Anime like Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu

MONSTER

Also known as Monster.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Viz Media , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy over that of the town mayor who had been planning to support the hospital financially. A string of mysterious murders begin to occur soon after the operation, and Dr. Tenma emerges as the primary suspect despite no incriminating evidence.

A doctor is taught to believe that all life is equal; however, when another series of murders occur in the surgeon's vicinity, Dr. Tenma's beliefs are shaken as his actions that night are shown to have much broader consequences than he could have imagined. Leaving behind his life as a surgeon he embarks on a journey across the country to unravel the mystery of the boy he saved.

Tags: Crime , Seinen , Detective , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Primarily Adult Cast , Memory Manipulation , Tragedy , Noir , Conspiracy , Twins , Revenge , Urban , Adoption , Police , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Dissociative Identities , Amnesia , Medicine , Politics , Travel , Historical , Suicide , Time Skip , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Torture , Episodic , Crossdressing , Gore , Rescue , Trains

Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Air / Magokoro wo, Kimi ni

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion.

Studio: GAINAX , Production I.G , TV Tokyo , Toei Animation , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Sega Games , TV Tokyo Music , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

NERV faces a brutal attack from SEELE, but with Asuka in a coma, and Shinji in a nervous breakdown, things soon turn into the surreal. This movie provides a concurrent ending to the final two episodes of the show Neon Genesis Evangelion.



Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Denpa , Meta , Male Protagonist , Gods , Body Horror , Super Robot , Psychosexual , Conspiracy , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Afterlife , Primarily Teen Cast , Kaiju , Mythology , Robots , Religion , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Mixed Media , Clone , Masturbation , Tsundere , Guns , Politics , Space , Kuudere , Boys' Love , Angels , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual

Takopii no Genzai

Also known as Takopi's Original Sin.

Studio: ENISHIYA , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.



Tags: Tragedy , Denpa , Bullying , Primarily Child Cast , Parenthood , Estranged Family , Time Manipulation , Suicide , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Crime , Philosophy , School , Time Skip , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation , Rural , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Achronological Order , Heterosexual , Gore , Shounen , Clone

Chirin no Suzu

Also known as Ringing Bell.

Studio: Sanrio , Discotek , Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

A little lamb's life is turned upside down by the wolf that killed his mother. He seeks to avenge his mother, but in order to defeat the wolf, he must become one.



Tags: Revenge , Animals , Rural , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Snowscape , Primarily Animal Cast , Wilderness , Exiled , Orphan , Shoujo

Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Moomindani no Suisei

Also known as Comet in Moominland.

Studio: Telescreen BV
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Unusual things have been happening in Moominvalley. Moomin, Sniff and Mee leave for the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to confirm the Muskrat's words: a comet is about to hit Moominvalley and destroy everything. On the way they meet Snufkin, the Hemulen and the Snorks and experience many adventures.



Tags: Astronomy , Environmental , Rural , Animals , Family Life , Classic Literature , Anthropomorphism , Kids , Iyashikei , Natural Disaster