Anime like Robotics;Notes

Steins;Gate

Also known as Steins;Gate.

Studio: Frontier Works , Funimation , Media Factory , Movic , AT-X , White Fox , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , Nitroplus
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Self-proclaimed mad scientist Okabe Rintarou lives in a small room in Akihabara, where he invents "future gadgets" with fellow lab members Shiina Mayuri, his air-headed childhood friend, and Hashida Itaru, an otaku hacker. The three pass the time by tinkering with their latest creation, a "Phone Microwave" that can be controlled through text messages.

The lab members soon face a string of mysterious incidents that lead to a game-changing discovery: the Phone Microwave can send emails to the past and thus alter history. Adapted from the critically acclaimed visual novel by 5pb. and Nitroplus, Steins;Gate takes Okabe to the depths of scientific theory and human despair as he faces the dire consequences of changing the past.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Alternate Universe , Conspiracy , Time Loop , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Denpa , Male Protagonist , Dystopian , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Chuunibyou , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Suicide , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , War , Gender Bending , Post-Apocalyptic , Maids , Shrine Maiden , Cosplay , Trains

ChäoS;Child

Also known as Chaos;Child.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Glovision , MAGES. , Nitroplus
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

After a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits Tokyo's Shibuya ward on November 6, 2009, a black fire spreads and causes mass panic on the day of the earthquake. The sudden disaster that becomes known as the "Shibuya Earthquake" kills 3,851 people and injures 30,927 more.

The story set in a reconstructed Shibuya district in October 2015. A string of mysterious deaths occurs in Shibuya amidst the reconstruction. People begin to take notice as the strange events start on the same day that chaos broke out in Shibuya with a certain incident five years earlier. The events are called the "Return of the New Generation Madness."



Note: Includes episode 0.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Adoption , Denpa , Gore , Chuunibyou , Tragedy , School Club , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Gods , Urban , School , Kuudere , Otaku Culture

Occultic;Nine

Also known as Occultic;Nine.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , MAGES. , Aniplex , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural , Thriller

The "paranormal science" story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the "Choujou Kagaku Kirikiri Basara" occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yuuta Gamon. Little incongruities that occur around these nine eventually lead to a larger, unimaginable event that may alter what is considered common sense in this world.



Tags: Conspiracy , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Afterlife , Super Power , Detective , Suicide , Cult , Denpa , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Urban , Achronological Order , Meta , Religion , Otaku Culture , Bar , Tragedy , Time Manipulation

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

Also known as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Bandai Entertainment , Kadokawa Pictures USA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Kyon, your typical high school student, has long given up his belief in the supernatural. However, upon meeting Haruhi Suzumiya, he quickly finds out that it is the supernatural that she is interested in; aliens, time travelers and espers among other things. When Haruhi laments about the lack of intriguing clubs around school, Kyon inspires Haruhi to form her own club. As a result, the SOS Brigade is formed, a club which specializes in all that is the supernatural.

Much to his chagrin, Kyon, along with the silent bookworm, Yuki Nagato, the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, and the perpetually smiling Itsuki Koizumi, are recruited as members. The story follows the crazy adventures that these four endure under their whimsical leader, Haruhi. The story is based on the light novels by Nagaru Tanigawa.

Note: This entry is for the original 14-episode 2006 airing. The series was further expanded and reordered into a 28-episode series in 2009.

Tags: School Club , Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , Gods , School , Time Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Meta , Aliens , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Magic , Otaku Culture , Kaiju , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Kuudere , Filmmaking , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Unrequited Love , Baseball , Maids

ChäoS;HEAd

Also known as ChäoS;HEAd.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Funimation , Kids Station , VAP , Yomiuri TV Enterprise
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Shibuya, Japan, 2008. Takumi Nishijou, a high school student at the Private Suimei Academy, one day hears about the 'New Gen' murders that have been occurring around the city. Although dismissing the subject because it doesn't involve him, Takumi begins to experience strange mishaps around him, from a horrific picture he received while on his PC, to a mysterious Pink-Haired girl standing at a murder scene.

From there on Takumi struggles to cope with the events unfolding around him, and is soon unaware of what is real or a delusion. As his fate opens up before him, the perpetrator behind the 'New Gen' events attempts to find him, leading him into a world where nothing is as it seems.

Tags: Memory Manipulation , Conspiracy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Hikikomori , Super Power , Denpa , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Software Development , Otaku Culture , Kuudere , Urban , School , Anti-Hero , Gore

Atom: The Beginning

Also known as Atom: The Beginning.

Studio: Production I.G , OLM , Signal.MD , Tezuka Productions , Fields , NHK Enterprises , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Studio Mausu , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

With no investor funding, Umatarou Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu must turn to odd jobs to fund their project: to build a humanoid robot that thinks and feels like a human being. When the two geniuses succeed in building A106, they start experimenting with his emotional capabilities right away. As they test to see if they truly can build a sentient robot, one question remains: will this robot become a god or a friend?



Tags: Robots , College , Seinen , Artificial Intelligence

Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!

Also known as Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!.

Studio: Science SARU , Crunchyroll , NHK Enterprises , Shogakukan , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

First year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. Though she draws a variety of ideas in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that she can't do it alone. The producer-type Sayaka Kanamori is the first to notice Asakusa's genius. Then, when it becomes clear that their classmate, charismatic fashion model Tsubame Mizusaki, really wants to be an animator, they create an animation club to realize the "ultimate world" that exists in their minds.



Tags: Drawing , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Urban , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , Surreal Comedy , Educational , Urban Fantasy , Meta , Seinen , Tanned Skin , Filmmaking , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy

Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo

Also known as RUMBLE GARANNDOLL.

Studio: Lerche , KADOKAWA , MAGNET , Bandai Namco Arts , Quaras , BS11 , Scarlet , AT-X , TOKYO MX , Studio Hibari , EGG FIRM , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Conquered by alternate-world invaders, Japan has become a shadow of what it once was. Manga, anime, idols, and more are censored by these parallel universe overlords...or so it seems. In the less-than-legal stores of Akihabara, Hosomichi joins a group of female freedom fighters made up of pilots and otakus.



Tags: Robots , Otaku Culture , Meta , Dystopian , Female Harem , Parody , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Satire , Super Robot , Chuunibyou , CGI , Heterosexual , War , Lost Civilization , Ensemble Cast , Video Games , Isekai

Toshokan Sensou

Also known as Library War.

Studio: Production I.G , Code , Asmik Ace , ASCII Media Works , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance

Toshokan Sensou tells the story of Kasahara Iku, the first woman to join the Library Task Force. In the near future in Japan, the Media Enhancement Law has been forced upon the population censoring all books and media. To counter this, the Library Defense Force was created. To protect themselves against the Media Enhancement Law Commission, all major libraries are fully equipped with a military Task Force, who take it upon themselves to protect the books and freedom of media of the people. This anime follows Iku and her fellow soldiers as they protect various special books and artifacts from the oppression of the Media Enhancement Law Commission. A love story, war story, and comedy all rolled into one.

Tags: Military , Shoujo , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , War , Tomboy

Bullbuster

Also known as BULLBUSTER.

Studio: NUT , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha

Mysterious creatures have been terrorizing an island, forcing locals to flee their once-thriving home. With government funds lacking for monster eradication, Tajima purchases the only construction company left and transforms it for the task. Thankfully, the brilliant Testurou Okino and his new robot, Bullbuster, come to their aid. But the team is on a tight budget. Can they save the island?



Tags: Real Robot , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Economics , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Conspiracy , CGI