Anime like Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai

Girls und Panzer

Also known as Girls und Panzer.

Studio: Actas , Lantis , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

You may have heard of kung fu, but the girls at Oarai High School practice gun-fu—really, really BIG 75mm gun-fu, in fact. It's called Sensha-do, and it's the martial art of operating armored tanks! They take it seriously too, and since winning the national Sensha-do championship is such a huge deal at Oarai, they sometimes go to extreme ends in order to get the best students from Panzer class to sign up. Which is how Miho Nishizumi, who HATES operating tanks, gets drafted to join doomsday-driven driver Mako, even-triggered gunner Hana, highly receptive radio operator Saori and combustible tank-fangirl and loader Yukari as the incomparable Anko Team. They may not be on the half-track to fame and fortune, and maybe a few of them would rather shop for tank tops than become tops in tanks, but once their focus is locked and loaded, they're absolutely driven.



Tags: Tanks , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Military , School Club , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Ensemble Cast , Historical , Parody , CGI , Ships , Volleyball , Gore

Senyoku no Sigrdrifa

Also known as Warlords of Sigrdrifa.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Good Smile Company , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Aviation , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gods , Mythology , Tragedy , Magic

High School Fleet

Also known as High School Fleet.

Studio: Production IMS , Half H.P Studio , Aniplex , Asmik Ace , Contents Seed , Nippon BS Broadcasting , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life

A hundred years after catastrophic shifts in tectonic plates caused most of its area to submerge, Japan now thrives as a maritime nation. High functioning cities line the coasts of Japan, and well developed sea routes are defended by specialized naval ships. The marine industry is flourishing, and young girls are eager to join the Blue Mermaids—highly skilled women who devote their lives to protecting the seas.

After some time apart, childhood friends Akeno Misaki and Moeka China are reunited at Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School. Here they are joined by others who share their dream of becoming Blue Mermaids. Soon, training exercises commence, with Akeno and Moeka being put in charge of their own ships and crew. Everything is progressing smoothly for Akeno as she settles into her role as captain and builds camaraderie between her fellow crew members aboard the Harekaze, a destroyer ship. However, unexpected engine and navigation failures soon leave their ship stranded and the crew in danger.

High School Fleet follows the Harekaze's valiant crew as they navigate treacherous waters and other obstacles on their quest to become fully-fledged Blue Mermaids.



Tags: Ships , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Primarily Teen Cast , Coastal , Post-Apocalyptic

SHIROBAKO

Also known as SHIROBAKO.

Studio: P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have learned the truth about the anime industry: it's not always fun, it's anything but easy, and having talent isn't always enough to open the right doors.

Which is why Aoi's overwhelmed by her job as a production assistant, Shizuka's waiting on tables between auditions, Midori's currently scriptless, Misa's switched to C.G., and Ema's working long hours as a key animator. Is it what they imagined? No. But are they ready to give up? Not just yet! Sometimes, when things happen in animation, they can happen in the most wonderful ways!



Tags: Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Otaku Culture , Educational , Office Lady , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Office , Acting , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Cars , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast

Strike Witches

Also known as Strike Witches.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , KLOCKWORX , NTT Docomo , 501st JOINT FIGHTER WING
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs. Meet the girls of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, better known as the Strike Witches. These darlings of the great blue yonder may not have standard issue uniforms, but they do have all the right stuff. Where the average flyboy falters, these dolls blast aliens to bits in the bat of an eyelash. With a little magic and a whole lot of leg, the girls of the 501st are winning the war on pants, and aliens!



Tags: Kemonomimi , Aviation , Female Protagonist , Magic , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , War , Yuri , Tsundere , Kuudere , CGI

Strike Witches: Dai-501 Tougou Sentou Koukuudan ROAD to BERLIN

Also known as Strike Witches: Road to Berlin.

Studio: David Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

They’re back! And with Shizuka Hattori, a dutiful new member of the 501st Fighter Wing girls in tow, the Strike Witches have never been more ready to win the war on Neuroi once and for all. Will the girls prevail in the epic battle to reclaim Berlin, or is humanity doomed? Get ready for a battle that will knock your socks (or pants) right off!

Tags: Military , Aviation , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Magic , CGI , Nudity , Kemonomimi , Witch , Kuudere , Tsundere , Dullahan

Hisone to Maso-tan

Also known as Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Straightforward and innocent Hisone Amakasu is a Self-Defense Force rookie stationed at the Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base. She was struggling with the fact that she sometimes hurts people unintentionally by her innocent words and decided to join the Air Self-Defence Force, hoping to maintain a certain distance from people. This decision led her to a fateful encounter which profoundly changed her life. It was the "OTF" dragon hidden in the base and it chose Hisone as his pilot. When it soared into the sky with Hisone, her fate as a dragon pilot was decided. It is said that dragons have a key to the future of the world…



Tags: Dragons , Aviation , Female Protagonist , Military , Vore , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Super Robot

Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova

Also known as Arpeggio of Blue Steel.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

In the story, a Fleet of Fog loaded with super weapons suddenly appear all over the world. Without the ability to withstand this fleet, humanity was defeated and could no longer travel the seas. 17 years after the devastating naval war, Chihaya Gunzou and his friends somehow commandeer a Fleet of Fog submarine and rename it I-401. Together with Iona, they take on the Fleet of Fog.



Tags: Full CGI , Ships , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Teen Cast , War , Travel , Male Protagonist , Military , Fugitive , Tsundere , Seinen , Kuudere

Kuutei Dragons

Also known as Drifting Dragons.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The Quin Zaza airship sails the skies in pursuit of the deadliest (and tastiest) magical monsters in the blue: DRAGONS. While most people fear these scaly beasts, the crew of the Zaza specializes in bringing them down to earth to offer the world the medicine and food only dragons can provide. It’s a tough living, and the price for failure is all too often death, but the rewards for success are riches immeasurable — not to mention the most delicious cuisine around!



Note: All episodes premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2020, but aired weekly on TV.

Tags: Dragons , Full CGI , Aviation , Found Family , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Steampunk , Episodic , Primarily Male Cast

Shin Sakura Taisen the Animation

Also known as Sakura Wars the Animation.

Studio: SANZIGEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In 1930, two years after the events of So Long, My Love, the Great Demon War results in the annihilation of the Imperial, Paris and New York Combat Revues' Flower Divisions. With Earth at peace and the revues' actions becoming public, the World Combat Revue Organization is formed with several international divisions; a biennial international Combat Revue tournament has been organized.

Ten years later in 1940, Imperial Japanese Navy captain Kamiyama Seijuurou is assigned as the captain of the new Imperial Combat Revue's Flower Division in Tokyo, which consists of: Amamiya Sakura, a swordswoman and new recruit; Shinonome Hatsuho, a shrine maiden and the most popular actress; Anastasia Palma, a newly-transferred Greek actress; Mochizuki Azami, a ninja prodigy from the Mochizuki clan; and Clarissa "Clarise" Snowflake, a Luxembourgian noblewoman. The division once again faces a new demon invasion and participates in the upcoming tournament – while trying to keep their home at the Imperial Theater open.



Tags: Super Robot , Primarily Female Cast , Full CGI , Acting , Guns , Swordplay , Military , Musical Theater , Demons , Female Protagonist , Ninja , CGI , Robots , Real Robot , Male Protagonist