Anime like Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

Studio: Seven Arcs , Funimation , Omnibus Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

3rd grader Takamachi Nanoha stumbled upon an injured talking ferret after hearing his telepathic cries for help. The ferret turned out to be Yuuno, an archeologist and mage from another world who had accidentally scattered the dangerous Jewel Seeds throughout Earth. Without the strength to collect the Jewel Seeds, Yuuno had resumed a ferret form and needed someone else to take on the task for him. He gave a red jewel to Nanoha explaining to her with this she could transform and use magic to combat the monsters that threatened them due to the Jewel Seeds. But the monsters are the least of their worries, as Yuuno and Nanoha are not the only ones out to collect the Jewel Seeds.

Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Child Cast , Yuri , Animals , Space , Robots , Military , Lost Civilization , Urban , Kuudere , Clone , Coastal , Spearplay , Kemonomimi , Artificial Intelligence , Shapeshifting , Maids , Nudity , Football

Kill la Kill

Also known as Kill la Kill.

Studio: Aniplex , TRIGGER , Dentsu , Kadokawa Shoten , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultra Super Pictures , Movic , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi

After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The academy is ruled by the imposing and cold-hearted student council president Satsuki Kiryuuin alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. In the school's brutally competitive hierarchy, Satsuki bestows upon those at the top special clothes called "Goku Uniforms," which grant the wearer unique superhuman abilities.

Tags: Henshin , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Nudity , Surreal Comedy , Class Struggle , Parody , Dystopian , Super Power , Tomboy , Aliens , Coming of Age , Cosmic Horror , Age Gap , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Military , Psychosexual , Anti-Hero , Cult , Orphan , Bullying , Tsundere , Tokusatsu , Delinquents , Villainess , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Meta , Exhibitionism , Urban Fantasy , Found Family , Ojou-sama , Yuri , Tragedy , Gore , CGI , Butler , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cosplay , Yandere , Cheerleading , Space

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also known as Gurren Lagann.

Studio: Gainax , Aniplex , Konami , Half H.P Studio , Bandai , Bandai Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Tags: Super Robot , Coming of Age , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Space Opera , Philosophy , Tragedy , Travel , War , Space , Aliens , Time Skip , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Anthropomorphism , Outdoor Activities , Henshin , Cosmic Horror , Class Struggle , Mixed Media , Desert , Military , Guns , Animals , Alternate Universe , Urban , Love Triangle , Suicide , Swordplay , Aviation , CGI

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru

Also known as Yuki Yuna is a Hero.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Slice of Life

Yuuna Yuuki is an ordinary second-year middle school student. She gets up in the morning, gets ready for school, goes to classes, participates in club activities, and has fun with her friends. But there is one extraordinary thing about Yuuki — she belongs to the “Brave Hero Club.” What does the Brave Hero Club do? Who is the mysterious being called “Vertex?” Yuuki Yuuna and her friends’ story takes place in Year 300, Era of the Gods.



Tags: Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Magic , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Tragedy , Philosophy , School Club , Disability , Cult , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Chuunibyou , Coastal , Religion , Kaiju , Yuri , Fairy , Post-Apocalyptic , Amnesia , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Swordplay , Guns , Conspiracy , School , Primarily Child Cast , Tsundere , CGI , Superhero , Isekai , Language Barrier

Macross Δ

Also known as Macross Delta.

Studio: Satelight , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Music , Romance , Sci-Fi

Macross Delta is set in the year 2067, 8 years after the events of the latest Macross TV series, Macross Frontier. The story focuses on Walküre, a team of talented idols and the Delta Squadron, a team of experienced Valkyrie pilots as they battle against the Var Syndrome, a mysterious phenomena that is consuming the galaxy and there is also the mysterious Aerial Knights Valkyrie fighter team of the Kingdom of Wind.



Tags: Idol , Military , Heterosexual , War , Space Opera , Female Protagonist , Space , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Real Robot , CGI , Snowscape , Henshin , LGBTQ+ Themes

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Seven Arcs , A Line , King Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

Set 10 years after Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's, Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and the rest of the crew are now working full time in the Time-Space Administration Bureau. Nanoha is a combat instructor, Fate is a special investigator, and Hayate is a commanding officer. They must unite once again to save the dimensions. Introducing new characters as well: Subaru, Teana, Caro and Erio. Stand by. Ready. Set up!

Tags: Magic , Military , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Cyborg , Adoption , Robots , Yuri , Clone , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Guns , Spearplay , Artificial Intelligence , Swordplay , Animals , Religion , Fairy , Super Power , Nun , Conspiracy , Teacher , Parenthood , Detective , Politics , Henshin , Space , Kemonomimi , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Dragons , Nudity , Lost Civilization , Work

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi , Madman Entertainment , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is an average student and crybaby klutz who constantly scores low on her tests. Unexpectedly, her humdrum life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident: Usagi is destined to become Sailor Moon, a planetary guardian with the power to protect the Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters sent by the malevolent Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom.

But getting accustomed to her powers and fighting villains are not the only things she has to worry about. She must find the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, the other Sailor Guardians, and the Legendary Silver Crystal in order to save the planet from destruction.



Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Heterosexual , Demons , Found Family , Amnesia , Slapstick , Reincarnation , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Fairy Tale , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Animals , School , Episodic , Superhero , Tragedy , Mythology , War , Dissociative Identities , Revenge , Aliens , Space , Tokusatsu , Body Horror , Shrine Maiden , Age Gap , Unrequited Love , Time Manipulation , Makeup , Suicide , Boys' Love

Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Season 2

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Sotsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

A.S.122...
An era when a multitude of corporations have entered space and built a huge economic system. After transferring to the Asticassia School of Technology from the planet Mercury, Suletta Mercury has experienced a school life filled with encounters and excitement, as both Miorine Rembran's bridegroom and a member of GUND-ARM, Inc.

It has been two weeks since the incident at Plant Quetta. Suletta passes her days at the school, anticipating her reunion with Miorine. Miorine, meanwhile, has stationed herself at the head office of the Benerit Group, monitoring her father's condition. The two are about to face new hardships and pressing decisions. Each with her own feelings in her heart, the girls will confront the mighty curse the Gundam brings.



Tags: Space , Politics , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Family Life , Real Robot , School , Conspiracy , Yuri , Boarding School , Primarily Teen Cast , Robots , Guns , Terrorism , Super Robot , Clone , Class Struggle , Artificial Intelligence , Military , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , War , Cyborg , Coming of Age , Witch , Tragedy , Rehabilitation , Cyberpunk , Gore , Bisexual , Gyaru , Agriculture , Love Triangle

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance.

Studio: Seven Arcs , King Records , Bushiroad , Seven Arcs , Sanyo Bussan , Movic , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Good Smile Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

Thirty years ago, the world was nearly destroyed by the sudden appearance of unknown "invasive alien species."

Humans and these “invasive species” continue to vie for living space, and while humanity’s safety is currently barely secured, the world could be destroyed at any moment. Living in fear of death and destruction, people go about their daily lives as if trying to avert their eyes from danger and disaster.

In this world, the United Nations Hazardous Species Investigation Agency, "EXCEEDS," has begun operations to ward off crises and disasters caused by invasive species.

The story begins on the island nation of "Mizuho" in the Far East. Shina Hisase is a young invasive species extermination hunter living on a remote island. What incident will befall Shina, who wishes only to live quietly with her younger sister Setsuna, her sole remaining family member?

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

Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Henshin , Demons , Super Power , Post-Apocalyptic , Drugs , Guns , Found Family , Gore , Tragedy , Military , Urban , CGI , Yuri , Swordplay , Spearplay , Cannibalism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coastal , Work , Human Experimentation

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Yuusha no Shou

Also known as Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Hero Chapter.

Studio: Studio Gokumi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Slice of Life

Having fulfilled their destiny during the events of Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru, Sanshu Middle School's Hero Club—consisting of Yuuna Yuuki, Karin Miyoshi, and siblings Fuu and Itsuki Inubouzaki—is back in full swing, helping out those in need wherever they can. They have also gained a new member, a hero from the past named Sonoko Nogi. But eventually they notice that someone who should be among them, Mimori Tougou, is missing; any trace of her existence is completely gone, save for the girls' memories.

With no leads on Tougou's whereabouts, the girls regain the ability to transform and begin the desperate search for their lost friend. But what they find is more shocking than any of them could ever have imagined, and the consequences of their actions begin to change life as they know it.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Gods , Primarily Female Cast , Religion , Conspiracy , Urban , Superhero , Fairy , Swordplay , Kaiju , Super Power , Spearplay , Tsundere , Post-Apocalyptic , School Club , Memory Manipulation , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Coastal , Isekai , Yuri , CGI