What is The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe about?
Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Tags: Youkai , Ghost , Tragedy , Rural , Cult , Gore , Incest , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Politics
Here is a list of Anime similar to Kitarou Tanjou: Gegege no Nazo
Mushishi
Also known as MUSHI-SHI. Studio: Artland , Marvelous Entertainment , Funimation , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural
What are the Mushi and what do they want?
Tags: Environmental , Youkai , Mythology , Episodic , Philosophy , Rural , Travel , Male Protagonist , Animals , Iyashikei , Outdoor Activities , Exorcism , Tragedy , Snowscape , Seinen , Historical , Wilderness , Coastal , Primarily Adult Cast , Amnesia , Cult , Suicide
Kyuuketsu-hime Miyu
Also known as Vampire Princess Miyu. Studio: AIC , AnimEigo , Pony Canyon , Soei Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural
Tags: Demons , Vampire , Time Skip , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , School , Body Horror , Gods , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Afterlife , Tragedy
Kyuuketsu-hime Miyu (TV)
Also known as Vampire Princess Miyu (TV). Studio: AIC , Arts Pro , Victor Entertainment , Maiden Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Supernatural
Miyu's only companion is Larva, once an evil Shimna; now her devoted guardian. Together they share a dark journey through the weakness of the human heart and the tragic loss of innocence. Cut off from humanity by the knowledge of what she is, Miyu lives an endless quest as both the hunter and the hunted, on the edge of darkness.
Tags: Demons , Episodic , Anti-Hero , Vampire , Youkai , Shoujo , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Gore
Hakaba Kitarou
Also known as Graveyard Kitaro. Studio: Toei Animation , Sony Music Entertainment , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural
This version of the Kitarou story is based on the original Hakaba Kitarou manga, the manga which inspired the popular Gegege no Kitarou series in the late 60's.
Tags: Youkai , Suicide , Tragedy , Orphan , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Kemonomimi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Also known as When They Cry. Studio: Studio DEEN , Frontier Works , Sotsu , DAX Production , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller
Tags: Time Loop , Denpa , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Rural , Conspiracy , Achronological Order , Gore , Chibi , Body Horror , Bullying , Torture , Yandere , Urban Fantasy , Twins , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Mythology , Pandemic , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Shrine Maiden , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Police , Historical , Crossdressing , Board Game
Akuma-kun (ONA)
Also known as Akuma Kun. Studio: Toei Animation , Encourage Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural
The show, despite being an alternate story, is set to be the adventure of Shingo's "son", therefore, it could be considered as a sequel to the 1989 original
Tags: Detective , Monster Boy , Youkai , Episodic , Demons , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Anti-Hero , Family Life , Adoption , Angels , Urban , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Guns , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Gore
Kurenai no Buta
Also known as Porco Rosso. Studio: Studio Ghibli , Tokuma Shoten , Walt Disney Studios , GKids
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Romance
Tags: Aviation , Foreign , Anthropomorphism , Historical , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Coastal , Male Protagonist , Pirates , Fugitive , Travel , Military , Heterosexual , Fairy Tale , War , Primarily Male Cast , Guns , Boxing , Age Gap
Tetsujin 28-gou (2004)
Also known as Tetsujin 28. Studio: Genco , Palm Studio , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi
Tags: Philosophy , Shounen , Tragedy , Real Robot , War , Historical , Guns , Male Protagonist , Detective , Super Robot
Giant Robo THE ANIMATION: Chikyuu ga Seishi Suru Hi
Also known as Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still. Studio: Bandai Visual , NYAV Post , Discotek , Phoenix Entertainment , Jupiter Films , Mu Animation Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi
Tags: Super Robot , Tragedy , Revenge , Super Power , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Terrorism , Urban , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Environmental , Wuxia , Lost Civilization , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Guns , Cyborg , Steampunk , Crossover
Mononoke-hime
Also known as Princess Mononoke. Studio: Studio Ghibli , Tokuma Shoten , GKids , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy
Ashitaka, a young man and prince of the tribe, engages the creature in an attempt to save his village. During the battle, the boar bites him on the arm, leaving it blackened and cursed. Following his village's traditions, Ashitaka is exiled and becomes a wanderer, looking for a solution to the curse before it engulfs him.
Iron Town is a fortress under the leadership of Lady Eboshi. Through the clearing of the surrounding forests, Iron Town produces large amounts of Ironsand, used for gunpowder and other machinery. However, because of the forests destruction, nearby animal clans seek revenge led by a human girl of the Wolf clan called San.
When Ashitaka comes to Iron Town, he discovers the area consumed in battle. Horrified, he attempts to create peace and befriend the Wolf Clan. However, after the forest's eradication and the ongoing war between Human and Beast, will the Spirit of the Forest be forgiving and accept Ashitaka's request to expel his curse?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Tags: Environmental , Animals , Mythology , Philosophy , Eco-Horror , War , Gods , Wilderness , Demons , Rural , Youkai , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Curses , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Guns , Disability , Travel , Urban Fantasy , Samurai , Archery , Tomboy , Outdoor Activities , Body Horror , Gore , Slavery , Swordplay , Kaiju
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