Anime like The SoulTaker: Tamashiigari

Cossette no Shouzou

Also known as Le Portrait de Petit Cossette.

Studio: Aniplex , Studio Hibari , Daume
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

The anime is about art student Eiri Kurahashi, who works in an antique shop. One day, he sees the image of a girl in an antique glass. To his shock, she appears to be moving and living out her life before his eyes. He becomes infatuated with the girl, and one night at midnight, somehow makes contact with her. He learns her name is Cossette, and that she was an aristocrat's daughter during the 18th century.

She reveals to him that her spirit has been entrapped within the glass by her murder, which was perpetrated by her betrothed, the artist Marcelo Orlando. To set her free, she tells Eiri, a man must be willing to take upon himself punishment for the sins Marcelo committed.



Tags: Ghost , Denpa , Drawing , Revenge , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Gore , Body Horror , Magic , CGI , Isekai , Nudity , Monster Boy

Bakemonogatari

Also known as Bakemonogatari.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex of America , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

First season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/6. Contains the arcs Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, and Tsubasa Cat from the Bakemonogatari light novels.

Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, is able to remain a human after coming across a female vampire... However, since the incident, Koyomi seems to meet girls who have an apparition-related issue. Hitagi Senjougahara doesn’t weigh anything, Suruga Kanbaru’s right arm becomes like that of a monkey’s, and a young girl, Mayoi, cannot find her way home no matter how many times she tries. Koyomi, a Mr. Nice Guy, ends up helping each and every girl solve her problem with the help of Meme Oshino.



Note: Only the first 12 episodes were broadcast on television; the remaining three episodes were distributed on the anime's website between November 3, 2009, and June 25, 2010.

Tags: Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Vampire , Ghost , Satire , Primarily Female Cast , Meta , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Psychosexual , Curses , Exorcism , Monster Girl , Gore , Rotoscoping , Gods , Yandere , Love Triangle , Mixed Media , Parody , Tomboy , Nekomimi , Female Harem , Nudity , Tsundere , CGI , School , Amnesia , Rehabilitation

DEVILMAN crybaby

Also known as Devilman Crybaby.

Studio: Science SARU , Aniplex , Netflix , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.

The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudou begins.



Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Monster Boy , Curses , War , Angels , Henshin , Post-Apocalyptic , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Coming of Age , Unrequited Love , Cannibalism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Conspiracy , Revenge , Athletics , Hip-hop Music , Heterosexual , Guns , Urban , Drugs , Meta , Masturbation , Public Sex , Bisexual , Politics , Afterlife , Motorcycles , Boys' Love , Shounen , Flash

Ergo Proxy

Also known as Ergo Proxy.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Manglobe , WOWOW , Funimation , Sakura Create , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Something is wrong in the perfect domed city of Romdo. Between the sudden rash of murders and a virus affecting all AutoReivs-cyborg companions and workers who assist the people of Romdo - all is not right in their dome home. Detective Re-l Meyer begins to investigate, seeking answers to the weird occurrences that are happening more and more around her. But when she begins to uncover the truth, her world is turned upside down.

First, the strange immigrant Vincent Law goes missing and then a monster appears before her, shaking her to her core. But this monster is something more, something dangerous and sinister. With each question and mystery, she is led back to the creature. But what is it really? What purpose does it serve? A sign of the end or a sign of a new beginning? Whatever it is, it repeatedly brings her back to Vincent and soon, alongside his journey back to another dome world called, Mosk. As they make their way across scarred and deserted Earth, Re-l and Vincent will learn more about the monster and the "awakening"-which could be more of an ending than a beginning.



Note: Episode 1 received an advanced broadcast on channel WOWOW on February 5, 2006. The start date reflects the start of the regular series broadcasting.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Dissociative Identities , Dystopian , Clone , Cyberpunk , Robots , Lost Civilization , Amnesia , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Artificial Intelligence , Noir , Fugitive , Memory Manipulation , Travel , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Angels , Denpa , Anti-Hero , Detective , Revenge , Pandemic , Heterosexual , Survival , Gods , Kuudere , Police , Guns , Coming of Age , Meta , Unrequited Love , Aviation

Generator Gawl

Studio: ADV Films , Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Ryo, Gawl and Koji are 3 young boys who travel back into the past with only 1 objective: change history. In their time they discover that their country, Kubere, uses genetically enhanced persons called generators as a military tool. These generators are the cause for the Third War which kills most of the human population. Now Koji, Ryo and Gawl are there to change all the events.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Henshin , Tokusatsu , School

Shikabane Hime: Aka

Also known as Corpse Princess: Aka.

Studio: Gainax , feel. , Starchild Records , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

After being brutally murdered along with her family, Makina Hoshimura turns into a Shikabane Hime, a living corpse contracted to the Kougon Cult, in order to exert revenge on the mysterious undead organization responsible for her death. She is assisted in this task by Keisei Tagami, her contracted priest and former friend. This series follows the story of Keisei's younger brother Ouri, a boy with an unusual attraction to death, who slowly discovers his brother's secret and gets dragged into the world of the Shikabanes.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Afterlife , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Survival , Death Game , Revenge , Demons , Female Protagonist , Guns , Shounen , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Super Power , Adoption , Tomboy , Necromancy , Anthropomorphism , Zombie , Episodic , Slapstick , Idol , Delinquents , Cult

Blassreiter

Studio: GONZO , Funimation , Nitroplus , SKY Perfect Well Think , GDH , Toei Video
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story is set in a fictional Germany and centers around the outbreak of biomechanical creatures named "Demoniacs", who rise from corpses and attack people mindlessly. The Demoniacs have the ability to merge with most technology including cars and motorcycles, not only gaining control of them but also enhancing their performance greatly. Against them is a group of people known as XAT, Xenogenesis Assault Team, who police these Demoniacs in an attempt to keep the peace and discover the reasons for the "Demoniac" change. All the while, a number of human-turned-Demoniacs appear. Some use their powers for good whilst others for evil. One will rise above all other Demoniacs to become the "Blassreiter".



Tags: Foreign , CGI , Motorcycles , Pandemic , Tokusatsu , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Military , Anti-Hero , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Assassins , Cars , Coming of Age , Conspiracy , Bullying , Amnesia , Body Swapping , Post-Apocalyptic , Reincarnation , Adoption , Time Skip , Class Struggle , Religion , Cultivation , Body Horror

Shin Hurricane Polymar

Also known as Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood.

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , Nihon Ad Systems , Nippon Columbia , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

Remake of old superhero show Hurricane Polymar.

Straight out of Tokyo Plus, a high-tech research center, arrives a new innovation of "Man Machine" system (Polymar) developed by the late Dr. Oregar. Tragically, Dr. Oregar and his efforts are dematerialized as the Catsharks, loyal subjects of Nova, steal this new technology for their own devious plans.

Miraculously chosen as the next Polymar, Takeshi finds himself thrust into the middle of the battleground, as he discovers his new role and purpose - to destroy Nova and his followers. He utilizes his karate skills comprised of spinning kicks and backfists with flight formula to defeat the Catsharks, only to have them re-emerge stronger then ever, led by the shrewd Nina. It is a race against time, for Takeshi to save the Earth.



Tags: Super Power , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Superhero , Martial Arts , Gore , Nudity

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 , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Mythology , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Philosophy , Henshin , Cars , Guns , Drugs , Boys' Love , Suicide , School , Delinquents

Kemonozume

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Romance , Supernatural

A race of cannibal monsters called the Shokujinki exists and it is the job of the Kifuuken, an elite group of beast-hunters, to stop them. Toshihiko Momota, an expert swordsman and son of the Kifuuken organization's leader, unexpectedly falls in love at first sight with a beautiful girl named Yuka. However, the couple's relationship is much more complicated than it seems at first glance, for Yuka is a Shokujinki.


Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Body Horror , Fugitive , Demons , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Gore , Monster Girl , Nudity , Conspiracy , Samurai , Surreal Comedy , Denpa , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Slapstick , Swordplay