Anime like Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen

DEVILMAN crybaby

Also known as Devilman Crybaby.

Studio: Science SARU , Aniplex , Netflix , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.

The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudou begins.



Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Body Horror , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Shapeshifting , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , War , Monster Boy , Nudity , Angels , Henshin , Anti-Hero , Coming of Age , Cannibalism , Revenge , LGBTQ+ Themes , Athletics , Mythology , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Drugs , Masturbation , Meta , Bisexual , Boys' Love , Public Sex , Afterlife , Motorcycles , Politics , Hip-hop Music , Shounen

Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season

Also known as MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season.

Studio: Shaft , Aniplex , Kodansha , Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

The sequel to the 'Final Season' story arc of the Monogatari series.

From the past to the future, their story continues.

Now that he has graduated from high school, Koyomi Araragi’s story ends here. His story is truly over now, but the stories of the girls Koyomi saved - their stories - are not over yet.

This is the prequel or sequel to their stories and their struggles.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Youkai , Primarily Female Cast , Vampire , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Meta , Coming of Age , Gods , Drawing , Hikikomori , Fishing , Clone , Gore , Zombie , Rakugo , Fairy Tale , Afterlife , College , Crossdressing

Yofukashi no Uta

Also known as Call of the Night.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Fuji TV , Aniplex , Shogakukan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Ultra Super Pictures , Tohan , Animax Broadcast Japan , Dentsu , Fuji Creative Corporation , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Wracked by insomnia and wanderlust, Kou Yamori is driven onto the moonlit streets every night in an aimless search for something he can’t seem to name. His nightly ritual is marked by purposeless introspection — until he meets Nazuna, who might just be a vampire! Kou’s new companion could offer him dark gifts and a vampire’s immortality. But there are conditions that must be met before Kou can sink his teeth into vampirism, and he’ll have to discover just how far he’s willing to go to satisfy his desires before he can heed the Call of the Night!



Tags: Vampire , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Age Gap , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Aromantic , Philosophy , Primarily Teen Cast , Hikikomori , Tomboy , Primarily Female Cast , Psychosexual , Detective , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Female Harem , Maids , Yandere , Amnesia , Femboy , Nudity , Video Games , Gyaru , Gore , Crossdressing , Restaurant , LGBTQ+ Themes

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Studio: MAPPA , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita.

One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart.



Tags: Demons , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gore , Tragedy , Body Horror , Urban , Shapeshifting , Henshin , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Monster Girl , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Revenge , Assassins , Guns , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , CGI , Age Gap , Cannibalism , Police , Anti-Hero , Crime , Yandere , POV , Homeless , Amnesia , Tomboy , Zombie , Angels

Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season - Zankoku Douwa: Utsukushi-hime

Also known as MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season - A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess.

Studio: Aniplex , Kodansha , Shaft , Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Episode 6.5 of Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season, adapting the short story "Utsukushi-hime/The Princess Beauty"

Once upon a time, there was a true story that happened about 600 years ago. It's a story of a very beautiful girl who lived in a country that no longer exists.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Tragedy , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Magic , Puppetry

Bakemonogatari

Also known as Bakemonogatari.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex of America , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

First season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/6. Contains the arcs Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, and Tsubasa Cat from the Bakemonogatari light novels.

Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, is able to remain a human after coming across a female vampire... However, since the incident, Koyomi seems to meet girls who have an apparition-related issue. Hitagi Senjougahara doesn’t weigh anything, Suruga Kanbaru’s right arm becomes like that of a monkey’s, and a young girl, Mayoi, cannot find her way home no matter how many times she tries. Koyomi, a Mr. Nice Guy, ends up helping each and every girl solve her problem with the help of Meme Oshino.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Philosophy , Primarily Female Cast , Denpa , Vampire , Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Satire , Meta , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Dissociative Identities , Monster Girl , Yandere , Love Triangle , Tomboy , Parody , Gore , Nekomimi , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , CGI , School , Amnesia , Rehabilitation , Aliens

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song

Also known as Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song.

Studio: ufotable , KADOKAWA , Studio Mausu , Notes , Aniplex of America , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

The third film in a trilogy adaptation of the 3rd route of the popular visual novel: Fate/stay night.

To save the girl, to enact the justice he's chosen...The young man will no longer turn a blind eye to the truth. Mages (Masters) and Heroic Spirits (Servants) work together in the battles of the Holy Grail War, a fight for an omnipotent wish-granting container called the Holy Grail. However, this war has become horribly twisted.

A young woman named Sakura Matou, with the sins she has committed, drowns in the murky darkness. A young man named Shirou Emiya, who vowed to protect Sakura, works together with Rin Tohsaka and throws himself into the raging battle to put a stop to the Holy Grail War. Illyasviel von Einzbern, as one of the few who knows the truth behind the conflict, confronts her own fate, while Zouken Matou uses Sakura to try to fulfill his own desires.

Will the young man’s wish reach her even as he challenges fate itself, battling against the rising tide? The Holy Grail War is coming to an end... The final battle is about to begin.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Magic , Anti-Hero , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Philosophy , Mythology , Super Power , Religion , Gore , Swordplay , Yandere , Body Horror , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Orphan , CGI , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Maids , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Adoption , Assassins , School , Kuudere , Archery , Demons ,

AKIRA

Also known as Akira.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Funimation , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , Bandai Entertainment , Toho , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Super Power , Urban , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Delinquents , Body Horror , Primarily Male Cast , Motorcycles , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Urban Fantasy , Gangs , Military , Gore , Philosophy , Crime , Orphan , Politics , Mythology , Aliens , Nudity

Vlad Love

Also known as VLAD LOVE.

Studio: Drive , Production I.G , Ichigo Animation , Comic Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Mitsugu Bamba is a high school girl who is crazy about donating her blood, to the point that she feels compelled to visit a local blood bank despite the unfriendly nurse. One day, Mitsugu encounters a beautiful girl there who looks like she has come from overseas. The girl is so pale that she appears ready to faint. Instead, she suddenly starts trashing the blood bank. The girl then loses consciousness and so Mitsugu takes her home...



Note: The first episode was streamed on the official Vlad Love YouTube channel on Dec 18, 2020. The first 6 episodes were released on streaming platforms on Feb 14, 2021. The last 6 episodes were released on Mar 14, 2021.

Tags: Vampire , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Parody , Meta , Surreal Comedy , Satire , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Tomboy , Acting , School , Urban , Educational , College , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , Cosplay , Dragons , Video Games

BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE

Also known as Blood: The Last Vampire.

Studio: Production I.G , Aniplex , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

Teropterids are evil beasts which pose as humans and live only to drink human blood. Fortunately for the human world there are groups dedicated to destroying them. A brooding and mysterious girl named Saya is the best teropterid slayer there is, and now, in 1960's Japan, she is sent to a U. S. army base which may be infested...



Tags: Vampire , Swordplay , Gore , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Historical , Foreign , School , Guns , Military , Nudity