Anime like Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. 44: CLOUDY BEACH

Gnosia

Also known as GNOSIA.

Studio: Aniplex , domerica , domerica , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic , PLAYISM , Petit Depot , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

The story of GNOSIA takes place on a ship drifting through space. Gnosia is an enemy that disguises itself as a human and attacks them. It is now on the spaceship, causing everyone onboard to be suspicious of each other. The crew decides to vote on the most suspicious-looking person every day and put them into a cold sleep.

If the humans succeed in putting Gnosia to sleep, they'll win. On the other hand, if they don't, everyone on board is in danger. The right decision must be made. No matter what decision is made by the main character, Yuri, she finds herself in a time loop that returns her to the first day of the crisis.

Will the crew on board make the right decision? What is the secret behind the time loop? What secrets hide behind the faces of everyone on board?

GNOSIA begins now – a story of looping, fleeting moments that feels like an eternity but passes by in an instant.

Have a pleasant journey.



Tags: Alternate Universe , Time Loop , Survival , Ensemble Cast , Aliens , Space , Death Game , Primarily Adult Cast , Amnesia , Artificial Intelligence , Clone , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Religion , CGI , Transgender , Robots , Agender , Asexual , Bisexual , Cosmic Horror , Gender Bending , Aromantic , POV , Gods , Heterosexual , Achromatic , Suicide , Gyaru , Ghost

Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregotozukai

Also known as Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User.

Studio: Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

It's the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses–and murder.

On Wet Crow's Feather Island, a tiny speck in the Sea of Japan, lives Akagami Iria, the exiled daughter of a powerful family. Born into great wealth, she was a princess of the highest pedigree–until she was cut off by the leader of the Akagami Foundation. For the last five years, she's lived on Feather Island with her maids. But she hasn't been alone. She has invited the best minds Japan has to offer to come and stay with her.

And so nineteen-year-old college student Ii-chan and his best friend, computer genius Kunagisa Tomo, find themselves as Iria’s guests at her elaborate mansion. Surrounded by fascinating women – a chef, a fortune-teller, a scholar, and an artist, not to mention his own friend Tomo – Ii-chan is feeling a little overmatched intellectually. But the sudden discovery of a grisly murder sends the island into shock. And Ii-chan discovers that he does possess a bit of genius: the ability to discover what is real and what is fake, who is who they claim to be and who is a killer.



Tags: Detective , Philosophy , Crime , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Conspiracy , Body Swapping , Maids , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Hikikomori , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Heterosexual , CGI , Kuudere , Gore , Time Skip , Ships

NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE

Also known as NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE.

Studio: Yostar Pictures , Aniplex , Yostar , TOKYO MX , BS11 , WOWOW
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

OMGkawaiiAngel, affectionately known as "KAngel", is the top streamer girl with 10 million subscribers, and not a day goes by without seeing her in action. Whether online, on TV, or at a live show, she is always surrounded by her cheering fans.

Striving to catch up with KAngel's popularity is a three-girl streaming unit called Karamazov.

And far removed from the world of these streamers is Kache, a girl who lives with her freeloader boyfriend while working at a theme cafe.

The story of the "Internet Angel" who captivated the world, woven by a girl who shines like a star and girls who reach for that brilliance, and the story of "you" on the other side of the screen, begins here.



Note: Prior to broadcasting, "NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE -OVERTURE-" — a theatrical pre-screening of the first 3 episodes rearranged and edited together— debuted in Japan on March 6, 2026.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Denpa , Philosophy , Otaku Culture , Drugs , Idol , Body Image , Tragedy , Suicide , VTuber , Mixed Media , Urban , Angels , Yuri , CGI , Bullying , Psychosexual , Work , Crime , LGBTQ+ Themes , Video Games , Disability , Yandere , Nudity , Masturbation , Polyamorous , Tomboy

Darwin's Game

Also known as Darwin's Game.

Studio: Nexus , Aniplex , Magic Capsule , Madman Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Kaname Sudou, an ordinary high school student, receives an invitation email to try a mysterious app called "Darwin's Game." Kaname, upon launching the app, is drawn into a game where players fight one another using superpowers called Sigils. Without knowing the reason for all this, can Kaname survive furious battles against the powerful players who attack him?



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

Tags: Death Game , Survival , Super Power , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Shounen , Urban , Gangs , Gore , Augmented Reality , Philosophy , Guns , Conspiracy , Martial Arts , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Gambling , Samurai

Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Also known as Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Thriller

Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which Kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 300,000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji.

Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay off their debts. After some coercion Kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear his debt and make a bit of money as well...

Tags: Gambling , Survival , Primarily Adult Cast , Class Struggle , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Death Game , Philosophy , Tragedy , Crime , Card Battle , Revenge , Yakuza , Torture , Urban , Work , Anti-Hero , Body Horror , Ships , Athletics , Prison , Nudity

Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku

Also known as Magical Girl Raising Project.

Studio: Lerche , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

A social game called The Magical Girl Raising Project allows one in tens of thousands of people to be a "magical girl" — possessing extraordinary physical capabilities and looks, as well as special magical powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. But one day, in a district containing 16 magical girls, the administration announces that it must halve the number of magical girls to solve the problem of magical energy.



Tags: Super Power , Magic , Urban , Video Games , Battle Royale , Death Game , Tragedy , Kuudere , Primarily Female Cast , Swordplay , Urban Fantasy , Witch , Robots , Ensemble Cast , Chibi , Tsundere , Revenge , Denpa , Female Protagonist , Gore , Henshin , Crime , Spearplay , Superhero , Guns , Nun , Suicide , Angels , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Elf , Gender Bending , Twins , Ninja , Cowboys , Bullying , Pregnancy

Shoushimin Series

Also known as SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary.

Studio: TV Asahi , Lapin Track , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , NetEase Games , Tokyo Sogensha , Nagoya TV Housou , Movic , TV Asahi Music , BS Asahi , KLOCKWORX , AbemaTV
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Slice of Life

Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some reason, inexplicable events and disasters keep happening around them. Will Kobato and Osanai ever manage to live ordinary, peaceful lives?



Tags: Detective , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Mixed Media , Conspiracy , Ensemble Cast , Rural , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Crime , School , Food , Episodic , Bullying , School Club , Tragedy , Torture