Anime like Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV

Also known as Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV.

Studio: Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

KINGSGLAIVE is told through the eyes of King Regis, while FINAL FANTASY XV follows the journey of Prince Noctis. The two tales entwine to weave a stirring story of father and son. The film also sheds light onto deeper discoveries of the game world.



Tags: Full CGI , Magic , War , Female Protagonist , Tragedy

Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover

Also known as Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover.

Studio: Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery

Long ago, in the "age of fairy tales," the world's light is protected by seven individuals who reside in Daybreak Town and wield unique weapons called "Keyblades": the Master of Masters and his six apprentices. A devastating conflict has been foreseen, and the world's end is imminent. In order to heal it, the Master of Masters gives his disciples unique roles and instructs them to form Unions comprised of other Keyblade wielders. Soon afterwards, the Master vanishes.



Tags: Magic , Full CGI , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , War

Darling in the Franxx

Also known as DARLING in the FRANXX.

Studio: TRIGGER , Aniplex , CloverWorks , A-1 Pictures , Movic , Ultra Super Pictures , Crunchyroll , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”



Tags: Orphan , Super Robot , Psychosexual , Cohabitation , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Robots , Demons , Kaiju , Heterosexual , Found Family , Monster Girl , Lost Civilization , Memory Manipulation , Conspiracy , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Femdom , Military , Environmental , Unrequited Love , Politics , Travel , Family Life , Space , Survival , Clone , Monster Boy , Body Horror , Yandere , Tsundere , Virginity , Time Skip , Fishing , Marriage , Drawing , Agriculture , Medicine , Reincarnation , Aviation , Gore , Pregnancy , Pandemic

Kiznaiver

Also known as Kiznaiver.

Studio: TRIGGER , Crunchyroll , Aniplex , Sammy , Movic , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , Asahi Housou
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

The fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land. But as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. One day, Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira: "You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver." The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his. The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Amnesia , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Urban , Rehabilitation , Philosophy , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , School , Tsundere , Bisexual , Seinen , Bullying , LGBTQ+ Themes

Tales of Zestiria the Cross

Also known as Tales of Zestiria the X.

Studio: ufotable , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Bandai Visual , ufotable , Lantis , Anime Consortium Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Sorey is a human youth who grew up among the seraphim, spiritual beings not visible to humans.
Sorey believes in the folklore that says “long ago, every human was able to see the seraphim" and dreams of unraveling the ancient mystery to make the world a place where people and seraphim can live together in peace.

One day, Sorey visits the human capital for the very first time. He becomes embroiled in an incident during which he pulls out a holy sword embedded in a rock and ends up becoming a Shepherd, one who casts away calamity from the world.
He begins to realize the gravity of his mission, and his dream of coexistence between mankind and the seraphim becomes more intense—

And thus, the Shepherd embarks on a journey with his companions.



Note: Includes episode 0.

Tags: Magic , Fairy Tale , Male Protagonist , Dragons , War , Female Protagonist , Politics , CGI , Swordplay , Archery , Assassins

Star Ocean EX

Also known as Star Ocean EX.

Studio: Studio DEEN , TV Tokyo , Discotek , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Claude C. Kenni, a crewmember on the spaceship Calnus and son of the commander of the ship, is transported to Expel, a backwards planet with swords and magic. He teams up with Rena Lanford, who thinks he is the legendary Warrior of Light, and other characters to investigate the Sorcery Globe, a meteorite that has been causing problems all over the world.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Magic , Isekai

Final Fantasy: Unlimited

Studio: GONZO , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , TV Tokyo Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Ai and Yu, after reading their parent's research and after their parents' disappearance, they decided to go on search for them. They ride a strange train to the Inner World in search of their parents and meets up with Lisa in the train and together they begin their journey within the Inner World.



Tags: Isekai

TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Also known as TRIGUN STAMPEDE.

Studio: Orange , Toho , TV Tokyo , Shounen Gahousha , Movic , Toy's Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

Vash the Stampede’s a joyful gunslinging pacifist, so why does he have a $6 million bounty on his head? That’s what’s puzzling rookie reporter Meryl Stryfe and her jaded veteran partner when looking into the vigilante only to find someone who hates blood. But their investigation turns out to uncover something heinous—his evil twin brother, Millions Knives.



Tags: Full CGI , Guns , Desert , Tragedy , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Twins , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , CGI , Gore , Aliens , Crime , Travel , Shounen , Body Horror , Steampunk , Primarily Male Cast , Religion , Slapstick , Transgender

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Also known as Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Studio: TRIGGER , CD PROJEKT RED , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

An original anime series set in in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.



Note: The first episode received a pre-screening at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. The first 3 dubbed episodes were streamed on Twitch as part of a co-stream promotion on September 12, a day before the show’s premiere.

Tags: Cyberpunk , Tragedy , Crime , Dystopian , Cyborg , Male Protagonist , Class Struggle , Gangs , Urban , Body Horror , Orphan , Guns , Gore , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Drugs , Terrorism , Coming of Age , Nudity , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Robots , Software Development , Space , Age Gap , Cars , Tomboy , Bar

Zoids

Also known as Zoids.

Studio: Xebec , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Zoids are beast-like fighting machines used in both everyday use such as transportation, and special use such as war. Some types of Zoids, know as Organoids, are miniature Zoids that are living organisms. These Organoids have the capability to fuse with a non-living Zoid and make it much more powerful.

Van (Ban) Freiheit discovers a Zoid Organoid in an abandoned laboratory while running from two strangers piloting Zoids. Also in the laboratory, in an animated suspension tube is a strange girl. He breaks the tube open and takes her and the Organoid with him. Spotting a ruined Shield Liger Zoid outside nearby, the Organoid fuses with it and repairs the damages. Making his escape, Van names the Organoid Zeke, and decides to keep him as a friend. The girl, who says her name is Fiona, wants to find something called Zoids Eve, and so Van, Zeke, and Fiona begin their adventure.



Tags: Robots , CGI , Male Protagonist , Super Robot , Real Robot