Anime like Digimon Tamers

Digimon Ghost Game

Also known as Digimon Ghost Game.

Studio: Toei Animation , Fuji TV , Yomiko Advertising
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Sightings of mysterious creatures known as "Hologram Ghosts" have been a popular topic on social networks for the past few years. According to the rumors, several people have fallen victim to these specters. Those fortunate to survive their encounters with the paranormal beings claim that they resembled glitched holograms.

Hazakura Academy middle school student Hiro Amanokawa believes these sightings are merely an urban legend. However, as the incidents start to increase in frequency, he is reminded of the day his father suddenly vanished, with strange digital watches serving as the only relics of his disappearance. Much like the other sightings, what happened to Hiro's father cannot be explained by conventional logic.

One day, when a fellow student in the academy is attacked by a Hologram Ghost, Hiro and his friend Kiyoshirou Higashimitarai decide to look into the matter. Little does Hiro know that this investigation will be their first step toward discovering a dangerous world previously unknown to mankind.



Tags: Body Horror , Kids , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Artificial Intelligence , Youkai , Primarily Child Cast , Ghost , Slavery , Henshin , Dinosaurs , Virtual World , Suicide , Zombie , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Kaiju , Anti-Hero , Vampire , Yandere , Dullahan , Anthropomorphism , Marriage , Isekai

Digimon Adventure

Also known as Digimon: Digital Monsters.

Studio: Toei Animation , Yomiko Advertising , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then discover they are the Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devimon and Vamdemon.

Tags: Isekai , Coming of Age , Virtual World , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Kaiju , Kids , Family Life , Angels , Animals , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Dinosaurs , Henshin , Anthropomorphism , Dragons , Demons , Primarily Animal Cast , Adoption

Dennou Coil

Also known as Den-noh Coil.

Studio: MADHOUSE , NHK Enterprises , Tokuma Shoten , Bandai Visual , Maiden Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Imagine if the internet was 'projected' over the living world and you interacted with it using a portable device - glasses and visors which connect you to an augmented reality. In 2026, this technology becomes reality...

Yuuko Okonogi moves with her family to Daikoku, home of an ever expanding tech network which makes up the interactive virtual world. Her grandmother runs an agency to investigate missing children who appear to have vanished from the 'real' world and entered the city's Dennou - literally meaning "electric brain" - a term used to differentiate between the virtual and 'real.'

A hacker culture is emerging amongst the children of the city. Yasako is soon introduced to Isako, whose powers for hunting computer viruses known as 'illegals' belie an agenda that might have sinister motives.



Tags: Augmented Reality , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Denpa , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Software Development , Conspiracy , Revenge , Ghost , School , Cosmic Horror , Bullying , Dissociative Identities , CGI

serial experiments lain

Also known as Serial Experiments Lain.

Studio: TV Tokyo , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Genco , Funimation , Triangle Staff , Pioneer LDC , TV Tokyo Music , Fujipacific Music
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 , Virtual World , Philosophy , Dissociative Identities , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Artificial Intelligence , Software Development , Cyberpunk , Gods , Cosmic Horror , Conspiracy , Cult , Video Games , Suicide , Religion , Urban , Meta , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Afterlife , Adoption , POV , Orphan , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Trains , Aliens , School , Isekai , Death Game , Age Gap , Bullying

Digimon Adventure 02

Also known as Digimon: Digital Monsters 02.

Studio: Toei Animation , Yomiko Advertising , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A few years after the adventures of the Chosen Children in the Digital World, a new batch of Chosen Children are summoned to save the Digital World. An evil ruler known as the Digimon Kaiser, or Digimon Emperor, is forcing the Digital World's Digimon into enslavement. The new group of Chosen Children, with the help of their Digimon, then begin a journey to stop the evil Digimon Emperor.


Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Kaiju , Virtual World , Kids , Anthropomorphism , Alternate Universe , Cosmic Horror , Animals , Dragons , Gods , Dinosaurs

Bakugan Battle Brawlers

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Warner Bros. Japan , Nelvana
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

The Bakugan battle brawlers began when two young boys by the name of Dan and Shun made the rules to a mysterious game played with bakupearls, gate cards and ability cards. No one would ever have guessed what was going to happen next as Dan and his new internet friends battle their way to the bitter end.

Tags: Card Battle , Kids , Kaiju , Proxy Battle , Primarily Child Cast , Dragons , Dissociative Identities , Isekai , CGI

Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom

Also known as Astro Boy (2003).

Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment , Dentsu , Tezuka Productions , Fuji TV , Animax
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Atom is a robotic boy that posses super human powers and an artificial intelligence system that is unparalleled to any robot. His creator, Dr. Tenma, created him to replace his late son, Tobio. Dr. Tenma soon destroys his laboratory, after the creation of Atom, and shuts down Atom. Soon after, Dr. Ochanomizu, the head of the Ministry of Science revives Atom, and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th grade student that helps the police agency keep renegade robots and bigot humans from causing harm. Atom faces extreme racism for being a robot, and he must discover the truth about his creator Dr. Tenma.



Tags: Robots , Shounen , Adoption , Artificial Intelligence , Found Family , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Kids , Detective , Suicide

Digimon Savers

Also known as Digimon Data Squad.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Masaru, a second year Junior High student and undefeated street-fighter, is about to learn the meaning of the word "teamwork." After Agumon escapes DATS, an organization that deals with Digimon, it winds up in a fight with Masaru. Soon Yoshino and Lalamon come to capture Agumon, and the two fighters escape. After an evil Digimon appears, it's up to Masaru and Agumon to defeat it with their DNA Charge.

Soon, Masaru must join DATS to put an end to the Digimon coming to Earth. With the help of Yoshino, Ikuto, and Touma, the group must stop any evil Digimon that appear, and return them to the Digital World.

But not everything goes as planned...

Tags: Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Ensemble Cast , Virtual World , Kids , Dinosaurs , Anthropomorphism , Urban , Henshin , Kaiju , Primarily Teen Cast , Delinquents

Digimon Frontier

Studio: Toei Animation , Yomiko Advertising , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Takuya Kanbara is an average city kid who receives a text message from an unknown source instructing him to "board a train towards his destiny". Taking up the Call to Adventure, he finds the train in question and is whisked off to the Digital World, which is currently under threat from the malevolent Cherubimon. Cherubimon and his minions are consuming the very building blocks of the Digital World (its "Fractal Code") to increase their own power, and if nothing is done then the entire Digital World will be devoured.

All is not lost, however. Takuya and the other "chosen" children who boarded the train inherit the power of the Ten Legendary Warriors that saved the Digital World in the distant past, allowing them to transform themselves into Digimon. With their new powers, they fight to take back the stolen Fractal Code and restore the fractured Digital World to its former glory.



Tags: Kids , Virtual World , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Twins , Primarily Child Cast , Kaiju , Trains , Tragedy , Isekai , Artificial Intelligence , Monster Girl , Fairy , Nudity

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters

Also known as Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Studio: Studio Gallop , Funimation , Nihon Ad Systems , 4Kids Entertainment , TV Tokyo , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters centers around the journey of the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who is trying to re-discover who he was many years ago, since he has lost his memories. With the help of a boy, Yugi Mutou, the one who awakened the spirit, and his friends, he battles many villains and adversaries. Many of the villains have been linked to the Nameless Pharaoh's past, due to the Millennium Puzzle he holds and many try to take the puzzle and his power away from him.

The series focuses on the card game aspect of it and the main theme represented throughout the series is friendship.

Tags: Card Battle , Shounen , Historical , Proxy Battle , Urban Fantasy , Reincarnation , Magic , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Dragons , Dissociative Identities , Death Game