Anime like Toaru Anbu no ITEM

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

Also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation , Movic , AT-X , ASCII Media Works , Project Railgun
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Academy City is a highly developed place in terms of technology. It is said to be 20 to 30 years ahead of the rest of the world, and 80% of its 2.3 million residents are students. The focus of studies here is directed towards esper powers. Misaka Mikoto, one of the top level espers in town, shares a room with Kuroko Shirai, another high level esper who is a member of Judgement, a law enforcing agency composed of students. Both attend Tokiwadai, a private school reserved for the high-leveled and the rich. Kuroko's partner at Judgement, Kazari Uiharu, is a low level esper who studies at Sakugawa middle school. Her best friend and classmate there is Ruiko Saten, a level zero, one who has no esper powers. Together, the four encounter several adventures in the exciting scientific town.



Tags: Super Power , Urban , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Robots , Tomboy , School , Heterosexual , Bisexual , Ensemble Cast , Superhero , Orphan , Gyaru , Tsundere , Shounen , Artificial Intelligence , Ojou-sama , Boarding School , Gangs , Kaiju , Police , Slapstick , Super Robot , Maids , Crossdressing

Yuusha no Kuzu

Also known as Scum of the Brave.

Studio: OLM , Yostar , Nippon Television Network , KADOKAWA , OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

In the mid-21st century, Tokyo's mafia can turn into ether-enhanced Demon Lords, and Braves hunt them down. Yashiro, the Grim Reaper, reluctantly takes a new apprentice named Aki Jogamine, a high school girl training to become a Brave. He soon finds himself dragged into one troublesome case after another. The supernatural story of a scumbag master and his self-proclaimed apprentice begins!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Drugs , Urban Fantasy , Crime , Anti-Hero , Super Power , Mafia , Swordplay , Urban , Gore , Chibi , Bar , Primarily Female Cast , CGI , Revenge , Snowscape , Assassins

Toaru Majutsu no Index II

Also known as A Certain Magical Index II.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Square Enix , AT-X , Delfi Sound , ASCII Media Works , Geneon Entertainment , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Index is still a fugitive, and many powerful magical organizations and individuals want to take her to use the books in her memory, eliminating her in the process. War between those organizations is also starting to emerge. Index can only rely on her friend Touma, who has always protected her, along with Misaka and other friends from the Academy.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Magic , Super Power , Slapstick , Kuudere , Female Harem , Artificial Intelligence , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Nun , Nudity , Tsundere , Foreign

Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator

Also known as A Certain Scientific Accelerator.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , A.C.G.T.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

The espers of Academy City are classified into six levels, where "Level 0" lacks power while "Level 5" possesses an overwhelming amount. Of the several million espers residing in Academy City, only seven of them have attained Level 5, and ranked highest among them is the one known as Accelerator.

Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator focuses on the strongest Level 5 after he protects the cheerful Last Order at the price of much of his power. Recovering at the hospital, Accelerator has led a relatively quiet life until he ends up saving the life of Estelle Rosenthal, a mysterious girl carrying a photo of Last Order. Unfortunately, Accelerator now finds himself dragged into a new conflict in the form of a sinister organization called Disciplinary Action which plots to use Last Order for a dangerous mission. Now that they have set their plan into motion and are in pursuit of the young girl, it's up to the world's most powerful esper and his newfound companion to protect Last Order and defend Academy City in the process.



Tags: Anti-Hero , Super Power , Necromancy , Urban Fantasy , Crime , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Magic , Military , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Gore , Guns , Femboy , School

Bungou Stray Dogs

Also known as Bungo Stray Dogs.

Studio: bones , Glovision , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty.



Tags: Super Power , Crime , Detective , Mafia , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Classic Literature , Yakuza , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Seinen , Work , Gangs , Suicide , Slapstick , Found Family , Guns , Terrorism , Gore , Shapeshifting , Kuudere , Anti-Hero , Assassins , Episodic , Homeless , Tragedy , Bar , Incest

Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road

Also known as The Executioner and Her Way of Life.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Warner Bros. Japan , SB Creative , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , EGG FIRM , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

When interdimensional travelers from an otherworldly land known as “Japan” appear, they often bring death and destruction. It’s up to Executioners like Menou to track and exterminate the Lost Ones before they wreak havoc. When Menou encounters a beguiling Lost One named Akari, it’s bloody business as usual… until Menou discovers Akari can cheat death, that is. Even so, Menou has a job to do, and she is committed to her executioner’s mission come hell or high water — provided her newly stirring feelings don’t get in the way.



Note: The first two episodes received an advance release on Abema on March 20, 2022. The regular TV broadcast started on April 2, 2022.

Tags: Anti-Hero , Magic , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Yuri , Isekai , Assassins , LGBTQ+ Themes , Religion , Gore , Travel , Dissociative Identities , Swordplay , Reincarnation , Primarily Teen Cast , Yandere , Post-Apocalyptic , Medieval , Guns , Body Horror