Anime like GRANBLUE FANTASY The Animation

Princess Connect! Re:Dive

Also known as Princess Connect! Re:Dive.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Cygames , WOWOW , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Nippon Columbia
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Based on an anime RPG smartphone game by Cygames.

Set in the lovely land of Astoria where a gentle wind blows, Princess Connect! Re:Dive follows the adventures of: Yuuki, an amnesiac young man; Kokkoro, a small guide who looks after Yuuki; Pecorine, a beautiful swordswoman who is constantly hungry; and Karyl, a cat-eared magical girl with a somewhat cool personality. These fateful four form a guild entitled "Bishoku-den" ("Epicurean Hall") and embark on delicious adventures together.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Food , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Memory Manipulation , Magic , Elf , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Tsundere , Isekai , Animals , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Henshin , Dragons , Female Harem , Ghost , Kuudere , Vampire , CGI , Parody , Fishing

Tales of Zestiria the Cross

Also known as Tales of Zestiria the X.

Studio: ufotable , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Bandai Visual , 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 , Dragons , CGI , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Archery

Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia

Also known as Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Notes , DELiGHTWORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

A seventh Singularity has been discovered in ancient Mesopotamia in the year 2655 B.C.

The land of Uruk, governed by the wise King Gilgamesh after he returned from his quest for immortality, was grand and prosperous until three goddesses and countless Demonic Beasts appeared. These enemies have brought Uruk to the brink of destruction. With a Rayshift—a method of traveling across both time and space—Fujimaru and Mash journey to the land of Uruk, where they encounter the fortress city of Uruk and the Absolute Demonic Front, where a terrible battle against the fearsome onslaught of the Demonic Beasts rages. There, the citizens of Uruk, who live their lives to the fullest despite facing an existential threat, continue to fight for their future. Deities and Demonic Beasts attack with terrifying force, and mankind pushes back with all its might... This is the era where humans and gods are destined to part ways.

Fujimaru and Mash, the pair who have fought through all six previous Singularities, embark on their final battle.



Note: Based on the Babylonia Singularity of Fate/Grand Order, the Japanese smartphone role-playing game created by Delight Works based on the Fate series by Type-Moon.

Tags: Mythology , Magic , Gods , Time Manipulation , Historical , Kingdom Management , Religion , Spearplay , Swordplay , Monster Girl , Kaiju , Kuudere , Succubus , Tragedy , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Isekai , Gore , Villainess , CGI , Tsundere , Meta , Agender , Tomboy

Grancrest Senki

Also known as Record of Grancrest War.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

The series takes place on a continent ruled by chaos. The chaos breeds disaster, but the Lords of the continent have the power of "Crest" (Holy Seal) that can calm the chaos and protect the people. However, before anyone realizes it, the rulers cast aside their creed of purifying the chaos, and instead start to fight each other for each others' Crests and to gain dominion over one another. Siluca, an isolated mage who scorns the Lords for abandoning their creed, and a wandering knight named Theo, who is on a journey to train to one day liberate his hometown, which is under tyrannical rule, make an everlasting oath to each other as master and servant and work together to reform this continent dominated by wars and chaos.



Tags: War , Politics , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Swordplay , Magic , Male Protagonist , Netorare , Tsundere , Gore , Demons , Nudity , Acting

Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari

Also known as Chain Chronicle - The Light of Haecceitas -.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , Sega Games , Graphinica , flying DOG , Bandai Visual
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

This is the story of the Chain Chronicle, a book that describes everything that happens in the world. The citizens of the remote continent of Yggd once thought that there was nothing beyond their continent. The continent was divided into several regions, each with its own king. Though there were small skirmishes amongst them, a lord, chosen by the kings in conference, always maintained balance, until the evil Black Army arrived. The Volunteer Army, led by Yuri, was no match for the Black Army. During the fighting, the Lord of Black captures half of the Chain Chronicle, as well as the capital.



Tags: Magic , Swordplay , Demons

Ars no Kyojuu

Also known as GIANT BEASTS OF ARS.

Studio: Asahi Production , DMM.com , bilibili , NetEase Games , Sentai Filmworks , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

The story takes place in an age of swords, heroes, and myths. Giant beasts created the land, but then humans stole that land. This angered the beasts, who then started eating humans. In order to fight back, humans called upon the gods. The Kyojuu beasts started spreading around the world, causing great damage, but humans fought back by hunting the Kyojuu. Humanity also prospered by to using the dissected parts of the beasts.

Jiiro is "a man who has escaped death," and he hunts Kyojuu to earn a living. He meets "Twenty and Second Kuumi," who is being chased by someone. Jiiro and his friends then start to uncover the secrets of this world.



Tags: Fugitive , Magic , Kemonomimi , Kaiju , Swordplay , Politics , CGI

RAGNAROK THE ANIMATION

Also known as Ragnarok the Animation.

Studio: Frontier Works , Funimation , G&G Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

A great evil is sweeping over the realm; an evil that the young swordsman Roan and his life-long companion, the acolyte Yufa, must face head on! For these two travel toward their destiny, from the highest towers to the depths of the underworld, through forest and desert alike. With an ever-growing cast of fellow heroes, fate will grasp these travelers by their very souls and propel the band of skilled adventurers towards a noble end. Or ignoble, if they don't watch their step!

Monsters are afoot and the way rife with danger and magic, the path forward may be unclear... But where will is strong, there is a way! Lessons wait in the depths of darkness, and good must prevail. The journey starts now!



Tags: Magic , Male Protagonist

Tales of the Abyss

Also known as Tales of the Abyss.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual , Animax , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Luke fon Fabre, the spoiled son of a noble from the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lavaldear, has been confined inside his father's mansion ever since he was kidnapped seven years ago by a rival country, the Malkuth Empire. Now Luke's memory of the life he led before is missing, and a strange voice, which only he can hear, has been calling out to him ever since. One day while training with his mentor, Van Grants, a strange woman called Tear breaks into the mansion with the sole intent of taking Van's life. During the struggle Luke is transported far from home, along with Tear, and now that Luke has finally gained the freedom he's been dreaming of, what awaits him in the outside world will shatter everything he's ever known about himself.



Tags: Magic , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , War , Swordplay , Cult , Clone , Aviation , CGI

Magi: The labyrinth of magic

Also known as Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , A-1 Pictures , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it named Ugo. Soon enough, Aladdin discovers he is a Magi, a magician who chooses kings, and he was born to choose kings who will follow the righteous path, battling against those who want to destroy fate. Follow his adventures as he meets others from 1001 Arabian Nights, like Ali Baba and Sinbad, and fights to keep the balance of the world in check!

Tags: Magic , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Politics , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Dungeon , War , Desert , Foreign , Slavery , Primarily Male Cast , Travel , Swordplay , Economics , Nudity , Tanned Skin , Kingdom Management

Manaria Friends

Also known as Mysteria Friends.

Studio: CygamesPictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Mysteria Academy is a prestigious magic school that teaches without discrimination to the three factions (humans, gods and demons) who otherwise are usually at battle with each other. This anime follows the daily lives of two young women at the academy, Anne, the princess of Mysteria, and the dragon princess Grea.



Tags: Episodic , School , Monster Girl , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Dragons , Acting , Demons , Gods