Anime like Hakugei Densetsu

Takarajima

Also known as Treasure Island.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery

Jim Hawkins is a young boy that is led by progressive events to embark on a journey searching for the legendary treasure of the once dreaded pirate, Captain Flint.



Tags: Historical , Pirates , Ships , Classic Literature , Foreign , Travel , Survival , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , War , Time Skip , Philosophy , Ghost

Cowboy Bebop

Also known as Cowboy Bebop.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive.

While traveling, they meet up with other very interesting people. Could Faye, the beautiful and ridiculously poor gambler, Edward, the computer genius, and Ein, the engineered dog be a good addition to the group?

Tags: Space , Crime , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Travel , Noir , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Guns , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Found Family , Terrorism , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Heterosexual , Cyborg , Tomboy , Amnesia , Gambling , Cowboys , Yakuza , Drugs , Police , Nudity , Tanned Skin , Cult , Circus , CGI , Work

Fushigi no Umi no Nadia

Also known as Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.

Studio: Gainax , NHK , Sogo Vision , Sei Young Animation , Sentai Filmworks , Animatsu Entertainment , KORAD , Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi

In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Raltique, and the mysterious captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis. Based on the Novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne.



Tags: Historical , Ships , Steampunk , Coming of Age , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Orphan , Classic Literature , Cult , Conspiracy , Lost Civilization , Mythology , Aliens , Robots , Tanned Skin , Male Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Animals , Estranged Family , Revenge , Aviation , Circus , Tragedy , Religion , Found Family , Environmental , Wilderness , Guns , Love Triangle , Space , Cyborg

Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star

Also known as Outlaw Star.

Studio: Sunrise , Sotsu , Victor Entertainment , Bandai Entertainment , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard job goes sideways, he finds himself the proud owner of the Outlaw Star and on an adventure to find the mysterious Galactic Leyline. Facing pirates and dangers galore, can he survive the journey through space?



Tags: Space , Artificial Intelligence , Assassins , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Pirates , Guns , Lost Civilization , Nekomimi , Nudity , Space Opera , Tomboy , Magic

Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock

Also known as Captain Harlock Space Pirate.

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio Nue , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

The year is 2977. Mankind has become complacent and stagnant. All work is done by machines, while humans spend all their time on entertainment. But when a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia have the will to stand against them.



Tags: Space Opera , Pirates , Aliens , Space , Episodic , Fugitive , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity

Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Gaiden

Also known as Space Symphonic Poem Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Side Story~.

Studio: Azeta Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

Maetel abandoned her mother and her home planet, the doomed and frozen La Metal, where people must become cyborgs to survive. When she is beckoned to return, her options seem slim: follow her mother's path (and with it a robot mind and the contempt of all humans), or run away and fight with humans against the machines. Yet, she is not without comrades and defenders. If she can accept the friendship of beings of metal who desire peace, and oppose those who think being made of flesh and blood is enough to make one human, she may still have a chance to find her own path.



Tags: Space , Cyberpunk , Military , Trains