Anime like Good Night World

also known as GOOD NIGHT WORLD

What is GOOD NIGHT WORLD about?

Studio: NAZ
Status: Finished

In the online game "Planet," there is a powerful team of four players. This team goes by the name "The Akabane Family," and its members are a pseudo-family that only exists in the game. Although they aren't aware of it, these four players are actually a broken family in real life. A shut-in older brother. A high-achieving younger brother. A father who is not respected by his own children. A mother who neglects her own household. They do not know the warmth of family. They also don't know that the warmth of their online family is only a passing feeling. And most of all, they don't know they are a real family. Centered on the deeds of the Akabane Family in the online game "Planet," the story features battles against monsters, clashes with other guilds, and the machinations surrounding "Black Bird," the final objective of the game. The tale takes a major turn as it entangles the real world and this real family.



Tags: Augmented Reality , Virtual World , Artificial Intelligence , Hikikomori , Video Games , Family Life , Denpa , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Software Development , Gore , Estranged Family , Heterosexual , Cosmic Horror , Pirates , Magic , Tsundere , Super Power , War , Cultivation , Coming of Age
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Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Genco , DAX Production , Aniplex of America , ASCII Media Works
Status: Finished
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Studio: Bee Train , Bandai Visual , Yomiko Advertising , Bandai , CyberConnect2 , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

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[Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Family Life , Virtual World , Ensemble Cast , Rural , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , CGI , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Card Battle , Fake Relationship , Alternate Universe , Robots , Work , Kemonomimi , Military , War , Tanned Skin , Baseball , Revenge
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Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

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Also known as Serial Experiments Lain.

Studio: TV Tokyo , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Genco , Funimation , Triangle Staff , Pioneer LDC , TV Tokyo Music , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
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Also known as Shangri-La Frontier Season 2.

Studio: C2C , Kodansha , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Netmarble , Crunchyroll , Tencent , Dentsu , Sammy
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

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Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Hikikomori , Magic , Shounen , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Travel , Otaku Culture , Animals
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Also known as The Future Diary.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Asread , Rakuonsha , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , KLOCKWORX , chara-ani.com , 12 Diary Holders , Dwango , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
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