Anime like Ore dake Level Up na Ken: Season 2 - Arise from the Shadow

Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!

Also known as The Eminence in Shadow.

Studio: Nexus , KADOKAWA , Aiming , newgin , AT-X , BS Nippon , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Some people just aren’t suited to playing the part of the flashy, in-your-face hero or the dastardly, mustache-twirling villain with larger-than-life panache. Instead, they operate in the shadows and pull the strings of society through wit and cleverness. That’s the role Cid wants to play when he’s transported to another world. Cid spins a yarn or three and becomes the unlikely leader of the underground Shadow Garden organization that fights against a menacing cult (which he totally made up). However, there’s a catch even his wild imagination didn’t see coming: the cult he concocted actually exists, and they’re beyond displeased that his power fantasy just got in the way of their evil plans!



Tags: Isekai , Chuunibyou , Male Protagonist , Parody , Anti-Hero , Magic , Cult , Acting , Swordplay , Reincarnation , Primarily Female Cast , Meta , Female Harem , Satire , Espionage , Nudity , Elf , School , Terrorism , Assassins , Politics , Kemonomimi , Gore , Heterosexual , Seinen , Medieval

Kaijuu 8-gou

Also known as Kaiju No.8.

Studio: Toho , Shueisha , Production I.G , Production I.G , Studio Khara
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!



Tags: Kaiju , Monster Boy , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Shounen , Military , Work , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Kuudere , Slapstick , Tsundere , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Tokusatsu , Swordplay , Rescue

Sword Art Online

Also known as Sword Art Online.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Genco , DAX Production , Aniplex of America , ASCII Media Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...



Tags: Virtual World , Isekai , Death Game , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Female Harem , Unrequited Love , Artificial Intelligence , Travel , Fairy , Time Skip , Found Family , Tragedy , Incest , Prison , Fishing , Amnesia , Primarily Male Cast , Inseki , Rescue , Medieval

Jigokuraku

Also known as Hell’s Paradise.

Studio: MAPPA , Twin Engine
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mystery , Supernatural

The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can bring back the Elixir of Life from an island that is rumored to be the Buddhist pure land Sukhavati. In hopes of reuniting with his beloved wife, Gabimaru heads to the island along with the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri. Upon arriving there, they encounter other death row convicts in search of the Elixir of Life... as well as a host of unknown creatures, eerie manmade statues, and the hermits who rule the island. Can Gabimaru find the Elixir of Life on this mysterious island and make it back home alive?



Tags: Survival , Swordplay , Gore , Ninja , Body Horror , Samurai , Shounen , Battle Royale , Anti-Hero , Historical , Travel , Tragedy , Religion , Gods , Super Power , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Fugitive , Martial Arts , Death Game , Crime , Nudity , Cultivation , Orphan , Primarily Male Cast , Cult , Bisexual , Cosmic Horror , Cannibalism , Amnesia

Jujutsu Kaisen

Also known as JUJUTSU KAISEN.

Studio: Toho , MAPPA , Shueisha , Sumzap , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

A boy fights... for "the right death."

Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse.

Itadori Yuji is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a friend who has been attacked by Curses, he eats the finger of the Double-Faced Specter, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with the Double-Faced Specter. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojou Satoru, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School of Sorcery, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back.



Note: The first episode received an early web premiere on September 19th, 2020. The regular TV broadcast started on October 3rd, 2020.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Super Power , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Curses , Primarily Teen Cast , Dissociative Identities , Exorcism , Urban , Demons , Body Horror , Orphan , Magic , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Swordplay , School , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Rotoscoping , Slapstick , Anthropomorphism , Mythology , Surreal Comedy , Boarding School , School Club , Baseball , Twins

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

THE GOD OF HIGH SCHOOL

Also known as The God of High School.

Studio: MAPPA , Crunchyroll , Line Webtoon
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

It all began as a fighting tournament to seek out for the best fighter among all high school students in Korea. Mori Jin, a Taekwondo specialist and a high school student, soon learns that there is something much greater beneath the stage of the tournament.



Tags: Martial Arts , Gods , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cult , Rotoscoping , Foreign , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Swordplay , Urban , CGI , Battle Royale , Terrorism , Calligraphy , Kemonomimi , Adoption

Chao Neng Lifang

Also known as Super Cube.

Studio: Big Firebird Cultural Media , iQIYI , Kuaikan Manhua
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

In an accident, an ordinary boy, Wang Xiaoxiu, obtains a space system called "Superpower Cube" from a high-latitude cosmic civilization and gains extraordinary powers. When the school belle, Shen Yao, Wang Xiaoxiu’s longtime crush, confesses her love to him, the delinquent Sun Jun, who also has a crush on her, is provoked. Wang Xiaoxiu resolves the crisis with his wit and extraordinary powers, but it also brings more disasters as a result. Shen Yao is taken to the world of extraordinary beings by a mysterious person, and Wang Xiaoxiu embarks on a journey to rescue her. Fighting in the bizarre universe, he finds the meaning of fairness and justice on the path to becoming a peerless powerhouse.



Tags: Cultivation , Martial Arts , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Adoption , Marriage , Gangs

Long Zu

Also known as Dragon Raja -The Blazing Dawn-.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , GARDEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

Lu Mingfei never expected to live an extraordinary life. He was content with his average achievements and took pride in his skill in Starcraft. However, all that is upended when he suddenly receives a scholarship to study in Chicago at a place called Cassell College.
It all seems too good to be true, this can only be a scam! Little does he know, that when he does eventually accept the offer, it is but the beginning of the rest of his life, and the college's obscurity will be the least of his concerns once they start telling him about the dragons...

Note: Episode 0 aired with a runtime of 49 minutes.

Tags: Dragons , College , Lost Civilization , Magic , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , CGI , Guns , Mythology , Scuba Diving , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Coming of Age , Time Manipulation

Quanzhi Gaoshou

Also known as The King's Avatar.

Studio: G.CMay Animation & Film , bilibili , China Literature , Tencent Penguin Pictures , K.PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Widely regarded as a trailblazer and top-tier professional player in the online multiplayer game "Glory," Xiu Ye is dubbed the "Battle God" for his skills and contributions to the game over the years. However, when forced to retire from the team and to leave his gaming career behind, he finds work at a nearby internet café. There, when Glory launches its 10th server, he throws himself into the game once more using a new character named "Lord Grim." Xiu Ye's early achievements on the new server immediately catch the attention of many players, as well as the big guilds, leaving them to wonder about the identity of this exceptional player. However, while he possesses 10 years of experience and in-depth knowledge, starting afresh with neither sponsors nor a team in a game that has changed over the years presents numerous challenges. Along with talented new comrades, Xiu Ye once again dedicates himself to traversing the path to Glory's summit.

Tags: E-Sports , Video Games , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Athletics , Ensemble Cast , Work , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Teacher , Magic , Goblin , Heterosexual