Anime like Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Square Enix , Yomiko Advertising , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Trinity Sound , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose powers as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Butler , Tragedy , Crime , Demons , Revenge , Historical , Anti-Hero , Detective , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Assassins , Gender Bending , Mythology , Transgender , Food , Kuudere , Angels , Primarily Male Cast , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Agender , Crossdressing , Ninja , Urban , Chibi , Ghost

Where to watch?

Netflix

Hulu

iQ

WeTV

Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus

Also known as Black Butler: Book of Circus.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , DeNA , Asmik Ace , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Square Enix , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In late-nineteenth-century England, the Noah's Ark Circus enlivens the city of London with their grandeur and spectacular stunts. However, children are mysteriously disappearing from the town in a manner correlating to the troupe's movement. The Queen, then, sends her notorious Watchdog, Ciel Phantomhive, on an investigative mission to retrieve the missing children. Ciel and his demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, infiltrate the circus, disguised as team members, to study and possibly unearth its ulterior motive.

This arc immediately follows the Curry Contest Arc in the manga, which ended at episode 15 in the first season of the anime.

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Circus , Butler , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Gender Bending , Urban Fantasy , Historical , Shounen , Gore , Kuudere , Food , Transgender , Primarily Male Cast , Crossdressing , Male Protagonist , Urban

Where to watch?

Hulu

WeTV

iQ

Shadows House

Also known as SHADOWS HOUSE.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , WOWOW , Shueisha , TOKYO MX , BS Asahi , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

High atop a cliff sits the mansion known as Shadows House, home to a faceless clan that pretends to live like nobles. They express their emotions through living dolls that also endlessly clean the home of soot. One such servant, Emilico, aids her master Kate as they learn more about themselves and the mysteries of the house.

Tags: Conspiracy , Slavery , Maids , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Butler , Primarily Child Cast , Cult , Super Power , Magic , Amnesia , Ojou-sama , Seinen , Drugs , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Death Game , Kuudere , Fairy

Where to watch?

Crunchyroll

YouTube

Disney Twisted-Wonderland: THE ANIMATION - Season 1: EPISODE of HEARTSLABYUL

Also known as Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation.

Studio: Walt Disney Studios , Yumeta Company , Graphinica
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Yuuken is whisked away to Night Raven College, an arcane academy in the world of Twisted Wonderland. Stranded until he can find a way home, Yuuken is allowed to stay on campus despite having no magic of his own. But when his new friends land him in trouble with the headmage, his future at the school looks bleak. Now Yuuken’s fate hinges on bringing together a pair of argumentative first-years and a fire-breathing monster cat…

Tags: Magic , Primarily Male Cast , Isekai , Male Protagonist , School , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Gender Bending , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Urban Fantasy , Artificial Intelligence , CGI , Tragedy

Where to watch?

Disney Plus

Hulu

Kuroshitsuji II

Also known as Black Butler II.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Square Enix , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In late-nineteenth century England, one year and three months after the dramatic conclusion of the original series, Kuroshitsuji II introduces a new butler and young master. The sadistic yet cheerful Alois Trancy has faced some harsh times. He was kidnapped as a baby, and was forced to work in a village as a slave. Gradually, he lost his parents, his brother, and everyone he knew. Alois eventually returned home and became the head of his mansion, but seemed to exhibit some strange behavior ever since. Even more curiously, he returned with Claude Faustus, an enigmatic, emotionless butler with unfathomable talent...

Tags: Demons , Butler , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Historical , Alternate Universe , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign , Anti-Hero , Kuudere , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Transgender , Urban

Where to watch?

Hulu

Netflix

WeTV

iQ

GOSICK

Also known as Gosick.

Studio: bones , TV Tokyo , Kadokawa Shoten , Bandai Entertainment , KLOCKWORX , Memory-Tech , NTT Docomo
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance

Kazuya Kujou is a foreign student at Saint Marguerite Academy, a luxurious boarding school in the Southern European country of Sauville. Originally from Japan, his jet-black hair and dark brown eyes cause his peers to shun him and give him the nickname "Black Reaper," based on a popular urban legend about the traveler who brings death in the spring.

On a day like any other, Kujou visits the school's extravagant library in search of ghost stories. However, his focus soon changes as he becomes curious about a golden strand of hair on the stairs. The steps lead him to a large garden and a beautiful doll-like girl known as Victorique de Blois, whose complex and imaginative foresight allows her to predict their futures, now intertwined.

With more mysteries quickly developing—including the appearance of a ghost ship and an alchemist with the power of transmutation—Victorique and Kujou, bound by fate and their unique skills, have no choice but to rely on each other.

Tags: Detective , Crime , Foreign , Historical , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Royal Affairs , Alchemy , Guns , War , Bullying , Tomboy , Kuudere , School , Love Triangle , Trains , Twins , Time Skip , Military ,

Where to watch?

Netflix

Mahoutsukai no Yome SEASON 2

Also known as The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2.

Studio: Studio Kafka , Twin Engine , Mag Garden , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The second season of Mahoutsukai no Yome.

Chise was able to accept Elias and herself, if not necessarily everything about her situation. After Cartaphilus fell back into a slumber that would not last forever, Chise was able to go back to her regular life. Then she receives an invitation from a mutual aid organization for mages called the College. Under the British Library exists a secret society of mages. Encounters and interactions with people are about to open some new doors. This is a story about saving yourself to save another.

Note: Episode 1 of season two premiered in a preview screening event together with "Fuyu no Okorimono" at Tachikawa Cinema City's Cinema Two in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Magic , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Fairy , School , Heterosexual , Rural , Age Gap , Teacher , Monster Boy , Marriage , Kuudere , Tragedy , College , Animals , Orphan , Skeleton , Outdoor Activities , Foreign , Disability , Shapeshifting , Adoption , Monster Girl , CGI , Tomboy , POV , Chibi , Time Manipulation , Shounen , Werewolf , Interspecies

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