Anime like Magical Girl Ore

What is Magical Girl Ore about?

Studio: Studio Signpost
Status: Finished

This story is about a 15-year-old girl who is a newbie idol in love with her best friend's brother who is also a popular idol. But she runs into a scary yakuza guy and finds out that her mother was an ex-magical girl, and the yakuza was her mascot. Her love interest gets kidnapped by demons that look like burly men with cute squirrel heads. So she contracts the yakuza to become a magical girl, which in this story means she turns into a handsome guy in a magical girl outfit. On top of that, her love interest shows an attraction toward her magical guy form. Her best friend turns out to be in love with her and also becomes a magical cross-dressing guy to save her life.
Thus, their manager, who is a magical girl geek, then decides to turn them into an idol unit.

Tags: Magic , Parody , Gender Bending , Slapstick , Henshin , Meta , Female Protagonist , Fairy , Crossdressing , Urban Fantasy , Idol , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yakuza

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Crunchyroll

Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!

Also known as Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!.

Studio: diomedéa , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Teenage boys are notoriously lazy, and the members of Binan High School's Earth Defense Club are no exception. Their definition of “earth defense” is bumming around all day at the local bathhouse. But when a pink wombat appears out of thin air and begs the boys to help him save the planet, even the idlest high schoolers jump to action. Watch the magical boys transform and save the earth with the power of LOVE!

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Parody , Episodic , Male Protagonist , School , School Club , Aliens , Nudity

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Crunchyroll

Tubi TV

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Samurai Flamenco

Also known as Samurai Flamenco.

Studio: Manglobe , KYORAKU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Hazama Masayoshi has decided to become the superhero Samurai Flamenco in spite of having no special abilities or modifications. Goto Hidenori is a police officer who learns his secret identity by chance, which causes him all sorts of trouble.

This is the story of the birth of a true hero featuring these two young men with a touch of comedy and serious drama, while they come face to face with hardships as they search for the true meaning of becoming a hero of justice in this world!

Tags: Superhero , Parody , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Henshin , Aliens , Idol , Police , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Shounen , Acting , Anthropomorphism , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Kaiju , Work , Ensemble Cast , Bisexual , Super Robot , Guns , Cyborg , Motorcycles , Torture

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Crunchyroll

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Kami Kuzu☆Idol

Also known as Phantom of the Idol.

Studio: Avex Pictures , Studio Gokumi , TV Tokyo , Ichijinsha , Sotsu , AT-X , BS11 , Contents Seed , Bit Grooove Promotion , NTV Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Most idols are fueled by their love of performing before adoring fans. Yuuya, however, is fueled by his love of an easy paycheck! Yuuya is one half of the idol duo ZINGS, but his supreme laziness (not to mention his disdain for idol fans in general) has him on the brink of getting blacklisted from the business. In a chance backstage encounter, he meets the spectral Asahi, a mysterious former idol who’s eager to stage her own comeback by any means necessary… including assuming complete control of Yuuya's willing body and aiming to become the best idol in the world together! Is their zany partnership a match a made in heaven, or is it pure idol hell?

Tags: Idol , Ghost , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Otaku Culture , Urban Fantasy , Acting , Afterlife , Urban , Josei , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , CGI

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HIDIVE

Bilibili TV

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Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu

Also known as Fairy Ranmaru.

Studio: Pony Canyon , Studio Comet
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

This world is all about do or die. There ain't no paradise. You go down once and you're out. This world is filled with people who suffer believing that. Hey, you there. Are you really going to pretend not to notice? We, however, cannot do that. Let us wipe away your tears. We'll put that smile back on your face. But it's not going to be for free. Please come by Bar F. Have no fear. We don't need any money. There's only one thing that we want... "We'll take your heart!!"

Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Magic , Parody , Fairy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Elf , Idol , Suicide , Bar , School

Where to watch?

Crunchyroll

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Sarazanmai

Also known as Sarazanmai.

Studio: MAPPA , Lapin Track , Aniplex , Dentsu , Movic , Fuji TV , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural

The stage is Asakusa. One day, three 2nd-year middle school students — Kazuki Yasaka, Tooi Kuji, and Enta Jinnai — meet a mysterious kappa-like creature named Keppi, who forcibly takes their shirikodama (a mythical organ kappa steal through a person's anus) and transforms the boys into kappa.

Keppi informs them, "If you wish to return to your former selves, you must connect in 'that way' and bring me the shirikodama of zombies." Will the three boys be able to connect as they steal shirikodama from zombies?! Meanwhile, two policemen — Reo Niiboshi and Mabu Akutsu — are up to something at the police box where they are stationed.

Tags: Satire , Shapeshifting , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Youkai , Philosophy , Henshin , Zombie , Police , Primarily Teen Cast , Musical Theater , Meta , Boys' Love , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Slapstick , Crime , Crossdressing , Football , Suicide , Tanned Skin , Bisexual , Delinquents , Idol , Guns , Drugs , Nudity

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Crunchyroll

Amazon Prime Video

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Grand Blue

Also known as Grand Blue Dreaming.

Studio: Zero-G , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , Avex Entertainment , Q-Tec
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Tags: School Club , Slapstick , Coastal , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Scuba Diving , Surreal Comedy , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Outdoor , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Crossdressing , Educational , Yandere , Cosplay , Bar , Idol , Tennis

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Amazon Prime Video

Netflix

Amazon Prime Video

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Henkei Shoujo

Studio: DLE
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Sci-Fi

Shorts about girls who transform into machines. The first episode focuses on Haru, a girl who transforms into a fighter jet while trying to catch a hat blowing away in the wind.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , CGI , Robots , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Cars , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Nudity

Where to watch?

YouTube

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Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers

Also known as Magical Destroyers.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios , Mainichi Broadcasting System , King Records , Bit Grooove Promotion , SANKYO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo

Freedom of expression is threatened when a mysterious group, the SSC, destroy Japan’s otaku culture. However, a young revolutionary, Otaku Hero—who loves the culture more than anything—rises up. With the help of three rambunctious magical girls—Anarchy, Blue, and Pink—they’ll team up to create a world free of this oppressive rule. Be part of the rebellion to bring back fandom!

Tags: Otaku Culture , Henshin , Dystopian , Urban , Meta , Magic , Surreal Comedy , Heterosexual , War , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Parody , Religion , Swimming , Urban Fantasy , Outdoor , Video Games , Tragedy , Denpa , Drugs , Philosophy , Idol , Survival , Female Harem , Crossdressing , Cars , Guns , Military , Body Horror , Gore , Amnesia , Gods

Where to watch?

Crunchyroll

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Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete

Also known as Gushing Over Magical Girls.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Asahi Production , Docomo Anime Store , MAGNET , AT-X , Asahi Production , Takeshobo , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Hiragi Utena is a major fangirl of the magical girls protecting her city, so when she has the chance to become one herself, she leaps at the chance to join their technicolor ranks… but when she transforms, she learns she isn’t fated to be a daring do-gooder, but rather a villain on the side of evil! At first she tries to quit her new gig as the leader of the local baddies, but she quickly realizes she enjoys it and is a total natural at tormenting the magical girls she loves so much. With both a bang and a whimper, Hiragi’s journey as a magical-girl-tormenting sadist has begun!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Sadism , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Anti-Hero , Magic , Nudity , Henshin , Masochism , Primarily Teen Cast , Bondage , Parody , Urban Fantasy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Meta , Villainess , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Seinen , Yandere , Exhibitionism , Terrorism , Guns , Handjob , Cultivation , Shapeshifting , School , Tentacles , Threesome , Age Regression

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HIDIVE

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Acro Trip

Also known as Acro Trip.

Studio: Voil , Happinet Phantom Studios , King Records , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Shueisha , Fuji TV , BS Nittele , TOKYO MX , MBC Anime / TOKYOPOP , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Chizuko is a normal otaku girl in Niigata Prefecture. She’s obsessed with Berry Blossom, a magical heroine who protects the city. But the battles with her inept nemesis, Chroma, have become so lackluster that they’re not even worth watching. Chizuko wants to see Berry’s full power, a desire that quickly leads this seemingly timid girl down a path of evil.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Slapstick , Magic , Shoujo , Parody , Henshin , Otaku Culture , Urban , Urban Fantasy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Animals , Iyashikei , Ensemble Cast , Villainess , Heterosexual , Found Family

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Crunchyroll

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