Anime like Maou 2099

Hataraku Maou-sama!

Also known as The Devil is a Part-Timer!.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , WHITE FOX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Devil King Sadao is only one step away from conquering the world when he is beaten by Hero Emilia and forced to drift to the other world: modern-day Tokyo. As "conquering the world" are the only skills the Devil King possesses—and are obviously unnecessary in his new situation—he must work as a freeter to pay for his living expenses!

Tags: Demons , Isekai , Work , Male Protagonist , Urban , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Fugitive , Anti-Hero , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Mythology , Parody , Restaurant , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Food , Heterosexual , Hikikomori , Language Barrier

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou

Also known as The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Movic , Nippon BS Broadcasting , ADK Marketing Solutions , AT-X , Q-Tec , TOKYO MX , KADOKAWA , Docomo Anime Store , Contents Seed , Medicos Entertainment , Studio Mausu , Aniplex , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Anos, the Demon King of Tyranny, has defeated humans, spirits, and gods alike. But even demon kings get tired of all the fighting sometimes! Hoping for a more peaceful life, Anos decides to reincarnate himself. When he wakes two thousand years later, though, he finds the world has become too peaceful--his descendants have grown weak and magic is in serious decline. Intending to reclaim his rightful place, he enrolls in Demon King Academy, where he finds that his magical power is off the charts. Literally. And because they can't measure his power, the faculty and other students regard Anos as a misfit. With the support of Misha, the one student he manages to befriend, the misfit (Demon King) begins his climb up the demon ranks!



Tags: Demons , Magic , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , School , Super Power , Conspiracy , Memory Manipulation , Swordplay , War , Heterosexual , Twins , Kuudere , Time Manipulation , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Gore , Crime , Alternate Universe , Musical Theater

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Also known as Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Studio: TRIGGER , CD PROJEKT RED , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

An original anime series set in in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.



Note: The first episode received a pre-screening at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. The first 3 dubbed episodes were streamed on Twitch as part of a co-stream promotion on September 12, a day before the show’s premiere.

Tags: Cyberpunk , Tragedy , Crime , Dystopian , Cyborg , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Gangs , Urban , Body Horror , Class Struggle , Guns , Gore , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Terrorism , Coming of Age , Nudity , Artificial Intelligence , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Tomboy , Time Manipulation , Software Development , Space , Robots , Cars , Age Gap

Isekai Oji-san

Also known as Uncle from Another World.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Atelier Pontdarc , Sammy , AT-X , BS11 , Movic , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

​Seventeen years ago, Takafumi's uncle fell into a coma, but now he's back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else, and, while comatose, he was actually transported to another world as some heroic guardian! Now, not only does Takafumi have to room with an uncle who is literally magical, he also has to catch the guy up on two decades of history—smartphones, high-speed internet, modern anime tropes…and the traumatic outcome of the '90s console war!



Tags: Isekai , Parody , Magic , Meta , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Video Games , Primarily Adult Cast , Tsundere , Elf , Otaku Culture , Surreal Comedy , POV , Memory Manipulation , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Satire , Slapstick , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Achronological Order , Dragons , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Episodic , Shapeshifting , Feet , Prison , Nudity , Virtual World

Paripi Koumei

Also known as Ya Boy Kongming!.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , DMM pictures , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Avex Pictures , Kodansha , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Supernatural

Fate and reincarnation deliver brilliant military strategist, Kongming, from warring, ancient China to Japan’s modern party hot spot in Shibuya City, Tokyo. After a lifetime of battles and military skirmishes, Kongming wished with his last breath to be reborn in a world of peace and prosperity. It’s nearly two millennia later and he’s finding his way in a very different world than that of his past life. When he meets Eiko, an amateur musician with big dreams, the unlikely duo strikes up an even unlikelier friendship. Eiko has street smarts to help Kongming navigate this strange new world, and Kongming will use his strategic mind to help Eiko achieve stardom!



An advanced online screening of the first episode was held on March 31, 2022, but the weekly TV release began on April 5, 2022.

Tags: Reincarnation , Urban , Band , Idol , Primarily Adult Cast , Anachronism , Hip-hop Music , Historical , Bar , Female Protagonist , Work , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Ancient China , Seinen , Rock Music , Dancing , Classic Literature , Nudity , Fugitive

PSYCHO-PASS

Also known as PSYCHO-PASS.

Studio: Production I.G , Fuji TV , Nitroplus , Sony Music Entertainment , KYORAKU , Toho , Funimation , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed. In the 22nd century, Japan enforces the Sibyl System, an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for signs of criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors uphold the law by subjugating, often with lethal force, anyone harboring the slightest ill-will; alongside them are Enforcers, jaded Inspectors that have become latent criminals, granted relative freedom in exchange for carrying out the Inspectors' dirty work.

Into this world steps Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with an honest desire to uphold justice. However, as she works alongside veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon learns that the Sibyl System's judgments are not as perfect as her fellow Inspectors assume. With everything she has known turned on its head, Akane wrestles with the question of what justice truly is, and whether it can be upheld through the use of a system that may already be corrupt.



Note: In the Summer 2014 season, Psycho-Pass was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot, ending up in 11 one-hour episodes. This edit included added scenes at the beginning and middle of the episodes, as well as fixing and improving animation.

Tags: Detective , Police , Dystopian , Cyberpunk , Crime , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Conspiracy , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Guns , Anti-Hero , Terrorism , Augmented Reality , Gore , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Robots , Body Horror , Nudity ,

Akudama Drive

Also known as Akudama Drive.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Delfi Sound , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama’s way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.



Note: On May 28, 2021, a director's cut of the final episode was released which included approximately 5 minutes of new content.

Tags: Anti-Hero , Urban , Crime , Cyberpunk , Fugitive , Dystopian , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Prison , Conspiracy , Politics , Yandere , Found Family , Artificial Intelligence , CGI , Motorcycles , Tomboy , Trains , Virtual World , Kuudere , Space , Tanned Skin

BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS

Also known as Blade Runner: Black Lotus.

Studio: Sola Digital Arts , Adult Swim , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

Los Angeles 2032. A young woman wakes up with no memories and possessing deadly skills. The only clues to her mystery are a locked data device and a tattoo of a black lotus. Putting together the pieces, she must hunt down the people responsible for her brutal and bloody past to find the truth of her lost identity.


Tags: Full CGI , Cyberpunk , Fugitive , Revenge , Dystopian , Idol , Swordplay

Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!

Also known as The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , ABC Animation , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The Great Jahy, the Dark Realm’s second-in-command, cuts a frightening figure, feared and revered by all. But when a run-in with a magical girl results in the destruction of the precious mana crystal, the Dark Realm falls, transporting the newly puny and powerless Jahy to the human world! Unfortunately, plotting the revival of the Dark Realm from a cramped, crumbling one-room apartment is no easy feat when you have rent to pay and a job to keep!



Tags: Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Super Power , Isekai , Tanned Skin , Work , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Masochism , Shounen , Monster Girl , Nudity , Wrestling

Meikyuu Black Company

Also known as The Dungeon of Black Company.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Toy's Factory , KADOKAWA , Jinnan Studio , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Work sucks and Kinji was avoiding it beautifully by investing every penny. Good plan ’til he found himself in a new world…with DEBT! Now under the rule of an evil mining company, avoiding work is gonna be a tough grind. Does he have what it takes to pull off the ultimate workaround on this gig?



Tags: Work , Dungeon , Satire , Isekai , Parody , Anti-Hero , Villainess , Demons , Male Protagonist , Economics , Post-Apocalyptic , Slavery , Time Skip , Revenge , Alternate Universe , Magic , Crossdressing , Female Harem , Dragons , Guns , Yandere , Artificial Intelligence , Tomboy , Shounen