Anime like Kyousougiga

FLCL

Also known as FLCL.

Studio: Gainax , Production I.G , Starchild Records , Funimation , GANSIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Naota is a detached sixth grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. He's fooling around with his brother's ex-girlfriend when a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over, brains him with a bass guitar, and moves into his house. This pink-haired girl, Haruko - who claims she's an alien - hurls Naota into the middle of a mega-corporation's secret agenda. Oh, and now giant battling robots shoot from his skull. Mix in mind-bending animation and tunes that echo through your cerebellum to top off the trip that will have you falling hard for FLCL.



Tags: Coming of Age , Surreal Comedy , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Meta , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Robots , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Denpa , Love Triangle , Aliens , Parody , Mopeds , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Guns , Kaiju , Urban , Gods , Super Robot , Real Robot , Nudity , Body Horror , Episodic , Baseball , CGI , Mixed Media , Motorcycles

Kekkai Sensen

Also known as Blood Blockade Battlefront.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They've lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi sensibilities. Now someone is threatening to sever the bubble, and a group of stylish superhumans is working to keep it from happening.



Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~46 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Alternate Universe , Aliens , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Dystopian , Slapstick , Shounen , Vampire , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Demons , Foreign , Tomboy , Tragedy , Werewolf , Tanned Skin , Twins , Philosophy , Parkour , Dissociative Identities

Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?

Also known as Train to the End of the World.

Studio: KADOKAWA , EMT Squared , Movic , flying DOG , DAXEL , TOKYO MX , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

In a seemingly ordinary rural town, something strange is happening to the residents. But Shizuru Chikura is more concerned for her missing friend. Determined to find her, Shizuru and three other girls board an abandoned train and travel to the outside world, unsure if they’ll make it back alive. As they venture toward the unknown, the question looms: What awaits them at the final stop?



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Trains , Travel , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Cosmic Horror , Memory Manipulation , Rural , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gyaru , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Zombie , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Tragedy , Denpa , Archery , Shogi , Military

Heartcatch Precure! Hana no Miyako de Fashion Show... Desu ka!?

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Sakura Kurumi, Erika's mother, is preparing for a fashion show in Paris. The girls of the school's fashion club are going to model there, including some high school students. While in Paris, they meet a mysterious boy named Oliver. However, Baron Salamander of the Desert Apostles appears, and the girls transform into Pretty Cures to defend Paris.

Tags: Foreign , Magic , Werewolf , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Kids , Fashion , Superhero , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Kuudere , Dragons , Super Power , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , CGI

Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi

Also known as The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace.

Studio: MAPPA , Aniplex , Fuji TV , Hakusensha , Dentsu , GREE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

It has been 800 years since the incredibly fast and powerful gods of battle known as the Idaten had sealed away the demons after an intense battle. Now, that battle is just considered a myth or a fairytale. While the current generation of Idaten who have never even had to fight are enjoying their peaceful lives, someone awakened the demons once again! Armed forces, ingenuity. politics, and intrigue. If you've got it, use everything you can! This three-way battle royale with no rules and no limits is about to begin!!



Tags: Demons , Gods , War , Gore , Super Power , Philosophy , Tragedy , Military , Seinen , Surreal Comedy , Fugitive , Hypersexuality , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Memory Manipulation , Time Skip , Satire , Body Horror , Religion , Amputation , Wilderness , Brainwashing , Slapstick , Nudity , Nun , Torture , Kingdom Management , CGI , Sadism

Uchouten Kazoku

Also known as The Eccentric Family.

Studio: Bandai Visual , Lantis , P.A.WORKS , YTV , Magic Capsule
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

In Kyoto, there are three kinds of residents: humans, raccoon dogs, and tengu. Shimogamo Yasaburou is the third son of the Shimogamo raccoon dog family. His father, Souichirou, had been the head of Kyoto raccoon dog community until he was eaten by the human members of "Friday Club". While taking care of old tengu, fighting with other raccoon dogs, and playing with a psychic human girl, Yasaburou approaches the truth of his father's death.

Tags: Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Shapeshifting , Youkai , Philosophy , Animals , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Age Gap , Surreal Comedy , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Twins , Archery , Love Triangle , Nudity , Bar

Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo

Also known as The Orbital Children.

Studio: Production +h , Netflix , Avex Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi

The anime is set in 2045, where the Internet and AI are commonplace even in space, and centers on a group of children stranded in space after a large-scale accident occurs in a space station. By using narrowband, social networking, and a drone that they can manipulate through smartphones and low-intelligence AI, they overcome many crises.



Note: Also released in Japan as a 2-part film series with the same content, the first part showing in theaters simultaneously with the worldwide Netflix release.

Tags: Space , Artificial Intelligence , Survival , Conspiracy , Primarily Child Cast , Software Development , Robots , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Terrorism , Disability , Environmental , Suicide