Anime like Long Zu

Xian Wang De Richang Shenghuo

Also known as The Daily Life of the Immortal King.

Studio: Haoliners Animation , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Wang Ling is a high school student with a cool and carefree demeanor. Coming off as someone with a very low spiritual force, he actually possesses a power capable of destroying the world at a moment's notice. To mitigate the volatile force within him, his parents have resorted to using an amulet as a temporary solution. However, the amulet weakens over time and Wang Ling's emotions also accelerate its deterioration. Now with the amulet on the verge of breaking, Wang Ling and his father race against time in order to fix it.

Tags: Super Power , Male Protagonist , School , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Heterosexual , Parody , Cultivation , Satire , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Assassins , Alternate Universe , Anti-Hero

Ore dake Level Up na Ken

Also known as Solo Leveling.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Netmarble , D&C MEDIA , Kakao piccoma , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Seong Jin-U. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jin-U came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them.





Tags: Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Magic , Necromancy , Cultivation , Survival , Gore , Anti-Hero , War , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Swordplay , Angels , Time Manipulation , Gods , Post-Apocalyptic , Heterosexual , Bullying , Travel , Dragons , College , Ninja

Kami no Tou: Tower of God

Also known as Tower of God.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , Crunchyroll , Line Webtoon
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

Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Shadow

Also known as Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Netmarble , D&C MEDIA , Kakao piccoma , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The second season of Solo Leveling.

Mastering his new abilities in secret, Jin-U must battle humanity's toughest foes to save his mother.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Necromancy , Magic , Super Power , Cultivation , Creature Taming , Swordplay , Gore , Shounen , Kaiju , Demons , Family Life , Henshin , Martial Arts , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Elf , Snowscape , Desert , Ships , Assassins

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! 2nd season

Also known as The Eminence in Shadow Season 2.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Nexus , Aiming , newgin , AT-X , BS Nittele , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

The second season of Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!

Everything has been going according to plan, but the hour of awakening draws near. Cid Kagenou and Shadow Garden investigate the Lawless City, a cesspool where the red moon hangs low in the sky and three powerful monarchs rule the streets. The true draw for Cid, however, is one who can draw blood–the Blood Queen, a vampire who has slumbered in her coffin for eons. Her awakening approaches, and Cid could finally face a day of reckoning.



Note: A world premiere screening of Episode 1 was shown in the The Eminence in Shadow 2nd Season panel at Anime Expo on July 1, 2023.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Chuunibyou , Parody , Cult , Satire , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Conspiracy , Vampire , Anti-Hero , Swordplay , Economics , Assassins , Alternate Universe , Female Harem , Demons , Elf , Trains , Seinen , Meta , Kemonomimi , Dragons , Post-Apocalyptic , Nudity , Zombie , Medieval

Tu Bian Yingxiong X

Also known as To Be Hero X.

Studio: BeDream , bilibili , Aniplex , Paper Plane Animation Studio , B.Cool Studio , Studio LAN , Pb Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

This is a world where heroes are created by people's trust, and the hero who gains the most trust is known as X. In this world, people's trust can be quantified through data, and these values are reflected on everyone's wrist. As long as one gains enough trust points, an ordinary person can possess superpowers and become a superhero who saves the world. However, the constantly changing trust values make the path of a hero full of uncertainties...



Tags: Dystopian , Superhero , Conspiracy , Urban Fantasy , Achronological Order , Philosophy , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Mixed Media , Tragedy , Cyberpunk , Anti-Hero , CGI , Urban , Henshin , Body Horror , Revenge , Idol , Suicide , Orphan , Shounen , Cult , Satire , Assassins , Robots , Heterosexual , Animals , Aliens , Kuudere , Anthropomorphism , Creature Taming , Acting , Kaiju , Disability , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Arranged Marriage , Shrine Maiden

Toemarok

Also known as Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning.

Studio: LOCUS Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Hyeon-Am trains in Tai Chi Qigong in order to fight the water ghost that killed his sister; Father Park, unable to save his friend's daughter from an unknown evil spirit, chooses to become a priest walking the path of asceticism; Jun-Hu, the only survivor of Eastern Sea Esoteric Buddhism, is a genius who has inherited all the magic of the five guardians of Esoteric Buddhism; Seung-Hui, who has a secret, gets involved in a mysterious case due to her father.

An occult fantasy in which individual exorcists, each driven by their own causes, solve crimes and fight together against evil demons—demons who rule the spiritual and emotional worlds of mankind, and drive society into chaos.



Tags: Exorcism , Religion , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Super Power , Wuxia , CGI , Magic

Kuutei Dragons

Also known as Drifting Dragons.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The Quin Zaza airship sails the skies in pursuit of the deadliest (and tastiest) magical monsters in the blue: DRAGONS. While most people fear these scaly beasts, the crew of the Zaza specializes in bringing them down to earth to offer the world the medicine and food only dragons can provide. It’s a tough living, and the price for failure is all too often death, but the rewards for success are riches immeasurable — not to mention the most delicious cuisine around!



Note: All episodes premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2020, but aired weekly on TV.

Tags: Dragons , Full CGI , Aviation , Found Family , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Steampunk , Episodic , Primarily Male Cast

Vanitas no Carte

Also known as The Case Study of Vanitas.

Studio: bones , Aniplex , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Square Enix , Contents Seed
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

It’s 19th-century Paris, and young vampire Noé hunts for the Book of Vanitas. Attacked by a vampire driven insane, a human intercedes, rescues Noé, and heals the sick creature. Commanding the book and calling himself Vanitas, this doctor tempts Noé with a mad crusade to “cure” the entire vampire race. Allying with one who wields arcane power so easily may be dangerous, but does he have a choice?



Tags: Vampire , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Foreign , Steampunk , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Anachronism , Tsundere , Historical , Gore , Tanned Skin , Chibi , Religion , Shounen , Assassins , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Henshin , Coming of Age , Drugs , Adoption , Super Power

Ragna Crimson

Also known as Ragna Crimson.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , King Records , GREE Entertainment , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Square Enix , BS11 , newgin , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery

Dragons reign terror over the earth, sea and sky. If sworn dragon hunters like Ragna are to have any hope of dealing death to these seemingly invincible, fire-breathing beasts, they must find a way to level the odds. Ragna teams up with a mysterious man named Crimson who has likewise sworn to stand against the dragons menacing the world. But although Crimson’s motivations may be mysterious, his goal and Ragna’s perfectly align, and together they’ll fight to vanquish the dragons once and for all.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes.

Tags: War , Dragons , Revenge , Shounen , Time Manipulation , Magic , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Tragedy , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Gore , Crossdressing , Clone , Guns , Gender Bending , Orphan , Tsundere , Nekomimi