Anime like Hiiro no Kakera

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 , Royal Affairs , Coming of Age , Travel , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Politics , Reincarnation , Revenge , Historical , Tragedy , Found Family , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Archery , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Pirates , Gods , Crossdressing

Fruits Basket

Also known as Fruits Basket.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite gender, they transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Everyday is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know everyone in the large family better (especially Yuki and Kyo), in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelty and heartbreak.

Tags: Family Life , Mythology , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Male Harem , Animals , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , School , Found Family , Tragedy , Badminton , Primarily Teen Cast , Reincarnation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Kuudere , Curses , Cohabitation

Fruits Basket: 1st Season

Also known as Fruits Basket (2019).

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Funimation , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!



Tags: Found Family , Female Protagonist , Family Life , Shoujo , Fairy Tale , Mythology , Coming of Age , Orphan , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Shapeshifting , Curses , Animals , Rehabilitation , Yandere , Delinquents , School Club , Homeless , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Unrequited Love , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Episodic , School , Heterosexual , Male Harem , Bullying , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Denpa , Love Triangle , Femboy , Agriculture , Gender Bending , Crossdressing , Gangs , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Body Horror , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Philosophy , Amnesia , Chibi , Card Battle

Meiji Tokyo Renka

Also known as Meiji Tokyo Renka.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

On the night of a crimson full moon, high school girl Ayazuki Mei enters into a box. When she awakens, she's in Tokyo during the Meiji Period!

The lost and confused Mei is taken to the Rokumeikan, a lavish ballroom full of powerful high officials.

In this world, during the "Misty Hour" between sundown and sunup, "mononoke" appear. Those who can see them are called "Tamayori," and Mei herself possesses this power. As she navigates an unfamiliar life, romance begins to bloom between Mei and these men -- and the power of the tamayori will only strengthen their bonds.



Tags: Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Ghost , Heterosexual , Isekai , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Josei , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Male Harem , Magic

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 , Cohabitation

Hakuouki

Also known as Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

The protagonist, Yukimura Chizuru, is the daughter of a doctor who works in Edo. The father leaves Edo to work as a volunteer doctor and moves to Kyoto without his daughter. As time passes by, Chizuru starts worrying about losing contact with her father, so she decides to go to Kyoto in search of him. On the way, Chizuru is attacked by few criminals and witnesses a fight between an oni and the Shinsengumi. Taking her into custody and saving her, the Shinsengumi debate on what to do with Chizuru when they discover that she is the daughter of the doctor they are also looking for. So they decide to become Chizuru's protectors and help her look for her father (the doctor). Lots of events happen while she stays with the Shinsengumi, as they discover mysterious secrets and also fight against the Bakumatsu group. The story is overall romantic with a historical and political background.



Tags: Historical , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Samurai , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , War , Vampire , Tragedy , Guns , Male Harem , Crossdressing

RDG: Red Data Girl

Also known as Red Data Girl.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , P.A.WORKS , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Shy 15-year-old Izumiko has a hard time making personal connections. Oddly, she can’t use computers or cell phones, either—they mysteriously crash when she touches them. When her childhood bully Miyuki shows up at the shrine where she was raised, their lives become involuntarily entwined. Izumiko learns she is the last vessel of a goddess—and Miyuki must serve as her dutiful guardian.



Note: A modern fantasy based on Japanese Shinto legends.

Tags: School , Mythology , Gods , Female Protagonist , Twins , Magic , Body Swapping , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Shrine Maiden , Archery , Rural

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi , Madman Entertainment , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is an average student and crybaby klutz who constantly scores low on her tests. Unexpectedly, her humdrum life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident: Usagi is destined to become Sailor Moon, a planetary guardian with the power to protect the Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters sent by the malevolent Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom.

But getting accustomed to her powers and fighting villains are not the only things she has to worry about. She must find the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, the other Sailor Guardians, and the Legendary Silver Crystal in order to save the planet from destruction.



Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Superhero , Slapstick , Super Power , Demons , Found Family , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Reincarnation , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Amnesia , Animals , Fairy Tale , School , Space , Tragedy , Episodic , War , Dissociative Identities , Urban , Revenge , Aliens , Tokusatsu , Body Horror , Mythology , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Shrine Maiden , Unrequited Love , Time Manipulation , Suicide , Makeup , Boys' Love

Kiniro no Corda: primo passo

Also known as La Corda D'Oro: Primo Passo.

Studio: Aniplex , Yumeta Company , Hakusensha , Koei , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Romance

Hino Kahoko is a student whose school is divided into two branches - the Normal Branch, in which students wear grey uniforms, and the Music Branch, in which the students wear white. The school's tradition is a music competition, but it it more common that students from the Music Branch are chosen to compete. Kahoko is surprised one day to encounter a fairy named Lili. Solely because she is the only student to see him, she is the only student from the Normal Branch to be in the competition.

Kahoko doesn't have any musical knowledge, until Lili grants her a magic violin, one that anyone can play if they believe they can truly do it. Kahoko must now face the trials of the competition, her competitors, and her peers.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Magic , School , Male Harem , Classical Music

Vampire Knight

Also known as Vampire Knight.

Studio: Aniplex , Studio DEEN , Viz Media , NAS , SB Creative , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Cross Academy is an elite boarding school with two separate, isolated classes: the Day Class and the Night Class. On the surface, Yuuki Cross and Zero Kiryuu are prefects of the academy, and attempt to keep order between the students as classes rotate in the evenings. As the night class is full of utterly gorgeous elites, this can sometimes prove to be a bit difficult. It is completely necessary, however, as those "elites" are actually vampires. Yuuki and Zero act as guardians, protecting the secrets of the Night Class and the safety of the ignorant day class.

As the adopted daughter of the academy's chairman, Yuuki takes her job with a serious and energetic attitude. It also allows her to interact with her secret crush and savior, the night class' dorm president, Kaname Kuran. Zero, on the other hand, has a deep-rooted hatred against vampires, and at times, does not hesitate to kill.

Can vampires and humans co-exist, even in the strict setup of the Cross Academy? Only time will tell.



Tags: Shoujo , Vampire , Female Protagonist , School , Boarding School , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Male Cast , Amnesia , Incest , Male Harem , Adoption , Primarily Teen Cast , Politics , Kuudere , Unrequited Love