Anime like Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou

D.Gray-man

Also known as D.Gray-man.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , TMS Entertainment , Funimation , Half H.P Studio , Sony Music Entertainment , Studio Jack
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Towards the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an arm, bearing the power of "Innocence", a gift given to him as an apostle of God. Allen, along with his fellow Exorcists must put a stop to the Millennium Earl's ultimate plot that could lead to the destruction of the world and all who live on it.

Tags: Shounen , Demons , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Foreign , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Male Cast , Anachronism , Rehabilitation , Steampunk , Ensemble Cast , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy

D.Gray-man HALLOW

Also known as D.Gray-man HALLOW.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Despite the recent Akuma attack, the members of the Black Order are in high spirits as they set about moving to a new base. Immediately upon his arrival, however, Allen Walker is suddenly called by the Central Agency and has his arm forcefully sealed by the Order. He is then led to a surprising meeting with his master, General Cross Marian, who reveals staggering secrets surrounding the enigmatic 14th Noah.

A phantom thief incident, the arrival of a mysterious group of Exorcists, the death of an important comrade, and an all-out battle against the Noah Family—just what does this mean for Allen, Yuu Kanda, and the rest of the Order? This is but the beginning of a series of strange, seemingly unconnected events that lead to something far greater.



Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Circus , Foreign , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Steampunk , Gore , Kuudere

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family's lives from a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that devours human souls.

Wounded during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia chooses the only option available to defeat the monster and passes her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Now forced to act as a substitute until Rukia recovers, Ichigo hunts down the Hollows that plague his town.

Tags: Shounen , Swordplay , Super Power , Afterlife , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Anachronism , Time Skip , Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Cultivation , Nudity , Language Barrier , Ninja , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Centaur , Time Manipulation , Kuudere , Spearplay

Kekkaishi

Also known as Kekkaishi.

Studio: Sunrise , Viz Media , YTV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly fighting with his rival, Tokine Yukimura—his childhood friend and also a Kekkaishi—about who is the rightful heir to the magical barrier arts. Protecting people from danger while growing stronger himself, Yoshimori will battle the forces of evil again tonight!



Tags: Shounen , Youkai , Gods , Male Protagonist , School

SHAMAN KING (2021)

Also known as SHAMAN KING (2021).

Studio: Bridge , King Records , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

On a starry night, middle-schooler Manta meets Yoh Asakura, a young shaman who has the ability to talk to spirits, and also has the ability to let them possess him to use their powers. Yoh has a heavy duty on his shoulders: he must become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight, a tournament between shamans that happens only once every 500 years. Joined by his spirit medium fiancée Anna Kyouyama, his personal samurai spirit Amidamaru, and his other friends, Yoh must also face a larger evil: Hao, a powerful man who aims to create a new world with only shamans by becoming the Shaman King himself.



Tags: Ghost , Super Power , Shounen , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Twins , Spearplay , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Religion , Revenge , Samurai , Kuudere , Necromancy , Demons , Afterlife , Youkai , Survival , Gods , Angels , Chibi

Soul Eater

Also known as Soul Eater.

Studio: bones , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Square Enix , Funimation , Code
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.

Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Magic , School , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Witch , Henshin , Gods , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Foreign , Philosophy , Guns , Kemonomimi , Urban , Martial Arts , Twins , Agender , Cultivation , Assassins , Nudity , Tanned Skin , Nekomimi , Basketball

Ao no Exorcist

Also known as Blue Exorcist.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , A-1 Pictures , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Aniplex of America , Sakura Create , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

This world consists of two dimensions joined as one, like a mirror. The first is the world in which the humans live, Assiah. The other is the world of demons, Gehenna. Ordinarily, travel between the two, and indeed any kind of contact between the two, is impossible. However the demons can pass over into this world by possessing anything that exist within it. Satan the god of demons, but there's one thing that he doesn't have, and that's a substance in the human world that is powerful enough to contain him!! For that purpose he created Rin, his son from a human woman, but will his son agree to his plans? Or will he become something else...? An exorcist?

Tags: Demons , Shounen , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Twins , Religion , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Urban Fantasy , Adoption , Swordplay , Tragedy , Body Horror , Wuxia , School Club , Guns , CGI

Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen

Also known as Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Shueisha , Dentsu , Aniplex , Aniplex of America , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds - but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot! But will his friends' knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge between them?



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Twins , Adoption , School , Travel , Body Horror , School Club

Shounen Onmyouji

Also known as Shonen Onmyoji.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Masahiro is the grandson of the great onmyouji, Abe no Seimei. However, he lost his sixth sense that enables him to see supernatural beings, which is very important for an onmyouji. Thus, he is left with no choice but to try and pick a different career. But one day, a strange mononoke appears, which he names Mokkun, who shows him his true potential powers after fighting a demon. With the assistance of Mokkun, his quest to become the greatest onmyouji begins.

Tags: Youkai , Demons , Magic , Historical

Ushio to Tora (TV)

Also known as Ushio and Tora (TV).

Studio: MAPPA , Studio VOLN , TOKYO MX , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Long ago, a ferocious monster terrorized the land, until a samurai, wielding the legendary “Beast Spear”, sealed him away. 500 years later, a middle school student named Ushio Aotsuki accidently uncovers the monster in a hidden cellar under his family’s temple. The unsealed monster and the spear attract many other supernatural creatures to the temple and Ushio is forced to release the monster in order to defeat them. Ushio names the monster “Tora” and unwillingly work together to battle other spirits and demons.



Tags: Shounen , Demons , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Tragedy