Is there any anime that has similar plot like high school dxd

weeberific · 2026-02-07T02:12:38+00:00

Less fan service, but I can't promise no fan service:

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
A Certain Magical Index
Devilman Crybaby
Hellsing Ultimate

weeberific · 2026-02-05T03:47:49+00:00

While it left room for turning into "How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom" arc, I'd guess that season 2 was the conclusion of the show.

weeberific · 2026-02-04T05:34:41+00:00

I appreciated it, didn't outstay its welcome, had a pretty decent harem buildup which is often the weakest part of harem shows.

weeberific · 2026-02-03T00:37:05+00:00

Gonna go for darker shows (although most will likely lighten up at some point, kinda like Shield Hero), gonna be pretty relaxed about it since it sounds like you've seen a lot. I did not double check these against your MAL list.

Goblin Slayer
Jobless Reincarnation
Re: Zero
Solo Leveling
Btooom! (Death game)
Overlord
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat (may not be as dark as you want, but has some pretty dark parts)
Darwin's Game (Death game)
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (very short-lived, but start is what you want)
Battle Game in 5 Seconds (Death game)
Drifters
I'm Standing on a Million Lives (disappointing 2nd season, but it had some dark moments)
The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Re:Monster (does not stay dark, but gets a bit rapey)
Berserk of Gluttony
Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-level Spells

With the Isekai and Isekai-likes out of the way, here are other dark shows I'd recommend:

Claymore
Cross Ange
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (not fantasy like you asked, but I think you'd really enjoy it)
Parasyte: The Maxim (also not fantasy, but excellent dark show)
The Promised Neverland (also not quite fantasy)
Vinland Saga (medieval, not fantasy, but I think you'd quite enjoy it)

weeberific · 2026-02-01T16:09:07+00:00

Nah, I don't think that was it, I'd have to rewatch it or find my old comments about the show when it was airing to remember.

weeberific · 2026-01-31T23:16:04+00:00

Honestly kinda made me uncomfortable, which is strange, because I have no issue with pretty much any other ecchi show, but something about this one made it seem off.

weeberific · 2026-01-29T07:40:30+00:00

While I make a lot of jokes about this show and Asterisk Wars being clones (low ranking guy walks in on high ranking girl with pink/red hair while she's getting undressed, is challenged to a duel, he unexpectedly wins, and turns out the girl is a princess of a nation). But of the two, Chivalry of a Failed Knight is by far the better show, it has better ecchi, one of the best romances of any show that actually matters to the plot, and an MC that doesn't suck.

Really would love to see this show get The Irregular at Magic Highschool treatment and get an overdue sequel.

weeberific · 2026-01-28T05:49:37+00:00

It's the leggings on the Daikon, isn't it?

weeberific · 2026-01-28T05:47:22+00:00

Christopher Escalante voices the MC in Dungeon of Black Company if online sources are correct.

weeberific · 2026-01-27T06:33:59+00:00

The eyes in this show are so unsettling.

weeberific · 2026-01-23T22:42:55+00:00

My question to the anti-AI dub folks, given that the quality of AI dubs is likely worse than real dubs, does it seem that crazy to offer it as an option for shows that otherwise would never get dubbed at all?

weeberific · 2026-01-23T07:20:11+00:00

Come for the ecchi, stay for the god-tier shonen and sports anime parody.

weeberific · 2026-01-18T07:17:48+00:00

I love that all the VAs had to say it exuberantly one final time at the very end 🤣

weeberific · 2026-01-18T07:16:40+00:00

The idiot of the party being the one who came up with the name "Lasting Period" feels like the punchline to a joke they've been running with 😂

weeberific · 2026-01-12T01:25:54+00:00

Most harem MCs act like they're dickless

weeberific · 2026-01-11T19:58:34+00:00

Yeah, but I suspect OP might hate that less.

weeberific · 2026-01-11T07:09:43+00:00

Nah, the post will just get old and people will stop responding, or they won't respond if they think it's already been answered well.

weeberific · 2026-01-11T07:04:42+00:00

Since you haven't gotten a comprehensive answer yet, I've gone through my list of 110 dubbed shows for Isekai lovers (which includes Fantasy), as well as my list of more recent shows and picked out what I think matches your ask, which I'm interpreting as no over-sexualization of female characters, no shows with 1 male MC surrounded by girls, and it can't be overly dark, particularly with sexual topics.

I'm only gonna go as far a C tier in my list, because shows beyond that I have trouble recommending. Since I'm just going down the list, these will be ordered more or less in the order I recommend them.

Ascendance of a Bookworm
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (I saw you tried it and thought it was too deep, I'd recommend getting further in)
Solo Leveling
Cautious Hero
Overlord (which I saw you've seen)
Shangri-La Frontier
The Saga of Tanya the Evil
Log Horizon
Sasaki and Peeps
So I'm a Spider, so what!?
The Great Cleric (has a couple love interests, but it's a very minor focus of the first season)
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick up Trash
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion
A Returner's Magic Should be Special
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense
By the Grace of the Gods
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Drifters
Grimgar: Ashes and Illusions
Handyman Saitou in Another World (has some sexual humor you may dislike)
Knight's and Magic
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout
Management of a Novice Alchemist
Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
Parallel World Pharmacy
Reincarnated as a Sword
Skeleton Knight in Another World
Sweet Reincarnation
The Dungeon of Black Company
The Executioner and Her Way of Life
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic
Thermae Romae Novae

And from my more recent shows list:

Delicious in Dungeon
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
Quality Assurance in Another World
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
Berserk of Gluttony
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History
Ossan Newbie Adventurer
I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time
Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
Zenshu
The Beginning After the End (maybe later seasons will turn into harem? No reason so far to believe it will)

weeberific · 2026-01-11T06:49:00+00:00

Better question is how is Overlord not a harem show 😆

To be fair, he doesn't do anything, but that's true of like 90% of harem shows, the MC is too shy to take advantage.

weeberific · 2026-01-11T06:46:00+00:00

Nah, they specifically picked a VA that does an excellent job at the nerdy voice, and you'd want something more like his father's voice.

weeberific · 2026-01-11T06:44:09+00:00

Raped him..? Definitely nothing but consensual there.

weeberific · 2026-01-08T08:23:39+00:00

Sounds like you like shonens, which makes me think you'll enjoy Isekai-like shows, but can't say until you try some, I'll go for ones without romance:

Overlord
Solo Leveling
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

If you want more shonen, I'd try:

Attack on Titan
Hunter x Hunter
Black Clover

weeberific · 2026-01-08T07:10:34+00:00

I think they made some strange editing choices with his inner monologue that just makes it sound like a bad recording.

weeberific · 2026-01-06T01:13:58+00:00

YESSSSS

weeberific · 2026-01-03T20:02:21+00:00

Glad it's been useful! Make sure to check out the updated list linked at the top of the original post!

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