Anime like Hokuto no Ken: Toki-den

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV).

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan's father took under his wing after the death of Dio's father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio's fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar's possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come.

Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather's mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity's very existence, the Pillar Men.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Vampire , Time Skip , Shounen , Cultivation , Tragedy , Revenge , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Zombie , Gore , Body Horror , Historical , Travel , Bullying , Cyborg , Philosophy , Crossdressing , Nudity , Chimera , Amputation , Rugby , Meta

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan , ONE MUSIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users waits to kill JoJo and his friends...



Tags: Super Power , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Travel , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Revenge , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Vampire , Ensemble Cast , Body Horror , Found Family , Desert , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Ships , Assassins , Swordplay , Brainwashing , Middle East , Cowboys

Souten no Ken

Also known as Fist of the Blue Sky.

Studio: TV Asahi , Palm Studio , APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

A mysterious man known as "the King of Death" roams the streets of pre-war Shanghai in this action-packed prequel to Fist of the North Star.

Shanghai in the 1930s is a dangerous place. Foreign governments and Chinese factions have carved the city into different quarters, each with its own laws and government, and all rife with corruption. As the major powers vie for political control, the streets are left to local gangs. Life is cheap, and death is always near.

In days past, one man walked these mean streets battling the forces of evil. He was known only as Yan Wang, "the King of Death." Few knew who he really was, but many knew that he was a master of Hokuto Shinken - Fist of the North Star - a lethal martial art. He disappeared years ago after dispatching the city's worst gangsters, and is now rumored to be in Japan. Various people have come to Japan in search of him, but who will find him first?

Tags: Martial Arts , Mafia , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign , Seinen , Historical

Souten no Ken: REGENESIS

Also known as Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

A mysterious man known as "the King of Death" roams the streets of pre-war Shanghai in this action-packed prequel to Fist of the North Star.

Shanghai in the 1930s is a dangerous place. Foreign governments and Chinese factions have carved the city into different quarters, each with its own laws and government, and all rife with corruption. As the major powers vie for political control, the streets are left to local gangs. Life is cheap, and death is always near.

In days past, one man walked these mean streets battling the forces of evil. He was known only as Yan Wang, "the King of Death." Few knew who he really was, but many knew that he was a master of Hokuto Shinken - Fist of the North Star - a lethal martial art. He disappeared years ago after dispatching the city's worst gangsters, and is now rumored to be in Japan. Various people have come to Japan in search of him, but who will find him first?

Tags: Full CGI , Martial Arts , Mafia , Historical , War

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Studio: APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Kujo Jotaro is a normal, popular Japanese high-schooler, until he thinks that he is possessed by a spirit, and locks himself in prison. After seeing his grandfather, Joseph Joestar, and fighting Joseph's friend Muhammad Abdul, Jotaro learns that the "Spirit" is actually Star Platinum, his Stand, or fighting energy given a semi-solid form. Later, his mother gains a Stand, and becomes sick. Jotaro learns that it is because the vampire Dio Brando has been revived 100 years after his defeat to Jonathan Joestar, Jotaro's great-great-grandfather. Jotaro decides to join Joseph and Abdul in a trip to Egypt to defeat Dio once and for all.


Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Vampire , Primarily Male Cast , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Desert , Foreign , Gore , Travel , Nudity , Tragedy , Gambling , Poker , Time Manipulation , Cars , Tanned Skin , Motorcycles , LGBTQ+ Themes , Swordplay , Middle East

TRIGUN

Also known as Trigun.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Nippon Victor , Arts Pro , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don't end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him; someone almost always gets hurt - and it's never Vash.

Oddly enough, for such an infamous fugitive, there's no proof that he's ever taken a life. In fact, he's a pacifist with a doughnut obsession who's more doofus than desperado. There's a whole lot more to him than his reputation lets on - Vash the Stampede definitely ain't your typical outlaw.



Tags: Guns , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Cowboys , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Crime , Desert , Travel , Steampunk , Episodic , Twins , Shounen , Aliens , Space , Slapstick , Religion , Acrobatics , Rural , Body Horror

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber

Also known as Violence Jack: Slumking.

Studio: Dynamic Planning , Discotek , Soei Shinsha , Ashi Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror

Kanto Hell Earthquake has demolished the metropolitan completely. After the earthquake, Slum King is kidnapping girls and sell them as sex slaves. Mari is wandering on the devastated field looking for her lover, Ken. But she is also kidnapped by them. While she is tortured and trained as a sex slave, Ken saves her. Ken has become the member of Slum King. The king offers condition to him; in return for releasing her, he has to kill Violence Jack.



Tags: Gore , Post-Apocalyptic , Nudity , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Gangs , Slavery , Bar , Natural Disaster , Guns , Shounen

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (2000)

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2000).

Studio: APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Kujo Jotaro is a normal, popular Japanese high-schooler, until he thinks that he is possessed by a spirit, and locks himself in prison. After seeing his grandfather, Joseph Joestar, and fighting Joseph's friend Muhammad Abdul, Jotaro learns that the "Spirit" is actually Star Platinum, his Stand, or fighting energy given a semi-solid form. Later, his mother gains a Stand, and becomes sick. Jotaro learns that it is because the vampire Dio Brando has been revived 100 years after his defeat to Jonathan Joestar, Jotaro's great-great-grandfather. Jotaro decides to join Joseph and Abdul in a trip to Egypt to defeat Dio once and for all.

Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Foreign , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Male Protagonist , Travel , Desert , Vampire , Cars , Zombie , Tragedy , Nudity , Middle East

Sunabouzu

Also known as Desert Punk.

Studio: GONZO , GDH , Funimation , Pony Canyon , CBC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

The Great Kanto Desert is a miserable place. It’s also the home of hero-for-hire Desert Punk, the closest thing to a good guy the wasteland’s got. He’s known as the best man for any job, but his reputation is undone by his raging hormones when curvy Junko uses her double-D charms to double-cross him. With debt hanging over his head, Desert Punk sets out to salvage his name.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Slapstick , Anti-Hero , Guns , Survival , Desert , Military , Artificial Intelligence , Slavery , Terrorism , Gangs , Shounen , Lost Civilization , War , POV , Episodic , Conspiracy , Nudity

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