As we enter a brand-new decade, it’s a good time to look back at the world of anime in the 2010s. Within the fantasy genre, trends skewed strongly toward isekai after 2012’s smash hit Sword Art Online changed the way we view RPG-style fantasy worlds. It spawned an endless horde of imitators, as well as some genuinely intriguing shows that subverted the conventions we’d come to expect. Outside the tidal wave of isekai, long running shounen anime like The Seven Deadly Sins, Magi, and Fairy Tail held the banner of traditional fantasy, while bold newcomers like The Ancient Magus’ Bride and Made in Abyss blew us away with their richly detailed worlds. Now, without any further delay, let’s count down the best fantasy anime of the 2010s!