Anime like Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Hajimari no Monogatari

Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden

Also known as Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story.

Studio: Shaft , Aniplex , Houbunsha , f4samurai , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

In exchange for the fulfillment of a wish, Magical Girls keep fighting, unbeknownst to the rest of the world. But Iroha Tamaki can’t seem to remember her wish. A rumor begins to spread among Magical Girls. “Magical Girls can be saved if they go to Kamihama.” Kamihama City, the city where Magical Girls and Uwasa are gathering. The story of Iroha Tamaki, in search for her lost wish, begins…



Tags: Magic , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Alternate Universe , Witch , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Memory Manipulation , Cult , Twins , Artificial Intelligence , Trains

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Cosmos - Zenpen

Also known as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1.

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino and her friends are living peaceful lives as ordinary high school students. Mamoru Chiba, Usagi's boyfriend, is headed to America to study abroad. At the airport, after Mamoru proposes to Usagi, he is then mysteriously extinguished by someone's hand. Unable to accept Mamoru's disppearance, Usagi hides her memory of that event. Meanwhile, Shadow Galactica, led by Sailor Galaxia, as well as Sailor Starlights appear in front of Usagi. Without knowing whether Sailor Starlights are allies or enemies, the Sailor Guardians are robbed of their Sailor Crystals, the source of their power, by almighty Sailor Galaxia, and are killed by one after another. In a hopeless situation, Usagi, as Eternal Sailor Moon, challenges Sailor Galaxia for the final battle.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Space , Aliens , Astronomy , Memory Manipulation , Found Family , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Space Opera , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , War , Henshin , Crossdressing , Reincarnation , Mythology , Survival , Magic , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Bisexual , Demons , Female Protagonist , Revenge , School Club , Time Manipulation , Tomboy , Superhero , Time Skip , American Football

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: Rondo Rondo Rondo

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Music

A compilation film recapping the anime series.

Tags: Musical Theater , Primarily Female Cast , Acting , Female Protagonist , Battle Royale , Time Manipulation , School , Swordplay , Fairy Tale , Parody , Boarding School , Time Loop , Spearplay , Henshin , Dancing , Ensemble Cast , Yandere , Meta , Idol

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 1 - Tomodachi

Studio: Studio Gokumi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

The first movie in the Washio Sumi no Shou trilogy.

Tags: Magic , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Gods , Archery , Spearplay , Swordplay , Kaiju , Super Power , Superhero , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Post-Apocalyptic , Coastal , Primarily Child Cast , Isekai , Urban

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 2 - Tamashii

Studio: Studio Gokumi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

The second movie in the Washio Sumi no Shou trilogy.

Tags: Magic , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Super Power , Superhero , Archery , Swordplay , Spearplay , Isekai , Kaiju , Coastal , Primarily Child Cast , Gore

Healin' Good♥Precure: Yume no Machi de Kyun! Tto GoGo! Dai Henshin!!

Studio: Toei Animation , Marvelous , Kinoshita Group , ABC Animation , Bandai , ADK Emotions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

The members of Healin' Good arrive in the city of Tokyo. In Tokyo, the "YumeR" experience that can project the people's inner dreams with the "dream pendant" that Nodoka and her friends wear has become very popular. Nodoka meets the princess of YumeR with magical power, Kaguya, at the dream town where everyone's dreams are overflowing. Then, mysterious enemies who are after everyone's dreams appear...! Can the Healin' Good and 5GoGo! teams protect everyone's dreams?



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Fairy Tale , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Tokusatsu , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Animals , Magic , Crossover , Superhero , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi

HUGtto! Precure ♡ Futari wa Precure All Stars Memories

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Supernatural

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Precure franchise, and the eleventh Precure All Stars crossover film.

A mysterious monster named Miden has appeared, stealing away the Precures' memories and reverting them to the state of a small child. The HUGtto! Precure team joins forces with the Futari wa Precure team to retrieve the stolen memories and powers of every other Precure team so far!

Tags: Crossover , Primarily Female Cast , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Kaiju , Robots , Fairy , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Parenthood , Isekai , Animals , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Witch , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tokusatsu , Age Regression , Full CGI , Henshin , Kids , Magic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , CGI , Superhero

Evangelion Shin Movie: Jo

Also known as Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone.

Studio: Gainax , Studio Khara , Funimation , KLOCKWORX , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

After the second impact, all that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city that's being attacked by giant creatures that seek to eradicate the human kind, called Angels. After not seeing his father for more than eight years, Shinji Ikari receives a phone call in which he is told to urgently come to the NERV Headquarters, an organization that deals with the destruction of the Angels through the use of giant mechs called Evas. Shinji's objective is to pilot the Eva Unit 01 while teaming up with the Eva Unit 00 pilot, Ayanami Rei.

Note: Exists in several versions, as denoted by the version number:
• 1.0: Sep 1, 2007 - Original theatrical release
• 1.01: Apr 25, 2008 - DVD release containing minor adjustments and fine tunings in picture, editing, and sound quality.
 • Explanation of Evangelion 1.01 - Included with the special edition DVD release of 1.01, overlays large captions to provide the "official designations" of people, locations, weapons, technology, and so forth.
• 1.11: May 27, 2009 - Blu-ray/DVD re-release with 3 minutes of new animation added to the first 15 minutes and fixing video issues present in the previous release.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Coming of Age , Military , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Super Robot , Kaiju , Aliens , CGI , Kuudere , Denpa , Real Robot , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Nudity , School

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria

Also known as Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Sonilude , Straight Edge , EGG FIRM , Aniplex , Bandai Namco Entertainment , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Return to the death game where it all began—Sword Art Online. In this new Aincrad Arc by original creator Reki Kawahara, the story is seen through Asuna’s eyes. What at first seems like a dream come true quickly becomes a nightmare when newbie gamer Asuna Yuuki learns the only way to escape the virtual world of Aincrad is to beat all 100 levels—but “Game Over” means you die in the real world.



Tags: Virtual World , Death Game , Video Games , Swordplay , Survival , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Isekai , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Dungeon , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Cannibalism , Goblin , Medieval

Dorohedoro

Also known as Dorohedoro.

Studio: MAPPA , Netflix , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

The story revolves around Kaiman, who does not remember who he was before he was transfigured by a Magic user. This transformation left him with a reptile's head, and a desire to find out the truth about who he really is. Accompanied by Nikaido, his female companion, he tracks down Magic Users in "The Hole" and unceremoniously chomps down on their head, hoping to find out who it was that put him in this state. One by one, they witness this "second man" inside the head of Kaiman, and after pulling them back out of his mouth he asks them all a question... "What did the guy inside my head say?"

Tags: Monster Boy , Dystopian , Magic , Amnesia , CGI , Full CGI , Gore , Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Body Horror , Anti-Hero , Anthropomorphism , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Curses , Male Protagonist , Demons , Revenge , Found Family , Restaurant , Henshin , Body Swapping , Food , Vore , Female Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Drugs , Zombie , Nudity , Baseball , Gangs , Tomboy