Anime like AYAKA

K

Also known as K.

Studio: Starchild Records , Viz Media , Mainichi Broadcasting System , GoHands , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural

Yashiro Isana has lived a relatively ordinary, simple life. He lives in the technologically advanced Shizume City and attends Ashinaka High School, a notable high school that is located on an island just outside the areas. Yashiro is friendly with everyone. Nothing seems wrong about him, except perhaps his habit of forgetting where his school-issued PDA is.

However, nothing normal has been happening since the recent murder of Tatara Totsuka, prominent member of the infamous HOMRA. No one knows who exactly killed him but the man responsible bears an uncanny, identical appearance to Yashiro. Seeking vengeance, the Red Clansmen of HOMRA set out to get Yashiro and kill him. Everyone suspects that Yashiro is the murderer.



Tags: Gangs , Memory Manipulation , Super Power , Amnesia , Body Swapping , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Urban , Revenge , Bar , Swordplay , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Martial Arts , Skateboarding , School , Artificial Intelligence , Tsundere , Kuudere , Animals , Nudity

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 , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Classic Literature , Yakuza , Urban , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Work , Orphan , Gangs , Suicide , Slapstick , Guns , Terrorism , Gore , Kuudere , Shapeshifting , Anti-Hero , Assassins , Episodic , Tragedy , Bar , Homeless

Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki

Also known as Chaos Dragon.

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

The story takes place in the sparkling era year 3015, where the great nations Donatia and Kouran divide the world in a cold war as they fight for supremacy. In the middle of this standoff is island country Nil Kamui, which has lost its independence.



Tags: Dragons , CGI , Magic , Revenge , Kuudere , Yuri , Tragedy

Rental Magica

Also known as Rental Magica.

Studio: Kadokawa Shoten , The Right Stuf International , ZEXCS , NTT Docomo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Due to his father's disappearance, Itsuki Iba has to take over the family business: a magician dispatch service. Their family employs countless magicians and other supernatural beings in order to send them out to help those who need magical assistance. As a leader, Itsuki now has to be tough, commanding, and reliable, but there's one problem, he's a coward. Also, in order to run a successful business, he must connect with his employees, which is more difficult than it seems due to his personality. But not only does he have to deal with his own employees, he also has to deal with those who threaten the family business.



Tags: Magic , Religion , Work , Achronological Order , Female Harem , Male Protagonist

PERSONA5 the Animation

Also known as PERSONA5 the Animation.

Studio: Aniplex , CloverWorks , Sammy , Movic , Atlus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo.
Following a particular incident, his Persona awakens, and together with his friends they form the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to reform hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires.
Meanwhile, bizarre and inexplicable crimes have been popping up one after another…
Living an ordinary high school life in Tokyo during the day, the group maneuvers the metropolitan city as Phantom Thieves after hours.
Let the curtain rise for this grand, picaresque story!



Tags: Crime , Henshin , Mythology , Memory Manipulation , Super Power , School , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Delinquents , Achronological Order

HIGH CARD

Also known as HIGH CARD.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Studio Hibari , KADOKAWA , Sammy , NetEase Games
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

After discovering that his orphanage was on the brink of closing due to financial stress, Finn, who was living freely on the streets, set out for a casino with the aim of making a fortune. However, nothing could have prepared Finn for the nightmare that was awaiting him. Once there, Finn encountered a car chase and bloody shootout caused by a man's “lucky” card.
Finn will eventually learn what the shootout was about. The world order can be controlled by a set of 52 X-Playing cards with the power to bestow different superhuman powers and abilities to the ones that possess them. With these cards, people can access the hidden power of the “buddy” that can be found within themselves.

There is a secret group of players called High Card, who have been directly ordered by the king of Fourland to collect the cards that have been scattered throughout the kingdom, while moonlighting as employees of the luxury car maker Pinochle. Scouted to become the group's fifth member, Finn soon joins the players on a dangerous mission to find these cards.

However, Who's Who, the rival car maker obsessed with defeating Pinochle, and the Klondikes, the infamous Mafia family, stand in the way of the gang.

A frenzied battle amongst these card obsessed players, fueled by justice, desire, and revenge, is about to begin!

Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Card Battle , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Cars , Found Family , Orphan , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Police , Mafia , Heterosexual , Urban , Episodic , Poker , Amnesia , Gambling , Dissociative Identities , Detective , LGBTQ+ Themes , Conspiracy , Fake Relationship

Kyoukai no Kanata

Also known as Beyond the Boundary.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

They should never have met. They shouldn't even exist. But when they come together, the entire world will change. The last surviving member of her clan, Mirai Kuriyama is cursed with the terrifying ability to control and manipulate blood, a power so heretical that she is shunned even by those with the ability to understand her "gift". Akihito Kanbara is only half human, but while the monstrous other half of his lineage seems to have doomed him to a life alone, it has also given him near invulnerability in the form of rapid healing. Alone, their futures seem bleak, but when a chance encounter brings them together, it becomes clear that they share more than just an unexpected bond. Together they share a destiny and a mission that only the two of them together may be strong enough to survive.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Demons , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Magic , Body Horror , Swordplay , Tragedy , Amnesia , Conspiracy , School Club , Revenge , Kuudere , Idol , Exorcism

Divine Gate

Also known as Divine Gate.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

When the Divine Gate opened, the living world, the heavens, and the underworld became connected, ushering an era of chaos where desires and conflict intersect. To restore order, the World Council is formed. As peace is restored, the Divine Gate becomes an urban legend.

In that world, boys and girls deemed fit by the World Council are gathered. They are ones who aim to reach the gate for their personal objectives. Those who reach the gate can remake the world.

What lies beyond the gate? When they reach the door, will the world change? Will it be the past that changes, or will it be the future?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Gods , CGI , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Kemonomimi

Donten ni Warau

Also known as Laughing Under the Clouds.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Nippon Television Network , VAP , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

When swords were outlawed in the Meiji era, the mighty samurais began to disappear. Those who rejected the ban rebelled, causing unrest throughout the countryside. To combat this criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement—but could there be more to their mission?



Tags: Historical , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Ninja , Mythology , Family Life , Shoujo , Tragedy , Military , Primarily Male Cast , Prison , Conspiracy , Reincarnation

Shoumetsu Toshi

Also known as AFTERLOST.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Pony Canyon , Funimation , Pony Canyon Enterprise , Dentsu , Sotsu , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

The entire population of a city disappeared—vanished without a trace. Yuki, the sole survivor, joins Takuya, a contract courier, on a perilous journey to find answers within the newly named ghost town “Lost”. With a letter from Yuki’s father as the pair’s only lead, a secretive organization refuses to let Yuki and Takuya’s meddling go unchecked.



Tags: Amnesia , Motorcycles , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Guns , Fugitive , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , CGI , Idol , Time Manipulation , Alternate Universe