Anime like Hitsugi no Chaika

Scrapped Princess

Also known as Scrapped Princess.

Studio: bones , Lantis , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Pacifica Cassul is a kindhearted girl living on the run, for prophecy has named her the poison that would destroy the world. Known as the Scrapped Princess, she’s the target of countless followers of a powerful religion. But even when it seems like the whole world is out to get her, she always has her two adoptive siblings - Shannon and Raquel. Together they travel the countryside, making new friends and battling countless foes. Bit by bit, they uncover the incredible truth behind the prophecy and its ties to mysterious events from 5,000 years ago. With the fate of the world in her naïve hands, Pacifica and her siblings must learn who to trust and take on enemies of godly power. But for all their struggle, should such a poison be allowed to live?



Tags: Gods , Magic , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Swordplay , Super Power , Amnesia , Found Family , Kuudere , Twins , Dystopian , Lost Civilization

Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho

Also known as Grimoire of Zero.

Studio: WHITE FOX , Infinite , Madman Entertainment , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

The "grimoire fantasy" series follows a witch named Zero who is ignorant of the world and a half-beast half-human mercenary who longs to be human. Witches who practice sorcery exist in the world, however, in this era no one knows how about the art and study of witchcraft. Zero is going on a journey to search for a magical tome called "The Book of Zero" that hides a power that can destroy the world. The mercenary travels with her as her guard.



Tags: Witch , Magic , Kemonomimi , Anthropomorphism , Conspiracy , War , Tsundere , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Animals , Revenge , Demons , Medieval

Katanagatari

Also known as Katanagatari.

Studio: Aniplex , Lantis , Kodansha , Movic , Fuji TV , WHITE FOX , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

Yasuri Shichika, seventh successor of the Kyotouryuu (bladeless) sword art, lives on an isolated island with his older sister, Nanami.

One day Shichika is visited by a woman named Togame, who requests his aid in her quest to find and collect the final twelve swords forged by the legendary master swordsmith, Shikizaki Kiki. Shichika and Togame begin their odyssey by leaving the island he called home for over 20 years. They will face twelve individuals who possess and protect Shikizaki's legendary swords.

Join Shichika and Togame on an exciting, epic adventure that defies reality as they discover the true potential of the Kyoutoryuu sword style!



Tags: Swordplay , Martial Arts , Tragedy , Historical , Samurai , Revenge , Travel , Philosophy , Gore , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ninja , Female Protagonist , Anachronism , Meta , Episodic , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Politics , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Slapstick , Body Swapping , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Guns , Shrine Maiden , Desert , Ghost , Urban , Robots

Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi

Also known as Sunday Without God.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Starchild Records , Sentai Filmworks , Docomo Anime Store , Memory-Tech , King Records , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Fifteen years ago, God abandoned the world and closed the gate to Heaven, leaving the souls of humankind trapped in limbo. With the dead unable to rest and the living unable to have children, the world is slowly coming to a halt. The only key to mankind’s salvation rests with the Gravekeepers, mysterious beings charged with the task of sending the deceased to their final resting place. Twelve-year-old Ai, one of the last children in the world, soon finds herself shouldered with the burden of becoming her village’s newest Gravekeeper. But beneath the village’s unassuming exterior lies a dark secret that is revealed with the arrival of a gun-wielding stranger in black. With her position as a Gravekeeper now uncertain, Ai has no choice but to set out to put the living dead to rest. But in a world where no one can die, is death truly the ultimate blessing?



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Zombie , Gods , Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Anti-Hero , Ghost , School , Time Manipulation , Yandere , Guns , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Rural , Travel , Orphan , Love Triangle

Mahoutsukai Reimeiki

Also known as The Dawn of the Witch.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , TBS , Kodansha , DMM pictures , Nippon BS Broadcasting , Crunchyroll , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Nichion , Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyuujo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

I can’t remember. Who am I? What am I? Seville is a student at a magic academy who has no memories of anything from before he joined the school. Not understanding why he’s there, the time he spends at the academy feels hollow and empty. And since he doesn't know how to work hard, his grades are always the lowest in his year. Then, one day, the school headmaster, Albus, orders Seville to participate in a dangerous special training. "I want you to spread the use of magic in an area where they hold witch hunts." It has only been a few years since the war between the church and the witches came to an end—the world has not yet fully accepted witches and their magic. This is the dawn of the age of the witch. This is the story of how a young man, a boy who is no one special, and his companions, who all hold wounds in their hearts, set out and end up finding themselves.



Tags: Magic , Witch , Gore , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Cult , Animals , Incest , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi

Ars no Kyojuu

Also known as GIANT BEASTS OF ARS.

Studio: Asahi Production , DMM.com , bilibili , NetEase Games , Sentai Filmworks , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

The story takes place in an age of swords, heroes, and myths. Giant beasts created the land, but then humans stole that land. This angered the beasts, who then started eating humans. In order to fight back, humans called upon the gods. The Kyojuu beasts started spreading around the world, causing great damage, but humans fought back by hunting the Kyojuu. Humanity also prospered by to using the dissected parts of the beasts.

Jiiro is "a man who has escaped death," and he hunts Kyojuu to earn a living. He meets "Twenty and Second Kuumi," who is being chased by someone. Jiiro and his friends then start to uncover the secrets of this world.



Tags: Fugitive , Magic , Kemonomimi , Kaiju , Swordplay , Politics , CGI

Shingeki no Bahamut: GENESIS

Also known as Rage of Bahamut: Genesis.

Studio: MAPPA , Cygames , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Mistarcia is a magical world where humans, gods, and demons mingle together. In the past, the black-and-silver winged Bahamut has threatened to destroy the land, but humans, gods, and demons overcame their differences to fight together and seal its power. The key to that seal was split in two, one half given to the gods and the other to demons, so that they would never be united and Bahamut never released. Now, two thousand years later, the world is in an era of peace—until the day a human woman steals the gods' half of the key.

Tags: Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Demons , Angels , Gods , Medieval , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Dragons , Revenge , Swordplay , CGI , Steampunk , Nudity , Zombie , Pirates , Heterosexual , Archery , Skeleton

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TOKYO MX , Docomo Anime Store , Hakusensha , VAP , Marvelous , AT-X , Age Global Networks , TOP-INSIGHT , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Dragons , Royal Affairs , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Travel , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Mythology , Politics , Reincarnation , Revenge , Historical , Tragedy , Male Harem , Found Family , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Archery , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Orphan , Pirates , Gods , Crossdressing

Magatsu Wahrheit: ZUERST

Also known as MAGATSU WAHRHEIT.

Studio: Yokohama Animation Lab , KLab , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Based on the popular RPG game from KLab. In the Wahrheit Empire, humanity’s spirit remains fragmented from a disaster in the past where many lives were lost to bloodthirsty monsters who were once summoned. But the fate of the capital is about to drastically change when shy transport worker Inumael and naive Empire soldier Leocadio get caught up in a smuggling incident.



Tags: Politics , Military , Fugitive , Body Horror , Conspiracy , Magic , Guns , Swordplay , Foreign

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