Anime like Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway

Uchuu Patrol Luluco

Also known as Space Patrol Luluco.

Studio: TRIGGER , Good Smile Company , flying DOG , Crunchyroll , bilibili , AT-X , Ultra Super Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi

The show takes place in Ogikubo, which is the name of the specially designated area in space in the Milky Way where Earthlings and aliens can live together. Luluco is a female middle school student who lives with her father, and no matter where she is, Luluco is a common, "super normal" girl. As she is living her normal life, one day the mysterious transfer student ΑΩ Nova abruptly appears before her. That meeting will change Luluco's fate.



Tags: Space , Parody , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Henshin , Crossover , Meta , Super Power , Aliens , Police , Autobiographical , Tokusatsu , Guns , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Work , Pirates , Monster Girl , Gyaru , Estranged Family , School , Philosophy

Apocalypse Hotel

Also known as Apocalypse Hotel.

Studio: CygamesPictures , CyberAgent , Nippon Television Network , Takeshobo , Sammy , arma bianca
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Following the collapse of civilization, one storied hotel stands among the ruins of Tokyo’s Ginza district. Overrun by nature, this lone hotel continues to defy humanity’s collapse. Current guests: zero. Check-ins scheduled today: zero. Yesterday’s website traffic: zero. Enter with caution in this story of survival and mystery in a world where the memory of humanity begins to fade.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Robots , Work , Inn , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Urban , Time Skip , Iyashikei , Episodic , Shapeshifting , Space , Language Barrier , Pandemic , Marriage , Parody , Heterosexual , Disability , Politics , Philosophy , Super Robot , Environmental , Superhero

Space☆Dandy

Also known as Space Dandy.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi

The story of the anime revolves around Dandy, an alien-hunter. His job is to seek out new aliens never seen before, and receives a reward whenever he finds a new species. His mission is to find those new species faster than anyone else as he travels the galaxy. Together with the bucket-of-bolts robot QT and the dimwit alien Meow he picked up along the way, he comes into contact with new planets and their inhabitants..



Tags: Space , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Aliens , Parody , Meta , Male Protagonist , Robots , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Achronological Order , Primarily Male Cast , Zombie , Surfing , Space Opera , Kaiju , Mixed Gender Harem , Yuri

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 , Isekai , Rural , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gyaru , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Zombie , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Tragedy , Denpa , Archery , Shogi , Military

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch

Studio: SynergySP , Actas
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Romance

As the mermaid princess of the North Pacific (one of the seven mermaid kingdoms), Lucia entrusts a magical pearl to a boy who falls overboard a ship one night. Lucia must travel to the human world to reclaim her pearl and protect the mermaid kingdoms. Using the power of music Lucia is able to protect herself and the mermaid kingdoms from a growing evil force.

Tags: Musical Theater , Shoujo , Mermaid , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Twins , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Idol , Primarily Teen Cast , Suicide , Animals , Age Gap , Unrequited Love , Surfing , Swimming , Coastal , Kuudere , Primarily Child Cast , Revenge , Fairy Tale

CITY THE ANIMATION

Also known as CITY THE ANIMATION.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Kyoto Animation , ABC Animation , Pony Canyon , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

This town, is not just a normal town.
There's laughter, love and emotional moments.
An unpredictable ordinary life presented by the residents.
Exciting stuffs come one after another. Welcome to CITY.



Tags: Urban , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Philosophy , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Mixed Media , College , School , Musical Theater , Photography , Twins , Work , LGBTQ+ Themes , Football , Restaurant , Yuri

Dead Leaves

Also known as Dead Leaves.

Studio: Production I.G , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Pandy and Retro awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. They embark on a devastating crime spree in search of food, clothing and transportation, but are captured by authorities and sent to the infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves. While incarcerated, they quickly discover that Dead Leaves is also a top-secret cloning facility, occupied by villainous guards and deformed genetic experiments. Ultra-manic chaos and hyper-violent bedlam ensue as they organize a prison break with the aid of their fellow mutant inmates.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Surreal Comedy , Anti-Hero , Delinquents , Fugitive , Amnesia , Guns , Gore , Slapstick , Crime , Space , Nudity , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Espionage , Super Power

Miracle☆Train: Oedo-sen e Youkoso

Also known as Miracle Train: Welcome to the Oedo Line.

Studio: Aniplex , Yumeta Company , TYO Animations , DAX Production , Lantis , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

Another version of Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Youkoso.

The first version of the Miracle Train project focused on the stations of the central Chuo line, while the new anime and related stories deal with the Oedo subway line. As a result, the anime will feature a newer cast of characters — specifically, Fumi Roppongi, Rintarou Shinjuku, Izayoi Tsukishima, Iku Shiodome, Saki Tochou, and Itsumi Ryougoku.

Tags: Trains , Primarily Male Cast , Educational , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Urban , Memory Manipulation , Age Regression , Amnesia , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy

Wan Sheng Jie

Also known as All Saints Street.

Studio: FENZ , Tencent Penguin Pictures , Tianwen Kadokawa , HMCH , Observatory Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The pure and cute little demon Nini lives in Unit 1031 of All Saints Street Apartment. His roommates are no ordinary people: The lazy and wacky vampire Ira who spends most of his time gaming or watching TV, the unlucky dancer werewolf Vladimir, the serious and old-fashioned angel landlord Lynn and his naive little sister Lily, and many more.

What none of them realize is that within Nini sleeps the power of the demon king. With evil forces in hot pursuit, can Nini and his friends head off disaster?



Tags: Demons , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Vampire , Male Protagonist , Angels , Werewolf , Found Family , Urban , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Episodic , Video Games , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ginga Tetsudou 999

Also known as Galaxy Express 999.

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

After witnessing the death of his mother and being left for dead at the hands of Count Mecha, ten-year old Tetsuro Hoshino is awakened by a mysterious woman, Maetal. In exchange for only his company, Maetal offers him the ride of his life on the Galaxy Express 999. It is said that those who travel aboard the legendary train to the end of the line can receive a free mechanical body and with it, immortality. Impoverished and alone, Tetsuro leaps at the opportunity and joins Maetal on a quest that will span the cosmos. As the Galaxy Express 999 makes its way across our solar system and beyond, Tetsuro is drawn deeper into a dangerous universe where peril lurks at every stop.



Tags: Space , Dystopian , Trains , Coming of Age , Space Opera , Philosophy , Episodic , Travel , Cyborg , Tragedy , Robots , Orphan , Environmental , Male Protagonist , Guns , Class Struggle , Shounen , Crossover , Time Manipulation