Anime like Persona 4 the Animation

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

Studio: David Production , Warner Bros. Japan , ONE MUSIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai adapts the fourth part of the JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken manga series.

It's the year 1999, 11 years after Jotaro Kujo's desperate fight against DIO in Egypt. Jotaro meets with Josuke Higashikata, the illegitimate son of his grandfather Joseph Joestar. He discovers that Josuke also has the same "Stand" power and that a new threat is surfacing in Morioh City.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Time Loop , Urban , Feet , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Gore , Surreal Comedy , Tragedy , Ghost , Afterlife , Memory Manipulation , School , Achronological Order , Yandere , Revenge , Aliens , Body Swapping

PERSONA5 the Animation

Also known as PERSONA5 the Animation.

Studio: Aniplex , CloverWorks , Sammy , Movic , Atlus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Ren Amamiya is about to enter his second year after transferring to Shujin Academy in Tokyo.
Following a particular incident, his Persona awakens, and together with his friends they form the “Phantom Thieves of Hearts” to reform hearts of corrupt adults by stealing the source of their distorted desires.
Meanwhile, bizarre and inexplicable crimes have been popping up one after another…
Living an ordinary high school life in Tokyo during the day, the group maneuvers the metropolitan city as Phantom Thieves after hours.
Let the curtain rise for this grand, picaresque story!



Tags: Crime , Henshin , Mythology , Memory Manipulation , Super Power , School , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Delinquents , Achronological Order

PERSONA 3 THE MOVIE: #1 Spring of Birth

Also known as Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth.

Studio: AIC A.S.T.A. , Yomiko Advertising , Aniplex , Atlus , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Terrible creatures lurk in the dark, preying on those who wander into the hidden hour that lies between one day and the next—the Dark Hour. A secret school club known as SEES defends humanity from horrors and disasters while working to solve the mystery of the Dark Hour once and for all.

A movie based on the 2006 RPG Persona 3, announced at the end of the Persona 4 movie, The Factor of Hope.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Gods , Cosmic Horror , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Guns , Mythology , Robots , Demons , School , Philosophy , Kuudere , School Club , Tomboy , Trains

Subarashiki Kono Sekai The Animation

Also known as The World Ends with You The Animation.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , Domerica , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Neku awakens in the middle of Shibuya's bustling Scramble Crossing with no memory of how he got there. Little does he know, he's been transported to an alternate plane of existence known as the Underground (UG). Now an unwilling participant in the mysterious "Reapers' Game," Neku must partner up with a girl named Shiki in order to survive. Together, they complete missions and defeat monsters known as "Noise" as they gradually uncover the true nature of this twisted Game.

"There's only one way to stay alive in Shibuya: trust your partner." Will they survive the Reapers' Game?



Tags: Afterlife , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Survival , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Urban , Amnesia , Rehabilitation , CGI , Angels , Tragedy , Hikikomori

PERSONA 3 THE MOVIE: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream

Also known as Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream.

Studio: Aniplex , Atlus , A-1 Pictures , Movic , Yomiko Advertising , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. He finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. Makoto wishes that everything will continue just as they are. However, little by little, the pieces and people in Makoto's new, happy life begin to fall apart.

Tags: Super Power , School , Tragedy , School Club , Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Coastal , Mythology , Gods , Cosmic Horror , Robots , Guns , Demons , Male Protagonist , Tomboy , Philosophy

ID: INVADED

Also known as ID: INVADED.

Studio: NAZ , Funimation , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Welcome to Kura, an organization that investigates crime using the Mizuhanome system which senses the drive to kill. Sakaido is a brilliant detective and pilot of the Mizuhanome. To solve a case, he enters the world of the killer's unconscious mind: the id well. In the shadows of brutal and puzzling cases lurks John Walker, the Serial Killer Creator. Where will Sakaido's pursuit lead?



Tags: Detective , Virtual World , Crime , Alternate Universe , Police , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Augmented Reality , Primarily Adult Cast , Prison , Meta , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Amnesia , Cyberpunk , Gore , Time Manipulation , CGI , Suicide , Guns

Devil Survivor 2: THE ANIMATION

Also known as Devil Survivor 2: The Animation.

Studio: Mainichi Broadcasting System , Pony Canyon , Sentai Filmworks , Bridge , Index
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

When the world is under attack by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable enemy, the only way to fight back is with warriors who have already died! Sidestepping a gruesome fate in a subway crash during an earthquake, two young men and a girl find themselves recruited into the ranks of the Devil Summoners and given the ability to literally call up demons to battle against the mysterious Septenriones! Can Hibiki, Daichi and Io survive in a war where demons face demons under human command? Where a person's death can be seen in advance? Where every living being is just a game piece to be saved or expended? And where each clash comes with a clock counting down to Armageddon?



Tags: Survival , Demons , Mythology , Cosmic Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Urban Fantasy , Military , Politics , Kaiju , Male Protagonist , Gods , Kuudere

PERSONA 3 THE MOVIE: #4 Winter of Rebirth

Also known as Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Atlus , Yomiko Advertising , Movic , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the sake of the world, but for themselves. Even so, they have continued to fight, believing that there are peaceful days waiting at the end of the battle.

Tags: Tragedy , Gods , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Guns , Mythology , Male Protagonist , School Club , School , Super Power , Robots , Demons , Urban Fantasy

Black★Rock Shooter (TV)

Also known as Black Rock Shooter.

Studio: Aniplex , Dentsu , Funimation , Ordet , SANZIGEN , Ultra Super Pictures , Sony Music Entertainment , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life

It isn't the world you know. There wanders a girl with jet-black hair, ebony clothes, and a strikingly blue, glowing eye. Her name is Black★Rock Shooter. With a huge cannon in hand, she throws herself into a fierce battle...

Meanwhile, in another world, middle-school student Mato Kuroi is drawn to Yomi Takanashi, her classmate with an unusual family name. Mato does her best to talk to Yomi, who just won't open up. Yu Koutari mocks her best friend Mato's efforts but at the same time, supports her. Mato also finds herself surrounded by other colorful characters at school, like the eccentric school counselor, Saya Irino, and the hot-blooded captain of her club club, Arata Kohata.

Then, one day, the window of opportunity opens. After Mato sees that Yomi has her favorite picture book, "Li'l Birds At Play", they strike up a conversation and Mato is invited to come over to Yomi's house. There, they gradually break the ice, until a girl in a wheelchair appears. This is Yomi's best friend, Kagari Izuriha...

Two worlds. Mato and Black★Rock Shooter. This is the story of their "pain".



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Body Swapping , Coming of Age , School , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Disability , Drawing , Yandere , Swordplay , Denpa , Skeleton , Spearplay , Bullying , Isekai , Tanned Skin , Vocal synth , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Rehabilitation , Reincarnation , Gore , Crossover , Guns , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Basketball

Tales of the Abyss

Also known as Tales of the Abyss.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual , Animax , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Luke fon Fabre, the spoiled son of a noble from the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lavaldear, has been confined inside his father's mansion ever since he was kidnapped seven years ago by a rival country, the Malkuth Empire. Now Luke's memory of the life he led before is missing, and a strange voice, which only he can hear, has been calling out to him ever since. One day while training with his mentor, Van Grants, a strange woman called Tear breaks into the mansion with the sole intent of taking Van's life. During the struggle Luke is transported far from home, along with Tear, and now that Luke has finally gained the freedom he's been dreaming of, what awaits him in the outside world will shatter everything he's ever known about himself.



Tags: Magic , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , War , Swordplay , Cult , Clone , Aviation , CGI