Anime like Bai Yao Pu

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 , Bullying , Shoujo , Rural , Found Family , Primarily Male Cast , Estranged Family , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Shapeshifting , Exorcism , Tsundere , LGBTQ+ Themes

Mushishi

Also known as MUSHI-SHI.

Studio: Artland , Marvelous Entertainment , Funimation , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi." The stories of the Mushi and the people they affect are all linked together by a traveling Mushi-shi, or "Mushi Master," who seeks rare Mushi sightings and uses his shaman-like knowledge of Mushi to help the affected people.

What are the Mushi and what do they want?



Tags: Environmental , Youkai , Mythology , Episodic , Philosophy , Rural , Male Protagonist , Travel , Snowscape , Tragedy , Outdoor , Seinen , Historical , Coastal , Primarily Adult Cast , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Cult , Suicide , Exorcism

Dali Si Rizhi

Studio: Nice Boat Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

We follow the daily life of Shi Chen, a young man looking for his brother. In order to find him, he goes to the Dali Court. One thing leads to another and he eventually becomes an officer working under Bing Li, a senior official with the appearance of a white cat.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Matriarchy

Shi Ye Miao Yin

Studio: Thundray , Tencent Penguin Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Yangyao is a renowned exorcist who drives out spirits that bother the normal lives of humans. When he is faced with a difficult case, he enlists the help of his winemaker friend, Yanan.



Tags: Historical , Male Protagonist

Mononoke

Also known as Mononoke.

Studio: Toei Animation , Asmik Ace , Sony Music Entertainment , Dentsu , SKY Perfect Well Think , Fuji TV , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Mononoke is a spin-off of the Bakeneko story arc of Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror. It follows the Medicine Seller as he deals with various spirits or "Mononoke" in feudal Japan. Just like in the Bakeneko story, he combats with a series of tools and his vast knowledge of the supernatural on his side, but can only slay the Mononoke when he uncovers its form (Katachi), the truth behind its appearance (Makoto) and the reason for its unusual behavior (Kotowari).



Tags: Youkai , Demons , Ghost , Historical , Detective , Anthology , Philosophy , Body Horror , Gore , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Cult , Incest , Time Skip , Trains , Travel , Exorcism , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ya She

Studio: Colored Pencil Animation , Tencent Penguin Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

In a busy and bustling city, history is soundlessly scattered throughout. Those legends that speak of rare treasures, lost in the flowing river of time. At this place, in this time, they are here--in an antique shop named "Ya She".

Tags: Gods , Historical , Heterosexual , Tragedy