Anime like Kageyama Tamio no Double Fantasy

MEMORIES

Also known as Memories.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Horipro , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres.

Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a chilling story of love, loss, and the unwillingness to forget.
Stink Bomb — a tongue-in-cheek story of a chemical researcher who is just looking for a way to get rid of his cold... so why is everybody around him dying?
Cannon Fodder — an introspective tale about modern wars and simply following orders.

Tags: Anthology , Steampunk , Dystopian , Politics , Seinen , Space , Cyberpunk , Military , Primarily Male Cast , War , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Episodic , Work , Guns , Mopeds , Memory Manipulation , Tanks

Meikyuu Monogatari

Also known as Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Kadokawa Shoten , Selecta Visión , Project Team Argos
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

1) Labyrinth Labyrinthos
A girl and her cat fall through a looking-glass into a dark labyrinth full of strange people.

2) Running Man
In the distant future, a tough racer uses his psychokinetic powers against his opponents during his final race.

3) The Order to Stop Construction
A snooty salaryman is sent by his bosses to the jungle to stop a completely automated construction job, and spends several days there arguing with the robots.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Anthology , Circus , Work , Body Horror , Robots , Cars , Episodic , Gore , Super Power , Male Protagonist

Twilight Q

Studio: Ajiado , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

A Knot in Time - Reflection Mayu found a camera floating in the ocean while she was on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film, mostly intact, reveals a picture of herself with a man she has never seen before. But that is not all. The unusual part is that this camera has not been made yet... and will not be made for another two years. And soon, Mayu finds herself swinging uncontrollably back and forth through time like a pendulum...

Mystery Case - File 538 A down-on-his-luck detective accepts the first case to come his way: surveillance of a man and a little girl. But who are they? And why do aeroplanes that fly over them turn into giant imperial carp? An investigator's normal methods do not apply when reality itself no longer applies...



Note: The series was meant to be a showcase for various anime directors. Unfortunately, only two parts ever got made.

Tags: Detective , Time Manipulation , Episodic , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Denpa , Gods

Noroi no One Piece

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Shin-Ei Animation , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

When three schoolgirls, Yuuko, Kaori and Michiyo, receive a mysterious package containing a beautiful dress with a floral pattern, they're overjoyed. It'll be their chance to shine in front of their love interests! However, little do they know that this sweet-looking gift might have been not so fortunate, after all...



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , School , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Body Horror , Family Life

Warau Salesman

Also known as Laughing Salesman.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

Each episode follows Fukuzou Moguro, a traveling salesman, and his current customer. Moguro deals in things that give his customers their heart's desire, and once his deals are made and their unhealthy desires are satisfied, Moguro's customers are often left with terrible repercussions, especially if they break the rules of his deals...

Also includes the prologue to Warau Salesman that aired a week before the official episode 1 was released.

Tags: Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Work , Seinen , College , Family Life , Nudity , Mixed Media , Body Horror , Tragedy , Otaku Culture

Yuugen Kaisha

Also known as Phantom Quest Corp..

Studio: MADHOUSE , Pioneer LDC , Geneon Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

In a country where companies are categorized into many subdivisions and corporations, only one of them is a ghost corp - the Phantom quest corp. When otherworldly supernatural phenomenon threatens the city and its populace, Ayaka Kisaragi and her employees are on the job to fight any and all supernatural menace.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Demons , Youkai , Detective , Police , Ghost , Primarily Adult Cast , Vampire , Slapstick , Exorcism

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Omnibus Promotion , Daybreak
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

The Yomota family is small and typical: father Kinekuni (42), mother Tamiko (38), and son Inumaru (17). One day, a beautiful girl appears at their front door, calling herself "Maroko Yomota," granddaughter of Inumaru who travels back in time with a time machine to visit her ancestors. Even with Tamiko's strong objection, Kinekuni and Inumaru welcome her to stay with them, and the structure of a happy family has begun to collapse.



Tags: Family Life , Acting , Satire , Meta , Tragedy , Fugitive , Surreal Comedy , Incest , Slapstick , Time Manipulation , Crime , Bar , Inseki , Suicide

Ani*Kuri15

Studio: GONZO , Gainax , Production I.G , MADHOUSE , Horipro , Studio 4°C , CoMix Wave , Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators".

Season One
1) Shinji Kimura - Attack of Higashimachi Ni Chome/Attack of Higashimachi 2nd Burough
2) Akemi Hayashi - Namida no Mukou/From the Other Side of the Tears
3) Yasufumi Soejima - Hyotoko/Blaze Man
4) Osamu Kobayashi - Sancha Blues/The Aromatic Tea Blues
5) Shinjiro Nishimi - Uchujin Raikou Hiroshi no Baai/Invasion from Space - Hiroshi's Case

Season Two
6) Mamoru Oshii - Project Mermaid
7) Kazuto Nakazawa - "yurururu" ~Nichijou Hen~
8) Range Murata and Tatsuya Yabuta - Gyrosopter
9) Tobira Oda and Yasuyuki Shimizu - Sport Captain Episode No.18: Assassin Descended from the Mountain Hunt!!
10) Atsushi Takeuchi - Wandaba Kiss

Season Three
11) Makoto Shinkai - Neko no Shuukai/A Gathering of Cats
12) Mahiro Maeda - Onmitsu Hime
13) Michael Arias - Okkakekko
14) Shouji Kawamori - Project Omega
15) Satoshi Kon - Ohayou/Good Morning

Tags: Anthology , Robots , CGI , Henshin , Meta , Flash , Historical , Nudity , Slapstick , Animals , Drawing , Work , Aliens , Episodic , Stop Motion , Kids

Hotel Inhumans

Also known as Hotel Inhumans.

Studio: Bridge , TV Tokyo , DMM.com , Shogakukan , Good Smile Company , Bridge
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

The best hotels must meet certain standards, including the finest cuisine, ways to relax, and entertainment. Of course, they also need the best selection of weapons, reliable ways to falsify one’s identity, and ways to dispose of evidence. In this hotel at the border of death stand two concierges, Ikuro Hoshi and Sara Haizaki. What kinds of requests will the assassins have for them next?



Tags: Assassins , Tragedy , Work , Inn , Episodic , Slavery , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Idol , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist