Shows Like I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job

If you liked I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job (2013), a animation and action & adventure 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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The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
Toujou Basara is a high school student whose father has suddenly just remarried. His father then departs overseas leaving Basara with two new beautiful step-sisters. Little does he know, his new sisters, Mio and Maria…
2
The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
In his past life, he was known as Demon Lord Varvatos, an all-powerful magic user and ruler. But he was lonely after the loss of his friends and loved ones during his rise to power, so in his dying moments, Varvatos…
3
Chained Soldier (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Destructive monsters from the Mato dimension threaten the earth, while women gifted with powers from Peaches try to stop them. But to save the world, Yuuki must be willing to become Chief Kyoka's servant both on the…
4
Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero (2013)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
The story is set in a world embroiled by war between Humans and Demons. The Humans’ greatest hero invades the Demon Queen’s castle determined to vanquish her. However, instead of fighting back, the Queen proposes an…
5
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
Turns out, evil takes initiative! With world domination close at hand, the Kisaragi Corporation turns its sights on interstellar conquest, and who better to take over a magical world than two randomly assigned…
6
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
For 30 years, thousands have traveled to other worlds. The few that return keep the powers they had in those worlds. Akatsuki Ousawa returns from the world of Alayzard with the defeated Demon King's daughter, Miu. Miu…
7
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! (2021)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
The Great Jahy, the Dark Realm's second-in-command, cuts a frightening figure, feared and revered by all. But when a run-in with a magical girl results in the destruction of the precious mana crystal, the Dark Realm…
8
Demon King Daimao (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and animation
Demon King Daimao follows Akuto Sai as the lead character, who on the day he enters Constant Magic Academy, receives a very unexpected future occupation aptitude test result: “Demon King.”
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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Awakening from magical stasis after a thousand years, the Dark Lord Leonis suddenly finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy! He quickly meets Riselia, a girl confronting the Voids, creatures that have nearly…
10
The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Anos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world. However, what awaited him in…
11
Handyman Saitou in Another World (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Handyman Saito has never been anyone special. All his life, he’s had average grades, ordinary athletic skill, a commonplace job… But his unremarkable path takes a turn when he wakes up in another world. Here, warriors…
12
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Betrayed by his childhood friend and cast out of the Hero Party, Orhun Dura—once their loyal Enchanter—is branded by his former comrades as “a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none.” Alone, he sets out to forge a new…
13
CLASSROOM FOR HEROES (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Rosewood Academy isn’t for your average student. This prestigious school specializes in training future heroes destined to protect humanity. Among them is Earnest Flaming, a young girl with unmatched skill who holds…
14
The Eminence in Shadow (2022)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Shadowbrokers are those who go unnoticed, posing as unremarkable people, when in truth, they control everything from behind the scenes. Sid wants to be someone just like that more than anything, and something as…
15
Bogus Skill «Fruitmaster» ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~ (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
In a world where Skill Fruits grant powers, aspiring adventurer Light is stuck with the useless «Fruitmaster» skill. Eating another one results in death, so no do-overs. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Rena quickly…
16
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also action & adventure and comedy
Sakamoto Takuma was so strong in the MMORPG Cross Reverie that his fellow players came to call him the "demon lord." One day, he gets summoned to another world in his avatar form, and meets two girls who both insist…
17
Summoned to Another World for a Second Time (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and comedy
There was once a man who was summoned to another world, and saved it. Of course, he became too popular there, and turned into an isekai-normie. However, that man fell into a "trap" and was forcibly returned to his…
18
The Dawn of the Witch (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and comedy
Saybil can't remember his life before he joined the magic academy. He has the lowest grades, because his amnesia leaves him unmotivated. One day, the school headmaster, Albus, orders him to participate in a dangerous…
19
King's Raid: Successors of the Will (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
A century has passed since King Kyle of the Orvelia kingdom destroyed the fierce demon lord Angmund, restoring peace to the lands. Now in a time of peace, the apprentice knight Kasel enjoys his life without worry. His…
20
Absolute Duo (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
This is the story of Tooru Kokonoe who has enrolled at Kouryou Academy, a school which trains students in wielding Blaze, soul powered weapons to prepare them for the Dorn Agency's special peacekeeping corps. When…