Shows Like Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!

If you liked Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2025), a animation and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Ars Louvent is reincarnated in another world as the young son of a minor noble who owns a small domain. Ars is not particularly strong or intelligent, but he was born with the Appraisal Skill that's able to see others'…
2
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won’t be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get…
3
The Great Cleric (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
After his untimely death, this salaryman gets another shot at life! When Luciel is reborn into a magical new land, he becomes a healer in hopes of leading a peaceful life. However, he quickly learns that being a healer…
4
The Twelve Kingdoms (2002)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures…
5
Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (2026)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Seiichirou Kondou gets caught up in a summoning ritual and is transported to a parallel world called Romany Kingdom. Having worked day and night, he demands a job and joins the Royal Accounting Department. After…
6
Sasaki and Peeps (2024)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
Sasaki is a middle-aged office worker living in Japan. Feeling drained by the vapid corporate world, he heads to the pet shop in search of a new companion. There he finds an adorable bird named Peeps and takes him…
7
The Beginning After the End (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
After a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his…
8
Those Who Hunt Elves (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
Martial Artist Junpei, actress Airi, and artillery-obsessed student Ritsuko all find themselves transported from Japan to a magical world. When the elven priestess Celcia casts the spell to send them home, she is…
9
Farming Life in Another World (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
After Hiraku dies of a serious illness, God brings him back to life, gives his health and youth back, and sends him to a fantasy world of his choice. In order to enjoy his second shot, God bestows upon him the almighty…
10
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Reborn as a marquis’ fourth son, Van was once hailed as a genius prodigy until he’s exiled to a nameless frontier village for possessing Production Magic, a useless type of magic in this world. But when he uses his…
11
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
After the defeat of the demon lord Hadlar all of the monsters were unleashed from his evil will and moved to the island of Delmurin to live in peace. Dai is the only human living on the island. Having been raised by…
12
InuYasha (2000)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon…
13
Rozen Maiden (2004)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Jun is a total recluse who won't take a step outside his house and only loves online shopping. When Jun winds up a doll that suddenly appears in his room because of his mail-orders tendencies, he has no idea what he's…
14
Black Clover (2017)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world…
15
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Pride Royal Ivy is only eight years old when she realizes that she's been reincarnated, destined to become the future wicked queen and final boss of an otome game. She's got it all in this new life: razor-sharp wit…
16
Magic Knight Rayearth (1994)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
While on a field trip to the Tokyo Tower, three middle school girls suddenly find themselves in another world and must save its princess to return home.
17
Reincarnated as a Sword (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
Reincarnated as a sentient weapon with memories of his past life, but not his name, a magical sword saves a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. Fran, the cat-eared girl, becomes his wielder, and wants only to grow…
18
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion (2023)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Living inside a fairy tale may sound like a dream, but for this heroine, it’s more of a nightmare. After her mysterious death, Rinko is reborn as Raeliana—a loved and wealthy character in a novel. But she knows the…
19
There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yoki was once a human but reincarnated into a demon. He now holds a middling position serving the Demon King tasked with taking down the hero party. But when he finally faces them, Yoki thinks... "No way… she's…
20
The Familiar of Zero (2006)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière’s name is so long and her spell-casting skills are so poor that everyone at the Tristain Academy of Magic just calls her “Louise the Zero.” Louise’s humiliation only increases…