Anime like Kara no Kyoukai: Satsujin Kousatsu (Kou)

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song

Also known as Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song.

Studio: ufotable , KADOKAWA , Studio Mausu , Notes , Aniplex of America , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

The third film in a trilogy adaptation of the 3rd route of the popular visual novel: Fate/stay night.

To save the girl, to enact the justice he's chosen...The young man will no longer turn a blind eye to the truth. Mages (Masters) and Heroic Spirits (Servants) work together in the battles of the Holy Grail War, a fight for an omnipotent wish-granting container called the Holy Grail. However, this war has become horribly twisted.

A young woman named Sakura Matou, with the sins she has committed, drowns in the murky darkness. A young man named Shirou Emiya, who vowed to protect Sakura, works together with Rin Tohsaka and throws himself into the raging battle to put a stop to the Holy Grail War. Illyasviel von Einzbern, as one of the few who knows the truth behind the conflict, confronts her own fate, while Zouken Matou uses Sakura to try to fulfill his own desires.

Will the young man’s wish reach her even as he challenges fate itself, battling against the rising tide? The Holy Grail War is coming to an end... The final battle is about to begin.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Magic , Anti-Hero , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Philosophy , Mythology , Super Power , Religion , Gore , Swordplay , Yandere , Body Horror , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Orphan , CGI , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Maids , Time Manipulation , Time Skip , Adoption , Assassins , School , Kuudere , Archery , Demons ,

Kara no Kyoukai: Mujun Rasen

Also known as the Garden of sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex of America , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural , Thriller

November, 1998: Shiki meets a boy named Tomoe Enjou, a runaway who claims to be a murderer. Shiki allows Tomoe to use her apartment as his hideout, but one day, Tomoe sees his mother whom he's sure he's killed.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Magic , Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Kuudere , Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Tragedy , Bisexual , Urban , Love Triangle

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly

Also known as Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly.

Studio: ufotable , Notes , Aniplex of America , Aniplex , KADOKAWA , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural , Thriller

The second film in a trilogy adaptation of the 3rd route of the popular visual novel: Fate/stay night.

Shirou Emiya made his choice: to keep fighting, and to protect Sakura Matou. Due to the participation of Zouken Matou in the Holy Grail War, and his summoning of the Servant True Assassin, things begin to distort, steadily worsening day by day. Resolved to protect Sakura and not betray her, Shirou refuses to leave the battle. While Sakura worries about Shirou, she also finds herself entangled in her own fate as a mage. However, their fervent wishes are about be crushed by the mysterious black shadow that covers the city, killing Masters and Servants one by one…



Tags: Magic , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Battle Royale , Gore , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Adoption , Found Family , School , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Cannibalism , Cosmic Horror , Orphan , Primarily Teen Cast , Disability , Archery , Swordplay , Assassins , Nudity , Urban , Kuudere , Food , Demons , CGI , Love Triangle , Mythology , Masturbation

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower

Also known as Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Notes , KADOKAWA , IYUNO STUDIOS , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Psychological , Supernatural

The first film in a trilogy adaptation of the third route of the popular visual novel: Fate/stay night.

10 years after the Holy Grail War—a battle waged by Masters and Servants over the wish-granting container, the Holy Grail—another war breaks out in Fuyuki City. Shirou Emiya—the adopted son of Kiritsugu Emiya, a participant of the previous Holy Grail War—is leading a peaceful life with people dear to him. Especially close to him is his underclassman Sakura Matou, who brings kindness into his otherwise lonely life. But once the Holy Grail War starts, Shirou’s peaceful life is sundered.



Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Assassins , Mythology , Necromancy , Orphan , Swordplay , Adoption , Demons , Male Protagonist , Gore , School , Female Protagonist , CGI , Super Power , Cosmic Horror , Found Family , War , Zombie , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Kuudere , Witch , Food , Heterosexual , Spearplay , Religion , Tsundere , Archery

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Also known as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Aniplex of America , Notes , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Fuyuki City - a city surrounded by the sea and mountains becomes the setting for an ancient ritual. Seven masters are given control of heroic spirits in order to realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant its owner any wish. These heroic spirits or servants represent legendary heroes of various classes: "Saber," "Lancer," "Archer," "Rider," "Caster," "Assassin," and "Berserker." Each master will enter into a contract with their chosen servant and battle the others to the death until only one pair remains... This is the "Holy Grail War."

The young and capable mage, Rin Tohsaka, prepares for her long-awaited Fifth Holy Grail War to begin... With her servant Archer, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka family after her father's death. But when Shirou Emiya, a boy from Rin's school, unwittingly becomes a Master and is fatally wounded in battle, she has no choice but to save him. With Shirou and his servant Saber, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War. Will the Holy Grail bless Rin and Shirou's path toward victory or will they be cursed with defeat?



Notes:
Includes Prologue.
The first, second and last episodes aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Super Power , Spearplay , Swordplay , Tsundere , Witch , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Urban , Heterosexual , Time Manipulation , School , Archery , Revenge , CGI , Tanned Skin , Female Protagonist , Assassins , Skeleton , Kuudere , Samurai , Adoption , Bullying , Tomboy

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen

Also known as Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance

In the days before the Japanese Revolution, Hiko Seiijuro, a wandering master swordsman and hermit, encounters a bandit raid on a slave wagon. Hiko kills the raiding bandits in hopes of saving as many lives as possible, but only manages to spare one life from the massacre. Hiko leaves the child, advising him to go to the nearby village and have them take care of him. A few days later, as Hiko comes back to check upon the child he saved, he is shocked to see the child had created graves, both for the slaves he befriended and the bandits who killed them. Seeing potential in the young one, Hiko takes the child under his wing, names him Kenshin, meaning "heart of sword," and teaches him about the art of swordsmanship under the Hiten Mitsuruugi Ryu.

Struggling in a constant challenge with his ideal beliefs reflecting against the harshness of reality, Tsuiokuhen tells the melancholic and dark story of Himura Kenshin as one of the most feared assassins of the Japanese Revolution: the Hitokiri Battousai.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Samurai , Revenge , Tragedy , Historical , Philosophy , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen

Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn

Also known as Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Years after the Fifth Holy Grail War in Japan, strange reports surface of one appearing in America. Attracting new Mages and Servants, the question is raised about the relic’s authenticity. As the city of Snowfield is turned into a bloody battleground, specific details seem wrong. Is it possible someone is manipulating this twisted little play, and if so, does this mean the true Holy Grail exists?



Note: Special premiere occurred in Los Angeles at Anime Expo before the Japanese television premiere on July 2, 2023.

Tags: Magic , Mythology , Foreign , Gods , Shapeshifting , Agender , Battle Royale , Urban Fantasy , Animals , Death Game , Vampire , Swordplay , Police , Urban , Isekai , Guns , Assassins

DEATH NOTE

Also known as Death Note.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Viz Media , Nippon Television Network , Konami , Ashi Productions , Shueisha , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power?

The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze.



Tags: Crime , Detective , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Police , Philosophy , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Unrequited Love , Kuudere , Gods , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Yandere , Amnesia , Espionage , Shounen , Tennis , Suicide , Time Skip , Acting , Feet , Assassins , Achronological Order , Asexual

Shingetsutan Tsukihime

Also known as Lunar Legend Tsukihime.

Studio: J.C. Staff , TBS , Movic , Geneon Entertainment , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Shiki Tohno sustained a life threatening injury as a child, and due to that incident he was sent away from the Tohno household and was given to a relative to be raised. Years later, when Shiki is in high school, the head of the Tohno household—his father—dies, and he is ordered to move back in by his sister Akiha, who is the new head of the household. However, Shiki holds a huge secret. Ever since that injury, he has been seeing lines on objects, and only with a special pair of glasses is he able to stop seeing them. Also he is unable to remember anything well from the time before his accident. The day he moves back to the Tohno household is the day he stumbles upon a woman named Arcueid Brunstud and decapitates her with one stab of his knife in a temporary fit of insanity. When she suddenly showed up beside him later alive and well, and ask him to be her bodyguard, Shiki's journey to unravel the mysteries of his past begins.



Tags: Vampire , Super Power , Adoption , Urban Fantasy , Amnesia , Gore , Nun , Maids , Heterosexual , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Reincarnation , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Kuudere