Anime like Reiwa no Dara-san

Mieruko-chan

Also known as Mieruko-chan.

Studio: Passione , KADOKAWA , Magic Capsule , Docomo Anime Store , BS Nippon , AT-X , Kadokawa Media House , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Slice of Life , Supernatural

She can see dead people…she just chooses to ignore them. That’s Miko’s plan, anyway, but it doesn’t seem to be working for her in this love letter to the horror genre that will send shivers down your spine—and occasionally tickle your funny bone.



Tags: Ghost , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Youkai , Seinen , School , Gods , Nudity , Animals , Bullying , Yuri

Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi

Also known as Mysterious Disappearances.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Zero-G , Shogakukan , flying DOG , Kansai TV , BS Nittele , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Sumireko Ogawa’s dream of becoming a novelist is reinvigorated with new rumors of mystical incidents. Now a clerk at a bookstore, she enlists her young coworker, Ren Adashino, to investigate urban legends, black magic, and ghost stories across the city. Sumireko has a knack for triggering magical events, and Ren has a dark secret of his own. Will they survive their investigation unscathed?



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Writing , Seinen , Found Family , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Classic Literature , Age Regression , Ghost , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Nudity , Trains , Magic , Demons , VTuber , Work , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Teacher , Disability , Mermaid , Yuri

Dark Gathering

Also known as Dark Gathering.

Studio: OLM , Pony Canyon , NetEase Games , BS Asahi , Kansai TV , Sotsu , CHOCOLATE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Horror , Supernatural

After a devastating encounter with a restless spirit, ghost-fearing psychic Keitarou Gentouga became a shut-in to avoid additional spectral catastrophes. But no man is a haunted island, and Keitarou eventually reintegrates with society by getting a part-time job as a tutor to the child prodigy Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi isn’t just an academic genius, though. She’s a talented psychic medium hell-bent on finding the malevolent spirit behind her mother’s disappearance, and she’s gravely determined to drag Keitarou into her terrifying world of grotesque supernatural phenomenon.



Tags: Ghost , Revenge , Exorcism , Creature Taming , Urban Fantasy , Necromancy , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Orphan , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Gore , Curses , Gods , Suicide , Shounen , Body Swapping , Yandere , Heterosexual , Rehabilitation , Travel , Denpa , Episodic , Proxy Battle , Afterlife , Cannibalism , Hikikomori , Oiran , Cars , War , School , College , Incest , Camping , Bullying , Pregnancy

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

Also known as The Summer Hikaru Died.

Studio: KADOKAWA , CygamesPictures , Netflix , CyberAgent , CygamesPictures , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they know begins to unravel.



Tags: Monster Boy , Rural , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Cosmic Horror , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Body Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Curses , Boys' Love , Gods , Philosophy , Mixed Media , Seinen , Detective , School , POV , Denpa , CGI , Asexual , Aromantic , Mountaineering , Disability

Dandadan

Also known as DAN DA DAN.

Studio: Science SARU , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Science SARU , Shueisha , Dentsu , Aniplex , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.

To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!?

The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!



Notes:
Worldwide premiere of Episode 1 before the Japanese television premiere occurred at Anime Expo July 6, 2024.
Episodes 1-3 titled as DAN DA DAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER was pre-screened in advance in theaters on August 31, 2024 in Asia, September 7, 2024 in Europe and September 13, 2024 in North America. The regular TV broadcast began October 4, 2024.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Ghost , Aliens , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Surreal Comedy , Henshin , Shounen , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Exorcism , School , Gyaru , Demons , Tragedy , Love Triangle , CGI , Nudity , Tokusatsu , Unrequited Love , Shrine Maiden , Zombie , Achromatic , Acrobatics , Blackmail

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Also known as Toilet-bound Hanako-kun.

Studio: Lerche , TBS , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?"

At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy!



Tags: Ghost , Youkai , Mythology , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Afterlife , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Twins , Episodic , Shounen , Exorcism , Ensemble Cast , Femboy , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Achronological Order , Conspiracy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School Club , Mermaid

Let's Go Kaikigumi

Also known as Let's go KAIKIGUMI.

Studio: C-Station , TBS , FuRyu Pictures , BS11 , Bushiroad Creative , 81 Produce , Sony Music Entertainment , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

The horror comedy manga begins one fateful day when the cowardly (unnamed) protagonist meets Mechako, the leader of the "Kaikigumi" organization which is in charge of the ghosts and supernatural creatures scaring humans. The protagonist somehow takes part in the revival of the Kaikigumi, after which one bizarre (yet not scary) phenomenon after another crops up around him.



Tags: Youkai , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Ghost , Surreal Comedy , Curses , School , Age Regression , Nudity

Noragami

Also known as Noragami.

Studio: bones , Avex Entertainment , Dentsu , Shouchiku , Kodansha , Movic , Lawson Entertainment , A-Sketch , Ai Addiction , Funimation , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Minor god Yato is down on his luck. Fed up with his slacker lifestyle, his partner abruptly quits. He has no money, no worshippers, and no shrine to call home. But just when things are starting to seem hopeless, a bus accident forces him to cross paths with Hiyori Iki, a sweet and perky high school girl. After the accident, Hiyori's soul has a bad habit of slipping out of her body, and after enlisting Yato's help to get her back to normal, she begins to fall into the world of spirits and gods.

But Hiyori's not the only one who's keeping tabs on Yato. A god from Yato's past is back, and he's not interested in a friendly reunion.



Tags: Gods , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Mythology , Urban , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Shapeshifting , Found Family , Swordplay , Exorcism , Shrine Maiden , Memory Manipulation , Nekomimi , Revenge , Outdoor Activities , Age Gap , Bullying , Environmental

Dekin no Mogura

Also known as Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole.

Studio: Brain's Base , Avex Pictures , Kodansha , Crunchyroll , arma bianca , A-Sketch , TOKYO MX , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

"I won't die 'cause I was banned from the afterlife."

A shady self-proclaimed hermit named Momoyuki Mogura, AKA: Mogura, is banned from the afterlife due to an incident. Now he collects spirit possessed will-o'-wisps in his lantern, hoping to make a comeback.

It seems that those who encounter him begin to see peculiar things.



Tags: Seinen , Exorcism , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy , Surreal Comedy , Mythology , Afterlife , Slapstick , Male Protagonist

Inuyasha

Also known as InuYasha.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Sunrise , Yomiuri TV , Viz Media , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Kagome Higurashi, an average ninth grader, gets pulled into an ancient well by a demon, bringing her 500 years in the past to the feudal era. There, she meets Inuyasha, a half-demon who seeks the Shikon Jewel to make himself a full-fledged demon. With Inuyasha and new friends, Kagome's search for the Jewel of Four Souls begins...



Tags: Youkai , Reincarnation , Demons , Historical , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Rural , Magic , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Shounen , Revenge , Isekai , Tsundere , Travel , Monster Boy , Kemonomimi , Time Manipulation , Archery , Male Protagonist , Shrine Maiden , Shapeshifting , Orphan , Curses , Episodic , Necromancy , Age Gap , Kuudere , Body Horror , Monster Girl , Primarily Teen Cast , Memory Manipulation