Anime like Kuroneko to Majo no Kyoushitsu

MASHLE

Also known as MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Shueisha , ADK Marketing Solutions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

This is a world of magic. This is a world in which magic is casually used by everyone.

In a deep, dark forest in this world of magic, there is a boy who is singlemindedly working out. His name is Mash Burnedead, and he has a secret. He can’t use magic.

All he wanted was to live a quiet life with his family, but people suddenly start trying to kill him one day and he somehow finds himself enrolled in Magic School. There, he sets his sights on becoming a “Divine Visionary,” the elite of the elite.

Will his ripped muscles work against the best and brightest of the wizarding world? The curtain rises on this off-kilter magical fantasy in which the power of being jacked crushes any spell!



Tags: Magic , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Parody , School , Fitness , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Aromantic , Adoption , Food , Battle Royale , Asexual , Cult , Bullying , Medieval , Unrequited Love

Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet

Also known as Boarding School Juliet.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Grigio Academy Boarding School. The students that attend this school come from two countries, and reside in their own dormitories. Inazuka and Persia are leaders of rival dorms, but in secret they love each other. Now, they have to keep their relationship a secret from their dorm mates or else bad things will happen to them.

Tags: Heterosexual , School , Gangs , Boarding School , Male Protagonist , Parody , Foreign , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Athletics , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Bullying , Twins , Female Harem , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes

Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

Also known as Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

In the "action fantasy" story, Glenn is a part-time teacher at a magic school who is inclined to write "self-study" on the blackboard and then take a nap. One of his students, Sistine, gets angry and challenges him to a duel and he is easily defeated. However, when a terrible incident threatens the school, Glenn shows intense dedication to protecting his students.



Tags: Magic , School , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Anti-Hero , Kuudere , Female Harem , Gore

Witch Watch

Also known as WITCH WATCH.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios , Mainichi Broadcasting System , AQUA ARIS , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , Movic , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Morihito Otogi, a high school student who comes from a lineage of ogres, enjoys a peaceful, ordinary life until his childhood friend, Nico, moves in with him. Nico is a witch-in-training, and chooses Morihito to be her familiar. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with her old friend and crush, Morihito is tasked with the perilous duty to protect her from a foretold calamity. Between the unpredictable chaos caused by Nico’s magic, and the awkwardness of sharing a home, their lives become a whirlwind of supernatural hijinks and threats.



Notes:
Worldwide premiere of Episodes 1-3 titled as WITCH WATCH: WATCH PARTY before the Japanese premiere was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 16, 2025 in North America by GKIDS Films and March 22 and 23 in Europe by Animation Digital Network.
Episodes 1-2 + a selection of stories (Cat Scout, Kanshi's Part Time Job Diaries ~ The Side Job ~, and Kan & Nico's Channel) was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 30, 2025 in Japan. The regular TV broadcast began April 6, 2025.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Episodic , Surreal Comedy , Found Family , Cohabitation , Primarily Teen Cast , Parody , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Meta , Youkai , Shounen , Urban , Werewolf , Vampire , Drawing , Fashion , School , Teacher , Iyashikei , Super Power , Gender Bending , Ice Skating

Majo no Tabitabi

Also known as Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina.

Studio: C2C , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Bandai Namco Arts , AT-X , SB Creative , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world she's read so much about. Like a leaf on the wind, she travels from one country to another, looking to sate her inquisitiveness and searching for new experiences. She's confronted by humanity in all its forms, whether strange, bizarre, or emotional. Exploration and curiosity drive her journey. Where to next, Elaina?



Tags: Witch , Episodic , Magic , Female Protagonist , Travel , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Time Skip , Achronological Order , Medieval , Tragedy , Foreign , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Gore , Time Manipulation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Dragons , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Gangs , Body Swapping , Slavery , Suicide , Amnesia

Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto

Also known as Secrets of the Silent Witch.

Studio: Aniplex , KADOKAWA , Studio Gokumi , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Monica Everett, the Silent Witch, is the world’s only practitioner of Voiceless Magic, a veritable heroine who single-handedly fended off the Black Dragon of legend. However, the young prodigy is actually…super-duper shy! Yup, turns out she only learned Voiceless Magic to avoid speaking in public. Ignorant of this, the Seven Sages have placed her on a top-secret mission to guard the Second Prince. Can Monica keep it together as she contends with both social interaction and the evils targeting the young royal?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , School , Witch , Royal Affairs , Primarily Teen Cast , Hikikomori , Coming of Age , Politics , Ojou-sama , Class Struggle , Disability , Bullying , Medieval , Shapeshifting , Shoujo , Dragons , Rehabilitation , Memory Manipulation , Heterosexual , Spearplay , Boarding School , Arranged Marriage , CGI

Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru

Also known as Reign of the Seven Spellblades.

Studio: Warner Bros. Japan , J.C.STAFF , KADOKAWA , KLOCKWORX , Movic , Bandai Namco Music Live , Konami Digital Entertainment , BS11 , TOKYO MX , Sotsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

It’s springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, and new students are beginning their first year. Among them are a skilled and studious boy, Oliver, and a headstrong samurai girl, Nanao. They soon form a unique bond in the halls of Kimberly, but this picturesque school isn’t what it seems. Dark secrets and endless danger lurk behind every corner. Can these wizards make it to graduation alive?!



Tags: Magic , School , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Samurai , Asexual , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Anti-Hero , Torture , Animals , Gore , Female Harem , Alchemy , Elf

Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria

Also known as Wistoria: Wand and Sword.

Studio: Actas , Bandai Namco Pictures , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Kodansha , TBS , Crunchyroll , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

A hard-working boy named Will enters a magic academy in hopes of becoming a great sorcerer. Unfortunately, there's a fatal flaw in his plan: he lacks the ability to use magic. Amid the cold stares of his classmates and instructors, Will feels discouraged at times, but he presses forward with unwavering determination. He can't use a wand, but he can wield a sword in his battle to reach the top of a magic-dominated world. He just needs to believe in his own unique strengths and remember the promise he made with someone precious to him...



Tags: Magic , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Shounen , Dungeon , Bullying , Heterosexual , Elf , Medieval , Femboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mixed Gender Harem , Gore , CGI , Unrequited Love , Female Harem , Boys' Love

Zero no Tsukaima

Also known as The Familiar of Zero.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Genco , Funimation , Media Factory , Shouchiku , Bushiroad , Happinet Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Louise is a magician at the Tristein Academy, dubbed with the nickname "Zero Louise" due to her inability to effectively use her magic properly, resulting in zero successes. An upcoming test at her academy requires her to summon a familiar, a servant and partner to support her as a magician. Despite desiring a familiar that would be superior to her constantly mocking classmates, Louise ends up summoning Hiraga Saito, your average Japanese boy. Even with Louise and Saito both unwilling to accept each other, they have no choice. Louise cannot attempt another summoning and Saito cannot return to Japan, and so their life together begins. Based on the novel by Noboru Yamaguchi.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , School , Slavery , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Bullying , War , Maids , Dragons , Aviation , Language Barrier , Kuudere , Tanned Skin , Anachronism

Mahou Sensei Negima!

Also known as Negima!.

Studio: Xebec , Starchild Records , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

10-year old Negi Springfield is a wizard-in-training, and needs only to pass one more test in order to become a Master Wizard. Unfortunately, his final task is a bizarre one- to become a English teacher at an all-females boarding school. As soon as he arrives, he completely embarasses one of his students, Asuna Kagurazaka, and replaces the teacher she loves, which garners her hatred. To make matters worse, Asuna learns that Negi is a wizard,and promises to tell unless he helps her out. But, unfortunately, circumstances force them to work together to do many things, from fighting evil wizards to helping the class pass their final exam, with a lot of humor, magic, and romances thrown in.



Tags: Magic , School , Teacher , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Age Gap , Vampire , Kuudere , Nudity