Anime like Idolm@ster Xenoglossia

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

Genjitsu no Yohane: SUNSHINE in the MIRROR

Also known as YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Bandai Namco Music Live , KADOKAWA , Bushiroad , Sublimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Music , Slice of Life

The story reimagines Yoshiko Tsushima, the school idol afflicted with chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur), as a magical girl. The story is set in Numazu, a scenic harbor town surrounded by the sea and mountains. Ever since she was little, the girl Yohane has never fit in, and has always felt apart from everyone in town. Her aspirations and true place in this world lie elsewhere. The story follows this girl who can't follow rules as she journeys into the mysterious world.



Note: The project was initially teased as an April Fools' Day joke in 2022, and later formally announced in June during Day 2 of the "Aqours 6th LoveLive! ~KU-RU-KU-RU Rock 'n' Roll TOUR~" Tokyo dome concert.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Rural , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Animals , Coming of Age , Idol , Chuunibyou , Iyashikei , Fairy , Anachronism , Tokusatsu , CGI , Demons , Motorcycles , Ninja

Kidou Senshi Gundam

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes to his home. During the chaos, Amuro finds himself inside the mobile suit Gundam, the Earth Federation's new secret weapon, and he somehow gets it to work. Amuro and the other refugees flee their homeland on the warship White Base. This group of children and inexperienced soldiers will change the outcome of the war.



Tags: War , Military , Real Robot , Space , Space Opera , Politics , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Travel , Foreign , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Super Power , Guns , Anti-Hero , Love Triangle , Desert , Environmental , Time Manipulation

Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern

Also known as Brave Bang Bravern!.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Cygames , Tencent , TBS , Fields , Good Smile Company , Happinet Media Marketing , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is set in a world where humanoid armored weapons known as “Titatonostrider” (“TS” for short) are used in warfare. The story kicks off when troops from various countries converge on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, including the main characters, Ao Isami of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Lewis Smith of the United States Marine Corps. Isami and Smith cross paths during battle, but suddenly their teams are attacked by an unknown enemy, scattering soldiers and sending their forces into disarray. In order to save their friends and survive on the deadly battlefield, they must fight with every ounce of courage and pride that they can muster.



Tags: Super Robot , Parody , Male Protagonist , Military , Meta , Aliens , Primarily Adult Cast , Tokusatsu , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Reincarnation , Foreign , War , Time Manipulation , Large Breasts , Real Robot , Henshin , CGI , Swordplay , Guns , Torture , Found Family

Mai-HiME

Also known as My-HiME.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo Music , Funimation , Bandai Visual
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance

Mai Tokiha thought she had enough trouble in life between taking care of her ailing brother and transferring to a new school. But when she saves a mysterious girl wielding a sword, everything changes. A power awakens within her and she becomes a HiME, a battle princess! But she’s not alone with this power—eleven other girls share her fate, and the burden is a heavy one.



Tags: Magic , School , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Battle Royale , Ensemble Cast , Robots , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kuudere , Dragons , Yuri , Shrine Maiden , Nun , Rural , Gods , Crossdressing , Motorcycles , Yandere , Conspiracy , Unrequited Love , Memory Manipulation , Artificial Intelligence , Time Skip

Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo

Also known as The Girl Who Leapt Through Space.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story is set in the year 311 of the Orbital Calendar, when humanity has migrated to countless colony clusters in space. A space colony girl named Akiha Shishidou encounters a malevolent artificial intelligence named Leopard that has been installed on a colony.

Akiha is joined by an Inter-Colony Police officer named Itsuki Kannagi, a taciturn young girl named Honoka Kawai, and a robot named Imoko "Imo-chan" Shishidou.



Tags: Space , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Real Robot , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere , Nudity

BanG Dream!

Also known as BanG Dream!.

Studio: Xebec , Issen
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Kasumi Toyama was enthralled by the stars as a young girl, so when she discovers a trail of star-shaped signs one day after transferring to a new school, she can't help but follow them. They lead her to a shop run by the grandmother of one of her new classmates, and Kasumi finds something that will change her life forever: a star-shaped guitar! And just like that, Kasumi knows that forming a band is her destiny.

Of course, convincing Arisa and her grandmother to sell her the guitar won't be easy, and finding a group of other girls who want to become musicians will be even harder. But when a girl has stars in her eyes and a starbeat in her heart, there's nothing that will stop Kasumi from making her fantasies come true!



Tags: Band , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Urban , Tsundere , Swimming , CGI

Idol Memories

Studio: Seven Arcs , Glovision
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

The anime takes place 2035 where virtual reality technology has evolved enough that people can experience world travel and other live event experiences from the comfort of their own home. In this space, idols perform live events for a worldwide audience. As worldwide popularity of idols performing in "VR Rooms" increased, the Kanon Private Academy was established on Beginning Island to train new idols. These idols compete and strive to reach the top of the "World Idol League." The anime will focus on the six idols who make up two units "StarRing" and "Shadow."



Tags: Idol , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

RahXephon

Also known as RahXephon.

Studio: bones , ADV Films , Asatsu DK , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mecha , Music , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

In the year 2012 Japan was invaded by the Mu. Human-like beings from another dimension with blue blood.

In the year 2015 Tokyo is attacked by invaders, who are repelled by a humanoid weapon called a Dolem. During the chaos, Ayato Kamina meets Reika Mishima, a classmate.

During that same day, he is attacked by government officials but a woman named Haruka comes to his rescue, informing him that she was sent to get him by the Organization TERRA, and that Tokyo had been sealed in a time rift where time flows one third as fast as the outside world.

He flees from Haruka onto a train where he sees Reika once more. Arriving at the Room of Rah, he follows her to a tremendous egg where the Dolem RahXephon is hatched from, and upon her singing his mother appears atop the Dolem that had stopped the TERRA Invasion. In the battle Ayato's mother is injured, and Ayato flees Tokyo Jupiter with Haruka upon seeing his mother's blue blood.

Tags: Coming of Age , Memory Manipulation , Mythology , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Post-Apocalyptic , Military , War , Super Robot , Female Protagonist , Aliens , Amnesia , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Age Gap

Senki Zesshou Symphogear

Also known as Symphogear.

Studio: Satelight , Encourage Films , Memory-Tech , Dwango , Bushiroad , Studio Pastoral
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Sci-Fi

With the coming of spring, Hibiki Tachibana and Miku Kohinata start their first year in high school school at the prestigious Lydian Music Academy. That their idol, the singer Tsubasa Kazanari, also attends Lydian is just an added bonus. Neither of them know that their lives are about to change forever. Neither of them know that the first, awakening beat is almost upon them.



Tags: Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Guns , Urban , Tragedy , Mythology , Idol , Dancing , Tsundere , School , Swordplay , Spearplay , Superhero , Gore , Motorcycles , Drugs , Military , Orphan , Nudity