Anime like Green Legend Ran

What is Green Legend Ran about?

Studio: AIC
Status: Finished

A story of future Earth - A warning for mankind: In the future, our planet will be transformed into a strange new world where human life struggles on an Earth without rain or oceans - only vast, parched deserts.

Two youths fight for survival on our hostile planet and find hope. The sea, the sky and the land had been completely polluted by mankind when mysterious objects fall from the heavens. These titanic vessels smash into the planet and suck up the air, water, and most living creatures into their womb, stealing away the very essence of Earth's nature.

The few remaining inhabitants struggle for survival against a hostile environment and an oppressive ruling race known as the Rodo. One young, hot-blooded human named Ran, fights against the Rodo and a world in which rain is only a legend. He strives to join an Anti-Rodo group known as the Hazzard, not only to defeat the Rodo, but also to hunt down the man who killed his mother.

Tags: Desert , Revenge , Travel , Orphan , Tanned Skin , Environmental , Post-Apocalyptic , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Guns , Dystopian , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Nudity , Body Horror , Terrorism , Tanks , Super Power

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Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku

Also known as Now and Then, Here and There.

Studio: AIC , Pioneer LDC , Central Park Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often relunctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen.

Tags: Tragedy , Dystopian , War , Survival , Slavery , Fugitive , Primarily Child Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Coming of Age , Isekai , Military , Desert , Philosophy , Guns , Male Protagonist , Torture , Orphan , Gore , Kuudere , Prison , Real Robot , Time Manipulation

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Giniro no Kami no Agito

Also known as Origin: Spirits of the Past.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation , Yahoo! Japan , Dentsu , Shouchiku , GDH , Media Factory , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Long ago, the Forest was awakened and the Moon unleashed a ravenous Beast upon the Earth. Centuries later, as humanity struggle to coexist with the Forest, Agito revives slumbering Toola, who calls forth ancient technology to reshape the future from the ashes of the past. With the blessing of the Forest, Agito must save Toola from herself in order to rescue them all.

Tags: Environmental , Female Protagonist , Lost Civilization , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Body Horror , Orphan

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Crunchyroll

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Sunabouzu

Also known as Desert Punk.

Studio: GONZO , GDH , Funimation , Pony Canyon , CBC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

The Great Kanto Desert is a miserable place. It’s also the home of hero-for-hire Desert Punk, the closest thing to a good guy the wasteland’s got. He’s known as the best man for any job, but his reputation is undone by his raging hormones when curvy Junko uses her double-D charms to double-cross him. With debt hanging over his head, Desert Punk sets out to salvage his name.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Slapstick , Anti-Hero , Guns , Survival , Desert , Artificial Intelligence , Slavery , Terrorism , Military , Gangs , Shounen , Lost Civilization , War , POV , Episodic , Conspiracy

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Hulu

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Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven

Also known as Eureka Seven.

Studio: bones , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ashi Productions , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Renton is a teenager trapped working as a mechanic in a backwater town. He dreams of joining up with a daredevil group of pilots known as Gekkostate and following in his father's heroic footsteps.

When a mysterious beauty named Eureka shows up asking for a tune-up, Renton soon finds himself drawn into a high-flying mecha dogfight that makes him a target of the military. When the dust settles on the spectacular battle, Renton is invited to join Gekkostate, but he soon discovers that even a dream come true has a dark side.

Tags: Environmental , Coming of Age , Politics , Super Robot , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Surfing , Found Family , Tragedy , Real Robot , War , Military , Ensemble Cast , Terrorism , Kuudere , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Aviation , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Aliens , Bullying , Guns , Clone , Ships , Unrequited Love , Cohabitation , Parenthood , Tanned Skin , Football , Suicide , Nudity , Episodic

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Crunchyroll