Anime like Koukaku no Pandora

Plastic Memories

Also known as Plastic Memories.

Studio: Doga Kobo , MAGES. , Hanabee Entertainment , Aniplex of America , Aniplex , Asahi Broadcasting Corporation , ASCII Media Works , AT-X , Bushiroad
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

This story takes place in a future not too far away when androids that look exactly like humans begin to spread across the world. The android production company SA Corp. produced Giftia, a new kind of android that has the most amount of emotion and human-like qualities out of any other model ever seen. However, due to problems in technology, the androids have a service life, and once they pass that, they... Well, it gets pretty bad. For this reason, SA Corp. creates a terminal service in order to retrieve Giftia that have gone past their service life. A new employee at the terminal service named Tsukasa Mizugaki forms a team with the Giftia Isla to retrieve the other androids, but...



Tags: Robots , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Male Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Work , Amnesia , Urban , Tsundere , Coming of Age , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Female Harem

Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise

Also known as Expelled From Paradise.

Studio: Toei Animation , Nitroplus , Graphinica , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Angela Balzac is an agent at the space station DEVA, whose inhabitants have no physical bodies, their minds digitized and processed into a virtual reality environment. After failing to track down the hacker known as "Frontier Setter", she is tasked to look for him down on Earth, now a barren planet where the rest of the humans live.



Tags: Full CGI , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Real Robot , Fugitive , Female Protagonist , Dystopian , Philosophy , Space , Post-Apocalyptic , Detective , Virtual World , Nudity , Augmented Reality , Cyberpunk

Hina Logi: from Luck & Logic

Also known as Hina Logic - from Luck & Logic.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Nitroplus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

On a spring day when the cherry blossoms have started to fall, the naïve princess of a small country, Lion begins her days at a school in Hokkaido. The school houses a special facility run by ALCA that trains Logicalists who protect the peace of the world. Lion has a lot of unique classmates in Class 1-S, including Nina, a Logicalist. This is the story of the energetic and adorable days the Logicalists-in-training spend together. It’s time to Trance!



Tags: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Magic , Card Battle , Female Protagonist , College , Kuudere , Ojou-sama , Animals

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Seven Arcs , A Line , King Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Set 10 years after Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's, Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and the rest of the crew are now working full time in the Time-Space Administration Bureau. Nanoha is a combat instructor, Fate is a special investigator, and Hayate is a commanding officer. They must unite once again to save the dimensions. Introducing new characters as well: Subaru, Teana, Caro and Erio. Stand by. Ready. Set up!

Tags: Magic , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Adoption , Robots , Yuri , Clone , Cyborg , Ensemble Cast , Politics , Kuudere , Henshin , Dragons , Primarily Teen Cast , Lost Civilization , Detective , Parenthood

Re: Cutie Honey

Studio: Gainax , Toei Animation , Toei Video , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

A mysterious organization known as Panther Claw make their presence known by terrorizing Tokyo and giving the cops a run for their money. Police are further baffled by the appearance of a lone cosplaying vigilante who thwarts all of Panther Claw's evil schemes before disappearing. That cosplayer is Honey Kisaragi, the result of the late Professor Kisaragi's prize experiment. A master of disguise, Honey can magically alter her physical appearance and outfits. But with a push of the heart-shaped button on her choker, she transforms herself into Cutie Honey, the scantily-clad, sword-wielding warrior of love and justice.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Parody , Meta , Surreal Comedy , Tokusatsu , Tragedy , Seinen , Yuri , Police , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Robots , Swordplay , Guns , Bondage

Kimi wa Meido-sama.

Also known as You are Ms. Servant.

Studio: Felix Film , TV Asahi , Avex Pictures , Shogakukan , AbemaTV , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , TV Asahi Music , Felix Film , BS Asahi
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

This is the story of a maid who is all alone in the world, but who finally finds a family.

Told from young that her only worth is as a killer, Yuki had known nothing else except cold efficiency and following orders. Now that she has a chance to leave her past behind, she arrives at the doorstep of Hitoyoshi Yokoya, asking to be employed… as a maid?! Thus begins the journey of a former assassin learning what it means to be ‘normal’!



Tags: Maids , Assassins , Heterosexual , Found Family , Shounen , Chibi , Rehabilitation , Age Gap , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Food , School , Slapstick , Denpa , Guns

Vividred Operation

Also known as Vividred Operation.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

Friendship is the key to protecting the world.

That is everyone's wish. Here in a world where science has solved all questions.

This story is set in Oshima. The happy, carefree 14 year old Akane Isshiki lived a poor, but well loved life together with her reliable little sister, Momo, who does all the housework, and her grandfather, Kenjirou, a genius inventor who only created useless devices. When the weather is clear, they can see the artificial island, Blue Island, across the sea. In the center of that island rises the revolutionary Manifestation Engine, a discovery that solved the world's energy problems.

It is a peaceful future, just like everyone dreamed of. One where everyone can smile and be happy...

But suddenly, the world is visited by danger. An unknown enemy, the Alone, appear, targeting the Manifestation Engine. As none of their weapons worked and they fell into despair, a lone girl takes a stand wearing a red "Palette Suit" which wields a great, hidden power. Before long, allies gather around her to fight.

And their friendship becomes the only hope for saving the world!



Tags: Superhero , Urban Fantasy , Nudity , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Kuudere , Isekai

To LOVE-Ru

Also known as To Love Ru.

Studio: Xebec , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sci-Fi

Rito Yuuki is unlucky when it comes to love — no matter how hard he tries to confess to his crush, his efforts end in failure. After another day’s confession goes down the drain, Rito spends his night sulking in his bathtub. But when a naked girl with a pointed tail teleports into the tub with him, it seems like Rito’s luck is finally looking up! His fortune doesn’t last long when he finds himself accidentally engaged to the buxom beauty who is none other than the princess of the planet Deviluke!



Tags: Female Harem , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , School , Nudity , Primarily Female Cast , Parody , Heterosexual , Psychosexual , Meta , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Episodic , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Monster Girl , Kuudere , Ghost , Gender Bending

Koukaku Kidoutai: STAND ALONE COMPLEX

Also known as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Studio: Production I.G , Kodansha , Trilogy Future Studio , Bandai Entertainment , Tokuma Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for great increases in both physical and cybernetic prowess and blurring the lines between the two worlds. However, criminals can also make full use of such technology, leading to new and sometimes, very dangerous crimes. In response to such innovative new methods, the Japanese Government has established Section 9, an independently operating police unit which deals with such highly sensitive crimes.

Led by Daisuke Aramaki and Motoko Kusanagi, Section 9 deals with such crimes over the entire social spectrum, usually with success. However, when faced with a new A level hacker nicknamed “The Laughing Man”, the team is thrown into a dangerous cat and mouse game, following the hacker’s trail as it leaves its mark on Japan.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Police , Politics , Episodic , Robots , Philosophy , Crime , Artificial Intelligence , Cyborg , Work , Urban , Military , Detective , Seinen , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Real Robot , Ensemble Cast , Guns , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Gore , Bisexual

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Studio: Seven Arcs , Funimation , Omnibus Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

3rd grader Takamachi Nanoha stumbled upon an injured talking ferret after hearing his telepathic cries for help. The ferret turned out to be Yuuno, an archeologist and mage from another world who had accidentally scattered the dangerous Jewel Seeds throughout Earth. Without the strength to collect the Jewel Seeds, Yuuno had resumed a ferret form and needed someone else to take on the task for him. He gave a red jewel to Nanoha explaining to her with this she could transform and use magic to combat the monsters that threatened them due to the Jewel Seeds. But the monsters are the least of their worries, as Yuuno and Nanoha are not the only ones out to collect the Jewel Seeds.

Tags: Magic , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , Shapeshifting , Space , Animals , Lost Civilization , Clone , Kuudere , Nudity