Anime like Genma Taisen

AKIRA

Also known as Akira.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Funimation , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , Bandai Entertainment , Toho , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Super Power , Urban , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Delinquents , Body Horror , Urban Fantasy , Motorcycles , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Gangs , Military , Gore , Philosophy , Crime , Orphan , Politics , Mythology , Aliens , Nudity

SPRIGGAN

Also known as SPRIGGAN.

Studio: Horipro , ADV Films , TBS , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Deep in the Ararat Mountains of Turkey, a secret organization known as ARCAM has found what is believed to be Noah's Ark. However, the U.S. Machine Corps., a rogue organization of the Pentagon, wants to take over the Ark as a means of global supremacy. Only a special ARCAM operative known as a Spriggan stands in their way. Japanese Spriggan Yu Ominae teams up with French Spriggan Jean-Jacques Mondo to combat members of the U.S. Machine Corps. led by Col. MacDougall - a genetically-enhanced boy with deadly psionic powers. However, they must act fast and stop MacDougall before he uses the Ark for his own agenda.



Tags: Military , Shounen , Foreign , Guns , Lost Civilization , Male Protagonist , Religion , Super Power , Environmental , Dinosaurs , Terrorism , Suicide

Teito Monogatari

Also known as Doomed Megalopolis.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Media Blasters , Toei Video
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

An evil sorcerer bent on crushing the "greatest city on earth" uses dark powers to awaken the destructive spirit of Tokyo's historic "guardian." To save the city, a team of occultists, scientists and children become embroiled in a multi-decade supernatural struggle to oppose the forces of darkness!



Tags: Demons , Body Horror , Incest , Historical , Gods , Magic , Shrine Maiden , Time Skip , Astronomy , Urban , Tragedy , Gore , Nudity , Politics , Marriage , Cultivation

Makai Toshi Shinjuku

Also known as Demon City Shinjuku.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Japan Home Video , Discotek , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Romance , Supernatural

Ten Years ago, Genichirou Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge the rest of the world into chaos! As Genichirou's son, it falls to Kyouya to venture into the heart of Shinjuku and put an end to the sorcerer his father couldn't beat. Can Kyouya exceed his father's legacy, or will the demons of Shinjuku create Hell on Earth?



Tags: Demons , Heterosexual , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Gore , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Dystopian , Nudity

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , TV Tokyo , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten , NAS , Tatsunoko Production , GKIDS , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.



Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Tags: Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Super Robot , Denpa , Dystopian , Cosmic Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Angels , Psychosexual , Suicide , Kaiju , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Aliens , Body Horror , Mythology , Military , Religion , Clone , Kuudere , Tokusatsu , Tsundere , Politics , Bisexual , Gore , Trains , Espionage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Nudity , Episodic

Metropolis

Studio: MADHOUSE , Kadokawa Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

In the great city of Metropolis, severe community structures and prejudice dominate a world where humans and robots live together. Unrest and violence increase with each new day.

Searching for the scientist Dr. Laughton, suspected to violate human rights by trading organs, the Japanese detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi arrive at Metropolis. In the scientist's laboratory, Kenichi discovers a girl without any memory of her past life. He decides to help her, so they run away together. His uncle follows him and penetrates the dark secrets of the city to find Duke Red, the man ruling from the shadows. Meanwhile, Kenichi desperately tries to protect the mysterious girl from the people hunting her. However, Duke Red and his adoptive son have their own deep reasons for chasing the girl. These reasons are connected to her true identity and the struggle for the domination of Metropolis...

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Robots , Dystopian , Artificial Intelligence , Fugitive , Detective , Urban , Female Protagonist , Politics , Cyberpunk , Police , Male Protagonist , Crime , Class Struggle , Terrorism , Guns , Foreign , CGI

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Studio: MADHOUSE , Kadokawa Shoten , Victor Entertainment , Marubeni , Movic , Sega Games , Shelty , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shirou, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven - two opposing armies. He alone must decide whether humanity should be destroyed to create a purified universe, or whether it should be protected to preserve civilization.

Two oracles, the sisters Hinoto and Kanoe foresee the coming of the Dragons and predict opposite outcomes. Each sister gathers strength and ammunition to insure her own vision for the future. However, neither sister realizes that there is one man who has an even greater power than the Dragons, and that ultimately he will determine the fate of the earth.

Which sister will prevail and how does Kamui fit into their struggle? The answer to this question will forever affect humanity.



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Super Power , Post-Apocalyptic , Mythology , Angels , Yandere , Augmented Reality , Shrine Maiden , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Magic , Gods , Gore , Urban , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Dragons , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Demons , Environmental , Cyberpunk , Nudity , Memory Manipulation , Philosophy , Psychosexual