Anime like Nekojiru-sou

Tenshi no Tamago

Also known as Angel's Egg.

Studio: Studio Gallop , Studio DEEN , Studio Hibari , Tokuma Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to do nothing but collect water in jars and protect a large egg she carries everywhere. A mysterious man enters her life... and they discuss the world around them.



Tags: Philosophy , Dystopian , Religion , Lost Civilization , Mythology , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Cosmic Horror , Angels , Female Protagonist , No Dialogue , Urban Fantasy , Amnesia , Coming of Age , Survival , Foreign , Fairy Tale , Tanks , Cultivation , Body Horror

Kaiba

Also known as Kaiba.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

It is now possible to store memory data, so that the death of your body is not actually "death". As memories are stored in databanks, they can be "transferred" to new bodies. Because so-called "memory trading" now occurs, it is now possible to steal memories and illegally alter them.

Society has fallen apart as authority has become lost and stagnant.

One day, a man awakens in a ruined room. His name is Kaiba. He has no memories, but he does have a pendant with a picture of an unknown woman inside.

In the skies are roiling clouds and electrical storms, impossible to pass without losing one's memories; above them lies the elusive realm of the rich and powerful, who barter others' bodies and memories for their own enjoyment and longevity. Below lies a troubled and dangerous world where good bodies are hard to come by and real money is scarce.

After suddenly being attacked, Kaiba escapes into space, and during his travels meets all sorts of people and regains his memories. Throughout it, he continues to be troubled by the world's problems, as well as his own existence. And what of the woman in the pendant, Neiro?

Tags: Amnesia , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Body Swapping , Philosophy , Space , Brainwashing , Clone , Tragedy , Cyberpunk , Conspiracy , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Fugitive , Cult , Terrorism , Post-Apocalyptic , Psychosexual , Episodic , Cosmic Horror , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Class Struggle , Crime , Primarily Child Cast , Drugs

PUPARIA

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Psychological

Independent Short by Shingo Tamagawa.

Tags: No Dialogue , Environmental , Denpa , Anachronism , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Animals , Agender

serial experiments lain

Also known as Serial Experiments Lain.

Studio: TV Tokyo , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Genco , Funimation , Triangle Staff , Pioneer LDC , TV Tokyo Music , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

We're all connected... There is the world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a 14-year-old girl, discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: I just abandoned my body. I still live here...

Has the line between the real world and the wired world begun to blur?



Tags: Denpa , Virtual World , Philosophy , Dissociative Identities , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Artificial Intelligence , Cyberpunk , Software Development , Gods , Conspiracy , Cosmic Horror , Cult , Suicide , Religion , Meta , Urban , Tragedy , Video Games , Primarily Female Cast , Orphan , Amnesia , Adoption , Afterlife , POV , Drugs , Trains , Yuri , School , Aliens , Death Game , Zombie , Age Gap , Bullying , Anachronism

Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru

Also known as Night on the Galactic Railroad.

Studio: Group TAC , TV Asahi , Nippon Herald Eiga , Asmik Ace , Asahi Shimbun
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

What is true happiness? For Giovanni, the answer is as far away as the stars. Mired in hardship, the young kitten faces problems that should be unknown to someone his age. At school, his classmates mock and ridicule him, and after the bell rings, Giovanni toils at a job to earn enough money for bread. Then at home, instead of being taken care of by his mother, he must take care of her. The sole bright spot is that of the Festival of Stars, where he hopes to run into Campanella, his only friend. When they finally meet up, however, it isn't while looking up at the stars, but rather traveling amongst them... as the Galactic Railroad whisks the two away for parts unknown!



Tags: Afterlife , Trains , Philosophy , Classic Literature , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Animal Cast , Travel , Astronomy , Space , Animals , Tragedy , Religion , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Kids , Cosmic Horror , Bullying , Historical

TAMALA2010: a punk cat in space

Also known as Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Sci-Fi

It's the year 2010 on the planet of cats, where lies Meguro City, a megalopolis entirely controlled by the super-corporation Catty & Co. The nefarious influence of this corporate empire extends malignantly across the feline galaxy. Tamala, a carefree, one-year-old kitten, decides to flee this cruel reality and boards her spaceship in search of her planet of origin.



Tags: Dystopian , Space , Cyberpunk , Achromatic , Anthropomorphism , Surreal Comedy , Animals , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Mixed Media , Mythology , CGI , Fugitive , Reincarnation , Cult , Satire

Inaka Isha

Also known as Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

A hapless country doctor describes with breathless urgency a night-time summons to attend a young patient. Events soon take on a surreal aspect as "unearthly horses" transport him instantaneously to the bedside. The doctor, preoccupied with personal distractions and grievances against those he is employed to care for, fails to find what is revealed to be a vile, fatal wound. He is humiliated by the villagers, who are "always expecting the impossible from the doctor," and doomed to an endless return trip, losing everything.



Tags: Philosophy , Rural , Classic Literature , Historical , Medicine , Denpa , Elderly Protagonist

Alien 9

Also known as Alien Nine.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Genco , MediaNet , Central Park Media , Nippon Columbia , AT-X , Bandai Visual , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Yuri Ootani, a girl who has been afraid of aliens, has been chosen to be on the alien party with the class president Kumi Kawamura, whose only intention to join the alien party is to get out of presidential duties, as well as Kasumi Tomine who is perfect at everything she does, including fighting all the aliens that come in their way.

Tags: Aliens , Coming of Age , Denpa , Body Horror , Primarily Child Cast , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , School Club , Tragedy , Philosophy , Seinen , Post-Apocalyptic , Gore , Dullahan , Nudity ,

Mousou Dairinin

Also known as Paranoia Agent.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Asmik Ace , Geneon Entertainment , Tohokushinsha Film Corporation , WOWOW , Techno Sound , Chaos Union
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks, but they will find out soon enough... that this case is much more than they expected.



Tags: Denpa , Crime , Philosophy , Detective , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Police , Amnesia , Homeless , Memory Manipulation , Office , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Meta , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Satire , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Disability , Bullying , Dissociative Identities , Nudity , Fugitive , Hikikomori , Ghost , Primarily Adult Cast , Prostitution , Chuunibyou , Cosmic Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , Achronological Order