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- 1. I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
- 2. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
- 3. Wise Man’s Grandchild
- 4. The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
- 5. The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
- 6. The Misfit of Demon King Academy
- 7. Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
- 8. The Eminence in Shadow
- 9. Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!
- 10. By the Grace of the Gods
If you love watching some poor soul die in episode one and respawn as a broken character with S-rank everything, this list is for you. These anime all feature protagonists who get reincarnated and immediately become absurdly talented – magical geniuses, battle freaks, or “I accidentally broke the power system” types.
Let’s dive into 10 must-watch series where the MC is reborn as the strongest prodigy.
1. I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
In his first life, our MC is a nobody sorcerer with tons of passion but zero talent. After dying, he’s reincarnated as Lloyd, the seventh prince of a kingdom famous for its magical bloodline. Now blessed with insane mana and a perfect body for sorcery, he becomes a child prince who treats world-shaking spells like casual experiments.
Prodigy factor:
Lloyd is literally a magic nerd with unlimited resources. He dissects spells like science projects and terrifies demons while still looking like a cute kid. It’s pure “overpowered researcher” energy.
2. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
A 34-year-old NEET dies and is reborn as Rudeus Greyrat in a fantasy world. Retaining all his memories, he starts training magic as a toddler and quickly shows ridiculous talent, silently casting spells far beyond normal limits.
Prodigy factor:
Rudeus is treated as a once-in-a-generation magic genius. By the time other kids are learning basic spells, he’s already blasting off advanced magic and attracting top-tier teachers.
3. Wise Man’s Grandchild
After dying in an accident, a salaryman is reborn as Shin Wolford and raised by the legendary hero-mage Merlin. Growing up in the forest, he soaks up combat and magic training like a sponge and ends up beyond S-rank before he’s even a teenager – but nobody remembers to teach him common sense.
Prodigy factor:
Shin casually invents new magic, enchants gear at national-treasure level, and one-shots threats that terrify adult mages. At school he’s supposed to be a “student,” but he’s basically the final boss.
4. The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
The world’s greatest assassin is betrayed by his own organization and killed. A goddess offers him another life in a fantasy world, as Lugh Tuatha Dé, heir of an assassin noble family, on the condition that he eventually kills the world’s Hero. Reborn with his elite skills and a gifted body, he becomes an all-round prodigy in medicine, assassination, and magic.
Prodigy factor:
Lugh theory-crafts assassination like a min-maxing gamer: custom bullets, tuned spells, political manipulation. He’s the “4D chess” type of prodigy – always 10 moves ahead.
5. The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
Haruyoshi Kuga, the strongest onmyouji (exorcist) in his world, is betrayed and fatally wounded. Using a secret reincarnation technique, he’s reborn as Seika Lamprogue in a different world that uses Western-style magic instead of exorcist arts. He has almost no conventional magic, but his old exorcist techniques completely break the new world’s power system.
Prodigy factor:
While everyone else is stuck with basic elemental spells, Seika is summoning terrifying yokai, layering talismans, and manipulating curses no one understands. To others, he looks like a calm prodigy; in reality, he’s a walking glitch.
6. The Misfit of Demon King Academy
The Demon King of Tyranny, Anos Voldigoad, willingly dies to end endless war and reincarnates 2,000 years later expecting a more peaceful era. Instead, history has been twisted and nobody believes he’s the real Demon King. He enrolls in Demon King Academy, but because the tests can’t even measure his power correctly, he’s labeled a “misfit.”
Prodigy factor:
Anos is peak overpowered reincarnation: killing enemies with his heartbeat, resurrecting people repeatedly, and casually rewriting magic rules. The academy is for prodigies – and he makes them all look like beginners.
7. Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire
Hero-King Inglis spends his whole life defending his kingdom. As a reward, a goddess grants his wish to be reborn purely to master the sword. He wakes up in the future as a girl, Inglis again, daughter of knightly nobles. Even as a child, she’s strong enough to secretly slay monsters and body seasoned warriors.
Prodigy factor:
Inglis is a sword freak in the best way – always hunting stronger opponents, always smiling in battle. She’s massively overpowered, but hides it so she can enjoy “training” as if she isn’t already end-game level.
8. The Eminence in Shadow
Minoru Kageno dreams of being a mastermind who pulls strings from the shadows. After dying in a traffic accident, he’s reborn as Cid Kagenou in a world of swords and magic. This time, he trains his body and magic to absurd levels, then role-plays as a background mob while secretly commanding a powerful organization.
Prodigy factor:
Cid is the ultimate chuunibyou prodigy. He makes up a fake cult as a joke… and it turns out to be real. His “random” lines become prophecies, and his casual attacks are legendary feats to everyone else.
9. Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!
After dying young, an 18-year-old girl asks God to make her “average” in her next life so she can live peacefully. The god, being sneaky, calculates “average” by taking the midpoint between the strongest being and the weakest – and she ends up insanely powerful as Adele/Mile, a supposedly normal noble girl.
Prodigy factor:
Mile keeps trying to hide how OP she is, but her magic, physical ability, and knowledge keep exposing her. It’s a comedy-heavy take on the prodigy trope where the MC does not want to be the strongest… but can’t help it.
10. By the Grace of the Gods
Overworked Japanese businessman Ryoma Takebayashi dies and is reincarnated by three gods as a child in a peaceful fantasy world. Gifted with special blessings and strong magic aptitude, he lives alone in the forest for years, researching slimes and developing broken combinations of utility and combat skills.
Prodigy factor:
Ryoma is a “soft” prodigy – more about creativity and applications than pure destruction. He industrializes slime use, builds businesses, and solves problems adults couldn’t touch, all while remaining a chill kid.
Bonus: Honorary “Prodigy” Isekai (Not Always About Raw Power)
If you’re okay with genius-type MCs who aren’t necessarily battle monsters, also check out:
- Ascendance of a Bookworm – reborn as a sickly girl in a medieval world, she uses modern knowledge to basically speedrun printing, industry, and social change.