Anime like Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS

Tu Bian Yingxiong X

Also known as To Be Hero X.

Studio: BeDream , bilibili , Aniplex , Paper Plane Animation Studio , B.Cool Studio , Studio LAN , Pb Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

This is a world where heroes are created by people's trust, and the hero who gains the most trust is known as X. In this world, people's trust can be quantified through data, and these values are reflected on everyone's wrist. As long as one gains enough trust points, an ordinary person can possess superpowers and become a superhero who saves the world. However, the constantly changing trust values make the path of a hero full of uncertainties...



Tags: Superhero , Urban Fantasy , Conspiracy , Dystopian , Achronological Order , Tragedy , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Mixed Media , Urban , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Philosophy , Cyberpunk , Body Horror , Idol , Henshin , Cult , Suicide , Heterosexual , Satire , Revenge , Assassins , Robots , Animals , Aliens , Anthropomorphism , Creature Taming , Kaiju , Disability

Sentai Daishikkaku

Also known as Go! Go! Loser Ranger!.

Studio: Shouchiku , Yostar Pictures , Kodansha , TBS , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Yostar
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

When the Monster Army invaded Earth thirteen years ago, the Divine Dragon Rangers rose up to stop them! With the war raging on, these great heroes are mankind’s last hope!

...or are they?

In truth, the invaders were subjugated within a year, forced to continue to crank out a monster a week for the Rangers to crush in front of their adoring fans! But one monster has had enough. Something has to change! He’ll rebel against the might of the Dragon Rangers and destroy them all...from the inside!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Monster Boy , Tokusatsu , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Espionage , Henshin , Aliens , Survival , Urban , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Dystopian , Disability , Ensemble Cast , Superhero , CGI , Gore , Battle Royale , Gender Bending , Meta , Acrobatics , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan

Boku no Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Also known as My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON.

Studio: Toho , bones film , Yomiuri TV , Shueisha , bones , Dentsu , Sony Music Entertainment , Movic
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure

The eighth and final season of Boku no Hero Academia.

Deku and the heroes are plunged into a final battle against villains across Japan. Deku, by fully unleashing One For All Quirks, faces off against Shigaraki. A young and refreshed All For One faces Armored All Might, Quirkless in his powered armor suit. Will Deku be able to bring the story of how they all became the greatest heroes to its finale? Or will everything be destroyed?!



Tags: Superhero , Shounen , Super Power , War , Male Protagonist , Rescue , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore

Sentai Daishikkaku 2nd Season

Also known as Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2.

Studio: Yostar Pictures , Shouchiku , Kodansha , TBS , CBC TV , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Yostar
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

The second season of Sentai Daishikkaku.

Tags: Shounen , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Monster Boy , Tokusatsu , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Espionage , Aliens , Acting , Work , Parody , Meta , Kaiju , Time Loop , School , Delinquents , Memory Manipulation , Dissociative Identities

Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai

Also known as Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider.

Studio: Aniplex , LIDENFILMS , Crunchyroll , Kinoshita Group , TOKYO MX
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy

The story of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider follows Tanzaburo Tojima, a forty-year-old man who is abnormally obsessed with the Kamen Rider franchise. Tojima is about to give up on his dream of becoming a hero until a chance encounter with a robber changes his fate forever.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Superhero , Chuunibyou , Surreal Comedy , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Nudity

Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: YOU'RE NEXT - A PIECE OF CAKE

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Animation included with the PLUS ULTRA version of the Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: YOU'RE NEXT Blu-ray/DVD release. The OVA is an adaptation of the "A Piece of Cake" one-shot from the Vol. Next booklet that was given out during the movie's theatrical run.



Tags: Superhero

Kaijuu 8-gou

Also known as Kaiju No. 8.

Studio: Toho , Shueisha , Production I.G , Production I.G , Studio Khara
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!



Tags: Kaiju , Monster Boy , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Shounen , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Military , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Rescue , Gore , Tokusatsu , Kuudere , Slapstick , Tsundere , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Swordplay

Batman: Gotham Knight

Also known as Batman: Gotham Knight.

Studio: Bee Train , Production I.G , MADHOUSE , Horipro , Warner Bros. Japan , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Batman animated anthology based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name.

Episodes
1) Have I Got a Story for You (俺たちのスゴい話) - Shoujirou Nishimi (STUDIO 4℃)
2) Crossfire (クロスファイア) - Futoshi Higashide (Production I.G.)
3) Field Test (フィールドテスト) - Hiroshi Morioka (Bee Train)
4) In Darkness Dwells (闇の中で) - Yasuhiro Aoki (Madhouse)
5) Working Through Pain (克服できない痛み) - Toshiyuki Kubooka (STUDIO 4℃)
6) Deadshot (デッドショット) - Jong-Sik Nam (Madhouse)


Tags: Detective , Urban , Anthology , Superhero , Male Protagonist , Police , Gangs , Episodic , Crime , Mafia , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Guns , Butler , Assassins , Rural , Skateboarding , Cult

TIGER & BUNNY

Also known as Tiger & Bunny.

Studio: Sunrise , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Mystery

Sternbild City is home to people called "Next," who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire "hero points." Their activities are documented on the popular program "Hero TV," which picks the "King of Heroes" in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he's been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Work , Memory Manipulation , Acting , CGI , Urban Fantasy , Conspiracy , Robots , Super Robot , Family Life , Urban , Anti-Hero , Motorcycles

Durarara!!

Also known as Durarara!!.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , Movic , Aniplex of America , ASCII Media Works , Hakuhodo DY Media Partners , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural

In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets.

Ryuugamine Mikado has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Gangs , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Dullahan , Achronological Order , Delinquents , Crime , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Yandere , Male Protagonist , Motorcycles , School , Orphan , Otaku Culture , Amnesia , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Bullying , Incest , Suicide , Anti-Hero , Seinen