Anime like Junketsu no Maria

Ookami to Koushinryou

Also known as Spice and Wolf.

Studio: Imagin , Funimation , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , Victor Entertainment , Pony Canyon , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The peddler Kraft Lawrence travels through the world selling all kinds of things. After visiting a village, he discovers a sleeping girl under the pelts in his cart. She has wolf ears and a tail. The wolf girl explains that she has been called a "god", but that her name is Holo and nothing more. Lawrence teases the girl a little, but after hearing more of her story, he is moved and decides to accompany her further north. On their travels the two have many adventures, often getting into trouble, but the bond between them grows stronger.

Tags: Economics , Male Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Female Protagonist , Politics , Heterosexual , Travel , Rural , Foreign , Gods , Agriculture , Nudity

Shuumatsu no Izetta

Also known as Izetta: The Last Witch.

Studio: Ajiado , Asahi Production , Shouchiku , TOKYO MX , flying DOG , AT-X , I0plus , JTB Entertainment , Ray , Wargaming Japan , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

If I am promised to the princess, then I will fight for her sake.

In 1939 C.E., the imperialist nation of Germania invaded a neighboring country. All at once, that war spread throughout Europe, and the era was dragged into a spiral of a great war.

Then, in 1940, Germania's attack turned towards the Principality of Eylstadt, a small Alps country abundant with beautiful water and greenery.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Foreign , Witch , Politics , Magic , Military , War , Aviation , Anachronism , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Tanks , Tragedy

Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo

Also known as Madam is a Magical Girl.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Media Factory , Amber Film Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Ureshiko Asaba, 26 years old, married. Few people know the fact that she is a magical girl named "Agnes", and she is actually the guardian of the town where she lives. One day she meets Sayaka Kurenai, aka "Cruje", another magical girl appointed by the magic realm as the legitimate sucessor to her position, but Agnes is reluctant in letting her assume because she knows that Cruje has orders to erase the whole place, including its human inhabitants with the purpose of creating a new one. To complicate matters, Ureshiko must deal with the growing distance between her and her husband, Tamotsu, her crescent feelings for Tatsumi Kagura, a young man who is now living as a tenant in her home, and the fact that in the moment she ever kisses a common human, she would lose her powers forever.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Henshin , Work , Age Gap , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love

Mononoke-hime

Also known as Princess Mononoke.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Tokuma Shoten , GKids , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

A calm village residing in the mountains comes under attack from a demon-possessed boar one day.

Ashitaka, a young man and prince of the tribe, engages the creature in an attempt to save his village. During the battle, the boar bites him on the arm, leaving it blackened and cursed. Following his village's traditions, Ashitaka is exiled and becomes a wanderer, looking for a solution to the curse before it engulfs him.

Iron Town is a fortress under the leadership of Lady Eboshi. Through the clearing of the surrounding forests, Iron Town produces large amounts of Ironsand, used for gunpowder and other machinery. However, because of the forests destruction, nearby animal clans seek revenge led by a human girl of the Wolf clan called San.

When Ashitaka comes to Iron Town, he discovers the area consumed in battle. Horrified, he attempts to create peace and befriend the Wolf Clan. However, after the forest's eradication and the ongoing war between Human and Beast, will the Spirit of the Forest be forgiving and accept Ashitaka's request to expel his curse?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Environmental , Mythology , Animals , Philosophy , War , Gods , Eco-Horror , Rural , Youkai , Demons , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Historical , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Guns , Disability , Travel , Archery , Primarily Adult Cast , Tomboy , Outdoor , Body Horror , Gore , Kaiju

Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi

Also known as Saint Cecilia & Pastor Lawrence.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Kodansha , Aniplex , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Saint Cecilia is beloved by the townspeople—not only is she elegant and composed, she benevolently shares her wisdom with all who seek it. That is, until the last person has left—at which point she becomes totally hopeless! Only Pastor Lawrence, is keeping the Saint put together enough to do her duties...and though she may test him, it's all in a day's work!



Tags: Rural , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Foreign , Religion , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Angels , Tsundere , Shounen , Fairy , Agriculture , Tragedy , Age Gap , Magic

Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho

Also known as Grimoire of Zero.

Studio: White Fox , Infinite , Madman Entertainment , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

The "grimoire fantasy" series follows a witch named Zero who is ignorant of the world and a half-beast half-human mercenary who longs to be human. Witches who practice sorcery exist in the world, however, in this era no one knows how about the art and study of witchcraft. Zero is going on a journey to search for a magical tome called "The Book of Zero" that hides a power that can destroy the world. The mercenary travels with her as her guard.



Tags: Witch , Magic , Kemonomimi , Anthropomorphism , Conspiracy , War , Tsundere , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Animals , Revenge , Demons

Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi.

Also known as The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Asmik Ace , Fosun Entertainment Japan , Sotsu , NetEase Games , J.C. Staff , Bunka Housou , KADOKAWA
Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

At Rettoran Magic Academy, two unlikely friends share one dream: to become magicians. Kurumi is an average girl who’s a bit naive, while Yuzu is the distinguished daughter of a noble magician family. They need to get into a special magician training class, but they fail the entrance exam! All hope seems lost until mysterious homeroom teacher Minami Suzuki arrives, and their luck takes a sudden turn.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , School , Ojou-sama , Boarding School , Witch , Animals

Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc to Renkin no Kishi

Also known as Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight.

Studio: AXsiZ , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The novel series' story takes place in 15th-century France, during the Hundred Years' War with England. Montmorency, the son of a noble, immerses himself in the study of magic and alchemy at a school for knights. However, after France's defeat at Agincourt, the school is disbanded and Montmorency is forced to flee. While on the run he meets a miraculous village girl named Jeanne.



Tags: Female Harem , Historical , War , Nudity , Gore

BURN THE WITCH

Also known as BURN THE WITCH.

Studio: Studio Colorido , Team Yamahitsuji , Shueisha , Bandai Namco Arts , Twin Engine
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Historically, 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons.

Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live in the hidden "reverse" side of London can see the dragons. Even then, only a selected few become qualified enough as witches or wizards to make direct contact with them.

The protagonists of the story are witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. They are protection agents for Wing Bind (WB), an organization for dragon conservation and management. Their mission is to protect and manage the dragons within London on behalf of the people.


Note: The show was screened in theaters and released online on the same date; the theatrical release combines all three episodes into one.

Tags: Witch , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Dragons , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Foreign , Kuudere , Work , Primarily Female Cast , Steampunk , Idol , Alternate Universe , Urban

Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta

Also known as My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex.

Studio: project No.9 , Happinet Phantom Studios , KADOKAWA , Asmik Ace , Pony Canyon , Movic , Sotsu , Bit Grooove Promotion , AT-X , BS Nippon , BS Fuji , KLOCKWORX , YOMIURI BRAND STUDIO , Bergamo , DMM pictures , APDREAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ah, high school. Is there any better place to start fresh after a horrible middle school relationship? Nope! Not unless your ex ends up at the same school as you and is now your stepsibling. What was supposed to be a sanctuary of peace where I could avoid ever seeing her again has become a living nightmare! Everywhere I look, I see her—in my house, in my school, in my class. There's no escape! She even claims that she’s the older sibling. Like hell she is! But I won't lose to her. After all, I'm the older brother in this new family situation. That’s right, we’re family now. No matter how much we may have thought we loved each other before, we saw one another’s true colors and realized we weren’t meant for each other. That’s why even though we may keep up a buddy-buddy sibling act for the sake of our parents, things will never go back to the way they used to be.



Tags: Heterosexual , Inseki , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Tsundere , Family Life , Philosophy , Slapstick , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Feet