Anime like Byston Well Monogatari: Garzey no Tsubasa

Chargeman Ken!

Also known as Chargeman Ken.

Studio: Knack Productions , Discotek , Tama Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It is the year 2074. In a world threatened by aliens... an unlikely hero emerges! Ken Izumi may look like an ordinary 10-year-old boy, but he secretly possesses weapons, armor, and accessories that transform him into the superheroic Chargeman Ken. Ken protects his mom, dad, little sister Caron, robot pal Barican, and the rest of mankind from the diabolical Juralians, shape-shifting alien invaders bent on terrorizing the earth with flesh-eating butterflies, booby-trapped scientists, an evil doll, a prison break, alien mummies, a kid that sets stuff on fire, a song that makes you die... basically, they have about 65 plans for world domination.

The only thing standing between the fragile human race and conquest by the Juralians is Chargeman Ken and his unquenchable thirst for fiery, atomic justice!

Chargeman Ken originally ran on Japanese broadcast television in 1974. This delightfully bizarre kids’ cartoon was rediscovered in 2007 by Japanese fans, who flocked to Chargeman Ken for its strange artwork, clumsy animation, and fantastically inept stories... some of which have been banned from Japanese TV altogether.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Aliens , Shapeshifting , Guns , Superhero , Conspiracy , Suicide , Boxing , American Football , Robots , Zombie , Baseball , Tennis , Cosmic Horror , Male Protagonist

Tenkuu Danzai Skelter Heaven

Studio: Idea Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the distant future, a mysterious floating object appears suddenly in the center of the city. The top secret mission unit "Alta Mira Agency" or AA is comissioned by the Defense Agency to deal with this mysterious invader. In charge of the robot training is Hunagai Otsuya. He must choose one of the girls to recieve special training which she will recieve in secret. They must use the "Battle Soles" to push back the enemy even at the cost of their lives.



Tags: CGI , Aliens , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Female Cast , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love

Brain Powerd

Also known as Brain Powerd.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual , WOWOW , Sentai Filmworks , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the not so distant future much of the earth has been submerged under the sea or destroyed by earthquakes. At the center of the turmoil is the mysterious Orphan. Orphan may or may not be the original cause of the cataclysms. Orphan's goal is to raise a ship hidden deep beneath the sea to the surface, but doing so would result in the destruction of all humans except for the small number which are loyal to Orphan.

Orphan's agents pilot mysterious mecha known as Grand Cheres, and search the world for mysterious, giant disks which occasionally appear, flying at high speeds and wrecking much of the countryside, or cities, when they hit the ground. After a dying disc almost kills Hime, a Brain Powerd is born from the disc. Brain Powerds are another type of Mecha, similar to but not the same as Grand Cheres.

Hime becomes the Brain Powerd's pilot, forming a symbiotic relationship with the living mecha and joins an International Organization dedicated to stopping Orphan, or at the very least saving humanity should Orphan succeed.

Tags: Robots , Super Robot , Aliens , Military , Cult , Found Family , Fugitive , Espionage , Nudity

Seisenshi Dunbine: New Story of AURA BATTLER Dunbine

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mecha

Taking place 700 years after the Dunbine TV Series, "The Tale of Neo Byston Well" revolves around Shion Zaba, the reincarnation of series protagonist Sho Zama. Together with Silkie Mau, Reml Jilfried (the reincarnation of Remile Luft), and the Aura Battler Silbine, Shion must stop a twisted Shot Weapon from launching a custom-made nuclear ICBM missile that's poised to wipe out the realm.

"The Tale of Neo Byston Well" gained praise not only for its upgraded animation but also for using B-CLUB Magazine's popular AURA FANTASM series as the basis for the new Aura Battler designs.

Tags: War , Isekai

Soujuu Senshi Psychic Wars

Also known as Psychic Wars.

Studio: Toei Animation , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Ukyo Rettsu, a surgeon, treats a mysterous old woman for a mysterious "cancer." The growth turns out to be a messenger from the ancient past of Japan heralding a demonic invasion of the Earth. Ukyo must go back in time and fight the race of ancient demons.



Tags: Heterosexual , Tragedy , Demons , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Travel , Swordplay , Nudity

Rean no Tsubasa

Also known as The Wings of Rean.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Because his friends fired a rocket into the US Army camp, Suzuki was wanted by the US Army and the police. While he was running away the sea surface suddenly rose, and when a brilliant light appeared he saw a strange looking battleship flying in the air. He was dumped into the sea and when he crawled onto the battleship there was a beautiful girl standing there. She said her name was Lyx, the princess of another world, and added, "My Father is Japanese, Shinjiro Sakomizu. Please help me, Suzuki."

Based on the novel series by the Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino.



Tags: Isekai , CGI

Mad★Bull 34

Also known as Mad Bull 34.

Studio: Pony Canyon , Magic Bus , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Daizaburo Edi-Ban, a Japanese-American, joins New York City's toughest precinct, the 34th. On his first day he is partnered up with John Estes, called Sleepy by his friends and Mad Bull by his enemies, a cop who stops crime with his own violent brand of justice. Mad Bull makes no qualms about executing common thieves with shotgun blasts if they even pose a minor threat to him or anyone around them. Mad Bull also often steals from prostitutes and does incredible amounts of property damage while fighting crime. Mad Bull's unpoliceman-like behavior often puts him in hot water with his partner Daizaburo and the 34th precinct. However, despite how reckless or illegal these acts are, a good cause is always revealed (For example, Sleepy uses the money he steals from the prostitutes to fund a venereal disease clinic and a home for battered and raped women). Perrine Valley, a police lieutenant, joins Daizaburo and Sleepy later on to help them tackle more difficult cases involving the mafia and drug-running.

Mad Bull 34 is inspired by the high-action buddy cop films of the 70's and 80's.

Thevinnymac, the badass from Ignition-One

Tags: Nudity , Gore , Guns , Prostitution , Seinen , Police , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Cars

OVERMAN King Gainer

Studio: Sunrise , WOWOW , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the distant future, mankind is forced to live in domed cities called Domepolis after an environmental cataclysm. These cities are maintained and supplied by private corporations, but at what cost to the inhabitants living within them? In a Siberian Domepolis, virtual game champion Gainer Sanga is arrested on suspicion of Exodus, an unauthorized venture beyond the dome walls and strictly prohibited by the government.

In prison, he meets Gain Bijou, a mercenary bent on escaping and together the two will steal a mysterious Overman out of Duke Medaiyu's mansion. Fighting back the Siberian Railway Patrol forces, they both lead a massive Exodus out of the city to the east land Yapan, where their ancestors are originally from.



Tags: Politics , Super Power , Post-Apocalyptic , Real Robot , Stop Motion , Snowscape , War , Coming of Age , Super Robot , Male Protagonist , Crossdressing

∀ Gundam

Also known as Turn A Gundam.

Studio: Sunrise , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

This story is set thousands of years in the future. The people of Earth have forgotten the space wars of the past, reverting back to a pre-industrial existence. But the lunar settlers known as the Moonrace, who have retained their high technology, now plan to seize their mother planet for themselves. As the war of the worlds begins, a young Moonrace citizen named Loran Cehack, pilot of the legendary Turn A Gundam, struggles to bridge the gap between humanity's long-separated branches.



Tags: Lost Civilization , War , Post-Apocalyptic , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Real Robot , Politics , Space , Philosophy , Space Opera , Classic Literature , Anachronism , Super Robot , Rural , Cosmic Horror , Crossover , Male Protagonist , Crossdressing , Foreign , Agriculture , Heterosexual , Environmental