Anime like Date A Bullet: Nightmare or Queen

NARUTO

Also known as Naruto.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi's rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.

Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.



Tags: Ninja , Shounen , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Super Power , Martial Arts , Revenge , Necromancy , Criminal Organization , Found Family , Primarily Child Cast , Shapeshifting , Ensemble Cast , Battle Royale , Philosophy , Bullying , Kaiju , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Achronological Order , Anachronism , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Travel , Estranged Family , Death Game , Gender Bending , School , Assassins , Love Triangle , Anthropomorphism , Gambling

Sword Art Online

Also known as Sword Art Online.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...



Tags: Virtual World , Death Game , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Rescue , Unrequited Love , Female Harem , Artificial Intelligence , Fairy , Found Family , Prison , Time Skip , Travel , Tragedy , Fishing , Amnesia , Medieval , Inseki

Death Parade

Also known as Death Parade.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

When two people die at the same time, they’re sent to a place that’s neither heaven nor hell—a lavish bar between worlds where the stakes are high and the rules are simple: if you win you live again, if you die… you’re gone for good.

Decim is the bartender charged with serving the souls who enter Quindecim. He may make a mean cocktail, but his true profession is to play the role of arbiter—a judge who determines whether or not a soul is worthy of reincarnation. To aid in his judgment, the bar’s patrons are forced to play simple games laced with sadistic twists designed to bring their true natures to light. To Decim, judgment has always been black and white—that is—until he meets a mysterious young woman whose fate seems impossible to decide. His indecision shakes the very foundation of the games and raises the biggest question of all: Who is fit to judge the dead?



Tags: Death Game , Afterlife , Philosophy , Tragedy , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Reincarnation , Bar , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Suicide , Gambling , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Kuudere , Gyaru , Ice Skating , Revenge , CGI , Bowling , Tanned Skin

Kakegurui

Also known as Kakegurui.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

During daylight hours, an exclusive, elite private school prepares its illustrious students for careers in business, politics, and high society. But when darkness falls, the halls of this esteemed establishment transform into an underground gambling den where bright-eyed youngsters learn the timeless art of bluffing, backdoor dealings and social manipulation. In this school for the rich and elite, money is power, and the tyrant of the betting books rules with an iron fist. So when the beautiful Yumeko Jabami upsets the academy hierarchy with her voracious appetite for the thrill of the gamble, the entire student body mobilizes to send her house of cards tumbling down.



Tags: Gambling , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Female Cast , Masochism , Primarily Teen Cast , Ojou-sama , Poker , Anti-Hero , Body Horror , School Club , Bullying , Shounen , Slavery , Villainess , Yandere , Death Game , Male Protagonist , Idol , Delinquents , Board Game , Guns , Battle Royale , CGI

Sword Art Online II

Also known as Sword Art Online II.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

One year after the SAO incident, Kirito is approached by Seijiro Kikuoka from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Department "VR Division" with a rather peculiar request. That was an investigation on the "Death Gun" incident that occurred in the gun and steel filled VRMMO called Gun Gale Online (GGO). "Players who are shot by a mysterious avatar with a jet black gun lose their lives even in the real world..." Failing to turn down Kikuoka's bizarre request, Kirito logs in to GGO even though he is not completely convinced that the virtual world could physically affect the real world.

Kirito wanders in an unfamiliar world in order to gain any clues about the "Death Gun." Then, a female sniper named Sinon who owns a gigantic "Hecate II" rifle extends Kirito a helping hand. With Sinon's help, Kirito decides to enter the "Bullet of Bullets," a large tournament to choose the most powerful gunner within the realm of GGO, in hopes to become the target of the "Death Gun" and make direct contact with the mysterious avatar.



Tags: Virtual World , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Battle Royale , Guns , Isekai , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Death Game , Tragedy , Unrequited Love , Bullying , Kuudere , Assassins , Crossdressing , Female Harem , Tomboy

Mirai Nikki

Also known as The Future Diary.

Studio: Asread
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno, is about Yuki, a loner who's not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others. The contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, each diary possessing unique features that give it both advantages and disadvantages. Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.



Tags: Battle Royale , Death Game , Survival , Yandere , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Psychosexual , Body Horror , Gore , Gods , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Crime , Urban , Heterosexual , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Clone , Terrorism , Guns , Super Power , Netorare , CGI , Meta , Adoption , Nudity , Orphan , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Tanned Skin

Another

Also known as Another.

Studio: P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

When Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to a new school, he senses a frightening atmosphere in his new class, a secret none of them will talk about. At the center is the beautiful Mei Misaki. Kouichi is immediately drawn to her mysterious aura, but he begins to realize that no one else in the class is aware of her presence. Soon after his arrival, what is known as the Calamity begins, and it claims the lives of many students.



Tags: Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Survival , Urban Fantasy , Curses , Kuudere , Ghost , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Twins , Male Protagonist , Rural , Teacher , Death Game , Suicide , Philosophy , Assassins

Fate/Zero

Also known as Fate/Zero.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail triggered three wars in the past, each too cruel and fierce to leave a victor. In spite of that, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will be different; namely, with a vessel of the Holy Grail now in their grasp. Solely for this reason, the much hated "Magus Killer" Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with marriage to their only daughter Irisviel as binding contract.

Kiritsugu now stands at the center of a cutthroat game of survival, facing off against six other participants, each armed with an ancient familiar, and fueled by unique desires and ideals. Accompanied by his own familiar, Saber, the notorious mercenary soon finds his greatest opponent in Kirei Kotomine, a priest who seeks salvation from the emptiness within himself in pursuit of Kiritsugu.

Based on the light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, Fate/Zero depicts the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War—10 years prior to Fate/stay night. Witness a battle royale in which no one is guaranteed to survive.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Mythology , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , War , Religion , Assassins , Urban , Gore , Swordplay , Spearplay , Espionage , CGI , Dissociative Identities

Jigokuraku

Also known as Hell’s Paradise.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mystery , Supernatural

The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can bring back the Elixir of Life from an island that is rumored to be the Buddhist pure land Sukhavati. In hopes of reuniting with his beloved wife, Gabimaru heads to the island along with the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri. Upon arriving there, they encounter other death row convicts in search of the Elixir of Life... as well as a host of unknown creatures, eerie manmade statues, and the hermits who rule the island. Can Gabimaru find the Elixir of Life on this mysterious island and make it back home alive?



Tags: Survival , Swordplay , Gore , Shounen , Body Horror , Ninja , Samurai , Battle Royale , Religion , Historical , Travel , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Fugitive , Gods , Primarily Adult Cast , Death Game , Super Power , Cultivation , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Nudity , Martial Arts , Primarily Male Cast , Crime , Cult , Orphan , Bisexual , Cosmic Horror , Amnesia , Cannibalism

Kami no Tou: Tower of God

Also known as Tower of God.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

There is a tower that summons chosen people called "Regulars" with the promise of granting their deepest desires. Whether it be wealth, fame, authority, or something that surpasses them all—everything awaits those who reach the top.

Twenty-Fifth Bam is a boy who had only known a dark cave, a dirty cloth, and an unreachable light his entire life. So when a girl named Rachel came to him through the light, his entire world changed. Becoming close friends with Rachel, he learned various things about the outside world from her. But when Rachel says she must leave him to climb the Tower, his world shatters around him. Vowing to follow after her no matter what it takes, he sets his sight on the tower, and a miracle occurs.

Thus begins the journey of Bam, a young boy who was not chosen by the Tower but opened its gates by himself. They call his kind "Irregulars"—beings that have shaken the very foundation of the Tower each time they set foot inside it.

Tags: Super Power , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Survival , Conspiracy , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Cultivation , Shounen , Battle Royale , Revenge , Coming of Age , Suicide , Swordplay , Death Game , Heterosexual , Travel , Primarily Male Cast

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Satire , Terrorism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Sadism , Crime , Masochism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Robots , Oiran , Gore , Mafia , Crossdressing , Ghost , Philosophy , Nekomimi , Fishing , Boxing , Yakuza , Pirates , Educational , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Unrequited Love , Death Game , Mixed Gender Harem , Female Harem

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders - Egypt-hen

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt.

Studio: david production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Supernatural

After 30 days of travel across the world, plagued with countless battles, Jotaro and his companions have finally arrived in Egypt! Now only the strongest "Stand" users remain to rebuff our heroes' final march on Cairo: The Nine Egyptian Gods, Dio's most zealous servants. Will the Joestar line fall to the monstrous vampire, or can Jotaro defeat Dio and save his mother's life?



Tags: Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Travel , Shounen , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Revenge , Desert , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Vampire , Animals , Body Horror , Parody , Video Games , Gambling , Age Regression , Mahjong , Poker , Zombie , Cosplay , Shapeshifting , Death Game , CGI , Cowboys , Disability , Suicide

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Also known as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Fuyuki City - a city surrounded by the sea and mountains becomes the setting for an ancient ritual. Seven masters are given control of heroic spirits in order to realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant its owner any wish. These heroic spirits or servants represent legendary heroes of various classes: "Saber," "Lancer," "Archer," "Rider," "Caster," "Assassin," and "Berserker." Each master will enter into a contract with their chosen servant and battle the others to the death until only one pair remains... This is the "Holy Grail War."

The young and capable mage, Rin Tohsaka, prepares for her long-awaited Fifth Holy Grail War to begin... With her servant Archer, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka family after her father's death. But when Shirou Emiya, a boy from Rin's school, unwittingly becomes a Master and is fatally wounded in battle, she has no choice but to save him. With Shirou and his servant Saber, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War. Will the Holy Grail bless Rin and Shirou's path toward victory or will they be cursed with defeat?



Notes:
- Includes Prologue.
- The first, second and last episodes aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Spearplay , Swordplay , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Philosophy , Urban , Witch , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , War , Archery , Time Manipulation , School , Revenge , CGI , Tanned Skin , Assassins , Kuudere , Tomboy , Samurai , Skeleton , Adoption , Bullying

Deadman Wonderland

Also known as Deadman Wonderland.

Studio: Manglobe
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman Wonderland. And then it gets worse.

At Deadman Wonderland, convicts are forced into brutal deathmatches for the amusement of the masses, the cheers of the crowd drowning out the screams of the dismembered. Even when Ganta befriends Shiro, an unusual female inmate, his dark fate crushes all hope —until he discovers the strange ability to wield his spilled blood as a weapon. Ganta learns his new skill might be related to the murderous man in red and uncovers disturbing secrets that could expose those who stole his freedom. He's determined to see justice served —but first he'll have to fight for his life in a prison that holds a million ways to die.



Tags: Prison , Tragedy , Survival , Super Power , Gore , Death Game , Anti-Hero , Body Horror , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Memory Manipulation , Orphan , Urban Fantasy , Guns , Rehabilitation , Tanned Skin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity

serial experiments lain

Also known as Serial Experiments Lain.

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

Fate/Zero 2nd Season

Also known as Fate/Zero Season 2.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

As the Fourth Holy Grail War rages on with no clear victor in sight, the remaining Servants and their Masters are called upon by Church supervisor Risei Kotomine, in order to band together and confront an impending threat that could unravel the Grail War and bring about the destruction of Fuyuki City. The uneasy truce soon collapses as Masters demonstrate that they will do anything in their power, no matter how despicable, to win.

Seeds of doubt are sown between Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber, his Servant, as their conflicting ideologies on heroism and chivalry clash. Meanwhile, an ominous bond forms between Kirei Kotomine, who still seeks to find his purpose in life, and one of the remaining Servants. As the countdown to the end of the war reaches zero, the cost of winning begins to blur the line between victory and defeat.



Tags: Death Game , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Magic , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , War , Philosophy , Spearplay , Religion , Body Horror , Swordplay , Gore , CGI , Guns , Vampire , Motorcycles , Zombie

Kakegurui ××

Also known as Kakegurui xx.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

At Hyakkao Private Academy, Yumeko Jabami’s star rises just as the student council’s reputation starts to dim. In the shadows of the council’s dwindling power, discord reigns supreme. In a bold effort to rebalance the social scales, student council president Kirari Momobami intends to place her bet on the election for the council’s next president. Everyone starts with a single chip, and at the end of 30 days, the whoever holds the most becomes the president of the Momobami Clan. But chips aren’t the only things students can wager as they fight tooth and nail to ascend to the council presidency, and Yumeko Jabami intends to clean house no matter the prizes she must risk in the betting pool.



Tags: Gambling , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Anti-Hero , Twins , Revenge , Primarily Teen Cast , Yandere , Suicide , Death Game , Yuri , Slavery , Villainess , Shounen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ojou-sama , Gender Bending , School Club , Idol , CGI

Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - The Animation

Also known as Danganronpa: The Animation.

Studio: Lerche
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come?

Tags: Death Game , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Survival , Detective , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , School , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Tanned Skin , Yandere , Crossdressing , Kuudere , Suicide , Gyaru , Meta , CGI , Surreal Comedy , Femboy , Post-Apocalyptic , Idol

Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen

Also known as JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

The third season of Jujutsu Kaisen.

After the Shibuya Incident, a deadly jujutsu battle known as the Culling Game orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo erupts across ten colonies in Japan.

Haunted by guilt over the mass killings in Shibuya and wary of Sukuna’s interest in Fushiguro, Itadori chooses not to return to Jujutsu High. Instead, he teams up with Choso to exorcise the countless cursed spirits unleashed by Noritoshi Kamo. Amid this chaos, the Jujutsu Headquarters revokes Yuji Itadori’s suspended death sentence and appoints special-grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu as his executioner.

Newly awakened modern sorcerers and resurrected ancient ones, now fighting as players in the Culling Game, collide with conflicting motives, driving the world once more toward an age ruled by jujutsu.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Curses , Urban , Tragedy , Shounen , Death Game , Super Power , Battle Royale , Exorcism , Male Protagonist , Survival , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Philosophy , Surreal Comedy , Demons , Swordplay , Gambling , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Rotoscoping , Nudity , Femboy , Crossdressing

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS

Also known as Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto!



Tags: Shounen , Ninja , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Swordplay , Battle Royale , Gods , Martial Arts , Adoption , Anachronism , Time Manipulation , Episodic , Dinosaurs , School , Dissociative Identities , Cyborg , Death Game , Table Tennis