Anime like Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite

VINLAND SAGA

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Twin Engine , Kodansha , Production I.G , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.



Tags: Vikings , Revenge , Foreign , War , Historical , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Medieval , Politics , Anti-Hero , Military , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Heterosexual , Gore , Survival , Ships , Orphan , Conspiracy , Slavery , Time Skip , Religion , Pirates , Language Barrier , Snowscape , Spearplay , Archery , CGI , Nudity , Achronological Order

Tenmaku no Jaadugar

Also known as Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia.

Studio: Science SARU , TV Asahi , Science SARU , CyberAgent , Akita Shoten , TV Asahi Music , BS Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama

After losing her mother and her homeland, Sitara’s despair transforms into determination with the power of knowledge. New possibilities unfold when a family of scholars takes her in, deepening her education. Meanwhile, Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire conquers nation after nation, nearing Sitara’s new home. After the Fourth Prince of the empire takes her captive, a flame of revenge is ignited.



Tags: Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Female Protagonist , Indigenous Cultures , Historical , Revenge , Politics , Foreign , War , Conspiracy , Slavery , Time Skip , Espionage , Class Struggle , Josei , Biographical , Coming of Age , Travel , Kingdom Management , Religion , Orphan , Philosophy , Survival , Arranged Marriage , Suicide , Language Barrier , Desert , Middle east

Hyakuemu.

Also known as 100 METERS.

Studio: Pony Canyon , Asmik Ace , TBS , GKIDS , ROCK'N ROLL MOUNTAIN
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

100 METERS follows Togashi, a track star who is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. Years pass by, and Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.



Tags: Athletics , Rotoscoping , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Fitness , Time Skip , Primarily Male Cast , Outdoor Activities , School Club , Shounen , School

Fumetsu no Anata e

Also known as To Your Eternity.

Studio: Brain's Base , NHK Enterprises , NHK
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural

In the beginning, an "orb" is cast unto Earth. "It" can do two things: change into the form of the thing that stimulates "it"; and come back to life after death. "It" morphs from orb to rock, then to wolf, and finally to boy, but roams about like a newborn who knows nothing. As a boy, "it" becomes Fushi.

Through encounters with human kindness, Fushi not only gains survival skills but grows as a "person". But his journey is darkened by the inexplicable and destructive enemy Nokker and cruel partings with the people he loves.



Tags: Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Travel , Philosophy , Agender , Rural , Ensemble Cast , Survival , Body Horror , Shounen , Medieval , Time Skip , Animals , Yandere , Gore , Orphan , Indigenous Cultures , Afterlife , Zombie , Prison , Language Barrier , Adoption , Historical , Snowscape , Memory Manipulation , CGI , Battle Royale , Demons

Golden Kamuy

Also known as Golden Kamuy.

Studio: Geno Studio , Funimation , Good Smile Company , Twin Engine , TOKYO MX , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Sammy , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.



Tags: Historical , Snowscape , Seinen , Survival , Outdoor Activities , Military , Ensemble Cast , Indigenous Cultures , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , War , Wilderness , Gore , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Educational , Assassins , Crime , Body Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Gender Bending , CGI , Archery , Twins , Torture , Transgender , Medicine , Oiran

Nippon Sangoku

Also known as NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun.

Studio: Studio Kafka , Twin Engine
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural officer, vows to reunify Japan. He rises through the ranks with only his knowledge and eloquence. Witness the legend of the man later hailed as a genius strategist.



Tags: Politics , War , Dystopian , Military , Philosophy , Post-Apocalyptic , Revenge , Class Struggle , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Gore , Ensemble Cast , Satire , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Agriculture , Anachronism , Swordplay , Nudity

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: Toho , OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Ancient China , Drugs , Historical , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Royal Affairs , Work , Foreign , Adoption , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Alchemy , Episodic , Maids , Unrequited Love , Slavery , Aromantic , Makeup , Pregnancy , Food , Educational , Chibi , Nekomimi , Go , Suicide

MONSTER

Also known as Monster.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Viz Media , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy over that of the town mayor who had been planning to support the hospital financially. A string of mysterious murders begin to occur soon after the operation, and Dr. Tenma emerges as the primary suspect despite no incriminating evidence.

A doctor is taught to believe that all life is equal; however, when another series of murders occur in the surgeon's vicinity, Dr. Tenma's beliefs are shaken as his actions that night are shown to have much broader consequences than he could have imagined. Leaving behind his life as a surgeon he embarks on a journey across the country to unravel the mystery of the boy he saved.

Tags: Crime , Seinen , Detective , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Primarily Adult Cast , Memory Manipulation , Tragedy , Noir , Conspiracy , Twins , Revenge , Urban , Adoption , Police , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Dissociative Identities , Amnesia , Medicine , Politics , Travel , Historical , Suicide , Time Skip , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Torture , Crossdressing , Episodic , Gore , Rescue ,

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Also known as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Studio: bones , Aniplex , Square Enix , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

"In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost."

Alchemy is bound by this Law of Equivalent Exchange—something the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric only realize after attempting human transmutation: the one forbidden act of alchemy. They pay a terrible price for their transgression—Edward loses his left leg, Alphonse his physical body. It is only by the desperate sacrifice of Edward's right arm that he is able to affix Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor. Devastated and alone, it is the hope that they would both eventually return to their original bodies that gives Edward the inspiration to obtain metal limbs called "automail" and become a state alchemist, the Fullmetal Alchemist.

Three years of searching later, the brothers seek the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical relic that allows an alchemist to overcome the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Even with military allies Colonel Roy Mustang, Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, and Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes on their side, the brothers find themselves caught up in a nationwide conspiracy that leads them not only to the true nature of the elusive Philosopher's Stone, but their country's murky history as well. In between finding a serial killer and racing against time, Edward and Alphonse must ask themselves if what they are doing will make them human again... or take away their humanity.



Tags: Alchemy , Conspiracy , Military , War , Tragedy , Shounen , Politics , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Fugitive , Super Power , Foreign , Gods , Steampunk , Disability , Cyborg , Revenge , Necromancy , Travel , Lost Civilization , Anachronism , Chimera , Dissociative Identities , Primarily Male Cast , Religion , Gore , Slapstick , Orphan , Body Horror , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Shapeshifting , Guns , Demons , Chibi , Human Experimentation , Swordplay , Adoption , Trains , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Desert , Tanned Skin , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Snowscape , Cultivation , Zombie

Sousou no Frieren

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

Studio: Toho , MADHOUSE , Shogakukan , Nippon Television Network , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Aniplex , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her? Decades after their victory, the funeral of one her friends confronts Frieren with her own near immortality. Frieren sets out to fulfill the last wishes of her comrades and finds herself beginning a new adventure…



Tags: Travel , Magic , Elf , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Time Skip , Medieval , Found Family , Kuudere , Shounen , Demons , Foreign , Iyashikei , Adoption , Rural , Heterosexual , Aromantic , Dungeon , Asexual , Episodic , Rotoscoping , Religion , Snowscape , Spearplay , CGI , Dragons , Food , Horticulture