Anime like Busou Shinki

Frame Arms Girl

Also known as Frame Arms Girl.

Studio: ZEXCS , studio A-CAT , Heartbit , Kotobukiya
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story begins when Ao opens a package that arrives at her doorstep. Inside the package is Gourai, a Frame Arms Girl: a small robot capable of independent movement. Gourai is a newly-developed prototype: a Frame Arms Girl equipped with an "Artificial Self," an advanced AI that gives her a personality. Ao is the only one that has activated her. Gourai begins to gather both battle data and emotions, starting a day-to-day life with Ao, who knows nothing about Frame Arms Girls.



Tags: Robots , Primarily Female Cast , Twins , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , CGI , Mahjong , Dullahan

Alice Gear Aegis Expansion

Also known as alice gear aegis Expansion.

Studio: Nomad , Colopl , KADOKAWA , Docomo Anime Store , Bandai Namco Filmworks , BS Nittele , Pyramid
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

Centuries ago, mankind abandoned planet Earth after the Vice, a race of mechanical aliens, drove them from their home into a life adrift in space. Now resigned to starships forged of pieces of Earth’s shattered moon, the final hope for humanity lies in the hands of Actresses, young women born with the ability to wield the only weapons that can harm the Vice: Alice Gears, mechanical suits that can finally turn the tide against the alien incursion.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Tanned Skin , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Aliens , Outdoor Activities , Fitness , Space , Tokusatsu , Airsoft

Saint October

Studio: Konami , Studio Comet , Yomiko Advertising , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery

Whether it is the future or the past it is the world of fantasy and horror hiding in the shadow of the demon city. In the city, consecutive mysterious incidents that cannot be solved by science have occurred. To solve the incidents, they gather three girl detectives possessing special abilities.

Hayama Kotono. She is an orphan living in a convent.
Shirafuji Natuski. She is Kotono's classmate and a pop idol.
Hijiri Misaki. She is a mysterious girl who fights against nightmares of her previous life.

Those who want to bring the Judgement Day to the world.
Those who want to save the world.
Which is justice, and which is evil?

When Kotono encounters a boy who lost his memory, the wheel of the story begins to move but slowly. Then, solving the mysteries, the three girls will confront the fate that will influence the existence of the human beings.



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Detective , Female Protagonist , Henshin

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Studio: Seven Arcs , Funimation , Omnibus Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

3rd grader Takamachi Nanoha stumbled upon an injured talking ferret after hearing his telepathic cries for help. The ferret turned out to be Yuuno, an archeologist and mage from another world who had accidentally scattered the dangerous Jewel Seeds throughout Earth. Without the strength to collect the Jewel Seeds, Yuuno had resumed a ferret form and needed someone else to take on the task for him. He gave a red jewel to Nanoha explaining to her with this she could transform and use magic to combat the monsters that threatened them due to the Jewel Seeds. But the monsters are the least of their worries, as Yuuno and Nanoha are not the only ones out to collect the Jewel Seeds.

Tags: Magic , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Animals , Urban , Coastal , Spearplay , Kemonomimi , Robots , Military , Artificial Intelligence , Memory Manipulation , Space , Shapeshifting , Clone , Lost Civilization , Kuudere , Nudity

Soukou Musume Senki

Also known as LBX Girls.

Studio: studio A-CAT , DMM pictures , DMM music
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In an unplanned field trip, Riko is transported to an alternate Japan where metal-based life forms known as Mimesis ravage the world. Only girls equipped with LBX armored weaponry can stand up to this scourge. Joined by four other displaced young women, Riko will have to adapt to save humanity. The hope of a planet now rests on these heavy metal soldiers who desire one wish—to return home again!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Robots , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Primarily Teen Cast , Military , Artificial Intelligence , Isekai , CGI , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Nudity , Otaku Culture

Sky Girls

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Konami
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the near future, Earth is at war with aliens called Worms. The war leaves the population of Earth decimated, with young men the main casualties. The Worms were beaten back but their re-emergence heralds the creation of a mecha unit called the Sonic Divers, piloted by 3 young girls to counter this threat.

Tags: Military , Aviation , Real Robot , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation

Also known as Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation.

Studio: Sega Games , Telecom Animation Film , Pony Canyon , ADK Emotions , TOKYO MX , Sammy , TBS , SEGA , Frontier Works , Broccoli
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

In the year 2027, the video game Phantasy Star Online 2 is all the rage at Seiga Academy. Every student is on board the fad—except for Itsuki Tachibana, a well-rounded student who doesn't play video games. Due to its popularity, the game is currently under review at Seiga Academy to see if it has a negative impact on the students. Consequently, this causes Itsuki to catch the attention of Rina Izumi, the perfectionist student council president who aims to prove that the game is not to blame.

To accomplish her objective, Rina recruits Itsuki as the student council vice president and tasks him with learning to play the game while keeping his grades up. Now obliged to report his daily findings of the game to Rina and analyze its merits, Itsuki carries the fate of Phantasy Star Online 2 in his hands.

Tags: Video Games , School , Virtual World , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Crossover , Henshin , Heterosexual , Isekai , CGI , Military , Gender Bending

Makeruna! Makendo

Studio: OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Makenko used to be a normal boy -- until he was kidnapped by the brain monster Dr. Mud and transformed into a cyborg capable of destroying both the monster and human worlds! On his quest for vengeance, he is inadvertently joined by Makendo, a fellow monster hunter who would prefer not to be, and her little sister Hikari who would like nothing better! Dastardly demons and wacky monsters abound as the trio fight the bad guys to kick some monster butt, and get Makenko's body back!


Tags: Magic , Youkai , Henshin , Nudity , Robots

Senki Zesshou Symphogear

Also known as Symphogear.

Studio: Satelight , Encourage Films , Memory-Tech , Dwango , Bushiroad , Studio Pastoral
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Sci-Fi

With the coming of spring, Hibiki Tachibana and Miku Kohinata start their first year in high school school at the prestigious Lydian Music Academy. That their idol, the singer Tsubasa Kazanari, also attends Lydian is just an added bonus. Neither of them know that their lives are about to change forever. Neither of them know that the first, awakening beat is almost upon them.



Tags: Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Guns , Urban , Tsundere , Tragedy , Idol , Mythology , Dancing , School , Swordplay , Superhero , Spearplay , Gore , Military , Drugs , Orphan , Motorcycles , Nudity