Anime like Platinum End

Mirai Nikki

Also known as The Future Diary.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Asread , Rakuonsha , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , KLOCKWORX , chara-ani.com , 12 Diary Holders , Dwango , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno, is about Yuki, a loner who's not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others. The contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, each diary possessing unique features that give it both advantages and disadvantages. Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.



Tags: Battle Royale , Death Game , Survival , Yandere , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Psychosexual , Body Horror , Gore , Gods , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Crime , Urban , Heterosexual , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Clone , Terrorism , Guns , Super Power , Netorare , CGI , Meta , Adoption , Nudity , Orphan , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Tanned Skin

DEATH NOTE

Also known as Death Note.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Viz Media , Nippon Television Network , Konami , Ashi Productions , Shueisha , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power?

The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze.



Tags: Crime , Detective , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Police , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Memory Manipulation , Gods , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Unrequited Love , Shounen , Amnesia , Kuudere , Espionage , Yandere , Tragedy , Suicide , Assassins , Acting , Time Skip , Asexual , Achronological Order

Darwin's Game

Also known as Darwin's Game.

Studio: Nexus , Aniplex , Magic Capsule , Madman Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Kaname Sudou, an ordinary high school student, receives an invitation email to try a mysterious app called "Darwin's Game." Kaname, upon launching the app, is drawn into a game where players fight one another using superpowers called Sigils. Without knowing the reason for all this, can Kaname survive furious battles against the powerful players who attack him?



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

Tags: Death Game , Survival , Super Power , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Shounen , Urban , Gangs , Gore , Augmented Reality , Philosophy , Guns , Conspiracy , Martial Arts , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Gambling , Samurai

Gleipnir

Also known as Gleipnir.

Studio: PINE JAM , bilibili , Funimation , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mystery , Supernatural

Shuuichi Kagaya isn’t human. He has an unnatural sense of smell, and can transform into an incredibly powerful beast… of sorts. He does all he can to avoid standing out and being discovered, but no good deed goes unpunished, and his decision to use his power to save a girl spells the end for his quiet life.

Tags: Aliens , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Anti-Hero , Urban Fantasy , Psychosexual , Death Game , Gore , Body Horror , Vore , Heterosexual , Nudity , Yandere , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Rural , Female Protagonist , Femdom , Guns , Love Triangle , Suicide , CGI

BTOOOM!

Also known as BTOOOM!.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the blink of the mind's eye, Ryouta Sakamoto suddenly finds himself transported from playing the hit Btoom! video game to being stranded on a mysterious island, equipped with a day's worth of provisions, a bag of bombs, a strange crystal embedded in his left hand and a huge gaping hole in his memory. But it doesn't take long to figure out what's going on, especially after the first person Ryouta meets tries to kill him. Someone is attempting to recreate the ultra-violent Btoom! game in real life, and the island has been filled with an army of other unwilling players, each armed with one of the multiple variants of explosive weapons called BIM. Fortunately, Ryouta's an ace Btoom! player, but this insane version of the game has no reset switch or second lives, and there's only one way off the island: kill seven other people before they can kill you! Can Ryouta repurpose his game based skills fast enough to survive?



Tags: Battle Royale , Survival , Death Game , Video Games , Amnesia , Body Horror , Wilderness , Ensemble Cast , Coastal , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Hikikomori , Seinen , Gore , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Achronological Order , Suicide , Nudity

Inuyashiki

Also known as INUYASHIKI LAST HERO.

Studio: MAPPA , Fuji TV , Kodansha , DMM pictures , Aniplex , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands. He later wakes up to find himself unscathed, but he soon starts to notice that there's something…different about himself.



Tags: Cyborg , Tragedy , Super Power , Seinen , Elderly Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Robots , Urban , CGI , Anti-Hero , School , Crime , Terrorism , Gore , Superhero , Philosophy , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Police , Heterosexual , Otaku Culture , Aliens , Yakuza , Space , Politics , Irrumatio , Nudity

Deatte 5-byou de Battle

Also known as Battle Game in 5 Seconds.

Studio: Vega Entertainment , SynergySP , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Pony Canyon , Bushiroad , Fields , BANDAI SPIRITS , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Kansai TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

A new kind of battle of abilities for a new generation is about to begin! It all started on a regular morning like any other. Akira Shiroyanagi is a high school kid who loves nothing more than konpeito candy and games. One day, he ends up in a fight due to a mysterious girl named Mion. Mion then tells the people she had gathered that they no longer officially exist in any records. They were given powers and were about to be test subjects. Akira makes up his mind to use his powers to climb up the ranks and then crush this organization.



Tags: Death Game , Super Power , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Conspiracy , CGI , Magic , Gore , Time Manipulation , Tsundere , Female Harem , Urban , Seinen , Maids

GANTZ

Also known as Gantz.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Thought your life was bad? Sometimes, death is worse. There is no salvation, peace, nor god waiting to receive you into their care. But wait, a god? Maybe you are talking about that big black ball stuck in the room with you. Now you are thrown into a game, fighting green aliens and robot monsters for the chance to survive.

When Kei Kurono is killed, he thus finds himself caught in such a game; a test of his skills, morals and will to survive. His life is not his own, his death spat and trampled upon over and over again. What happens if he does not listen? God knows.

A word of warning: Gantz is not for the faint-hearted, but neither is it as simple as it looks. Gore, rape and violence is rampant, as are portrayals of greed, violence, and all the ugliness that one sees in society today.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Death Game , Body Horror , Gore , Aliens , Afterlife , Tragedy , Urban , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Survival , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Guns , Nudity , Ghost , Suicide , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , CGI , Homeless , Vampire

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Also known as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Aniplex of America , Notes , Studio Mausu , ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Fuyuki City - a city surrounded by the sea and mountains becomes the setting for an ancient ritual. Seven masters are given control of heroic spirits in order to realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant its owner any wish. These heroic spirits or servants represent legendary heroes of various classes: "Saber," "Lancer," "Archer," "Rider," "Caster," "Assassin," and "Berserker." Each master will enter into a contract with their chosen servant and battle the others to the death until only one pair remains... This is the "Holy Grail War."

The young and capable mage, Rin Tohsaka, prepares for her long-awaited Fifth Holy Grail War to begin... With her servant Archer, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka family after her father's death. But when Shirou Emiya, a boy from Rin's school, unwittingly becomes a Master and is fatally wounded in battle, she has no choice but to save him. With Shirou and his servant Saber, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War. Will the Holy Grail bless Rin and Shirou's path toward victory or will they be cursed with defeat?



Notes:
Includes Prologue.
The first, second and last episodes aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Spearplay , Swordplay , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Philosophy , Urban , Witch , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , War , Archery , Time Manipulation , School , Revenge , CGI , Tanned Skin , Assassins , Kuudere , Tomboy , Samurai , Skeleton , Adoption , Bullying

Tenkuu Shinpan

Also known as High-Rise Invasion.

Studio: Zero-G , Avex Pictures , Netflix , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery

High school student Yuri Honjou finds herself lost in an “abnormal space” where countless skyscrapers are connected by suspension bridges and “masked figures” mercilessly slaughter their confused and fleeing victims. To survive in this hellish world, she has two choices: kill the masked figures or be killed. Yuri is determined to survive in order to destroy this irrational world, but what will be her ultimate fate?



Tags: Survival , Death Game , Battle Royale , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Gods , Amnesia , Body Horror , Dystopian , Slapstick , Urban , Guns , Gore , Ensemble Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shounen , Nudity , Isekai , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , Unrequited Love , Maids