While having a drink after work, a middle-aged man is shocked to wake up in the body of Liam Hamilton, the fifth son of a struggling noble family. While his father is frantic to save his family from ruin and his brothers are apathetic about the prospect, Liam is just happy to have a chance to learn and master magic like he has always dreamed.
After his father and brothers set out to find a way to save their family’s title, Liam quickly does so while mastering magic only to be tasked by a princess to found a kingdom on holy land that his magic unlocked.
He sure mastered magic real fast and this series turned into a whole different thing. If you are looking for more anime recommendations like I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic, head on down below.
Anime Like I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic
For Fans of Magic Maniacs

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
No matter how obsessed with it he was, a simple commoner cannot become adapt at magic. However, upon his death, a magic-loving commoner is reincarnated as the new 7th prince of the kingdom of Saloum, named Lloyd de Saloum.
Reincarnated into the royal lineage, Lloyd is gifted with a young body that is already overflowing with mana and given the every privileged of royalty to hone his magic. With no claim to the throne and a lot of free time, Lloyd quickly masters magic at a young age. However, he finds forces at work looking to unleash horrific monstrosities on the world that only his magic stands a chance against.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
- A man is in the body of a young noble, although not the heir to the family, and decides to learn and master magic.
- The main character, quickly overpowered in magical ability, starts solving every problem that comes his way easily.
- Main characters that have varying effects on kingdom politics
- Adventure as well as stopping the occasional intrigue with overwhelming might is the plot.
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
- 7th Prince, and its noticeably larger animation budget, has bigger, flashier, and more energetic magical battles.
- 7th Prince has sillier comedy and also so surprisingly dark moments as well.
- 7th Prince follows a prince whose only care is magic. He is obsessive and passionate about it compared to Liam who, by comparison, seems practically unimpressed.

Magic Maker – How to Make Magic in Another World
After dying in our magic-less world, a man who always wanted to use magic is reborn in a new fantasy world. Happy for the chance to now potentially get a chance to learn magnificent magic, he is swiftly disappointed to find out that the concept doesn’t exist.
However, reborn as Shion, the oldest son of a minor noble family, he discovers that the concept of magic in any usable form may not exist, but magic still does exist—he just has to create it first!
Fired up by the discovery, Shion sets out to research, create, and master every kind of magic he can think of.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Magic Maker
- Main character in another world as the son of a noble and passionate about learning and mastering magic.
- Light-hearted with a fairly meandering plot as well as, strangely enough, similar looking main characters.
- The main character utilizes magic to suit his needs at the time.
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Magic Maker
- Magic Maker puts more focus on experimenting and creating new magics that did not exist. Mastering Magic is just about using various spells in creative ways.
- Magic Maker doesn’t have a focus like the kingdom building in Mastering Magic, which means it really just uses adventure and random events as a plot.
- Magic Maker keeps a more compact cast.

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?
One day, 25-year-old Shingo Ichinomiya goes to sleep and wakes up a 6-year-old in a medieval noble family.
Unfortunately, he soon comes to learn that his noble family is not only quite poor, but he is actually the 8th son and looking at virtually no inheritance.
He is, however, talented at magic and decides to work to bring prosperity to his family.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and The 8th Son
- A man wakes up as the son of a struggling noble family, though not the heir, in another world.
- The main character quickly learns and masters magic, which he uses to elevate his own position in the world.
- A series of characters are drawn to the main character’s power
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and The 8th Son
- The 8th Son often uses the rest of the main character’s family to drive various plots, unlike Mastering Magic that swiftly leaves that initial plot line behind.
- The 8th Son uses an early time skip to skip over the training and mastering magic part as well as the gathering a collection of anime waifus part, going from childhood to adulthood quickly.

Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World – The Apostle of the Gods Who Know No Self-Restraint
After saving some young girls from an attacker, a teen boy died and reincarnated into a world of swords, sorcery, and adventurers. On his third birthday, Cain von Silford, the third son of a noble family remembered his previous life and was determined to make the most of his new one.
However, on his fifth birthday when children traditionally commune with the gods to receive their blessings, he didn’t just receive one blessing, he received blessings from all the gods, and the levels of those blessings were far above what even the most gifted humans received.
With his stats boosted so ridiculously powerful that he has to hide them from everyone, he decides to become an adventurer.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World
- Man is reborn in another world as the son of a noble, but not the heir.
- The main character quickly becomes overpowered and becomes an adventurer
- People are drawn to the character’s power and good nature
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World
- Whereas Mastering Magic changes to a kingdom building plot, Chronicles of an Aristocrat is more just random adventures and intrigue, putting far more focus on everyone marveling at how powerful he is.
- The main character in Chronicles of an Aristocrat is designed to be wildly overpowered in all areas, as he had the highest blessing from every god.
- Chronicles of an Aristocrat is far more light hearted and often focuses more on various women gushing over the main character being powerful.
For Fans of Kingdom Building

Sweet Reincarnation
Without realizing his dream of making the world’s best pastry, a promising pastry chef suddenly dies. However, he is reincarnated into a new world as the young noble, Pastry Mille Morteln.
Although he is the eldest son of an impoverished country lord, he is determined to still follow his dreams of being a pastry chef even in his new life. Now, he balances fulfilling expectations as an aristocrat while also gathering all the ingredients he needs to make wonderful confections as he builds his dream kingdom of sweets.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Sweet Reincarnation
- Man is reincarnated in another world as the the son of a minor noble family
- While the main character has other interests, kingdom administration and growing his realm becomes the plot
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Sweet Reincarnation
- Sweet Reincarnation, as it follows a pastry chef that still wants to make sweets in another world, is occasionally a food-focused isekai.
- Sweet Reincarnation follows the heir who is interested in growing his father’s land. He is also a baron and isn’t founding a kingdom like in Mastering Magic.
- The main character in Sweet Reincarnation isn’t overpowered, or even particularly interested in combat.

How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
Kazuya Souma is summoned to another world rife with adventure. There, the king cedes his throne to the young hero and Souma finds himself saddled with a kingdom in decline.
Now, he shows the true might of his heroism by rehabilitating the country, not through adventure or war, but through rigorous economic administration.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
- Isekai about a man that comes to rule a kingdom
- Kingdom administration, management, growing the kingdom, and dealing with various external politics is the plot
- Large cast of characters that all serve the kingdom in various ways
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
- Realist Hero is about inheriting an established kingdom, not about building one from scratch
- The main character in Realist Hero is not overpowered, or skilled in combat in any significant way.
- Realist Hero builds itself a harem as a valid way it uses to establish political stability is to just marry some noble girl and have multiple wives, though it has a clear main love interest.

Farming Life in Another World
After dying of an illness, Machio Hiraku is given the opportunity to reincarnate into another world.
The god grants him a healthy body and his wish to live peacefully. Machio also asks if he can have a talent for agriculture in hopes that he can live a more fulfilling life.
The god grants him all this as well as the ability to summon a farming tool that can turn into any agricultural tool he needs, including one that makes any seeds he can think of.
Machio is sent in the middle of a forest full of dangerous creatures. Without any civilization in sight, he makes his own small farm that slowly accumulates residents that wander the woods.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Farming Life in Another World
- Man is isekai’d to another world where he decides to build a house on some land. That house he built on some land becomes a village, then a kingdom.
- A number of outcasts, beast creatures, and others come to live on his land as it grows.
- Building and expanding the facilities as well as keeping everyone safe is the plot.
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and Farming Life in Another World
- Farming Life in Another World has far more focus on slow growth, going from house to farm to homestead to town, compared to Mastering Magic where things move much faster.
- Farming Life in Another World is often, if not just a food isekai, then a farming-focused isekai.
- Farming Life in Another World, as the village is mostly women, is just really a big harem and can be a lightly ecchi, if not just horny, about it.

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
After passing away, a Japanese salaryman finds himself reincarnated in another world as Ars, the first-born son of the Louvent family, a minor lord in the Summerforth Empire.
As the world is plagued with inequality and political instability, Ars seeks to strengthen his small territory. However, the only special power he has is the ability to see the potential of others through his unique Appraisal skill. Using this skill to read their stats, he uses it to recruit and fill his retinue with enough skilled fighters and thinkers to safeguard his people from the wars to come.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
- Man is reincarnated in another world as a young noble
- Managing his land and growing his kingdom is the plot
- A number of unique characters come to surround the main character and serve him loyally
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
- The main character in Reincarnated Aristocrat is the heir to a minor title, and not growing a kingdom from scratch so much as he is serving his liege lord.
- The main character in Reincarnated Aristocrat is not overpowered, and a large part of the plot is him surrounding himself with powerful, talented people to serve his kingdom because of that.
- Mastering Magic is about collecting and using various powerful magic, Reincarnated Aristocrat is more grounded and focused on army warfare and political negotiation.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
After a run in with a robber, the 37-year-old Satoru is suddenly killed. He is reincarnated into a fantasy land, but not as a man. In fact, he is no longer even human!
He is reincarnated as a lowly slime.
After wandering, he comes across a dragon who he befriends and who gives him the new name of Rimuru. Absorbing this dragon into his slime body, promising to eventually break the seal that has bound him, gives Rimuru great magical ability.
He then continues to inadvertently befriend beleaguered fantasy creatures in the forest who are constantly threatened by humanity. Eventually, he decides to found a nation uniting these creatures in order to help them protect themselves.
Similarities Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
- Man is isekai’d to another world and quickly becomes overpowered in magic.
- The man accidentally founds a nation of outcasts, beast people, and other beleaguered creatures
- Management and growth of that kingdom as well as dealing with external threats is the plot
Differences Between I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic and That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
- While Mastering Magic has an expanding cast, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime has a larger cast and fleshes out many of those characters over its long run.
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime features higher quality, more diverse action.
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime features a main character who is, in fact, a slime, but gains a human form later.
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