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- Reincarnated As A Space Monster offers a strange and blood-filled story, perfect for fans of Ridley Scott.
- Seoul's Station Druid is a bizarre mix of zombies, vampires, elves and a birdman.
- The Count's family lout features foxes, dragons, and talking whales in human form, blending wholesomeness with weirdness.
In the world of isekai manhwa, there are rare occasions when authors have a taste for the strange and end up telling some of the most bizarre stories ever crafted by human hands. In these cases, fans of the genre can find an inexhaustible source of entertainment, or even a good laugh, by reading these stories.
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These examples are some of the strangest isekai manhwa fans can find and read today, with details on their story, world-building, characters, and more. From a strange reincarnation into a Xenomorph from the Ridley Scott franchise to the most ridiculous of isekai where the MC is transformed into a living tree that can't move and still manages to create the strangest situations out of the place.
5 Reincarnated as a space monster
Not the strangest of the bunch, but still a tough pill to swallow
- Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Gore, Terror, Isekai, Xenofiction
- Author: Fear Turtle (Gongpouigeobug-i)
- Artists: Fear Turtle (Gongpouigeobug-i)
Reincarnated as a space monster is every Ridley Scott fan's dream come true, and the story of one of those fans who have always played as the monster, who is suddenly transported into the game world to play as the larva of one of those Xenomorphs.
Start feeding on a cat (just like in Alien film) and then goes from there massacring the entire crew. But then things get really weird: There are space pirates, a secret organization, political conspiracies, and powerful alien-human hybrids hunting them. Definitely not the strangest thing out there, but filled to the brim with Gore and some baffling plot holes that are best ignored if readers want to enjoy the story. Take it with a pinch of salt.
4 The Druid of Seoul Station
Zombies, vampires, Wuxhia elves and a bird-man: wacky is the right word
- Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Isekai, Fantasy, Drama, Martial Arts
- Author: Jin Seol U
- Artists: liveBear, MUN Sung-ho
The story of a person sent from Korea to live for a thousand years in another world, then brought back to Earth to find that the same phenomenon has happened to thousands of people and altered the Earth, opening the planet to cultural exchange and interdimensional commerce , but also to the dangers of creatures from other worlds. This is the story of Park Sooho, who has become a powerful archdruid, and his dream is to collect new pets and create a paradise on Earth as the manager of his new government-leased land.
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The story gets stranger and stranger by the minute as zombies are invading, then there are vampires invading, and after that, beings similar to elves but living in a Wuxhia world where there is no magic but only martial arts. Somewhere between the International Awakener tournament and the fact that this guy loves turning into a bird, all reason and cohesion was lost. However, the story is still worth it if readers enjoy overpowered characters with strange abilities.
3 Crimson Karma
Perhaps one of the strangest Isekai of all time
- Genres: Isekai, Mystery, War, Reincarnation, Drama, Romance, Gender-Bender
- Author: Lemon frog
- Artist: Emongeguri
Girl Meets Boy, but with a twist: he is sent to kill her, but they end up killing each other. Now, with her memory broken, she is sent to a world of sword and sorcery, in the midst of a war of succession between two princes. Then there's a wizard who wants her dead for some reason, and it turns out she's the reincarnation of the killer. It's all too convoluted and the plot is a mess. But the story somehow comes together somewhere in the middle.
For a few moments it's a romantic comedy, then it turns back into a political drama. The characters don't know too well what they want, but they find themselves in the strangest of situations, fighting each other for the love of a woman they barely know and who, in all honesty, could be out to kill them both. She is actually destined to kill them and end the war, but she stubbornly refuses to continue killing. Nobody knows what they want in this story, and the plot turns into a strange kaleidoscope of teenage drama enacted by awkward adults who are supposed to be powerful political leaders.
2 The lout of the count's family
Full of strange creatures and characters
- Type: Isekai, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
- Author: Elegant (Yoo Ryeo Han)
- Artist: Elegant (Yoo Ryeo Han)
The story begins with a young Korean worker devoted to a certain series of novels, who when he returns home from work ends up being sent by oppa truck to the same world where his favorite characters live. Only he was reincarnated as a lazy member of a Count's family, despised by everyone. But as the story progresses, he will correct the problem by making some “optimizations” in the plot. All with the sole purpose of living a comfortable life.
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Why does it get weird? Well, first there are talking foxes that can turn into children, then a talking dragon, then talking whales that also become human-like. There are plenty of talking animals that can transform into human form. So, well, there are a lot of weird situations, but the story is quite wholesome and full of good empowering moments of friendship.
1 Reset the Lady
Things get confusing with the plot and really weird
- Genres: Psychological Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Romance, Tragedy, Reincarnation, Slasher
- Authors: Baekwoo
- Artists: Cha Seo-Jin, Taegong
At one point, this was a manhwa about reincarnation, then it became time travel, and now it's some kind of psychological time loop where the main character decided to kill everyone he loves, including his father. The worst part? The father agrees with her. So now it's sort of an Isekai Slasher, if we had to call it somehow.
The plot is a disaster, the author doesn't know where the story will lead, and neither do the readers. But that doesn't mean it's all bad. There are nice romantic moments, despite the murderous Yandere main character who wants to break free from an endless century of reliving her life until her 19th birthday. The situation becomes ambiguous and strange during the second season, especially after she discovers one of the reasons why she is constantly reincarnated.
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