Anime like Towa no Yuugure

Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song

Also known as Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Aniplex of America , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Music , Sci-Fi , Thriller

An AI named Matsumoto appears before Vivy, the world’s first autonomous humanoid AI. Matsumoto’s mission is to rewrite history together with Vivy, in order to stop the war between AI and humans that will happen one century later.



Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Robots , War , Female Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Time Skip , Philosophy , Terrorism , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Dystopian , Musical Theater , Primarily Female Cast , Cyberpunk , Anthropomorphism , Kuudere , Memory Manipulation , Conspiracy , Idol , Amnesia , Politics , Dissociative Identities , Rehabilitation , Martial Arts , Suicide , Body Swapping , Space , Nudity , Heterosexual , Marriage , CGI , Gangs

takt op.Destiny

Also known as takt op.Destiny.

Studio: Bandai Namco Arts , DeNA , MADHOUSE , MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Music

Music is the light that illuminates people's hearts-- and that "light" was suddenly taken from the world. The world changed the night the black "Kuroya Meteorite" fell. Grotesque monsters known as D2 emerged from the meteorite and began to overrun the land and people. As the D2 were drawn to melodies people played, eventually "music" itself became taboo.

However, those who opposed the monsters appeared. They the "Musicart," girls who draw power from music. They possess the great operas and musical scores of humanity history and use them to defeat the D2.



Tags: Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Classical Music , Foreign , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Dystopian , Disability , Adoption , Dinosaurs

Plastic Memories

Also known as Plastic Memories.

Studio: Doga Kobo , MAGES. , Hanabee Entertainment , Aniplex of America , Aniplex , Asahi Broadcasting Corporation , ASCII Media Works , AT-X , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

This story takes place in a future not too far away when androids that look exactly like humans begin to spread across the world. The android production company SA Corp. produced Giftia, a new kind of android that has the most amount of emotion and human-like qualities out of any other model ever seen. However, due to problems in technology, the androids have a service life, and once they pass that, they... Well, it gets pretty bad. For this reason, SA Corp. creates a terminal service in order to retrieve Giftia that have gone past their service life. A new employee at the terminal service named Tsukasa Mizugaki forms a team with the Giftia Isla to retrieve the other androids, but...



Tags: Robots , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Kuudere , Urban , Work , Amnesia , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

Also known as NieR:Automata Ver1.1a.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The distant future, 5012.
The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by ＜Aliens＞ and their creations ＜Machine Lifeforms＞led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using ＜android＞ soldiers to recapture Earth.

However, the war reaches a stalemate as the ＜Machine Lifeforms＞ continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: ＜YoRHa＞

Newly dispatched to Earth ＜2B＞ joins＜9S＞, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena...

This is the story of these lifeless ＜androids＞ and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.



Note: Episodes 9, 10, 11, 12 aired back-to-back on July 23, 2023.

Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Robots , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Anthropomorphism , Aliens , Swordplay , CGI , Dystopian , War , Memory Manipulation , Real Robot , Proxy Battle , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Body Swapping , Puppetry , Gods , Desert , Military , Survival , Virtual World , Revenge , Fishing , Nudity

Renai Flops

Also known as LOVE FLOPS.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Passione , AT-X , BS11 , Movic , NTT Plala , TOKYO MX , TV Aichi , Sun Television , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance , Sci-Fi

Asahi Kashiwagi lives the typical life of an average high school student — until the day a TV fortune teller’s predictions come true one after another, culminating in a series of risqué encounters! Destiny seemingly draws five beautiful girls into Asahi’s path, and soon he finds himself fielding not one, not two, but five love confessions. Asahi will need to follow his heart to find the perfect love for him, or else his love fortunes may end in one epic flail and flop.



Tags: Female Harem , Virtual World , Found Family , Family Life , Heterosexual , Artificial Intelligence , Tragedy , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Parody , Memory Manipulation , Cyborg , Yandere , Primarily Teen Cast , Teacher , Conspiracy , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Age Gap , Nudity , Assassins , Aliens , Magic

Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai

Also known as My Wife Has No Emotion.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Nikkatsu , TMS Entertainment , KADOKAWA , Mainichi Broadcasting System , TOKYO MX , BS Asahi , 81 Produce , Ray
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Takuma isn’t the most exciting guy. He’s awkward, single, and does nothing but go to work and come home. Tired of doing chores, he decides to buy a housekeeping robot named Mina. She can cook and clean perfectly, and the two get to know each other better over time. Soon, Takuma starts to fall for Mina! But could a robot ever love him back?



Note: Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai was streamed 3 days in advance of the TV broadcast on ABEMA, dAnimestore, and Crunchyroll beginning June 29, 2024. Regular broadcasting began on July 2, 2024.

Tags: Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Marriage , Family Life , Heterosexual , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Parenthood , Maids , Iyashikei

Metallic Rouge

Also known as Metallic Rouge.

Studio: bones , Fuji TV , Crunchyroll , bilibili , bones , LINE Digital Frontier , GAGA , Dentsu , BS Fuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Sci-Fi

In a world where humans coexist with androids called Neans, a group known as the Immortal Nine rises up against society. Tasked with disposing of the revolters, a Nean named Rouge Redstar (aka Metal Rouge) and investigator Naomi Orthmann head to Mars to track them down…but first, Rouge wants some chocolate.



Tags: Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Henshin , Cyberpunk , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Tanned Skin , Assassins , Super Power , Fugitive , Dystopian , Conspiracy , Martial Arts , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Tokusatsu , Crime , Class Struggle , Space , Espionage , Guns , Aliens , CGI , Super Robot , Dissociative Identities , Drugs , Tomboy , Spearplay , Twins , Yuri

Dr. STONE

Also known as Dr. STONE.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

After five years of harboring unspoken feelings, high-schooler Taiju Ooki is finally ready to confess his love to Yuzuriha Ogawa. Just when Taiju begins his confession however, a blinding green light strikes the Earth and petrifies mankind around the world— turning every single human into stone.

Several millennia later, Taiju awakens to find the modern world completely nonexistent, as nature has flourished in the years humanity stood still. Among a stone world of statues, Taiju encounters one other living human: his science-loving friend Senkuu, who has been active for a few months. Taiju learns that Senkuu has developed a grand scheme—to launch the complete revival of civilization with science. Taiju's brawn and Senkuu's brains combine to forge a formidable partnership, and they soon uncover a method to revive those petrified.

However, Senkuu's master plan is threatened when his ideologies are challenged by those who awaken. All the while, the reason for mankind's petrification remains unknown.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Survival , Lost Civilization , Educational , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Environmental , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Kingdom Management , Spearplay , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family , Espionage , Tomboy , Medicine

Engage Kiss

Also known as Engage Kiss.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , ABC Animation , Square Enix , Docomo Anime Store , Contents Seed , BS11 , Nagoya TV Housou
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

The anime is set in Bayron City, an artificial island city established, outside of any country's jurisdiction, in the Pacific Ocean to exploit local natural resources. In particular, the mining of the new energy resource orgonium has resulted in an outbreak of "D disasters" by demons in the city. Private military companies (PMCs) are tasked with dealing with these incidents.

The protagonist Shuu runs a small PMC, though his spending habits have left him constantly penniless. A demon girl named Kisara does contract work at Shuu's office and is constantly worried for him. Kisara attends a high school in Bayron City, and does everything from clerical work to household chores with confidence. Meanwhile, Ayano is Shuu's ex-girlfriend, an elite agent, and a former work colleague in a major PMC that Shuu used to work for.



Tags: Memory Manipulation , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Love Triangle , Guns , Heterosexual , Henshin , Amnesia , Male Protagonist , Urban , Yandere , Female Harem , Swordplay , Tragedy , Succubus , Age Gap , Cosmic Horror , Cannibalism , Tentacles

Tokyo Revengers

Also known as Tokyo Revengers.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Kodansha , Pony Canyon , Ultra Super Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that's reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had in his life that he dated in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang.

The day after hearing about her death, he's standing on the station platform and ends up being pushed over onto the tracks by a herd of people. He closes his eyes thinking he's about to die, but when he opens his eyes back up, he somehow had gone back in time 12 years.

Now that he's back living the best days of his life, Takemichi decides to get revenge on his life by saving his girlfriend and changing himself that he'd been running away from.



Tags: Gangs , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Age Regression , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Crime , Revenge , Alternate Universe , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Motorcycles , Heterosexual , Bullying , Suicide , School , Detective , POV , Mopeds