Anime like Yuusha no Kuzu

Yuusha Kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku

Also known as Sentenced to Be a Hero.

Studio: Studio KAI , KADOKAWA , VIC GAME STUDIOS , Sammy , Kansai TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when Xylo encounters a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance sparks a rebellion that could shatter the chains of eternal punishment.



Notes:
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~58 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Initially scheduled to air in October, 2025

Tags: Medieval , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Demons , Anti-Hero , Gods , Gore , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Crime , Military , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Isekai , CGI , Tsundere , Prison , Seinen

Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to Kitara

Also known as Detectives These Days Are Crazy!.

Studio: KADOKAWA , LIDENFILMS , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , AT-X , Culture Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery

Nagumo Keiichirou was a genius high-school detective. No case was complex enough for him. But what happens to genius detectives when they get older?

Now 35, with bad hips, running a failing detective agency with no cases to solve and struggling to pay the rent, he's at a dead end.

In comes a high school girl in his office who says she wants to work with him. With her help, will the out-of-touch, old-fashioned Nagumo get back the fire of his youth?


Tags: Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Detective , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Crime , Seinen , Urban , Police , Primarily Adult Cast , Gyaru

Kekkai Sensen

Also known as Blood Blockade Battlefront.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They've lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi sensibilities. Now someone is threatening to sever the bubble, and a group of stylish superhumans is working to keep it from happening.



Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~46 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Alternate Universe , Aliens , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Dystopian , Slapstick , Shounen , Vampire , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Demons , Foreign , Tomboy , Tragedy , Werewolf , Tanned Skin , Twins , Philosophy , Parkour , Dissociative Identities

Cop Craft

Also known as Cop Craft.

Studio: Millepensee , Pony Canyon , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , WOWOW , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The story is set in San Teresa City on the fictional Pacific island of Kariaena. The "buddy police action" series follows the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana.

15 years ago, an unknown hyperspace gate opened over the Pacific. Beyond this gate lies Reto Semaani, a strange alternate world where fairies and demons live.

San Teresa City — a city where over two million immigrants live from both worlds. As a result, there are the haves and the have-nots. Here is the world's newest "city of dreams." But in the shadow of the chaos, crime is rampant: drugs, prostitution, and weapon trafficking. The detectives who stand up to these heinous crimes are in the San Teresa City Police. When the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana — two individuals who differ in gender, personality, and even world of origin — meet, an incident erupts. Two worlds. Two justices. From this, the curtain rises on a buddy police action story!



Tags: Police , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Detective , Noir , Gangs , Guns , Foreign , Politics , Swordplay , Reverse Isekai , Isekai , Demons , Language Barrier , Drugs , Mafia , Aliens , Cars , Vampire , Body Swapping , Henshin , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Survival

Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru

Also known as From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Hayabusa Film , Passione , TV Asahi , BS Asahi , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Drecom , KLOCKWORX , Nippon Columbia , Fujishouji , Square Enix , Nikkatsu , Passione
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he receives a visit from a famous former pupil who brings him world-shattering news—he's been appointed as special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order! With his life now turned upside down, Beryl travels to the capital and reunites with some of his former students: elite knights, an ace wizard, and even an adventurer who's attained the highest guild rank possible. But why do they all want his tutelage?! As far as he's concerned, they clearly don't need him anymore.

Can Beryl live up to his new position? And will he ever get a moment's peace away from his adoring students?!



Tags: Medieval , Teacher , Swordplay , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Age Gap , Female Harem , Magic , CGI , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Found Family , Parenthood , School

Durarara!!

Also known as Durarara!!.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , Movic , Aniplex of America , ASCII Media Works , Hakuhodo DY Media Partners , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural

In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets.

Ryuugamine Mikado has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Gangs , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Dullahan , Achronological Order , Delinquents , Crime , Female Protagonist , School , Mythology , Yandere , Male Protagonist , Motorcycles , Orphan , Otaku Culture , Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Seinen , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Bullying , Incest , Suicide

Dimension W

Also known as Dimension W.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Orange , Q-Tec , Bandai Visual , Funimation , Lantis , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Bushiroad , Cospa , Square Enix , TOKYO MX , Good Smile Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

In the year 2071, the world's energy problems seem solved by a network of cross-dimensional electric-field inductors- "coils" -that extract energy from a seemingly infinite source. That source is the W dimension, a fourth plane that exists beyond the X, Y, and Z dimensions.

In this world, unofficial "illegal" coils harness powers that the police can't hope to counter. Dealing with these coils is the job of coil-hating repo man Kyoma, whose run-in with the unique coil android Mira leads the two to form a reluctant partnership.



Tags: Seinen , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Cyberpunk , Amnesia , Female Protagonist , Urban , Ghost , Male Protagonist , CGI , Memory Manipulation

MARRIAGETOXIN

Also known as MARRIAGETOXIN.

Studio: bones film , Bandai Namco Filmworks , bones , Kansai TV , Dentsu , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance

For centuries, the deadly arts have been perfected by those known as the Masters. Among them, the Poison Masters of the Five Great Families hold the most fearsome power and influence. Hikaru Gero, heir to the Poison Masters’ Gero Family, has lived his entire life in the underworld, far removed from love or marriage. But when the Gero Family head decrees that Hikaru’s sister must bear an heir to preserve the bloodline—by force if necessary—Hikaru resolves to protect her at all costs. It is then that Hikaru encounters Mei Kinosaki, a brilliant marriage swindler who becomes the target of his latest job. Realizing that the only way of solving the family succession problem and protecting his sister is through marriage, Hikaru impulsively asks Mei for help in finding a bride.



Tags: Marriage , Assassins , Crime , Urban , Surreal Comedy , Femboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Crossdressing , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Mixed Gender Harem , Heterosexual , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes , Guns , Anti-Hero , Chimera , Animals , Educational , Yuri

No Guns Life

Also known as No Guns Life.

Studio: MADHOUSE , EGG FIRM , TBS , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Good Smile Film , Funimation , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , BS11 , AT-X , Grooove
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

After the war, there are many "Extends" in the city, people whose bodies were modified to make them into dangerous weapons. Inui Juuzou is one of them, and he has no memories of his life and body before his head was transformed into a gun. Strangely enough, his head-gun is designed so that only someone behind him can pull the trigger. Juuzou makes a living by taking on cases involving Extends in the city, and he is assisted by Mary, an intelligent young woman that he has taken under his protection.

Tags: Cyborg , Dystopian , Guns , Crime , Noir , Male Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Seinen , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Police , Amnesia , Disability , Trains , CGI , Class Struggle

Dandelion

Also known as Dandelion.

Studio: NAZ
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

Dandelion follows Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane, members of the Japanese Angel Federation’s Send-Off Department. Their job? Tracking down restless earthbound spirits and gently guiding them to the afterlife.

While other angels rush to close their cases, the 21st Division’s Dandelion Clan takes a different approach. Dandelion members Tetsuo Tanba and his leader, Misaki Kurogane, listen to each spirit’s regrets and help them resolve what’s holding them back. They even help a spirit who’s an elderly man running at full speed, desperate to escape.

The angels themselves are full of surprises. Tanba’s permanent scowl and sharp tongue mask a deeply compassionate nature, while Kurogane is a formidable force — despite her girlish appearance. She’s rumored to have laid to rest the legendary soul of Musashi Miyamoto.



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Seinen , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Angels , Urban , Ghost , Episodic , Meta , Office , Guns , Afterlife , Artificial Intelligence , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Work , Boxing , Robots