Anime like Haigakura

Noragami

Also known as Noragami.

Studio: bones , Avex Entertainment , Dentsu , Shouchiku , Kodansha , Movic , Lawson Entertainment , A-Sketch , Ai Addiction , Funimation , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Minor god Yato is down on his luck. Fed up with his slacker lifestyle, his partner abruptly quits. He has no money, no worshippers, and no shrine to call home. But just when things are starting to seem hopeless, a bus accident forces him to cross paths with Hiyori Iki, a sweet and perky high school girl. After the accident, Hiyori's soul has a bad habit of slipping out of her body, and after enlisting Yato's help to get her back to normal, she begins to fall into the world of spirits and gods.

But Hiyori's not the only one who's keeping tabs on Yato. A god from Yato's past is back, and he's not interested in a friendly reunion.



Tags: Gods , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Mythology , Anti-Hero , Shapeshifting , Swordplay , Memory Manipulation , Found Family , Urban , Nekomimi , Shrine Maiden , Revenge , Outdoor , Age Gap , Bullying , Environmental , Exorcism

Kamisama Hajimemashita

Also known as Kamisama Kiss.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Dentsu , TMS Entertainment , Funimation , Pony Canyon , Sotsu , DAX Production , Hakusensha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity!

Nanami has all kinda of new responsibilities she doesn't understand, dangers she's unaware of, and a cranky ex-familiar who's... actually pretty hot. What's a new-fledged godling to do?



Tags: Gods , Shoujo , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Episodic , Time Manipulation , Demons , Male Harem , School , Monster Boy , Love Triangle , Meta , Tsundere , Bullying , Slavery , Anthropomorphism

Donten ni Warau

Also known as Laughing Under the Clouds.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Nippon Television Network , VAP , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

When swords were outlawed in the Meiji era, the mighty samurais began to disappear. Those who rejected the ban rebelled, causing unrest throughout the countryside. To combat this criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement—but could there be more to their mission?



Tags: Historical , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Ninja , Mythology , Family Life , Shoujo , Tragedy , Military , Primarily Male Cast , Prison , Conspiracy , Reincarnation

Bungou Stray Dogs

Also known as Bungo Stray Dogs.

Studio: bones , Glovision , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty.



Tags: Super Power , Crime , Detective , Mafia , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Classic Literature , Yakuza , Urban , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Orphan , Gangs , Seinen , Suicide , Slapstick , Guns , Terrorism , Gore , Kuudere , Shapeshifting , Anti-Hero , Assassins , Incest , Episodic , Tragedy , Bar , Homeless

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Square Enix , Yomiko Advertising , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Trinity Sound , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose powers as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Butler , Crime , Tragedy , Demons , Revenge , Historical , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Gender Bending , Detective , Assassins , Mythology , Food , Kuudere , Transgender , Angels , Primarily Male Cast , Episodic , Shounen , Agender , Crossdressing , Ninja , Chibi , Ghost

Nanbaka

Also known as NANBAKA.

Studio: Satelight , Tokuma Japan Communications , Nelke Planning , Sony Music Communications , DAX Production , NAS , NHN Comico , Crunchyroll , GP MEDIA JAPAN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

Four men are assigned to the prison: Juugo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble with women; Rokku, a man who likes to get into fights; and Nico, a man who likes anime.



Tags: Slapstick , Delinquents , Prison , Crime , Episodic , Primarily Male Cast , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Revenge , Tragedy , Femboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Super Power , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Meta , Ninja , Tanned Skin , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Makeup , Unrequited Love , Disability , Poker , Karuta

Karneval (TV)

Also known as Karneval (TV).

Studio: Bandai Visual , Manglobe , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Armed with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue, Nai searches for a missing loved one. After a run-in with a pick-pocket named Gareki, the two find themselves snagged in a government set-up that leaves them both wanted criminals. Desperate and on the run, Nai and Gareki turn to the country’s most powerful defense organization—“Circus”—for help.



Tags: Amnesia , Circus , Male Protagonist , Josei , Primarily Male Cast , Magic , Guns , Kemonomimi

Pandora Hearts

Studio: Xebec , Square Enix , NIS America Inc. , flying DOG , Media Factory , Movic , Pony Canyon Enterprise , Fuji Creative Corporation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Oz Vessalius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he's cast into the prison known as the "Abyss", only to be saved by a "chain" known as Alice, the bloodstained black rabbit. It is unknown why was he cast into Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization known as "Pandora" want with him.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Shounen , Fairy Tale , Twins , Reincarnation , Alternate Universe , Kuudere , Time Skip , Adoption

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TOKYO MX , Docomo Anime Store , Hakusensha , VAP , Marvelous , AT-X , Age Global Networks , TOP-INSIGHT , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Dragons , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Travel , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Mythology , Royal Affairs , Politics , Reincarnation , Revenge , Historical , Tragedy , Male Harem , Found Family , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Archery , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Orphan , Pirates , Gods , Crossdressing

Vanitas no Carte

Also known as The Case Study of Vanitas.

Studio: bones , Aniplex , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Square Enix , Contents Seed
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

It’s 19th-century Paris, and young vampire Noé hunts for the Book of Vanitas. Attacked by a vampire driven insane, a human intercedes, rescues Noé, and heals the sick creature. Commanding the book and calling himself Vanitas, this doctor tempts Noé with a mad crusade to “cure” the entire vampire race. Allying with one who wields arcane power so easily may be dangerous, but does he have a choice?



Tags: Vampire , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Foreign , Steampunk , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Anachronism , Tsundere , Historical , Gore , Chibi , Tanned Skin , Religion , Shounen , Assassins , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Coming of Age , Drugs , Adoption , LGBTQ+ Themes