We all dreamed of going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when we were younger. We imagined ourselves sitting in the great hall, being sorted into our respective houses and casting our first spells.
For some of us, we can enjoy this dream by watching anime where MC gets transferred to a magic school and from there they go on to experience incredible adventures and learn powerful magic. This is a trope that’s been used in countless anime, and we want to talk about the best of them. We bring you the 15+ best anime where the overpowered main character is transferred to magic school.
Here are the 15+ best anime where OP MC is transferred to magic school
We all know the feeling of starting at a new school, the nervousness, the excitement, and the uncertainty of what lies ahead. But what if instead of starting at a normal school, you were starting at a magic school? Well, that is the premise of many anime and manga, where the main character gets transferred to a school of magic.
These anime typically follow the main character as they learn magic, make friends, and discover their path in life. Here are our top 16 picks for MC transferred to magic school anime.
16. Tokyo Ravens
When we think about magic, we think it’s something cool, but what happens when magic has a darker side. Here we meet Harutora, a member of the Tsuchimikado branch family. A boy who has vowed to protect Natsume, the heir of the Tsuchimikado’s family, but Harutora doesn’t possess any magical abilities unlike many others.
But as he learns about the potential of the Onmyoudou magic that could destroy worlds. He needs to make the tough choice of facing the challenges or running away. Tokyo Ravens heavily relies on the supernatural aspect and magic is handled in this mysterious way that makes you want to know the secrets behind it, and it’s got some nice romance as well.
The romantic tension starts straight up in the first episode when the guy kisses the wrong girl; yikes.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(24 Ep.)
15. Tokyo Majin
Another anime with the word Tokyo in it. Seriously what’s with the city and magic. The story is set around Tatsuma Hiyuu and Kyouichi Houraiji. Two students stay up every night to fight the threat of the reborn dead. Random people who disappear at night and appear as corpses during the day, only to come to life during the day and disappear from the morgue.
With the help from the final year students at the Magami Academy, they have to fight not only the demons but the powerful individuals who are in control of them with the intent of destroying the city. Dead zombies and magic, come on tell me a better combo.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(14 Ep.)
14. Quanzhi Fashi
This might be a little stretch but Mo Fan’s story is humiliating yet funny. Mo Fan, at the start of the anime was very naughty and failed all the school tests on purpose so that he could piss his parents off and teachers. Nevertheless, he was a genius who was just lacking some motivation; therefore, he was often misinterpreted as a failed student who couldn’t do anything.
So one day, Mo Fan decided to put the pen and paper to give an excellent result, but he was transported to another world which resulted in him failing the exam again but that’s where the real story starts. He comes across a world of absolute magic where everyone possesses great knowledge and power except him.
Things started to get tougher when the resident of that isekai world started to disgust him as a weak and not knowing anything type of person. Such a heartbreaking and ironic story, isn’t it? Now, how will he survive in the new magical world? Watch the anime and find out.
Dubbed – No
Season – 5(60 Ep.)
13. Hundred
This is not just a harem anime. It is an action-packed sci-fi mecha harem anime. The story goes like this. This alien-like organism called savage attacks people, and the one way to counter them is by using this mecha technology called hundred. The main character Hayato Kisaragi has the highest hundred capability.
Because of that, he’s invited to hone his skills aboard a battleship where there is a prestigious military academy called Little Garden. Of course, during his days in the academy, he attracts the attention of multiple female students and somehow also ends up in ecchi situations. But as I said, there’s some action too.
He gets into incidents where he has to fight those savages that are now all over the world. If you don’t have anything else to watch, I’d say this could be something that you can watch just to see if you like it. There are some awfully bizarre cringe scenes in there too, so you better watch out.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(12 Ep.)
12. Sky Wizards Academy
Kanata Age is a handsome young boy who’s a teacher in the wizard academy. He’s also known as the black master swordsman due to his powers and abilities. However, when he’s transferred to lead a team full of defeats, apparently the team lost 100 consecutive battles. He’s able to show his true strength, which is quite overpowered.
As for Kanata’s personality, he cares about his friends a lot and puts quite an emphasis on saving and not betraying others. Even if everyone calls him a traitor, he seems not to care and just do his job. What is his job? Fighting the evil and training his team.
After training his new team, he’s able to show a handful of powerful techniques. Some of them include strike master, black aura, and flash sword. Sky Wizards Academy is one of the best anime in which they portrayed a total character development. When the main character joined another school and became an overpowered badass.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(12 Ep.)
11. World Break
How awkward would it get if you liked someone and was attracted to him only to find later that in your previous life you were siblings? In this anime, the MC was such a powerful person in his two previous lives and learned how to tap into that potential and power. However, we aren’t here to talk about how strong the MC is.
We’re here to talk about his incestuous kind of love interest. Well, it was in a previous life anyway so it shouldn’t be that much of a problem, right? It’s not like memories from that said life will be coming flooding back.
This MC has a cool harem that he has to protect and guard against the enemies putting his life on the line in the process. Who knows, maybe he’ll receive some kind of hot confession or even one of the girls put out for him.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(12 Ep.)
10. Infinite Stratos
The anime is quite similar to Juuou Mujin no Fafnir, being that Ichika Orimura is the only male in the all-female school. The sci-fi anime features a lot of mecha action and there’s also lots of funny dialogue and scenes to keep you smiling at all times.
Japan has created a very powerful weapon that can only be piloted by females. The weapon is so powerful that it got banned. Ichika Orimura is enrolled in the academy to continue his training as an IS pilot. However, danger strikes the academy, and Ichika, the girls, and the teachers must get ready to defend themselves.
The ecchi and harem troop in this anime might get annoying at some point; however, it helps to reduce the fast pace of the anime.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 2(24 Ep.)
09. The Irregular at Magic High School
In an anime where serenity and Lisa’s heavenly vocals welcome us into a breathtaking world, no one could have seen Tatsuya coming. Even from a mile away since the guy sure makes all these other magic anime protagonists look nothing but amateurs at best.
Seeing him amaze the whole school makes that perfect in-your-face statement, given how he’s branded as being not good enough by the very institution now head over heels for him. Plus, with the show featuring fights that make the best use of magic while making sure our boy comes out on top every time, it’s the perfect time to catch up with The Irregular at Magic High School.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 2(39 Ep.)
08. Seraph At The End
Man-killing viruses are nothing new to us in 2022, but what about a man turning into a vampire virus? I know you’ve heard that before, but Seraph at the End really knows how to show how brutal the apocalyptic world hoarded by vampires is. This happens in a world where people are suddenly killed by a mysterious virus only to be reincarnated as vampires.
Surprisingly, children at the age of 13 are left untouched and one of the children named Yuuichirou Hyakuya joins to fight these vampires and save his friend Mikaela Hyakuya. Even if you are not a fan of the story, you can watch this anime for its visuals and soundtrack.
The soundtrack comes from Sawano, so that alone should give you a reason to watch it.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 2(24 Ep.)
07. Freezing
I know this might come off as your average ecchi story with a clumsy main character, but Freezing is definitely more than that. It’s much darker, involving all these evil guys trying to conquer the world and our main character being shoved into a magical school where they fight aliens.
Surely you won’t get that alien vs predator feeling in this one, but it knows how to give us some great action scenes, plus a good main couple. Yes, our main character will be annoying at times but he soon gets his development.
There are two seasons in this show, so you’ll definitely bench the second if you love the first season.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 2(24 Ep.)
06. Daily Life Of Immortal King
We’ve been speaking about Japanese anime, so how about a Chinese anime to make a change. Here we have Wang Ling, a cultivation genius who has achieved a new realm every two years since he was a year old but every overpowered guy has their troublesome face.
Now he needs to attend senior high school where more troubles await him. All Wang wants is to keep his head low and face fewer challenges but soon his desired lifestyle gets changed as he meets more and more challenges. Daily Life of Immortal King knows how to do justice to the cultivation niche.
If you’ve read web novels then this might be a very familiar niche for you, so make sure to give this anime a watch since it knows how to do justice to all the general tropes.
Dubbed – No
Season – 2(27 Ep.)
05. Machine Doll Wa Kizutsukanai
Death games and machine dolls, yup, this anime has got it all. It is centralized around action, ecchi, fantasy, and school life. The plot is situated in a world where machine magic has given humans the ability to use mechanical dolls as puppets and weapons.
Our main character Raishin Akabane must work together with his humanoid doll Yaya in order to be a part of a Walpurgis Royal Academy faculty named the Evening Party. If you love that death game anime like Future Diary or Darwin’s game, then you’ll love this show.
Sure, it might not be as brutal as Yuno Gasai’s killing, but it knows how to increase the tension with each episode and keep you hooked through the entire show.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(12 Ep.)
04. Charlotte
Charlotte is a fantastic anime series about Yuu Otasuka, a first-year transfer student. He is egotistical, arrogant, and selfish, and he frequently abuses his strong magical skills. He’s a slacker student who takes advantage of his cheating abilities and gets good grades.
After that, he is discovered by Nao Tomori, another magic user and the president of Hoshinoumi Academy. She forced our MC to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy. In the beginning, Yuu has the power to possess a person for five seconds at a time.
He eventually discovered that his true power is to take the user’s ability he has possessed. As you may expect, this gives Yuu overpowered. He is easily one of Charlotte’s most powerful characters, who later become One-Eyed Grim Reaper.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(13 Ep.)
03. Kenja No Mago
What happens when your grandpa is OP as hell? Ask Shin Wolford. After Shin died in the crescent world, he is reincarnated as Shin Wolford in another fantasy world. Shin is a grandson of Merlin Wolford, one of the strongest magic users in the world. Yup, this means our grandson got all his grandpa’s power and he can cast magic with his eyes closed.
The first few episodes are all about Shin flexing his powers and earning stares and grasps from his friends. The real threats kick in the last arc of the story but what are threats when you’re overpowered as hell.
If you need a story about an average boy getting isekai becoming the overpowered guy and then going to the magical school, this is the show for you.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 1(12 Ep.)
02. Full Metal Panic
This is one of those older shows that has gone under everyone’s radar. There was so much discussion about the show back in the day but the modern anime fandom seems to have forgotten about it, so let me introduce it back to you.
Here we follow Sousuke Sagara, a teenage boy working at mithril organization now tasked with protecting a young girl named Kaname Chidori. This energetic teenager seems to have a mystery enveloping her, making her the target of many organizations. It is up to Sousuke and his two friends to protect the girl and learn about her mysterious past.
This has a nice combination of action, mystery, and comedy and it’s definitely one of those old anime you should add to your watch list.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 4(61 Ep.)
01. Welcome to Demon School Iruma Kun
Here our main character not only attends a magical school, but he also has to keep his identity in check. So, what’s the story behind this anime?
This tells the story of Iruma Suzuki who is sold to the demons by his parents and is adopted by the demon known as Sullivan. He is sent to a demon school where he quickly befriends two demons known as Alice Asmodeus and Clara Valac.
However, Sullivan warns Iruma never to reveal that he’s a human because if he does, the other demons would kill and eat him. If you love a bit of comedy in your isekai with Iruma getting serious every now and then make sure to give this a watch.
Dubbed – Yes
Season – 2(44 Ep.)
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