Anime like GRANBLUE FANTASY The Animation Season 2

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 , Kaiju , Kemonomimi , CGI , Politics , Swordplay

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: Swordplay , Magic , Demons

Merc Storia: Mukiryoku Shounen to Bin no Naka no Shoujo

Also known as Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle.

Studio: Encourage Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

The fantasy strategy role-playing game is set in a world where humans and monsters co-exist. In the main story, a boy apprentice "Yujutsushi", with the power to heal those who clash, embarks on a journey to restore the memories of his friend Merc, a girl trapped in a bottle.



Tags: Kids , Magic , Amnesia , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Dragons , Musical Theater

Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

Also known as The Unwanted Undead Adventurer.

Studio: CONNECT , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , OVERLAP , Marvelous , Docomo Anime Store , Pony Canyon , BS Nittele , NatsumeAtari
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Rentt Faina has hunted monsters for the last 10 years. Sadly, he’s not great at his job, stuck hunting slimes and goblins for a few coins each day. His luck turns when he finds an undiscovered path. At the path’s end, he meets his demise in the maw of a legendary dragon. But, he wakes up as an undead bag of bones! He sets out to achieve Existential Evolution and rejoin the land of the living.



Note: Each episode streamed 3 days early on some streaming sites. The original TV broadcast started on January 8th, 2024.

Tags: Reincarnation , Magic , Dungeon , Swordplay , Monster Boy , Alchemy , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Skeleton , Found Family , Tragedy , Time Skip , Zombie , CGI

Erementar Gerad

Also known as Elemental Gelade.

Studio: Xebec , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

After a routine raid, the rookie sky pirate Coud finds a most unusual cargo in his mates' cargo hold: Ren, an "Edel Reid", a race prized by humans for granting special combat power to their partners through "Reacting". He quickly discovers, however, that Ren is even more prized than he expected. The pirate ship is visited by three members of the Edel Reid Complete Protection Agency "Arc Aire", who try to purchase her. When Coud refuses, the ship is suddenly attacked by a mysterious force, and Coud's captain charges him with Ren's protection.



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Magic , Kuudere , Coming of Age

Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joou to Himitsu no Kakurega

Also known as Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation.

Studio: Aniplex , LIDENFILMS , Koei Tecmo Games , Movic , BS11 , Wonderful Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The village of Rasenboden lies on Kurken Island, which is surrounded by a lake. Time travels slowly on this island that's on the outskirts of the Roteswasser Kingdom. In this quiet little village with very little excitement lived Ryza, a girl with entirely too much energy for this quiet village, whose main feature was that she's so ordinary that she has no outstanding features.

"Sigh... I wonder if there's anything interesting to do..."

Ryza wasn't satisfied with solely being known as an ordinary farmer's daughter in the uptight, boring little village. So one day, she sneaks onto a boat with her childhood friends Lent and Tao, and they have their first adventure to the opposite shore. There, she encounters a man who uses a mysterious power called alchemy. Ryza is completely enchanted by this power and asks him to teach it to her. From an ordinary farmer's daughter to an alchemist... This was something completely new. Their own little single summer adventure is about to begin—



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes.

Tags: Alchemy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Rural , Coastal , Tomboy , Iyashikei , Lost Civilization , Dragons , Archery