Anime like SPY×FAMILY Season 3

SPY×FAMILY CODE: White

Also known as SPY x FAMILY CODE: White.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , CloverWorks , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Survive family vacation, save the world.

He's a spy. She's an assassin. Together, Loid and Yor keep their double lives to themselves while pretending to be the perfect family. However, their adopted daughter Anya, a telepath, knows both of their exciting secrets unbeknownst to them. While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid's attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace!



Tags: Family Life , Espionage , Snowscape , Fake Relationship , Urban , Foreign , Military , Assassins , Found Family , Aviation , War , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Super Power , Parenthood , Ensemble Cast , Orphan , Parody , Animals , Martial Arts , Guns , Trains , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Tsundere , Yandere , Cyborg , Primarily Adult Cast , School

Buddy Daddies

Also known as Buddy Daddies.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Aniplex , ABC Animation , Nagoya TV Housou , 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 , Kuudere , Guns , Work , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Espionage , Mafia , School , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Gore , Time Skip , Video Games

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

Hinamatsuri

Also known as HINAMATSURI.

Studio: feel. , Funimation , Media Factory , Magic Capsule , Nippon Columbia , AT-X , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The comedy manga centers around a super-powered girl named Hina and Nitta, a young member of the yakuza. Hina suddenly appears in Nitta's room and threatens him with her extraordinary powers. However, they end up living together.



Tags: Found Family , Family Life , Adoption , Ensemble Cast , Parenthood , Satire , Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Slapstick , Super Power , Kuudere , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Yakuza , Urban , Female Protagonist , Homeless , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Bar , Episodic , School , Nudity , Isekai , Foreign

Amaama to Inazuma

Also known as Sweetness & Lightning.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Having lost his wife, math teacher Kouhei Inuzuka is doing his best to raise his young daughter Tsumugi as a single father. He's pretty bad at cooking and doesn't have a huge appetite to begin with, but chance brings his little family and one of his students, Kotori Iida, together for homemade adventures. With those three cooks in the kitchen, it's no wonder this dinner table drama is so delicious.



Tags: Family Life , Food , Iyashikei , Found Family , Restaurant , Educational , Teacher , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Parenthood , Orphan , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , School , Chibi

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

SAKAMOTO DAYS

Also known as SAKAMOTO DAYS.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , TMS Entertainment , Shueisha , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

When Sakamoto meets Aoi, the convenience store clerk, it’s love at first sight — and just like that, he retires.

Sakamoto gets married, has a daughter, opens a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and completely transforms … into a plus-size man. To ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family, the legendary ex–hit man bands together with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins.



Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Assassins , Urban , Found Family , Crime , Konbini , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Gangs , Guns , Gore , Shounen , Espionage , Yakuza , Urban Fantasy , Triads , Gambling

Gintama°

Also known as Gintama Season 3.

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura return as the fun-loving but broke members of the Yorozuya team! Living in an alternate-reality Edo, where swords are prohibited and alien overlords have conquered Japan, they try to thrive on doing whatever work they can get their hands on. However, Shinpachi and Kagura still haven't been paid... Does Gin-chan really spend all that cash playing pachinko? Meanwhile, when Gintoki drunkenly staggers home one night, an alien spaceship crashes nearby. A fatally injured crew member emerges from the ship and gives Gintoki a strange, clock-shaped device, warning him that it is incredibly powerful and must be safeguarded. Mistaking it for his alarm clock, Gintoki proceeds to smash the device the next morning and suddenly discovers that the world outside his apartment has come to a standstill. With Kagura and Shinpachi at his side, he sets off to get the device fixed; though, as usual, nothing is ever that simple for the Yorozuya team. Filled with tongue-in-cheek humor and moments of heartfelt emotion, Gintama's fourth season finds Gintoki and his friends facing both their most hilarious misadventures and most dangerous crises yet.


Tags: Samurai , Tragedy , Meta , Swordplay , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Parody , Found Family , Shounen , Politics , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Aliens , Anachronism , Historical , Space , Ninja , Kuudere , Gender Bending , Body Swapping , Time Manipulation , Ensemble Cast

Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai

Also known as Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!.

Studio: Studio Flad , KADOKAWA , Bandai Namco Music Live , BS Asahi , AT-X , INSPION EDGE , TV Aichi , KBS Kyoto , Sun Television
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

A body that combines the appearance of an adorable young girl with overwhelming combat efficiency. An AI with intelligence and decision-making skills that surpass human capabilities—the perfect autonomous robot, "Alma" was created by the overlooked young genius scientists Enji and Suzume whose brilliance should've been recognized by the world! Alma calls Enji and Suzume "Father" and "Mother" which leaves them completely flustered. Regardless, the three begin a life together as a family in order to nurture Alma's powerful AI and help her evolve into the ultimate robot. Alma's curiosity has no limits as everything she sees and touches is new to her. Alma keeps Enji and Suzume on their toes with her unmatched learning capabilities and unstoppable energy as she explores the bigger world. A brand-new kind of family comedy (?!) begins!!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Found Family , Family Life , Artificial Intelligence , Robots , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Parenthood , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Slapstick , Urban , Cohabitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Child Cast , School , Tsundere , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Heterosexual , Drawing , Ojou-sama , Real Robot , Maids , Body Swapping , Kaiju

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 , Foreign , Crime , Urban , Slapstick , Super Power , Parenthood , School , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Episodic , Politics , Cohabitation , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Orphan , Martial Arts , Bullying , Tsundere , Unrequited Love