Anime like Strike Witches

Girls und Panzer

Also known as Girls und Panzer.

Studio: Actas , Lantis , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

You may have heard of kung fu, but the girls at Oarai High School practice gun-fu—really, really BIG 75mm gun-fu, in fact. It's called Sensha-do, and it's the martial art of operating armored tanks! They take it seriously too, and since winning the national Sensha-do championship is such a huge deal at Oarai, they sometimes go to extreme ends in order to get the best students from Panzer class to sign up. Which is how Miho Nishizumi, who HATES operating tanks, gets drafted to join doomsday-driven driver Mako, even-triggered gunner Hana, highly receptive radio operator Saori and combustible tank-fangirl and loader Yukari as the incomparable Anko Team. They may not be on the half-track to fame and fortune, and maybe a few of them would rather shop for tank tops than become tops in tanks, but once their focus is locked and loaded, they're absolutely driven.



Tags: Tanks , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Military , School Club , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Historical , School , Parody , CGI , Ships , Volleyball , Yuri , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes

High School Fleet

Also known as High School Fleet.

Studio: Production IMS , Half H.P Studio , Aniplex , Asmik Ace , Contents Seed , Nippon BS Broadcasting , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life

A hundred years after catastrophic shifts in tectonic plates caused most of its area to submerge, Japan now thrives as a maritime nation. High functioning cities line the coasts of Japan, and well developed sea routes are defended by specialized naval ships. The marine industry is flourishing, and young girls are eager to join the Blue Mermaids—highly skilled women who devote their lives to protecting the seas.

After some time apart, childhood friends Akeno Misaki and Moeka China are reunited at Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School. Here they are joined by others who share their dream of becoming Blue Mermaids. Soon, training exercises commence, with Akeno and Moeka being put in charge of their own ships and crew. Everything is progressing smoothly for Akeno as she settles into her role as captain and builds camaraderie between her fellow crew members aboard the Harekaze, a destroyer ship. However, unexpected engine and navigation failures soon leave their ship stranded and the crew in danger.

High School Fleet follows the Harekaze's valiant crew as they navigate treacherous waters and other obstacles on their quest to become fully-fledged Blue Mermaids.



Tags: Ships , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Coastal , Yuri , CGI , Post-Apocalyptic

Kantai Collection: KanColle

Also known as KanColle.

Studio: diomedéa
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Set in a world where humanity has lost control of the oceans to the “deep sea fleet,” the only hope to counter this threat are the Kanmusu, a group of girls who possess the spirit of Japanese warships. The story revolves around Fubuki, a destroyer who comes to the Chinjufu base to train with other Kanmusu. Watch as their stories unfold!



Tags: Ships , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , School , CGI , Tragedy , Kuudere

Vividred Operation

Also known as Vividred Operation.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

Friendship is the key to protecting the world.

That is everyone's wish. Here in a world where science has solved all questions.

This story is set in Oshima. The happy, carefree 14 year old Akane Isshiki lived a poor, but well loved life together with her reliable little sister, Momo, who does all the housework, and her grandfather, Kenjirou, a genius inventor who only created useless devices. When the weather is clear, they can see the artificial island, Blue Island, across the sea. In the center of that island rises the revolutionary Manifestation Engine, a discovery that solved the world's energy problems.

It is a peaceful future, just like everyone dreamed of. One where everyone can smile and be happy...

But suddenly, the world is visited by danger. An unknown enemy, the Alone, appear, targeting the Manifestation Engine. As none of their weapons worked and they fell into despair, a lone girl takes a stand wearing a red "Palette Suit" which wields a great, hidden power. Before long, allies gather around her to fight.

And their friendship becomes the only hope for saving the world!



Tags: Superhero , Urban Fantasy , Nudity , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Kuudere , Isekai , Coastal

Azur Lane

Also known as AZUR LANE.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

Azur Lane, a combination of all the different Camps in the world, was once successful in repelling the underwater menace, the Siren. Now splintered, they must face a new threat in Red Axis, former allies who crave to wield this otherworldly Siren technology for their own nefarious desires! Who will be victorious in the never-ending war between these battleship girls!?



Tags: Ships , Primarily Female Cast , Military , War , Anthropomorphism , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Aliens , Nudity , Maids , Kemonomimi , CGI , Kuudere

Senyoku no Sigrdrifa

Also known as Warlords of Sigrdrifa.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Good Smile Company , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Aviation , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Mythology , Tragedy , Magic

Renmei Kuugun Koukuu Mahou Ongakutai: Luminous Witches

Also known as League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches.

Studio: Shaft , KADOKAWA , Sammy , Docomo Anime Store , AT-X , DeNA , Kadokawa Media House , Production Ace , BS Nippon , TV Aichi
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

The war against invading aliens can’t be won by missiles alone! Team morale matters just as much as launching a counterassault, and that’s where Ginny and her friends come in. Instead of standing on the front lines with the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, the Luminous Witches of the League of Nations Air Force bring smiles to civilians displaced in the human-Neuroi war world with thrilling song and dance — not to mention aerial displays the likes of which the music world has never seen! While they might be non-combatants, these performers know the value of preserving the people’s smiles, and they’ll fight in their unique way to make sure those smiles never fade.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Kemonomimi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Idol , Witch , Magic , Aviation , CGI , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Politics

Sky Girls

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Konami
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the near future, Earth is at war with aliens called Worms. The war leaves the population of Earth decimated, with young men the main casualties. The Worms were beaten back but their re-emergence heralds the creation of a mecha unit called the Sonic Divers, piloted by 3 young girls to counter this threat.

Tags: Military , Aviation , Real Robot , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Saki

Also known as Saki.

Studio: GONZO , TV Tokyo , Square Enix , Sotsu , Picture Magic , Lantis , Pony Canyon , KLOCKWORX , TV Tokyo Music , Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Miyanaga Saki is a first year high school girl whose family would get angry if she won the family mahjong games. But losing would also have its consequences. Because of this she develops a new way of playing that allows her to stay on the thin line between winning and losing, the plus/minus zero score, an almost impossible score. In a game that relies mainly on luck, the plus/minus zero score is harder than winning, but Saki can achieve this every time.

Having always hated the game, her friend from middle school, Suga Kyotoro, forces her to play in the schools mahjong club. Her developed skill and superhuman luck has made her a worthy mahjong opponent, even to the middle school's national mahjong champion.



Tags: Mahjong , Yuri , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School Club , Super Power , Kuudere , School , Ensemble Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Ojou-sama , Food , CGI , Nudity , Ghost , Board Game

Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete

Also known as Gushing Over Magical Girls.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Asahi Production , Docomo Anime Store , MAGNET , AT-X , Asahi Production , Takeshobo , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Hiiragi Utena is a major fangirl of the magical girls protecting her city, so when she has the chance to become one herself, she leaps at the chance to join their technicolor ranks… but when she transforms, she learns she isn’t fated to be a daring do-gooder, but rather a villain on the side of evil! At first she tries to quit her new gig as the leader of the local baddies, but she quickly realizes she enjoys it and is a total natural at tormenting the magical girls she loves so much. With both a bang and a whimper, Hiragi’s journey as a magical-girl-tormenting sadist has begun!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Sadism , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Anti-Hero , Magic , Nudity , Henshin , Masochism , Primarily Teen Cast , Bondage , Urban Fantasy , Parody , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kemonomimi , Psychosexual , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Meta , Villainess , Seinen , Yandere , Exhibitionism , Shapeshifting , Spearplay , Swordplay , Guns , Tentacles , School , Handjob , Threesome , Terrorism , Age Regression