Anime like Kiznaiver

Kokoro Connect

Also known as Kokoro Connect.

Studio: Starchild Records , SILVER LINK. , Sentai Filmworks , Enterbrain
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The five members of the Cultural Research Club - Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki - encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch bodies without warning. The same begins to happen to the other club members, throwing their daily lives into disarray.

At first the five students find some amusement amidst the confusion, but this unwarranted connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts. As their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change...



Tags: School , Coming of Age , Body Swapping , School Club , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Age Regression , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Philosophy , Tsundere , Ensemble Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

Darling in the Franxx

Also known as DARLING in the FRANXX.

Studio: Trigger , Aniplex , CloverWorks , A-1 Pictures , Movic , Ultra Super Pictures , Crunchyroll , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”



Tags: Orphan , Super Robot , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Robots , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Conspiracy , Found Family , Psychosexual , Femdom , Kaiju , Monster Girl , Lost Civilization , Memory Manipulation , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Politics , Demons , Environmental , Love Triangle , Military , Clone , Monster Boy , Travel , Family Life , Virginity , Unrequited Love , Space , Nudity , Body Horror , Netorare , Survival , Yandere , Time Skip , Marriage , Tsundere , Drawing , Medicine , Reincarnation , Aviation , Agriculture , Fishing , Gore , Pandemic

Mekakucity Actors

Studio: Shaft , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The incidents which occurred on August 14th and 15th bring a group of young boys and girls together… They are members of a group they call themselves the “Mekakushi Dan” (Blindfold Organization) and each member possesses a strange power involving their eyes. Will the members of this peculiar organization be able to solve the mysteries behind these incidents and see the truth?



A story based on the new popular series of songs by Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) titled "Kagerou Project".

Tags: Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Found Family , Suicide , Urban Fantasy , Time Loop , Achronological Order , Time Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , Vocal synth , Hikikomori , Urban , Dissociative Identities , Idol , CGI , Kuudere , Tsundere

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.

Also known as Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , A-1 Pictures , Fuji TV , Fujipacific Music , Aniplex of America , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.



Tags: Coming of Age , Tragedy , Ghost , Rehabilitation , Hikikomori , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Found Family , Rural , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Bullying

Zankyou no Terror

Also known as Terror in Resonance.

Studio: MAPPA , Aniplex , Fuji TV , Dentsu , KYORAKU
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Painted in red, the word "VON" is all that is left behind after a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility in Japan. The government is shattered by their inability to act, and the police are left frantically searching for ways to crack down the perpetrators. The public are clueless—until, six months later, a strange video makes its way onto the internet. In it, two teenage boys who identify themselves only as "Sphinx" directly challenge the police, threatening to cause destruction and mayhem across Tokyo. Unable to stop the mass panic quickly spreading through the city and desperate for any leads in their investigation, the police struggle to act effectively against these terrorists, with Detective Kenjirou Shibazaki caught in the middle of it all.

Zankyou no Terror tells the story of Nine and Twelve, the two boys behind the masked figures of Sphinx. They should not exist, yet they stand strong in a world of deception and secrets while they make the city fall around them, all in the hopes of burying their own tragic truth.



Tags: Terrorism , Anti-Hero , Detective , Tragedy , Crime , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Urban , Police , Politics , Primarily Male Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Mythology , Motorcycles , Suicide , Software Development , Guns , Time Skip

Wonder Egg Priority

Also known as WONDER EGG PRIORITY.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , D.N. Dream Partners , NTV Music , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai discovers new friends—and the magic within herself.



Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Suicide , Bullying , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Hikikomori , Afterlife , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Artificial Intelligence , Body Horror , School , CGI , Episodic , Tomboy , Age Gap , Kuudere , Isekai , Guns , Idol , Gore

Naka no Hito Genome [Jikkyouchuu]

Also known as The Ones Within.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Iride Akatsuki is a popular game footage uploader. He wakes up one day to find that he's been kidnapped and taken to a strange place, along with a number of other uploaders who specialize in different genres of games.

A mysterious alpaca-headed host gathers them after the initial stage, to explain how the game will proceed. Will the group of gamers clear the game and make it back to their real lives?



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Conspiracy , Video Games , LGBTQ+ Themes , Virtual World , Shoujo , Death Game , Yandere , Iyashikei , Tsundere , Gambling , Guns

Angel Beats!

Also known as Angel Beats!.

Studio: Aniplex , ASCII Media Works , P.A. Works , Visual Arts , Movic , Dentsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , CBC TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Otonashi wakes up in the afterlife to find out he has no memories of his life before death. Desperate to survive in a war that could yield another unfortunate fate, he joins the SSS in the battle against Angel, whose very mission is to destroy all inhabitants of this afterlife. As Otonashi struggles to recover his memory and learn more about this world, he finds that not all is as it had seemed.



Tags: Afterlife , Tragedy , School , Amnesia , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Memory Manipulation , Politics , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Angels , Survival , Found Family , School Club , Guns , Rock Music , Isekai , Band , Baseball , Heterosexual , Suicide , Chuunibyou , Drugs

Tokyo 24-ku

Also known as Tokyo 24th Ward.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , ABC Animation , BS11 , TOKYO MX , Nagoya Broadcasting Network , Movic , Nitroplus
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Sci-Fi

Enter the 24th Ward, a man-made island inside Tokyo Bay. Three of its inhabitants: Shuuta, Ran, and Kouki, have been best friends since childhood, but after a deadly incident, everything changed. A year later, reunited for the first time, they receive a mysterious phone call. On the other line is a familiar voice—from a friend who’s supposed to be dead. Together, they’ll have to save their home.



Note: The first episode was a 1-hour special.

Tags: Urban , Super Power , Dystopian , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Chuunibyou , Tragedy , Drugs , Philosophy , Politics , Time Skip

Black★Rock Shooter (TV)

Also known as Black Rock Shooter.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , Funimation , Ordet , SANZIGEN , Ultra Super Pictures , Sony Music Entertainment , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life

It isn't the world you know. There wanders a girl with jet-black hair, ebony clothes, and a strikingly blue, glowing eye. Her name is Black★Rock Shooter. With a huge cannon in hand, she throws herself into a fierce battle...

Meanwhile, in another world, middle-school student Mato Kuroi is drawn to Yomi Takanashi, her classmate with an unusual family name. Mato does her best to talk to Yomi, who just won't open up. Yu Koutari mocks her best friend Mato's efforts but at the same time, supports her. Mato also finds herself surrounded by other colorful characters at school, like the eccentric school counselor, Saya Irino, and the hot-blooded captain of her club club, Arata Kohata.

Then, one day, the window of opportunity opens. After Mato sees that Yomi has her favorite picture book, "Li'l Birds At Play", they strike up a conversation and Mato is invited to come over to Yomi's house. There, they gradually break the ice, until a girl in a wheelchair appears. This is Yomi's best friend, Kagari Izuriha...

Two worlds. Mato and Black★Rock Shooter. This is the story of their "pain".



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Body Swapping , Coming of Age , School , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Disability , Drawing , Yandere , Swordplay , Denpa , Skeleton , Spearplay , Bullying , Isekai , Tanned Skin , Vocal synth , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Rehabilitation , Reincarnation , Gore , Crossover , Guns , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Basketball