Dennosuke Uchimura was a normal salaryman until he was summoned to another world by a powerful Demon Lord. There, he is offered a new job as one of the Heavenly Kings, the high ranking generals of the demon army.
With no indomitable might or magic, Uchimura uses the office worker skills that he spent his whole career honing to serve the demon army’s interests.
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Anime Like Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four
For Fans of Using Salaryman Skills in a Fantasy Land
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 Headhunted to Another World and How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
- Isekai about a guy summoned to another world
- The main character is immediately put in a huge position of power
- They use their business acumen to solve problems instead of any physical might
- Harem hints with a clear main love interest who is a bit of a tsundere
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
- Realist Hero is about an economics student made king of a failing kingdom immediately
- Realist Hero is more obvious with its harem since he makes several women his wives for political purposes.
- Essentially, what Headhunted in Another World is to demons and demon kingdoms, Realist Hero is to humans and a human kingdom.
Sasaki and Peeps
Unfulfilled and lonely by the corporate grind, middle-aged salaryman Sasaki decides to get a pet for some companionship. He settles on a buying a small bird who, much to his surprise, reveals itself to be a reborn sage from another world who still has his memories – and magic – intact.
Transporting Sasaki to his home world and bestowing some of his magic to him, Sasaki hopes to use his magic and the ability to travel back and forth between worlds to start a new life of peace and comfort.
However, after getting involved economically and politically with the fantasy kingdom and his new magic powers attracting the attention of the government in modern Japan, Sasaki escaped his dull corporate life and now faces endless excitement no matter where he goes.
Similarities Between Headhunted to Another World and Sasaki and Peeps
- Isekai about a salaryman in another world
- Main character uses his business acumen to solve various problems and impresses many
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and Sasaki and Peeps
- Sasaki and Peeps is a bit of an odd duck in that it is half isekai story and half “government agency handling supernatural problems in our real world” story. As he can travel back and forth between the isekai world and our modern world.
- The main character in Sasaki and Peeps can use magic quite well.
- Sasaki and Peeps resists harem with an older, uninterested main character.
Dungeon of Black Company
Kinji has finally perfected his NEET lifestyle through shrewd money management. However, just when he is able to hang out for the rest of his life, he is transported to another world.
There, he is immediately shoved into a harsh mining job for a black company that cares only about profits and quotas. However, as the world’s laziest and most clever NEET, Kinji is determined to be a layabout.
Similarities Between Headhunted to Another World and Dungeon of Black Company
- Isekai about a man sent to another world
- Main character uses his knowledge of the business world to get ahead
- Powerless main character gets wildly powerful companions
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and Dungeon of Black Company
- Dungeon of Black Company is unambiguously a comedy isekai and it gets a lot of that comedy from how much of a lovable scumbag the main character is.
- The main character’s companions in Dungeon of Black Company are powerful, but flawed and almost useless.
- Dungeon of Black Company is more parodying Japanese black company overwork culture.
For Fans of Serving in The Demon Lord’s Army
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human
Leader of the Immortal Brigade and feared for his powerful and indomitable magic, Ike renowned in the demon army for single-handly capturing fortresses and pushing back the unrelenting army’s of humanity.
However, not even the Demon Lord he serves knows his deepest secret – he is actually a human. Raised in secret as a demon by a legendary mage of the Demon Army, Ike was taught powerful magic. However, he seeks to use it, not for conquest in the name of the Demon Lord, but to find a way for demons and humanity to coexist in peace.
Similarities Between Headhunted to Another World and The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human
- There’s a human serving in the demon army
- High ranking demons know that he is a human
- Harem hints
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army Was a Human
- Him being a human in The Strongest Magician is supposed to be a secret, but the series doesn’t sell it so well since he is always taking off his disguise.
- The Strongest Magician is far more focused on action, since the main character is, in fact, a strong magician.
- The Strongest Magician is angling more towards a darker, more serious story
- The Strongest Magician is not an isekai, just a standard fantasy
I’m Quitting Heroing
After using his immense power to save the world, Leo finds that there is no place for a powerful hero in a world at peace.
Being too strong to remain in human kingdoms, he seeks a job in the Demon King’s Army, which he defeated and is in need of rebuilding.
While the army has many problems, Leo’s power is boundless, but he finds that the demon king has kinder motives for world domination than he expected.
Similarities Between Headhunted to Another World and I’m Quitting Heroing
- There’s a human in the demon army
- The human quickly ascends to the upper echelons of the demon ranks
- The main character helps the other demon generals with their various problems, earning their admiration.
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and I’m Quitting Heroing
- I’m Quitting Heroing is about a human hero who defeats the demon lord, the human kingdoms kick him out for being too powerful, so he joins the demon army to rebuild it.
- The main character in I’m Quitting Heroing does attempt subterfuge to not reveal his true identity at first.
- I’m Quitting Heroing starts light, but the story does get a bit darker and serious as it goes on.
- The main character in I’m Quitting Heroing is very powerful.
Helck
While humanity is celebrating the defeat of the Demon Lord at the hands of a lone human hero, the Demon Realm is preparing for the contest of a lifetime where they will decide the next Demon Lord.
Demons from around the realm show up to test their might, but among them marches one lone human – Helck.
Although Helck shows his indomitable might in the three months of tournament fights, he also shows his compassion to his opponents while proudly proclaiming his hatred for humans, winning over the crowd.
As Helck becomes the favorite to become the next Demon Lord, things don’t sit well with Red Vermilio, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Realm. She believes that Helck has other motives and decides to uncover what he is plotting. However, something sinister is building in the Human Kingdoms…
Similarities Between Headhunted to Another World and Helck
- There’s a human in the demon army
- The other demon generals are wary of him, but won over
- His primary companion is a fiery red haired tsundere demon general woman
- The main character brings a good heart to things
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and Helck
- Helck is about a powerful human trying to become demon lord to stop the corrupted human kingdoms.
- The main character in Helck is super strong
- Helck features more action
- While Helck does start off seemingly very comedic, more so than Headhunted in Another World, it develops a lot more dark and serious moments as it goes on.
- Helck isn’t an isekai, just a normal fantasy series.
For Fans of Demons Aren’t So Bad And Are Sometimes Cute Girls
Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army
Dariel is a dark soldier in the Demon King’s army – or rather, he was. After the son of the previous demon general took over, he swiftly fired Dariel for a lack of power and supposed usefulness.
Set adrift, Dariel rescues a girl from a monster in the woods and she takes him to her village. There, he discovers that he wasn’t actually a demon, but is a human – and an incredibly powerful one.
Now he pays the village back for all their kindness by helping them out.
Similarities Between Headhunted to Another World and Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army
- A human was, at least for some time, part of the demon army
- The human befriends (or is friends with) a number of high ranking demons
- The main character’s various adventures help various kingdoms find stability and prosper
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army
- The main character in Chillin’ in My 30s is actually quite powerful, thus the series has a bit more actual action.
- The main character in Chillin’ in My 30s was in the demon army, but he was kicked out. So the series is about him living with humans for the first time.
- There is a singular romance in Chillin’ in My 30s that progresses more than you’d expect.
- Chillin’ in My 30s is more about fostering economic advancements that lead to peace between humans and demons
- Chillin’ in My 30s is not an isekai, just a normal fantasy.
Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
One day, an average merchant named Banaza is summoned to another world. It turns out that the magical kingdom of Klyrode has been summoning heroes to help them fight against demons known as the Dark Ones.
Alongside Banaza, another man was summoned whose stats wow the king and he is chosen as a hero. However, Banaza, who has dismal stats, cannot be returned home. The kingdom grants him some land in a forest, but he discovers that it is blighted by demons living in the area.
In his new home, he not only discovers that he actually has cheat level powers that make him wildly powerful, but when he uses them to defeat a powerful demon, she has decided that she will be his devoted wife!
Similarities Between Headhunted to Another World and Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
- Main character is sent to another world
- The main character befriends a series of demons and learns they aren’t so bad
- Harem hints with a clear main love interest
- Surprisingly chill demon lord.
Differences Between Headhunted to Another World and Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
- Chillin’ in Another World features a guy summoned to be a hero, the human kingdom chooses another guy they summoned, and he is given a swathe of blighted land where he defeats the demon there who decides to be his wife.
- The main love interest in Chillin’ in Another World is very possessive and devoted to the main character, and it is a large part of the comedy/story.
- Chillin’ in Another World is pretty focused on a “Demons good, humans bad” sort of set up.
- The main character in Chillin’ in Another World is very powerful.
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