Anime like Toaru Majutsu no Index

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T

Also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun T.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Project Railgun , Square Enix , AT-X , Warner Bros. Japan , Movic , KADOKAWA , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

The Daihasei Festival has begun, and that of course means that Tokiwadai Middle School—a prestigious all-girls' middle school—is competing too. Despite the participation of the "Ace of Tokiwadai," Mikoto Misaka, the other students who are participating are still putting their utmost effort into winning, no matter how impossible the feat may seem against her might.

However, not all is fun and games. Due to the festival, Academy City opens to the outside world, and various factions have begun plotting ways to infiltrate the city. Misaka appears to be on their radar, and as the festival proceeds, people lurking from the shadows begin to emerge...

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T brings back the Tokiwadai Ace and her friends as they dive deeper into the dark side of Academy City. From terrorist attacks to ruthless underground projects, anything is possible in this city.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Memory Manipulation , Tsundere , Superhero , Clone , School , Shounen , Kaiju , College , Artificial Intelligence , Dragons , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Shakugan no Shana

Also known as Shakugan no Shana.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation , Toshiba Entertainment , Cosmic Ray , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

He had thought his normal days would last forever, until they were ended abruptly by an encounter with a girl with red hair and eyes. He named her Shana.

Not long after he enters high school, Sakai Yuji’s normal days come to an end. He sees something bizarre on his way home: people are frozen in a strange fire, and a monster that looks like a large doll is attacking them. Just when he's about to be killed, a girl in a dark cloak wielding a large sword appears, and slices the monster in half. Although Yuji survives the strange encounter, the girl informs him of a desolate truth: " 'You' don't exist anymore."

She calls herself a Flame Haze who hunts "Guze no Tomogara"; intruders from another world. She explains to him that he is a "Torch", a substitute of Yuji whose “existence” has already been devoured. She also told him that he is a special Torch, "Mystes", which contains a precious item in it. When he looks at his chest, he sees within himself a faint flame, just as she said.

It is in this way that his eternal struggle alongside the girl begins.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Tsundere , Anti-Hero , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Religion , School , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Kaiju , Heterosexual , Maids , Primarily Adult Cast

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S

Also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun S.

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

Something sinister is going on in Academy City. The shadows are filled with whispers of an organization cloning super-powered students known as espers. High-ranking master of electricity, Mikoto Misaka, laughs off these stories until she comes face to face with a copy of herself. After learning that these clones - her sisters - are being systematically murdered in a series of experiments designed to turn a sadistic killer into the strongest esper in history, Misaka vows to save her copies and destroy the organization responsible for the project.

As Misaka prepares to face off against the organization’s power-hungry esper, she discovers that she wasn’t the only victim of the scientific forces conspiring within the city - and that’s something Misaka and the girls of Judgement simply won’t stand for.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Urban , Clone , Primarily Female Cast , Superhero , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Bisexual , Tsundere , Shounen , School , Gore , Medicine , Boarding School , Ojou-sama , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Terrorism

Strike the Blood

Also known as Strike the Blood.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , CONNECT , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Fantasy , Supernatural

The Fourth Primogenitor—That's the world's strongest vampire that should only exist in legends. Accompanied by twelve Kenjuu and spreading calamity, this phantom vampire appeared in Japan. For the observation and obliteration of this Fourth Primogenitor, the government and Lion King decided to dispatch an attack mage known as a Sword Shaman. However, for some reason, the one chosen for the observation was a apprentice Sword Shaman girl, Himegari Yukina. Wielding the strongest anti-primogenitor spirit spear, Yukina arrived at Demon District, Itogami City. What is the true identity of the Fourth Primogenitor, Akatsuki Kojou, she encountered over there!?



Tags: Vampire , Magic , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Spearplay , Urban Fantasy , School , Super Power , Gore , Anthropomorphism , Angels , Witch , Alchemy , Artificial Intelligence , Software Development , Nudity , Kuudere , Terrorism , Clone , Polyamorous

Toaru Majutsu no Index III

Also known as A Certain Magical Index III.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Funimation , Crunchyroll , KADOKAWA , Square Enix , Movic , AT-X , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Science, magic, and a nun on the run! Kamijo and Index return just in time to celebrate A Certain Magical Index’s 10th anniversary with a brand-new season. After their deadly struggle against the Catholic Church and the pending war between magic and science, Kamijo must work harder to protect Index. But with tensions high all around, what new adventures await them in this next chapter?



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Magic , Kuudere , Snowscape , War , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Artificial Intelligence , Guns , Nun , Gore , Satire , Coming of Age , Female Harem

Zero no Tsukaima

Also known as The Familiar of Zero.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Genco , Funimation , Media Factory , Shouchiku , Bushiroad , Happinet Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Louise is a magician at the Tristein Academy, dubbed with the nickname "Zero Louise" due to her inability to effectively use her magic properly, resulting in zero successes. An upcoming test at her academy requires her to summon a familiar, a servant and partner to support her as a magician. Despite desiring a familiar that would be superior to her constantly mocking classmates, Louise ends up summoning Hiraga Saito, your average Japanese boy. Even with Louise and Saito both unwilling to accept each other, they have no choice. Louise cannot attempt another summoning and Saito cannot return to Japan, and so their life together begins. Based on the novel by Noboru Yamaguchi.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , School , Slavery , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Bullying , War , Maids , Dragons , Aviation , Language Barrier , Kuudere , Tanned Skin , Anachronism

Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon

Also known as Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere.

Studio: Sunrise , Lantis , Sentai Filmworks , ASCII Media Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

In the far future, humans abandon a devastated Earth and traveled to outer space. However, due to unknown phenomenon that prevents them from traveling into space, humanity returns to Earth only to find it inhospitable except for Japan.

To accomodate the entire human population, pocket dimensions are created around Japan to house in the populace. In order to find a way to return to outer space, the humans began reenacting human history according to the Holy book Testament. But in the year 1413 of the Testament Era, the nations of the pocket dimensions invade and conquer Japan, dividing the territory into feudal fiefdoms and forcing the original inhabitants of Japan to leave.

It is now the year 1648 of the Testament Era, the refugees of Japan now live in the city ship Musashi, where it constantly travels around Japan while being watched by the Testament Union, the authority that runs the re-enactment of history. However, rumors of an apocalypse and war begins to spread when the Testament stops revealing what happens next after 1648.

Taking advantage of this situation, Toori Aoi, head of Musashi Ariadust Academy's Supreme Federation and President of the student council, leads his fellow classmates to use this opportunity to regain their homeland.



Tags: Politics , Ensemble Cast , Anachronism , Super Robot , Female Harem , Dystopian , Kuudere , Historical , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Also known as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Aniplex of America , Notes , Studio Mausu , ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Fuyuki City - a city surrounded by the sea and mountains becomes the setting for an ancient ritual. Seven masters are given control of heroic spirits in order to realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant its owner any wish. These heroic spirits or servants represent legendary heroes of various classes: "Saber," "Lancer," "Archer," "Rider," "Caster," "Assassin," and "Berserker." Each master will enter into a contract with their chosen servant and battle the others to the death until only one pair remains... This is the "Holy Grail War."

The young and capable mage, Rin Tohsaka, prepares for her long-awaited Fifth Holy Grail War to begin... With her servant Archer, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka family after her father's death. But when Shirou Emiya, a boy from Rin's school, unwittingly becomes a Master and is fatally wounded in battle, she has no choice but to save him. With Shirou and his servant Saber, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War. Will the Holy Grail bless Rin and Shirou's path toward victory or will they be cursed with defeat?



Notes:
Includes Prologue.
The first, second and last episodes aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Based on the second route from TYPE-MOON's visual novel, Fate/stay night.

Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Spearplay , Swordplay , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Philosophy , Urban , Witch , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , War , Archery , School , Revenge , CGI , Time Manipulation , Tanned Skin , Assassins , Kuudere , Tomboy , Samurai , Skeleton , Adoption , Bullying

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

Also known as The Irregular at Magic High School.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Aniplex , KADOKAWA , ASCII Media Works , Square Enix , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Magic is a product of neither legends nor fairy tales, but instead has become a technology of reality since a time unknown to people. Supernatural power became a technology systematized through magic, while magic became a technical skill. A "Supernatural Power User" became a "Magic Technician." Magic Technicians (in short, Magicians) are nurtured through Magic High Schools and Universities.

This is a story about:

Tatsuya, a defective elder brother low achiever.
Miyuki, a perfect, flawless younger sister high achiever.
After both siblings entered a Magic High School,
The stage of daily turbulence was unveiled—.

Tags: Magic , School , Male Protagonist , Military , Terrorism , Incest , Guns , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Politics , Criminal Organization , CGI , Gore , Nudity , Primarily Adult Cast

Heavy Object

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Magic Capsule
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the distant future, the nature of war has changed. "Objects"—massive, spherical tanks impermeable to standard weaponry and armed with destructive firepower—rule the battlefield; their very deployment ensures victory, rendering traditional armies useless. However, this new method of warfare is about to be turned on its head.
Qwenthur Barbotage, a student studying Object Design, and Havia Winchell, a radar analyst of noble birth, serve in the Legitimate Kingdom's 37th Mobile Maintenance Battalion, tasked with supporting the Baby Magnum, one of the nation's Objects. Unfortunately, a battle gone awry places the duo in a precarious situation: mere infantry stand face-to-face against the unfathomable might of an enemy Object. As they scramble to save themselves and their fellow soldiers, a glimmer of hope shines through, and the world's perception of Objects is changed forever.
Heavy Object follows these two soldiers alongside Milinda Brantini, the Baby Magnum's pilot, and their commanding officer Frolaytia Capistrano as the unit treks all over the globe to fight battle after battle. Facing one impossible situation after another, they must summon all their wit and courage to overcome the insurmountable foes that are Objects.


Tags: War , Real Robot , Politics , Military , Female Protagonist , CGI , Episodic , Guns , Ships , Tanks , Male Protagonist , Snowscape , Shounen