Anime like Le Chevalier D'Eon

Gankutsuou

Also known as Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo.

Studio: GONZO , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , GDH , Funimation , Media Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural , Thriller

Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocrat who happens to befriend a wealthy nobleman, The Count of Monte Cristo, through a series of bizarre events. Fascinated by the Count's charm, Albert invites him to meet his friends and family, all of whom happen to be part of the upper class society of Paris, France. Unfortunately, little does Albert realize that the Count has ulterior motives in mind.



Tags: Revenge , Classic Literature , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Space , Love Triangle , Anachronism , Transgender , Space Opera , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Military , Vampire , Dissociative Identities , Boys' Love , Bisexual , Aliens , Tanned Skin , Incest , Crossdressing

Versailles no Bara

Also known as Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , The Right Stuf International
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance

Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people.



Tags: Historical , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Military , Politics , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Crossdressing , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Tomboy , Swordplay , Time Skip , War , Philosophy , Guns , Heterosexual , Maids , LGBTQ+ Themes , Religion , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle

Romeo x Juliet

Studio: GONZO , GDH , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , CBC , SKY Perfect Well Think
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In the floating continent of Neo Verona, the Montague family seized control and murdered every member of the Capulet family with the exception of Capulet's daughter, Juliet Fiammata Asto Capulet. 14 years later, Juliet and the remnants of Capulet's retainers live hidden from the iron fist of the Montague family. Juliet has long forgotten the murder of her family or her identity, and cross dresses as Odin and the town's hero of justice, "Red Whirlwind". A sudden escape in her daily escapades leads her to meet Romeo Candorebanto Montague, the kind son of the tyrannical Montague. Destiny has been set as these two individuals soon to be "star-crossed lovers" are cruelly toyed with by fate in the midst of war. Loosely based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Tags: Tragedy , Classic Literature , Politics , Revenge , Historical , Crossdressing , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Gender Bending , Kuudere , Medieval , Male Harem

Paris no Isabelle

Studio: DAX International
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

In France, during the 19th century, 15-year-old Isabelle Laustin, a noblewoman, officially enters the world of the aristocracy at a ball in Versailles. But shortly after, the French army is defeated at Sedan, and Isabelle and her family have to leave their mansion to take refuge in Paris, where they will take an active part in the fight against the Prussians.

Tags: Historical , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Fugitive , Travel , Politics , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Foreign , Military , War , Guns , Ensemble Cast , Ships

Red Garden

Also known as Red Garden.

Studio: GONZO , GDH , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Strange suicides have been taking place in New York. One day, four girls from the same high school wake up in the morning feeling tired and dizzy and not being able to remember anything about the previous night. In school, they find out that one of their classmates has committed suicide. School is canceled for the rest of the day, but instead of going home, the girls are drawn to a park by butterflies only they can see. Suddenly a man and a woman approach the girls, telling them that they all died the previous night.



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Amnesia , Mythology , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Drugs , Super Power , Philosophy , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Gore , Primarily Female Cast , Suicide , Primarily Teen Cast , Detective , Ensemble Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , TV Tokyo , The Right Stuf International , Central Park Media , Yomiuri Advertising , SoftX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

Just after Utena's parents died, she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later, Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boy's uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago.

After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friend's honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena, where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Philosophy , Fairy Tale , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy , Incest , Yuri , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Tragedy , Witch , Bisexual , Time Manipulation , Orphan , Shoujo , Surreal Comedy , Age Gap , School , Memory Manipulation , Conspiracy , Time Loop , Unrequited Love , Ojou-sama , Meta , Henshin , Love Triangle , Fencing , Cheating , Cars , Episodic , Boarding School , Crossdressing , Magic , Bullying , Kuudere , Politics , Twins , Suicide , Boys' Love , Astronomy , Athletics , Body Swapping , Aliens