Anime like Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver (1989)

Devilman: Tanjou-hen

Also known as Devilman: The Birth.

Studio: Kodansha , Dynamic Planning , Oh! Production , Discotek , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Akira is just another normal kid in modern-day Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. Akira learns that there is an upcoming war of demons on humanity and he has just been enlisted for a major tour of duty. But the only way to fight a demon is with their power, so Akira and Ryo risk a dangerous ceremony in an attempt to create humanity's only hope: the powerful Devilman.

Tags: Demons , Body Horror , Shapeshifting , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Philosophy , Shounen , Henshin , Guns , Cars , Drugs

Change!! Getter Robo: Sekai Saigo no Hi

Also known as Getter Robo: Armageddon.

Studio: Bandai Visual , Marubeni , Dynamic Planning , Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Sent to jail after being accused of murdering Getter Robo creator Dr. Saotome, Ryoma Nagare must once again team up with his former comrades and pilot Getter Robo when Saotome returns from the dead and threatens humanity by unleashing his greatest creation - the Shin Dragon. Their efforts, however, are in vain as they fail to stop a nuclear warhead from hitting Shin Dragon, resulting in a massive Getter Ray contamination that wipes out 99% of the planet's population. Thirteen years after this great catastrophe, mankind continues to fight for survival against the Invaders. Out of the remains of the nuclear blast comes Shin Getter, piloted by the artificial human Go. With remnants of the Japanese military by his side, Go - along with co-pilots Kei and Gai - must use Shin Getter to exterminate the Invaders once and for all.



Tags: Super Robot , Shounen , Space , Amnesia , Body Horror , Survival , Aliens , Gore , Post-Apocalyptic , Dinosaurs , Kaiju , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Transgender , Female Protagonist , Nudity

Project ARMS

Also known as Project ARMS.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , TV Tokyo , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

A boy gets involved in an accident when in kindergarten, horribly damaging his arm, but the doctors somehow manage to save it. Now, several years later, his arm seems to be becoming the focus of strange events as it turns out to be more than a normal arm. Meanwhile, a secret organizations is out to get hold of him and the power he possess.

Tags: Super Power , Crime , Shounen , Survival , Police , Dissociative Identities , Fugitive , Tsundere , Martial Arts , Terrorism , Aliens , Age Regression , Artificial Intelligence , Body Horror , Coming of Age , Cyborg , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Guns , Military , Revenge , Urban , Conspiracy , Cyberpunk , Urban Fantasy

Seijuuki Cyguard

Also known as Cybernetics Guardian.

Studio: Central Park Media , AIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

A freak accident unleashes a demonic spirit within researcher John Stalker - transforming him into Saldo, a mythical cyber-beast fueled by hate and evil.



Tags: Demons , Dystopian , Gore , Henshin , Cyberpunk , Fugitive , Cult , Urban , Cyborg , Politics , Guns , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Body Horror , Tanks , Unrequited Love , Detective , Police , Military , Nudity

Detonator Orgun

Studio: AIC , Central Park Media , Artmic , Selecta Visión , Polydor Records
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Fleeing from his own race, Orgun - an alien being with superhuman abilities and unearthly weapons - travels to Earth to find an answer to his origin. There, he bonds with a young man named Tomoru to defend Earth against the Evoluders, who seek nothing but destruction of other civilizations.



Tags: Aliens , War , Real Robot , Space , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Nudity

LILY-C.A.T.

Also known as Lily C.A.T..

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Victor Entertainment , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Horror , Sci-Fi

2264 A.D.: The Starship Saldes is sent into deep space to explore a newly discovered planet. The journey will take twenty years. The Saldes' crew of thirteen, mixing experienced space jockeys with eager but naive scientists, are prepared for anything - except an unseen alien invader with an insatiable appetite and the ominous force that takes over the ship's controls. The voyage becomes a grim struggle for survival in a vessel which has become a coffin orbiting the paradise world which was to be its destination.



Tags: Space , Survival , Fugitive , Tragedy , Body Horror , Animals , Aliens , Eco-Horror , Gore , Male Protagonist , Guns , Detective , Nudity , Artificial Intelligence , Time Skip , Revenge