Anime like Gegege no Kitarou (1985)

Akuma-kun

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Horror , Supernatural

The age of the demons has begun. Dr Faust has foreseen this rise of evil. Unfortunately, he is near death and is unable to personally battle this upcoming threat. Faust entrusts a young boy, Shingo Yamada, to take the responsibility of ridding the Earth of this new evil presence. Faust finds a birthmark on Shingo's forehead that signifies that he is the chosen demon fighter. Faust summons from hell what may be humanity's only hope of surviving: a less than enthusiastic devil named Mephisto rises. After signing a pact in blood to save humankind, Shingo and Mephisto set out to battle the supernatural world.



Tags: Episodic , Kids , Male Protagonist , Demons , Magic , Youkai , Vampire

Ginga Tetsudou 999

Also known as Galaxy Express 999.

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life on the Galaxy Express 999. It is said that those who travel aboard the legendary train to the end of the line can receive a free mechanical body and with it, immortality. Impoverished and alone, Tetsuro leaps at the opportunity and joins Maetal on a quest that will span the cosmos. As the Galaxy Express 999 makes its way across our solar system and beyond, Tetsuro is drawn deeper into a dangerous universe where peril lurks at every stop.



Tags: Dystopian , Space , Trains , Coming of Age , Space Opera , Episodic , Philosophy , Travel , Cyborg , Tragedy , Robots , Guns , Environmental , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Orphan , Crossover , Time Manipulation

Dororon Enma-kun

Studio: Toei Animation , Fuji TV , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Monsters are coming to the human world from the Hell in order to get human spirits. As people's minds are getting dirty, being attracted by the dirty spirits, the monsters break the rule to go to the human world.

Tsutomu, a boy who goes to Yokai Elementary School, is suddenly assaulted by monsters. Those who save him from the monsters are Enma-kun, the son of Enma, Yukiko, a snow woman, and Kapaeru. They are members of Monster Patrol that are sent to the human world to arrest monsters.



Tags: Youkai , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Episodic

Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025)

Also known as Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025).

Studio: Studio KAI , Shueisha , REMOW , Toei Animation , TV Asahi , Shueisha DeNA Projects
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

A new anime project for Jigoku Sensei Nube.

The story follows Meisuke Nueno, aka "Nube," a psychic teacher with a demon hand, as he battles evil spirits and monsters to protect his students in this saga that employs elements of Japanese mythology and folklore to tell a fan-pleasing action story.

Known for its occult and horror elements on school ghost stories and urban legends, Nube captivated readers across generations with his heroic efforts to save his students from supernatural threats.

Tags: Teacher , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Youkai , Primarily Child Cast , School , Shounen , Demons , Exorcism

Ghost Sweeper Mikami

Also known as Ghost Sweeper Mikami.

Studio: Toei Animation , Asatsu DK
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

You say you got a ghost in your prefecture? In Japan that means you need to call Ghost Sweeper Mikami, the paranormal detective agency that's a little abnormal. Okay, make that a LOT abnormal, but they DO specialize in disposing of things that most people don't even believe exist. Run by the visually delicious and even more avaricious Reiko Mikami, and aided by the very perverted (but also very loyal) Tadao Yokoshima, they'll take any case that pays. And Tadao will do anything that might let him sneak a peek at Reiko's magnificent physique. How unfortunate for him that Reiko basically sees him as cannon-fodder, something that's quite useful when your day to day business involves exorcising oni, yurei, yokai and anything else you might find in The Illustrated Bag of One Hundred Random Ghosts.



Tags: Ghost , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Kuudere , Mermaid , Time Manipulation , Robots , Vampire