Anime like Shin Hokuto no Ken

Sunabouzu

Also known as Desert Punk.

Studio: GONZO , GDH , Funimation , Pony Canyon , CBC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

The Great Kanto Desert is a miserable place. It’s also the home of hero-for-hire Desert Punk, the closest thing to a good guy the wasteland’s got. He’s known as the best man for any job, but his reputation is undone by his raging hormones when curvy Junko uses her double-D charms to double-cross him. With debt hanging over his head, Desert Punk sets out to salvage his name.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Slapstick , Anti-Hero , Guns , Survival , Desert , Military , Artificial Intelligence , Slavery , Terrorism , Gangs , Shounen , Lost Civilization , War , POV , Episodic , Conspiracy , Nudity

Soukihei MD Geist

Also known as MD Geist - The Most Dangerous Ever.

Studio: Central Park Media , ADV Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. Geist is an M.D.S. (Most Dangerous Soldier), an enhanced human with unsurpassed combat capabilities and an insatiable lust for battle. Because of his uncontrollable nature, Geist is cryogenically frozen and locked in a satellite. Several years later, the satellite crashes and Geist wakes up from his sleep to engage in another war. This time, to help the army stop the planet's central computer from activating a doomsday device that will lead to total annihilation of all life on Jerra.



Note: A Director's Cut version was released on March 1, 1996, containing a new Intro and Outro leading into the sequel

Tags: Military , Post-Apocalyptic , Motorcycles , Anti-Hero , Gore

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (2000)

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2000).

Studio: APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Kujo Jotaro is a normal, popular Japanese high-schooler, until he thinks that he is possessed by a spirit, and locks himself in prison. After seeing his grandfather, Joseph Joestar, and fighting Joseph's friend Muhammad Abdul, Jotaro learns that the "Spirit" is actually Star Platinum, his Stand, or fighting energy given a semi-solid form. Later, his mother gains a Stand, and becomes sick. Jotaro learns that it is because the vampire Dio Brando has been revived 100 years after his defeat to Jonathan Joestar, Jotaro's great-great-grandfather. Jotaro decides to join Joseph and Abdul in a trip to Egypt to defeat Dio once and for all.

Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Foreign , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Male Protagonist , Travel , Desert , Vampire , Cars , Zombie , Tragedy , Nudity , Middle East

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Studio: APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Kujo Jotaro is a normal, popular Japanese high-schooler, until he thinks that he is possessed by a spirit, and locks himself in prison. After seeing his grandfather, Joseph Joestar, and fighting Joseph's friend Muhammad Abdul, Jotaro learns that the "Spirit" is actually Star Platinum, his Stand, or fighting energy given a semi-solid form. Later, his mother gains a Stand, and becomes sick. Jotaro learns that it is because the vampire Dio Brando has been revived 100 years after his defeat to Jonathan Joestar, Jotaro's great-great-grandfather. Jotaro decides to join Joseph and Abdul in a trip to Egypt to defeat Dio once and for all.


Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Vampire , Primarily Male Cast , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Desert , Foreign , Gore , Travel , Nudity , Tragedy , Gambling , Poker , Time Manipulation , Cars , Tanned Skin , Motorcycles , LGBTQ+ Themes , Swordplay , Middle East

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan , ONE MUSIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users waits to kill JoJo and his friends...



Tags: Super Power , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Travel , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Revenge , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Vampire , Ensemble Cast , Body Horror , Found Family , Desert , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Ships , Assassins , Swordplay , Brainwashing , Middle East , Cowboys

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders - Egypt-hen

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt.

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan , ONE MUSIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Supernatural

After 30 days of travel across the world, plagued with countless battles, Jotaro and his companions have finally arrived in Egypt! Now only the strongest "Stand" users remain to rebuff our heroes' final march on Cairo: The Nine Egyptian Gods, Dio's most zealous servants. Will the Joestar line fall to the monstrous vampire, or can Jotaro defeat Dio and save his mother's life?



Tags: Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Travel , Shounen , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Revenge , Desert , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Vampire , Animals , Body Horror , Parody , Mahjong , Video Games , Gambling , Age Regression , Poker , Zombie , Cosplay , Shapeshifting , Death Game , CGI , Cowboys , Middle East , Disability , Suicide

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV).

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan's father took under his wing after the death of Dio's father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio's fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar's possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come.

Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather's mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity's very existence, the Pillar Men.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Vampire , Time Skip , Shounen , Cultivation , Tragedy , Revenge , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Zombie , Gore , Body Horror , Historical , Travel , Bullying , Cyborg , Philosophy , Crossdressing , Nudity , Chimera , Amputation , Rugby , Meta

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind

Studio: D.A.S.T. Corporation , Studio 88 , Japan Home Video , Soeishinsha , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror

The survivors of Kanto's Hell Earthquake built a new city and christened it "Hope Town". However, this peaceful town becomes a nightmare when it's raided by the motorcycle gang, "Hell's Wind". They abduct the women while the remaining townsfolk are left helpless against them.

Meanwhile, a boy, Subaro, meets Jun. Jun's lover was previously murdered, and the duo help one another to fight against Hell's Wind. The battles are getting more and more difficult, but with the appearance of Violence Jack, the citizens seem to gain the upper hand against Hell's Wind.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Gore , Motorcycles , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Guns

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber

Also known as Violence Jack: Slumking.

Studio: Dynamic Planning , Discotek , Soei Shinsha , Ashi Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror

Kanto Hell Earthquake has demolished the metropolitan completely. After the earthquake, Slum King is kidnapping girls and sell them as sex slaves. Mari is wandering on the devastated field looking for her lover, Ken. But she is also kidnapped by them. While she is tortured and trained as a sex slave, Ken saves her. Ken has become the member of Slum King. The king offers condition to him; in return for releasing her, he has to kill Violence Jack.



Tags: Gore , Post-Apocalyptic , Nudity , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Gangs , Slavery , Bar , Natural Disaster , Guns , Shounen

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Phantom Blood

Studio: Bandai , APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror

Jonathan Joestar is an aristocratic boy whose life is suddenly turned upside down by a mysterious new boy who arrives, Dio Brando. Dio has a connection to his father, and over time, a rivalry forms as Dio becomes obsessed with a mysterious, ancient, and mystical stone mask that Jonathan's father keeps.



Notes:
This entry is for the 2007 movie, not to be confused by the first arc of the 2012 TV anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, also named Phantom Blood. Nor the movie format 're-edit' of said first season compiled from the 2012 TV episodes.
This film hasn't been released publicly outside of its original limited theatrical run and is considered mostly lost, apart from several trailers and a found 16-minute undubbed clip compilation used for a student sound design assignment.

Tags: Shounen , Vampire , Historical , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign