Anime like Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

Studio: TRIGGER , KADOKAWA , Ultra Super Pictures , Good Smile Company , Tencent
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Note: A world premiere screening of Episode 1 was shown in the Studio TRIGGER panel at Anime Expo on July 1, 2023.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Medieval , Environmental , Monster Girl , Dragons , Necromancy , Body Horror , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Chimera , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Nekomimi , Tragedy , Curses , Anthropomorphism , Episodic , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Politics , Ghost , Ninja , Nudity , Super Power , Asexual , Cannibalism , Zombie

Violet Evergarden

Also known as Violet Evergarden.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , Rakuonsha , Madman Entertainment , ABC Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning but she searches to find it.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Writing , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Kuudere , War , Work , Orphan , Disability , Episodic , Military , Philosophy , Travel , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Steampunk , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Foreign , Assassins , Trains , Guns

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: Toho , OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Ancient China , Drugs , Historical , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Adoption , Heterosexual , Alchemy , Episodic , Maids , Aromantic , Unrequited Love , Seinen , Slavery , Asexual , Makeup , Pregnancy , Food , Chibi , Educational , Go , Nekomimi , Suicide

Majo no Tabitabi

Also known as Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina.

Studio: C2C , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Bandai Namco Arts , AT-X , SB Creative , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world she's read so much about. Like a leaf on the wind, she travels from one country to another, looking to sate her inquisitiveness and searching for new experiences. She's confronted by humanity in all its forms, whether strange, bizarre, or emotional. Exploration and curiosity drive her journey. Where to next, Elaina?



Tags: Witch , Episodic , Magic , Female Protagonist , Travel , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Time Skip , Achronological Order , Medieval , Tragedy , Foreign , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Gore , Time Manipulation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dragons , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Gangs , Body Swapping , Slavery , Suicide , Amnesia

Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Also known as Witch Hat Atelier.

Studio: BUG FILMS , Avex Pictures , Kodansha , Twin Engine , Crunchyroll
Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...



Note: Tongari Boushi no Atelier episode 2 was streamed a week in advance on Crunchyroll, ABEMA, and Netflix, alongside episode 1. Streaming is one week ahead of the TV broadcast.

Tags: Magic , Conspiracy , Witch , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Drawing , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Found Family , Philosophy , Primarily Child Cast , Medieval , Ensemble Cast , Travel , Seinen , Politics , Disability , Revenge , Teacher , School , Body Horror , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Dragons , Achromatic , Tsundere , Twins

Fumetsu no Anata e

Also known as To Your Eternity.

Studio: Brain's Base , NHK Enterprises , NHK
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural

In the beginning, an "orb" is cast unto Earth. "It" can do two things: change into the form of the thing that stimulates "it"; and come back to life after death. "It" morphs from orb to rock, then to wolf, and finally to boy, but roams about like a newborn who knows nothing. As a boy, "it" becomes Fushi.

Through encounters with human kindness, Fushi not only gains survival skills but grows as a "person". But his journey is darkened by the inexplicable and destructive enemy Nokker and cruel partings with the people he loves.



Tags: Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Travel , Philosophy , Agender , Rural , Ensemble Cast , Survival , Body Horror , Shounen , Medieval , Time Skip , Animals , Yandere , Gore , Zombie , Orphan , Indigenous Cultures , Afterlife , Prison , Language Barrier , Adoption , Historical , Snowscape , Memory Manipulation , CGI , Battle Royale , Demons

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries Season 2.

Studio: Toho , TOHO animation STUDIO , OLM , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , OLM , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Using her wit and vast knowledge of medicines and poisons alike, Maomao played a pivotal role in solving a series of mysteries and conspiracies that plagued the imperial court. Having recently come to terms with the secrets of her parents, she returns to fulfill her normal duties on behalf of the emperor's highest-ranking consorts. Maomao also works alongside the eunuch Jinshi to better the consorts' many ladies-in-waiting, including helping them learn to read.

However, with the arrival of a merchant caravan comes a new wave of intrigue. A pattern of strange coincidences involving the visitors and their wares unsettles Maomao, driving her to investigate the puzzling circumstances behind the convoy. As dangers from both outside and within threaten the balance between the imperial concubines, Maomao continues to utilize her cunning and medical expertise to keep the women safe from harm.



Tags: Medicine , Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Detective , Politics , Historical , Ancient China , Foreign , Work , Conspiracy , Class Struggle , Primarily Adult Cast , Espionage , Aromantic , Asexual , Educational , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Seinen , Pregnancy , War , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Guns , Maids , Chibi , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Animals , Desert , Ghost , Assassins , Yuri

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 , Iyashikei , Youkai , Mythology , Episodic , Philosophy , Travel , Rural , Male Protagonist , Outdoor Activities , Exorcism , Seinen , Tragedy , Eco-Horror , Historical , Animals , Wilderness , Urban Fantasy , Snowscape , Amnesia , Primarily Adult Cast , Coastal , Cult , Monster Girl , Suicide

Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto

Also known as Secrets of the Silent Witch.

Studio: Aniplex , KADOKAWA , Studio Gokumi , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Monica Everett, the Silent Witch, is the world’s only practitioner of Voiceless Magic, a veritable heroine who single-handedly fended off the Black Dragon of legend. However, the young prodigy is actually…super-duper shy! Yup, turns out she only learned Voiceless Magic to avoid speaking in public. Ignorant of this, the Seven Sages have placed her on a top-secret mission to guard the Second Prince. Can Monica keep it together as she contends with both social interaction and the evils targeting the young royal?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , School , Witch , Royal Affairs , Primarily Teen Cast , Hikikomori , Coming of Age , Politics , Ojou-sama , Class Struggle , Disability , Bullying , Medieval , Shapeshifting , Shoujo , Dragons , Rehabilitation , Memory Manipulation , Heterosexual , Spearplay , Boarding School , Arranged Marriage , CGI

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 , Found Family , Rural , Adoption , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Estranged Family , Bullying , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Outdoor Activities , Exorcism , Tsundere , School