Anime like Kasei Yakyoku

Onii-sama e...

Also known as Dear Brother.

Studio: NHK , NHK Enterprises , Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Before leaving her cram school, Nanako Misonō asks one of the teachers if they can become pen-pals. The teacher, Takehiko Henmi, is reluctant at first, but eventually accepts the offer. The story is narrated through the letters sent from Nanako as she enters Seiran, a renowned private high school for girls only. There she encounters many difficulties as an ordinary middle-class girl invited to the prestigious Sorority, the most traditional and sophisticated club on campus..



Tags: Shoujo , Tragedy , School , Ojou-sama , Coming of Age , Bullying , Primarily Female Cast , Boarding School , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Yuri , Tomboy , Drugs , Villainess , Heterosexual , Yandere , Basketball , Trains

Emblem TAKE 2

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Shinjuku, 1979. A member of the Kaeda Yakuza gang, Akutsu Shouji, has lost in a brawl with a university cheering squad, and begs for forgiveness through bitter tears. Since then, nothing has gone well in Shouji's life, until 10 years later in 1989, his friend was ordered to kill him, and as he ran away he killed himself, ending his miserable life.

But when Shouji opened his eyes, he was in Shinjuku in 1979, at the fight with the university students that caused things to go wrong. Now with ten more years of memories and experience, Shouji repels the university students with spirit and wisdom. Now he swears to wear a gold emblem around town, and begins his life anew.



Tags: Urban , Yakuza , Seinen , Delinquents , Crime , Time Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Heterosexual , Guns , Gambling

Haikara-san ga Tooru: Benio, Hana no 17-sai

Also known as Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern – Part 1.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Warner Bros. Japan , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX , Kodansha , Asahi Shimbun , PEERLESS GERBERA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The first film in a duology adaptation of Haikara-san ga Tooru.

During the Taisho era of 1918, 17-year-old Benio Hanamura thrives on bucking tradition. As a boisterous and quarrelsome tomboy, Miss Hanamura leads a life of kendo and tree-climbing adventure with her best friends Tamaki and Ranmaru. Benio determines to find love on her own, though her family has other plans. Benio will encounter tests of love, independence, and friendship during wartime.



Tags: Historical , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Military , Heterosexual , War , Time Skip , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Crossdressing , College , Arranged Marriage

Hidamari no Ki

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been trained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people - the doctor, Ryo-an, was Tezuka's great grandfather.

During the Second Year of Ansei (1855) in Edo's Koishigawa are two young men, Manjiro Ibutani and Ryoan Tezuka. Ibutani is a low-ranking samurai who is a gifted swordsman and has a straightforward and strong sense of justice. Tezuka has a more carefree attitude. He has an eye for the ladies, but he is passionate about becoming a doctor. The two opposite characters come of age during the backdrop of the turbulent end of the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868 CE).



Tags: Medicine , Historical , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Pandemic , Seinen , Samurai , Coming of Age , Swordplay , Work , Time Skip , Biographical , Nudity

Yuukan Club

Studio: Magic Bus , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Mystery

St. President school is one of the most prestigious schools around. Everybody in this school respects the Yuukan club, the richest and most popular group. Its members - Bidou Granmarnier, Shouchikubai Miroku, Kenbishi Yuuri, Kikumasamune Seishirou, Hakushika Noriko and Kizakura Karen - go through dangerous adventures to save their schoolmates and, of course, to kill time.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Foreign , Triads , Swimming

Gensei Shugoshin P-hyoro Ikka

Studio: Magic Bus , Bandai , Akita Shoten , Movic , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Based on Kaori Kimeki's fantasy manga serialized in "Princess" magazine.

Note: The first episode was released theatrically on July 9, 1988 together with the digest edition of the Aim for the Ace 2 OVA series. The full series was released on VHS on September 1, 1988.

Tags: Shoujo

Ashita no Joe 2

Also known as Tomorrow's Joe 2.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Yabuki Joe is left downhearted and hopeless after a certain tragic event. In attempt to put the past behind him, Joe leaves the gym behind and begins wandering. On his travels he comes across the likes of Wolf Kanagushi and Goromaki Gondo, men who unintentionally fan the dying embers inside him, leading him to putting his wanderings to an end. His return home puts Joe back on the path to boxing, but unknown to himself and his trainer, he now suffers deep-set issues holding him back from fighting. In attempt to quell those issues, Carlos Rivera, a world renowned boxer is invited from Venezuela to help Joe recover.

Tags: Boxing , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Philosophy , Foreign , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Class Struggle , Language Barrier , Delinquents , Ojou-sama , Yakuza , War , Military , Bar , Mafia , Love Triangle

Golgo 13

Also known as Golgo 13: The Professional.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Discotek , Filmlink International , Shogakukan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

After assassinating the son of business tycoon Leonard Dawson, Golgo 13 finds himself prey to the CIA and the U.S. Army, whom Dawson has personally hired to kill the assassin. As days pass by, Dawson slowly loses his sanity as he continues to plot every attempt to kill Golgo 13 even without caring about who hired the assassin to kill his son.



Tags: Foreign , Assassins , Noir , Guns , Urban , Revenge , Military , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Skeleton , Suicide , Stop Motion , Mixed Media