Anime like Sakugan

Deca-Dence

Also known as DECA-DENCE.

Studio: NUT , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Many years have passed since humanity was driven to the brink of extinction by the sudden emergence of the unknown life forms Gadoll. Those humans that survived now dwell in a 3000 meter-high mobile fortress Deca-dence built to protect themselves from the Gadoll threat.

Denizens of Deca-dence fall into two categories: Gears, warriors who fight the Gadoll daily, and Tankers, those without the skills to fight. One day, Natsume, a Tanker girl who dreams of becoming a Gear meets surly Kaburagi, an armor repairman of Deca-dence.

This chance meeting between the seemingly two opposites, the girl with a positive attitude who never gives up on her dreams and the realist who has given up on his, will eventually shake the future course of this world.



Tags: Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Video Games , Kaiju , Cyborg , Artificial Intelligence , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Augmented Reality , Robots , Found Family , Steampunk , CGI , Tanned Skin , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Slapstick , Satire

Made in Abyss

Also known as Made in Abyss.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Media Factory , AT-X , Sony Music Communications , Sentai Filmworks , Cygames
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The "Abyss" is the last unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures roam within, and it is full of precious relics that present humans can't recreate. Those that dare to explore the depths are known as "Cave Raiders." An orphan girl named Riko lives on the rim. Her dream is to become a Cave Raider like her mother and solve the mysteries of the cave system. One day, Riko starts exploring the caves and discovers a robot who resembles a human boy.



Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Survival , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Child Cast , Environmental , Travel , Chibi , Body Horror , Tragedy , Lost Civilization , Dungeon , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Curses , Gore , Amnesia , Orphan , Wilderness , Robots , Male Protagonist , Steampunk , Anthropomorphism , Food , Tanned Skin , School , Agender , Crossdressing , Religion , Rehabilitation , Dissociative Identities , Maids , Femboy , Time Manipulation , Amputation , Nudity , Eco-Horror

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also known as Gurren Lagann.

Studio: Gainax , Aniplex , Konami , Half H.P Studio , Bandai , Bandai Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Tags: Super Robot , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Space Opera , Tragedy , Travel , War , Space , Aliens , Time Skip , Philosophy , Outdoor Activities , Politics , Anthropomorphism , Class Struggle , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Urban , Henshin , Desert , Military , Mixed Media , Animals , Guns , Alternate Universe , Nudity , Love Triangle , Cosmic Horror , Swordplay , Suicide , CGI

Promare

Also known as Promare.

Studio: TRIGGER , XFLAG , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Thirty years have passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between their leader, Lio Fotia, and Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, begins.



Tags: Firefighters , Robots , Super Robot , Environmental , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Adult Cast , Aliens , CGI , Satire , Politics , Conspiracy , Urban , Terrorism , Class Struggle , Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Motorcycles , Dystopian , Alternate Universe , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dragons , Rescue , Artificial Intelligence

Sentou Mecha Xabungle

Also known as Blue Gale Xabungle.

Studio: Sunrise , Sotsu , Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

Jiron Amos seeks revenge against the outlaw who killed his parents, but in a world where crimes are forgiven if they’re not brought to justice within three days, there’s only one thing he can do: steal the mecha Xabungle.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Military , War , Real Robot , Slapstick , Post-Apocalyptic , Desert , Revenge , Surreal Comedy , Love Triangle , Meta , Aliens

Back Arrow

Also known as BACK ARROW.

Studio: Aniplex , Studio VOLN , BANDAI SPIRITS , BS11 , ABC Animation , Movic , Legs
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Lingalind is enclosed by the Wall. The Wall covers, protects, cultivates, and nurtures the land. The Wall is God. One day in Edger, a village on the outskirts, a mysterious man named Back Arrow appears. Arrow has no memory, but he claims that all he knows is that “I came from outside the Wall.” Arrow tries to go beyond the Wall to regain his memories but is pulled into one conflict after another.



Tags: Super Robot , Male Protagonist , CGI , War , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Nudity , Anachronism

Eden

Also known as Eden.

Studio: Qubic Pictures , CGCG Studio Inc. , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi

Thousands of years in the future, a city known as “Eden 3” is inhabited solely by robots whose former masters vanished a long time ago. On a routine assignment, two farming robots accidentally awaken a human baby girl from stasis questioning all they were taught to believe -- that humans were nothing more than a forbidden ancient myth. Together, the two robots secretly raise the child in a safe haven outside Eden.



Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Female Protagonist , Full CGI , Family Life , Robots , Post-Apocalyptic , Environmental , Coming of Age , Real Robot , Found Family , Tanned Skin , Memory Manipulation , Lost Civilization

Sakasama no Patema

Also known as Patema Inverted.

Studio: Asmik Ace , Purple Cow Studio Japan , Studio Rikka
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Romance , Sci-Fi

In an underground world where tunnels extend everywhere, even though they live in dark and confined spaces, people wear protective clothes and lead quiet and enjoyable lives. Patema, a princess in her underground village, loves to explore the tunnels. Her favorite place is a "danger zone" that her village prohibits people from entering. Even though she's scolded, Patema's curiosity can't be held back. No one ever explained what the supposed danger was. On her usual trip to the "danger zone," Patema faces unexpected events. When hidden secrets come to light, the story begins to unfold.



Tags: Lost Civilization , Heterosexual , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Female Protagonist , Environmental , Steampunk , Unrequited Love , Survival , Aviation , School , Philosophy , Guns

Sabikui Bisco

Also known as Sabikui Bisco.

Studio: OZ , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , KADOKAWA , flying DOG , Yomiuri TV , Frontier Works , BS11 , KLOCKWORX , Bit Grooove Promotion , NAZ
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Japan’s post-apocalyptic wasteland replete with dust can only be saved by one thing—fungus. Bisco Akaboshi, a wanted criminal and skilled archer, searches for a legendary mushroom, known as Sabikui, said to devour any and all rust. Joining him on this epic saga to save the country is a giant crab and a young doctor. Can this unlikely trio find the fabled fungi and save the land?



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Pandemic , Male Protagonist , Medicine , Archery , Fugitive , Outdoor Activities , Travel , Desert , Boys' Love , Drugs , Terrorism , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Kaiju , Bisexual , Environmental , Cyberpunk , Heterosexual , Animals , Guns , Ensemble Cast , Tanned Skin , Tomboy , Motorcycles , Unrequited Love

SYNDUALITY Noir

Also known as Synduality Noir.

Studio: Bandai Namco Filmworks , 8-bit , Bandai Namco Entertainment , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The year is 2222. It has been years since Tears of the New Moon, a mysterious rain, poured and wiped out almost the entire human race. The poisonous rain gave birth to deformed creatures devouring humans, and humanity fled from the danger. As means for survival, the humans then build an underground haven; Amasia. In this newly built dystopian city, in a pursuit of maintaining their existence, they run into an Artificial Intelligence named Magus. Not knowing how things will work between them, the story of how Humans and AI coinciding and trying to find their truths begin.



Tags: Amnesia , Super Robot , Real Robot , Robots , Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Artificial Intelligence , Idol , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Cultivation , CGI , Female Harem , Gambling , Survival