Anime like Kekkaishi

Nurarihyon no Mago

Also known as Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Rikuo Nura appears to be an average middle school student. No one knows that he comes home every day to a house full of youkai, nor that he transforms into the all-powerful leader of these spirits at night. However, much to the disappointment of many, Rikuo is determined to live as normal a life as possible.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Demons , Dissociative Identities , Youkai , Shapeshifting , Politics , Swordplay , School , School Club , Kuudere

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Shueisha , Aniplex of America , ufotable , ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Monster Girl , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Travel , Orphan , CGI , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Rural , Slapstick , Historical , Rotoscoping , Super Power , Body Horror , Curses , Chibi , Time Skip , Snowscape , Animals , Food

Noragami

Also known as Noragami.

Studio: bones , Avex Entertainment , Dentsu , Shouchiku , Kodansha , Movic , Lawson Entertainment , A-Sketch , Ai Addiction , Funimation , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Minor god Yato is down on his luck. Fed up with his slacker lifestyle, his partner abruptly quits. He has no money, no worshippers, and no shrine to call home. But just when things are starting to seem hopeless, a bus accident forces him to cross paths with Hiyori Iki, a sweet and perky high school girl. After the accident, Hiyori's soul has a bad habit of slipping out of her body, and after enlisting Yato's help to get her back to normal, she begins to fall into the world of spirits and gods.

But Hiyori's not the only one who's keeping tabs on Yato. A god from Yato's past is back, and he's not interested in a friendly reunion.



Tags: Gods , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Mythology , Anti-Hero , Shapeshifting , Swordplay , Memory Manipulation , Found Family , Urban , Nekomimi , Shrine Maiden , Revenge , Outdoor Activities , Age Gap , Bullying , Environmental , Exorcism

Ushio to Tora (TV)

Also known as Ushio and Tora (TV).

Studio: MAPPA , Studio VOLN , TOKYO MX , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Long ago, a ferocious monster terrorized the land, until a samurai, wielding the legendary “Beast Spear”, sealed him away. 500 years later, a middle school student named Ushio Aotsuki accidently uncovers the monster in a hidden cellar under his family’s temple. The unsealed monster and the spear attract many other supernatural creatures to the temple and Ushio is forced to release the monster in order to defeat them. Ushio names the monster “Tora” and unwillingly work together to battle other spirits and demons.



Tags: Shounen , Demons , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Tragedy

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family's lives from a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that devours human souls.

Wounded during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia chooses the only option available to defeat the monster and passes her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Now forced to act as a substitute until Rukia recovers, Ichigo hunts down the Hollows that plague his town.

Tags: Swordplay , Super Power , Shounen , Afterlife , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Exorcism , Time Skip , Memory Manipulation , Language Barrier , Tanned Skin , Ninja , Tomboy , Time Manipulation , Centaur , Isekai , Kuudere , Spearplay

Soul Eater

Also known as Soul Eater.

Studio: bones , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Square Enix , Funimation , Code
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.

Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Shounen , Magic , School , Female Protagonist , Witch , Henshin , Gods , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Foreign , Guns , Assassins , Kemonomimi , Martial Arts , Twins , Agender , Urban , Cultivation , Nudity , Nekomimi , Tanned Skin

Ushio to Tora 2 (TV)

Also known as Ushio and Tora 2 (TV).

Studio: MAPPA , Studio VOLN , TOKYO MX , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

The second season of Ushio to Tora (TV).

Long ago, a ferocious monster terrorized the land, until a samurai, wielding the legendary “Beast Spear”, sealed him away. 500 years later, a middle school student named Ushio Aotsuki accidently uncovers the monster in a hidden cellar under his family’s temple. The unsealed monster and the spear attract many other supernatural creatures to the temple and Ushio is forced to release the monster in order to defeat them. Ushio names the monster “Tora” and unwillingly work together to battle other spirits and demons.



Tags: Demons , Youkai , Tragedy , Shounen , Time Manipulation

Jigoku Sensei Nube

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Horror , Romance

Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand. He has a monster hand, and he also has the ability to sense ghosts and evil spirits. So he protects his dear students from these evil spirits with his monster hand, proving to be very powerful.



Tags: Teacher , Youkai , School , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Demons , Shounen , Primarily Child Cast , Episodic , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Ghost

Shaman King

Also known as Shaman King.

Studio: TV Tokyo , NAS , 4Kids Entertainment , TV Tokyo Music , Xebec , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Shamans possess mysterious powers that allow them to commune with gods, spirits, and even the dead…and Manta Oyamada's about to learn all about them, because his class just welcomed a new transfer student: Yoh Asakura, a boy from way off in Izumo…and a shaman in training!



Tags: Shounen , Ghost , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Primarily Child Cast , Twins , Reincarnation , Environmental , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Swordplay , Travel , Indigenous Cultures

D.Gray-man

Also known as D.Gray-man.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , TMS Entertainment , Funimation , Half H.P Studio , Sony Music Entertainment , Studio Jack
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Towards the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an arm, bearing the power of "Innocence", a gift given to him as an apostle of God. Allen, along with his fellow Exorcists must put a stop to the Millennium Earl's ultimate plot that could lead to the destruction of the world and all who live on it.

Tags: Shounen , Demons , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Exorcism , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Anachronism , Steampunk , Rehabilitation , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Kuudere , Philosophy