Anime like Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari

Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Air / Magokoro wo, Kimi ni

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , Production I.G , TV Tokyo , Toei Animation , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Sega Games , TV Tokyo Music , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

NERV faces a brutal attack from SEELE, but with Asuka in a coma, and Shinji in a nervous breakdown, things soon turn into the surreal. This movie provides a concurrent ending to the final two episodes of the show Neon Genesis Evangelion.



Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Dystopian , Coming of Age , Post-Apocalyptic , Denpa , Meta , Gods , Body Horror , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Gore , Super Robot , Afterlife , Mythology , Kaiju , Robots , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Religion , Psychosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Guns , Kuudere , Nudity , Masturbation , Clone , Tsundere , Politics , Space

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie

Also known as Revue Starlight: The Movie.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Music , Psychological

The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course.



Tags: Acting , Coming of Age , Musical Theater , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Meta , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , Dancing , Trains , Henshin , Yandere , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , LGBTQ+ Themes

Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei

Also known as Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Dawn of the Deep Soul continues the epic adventure of plucky Riko and Reg who are joined by their new friend Nanachi. Together they descend into the Abyss’ treacherous fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses, and encounter the mysterious Bondrewd, a legendary White Whistle whose shadow looms over Nanachi’s troubled past. Bondrewd is ingratiatingly hospitable, but the brave adventurers know things are not always as they seem in the enigmatic Abyss...



Tags: Tragedy , Survival , Primarily Child Cast , Body Swapping , Seinen , Lost Civilization , Gore , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Robots , Male Protagonist , Monster Girl , Dungeon , Ensemble Cast , Chibi , Dissociative Identities , Nudity , Amnesia , Magic , Family Life , Anti-Hero , Food , Anthropomorphism

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song

Also known as Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song.

Studio: ufotable , KADOKAWA , Studio Mausu , Notes , Aniplex of America , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

The third film in a trilogy adaptation of the 3rd route of the popular visual novel: Fate/stay night.

To save the girl, to enact the justice he's chosen...The young man will no longer turn a blind eye to the truth. Mages (Masters) and Heroic Spirits (Servants) work together in the battles of the Holy Grail War, a fight for an omnipotent wish-granting container called the Holy Grail. However, this war has become horribly twisted.

A young woman named Sakura Matou, with the sins she has committed, drowns in the murky darkness. A young man named Shirou Emiya, who vowed to protect Sakura, works together with Rin Tohsaka and throws himself into the raging battle to put a stop to the Holy Grail War. Illyasviel von Einzbern, as one of the few who knows the truth behind the conflict, confronts her own fate, while Zouken Matou uses Sakura to try to fulfill his own desires.

Will the young man’s wish reach her even as he challenges fate itself, battling against the rising tide? The Holy Grail War is coming to an end... The final battle is about to begin.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Magic , Anti-Hero , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Philosophy , Mythology , Super Power , Religion , Gore , Swordplay , Yandere , Body Horror , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Orphan , CGI , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Maids , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Adoption , Assassins , School , Kuudere , Archery , Demons ,

Fate/Zero 2nd Season

Also known as Fate/Zero Season 2.

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

As the Fourth Holy Grail War rages on with no clear victor in sight, the remaining Servants and their Masters are called upon by Church supervisor Risei Kotomine, in order to band together and confront an impending threat that could unravel the Grail War and bring about the destruction of Fuyuki City. The uneasy truce soon collapses as Masters demonstrate that they will do anything in their power, no matter how despicable, to win.

Seeds of doubt are sown between Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber, his Servant, as their conflicting ideologies on heroism and chivalry clash. Meanwhile, an ominous bond forms between Kirei Kotomine, who still seeks to find his purpose in life, and one of the remaining Servants. As the countdown to the end of the war reaches zero, the cost of winning begins to blur the line between victory and defeat.



Tags: Battle Royale , Tragedy , Philosophy , Magic , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Death Game , Spearplay , Religion , War , Body Horror , Swordplay , Gore , Guns , Vampire , CGI , Zombie , Motorcycles

Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence Mokushiroku

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Central Park Media , Toei , Shogakukan , GANSIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.



Tags: Yuri , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Magic , Tomboy , Philosophy , Bisexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Cars , School , Boarding School , Nudity , Twins , Kuudere , Drugs

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 , Memory Manipulation , Cult , Twins , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Trains

Kara no Kyoukai: Mujun Rasen

Also known as the Garden of sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex of America , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural , Thriller

November, 1998: Shiki meets a boy named Tomoe Enjou, a runaway who claims to be a murderer. Shiki allows Tomoe to use her apartment as his hideout, but one day, Tomoe sees his mother whom he's sure he's killed.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Magic , Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Kuudere , Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Tragedy , Bisexual , Urban , Love Triangle

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu

Also known as Higurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU.

Studio: Passione , Infinite , Frontier Works , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Sequel to Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Shrine Maiden , Denpa , Alternate Universe , Super Power , Revenge , Gore , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Yandere , Primarily Female Cast , Witch , Twins , School Club , Urban Fantasy , Conspiracy , Suicide , Dissociative Identities , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Rural , Gods , Body Horror , Guns , Mythology

Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu

Also known as The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Kadokawa Shoten , Bandai Entertainment , Animation Do
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It is mid-December, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi start preparing everything for the party, such as costumes and decorations. But a couple of days later, Kyon arrives at school only to find that Haruhi is missing. Not only that, but Mikuru claims she has never known Kyon before, Koizumi is also missing, and Yuki has become the sole member of the literature club. The SOS Brigade seems to have never existed, nor has Haruhi Suzumiya. No one in the school has ever heard about her... except for Kyon.



Tags: Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Manipulation , Memory Manipulation , Kuudere , Philosophy , Snowscape , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Urban Fantasy , School , Aliens , School Club , Unrequited Love , Gods , Tsundere , Tragedy