Anime like Hidan no Aria

Black Bullet

Also known as Black Bullet.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Orange , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , KADOKAWA , AT-X , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The Gastrea virus spreads like wildfire, causing each infected host to rapidly mutate, gaining new powers and abilities with every stage of development, even while they continue to attack, kill and infect multiple new hosts. Unable to fight a pandemic enemy that turns defenders into adversaries, the shocked remnants of the human race are forced to retreat into cities surrounded by giant monoliths made of Varanium, one of the few materials that can stop the Gastrea. Now mankind's last hope lies in the Cursed Children: young girls infected with the virus who have managed to retain a hold on their humanity. Paired with a partner, they alone have the strength to take on a Gastrea in one-on-one combat. But the very thing that gives them power is a ticking time bomb, so even as they protect humanity, they are also feared and shunned. Are they Girls? Monsters? Or Mankind's Ultimate Salvation?



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Guns , Conspiracy , Military , Kaiju , Pandemic , Female Harem , Revenge , Suicide , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Yandere , Gore , Monster Girl , Kemonomimi

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

Absolute Duo

Also known as Absolute Duo.

Studio: 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Romance , Supernatural

The story begins with Blaze — a weapon that is the manifestation of a human's soul. Tooru Kokonoe happens to be qualified for this, but for some reason his Blaze is not a weapon, but a shield. Moreover, he enrolled in a school that teaches combat skills, and thanks to the school's Duo partner system, he ends up living with a beautiful silver-haired girl.



Tags: School , Female Harem , Swordplay , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Boarding School , Yandere , Nudity , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Cohabitation , Guns , CGI , Tragedy , Teacher , Kemonomimi

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

Kaze no Stigma

Also known as Kaze no Stigma.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Yagami Kazuma was originally part of the Kannagi family, a respected family of fire users who have an affinity to fire. However, after being easily defeated by his cousin Ayano and having no talent whatsoever in fire magic, Kazuma is banished and casted out from his family. 4 years later, Kazuma finally returns to Japan, this time as an exceptionally powerful wind user. A series of murders on Kannagi family members have occurred with his arrival. While most of the family including Ayano is convinced Kazuma is the culprit, he honestly isn't. These events begin an all out war against the Kannagi family, with Kazuma and Ayano right in the middle of it. Based on the novel by Takahiro Yamato.

Tags: Magic , Tsundere , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Incest , Revenge , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Coastal , Dragons , Fairy , Clone , Ojou-sama

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

Also known as Blade Dance of the Elementalers.

Studio: TNK , AT-X , Movic , Genco , Showgate , KADOKAWA , Sentai Filmworks , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Only a pure maiden can have the privilege to contract with a spirit. Priestesses, who can summon spirits from Astral Zero, the world of spirits, and have full command of their power, are called elementalists. Kamito Kazehaya is the only male with this privilege, and due to what happened in the past he comes to Areisha Spirit Academy where priestesses are trained to become elementalists. He is then told that he is to transfer to the school, form a team with priestesses to compete in Blade Dance where the most powerful elementalist is chosen, and win.



Tags: Magic , School , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Animals , Primarily Female Cast , Swordplay , Nudity , Kuudere , Assassins , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Archery

Toradora!

Also known as Toradora!.

Studio: Genco , Starchild Records , Magic Capsule , NIS America Inc. , Yomiuri Advertising , TV Tokyo Music , J.C.STAFF , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything but a cute and fragile girl. Equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality, Taiga is known throughout the school as the "Palmtop Tiger."

One day, an embarrassing mistake causes the two students to cross paths. Ryuuji discovers that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president, Yuusaku Kitamura, who happens to be his best friend. But things only get crazier when Ryuuji reveals that he has a crush on Minori Kushieda—Taiga's best friend!

Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.

Tags: Tsundere , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Family Life , Food , Female Harem , Tragedy , Fake Relationship , Teacher

C³

Also known as C3.

Studio: Starchild Records , Funimation , SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Supernatural

From the light novel series written by Minase Hazuki, comes a story of love, action, and comedy. Yachi Haruaki is a high school boy who is naturally resistant to curses. After his father sends him a mysterious black cube, Haruaki awakes to find a nude girl named Fear standing in his kitchen. She’s the human form of the cursed black cube – and an instrument of torture! Utilizing her special abilities, Fear fights alongside Haruaki to defeat other cursed instruments and their owners.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Nudity , Revenge , Yandere , Tsundere , Swordplay , Body Horror , Dissociative Identities , Yuri , Gore , School , Agender

Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi

Also known as Okami-san and Her Seven Companions.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Genco , Marvelous Entertainment , Funimation , Media Factory , AT-X , Magic Capsule , flying DOG , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ookami Ryouko is a spunky and, by some accounts, rather manly high school girl. She is tall, speaks in a traditionally masculine way and is very proficient in fighting. Ookami-san's best friend is the small and high-pitched voiced Akai Ringo. Incidentally, the two are rather flat-chested, a fact the Narrator (voiced by Arai "Kuroko" Satomi of Railgun fame) is all too eager to point out.

Ookami and Ringo are members of the Otogi Bank, a club in Otogi High School that assists students with their problems in return for their assistance on a different problem at a later date; thus the Otogi Bank is effectively a loan institute for problems where you can take out a loan for a solved problem but you have to repay it sooner or later.

The Otogi Bank is able to solve any problem and will go to any lengths to do so, often leading the members to danger or mayhem. Since most of the members of the club are female, another male is needed for the more dangerous assignments. Thus, the scopophobic (the fear of being looked at) Morino Ryoushi is inducted as a member, right after he confesses his love for Ookami...

Tags: Parody , School , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Meta , Tsundere , School Club , Love Triangle , Fairy Tale , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Boxing , Crossdressing

IS: Infinite Stratos

Also known as Infinite Stratos.

Studio: Lantis , TBS , Sentai Filmworks , 8-bit , Sony Music Communications , Project IS , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Japan engineered an armed powered exoskeleton "Infinite Stratos" (IS) and it became the mainstream of weapons. Since only women can operate IS, women dominate the society over men. Orimura Ichika is a 15 year old boy and accidentally touches an IS placed in the IS pilot training school. He is found to be the only man who can operate IS and forced to enter the training school. Ichika's busy school life surrounded by girls has begun.

Tags: Female Harem , Male Protagonist , School , Robots , Real Robot , Tsundere , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Swordplay , Foreign , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Henshin , Aviation , CGI , Artificial Intelligence , School Club