Anime like Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou

Fukigen na Mononokean

Also known as The Morose Mononokean.

Studio: Studio Signpost , Docomo Anime Store , Square Enix , Tokuma Japan Communications , AT-X , Studio Pierrot , Ray , Age Global Networks , Kanon , Yomiuri TV Enterprise
Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

Ashiya has spent the first seven days of high school stuck in the infirmary because of a youkai attaching itself to him. He ends up asking the owner of a small tea room called the "Mononokean" for help. This is a tale involving the very morose owner of Mononokean guiding the youkai that happened to wander into this world go to the next world.



Tags: Youkai , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Shounen , Exorcism

Natsume Yuujinchou

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , NAS , NIS America Inc. , TV Tokyo Music , Sony Music Entertainment , Trilogy Future Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Natsume has always been an outcast because he inherited his grandmother's ability to see yokai. After moving to his grandmother's hometown and accidentally releasing a yokai imprisoned in a Lucky Cat statue, he learns about his grandmother's "Book of Friends," which contains the names of the yokai she defeated, and allows its wielder to command the yokai named within. Since then, yokai now visit him on a daily basis, seeking to either get their names back or take possession of the Book of Friends.



Tags: Youkai , Iyashikei , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Outdoor , Adoption , Urban Fantasy , Shoujo , Rural , Found Family , Primarily Male Cast , Bullying , Coming of Age , Estranged Family , Shapeshifting , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Exorcism

Natsume Yuujinchou Shi

Also known as Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , NAS , NIS America Inc. , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The fourth season of Natsume Yuujinchou.

Still in possession of his grandmother's Book of Friends, Natsume spends his days returning the names of yokai to their rightful owners. He has been learning how to deal with the yokai and humans that surround his life, but the time has come for him to deal with something even more difficult — his own past, and future.



Tags: Iyashikei , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Adoption , Rural , Episodic , Shoujo , Gods , Bullying , Family Life , Primarily Teen Cast , Shapeshifting , Rotoscoping , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Estranged Family , Exorcism

Kyokou Suiri

Also known as In/Spectre.

Studio: Brain's Base , NAS , Sound Team Don Juan , King Records , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

At the young age of 11, Kotoko Iwanaga was abducted by youkai for two weeks and asked to become their "God of Wisdom," a mediator between the spirit and human worlds, to which the girl quickly agreed but at the cost of her right eye and left leg. Now, six years later, whenever youkai wish for their problems to be solved, they make their way to Kotoko for consultation.

Meanwhile, Kurou Sakuragawa, a 22-year-old university student, has just broken up with his girlfriend after he fled alone when the two encountered a kappa. Seeing this as her chance to become closer with him, Kotoko immediately makes her move, hoping to get married to Kurou one day. However, she quickly realizes there is something more to Kurou. With this knowledge, she asks for his help in solving the various issues presented by the supernatural, all the while wishing her newfound partner will eventually reciprocate her feelings.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Ghost , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Detective , Meta , Super Power , Primarily Adult Cast , Disability , Gore , Police , Writing , Male Protagonist , Idol , Body Horror , Age Gap , Love Triangle , Time Skip , Nudity , CGI

Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari

Also known as Poco's Udon World.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Souta Tawara is a web designer working in Tokyo. When he visits his family's Udon place in his hometown Kagawa Prefecture, he discovers a young boy. Upon confronting the boy, Souta soon learns his secret and decides to quit his job in order to take care of the boy, Poko. The daily adventures of the two slowly enfold as Poco energetically navigates his way through Kagawa, the "Udon Kingdom," along with Souta.

Tags: Family Life , Seinen , Kemonomimi , Male Protagonist , Rural , Shapeshifting , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Food

Wakaokami wa Shougakusei!

Studio: MADHOUSE , DLE
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

The "story of laughter and tears" centers around "Okko," a sixth-grade elementary school girl who lost her parents in a traffic accident. She moves to her grandmother's hot spring inn "Haru no Ya" (Spring House) and trains to run the inn. She gradually grows up with the help of the ghost "Uri-bou" and other mysterious friends.



Tags: Ghost , Work , Episodic , Inn , Gods , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age

Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita!

Also known as A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!.

Studio: Satelight , ABC Animation , Mixer , NetEase Games , Movic , Square Enix , BS Asahi , TOKYO MX , arma bianca , Frontier Works
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Rookie teacher Haruaki Abe is as cowardly as they come. It's hard enough for him to handle human students without whimpering-and now he's going to be teaching at a school full of monsters?! It's a classroom of horrors for Haruaki, as his mischievous students use every means at their disposal to prank him! Will this poor teacher be able to get his group of ghouls under control, or is this class destined for failure?



Tags: Youkai , School , Teacher , Monster Boy , Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Slapstick , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Nekomimi , Gods , Time Manipulation , LGBTQ+ Themes

Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi

Also known as Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

The series centers on a female college student named Aoi, who inherited the ability to see spirits from her late grandfather. Aoi prides herself on her cooking, and one day she's feeding some agricultural spirits when suddenly a god and the master of the "Tenshinya" (Heavenly Inn) appears and takes Aoi away. He says that due to her grandfather's debts, she must become his bride. Aoi hates this idea and instead declares that she will pay back her grandfather's debt by working at the Tenshinya.



Tags: Shoujo , Youkai , Food , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Heterosexual , Inn , Arranged Marriage , Monster Boy , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Harem , Love Triangle , Twins

xxxHOLiC

Also known as xxxHOLiC.

Studio: Production I.G , Funimation , BMG Japan , Kids Station , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Watanuki Kimihiro can see spirits and other assorted supernatural creatures, which is quite a bothersome ability he strongly dislikes. On the way home one day, while plagued by some spirits, he is inexplicably compelled to enter a strange house. There, he encounters Yuuko, a mysterious woman who claims to be able to rid him of the ability to see and attract the troublesome creatures – for a price. She demands for him to work at her "store" that grants wishes to people, and thus begins Watanuki's adventures through weird and wonderful events.

Tags: Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Seinen , Philosophy , Animals , Ghost , Denpa , Work , School , Gods , Twins , Archery , Ensemble Cast , Football , Orphan

Tonari no Youkai-san

Also known as Tonari no Yokai-san.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , ABC Animation , East Press
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Welcome to Engamori, the cozy town where supernatural beings are your friendly neighbors. For generations and to this day, the otherworldly Yokai and humans have continued to protect their easygoing way of life. Enjoy the mountain breeze and uncover the mysterious bonds that lie within.



Tags: Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Rural , Josei , Heterosexual , Alternate Universe , Iyashikei , Anthropomorphism , Family Life , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Amnesia , Gods , Ensemble Cast