Updated May 12, 2024 by testing

It’s cold and you don’t know what to watch under the blanket fort you built next to the chimney to fight the coldness? You need something cool and addictive that can keep you warmed and glued to the screen, am I correct? Let me help you. Here, I made a list of recommendations of the best anime where the main character is an overpowered transfer student! So, make yourself comfortable and start reading, being careful not to collapse the fort.

 

Anime Where MC is an OP Transfer Student

 

25. Magical Senpai

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
7/20	5/10	5/10	6/10	23/50

I kind of understand stage fright. I would be terrified, too. Come on, Tejina-senpai! You can do it! The main character of this series finds out that according to the school rules, he has to attend a club. So, during his limited search, he meets the strange Tejina-senpai as she practices some magic tricks in her club’s classroom.

However, Tejina-senpai has tremendous stage fright and so, now that she has an audience that watches her, her attempts will simply be hilarious.

 

24. Tonari no seki-kun

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
8/20	5/10	5/10	5/10	23/50

Poor Rumi. I can feel her frustration. Toshinari Seki comes up with the most absurd and extravagant games so as not to get bored during lessons. And somehow, he always manages not to get noticed by the teachers. From dominoes to shogi, from go to mecha models to playing with cats, Seki always finds something new to do.

In the counter, next to him sits Rumi Yokoi, who just can’t help but notice him. In spite of this, she finds herself interested in Seki’s games, even if it seems that they always end up getting her in trouble with the professors!

 

23. Wandering Son

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
5/20	5/10	8/10	8/10	26/50

A delicate anime that deals with very important themes. Shuichi Nitori is a feminine boy who moved to a new school. He meets a girl, Yoshino Takatsuki, who has a masculine appearance, and also because of her height is called “Takatsuki-Kun”. The slice of life begins when the protagonists attend fifth grade.

It will follow them in their attempt to integrate into society, as they carry the heavy secret desire to be born each as an exponent of the opposite sex. The delicate issues of gender identity and transsexuality are dealt with at the start of puberty, a phase of life that is already critical in itself.

 

22. Full Metal Panic

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	5/10	7/10	5/10	29/50

Mecha isn’t really my genre, but if you like it, then this is the anime for you! In an alternative present in which the Soviet Union is still alive, creating the conditions for the continuation of the Cold War, the development of weapons went through a lot of improvement, reaching the point of producing the Arm Slaves, extremely powerful mecha. At the basis of this technological progress there is Black Technology, an innate knowledge contained in some individuals, the whispered, whose origin is unknown. 

In a world scenario made up of continuous wars, a secret organization made up of mercenaries, called Mithril appears, and aims to carry out military interventions to quell armed clashes. The protagonist, Sosuke Sagara, is a mercenary in the pay of Mithril who will take on the burdensome task of protecting a whispered girl, Kaname Chidori. To do this, Sosuke will be forced to enroll in the same high school as Kaname.

 

21. Haven’t you heard? I’m Sakamoto

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	29/50

The coolest classmate you could possibly have in your classroom! This school anime focuses on Sakamoto, a young boy who has captured everyone’s attention. In fact, Sakamoto, in addition to being very popular with women, is perfect in everything he does. The series follows Sakamoto’s life in his first year of high school.

 

20. Amagi Brilliant Park

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
11/20	5/10	8/10	7/10	31/50

This anime is as brilliant as its name! Who wouldn’t want to be the manager of this particular amusement park? The “tragicomedy” follows Seiya Kanie, a high school boy invited for an appointment at an amusement park by Isuzu Sento, a mysterious beautiful student who moved to Seiya’s school.

The boy is introduced to Ratifa, a “real” princess and manager of the park, who asks him to act as the substitute manager of this “disappointing amusement park in the suburbs of Tokyo”.

 

19. The Fruit of Grisaia

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	6/10	6/10	6/10	31/50

Surprisingly, this series deals with pretty important and deep themes. The story is set in the Mihana Academy, nominally an exclusive school, but in fact, a closed-off boarding school where some particular students are educated away from the influences of the outside world. The school hosts five female students busy with their repetitive daily routine. One day, however, Yuuji Kazami, a new student, arrives at Mihana.

 

18. Majimoji Rurumo

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
15/20	5/10	6/10	6/10	32/50

Your wishes will be fulfilled, but there is a consequence. A classic! The hilarious magical comedy stars Kota Shibaki, an average student to whom magic tickets are delivered. The tickets serve as training for Rurumo, a former witch, punished and removed from her role to be forced to become an apprentice again.

Shibaki can use these cards to express his wishes and Rurumo will have to fulfill them, using her magic as part of her re-training. It seems that Shibaki is a really lucky boy, but there is always a price to pay: every wish expressed and granted will shorten the boy’s life.

 

17. Brynhildr in the Darkness

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	5/10	7/10	6/10	32/50

I admit it. I’m scared of aliens or whatever exists out there in the universe. I can’t help it!

When he was a kid, Murakami had a crush on a girl he called Kuroneko. She thought that aliens existed and that she had met them, but no one believed her, even Murakami was skeptical. One day, Kuroneko decides to show him where the aliens are, but an accident occurs and she dies, meanwhile, Murakami is seriously injured. Years pass and the protagonist is increasingly obsessed with finding evidence on the existence of aliens, as he had made a promise to Kuroneko. 

Then, one day, a new student, who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko, but she claims to be named after her friend, shows up in his class. The girl possesses superhuman strength and she also seems capable of predicting the future, but she claims she does not know Murakami and has never seen him before.

 

16. The Asterisk War

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	6/10	32/50

Once again, overpowered teenagers with supernatural powers are the protagonists! Why doesn’t this happen in real life?

The story is set in a world where, after a serious crisis, special powers have awakened in some young individuals called “Genestella“. In the floating “Academy City“, Rikka, also known as “Asterisk“, is known worldwide for hosting the “Star Wars Festival“, a fighting tournament in which young people of the “Starpulse Generation” face each other using devices called “Shining Armaments” to determine who is the strongest.

Ayato Amagiri is a new student enrolled by the Seidoukan Academy, one of the six schools where the festival warriors train. The day he arrives in town, however, he runs into Julis, a student nicknamed the “Petalblaze Witch“, and ends up facing her in a duel.

 

15. Classroom of the Elite

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	6/10	6/10	7/10	33/50

A heavenly high school! I wish I could attend it. The story takes place in the Kōdo Ikusei high school, a prestigious school with state-of-the-art equipment for its students, who all manage to enter university or find work very easily. All students can wear whatever they want and bring their personal belongings with them to school.

This high school looks like heaven, but the truth is that only the most deserving students get special treatment. Kiyotaka Ayanokoji attends class D, the one that collects the worst students, after having strangely taken a low grade in the entrance exam. His situation will change after meeting two other students, Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida.

 

14. Unlimited Fafnir

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	6/10	7/10	6/10	33/50

A great series that is light and fun to watch and full of action! (And of course, beautiful girls) The story is set in an alternate present where the world has been shocked by the appearance of monsters similar to dragons and where some individuals, classified as “D“, are born in possession of powers similar to those of the hostile creatures.

These Ds are all female apart from the young Yuu Mononobe, whose existence is kept secret. Yuu is then sent to the Midgar academy where Ds are educated; here he finds his little sister Mitsuki and runs into a girl named Iris.

 

13. Myriad Colors Phantom World

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	6/10	7/10	8/10	34/50

A KyoAni product! Of course, the quality is guaranteed. This time the studio gives us something different from the usual. The story is set in an imaginative near future in which entities often appear as ghosts or monsters called “Phantoms“. Four high school students at Hosea Academy battle phantoms: first year Haruhiko Ichijō along with senpai Mai Kawakami, who possesses the “Spirit of Five Elements” skill, Izumi Reina, holder of the “Phantom Eater,” and the lonely Koito Minase.

Between ups and downs, high school and fights, their life goes on peacefully until an unexpected event shows them the incredible truth behind the world in which they live.

 

12. Akuma no Riddle

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	6/10	7/10	34/50

GIRL POWER! Finally, an all-female anime. The story is set at the Miyojou academy, an all-female boarding school. Among the various classes of the tenth year, there is also the Kurogumi, a course composed entirely of murderers who aim to eliminate one of the students, Haru Ichinose.

As a new transfer student, Tokaku Azuma also has the same goal, but she gradually begins to have feelings for Haru.

 

11. Soul Eater Not!

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	9/10	6/10	6/10	34/50

If you have watched Soul Eater, then you MUST watch Soul Eater Not! Soul Eater Not is a spin-off and prequel of the famous anime Soul Eater. The protagonist of the story, Tsugumi Harudori, is a fourteen-year-old who has just enrolled in the Shibusen school. She is a demonic weapon, so she must find a partner, but instead, she meets two of them: Anya, a tsundere girl from a noble family, and Meme, a forgetful girl.

On their first day of school, the three become friends and enroll in the NOT (Normally Overcome Target) course of study which aims to teach students to control their abilities, so that even the demonic weapons can live a normal life despite their transformation skills.

 

10. Code: Breaker

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
17/20	5/10	7/10	6/10	35/50

This anime is pretty cool. I remember that, when I watched it (a loooong time ago), I really liked Toki! Looking out the window of a moving bus, Sakurakouji Sakura notices a group of people burned alive by a blue flame, and next to them an uninjured boy his own age.

The next day, she returns to the site of the strange event, but there is no trace of either the corpses or any type of proof of the murder. Upon arriving at class, Sakura discovers that a new student has moved into her class, the same boy she saw at the strange fire and who is wearing only one blue glove on his left hand.

 

9. Food Wars

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	7/10	35/50

Whenever I watch this anime, I get hungry. Watch it at your own risk. Yukihira Souma’s dream is to become a chef like his father and surpass his skills, becoming the owner of their family’s restaurant. But suddenly, when Souma finishes middle school, his father, Jouichirou, decides to close his restaurant and goes to work in Europe.

Souma is not happy with his father’s decision, especially when he is challenged by him to enroll in a prestigious cooking school where only 10% of the students manage to graduate. What will Souma do?

 

8. Unbreakable Machine-Doll 

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	6/10	7/10	35/50

Wooden puppets like Pinoke are outdated nowadays. Makinot are the new trend! At the dawn of the twentieth century, hand in hand with technological advancement, scientists developed a sophisticated magical art, born from the combination of science and witchcraft: Makinot. It involves the creation of electrical circuits through spells, in order to give life to objects, even infusing them with a personality. This practice was developed as a weapon for military purposes and is now widespread throughout the world.

Akabane Raishin, a young Japanese “puppeteer“, accompanied by his creation Yaya, leaves for England, to study at the Walpurgis Royal Academy and become the best puppeteer in the world. The competition will be fierce.

 

7. Trinity Seven

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	7/10	35/50

A sparkling mix of action, magic, alternate worlds, humor, and beautiful girls! Kasuga Arata spends his life in a normal way in his town together with his childhood friend, Hijiri. However, one day, a sorceress appears in the city and reveals the truth about the Black Sun that caused an event known as the Breakdown Phenomenon that destroyed the entire town. Arata’s daily life was artificially reconstructed by a grimoire that his childhood friend Hijiri gave him.

To discover the truth about the destructive event and find Hijiri, Arata decided to enroll in the Biblia magical academy where he will meet seven powerful sorceresses, known as Trinity Seven, who dominate the school.

 

6. Kakegurui

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	7/10	36/50

I only know this anime by fame, but I think it’s pretty cool and interesting! Hyakkaou Institute is a prestigious private school in which there is a hierarchy. In this school, the student council is at the top and rules its students through gambling. If you win, it can be heaven, but if you lose, you’ll be in hell.

The most skilled students are the objects of envy, while the weakest suffer constant mistreatment. One day, a new student, called Yumeko Jabami, arrives and the balance of power within the institute begins to falter.

 

5. Alice Academy

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
15/20	10/10	7/10	5/10	37/50

Okay, guys, we are talking about my favorite manga EVER here! I know this article is about anime, but please, READ THE MANGA. The anime sucks in comparison! (The rank is based on the anime adaptation)

The protagonist is Mikan, a girl like many others, but her school experience takes off with the arrival of another student, Hotaru. Although she proves superior to her in everything, a great friendship is born between the two. However, Hotaru is suddenly transferred to another school in Tokyo, but the protagonist does not give up and decides to visit her, running away from home and heading to Tokyo. 

Mikan discovers that Hotaru is in a school for Alice, which means children with particular talents, but she is forbidden to enter the school to meet her best friend. However, one of the teachers notices a particular talent in our main character and offers her the opportunity to take the school entrance test. Not being a genius and not possessing supernatural powers, what will her talent be?

 

4. World Trigger

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
16/20	7/10	7/10	7/10	37/50

An original story full of action and strategies. There are a lot of episodes, but don’t be discouraged. It’s totally worth it! One day, a portal to another world opened in the city of Mikado. Neighbors, invaders from another dimension, invaded the area around the Portal, causing panic across the city.

Surprisingly, a mysterious organization appeared and chased the Neighbors out. The organization, called the Border Defense Agency, carries out independent research on the Neighbors’ technology and fights to defend our world. In a short time, they built a huge base and developed a defense system against the Neighbors. Four years have passed since that day.

 

3. Charlotte

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
16/20	7/10	8/10	8/10	38/50

Don’t be fooled by the cute graphics of this anime. Charlotte is a high-quality product that will surprise you with its hidden potential! The story is set in an alternate world, where a small portion of the adolescent population develops special powers when they reach puberty. Yuu Otosaka is a teenager who has the ability to temporarily possess others, even if he keeps it hidden because he hopes to live a peaceful and normal high school life.

However, the meeting with the mysterious Nao Tomori will force him to move to the Hoshinoumi Academy. This event will set off a series of unexpected events that will be the beginning of a cruel destiny.

 

2. The Misfit of Demon King Academy

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
19/20	9/10	7/10	8/10	43/50

A brilliant example of this list! I’m sure you’ll love Anos and his adventures! After defeating human heroes, spirits and divinities, the Demon King Anos is now tired of the constant fighting and decides to reincarnate, hoping to have a peaceful second life. He awakens 2,000 years into the future in a world that is peaceful, but where the level of magic has plummeted, and his descendants are far weaker than he remembered.

He ends up as a student at the Demon King’s Academy, but he is looked upon with suspicion because of his magical power beyond the understanding of the times. He doesn’t lose heart and decides to “put things right” with the help of his new friend, Misha.

 

1. Jujutsu Kaisen

OP MC	School	Plot	Animation	Total
18/20	9/10	8/10	9/10	44/50

Here we are with the first-ranking anime! And what could it be? Of course, Jujutsu Kaisen, the most famous anime of the year! Forget about Yuji, Gojo-sensei is the coolest man ever!!! Itadori Yuji is a seemingly normal student, who has nothing normal about him, and who attends the Occult Club. His clubmates will find themselves in trouble after finding the mummified finger of Ryomen Sukuna, the fiercest demonic deity.

To become strong enough to save them, he will be forced to swallow it. As a result, Yuji becomes one with the demon and under the guidance of one of the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, he enters the Tokyo Jujutsu High, an organization that fights Curses. His fate is already written: he will have to search for all 20 fingers of Sukuna, swallow them and then be killed, so as to put an end once and for all to the threat that lies within him.

 

Conclusion

And this is the end of the list! Which overpowered transfer student is your favorite? Which kind of powers do you like the most? Which school do you want or wanted to attend during your teenage years? I’m sure that you have found both the answers to these questions and something interesting to watch that will help you overcome the coldness of these winter days in the article! Now it’s time to begin your watch! Remember to keep yourself warm and enjoy!