Anime like PSYЯEN

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family's lives from a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that devours human souls.

Wounded during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia chooses the only option available to defeat the monster and passes her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Now forced to act as a substitute until Rukia recovers, Ichigo hunts down the Hollows that plague his town.

Tags: Swordplay , Shounen , Super Power , Afterlife , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Achronological Order , School , Kuudere , Time Skip , Disability , Language Barrier , Ninja , Memory Manipulation , Cannibalism , Royal Affairs , Anthropomorphism , Tanned Skin , Rescue , Tsundere , Time Manipulation , Centaur , Tomboy , Reincarnation , Kaiju , Spearplay , Dissociative Identities , Isekai , Fugitive , Clone , Vampire , Ojou-sama , Age Regression , Amnesia , Body Horror , Guns , Reverse Isekai

World Trigger

Also known as World Trigger.

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

One day, a gate to another world suddenly opens in Mikado City. Aliens invincible to Earth’s weapons, called “Neighbors”, start coming over. Earth’s only line of defense is a mysterious group called the “Border” who are armed with weapons called “Triggers”.

Four years later, the city has recovered from initial attacks and citizens of Mikado City have started to get used to the Neighbor’s attacks. Yuma Kuga, a transfer student, and his classmate Osamu Mikumo find themselves fighting a Neighbor that suddenly appears. Osamu, who is actually a Border agent, activates his Trigger but is unable to defeat it. This leaves Yuma to activate his own Trigger and defeat the alien. Yuma reveals that he is not part of Border and is actually a Neighbor who has transferred from the other side.



Tags: Aliens , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Battle Royale , Super Power , Augmented Reality , Military , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Work , Isekai , Robots , School , Tragedy , Fugitive

Dead Account

Also known as Dead Account.

Studio: SynergySP , Nippon Columbia , Kodansha , TV Asahi , Sammy , Crunchyroll , SynergySP , Bushiroad Move , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Always ready for a fight! Destruction for destruction’s sake! The online streamer Aoringo is a troll, making the worst of the worst of boundary-pushing flamebait content and raking in the revenue from the hate-watchers. You may think he’s nothing more than a bottom feeder and a drain on society, but in reality, he’s high school dropout Souji Enishiro, a caring older brother with a sweet tooth who loves nothing more than his little sister. His viral videos? Just a way to pay his sister’s medical bills. And even if all of humanity hates him, he doesn’t care, so long as his little sister gets better. But then, something very strange begins to happen...



Tags: Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Ghost , Curses , Boarding School , School , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Body Horror , Nudity

Dandadan

Also known as DAN DA DAN.

Studio: Science SARU , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Science SARU , Shueisha , Dentsu , Aniplex , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.

To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!?

The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!



Notes:
Worldwide premiere of Episode 1 before the Japanese television premiere occurred at Anime Expo July 6, 2024.
Episodes 1-3 titled as DAN DA DAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER was pre-screened in advance in theaters on August 31, 2024 in Asia, September 7, 2024 in Europe and September 13, 2024 in North America. The regular TV broadcast began October 4, 2024.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Ghost , Aliens , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Surreal Comedy , Henshin , Shounen , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Exorcism , School , Gyaru , Demons , Tragedy , Love Triangle , CGI , Nudity , Tokusatsu , Unrequited Love , Shrine Maiden , Zombie , Achromatic , Acrobatics , Blackmail

BLACK TORCH

Also known as BLACK TORCH.

Studio: 100studio , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Shueisha , VIZ Media Japan , HIKE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Jirou Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jirou is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Ragou, Jirou discovers the feline is actually the legendary Black Star of Doom! Joined by the Bureau of Espionage, they fight off swarms of mononoke lying in wait to exploit Ragou’s powers.



Tags: Shounen , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Mythology , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Ninja , Demons , Espionage , Animals , Police , Martial Arts , Cannibalism , Swordplay , Twins , Fugitive , Gore , CGI , Super Power

Jigokuraku

Also known as Hell’s Paradise.

Studio: MAPPA , Twin Engine , MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mystery , Supernatural

The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can bring back the Elixir of Life from an island that is rumored to be the Buddhist pure land Sukhavati. In hopes of reuniting with his beloved wife, Gabimaru heads to the island along with the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri. Upon arriving there, they encounter other death row convicts in search of the Elixir of Life... as well as a host of unknown creatures, eerie manmade statues, and the hermits who rule the island. Can Gabimaru find the Elixir of Life on this mysterious island and make it back home alive?



Tags: Survival , Swordplay , Body Horror , Gore , Shounen , Ninja , Samurai , Battle Royale , Religion , Historical , Travel , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Fugitive , Nudity , Gods , Primarily Adult Cast , Death Game , Super Power , Cultivation , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Martial Arts , Primarily Male Cast , Crime , Cult , Orphan , Bisexual , Cosmic Horror , Amnesia , Cannibalism , Male Protagonist

Jujutsu Kaisen

Also known as JUJUTSU KAISEN.

Studio: Toho , MAPPA , Shueisha , Sumzap , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

A boy fights... for "the right death."

Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse.

Itadori Yuji is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a friend who has been attacked by Curses, he eats the finger of the Double-Faced Specter, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with the Double-Faced Specter. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojou Satoru, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School of Sorcery, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back.



Note: The first episode received an early web premiere on September 19th, 2020. The regular TV broadcast started on October 3rd, 2020.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Curses , Super Power , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Primarily Teen Cast , Dissociative Identities , Demons , Orphan , Urban , Body Horror , Primarily Male Cast , Magic , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Shapeshifting , Gore , Tragedy , Anthropomorphism , School , Swordplay , Boarding School , Rotoscoping , Twins , Slapstick , Mythology , Surreal Comedy , Archery , Baseball , Animals

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

Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho

Also known as Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Funimation , Yomiko Advertising , Studio Pierrot , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Urameshi Yusuke, 14 years of age, is about as troublesome and violent as teenagers come. He is constantly ditching school, causing trouble, and getting into numerous fights everyday. One day however, he does the unexpected, sacrificing himself to save a young child. Such an action, was never ever expected, especially coming from someone as troublesome as Urameshi Yusuke. The afterlife is not prepared for Yusuke, as they never thought he would make such a sacrifice. Nowhere to go, and dead, Yusuke becomes a ghost and must earn his way back into existence.

Yusuke is "employed" by Koenma, who is in charge while his father and ruler of the afterlife, King Enma, is away. Under Koenma's command, Yusuke helps to stop menacing demons that threaten the lives of people everywhere; whether by stealing priceless and invaluable items and destructive weapons, or by wreaking havoc on humans everywhere.

Throughout Yusuke's journey, he is usually joined by; his arch-rival, and local bully, Kuwabara Kazuma. He is also joined by two demons named Hiei and Kurama, whom are ex-convicts of the afterlife that managed to escape from Koenma.

This group of unlikely allies goes on to participate and struggle in battles that have outcomes that determine the fate of humanity!



Tags: Coming of Age , Shounen , Demons , Philosophy , Super Power , Delinquents , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Afterlife , Primarily Male Cast , Youkai , Tsundere , Cultivation , Dissociative Identities , Ghost , Heterosexual , Tomboy , School , Detective

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 , Anti-Hero , Crime , Heterosexual , Urban , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Terrorism , Clone , Guns , Super Power , CGI , Netorare , Meta , Adoption , Orphan , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Tanned Skin , Prophecy