Anime like Romeo x Juliet

Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet

Also known as Boarding School Juliet.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Grigio Academy Boarding School. The students that attend this school come from two countries, and reside in their own dormitories. Inazuka and Persia are leaders of rival dorms, but in secret they love each other. Now, they have to keep their relationship a secret from their dorm mates or else bad things will happen to them.

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Gangs , Boarding School , Male Protagonist , Parody , Foreign , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Athletics , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Bullying , Twins , Female Harem , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In the kingdom of Tanbarun lives Shirayuki, an independent and strong-willed young woman. Her resourceful intelligence has led her become a skilled pharmacist, but her most defining trait is her shock of beautiful apple-red hair. Her dazzling mane gets her noticed by the prince of the kingdom, but instead of romancing her, he demands she be his concubine. Shirayuki refuses, chops off her lovely locks, and runs away to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. There, she befriends a young man named Zen, who, SURPRISE, is also a prince, although with a much better temperament than the previous one. Watch as Shirayuki finds her place in the new kingdom, and in Zen’s heart.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Heterosexual , Medieval , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Historical , Politics , Agriculture , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy

Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjo, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen

Also known as Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Pony Canyon , Kadokawa Shoten , Funimation , ABC Animation , Kadokawa Media House , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

Embroiled in a hundred-year war, young Iska is sent to assassinate the Ice Calamity Witch, Aliceliese. Meant to murder each other, their initial encounter on the battleground creates doubt in their missions, but finding common ground together would make them traitors to their own countries. Though circumstances previously made them enemies, their now conflicted hearts may just make them lovers!



Tags: War , Magic , Witch , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Politics , Heterosexual , Military , Martial Arts , Tsundere , Cyberpunk , Demons , Afterlife

Versailles no Bara

Also known as Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , The Right Stuf International
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance

Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people.



Tags: Historical , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Military , Politics , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Ojou-sama , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Swordplay , Philosophy , Tomboy , Suicide , Terrorism , War , Time Skip , Guns , Heterosexual , Maids , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Religion , Love Triangle

Gankutsuou

Also known as Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo.

Studio: GONZO , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , GDH , Funimation , Media Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural , Thriller

Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocrat who happens to befriend a wealthy nobleman, The Count of Monte Cristo, through a series of bizarre events. Fascinated by the Count's charm, Albert invites him to meet his friends and family, all of whom happen to be part of the upper class society of Paris, France. Unfortunately, little does Albert realize that the Count has ulterior motives in mind.



Tags: Revenge , Classic Literature , Urban , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Foreign , Space , Love Triangle , Anachronism , Space Opera , Transgender , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Military , Vampire , Dissociative Identities , Aliens , Tanned Skin , Bisexual , Demons , Incest , Crossdressing ,

Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de

Also known as Love After World Domination.

Studio: project No.9 , Happinet Phantom Studios , Asmik Ace , BS Asahi , AT-X , Pony Canyon , Dream Shift , Bit grooove promotion , TV Aichi , Toei Video , arma bianca , KLOCKWORX , YOMIURI BRAND STUDIO , Bergamo , APDREAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

It’s love at first sight for Fudo and Desumi, except it was during a battle of life and death. Fudo, leader of the hero squad Gelato 5, and Desumi, the Death Queen of the evil society Gekko, have found themselves caught in a forbidden love—and it’s their first relationship! Moving in secrecy, they live holding hands with one weapon in the other, finding out what’s truly fair in love and war.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Parody , Heterosexual , Superhero , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Anthropomorphism , Urban Fantasy , Gyaru , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Shounen , School , Love Triangle

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal

Also known as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Seasons 1-2.

Studio: Toei Animation , Kodansha , Viz Media , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Tsukino Usagi is a clumsy crybaby, but otherwise very cheerful 8th grade student. One day she meets a cat named Luna with a crescent moon on her head, and is transformed into the sailor-suited guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi has a mission … to find her comrades; to find the Phantom Silver Crystal; and protect the Princess. However, Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom also seeks the terrible power of the Silver Crystal, and sends her agents into the city where Usagi lives; triggering the start of a fierce battle.

Will Sailor Moon be able to find the other Sailor Guardians, and if she does, together can they find the Phantom Silver Crystal and protect the Princess?!

Note: VIZ Media has labeled the 1st and 2nd cour of this season as "Seasons 1-2", while labeling the third cour as "Season 3".

Tags: Magic , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Space , Lost Civilization , War , Mythology , Parenthood , Found Family , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Aliens , Tragedy , Fairy Tale , Space Opera , Demons , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying , Superhero , Reincarnation , Suicide , Body Horror , Memory Manipulation , CGI , Revenge , Tokusatsu , Rehabilitation , Shrine Maiden , School , Bisexual

Zetsuen no Tempest

Also known as Blast of Tempest.

Studio: bones , Aniplex , Dentsu , Square Enix , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Aniplex of America , Yahoo! Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

One day, a sorceress princess was stuffed into a barrel and banished.
One day, a single girl was suddenly murdered, and the culprit still runs free.
And one day, a battle spanning time and space over magic and revenge began!
Sanity and madness, sense and intelligence, self-confidence and convictions.
The tragic tale of this irrational world starts now.

The Kusaribe family is a family of sorcerers under the protection of the "Tree of Origins". Their princess, Hakaze Kusaribe, was the greatest sorceress of their family. But Samon Kusaribe, a member of their family seeking to resurrect the "Tree of World's End", a tree that opposes the "Tree of Origins" and controls the power of destruction, stuffs her into a barrel, and banishes her to a deserted island. From the deserted island, she sends a message out to sea, which is picked up by Mahiro Fuwa, a young boy who's sworn vengeance upon the criminal who killed his little sister, Aika. Mahiro agrees to help Hakaze under the condition that she find Aika's killer with her magic. But once Mahiro's best friend and Aika's lover, Yoshino Takigawa is rescued from danger, he too gets dragged into this tale of revenge.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Magic , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Classic Literature , Shounen , Environmental , Witch , Pandemic , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Superhero

Baraou no Souretsu

Also known as Requiem of the Rose King.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Bandai Namco Arts , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Akita Shoten , Bandai Namco Live Creative
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

The Wars of the Roses grip medieval England as the houses of York and Lancaster vie for the throne. Richard is the third son of the Duke of York, who plans to take the crown. Richard wants nothing more than for this to happen, but this innocent wish will plunge England further into the chaos of war. Meanwhile, Richard is struggling with a battle far more personal.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , Tragedy , Politics , Boys' Love , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shoujo , Foreign , Ghost , War , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Swordplay , Male Harem , Medieval , Transgender , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Time Skip

Basilisk: Kouga Ninpouchou

Also known as Basilisk.

Studio: GONZO , GDH , Funimation , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance

The heirs to the Kouga and Iga ninja clans, Gennosuke and Oboro, hoped the unsteady truce between their tribes would last—but fate denies the lovers, thrusting their people into war after centuries of peace. The terms are set on two scrolls. One bears a list of Kouga warriors. The other holds a list of those who fight for Iga. The names found on these scrolls can only be crossed out in blood.



Tags: Ninja , Seinen , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Martial Arts , Super Power , Tragedy , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Gore , Nudity