Anime like SAKAMOTO DAYS

SPY×FAMILY

Also known as SPY x FAMILY.

Studio: CloverWorks , WIT STUDIO , Toho , Shueisha , TV Tokyo , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.

At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce war of information happening behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a state of cold war against one another for decades. The Westalis Intelligence Services' Eastern-Focused Division (WISE) sends their most talented spy, "Twilight," on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, the chairman of Ostania's National Unity Party, who is threatening peace efforts between the two nations.

This mission is known as "Operation Strix." It consists of "putting together a family in one week in order to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school that Desmond's son attends."

"Twilight" takes on the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger and starts looking for family members. But Anya, the daughter he adopts, turns out to have the ability to read people's minds, while his wife, Yor, is an assassin! With it being in each of their own interests to keep these facts hidden, they start living together while concealing their true identities from one another.
World peace is now in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.



Tags: Espionage , Family Life , Found Family , Fake Relationship , Assassins , Conspiracy , Shounen , Adoption , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Crime , Foreign , Urban , Slapstick , Super Power , Parenthood , School , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Episodic , Politics , Cohabitation , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Bullying , Orphan , Martial Arts , Tsundere , Unrequited Love

Gokushufudou

Also known as The Way of the Househusband.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Episodic , Slapstick , Yakuza , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Parody , Gangs , Seinen , Urban , Flash , Food , Heterosexual , Educational , Mafia , Crime , Guns

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , Trinity Sound , Audio Highs , Miracle Robo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Meta , Slapstick , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Terrorism , Satire , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Sadism , Crime , Masochism , Homeless , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gore , Robots , Oiran , Mafia , Crossdressing , Ghost , Nekomimi , Boxing , Fishing , Yakuza , Pirates , Educational , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Female Harem , Unrequited Love , Philosophy , Death Game

Buddy Daddies

Also known as Buddy Daddies.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Aniplex , ABC Animation , Nagoya Broadcasting Network , Nitroplus , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Assassins Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa meet Miri, a girl looking for her father on Christmas Day. Kazuki, Rei, and Miri unexpectedly end up living together.

Follows Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best friend, Rei Suwa, a professional assassin who has been raised from childhood to be a contract killer. Kazuki is outgoing and loves gambling and women, while Rei is a man of few words who spends his off time playing video games. One day, the two buddies end up caring for Miri Unasaka, a four year old girl whose father is a mafia boss, after Miri accidentally wanders into a firefight in a hotel while looking for her father.

Tags: Family Life , Found Family , Adoption , Assassins , Crime , Parenthood , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Work , Guns , Urban , Espionage , Kuudere , Primarily Adult Cast , Mafia , School , Heterosexual , Gore , Time Skip , Video Games

Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari

Also known as The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting.

Studio: feel. , Gaina , bilibili , Micro Magazine Sha , Docomo Anime Store , Pony Canyon , Bushiroad Move , TOKYO MX , Micro House
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Kirishima Tooru was accustomed to solving all problems through violence and was called “the Demon of Sakuragi.” One day, the boss of the Sakuragi family suddenly summons Kirishima and appoints him caretaker of his only daughter, Yaeka! A heartwarming comedy about a yakuza crime family’s right-hand man and the boss’ only daughter. The two of them are about to begin their new daily lives together!



Tags: Family Life , Yakuza , Josei , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Parenthood , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Anti-Hero , Guns , Iyashikei , Food , Delinquents , Tragedy , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Episodic

One Punch Man

Also known as One-Punch Man.

Studio: MADHOUSE , TV Tokyo , Bandai Visual , Viz Media , Lantis , Shueisha , Banpresto , Asatsu DK , Good Smile Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Saitama has a rather peculiar hobby, being a superhero, but despite his heroic deeds and superhuman abilities, a shadow looms over his life. He's become much too powerful, to the point that every opponent ends up defeated with a single punch.

The lack of challenge has driven him into a state of apathy, as he watches his life pass by having lost all enthusiasm, at least until he's unwillingly thrust in the role of being a mentor to the young and revenge-driven Genos.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Parody , Male Protagonist , Satire , Urban Fantasy , Surreal Comedy , Urban , Cyborg , Primarily Adult Cast , Kaiju , Seinen , Aliens , Cultivation , Primarily Male Cast , Gods , Martial Arts , Demons , Henshin

Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen

Also known as Mission: Yozakura Family.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Mainichi Broadcasting System , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , SILVER LINK. , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance

Taiyou Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a brother, Kyouichirou. What drastic steps will Taiyou have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy - the mission begins!



Tags: Shounen , Espionage , Marriage , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Surreal Comedy , Body Horror , Yandere , Heterosexual , Guns , School , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Tragedy , Episodic , Mixed Gender Harem , Crossdressing , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Orphan

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

Also known as The Disastrous Life of Saiki K..

Studio: J.C.STAFF , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Unfortunately, the life of a psychic is far from quiet. Though Kusuo tries to stay out of the spotlight by keeping his powers a secret from his classmates, he ends up inadvertently attracting the attention of many odd characters, such as the empty-headed Riki Nendou and the delusional Shun Kaidou. Forced to deal with the craziness of the people around him, Kusuo comes to learn that the ordinary life he has been striving for is a lot more difficult to achieve than expected.

Note: Aired in 2 versions, a 120-episode 5-minute short series, and a combined 24-episode 24-minute TV series with the same content.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Super Power , Satire , Episodic , Parody , School , Meta , Asexual , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Kuudere , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Chuunibyou , Unrequited Love , Ghost , Heterosexual , School Club , Incest , Gyaru , Gangs , LGBTQ+ Themes , Video Games

Lycoris Recoil

Also known as Lycoris Recoil.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , ABC Animation , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Slice of Life

“LycoReco” is a café with a traditional Japanese twist located in downtown Tokyo. But the delicious coffee and sugary sweets are not the only orders this café takes! From delivering packages short distances, to pick-ups and drop-offs on the lonely streets at night, to zombies and giant monster extermination…?! Whatever your problem, we're here to help! We will solve any kind of "trouble" you may have!

Waiting for you are the ever-smiling poster-girl and the cool, serious newcomer. A petite girl who never wants to work and a young woman approaching thirty who wants to get married. And the manager is a nice guy who’s obsessed with Japan!

Whatever your order is, leave it all up to us♪



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Crime , Guns , Assassins , Terrorism , Conspiracy , Urban , Found Family , Work , Kuudere , Orphan , Espionage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Restaurant , Boys' Love , Politics , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Parenthood , Bar , Yuri , Philosophy

The Fable

Also known as The Fable.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Kodansha , Nippon Television Network , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Thriller

When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as “Fable,” many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable’s ever taken...



Tags: Yakuza , Seinen , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Assassins , Urban , Guns , Surreal Comedy , Crime , Anti-Hero , Martial Arts , Heterosexual , Found Family , Revenge , Acrobatics , Bar , Disability , Nudity , Outdoor Activities