Anime like Mebius Dust

Bubble

Also known as Bubble.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , STORY Inc. , Warner Bros. Eiga , Nitroplus , Lawson Entertainment , Straight Edge
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sci-Fi , Sports , Supernatural

In a Tokyo where gravity has broken, a boy and a girl are drawn to each other...

The story is set in Tokyo, after bubbles that broke the laws of gravity rained down upon the world. Cut off from the outside world, Tokyo has become a playground for a group of young people who have lost their families, acting as a battlefield for parkour team battles as they leap from building to building. Hibiki, a young ace known for his dangerous play style, makes a reckless move one day and plummets into the gravity-bending sea. His life is saved by Uta, a girl with mysterious powers. The pair then hear a unique sound audible only to them. Why did Uta appear before Hibiki? Their encounter leads to a revelation that will change the world.



Note: The anime released on Netflix on April 28, 2022. It screened in theaters on May 13, 2022.

Tags: Parkour , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Dystopian , Aliens , Disability , Coming of Age , Mermaid , Lost Civilization , CGI , Cyberpunk , Super Power , Philosophy , Orphan , Interspecies

TRIBE NINE

Also known as Tribe Nine.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Akatsuki , Bandai Namco Arts , Docomo Anime Store , Funimation , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Sports

In Neo Tokyo, disillusioned youth form tribes that battle each other in an intense game called Extreme Baseball. One night, two kids – Haru Shirogane and Taiga – meet the strongest XB Player Shun Kamiya. Haru and Taiga join Shun's group, the Minato Tribe, to play this cutthroat game against a mysterious man who has begun taking control of all the tribes. Can they defeat him before it’s too late?



Tags: Baseball , Cyberpunk , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Delinquents , Gore , Tragedy , Twins , Revenge , Heterosexual , Super Power

Subarashiki Kono Sekai The Animation

Also known as The World Ends with You The Animation.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , domerica , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Neku awakens in the middle of Shibuya's bustling Scramble Crossing with no memory of how he got there. Little does he know, he's been transported to an alternate plane of existence known as the Underground (UG). Now an unwilling participant in the mysterious "Reapers' Game," Neku must partner up with a girl named Shiki in order to survive. Together, they complete missions and defeat monsters known as "Noise" as they gradually uncover the true nature of this twisted Game.

"There's only one way to stay alive in Shibuya: trust your partner." Will they survive the Reapers' Game?



Tags: Afterlife , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Survival , Coming of Age , Urban , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , Rehabilitation , CGI , Angels , Tragedy , Hikikomori , Isekai

Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer

Also known as Angelic Layer.

Studio: bones , TV Tokyo Music , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi , Sports

From the moment twelve-year-old Misaki Suzuhara first arrives in Tokyo to live with her aunt, she finds herself swept away by the amazing world of Angelic Layer – a fast-paced high-tech game where dolls called “Angels” are controlled by the thoughts of their operator, or “Deus”. Discovering that her new friends are as interested in Angelic Layer as she is, Misaki builds her own Angel, Hikaru, and begins competing in battles where will and determination count far more than size and strength. The competitions are going to be fierce and, with the national championships looming on the horizon, you can bet that not everyone Misaki meets will be on her side. Can Misaki handle the pressure of non-stop competition while struggling to adapt to life in an unfamiliar city?



Tags: Robots , Female Protagonist , Real Robot , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Proxy Battle , Primarily Child Cast , Disability , Heterosexual , Estranged Family , Love Triangle

Shichisei no Subaru

Also known as Seven Senses of the Re'Union.

Studio: Lerche
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

In the popular MMORPG world 'Union' there existed a legendary party. Its name was Subaru. This party, made up of a group of childhood friends and elementary schoolers, exceeded the limits of the game with their various senses. However, due to an incident which resulted in a death, 'Union' ended its service and the group of childhood friends went separate ways... 6 years later, high schooler Haruto logged into the new 'Reunion' and reunited with a single girl. Asahi—one of old 'Subaru' party members, and his childhood friend who should have died 6 years ago. Is she a digital ghost, or...?



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Primarily Female Cast , Isekai , Love Triangle , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , CGI , Magic , Time Manipulation

Air Gear

Also known as Air Gear.

Studio: Toei Animation , Marvelous Entertainment , Funimation , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Sports

Minami Itsuki never thought about seriously riding Air Treck motorized roller blades, until he got his butt handed to him by a street gang of Storm Riders. That day, he discovered in a locked up room, a pair of AT's and a box of stickers belonging to the Sleeping Forest street gang. One thing leads to another, and Ikki dons the wheels and begins to ride. As his reputation builds in the AT street fighting/racing world, he begins to develop his own gang and participate in more fights, gaining more and more territory.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Shounen , Parkour , Urban , Delinquents , Gangs , Nudity , Kuudere , Dissociative Identities , Coming of Age , School

Tousouchuu: The Great Mission

Studio: Fuji TV , Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The time is a future where humans have moved their residence to the moon.... In the lunar colony, a game has become very popular. The name of the game is "Run for the Money." It is an entertainment survival game in which fugitives are released into a limited area, and if they can escape from the pursuing android "hunters" until the time limit counts down to zero, they can win a large prize. Some dream of getting rich, while others challenge themselves to test their strength in "Run for the Money."



Tags: Male Protagonist , Athletics , Battle Royale , Ensemble Cast , Parkour , Urban , Magic , Desert , Foreign , Virtual World , Conspiracy , Mafia , Samurai , Ninja , Gods , Kaiju , Urban Fantasy , Travel , Class Struggle , Henshin , Cars , Trains , Ships , Youkai , Artificial Intelligence , Demons , Cyberpunk , Vampire , CGI , Robots , Dystopian , Slavery

Gundam Build Fighters

Also known as Gundam Build Fighters.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Sotsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story is set in the near future when GunPla Battles, competitions that pit Gundam plastic models against each other, have become popular worldwide in the "Second GunPla Boom." Sei Iori, a first-year middle-school student and the only son of a model shop owner, is talented at building GunPla, but inexperienced in the GunPla Battles. He encounters a mysterious boy named Reiji, who happens to be an accomplished Gundam Fighter. Together, they strive for the GunPla Battle world championships.



Tags: Super Robot , Robots , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , Kuudere , Isekai , Real Robot , Male Protagonist , Meta , Otaku Culture , Proxy Battle , Video Games , Idol

Medarot

Also known as Medabots.

Studio: Bee Train , Production I.G , NAS , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

In the near future, humans and robots coexist. “Robattles,” a competition in which Medarot are pitted against each other, is popular among kids. A Medarot’s consciousness, effectively its brains, is located in a Medal that can be inserted into and ejected from the robot body. By chance, nine-year-old Ikki finds a Rare Medal, and soon after has his own Medarot named Metabee. This is the story of their friendship and growth as they use wisdom and courage to fight countless opponents in robot battles.

Tags: Robots , Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Lost Civilization , Episodic , Urban , Proxy Battle , Aliens , Memory Manipulation , Conspiracy , Delinquents , Shapeshifting , Super Power , Photography , School , Male Protagonist , Cosplay , Super Robot , Advertisement

Gundam Build Fighters Try

Also known as Gundam Build Fighters Try.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Sotsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story of Gundam Build Fighters Try is set 7 years after the end of the 1st series, when Iori Sei and Reiji won the 7th Gunpla Battle World Championships. Now Seiho Academy's Gunpla Battle Club has only one member, Hoshino Fumina, who is a third grade student in junior high. As the president of the club, she needs two more members to participate in the upcoming All-Japan Gunpla Battle Championships. One day she encounters a transfer student named Kamiki Sekai, who has traveled around for Kenpo training with his master. Then joining by a young Gunpla builder Kousaka Yuuma, their challenge to the Gunpla Battle begins....



Tags: Super Robot , Kids , Robots , Video Games , Female Harem , School Club , Real Robot , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Kuudere