Anime like Owarimonogatari

What is Owarimonogatari about?

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished

Third and “Final Season” of the Monogatari Series, part 3/5. Contains the arcs Ougi Formula, Sodachi Riddle, Sodachi Lost and Shinobu Mail from the Owarimonogatari light novels.

During the month of October of his third year in high school, Koyomi Araragi is introduced to a transfer student named Ougi Oshino by his underclassman Suruga Kanbaru. Ougi tells Koyomi that she has something she wishes to consult with him. When she draws the map of Naoetsu High School, she finds something peculiar on there. This discovery reveals a tale that wasn’t meant to be told, and this makes Koyomi’s high school life totally different. This is the story that brings to light “what” makes Koyomi Araragi. This is the story that reveals the “beginning” of everything.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Philosophy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Detective , Achronological Order , Suicide , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Coming of Age , Love Triangle

Here is a list of Anime similar to Owarimonogatari

Pretty Boy Detective Club

Bishounen Tanteidan

Also known as Pretty Boy Detective Club.

Studio: Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Mayumi Doujima is a young girl who has been searching for a star that she saw only once ten years ago. She visits the headquarters of the Pretty Boy Detective Club where she meets five boys who are each unique in their own way. Her encounter marks the beginning of an extraordinary search for a lost star. A beautiful and dazzling mystery-adventure story starts now!



Tags: Detective , Female Protagonist , School Club , Philosophy , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , School , Crossdressing , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Meta , Femboy , Male Harem , Gender Bending , Astronomy , Gambling , Military , Agender , Chibi
Owarimonogatari Second Season

Owarimonogatari (Ge)

Also known as Owarimonogatari Second Season.

Studio: Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Third and “Final Season” of the Monogatari Series, part 4/5. Contains the arcs Mayoi Hell, Hitagi Rendezvous, and Ougi Dark from the Owarimonogatari light novels.

Koyomi wakes up to see Mayoi Hachikuji before him, the girl who supposedly had gone to the afterlife. She tells Koyomi that they are currently in Avichi, the lowest levels of hell. Koyomi is dubious of how Mayoi knew about the exact timing of his death and which hell he would drop into, when Mayoi tells him that she was there to pick him up by the request of a certain individual.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Afterlife , Vampire , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Ghost , Achronological Order , Dissociative Identities , Astronomy , School , Tsundere , Achromatic
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai

Also known as Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

In Fujisawa, where the skies are bright and the seas glisten, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. His blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted with the appearance of his first crush, Shouko Makinohara. For reasons unknown, he encounters two Shouko's: one in middle school and another who has become an adult.

As Sakuta finds himself helplessly living with the Shouko's, the adult Shouko leads him around by the nose, causing a huge rift in his relationship with Mai.

In the midst of all of this, he discovers that the middle school Shouko is suffering from a grave illness and his scar begins to throb...



Tags: Time Manipulation , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Age Regression , Urban , Magic , Afterlife , Ensemble Cast , School , Love Triangle , Amnesia
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season

Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season

Also known as MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season.

Studio: Shaft , Aniplex , Kodansha , Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

The sequel to the 'Final Season' story arc of the Monogatari series.

From the past to the future, their story continues.

Now that he has graduated from high school, Koyomi Araragi’s story ends here. His story is truly over now, but the stories of the girls Koyomi saved - their stories - are not over yet.

This is the prequel or sequel to their stories and their struggles.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Youkai , Primarily Female Cast , Vampire , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Meta , Coming of Age , Gods , Drawing , Gore , Hikikomori , Fishing , Clone , Zombie , Fairy Tale , Rakugo , Afterlife , College , Crossdressing , Detective
Chainsaw Man

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Studio: MAPPA , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita.

One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart.



Tags: Demons , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gore , Tragedy , Body Horror , Urban , Shapeshifting , Henshin , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Found Family , Monster Girl , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Coming of Age , Assassins , Heterosexual , Guns , Age Gap , Cannibalism , CGI , Police , Anti-Hero , Crime , Yandere , POV , Amnesia , Homeless , Tomboy , Revenge , Zombie , Angels , Nudity
Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss

Also known as Made in Abyss.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Media Factory , AT-X , Sony Music Communications , Sentai Filmworks , Cygames
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The "Abyss" is the last unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures roam within, and it is full of precious relics that present humans can't recreate. Those that dare to explore the depths are known as "Cave Raiders." An orphan girl named Riko lives on the rim. Her dream is to become a Cave Raider like her mother and solve the mysteries of the cave system. One day, Riko starts exploring the caves and discovers a robot who resembles a human boy.



Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Survival , Primarily Child Cast , Environmental , Travel , Chibi , Body Horror , Tragedy , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Outdoor , Dungeon , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Gore , Amnesia , Cosmic Horror , Robots , Male Protagonist , Steampunk , Curses , Anthropomorphism , Orphan , Food , Tanned Skin , Agender , Religion , Femboy , Rehabilitation , Crossdressing , Maids , Dissociative Identities , School , Time Manipulation , Amputation
Shakugan no Shana: Season III

Shakugan no Shana III (Final)

Also known as Shakugan no Shana: Season III.

Studio: J.C. Staff , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation , Warner Bros. Japan , ASCII Media Works , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Continuing from the events of the last series (Shakugan no Shana II), both Shana and Kazumi stand at their respective locations waiting for Yuji to meet with one of them, only to discover that Yuji has disappeared, with not even the slightest evidence of his existence left behind. All is not lost however, as the letters the two of them sent to him still give hope of Yuji's continued existence. As Shana and company search for answers on Yuji's whereabouts, they soon find the truth staring back at them when Yuji reappears in front of them as the leader of Bal Masqué. Left with little choice, Shana must now confront her most unlikely adversary on the battlefield in her toughest challenge yet.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , War , Female Protagonist , Religion , Tsundere , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Kaiju

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