Anime like Hikuidori

Megumi no Daigo: Kyuukoku no Orange

Also known as Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange.

Studio: Brain's Base , Brain's Base , Crunchyroll , Yomiuri TV , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Thriller

Toake Daigo burns with remarkable talent and unparalleled determination. Onoda Shun struggles against the walls blocking his own path. Nakamura Yuki hopes to become one of the few female members of the special rescue corps known as "Orange." When these three young firefighters who share the goal of becoming members of Orange come together, the story of how Japan will one day be saved begins... and what looms before them is a crisis that endangers the entire country!



Tags: Work , Firefighters , Primarily Adult Cast , Rescue , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Episodic , Bullying , Coming of Age , Natural Disaster

Berserk

Also known as Berserk (2016).

Studio: Millepensee , LIDENFILMS , GEMBA , Koei , Ultra Super Pictures , Docomo Anime Store , Mainichi Broadcasting System , WOWOW , Hakusensha , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god. Even as it chips away at his life, Guts continues to fight his enemies, who wield repulsive and inhumane power, with nary but his body and sword—his strength as a human. What lies at the end of his travels? The answer is shrouded in the "night." Strain your eyes and stare into the dark!



Tags: Full CGI , CGI , Revenge , Gore , Seinen , Demons , Torture , Swordplay , Anti-Hero , Medieval , Disability , Reincarnation , Gods , Religion , Male Protagonist , Sadism , Nudity , Elf , Ghost , Fugitive , Skeleton , Military , Goblin , Chibi

Kingdom

Also known as Kingdom.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Funimation , NHK , Sogo Vision
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

When low-born servant boys Piao and Xin set out to become the world’s greatest war generals, they quickly find themselves caught up in a violent struggle between two noblemen plotting to overthrow the King. After Piao is killed protecting the rightful ruler of the kingdom of Qin, Xin sets out on a campaign for revenge that leads him straight into the fire of war.

Now, with a target on his back and an army of enemies standing in his way, it will be up to a boy with no name and a young king without a throne to return order to their war-torn country in this historical action-drama based on the Tezuka Award-winning manga, Kingdom.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of 50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute runtime.

Tags: War , CGI , Military , Historical , Foreign , Ancient China , Politics , Primarily Male Cast , Swordplay , Coming of Age , Royal Affairs , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Martial Arts

Enen no Shouboutai

Also known as Fire Force.

Studio: david production , Funimation , DMM pictures , bilibili , Kodansha , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where human beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals.” While the Infernals are first-generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil’s Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shinra begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.



Tags: Firefighters , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Demons , Shounen , Conspiracy , Cult , Religion , Urban , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Steampunk , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Dystopian , Slapstick , Nun , Rescue , Lost Civilization , Chuunibyou , Primarily Adult Cast , Nekomimi , Swordplay , Tanned Skin , Nudity , Guns , Time Manipulation , Bullying , Kemonomimi , Female Harem , Unrequited Love

Ao no Miburo

Also known as Blue Miburo.

Studio: Maho Film , Yomiuri TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

It's 1863, the twilight of the shogunate, and Japan is on the cusp of monumental change. The streets of the nation's capital are soaked in blood as political upheaval and rising tensions between masterless, wandering ronin and government samurai set the stage for one of the most turbulent times in Japan's history. Young orphan Nio is no stranger to the harsh realities of the world, and yet he can't help but cling to his burning passion for justice and desire to change the world for the better.

One day, he crosses paths with two men who will become central figures of the coming revolution: Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji, two of the founding members of a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo—who would later become known as the Shinsengumi. Inspired by the efforts of the so-called "Blues Wolves of Mibu," Nio decides to join the ranks to help carve a path to the world he wishes to see. But with new betrayals and reversals every day, will Nio be able to stay true to his conscience?



Tags: Samurai , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Philosophy , Swordplay , Historical , Found Family , Shounen , Class Struggle , Adoption , Detective

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Shueisha , Aniplex of America , ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Travel , Monster Girl , Revenge , Orphan , Gore , CGI , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Rural , Historical , Rotoscoping , Body Horror , Super Power , Curses , Chibi , Time Skip , Animals , Food

Hokuto no Ken: FIST OF THE NORTH STAR

Also known as FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: HOKUTO NO KEN.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Warner Bros. Japan , Coamix , Sammy , KLOCKWORX , Frontier Works , arma bianca
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

In the year 199X, the world is engulfed in a nuclear inferno! The seas have vanished. The earth lies in ruins. It seems all life has been wiped out...but humanity has not perished!

Across the scorched and broken land, survivors cling to hope, desperately searching for food and water. However, their hopes are trampled underfoot by violence. Might makes right in this world, and the weak are crushed without mercy.

From the depths of that despair, a lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to the legendary assassination art Hokuto Shinken. As he roams the wasteland in pursuit of his sworn enemy Shin, who stole his fiancée Yuria, Kenshiro answers the cries of the oppressed, becoming a beacon of hope in a world of despair.

Standing in his path are brutal survivors of the apocalypse, their ambitions twisted by power and greed. In a world where the weak are prey and prayers go unheard, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!



Tags: CGI , Full CGI , Post-Apocalyptic , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Gore , Nudity