Crunchyroll lists must-watch anime series with charming MCs

Anime streaming platform Crunchyroll compiled a special list of must-watch series with charming MCs (main characters).

These anime TV shows showcase lead characters who change their fates and the world, embodying charm, knowledge, adaptability, and elegance.

Through strategic genius, personal growth, or tireless pursuit of goals, these protagonists fascinate with their perseverance and crafty charm. Enjoy stories that encourage transformation and discovery this season.

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Whether you're a longtime fan or new to anime, these Crunchyroll series (with English subtitles) are sure to captivate and inspire.

1. Dr. STONE (MC: Senku)

Plot: Senku Ishigami, a brilliant, science-driven boy, awakens thousands of years after a strange event turns everyone to stone. Given a world of stone and the destruction of civilization, Senku decides to rebuild using science. He and his super-strong boyhood friend Taiju Oki, who awakened at the same time, will recreate society from scratch. An extraordinary crafting adventure story from the Stone Age to the present will cover two million years of scientific history.

Genres: Adventure, Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Shonen

2. The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army Was a Human (MC: Ike)

Plot: The Immortal Brigade of the Demon Lord's Army's Seventh Corps is led by powerful magician Ike. He conquers fortresses and defeats human armies alone. Dairokuten, the Demon Lord, and Ike's faithful soldiers don't know his worst secret—he's a human hiding! Can he protect his secret and bring peace to demons and humans?

Genres: Dark Fantasy, Isekai

3. Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp (MC: Aoi Takamoto)

Plot: Taking responsibility for her past as the villainous princess Elise, Aoi Takamoto becomes a doctor to save lives. A catastrophic accident ends her atonement and returns her to her life 10 years earlier! Will her insight and medical genius enable her to fix her past and save an empire, or will fate repeat itself?

Genres: Drama, Medical, Fantasy, Romance, Isekai

4. Code Geass (MC: Lelouch Lamperouge)

Plot: Set in the year 2017 of the Imperial calendar, The Holy Britannian Empire rules sections of the world. Exiled Britannian royal Lelouch Lamperouge meets C.C., a strange girl who gives him great power, The Geass. Lelouch can control anyone with this power. Is the power of Geass a blessing or a curse?

Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

5. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (MC: Desir Herrman)

Plot: Most humanity is gone in a Shadow Worlds-ruled world. Six brave individuals fail in a dangerous battle to save their planet. However, Desir, one of the last wizards, is thrown back 13 years, offering hope! With knowledge of the bleak future, can he change history and save the world?

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy

6. How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (MC: Kazuya Souma)

Plot: Kazuya Souma becomes king after being transported to a magical land and betrothed to the princess. Will administrative reform restore this kingdom? He won't use swords and magic like his predecessors.

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

7. Ranking of Kings (MC: Bojji)

Plot: Country's wealth, warriors, and king's bravery. The Ranking of Kings uses these factors. King Bosse, the seventh-ranked ruler, named Bojji the first prince of his kingdom. Bojji was born deaf and can't even swing a sword. Thus, his retainers and the populace view him as unsuited for kingship. Bojji's life changes when he meets Kage, his first buddy.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

8. TSUKIMICHI -Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2 (MC: Makoto Misumi)

Plot: Makoto Misumi overcomes Mitsurugi and Sofia Bulga, saving humanity from the demon army—for now. The goddess sees Makoto as a contender rather than a nuisance as his power grows. Makoto seeks more hyumans and outcasts. Is he strong enough to weather the storm?

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

9. Black Clover (MC: Asta)

Plot: Asta and Yuno are found abandoned at a church on the same day in a magical realm. Yuno has magical powers, while Asta is the only one without. Both get grimoires, magic books that boost magic, at fifteen. Asta's unique Anti-Magic Grimoire negates and repels his opponent's spells. Yuno and Asta, opposite but good opponents, are ready for the hardest obstacles to become the Wizard King.

Genres: Adventure, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shonen

10. My Hero Academia (MC: Izuku Midoriya)

Plot: Izuku has always wanted to be a hero, which is a difficult aspiration for anyone, but especially for a boy without superpowers. To be born normal in a world where 80 percent of the population possesses a super-powered "quirk" is unfortunate. He enrolls at one of the world's finest hero academies despite that.

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Shonen

11. The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (MC: Ken Usato)

Plot: Usato's school walk becomes an incredible adventure. Usato discovers he was accidentally sent to another world with his two classmates. Things change when he learns a special healing magic ability! He now exercises beyond human limits, using his self-healing skills to achieve superhuman strength and stamina.

Genre: Isekai

From strategic masterminds to protagonists reshaping their fates, these anime titles exhibit charm and ambition. What are your thoughts on this curated listicle? Comment below.