Isekai is one of the genres that is often featured in games, novels, manga, and anime. This genre tells an adventure in another world, a world that is completely different from the real situation. The themes raised are varied, both deep gamesreincarnation, magic world, and so on.
Anime isekai was first published in the 80s, to be precise in 1981 with the title Superbook’s Heroes. After his presence, other stories emerged in that period of year. So, here is a list of anime isekai another 80s. Come on, take a look!
1. Mashin Hero Wataru (1988)
mashin-hero-wataru.fandom.comMashin Hero Wataru is an anime isekai classic about Super hero who was sent to a fantasy world to save it from a demon attack. The main hero in this 1988 series is a 9 year old boy named Wataru.
Wataru is taken away by a dragon to the world of Soukaizan. There, Wataru succeeds in turning a clay statue into a super robot. With friends Super hero others, he explores the entire Soukaizan region to save the magical world.
2. Aura Battler Dunbine (1983)
dock. Sunrise/ Aura Battler DunbineShou Zama is an 18 year old teenager who is trapped in a fantasy world called Byston Well, a medieval-oriented realm. Leadership there is held by a king named Drake Luft. Shou was ordered directly by him to help him expand his territory by piloting “Aura Battlers”, robots in the form of insects. The reason is, people who come from “Upper Earth” like Shou have strong aura powers.
One day, the man meets Marvel Frozen, a figure who rebels against Drake’s politics. When Shou found out about the king’s hidden intentions, he immediately joined the resistance group led by Neal Give. Fighting against Drake with his comrades in arms, they risked their lives so that Byston Well would not be controlled by the greedy king.
3. Super Dimension Century Organization (1983)
dock. Tokyo Movie Shinsa X Studio Nue/ Super Dimension Century OgrussSuper Dimension Century is anime isekai an old story that tells the story of a world ruled by two large countries that control outer space powers. In 2062, they fought over space elevator technology. There was no more terrifying weapon than the Time or Space Oscillation Bomb for them.
The reason is, if the bomb explodes, it will create many dimensions of space and time on earth. New worlds can be formed by combining pieces of different dimensions. Kei Katsuragi, a fighter pilot, was given the mission to detonate the bomb. Can he overcome the effects and return everything to normal again?
4. Alice in Wonderland (1983)
dock. Nippon Animation/Alice in WonderlandAnime isekai the next 80s were Alice in Wonderland.
As the title says, Alice in Wonderland is the story of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland. Anime isekai This is an adaptation of the novel by Lewis Carroll which was produced by Nippon Animation in 1983. The story follows a plot like the original story in the novel.
The story features Alice following a white rabbit into a hole. Without the woman realizing it, she was already in Wonderland. There, Alice meets many unique characters that do not exist in her world, for example the mysterious Chesihire Cat, the Queen and King of Hearts, the Lion, the Unicorn, and so on.
5. The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko: Leda (1985)
dock. Kaname Productions/ The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko: LedaThe Fantastic Adventure of Yohko: Leda tells the story of Yohko Asagiri who experiences unrequited love with his classmate. He plans to express his feelings of love through a song. However, suddenly a portal appeared that pulled him into another world.
Yohko is trapped in a world called “Ashanti”. He immediately befriends a talking dog. Lingam, the dog’s name, says that Ashanti is the brother of “Noa”, Youko’s home world. The two were once connected, but disconnected for Noa’s safety from evil forces.
It turns out that Yohko’s arrival has opened the way between Ashanti and Noa. Seeing this, Zell, who had bad intentions, wanted to make this access permanent and take control of it. However, Youko managed to thwart Zell’s plan by turning into a Leda soldier and trying to protect the people of Noa.
6. Superbook’s Heroes (1981)
dock. Tatsunoko Production/ Superbook’s HeroesSuperbook’s Heroes it could be said to be an anime isekai The first to be created and aimed at children. This series, which was broadcast in 1981 by Tatsunoko Production, tells the story of the friendship between Chris, Joy, and Chris’s toy robot named Gizmo.
One day, they found an ancient language book called the Superbook. This magical book takes them on an adventure through the tunnels of time, meeting various book characters, and witnessing history that is very important for world change.
7. Super Mario Brothers: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986)
dock. Grouper Production/ Super Mario Brothers: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!This is a film that tells the adventures of grocery store owners Mario and Luigi in the Mushroom Kingdom. The story begins when Mario is enjoying playing video games, suddenly Princess Peach came out of the television screen crying. The Princess asks for help to save her from King Koopa. Mario, who immediately fell in love with Princess Peach, was determined to protect her.
However, King Koopa also came out of the television and pulled the princess back onto the screen. Too late, Mario finds Peach’s fallen little brooch. The next day, Mario is approached by Kibesaro, a dog-like creature and immediately takes Peach’s brooch. The man in the red hat got angry and chased him to the Mushroom Kingdom with Luigi.
8. Fairy King (1988)
dock. Madhouse/Fairy KingFinal, Fairy King become OVAs themed isekai which tells the story of a boy named Jack who is sick. He moved to Hokkaido. He went there to undergo treatment for his illness. Unfortunately, Jack felt lonely in that place.
At night, he met Chu Chulainn who was riding a horse. The man told him to open the window. Jack was thrown into the fairy world called Nymphidia. There, he meets various unique characters and experiences exciting adventures with the magical powers within him!
That’s the list of anime isekai the 80s which is fun to watch in your spare time. Even though the visuals are not as good as today, these old anime are still worth watching in your spare time.
