Anime like Toji no Miko

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight

Also known as Revue Starlight.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Pony Canyon , OVERLAP , APDREAM , TBS , Sound Team Don Juan , Nelke Planning , Bushiroad , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Music , Psychological

The franchise centers on "Starlight" — the song and dance revue troupe loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other "Stage Girls" will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.



Tags: Musical Theater , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Acting , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Meta , Fairy Tale , Battle Royale , Yuri , School , Coming of Age , Henshin , Time Loop , Swordplay , Dancing , Time Manipulation , Boarding School , LGBTQ+ Themes , Revenge , Tomboy , Archery , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Writing , Baseball , Motorcycles

Assault Lily: BOUQUET

Also known as Assault Lily BOUQUET.

Studio: Shaft , TBS , Bushiroad , Azone International , Pokelabo , Bushiroad Music , Marui Group , Bushiroad Creative
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

An anime project based off of the Assault Lily doll series.

On Earth in the near future, humanity faced imminent destruction from mysterious giant creatures known as "Huge." The entire world unites against the Huge, and successfully develops weaponry known as "CHARM" (Counter Huge Arms) by combining science and magic. CHARM exhibits high rates of synchronization with teenaged girls, and the girls who use CHARM are viewed as heroes called "Lilies." Throughout the world, "Garden" military academies are established to train Lilies to face the Huge and to serve as bases to protect and guide people. This is a story about fighting girls who aim to become Lilies at one such Garden.



Tags: Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Swordplay , Ojou-sama , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Dai-Mankai no Shou

Also known as Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , Pony Canyon , DAX Production , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Flying Ship Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological

The third season of Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru.

The magical girls of the Sanshu Middle School Hero Club have one goal: to make people smile whenever they can and to always help those in need. Through teamwork and the help of their magical powers, Yuna, Mimori, Fuu, Itsuki, Karin and Sonoko have vanquished deadly Vertexes, recovered a missing friend and balanced their lives as magical girls and regular middle school students. Now a new adventure begins, one that will test their skills and their bond as friends alike.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Magic , Gods , Primarily Child Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Ensemble Cast , Ships , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gore , CGI , Yandere , Religion , School Club , Guns , Bullying , Time Skip

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

BLACKFOX

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Infinite , Flying Ship Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

Living in a ninja residence tucked away in a corner of a futuristic city is Rikka, the eldest daughter of a Ninja clan, who looks up to her father—a researcher—very much. Carrying on with her life normally, Rikka's home came suddenly under attack one day. Driven into a corner, what would she do to overcome this crisis? Rip darkness to pieces and become "BLACK"!



Tags: Ninja , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Revenge , Artificial Intelligence , Tragedy , Robots , Primarily Female Cast , Swordplay , Animals , Time Skip , CGI

RELEASE THE SPYCE

Also known as RELEASE THE SPYCE.

Studio: Lay-duce , KADOKAWA , Pony Canyon , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Momo Minamoto is a high school girl living an ordinary life in Sorasaki City – until she is recruited to join a private information agency called “Tsukikage”.

As it turns out, Tsukikage is actually a spy organization whose mission is to protect the peace and preserve justice from behind the scenes. The girls use secret tools and use specially created spices which enhance their abilities. Through Tsukikage’s mentoring system, the girls not only grow stronger, but closer. Together, they train their hearts and minds as weapons to fight against evil.

The metropolis of Sorasaki is being infiltrated by a criminal organization called “Mouryo”. Momo must work together with her friends to protect her family, friends and local residents against Mouryo’s evil forces.



Tags: Ninja , Espionage , Primarily Female Cast , Martial Arts , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Drugs , Swordplay , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Skip , School

Ga-Rei-Zero

Also known as Ga-Rei-Zero.

Studio: AIC Spirits , Funimation , Asread
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural , Thriller

An elite squadron trained to combat supernatural forces is called in to investigate reports of invisible monsters terrorizing Tokyo, but their mission is complicated by the interference of a rogue exorcist. When the mysterious female slaughters the overmatched attack force, her former comrades are ordered to lock down the crime scene—and forever silence their old friend.



Note: This series is a prequel to the manga series, Ga-Rei.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Gore , Swordplay , Disability , LGBTQ+ Themes , Work , Zombie , Achronological Order , Shounen , Nudity , CGI

Ange Vierge

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Kadokawa Shoten , Sotsu , KADOKAWA , Sega Games , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Ecchi , Fantasy

The story of the Ange Vierge trading card game follows what happens when "Hairou" portals suddenly open, fusing three different worlds together. As a result, various mysterious "Exceed" powers are awakened in teenaged girls. An academy for these so-called "Progress" girls is built on the isolated Seiran Island in the Pacific.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Yuri , Nudity , Magic , Female Protagonist , School , Super Power , Swordplay

Senyoku no Sigrdrifa

Also known as Warlords of Sigrdrifa.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Good Smile Company , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Aviation , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gods , Mythology , Tragedy , Magic

Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka

Also known as Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , KADOKAWA , Square Enix , AT-X , KLab , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Mahou Shoujo

Legends, myths, magic... Humanity has finally had a chance encounter with a world that had been all but forgotten among all its scientific developments. However, this reunion is not a happy one. Monsters invading from the world of the dead render modern weapons useless, leaving the fate of humanity uncertain. But with help from the Otherworld Trade Agreement, mankind gains a possible means of returning from the brink of death in the form of magical girls. These girls finally lead humanity to victory. However, even this victory proves to be no more than the beginning of a new battle.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Super Power , War , Military , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Henshin , Torture , Terrorism , Guns , Body Horror , Human Pet , Fairy , Drugs , Anthropomorphism , Seinen , Nudity , Sadism , Assassins , Foreign , Bullying , Maids , CGI , Bondage , Scissoring