art school where art is magic. Artistas are used to describe people who can bring out the magic. The series follows Kohana Aigasaki, who will be admitted, and her journey in this school.
She plans to imitate her mother’s Flower Arrangement magic art when the planning committee chooses her for the summer cultural Festa. Apart from all this l, viewers see her life around six other attractive men.
33. Howl’s moving castle
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast: Takuya KIMURA, Chieko BAISHO
- IMDb: 8.2
- Streaming Platform: HBO Max
The magic anime howls moving castle is about Sophie and Howl. It tells about Sophie, who lived everyday life and was a hatmaker’s daughter. However, one day when in danger, she was saved by Howl. Unfortunately, howl has a bad reputation in town, and the saving of Sophie leads a Witch to jealousy, cursing Sophie to be an older woman. Now Sophie will have to work with Howl to get back to normal.
32. A Certain Magical Index
- Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori
- Writer: Masanao Akahoshi
- Cast: Yuka IGUCHI, Atsushi ABE
- IMDb: 6.9
- Streaming Platform: Hulu, Tubi TV, Crunchyroll, Funimation
This magic anime is about Touma Kamijou, whose right hand has unique abilities. He can nullify any superpower with the use of his right hand. One day he finds a girl hanging from his balcony, she is a nun, and she is on the run because she has the Index-Librorum-Prohibitorum, a forbidden grimoire.
31. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
- Director: Koji Masunari, Naotaka Hayashi
- Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Cast: Kaori ISHIHARA, Yuuki KAJI, Haruka TOMATSU
- IMDb: 7.8
- Streaming Platform: Funimation, Crunchyroll, Netflix
The magic anime is about Alibaba and Aladdin. Alibaba is young and wishes to become rich. To achieve this, he is determined to pass through the nearby dungeon tower, which can reach through a labyrinth. Aladdin is a young boy who left home and has a magical flute to summon him a djinn.
30. Re: Zero − Starting Life in Another World
- Director: Masaharu Watanabe
- Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
- Cast: Yusuke Kobayashi, Rie Takahashi, Yumi Uchiyama
- IMDb: 8.1
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll, HBO Max
This magic anime is about Subaru Natsuki, who was summoned in a fantasy world while he was on his way back home from the grocery store. He is beaten by a group of thugs and is saved by Satella. In exchange for saving him, he helps her find the one thing she is searching for.
Soon they find the thing she was searching for, but little did they know they were being stalked, and as soon as they find the thing, they are both killed. They go back to the scene of the thugs beating them, and history repeats.
29. Legends of legendary heroes
- Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
- Writer: Kiyoko Yoshimura
- Cast: Ayahi TAKAGAKI, Jun FUKUYAMA, Fuyuka OOURA, Daisuke ONO
- IMDb: 7.1
- Streaming Platform: Funimation
In the magic anime, Ryner is cursed because he can see and analyze magic through his eyes. He was also a student in Roland Empire’s Magician Academy and trained for magic. Unfortunately, because of his power, many deaths had taken place.
Ryner and Sion Astal, his best friend, decide to get together and save the world, and while doing so, Ryner is also looking for answers as to why he has the cursed eyes.
28. Dies Irae
- Director: Susumu Kudō
- Writer: Takashi Masada
- Cast: Kohsuke TORIUMI
- IMDb: 4.6
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
This Magic anime is in the year 1945 in berlin and shows the Red Army raising the flag over Reichskanzlei and are planning to make the perfect ritual sacrifice for the destruction of the world. Now in the present time, the story is forgotten, and no one knows if the ritual was a success or failure.
Ren Fuji, a boy from modern times, keeps having the same dream every night; he sees a clothed man in black from top to bottom. The anime then sees Ren searching for the possible reasons for his dreams. Finally, he realizes whoever lives in the city eventually loses their mind.
27. The Devil Is A Part-Timer!
![The Devil Is A Part-Timer!](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Devil-Is-a-Part-Timer-2013.jpg)
- Director: Naoto Hosoda
- Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
- Cast: Youko HIKASA, Ryouta OOSAKA, Yuuki ONO
- IMDb: 7.7
- Streaming Platform: Hulu, Tubi TV
The magic anime is about Demon King Satan, who is on the verge of death and flees to another world to live with his demon general. They arrive in Japan and lose all their magic. Soon they realize that they need to adapt to the new environment and new human bodies.
To survive, the demon king must now work just like humans, so he works part-time for a fast-food joint. While they are adapting to this new world, they are also thinking about going back and being the king again.
26. Inuyasha
![Kagome & Inuyasha](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Inuyasha.jpg)
- Director: Masashi Ikeda, Yasunao Aoki
- Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
- Cast: Kappei YAMAGUCHI, Satsuki YUKINO, Rieko TAKAHASHI, Motoki TAKAGI, Kouji TSUJITANI, Houko KUWASHIMA, Kumiko WATANABE
- IMDb: 7.9
- Streaming Platform: Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, HBO Max
Kagome, a schoolgirl, falls into a well and gets transported back 500 years. On her arrival, she finds herself in the feudal era where fights and battles were happening daily. She releases a half-demon, Inuyasha.
She also comes to know that she has Shikon no Tama, a jewel that makes her unique and holds great power. The anime shows her journey with Miroku, Shippo, and Sango and defeating the evils.
25. The Saga Of Tanya The Evil
- Director: Yutaka Uemura
- Writer: Kenta Ihara
- Cast: Aoi YUUKI, Kohsuke TORIUMI
- IMDb: 7.6
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
Tanya Degurechaff is a brutal young girl. In reality, it’s a man’s soul reincarnated in a little girl. Tanya is all set to rank higher in the military while preparing for a world war. We see Tanya’s adventures in making the Empire one of the most powerful nations in the whole of history.
24. Kiba
- Director: Hiroshi Kōjina
- Writer: Toshiki Inoue, Michiko Yokote
- Cast: Kazuma HORIE, Hiroyuki YOSHINO, Hiromi HIRATA
- IMDb: 7.3
The magical anime Kiba talks about two friends, Zed and Noah, who want freedom. They are both transported into a magical world where they are free and have powers. Viewers join these both on their journey to gain more power. This ultimate power could either save the world or eradicate it.
23. The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
- Director: Tatsuo Miura
- Writer: Takeshi Miyamoto
- Cast: Asuka NISHI, Hiro SHIMONO, Mikako KOMATSU, Yuuna MIMURA, Shizuka ISHIGAMI, Junya ENOKI
- IMDb: 6.5
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
The magical anime talks about the life of Shingo Ichinomiya, a man who works at a firm. One day while she falls asleep, he wakes up in the body of a five-year-old, the eighth son of a low-income family, already stressed with his life at the firm, and thinks of changing it around. He discovers he has magical powers and thinks of using them to achieve his goal.
22. Isekai Cheat Magician
- Director: Daisuke Tsukushi
- Writer: Takayo Ikami
- Cast: Sayaka OOHARA, Minami TANAKA, Rie TAKAHASHI, Kouhei AMASAKI
- IMDb: 5.4
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
The magical anime focuses on the two main characters, Nishimura Taichi and Azuma Rin, childhood best friends. They are suddenly summoned to a fantasy land with various magical creatures one day. Unfortunately, they get attacked by monsters and are saved by adventurers. These adventurers possess some magic and tell the two to take an aptitude test to know it.
On taking the test, it is revealed that they both have extraordinary powers that make them cheat magicians, and they soon adapt and try to learn more about magic. They also search for answers for why they were summoned to this mysterious land.
21. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
![Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mushoku-Tensei-Jobless-Reincarnation.jpg)
- Director: Manabu Okamoto
- Writer: Manabu Okamoto
- Cast: Tomokazu SUGITA, Yumi UCHIYAMA
- IMDb: 8.4
- Streaming Platform: Hulu, Funimation
The magical anime is about a boy who was an underachiever all his life till he was thirty-four years old and was run over by a bus and got killed. He is reborn into a family of loving parents and chooses to live this life differently.
The boy is named Rudeus and soon displays his magical abilities. He makes the most of this life by learning different things from his friends and family. However, Rudeus has one final goal that he couldn’t achieve in his past life. He yearns for love.
20. Ascendance Of A Bookworm
![Ascendance of a Bookworm](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ascendance-of-a-Bookworm.jpg)
- Director: Mitsuru Hongo
- Writer: Mariko Kunisawa
- Cast: Yuka IGUCHI
- IMDb: 7.9
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
This magical anime will interest people who love reading books. The magic anime series looks at the life of Urano Motosu, who has immense love for books and was about to start working at the library, but soon all her dreams were crushed when she died suddenly, and even in the last moments, she thought she should read more books.
She is reincarnated as Myne, a five-year-old girl from the medieval era. She is reminded of her passion and realizes that books aren’t handy and would be pretty costly in this period. So, she takes it upon herself to create books, even if it means she has to write them by hand.
19. My Next Life As A Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom!
![My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/My-Next-Life-as-a-Villainess-All-Routes-Lead-to-Doom.jpg)
- Director: Keisuke Inoue
- Writer: Megumi Shimizu
- Cast: Maaya UCHIDA, Asami SETO, Shouta AOI, Tetsuya KAKIHARA, Sora AMAMIYA
- IMDb: 7.4
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
Catarina Claes is the daughter of a high-status family. She once hits her head and is reminded of her past life and being an otaku. Catrina soon realizes that she is born in a game world, and any choice she makes would lead to her either being killed or exiled.
She starts taking precautions and makes decisions that counter the existing decision, but soon she realizes her decisions are affecting her relationship with the people around her.
18. Dog Days
- Director: Keizō Kusakawa
- Writer: Masaki Tsuzuki
- Cast: Ami KOSHIMIZU, Yui HORIE, Mamoru MIYANO
- IMDb: 6.2
In the magic anime Dog Days, the story begins in the magical land of Flonyard, where human-like creatures with tails and ears exist, and these creatures keep battling each other. Biscotti, a region, was going into chaos, so the princess decided to summon a champion from another world to fight for them.
Cinque lived an everyday life until he was summoned, and he agreed to help her. Soon they both realize that people summoned from other worlds can leave the world they are summoned into, and now both will need to keep searching for ways to get him back to his world.
17. Knights & Magic
- Director: Yusuke Yamamoto
- Writer: Michiko Yokote, Noboru Kimura
- Cast: Ayaka OOHASHI, Shinsuke SUGAWARA, Rie TAKAHASHI
- IMDb: 7.2
- Streaming Platform: Funimation, Crunchyroll
Tsubasa Kurata dies in modern Japan in a car accident and is reborn in the Fremmevilla Kingdom, a medieval world. At that time, Silhouette Knights used to fight off demons. He was born with Ernesti Echevarria in a noble family, and he possessed magical abilities.
He enrolled in Royal Laihaila Academy, where a young man and woman go to learn magic to bring out Silhouette Knights to protect the kingdom. Ernesti forms a group with two people and thinks of making a silhouette Knight of his own.
16. Dragon Crisis
- Director: Hideki Tachibana
- Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
- Cast: Yukana, Rie KUGIMIYA, Hiro SHIMONO
- IMDb: 6.0
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
Kisaragi is like any other typical high school boy, but Kisaragi Ryuji’s peaceful life ends when his second Cousin Eriko returns. Both of them meet a black broker and buy a relic box. Once they have the box all to themselves, they attempt to open it.
They open this relic box and find the red dragon girl Rose. The black organization is after her, and they need to protect Rose from them. Ryuji is a relic handler, and hence Ryuji decides to use his power to fight. They take on the task of teaching this dragon Rose about the world, all while keeping her safe.
15. Zetsuen no tempest/ Blast of Tempest
- Director: Masahiro Andō
- Writer: Mari Okada
- Cast: Miyuki SAWASHIRO, Toshiyuki TOYONAGA, Yuuko SANPEI, Houko KUWASHIMA, Houko KUWASHIMA, Kouki UCHIYAMA
- IMDb: 7.6
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
In the magic anime series, Hakaze is a princess from the Kusaribe mage clan, and she actively practices magic, but she is betrayed by her people and abandoned. She believes their effort to revive the tree of departure will lead to endangering humanity.
She calls for help from Mahiro Fuwa, he has recently lost his sister. Although his sister was mysteriously killed, he agrees to help her in exchange for getting information on his sister’s killer through magic.
14. Magical Warfare
- Director: Yūzō Satō
- Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Cast: Kenichi SUZUMURA, Asami SETO, Nao TOUYAMA, Mamoru MIYANO
- IMDb: 6.1
- Streaming Platform: Hide
Takeshi Nanase is an ordinary high school boy in magical warfare, but he does have a dark past, and he doesn’t want anyone to know about it. One day he meets a girl named Mui Aiba unconscious, and Takeshi can’t ignore it and helps her. When the girl gains consciousness, she accidentally gives him magic powers.
Shocked at first by his newfound magic powers, he slowly adapts to the new magician nature. Finally, Mui explains to him that there are two worlds, one in which we know that humans live and the other where magicians live.
13. Fairy Tail
![Fairy Tail](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Fairy-Tail.jpg)
- Director: Shinji Ishihira
- Writer: Masashi Sogo
- Cast: Satomi SATOU, Tetsuya KAKIHARA, MAKO, Aya HIRANO, Rie KUGIMIYA, Yuuichi NAKAMURA, Eri KITAMURA, Sayaka OOHARA, Yui HORIE
- IMDb: 7.9
- Streaming Platforms: Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu
The anime Fairy Tail is about Lucy, a seventeen-year-old Mage who has the power to summon spirits. She aspires to join a guild. To be specific, she wants to join the Fairy Tales guild. This guild is a group of magic users who recklessly use their powers to do the job.
One day Lucy meets one of the members and joins this fairy tale guild, and soon she starts becoming like them. She meets different people in her completing tasks and destroys many cities in accomplishing them. We will see lucy and the other fairy tail guild members do significant tasks together and in their everyday lives.
12. Black Clover
![Black Clover](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Black-Clover-2017.jpg)
- Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara Ayataka Tanemura
- Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, Kanichi Katou
- Cast: Nao FUJITA, Gakuto KAJIWARA, Kana YUUKI, Nobunaga SHIMAZAKI, Aki SEKINE
- IMDb: 8.3
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll, Funimation
Black Clover is probably one of the best magic anime series. The anime is about Asta and Yuno, who were abandoned at a church and raised together. They learn about the highest position, “Wizard King,” and aspire to reach there.
Yuno has magical powers, while Asta receives anti Magical powers, and they both set on a mission to help each other reach the highest position. It would be fun to watch their journey to the end of it.
11.Mahouka Koukou no Rettouseei
- Director: Manabu Ono, Risako Yoshida
- Writer: Muneo Nakamoto, Yukie Sugawara, Yukito Kizawa
- Cast: Saori HAYAMI, Yuuichi NAKAMURA
- IMDb: 7.2
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
In 2095, times have changed, and magic is being practiced not in secret but openly, and it’s being taught as a technical skill, just like other technical skills. Tatsuya and his little sister will soon join the First Magic High School of Japan.
This magical high school has some rules, and students need to take a test before admission. High scores determine that they will be in the first course, Blooms, and low scores in the second course, Weeds. So, Tatsuya ends up in the second while his sister ends up first.
10. Demon Lord, Retry
![Demon Lord, Retry!](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Demon-Lord-Retry.jpg)
- Director: Hiroshi Kimura
- Writer: Ōka Tanisaki
- Cast: Kanon TAKAO, Kenjirou TSUDA, Tomokazu SEKI, Kaori ISHIHARA, Rina SATOU
- IMDb: 6.8
- Streaming Platform: Hulu, Funimation
Akira Oono, manager of Infinity Game, thinks of closing down the game but suddenly gets transported to a fantasy world, the infinity game world, and he is in the character of Demon Lord Hakuto Kunai. He finds an injured girl on his way who the demon Creole chased.
Aku and Akira stick together and explore this new fantasy world. Akira is still doubting if this is the game world he had created. He also seeks answers as to why he was summoned to this fantasy world.
9. By the grace of the gods
- Director: Takayuki Yanase
- Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Cast: Yuuki KUWAHARA, Hiroki YASUMOTO
- IMDb: 7.2
- Streaming Platform: Hulu, Funimation
This magic anime is a very feel-good anime that you can watch at any time, and you won’t get bored. The story is about Ryoma Takebayashi, who lived for 39 years and had a lot of bad luck. He eventually passed away. The three gods felt sorry for him and his previous life and blest him with a second chance.
He was born again in a magical world, and now he would spend time researching slimes and caring about them. one day, he helped an injured traveler, and from that day onwards, he decided he would use his powers to help the people in need.
8. Wise Man’s Grandchild
![Wise Man’s Grandchild](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Wise-Mans-Grandchild.jpg)
- Director: Masafumi Tamura
- Writer: Tatsuya Takahashi
- Cast: Shouhei KOMATSU, Miyuri SHIMABUKURO, Yusuke KOBAYASHI, Serika HIROMATSU, Rina HONIZUMI
- IMDb: 6.8
- Streaming Platform: Hulu, Funimation, Crunchyroll
In this anime, we see that a salaryman dies in one world and is reborn in another world. He is picked up by the patriot hero of that world and is under merlin’s teachings, merlin being the grandfather. He taught him everything, including magic, and was about to send him around the world.
However, he realized that he had forgotten to teach the kid common sense. So soon decides to join the kingdom’s Magic Academy to learn more and blend in with the teenagers, but things don’t go his way.
7. How NOT To Summon A Demon Lord
![How Not To Summon A Demon Lord](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/How-Not-To-Summon-A-Demon-Lord.jpeg)
- Director: Yūta Murano
- Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Cast: Fumiko UCHIMURA, Masaaki MIZUNAKA, Azumi WAKI, Yuu SERIZAWA
- IMDb: 7.0
- Streaming Platform: Funimation
Takuma Sakamoto, a socially awkward but intelligent gamer, is a pro at virtual gaming. In his games, he goes by the name Demon King Diablo; he has the powers and artifacts to defeat anyone and everyone. One day he is suddenly summoned into another world of his favorite game, and he is now in diablo’s appearance.
Soon he is greeted by the two girls who summoned him, and they put a spell on him to subjugate him, but things go wrong, and instead, the girls become enslaved to him. The story follows the journey of this trio trying to undo the spell.
6. The Familiar of Zero F
- Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
- Writer: Noboru Hamaguchi
- Cast: Rie KUGIMIYA, Satoshi HINO
- IMDb: 7.5
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll, Hide
Saito Hiraga and Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière have been building their relationship ever since their first encounter of accidental kidnapping. However, just when they thought they could take their relationship to the next level, they faced difficulties.
Soon we find both of them stuck with the Void Mages, and now they need to save the world. They have to work together with elf Tiffania, who gets on their nerves, putting their relationship to the test.
5. The Seven Deadly Sins
![The Seven Deadly Sins](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Seven-Deadly-Sins.jpg)
- Director: Tensai Okamura
- Writer: Shōtarō Suga
- Cast: Tatsuhisa SUZUKI, Aoi YUUKI, Sora AMAMIYA, Misaki KUNO, Jun FUKUYAMA, Yuuki KAJI
- IMDb: 7.9
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 75%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
In the magic anime series, the seven deadly knights are a group of legendary heroes who had betrayed their people and were banned. However, they were not really at fault, and now the people need them again.
Princess Elizabeth finds the group leader and then assembles the other members to protect their people and prove their innocence. But as she starts meeting up with the band members, she starts questioning herself if these would be the legendary heroes.
4. Gate
- Director: Takahiko Kyōgoku, Ryō Andō
- Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
- Cast: Nao TOUYAMA, Risa TANEDA, Hisako KANEMOTO, Junichi SUWABE
- IMDb: 7.5
- Streaming Platform: Peacock
In the magic anime series, the Japanese defense forces start peace talks with the nation out of the Gate. To achieve this, they use hostages from the previous attack. However, disaster comes their way once again, and Itami Youji’s squad comes in the middle of it.
3. Overlord
![Overlord](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ep.jpg)
- Director: Naoyuki Itō
- Writer: Yukie Sugawara
- Cast: Satoshi HINO
- IMDb: Yukie Sugawara
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
In the anime, YGGDRASIL is an online interactive game, and it is about to shut down its servers after a successful running of twelve years. However, Momonga is a wizard and leader of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, and he is not yet over the fact that the game will be ending soon and stays logged in to spend some time before the servers close down.
While he stays back, he realizes he’s somehow in the game world, and he can no longer log out, and he is now trapped in the game with the powers of the characters in the game. The anime looks at his experience of navigating through this strange world.
2. Spirited Away
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast: Rumi HIIRAGI, Miyu IRINO
- IMDb: 8.6
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 97%
- Streaming Platform: HBO Max
Spirited away is a classic example of magic anime. Almost every person has seen this movie at least once. The story is about Chihiro and her family, who are supposed to move to their new house but lose their way and find an abandoned amusement park. So Chihiro’s family starts exploring this abandoned place. Little did they know they’d get trapped here.
Chihiro soon realizes something is wrong, and this place is the spirit’s world. Her parents are taken captive, and now she has to work in the bathhouse of the spirits to get out of this place and take her parents back to the world to they belong to.
1. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
![That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime](https://gizmostory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/That-Time-I-Got-Reincarnated-As-A-Slime.jpg)
- Director: Yasuhito Kikuchi, Atsushi Nakayama, Atsushi Nakayama
- Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Cast: Takuma TERASHIMA, Miho OKAZAKI
- IMDb: 8.1
- Streaming Platform: Crunchyroll
Satoru Mikami, an average thirty-seven-year-old office worker, was living a slow everyday life in Tokyo. He led the same life every day. Satoru couldn’t even get himself a girlfriend. one day, a robber kills him, and in his last moments, he hears something being chanted but couldn’t make sense.
He wakes up in an unknown place and finds himself in the form of slime. Soon he starts getting used to his slimy nature and befriending the other monsters. Little does he know these interactions will change his new world forever.
Many of these anime are about human beings being transported to mystery worlds, and some include actual fairies granting wishes. While some have dark histories, some have cute characters as well. So, what will be your choice? Which anime movie or series are you going to watch first?