Anime like Tomoe ga Yuku!

Sukeban Deka

Also known as Sukeban Deka.

Studio: ADV Films , Hakusensha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery

The last time Saki left school it was to change her school uniform for prison greys, but when the Feds needed someone to infiltrate a ruthless criminal organization operating within an exclusive high school, they knew they needed the baddest bad girl of them all!

Now Saki's back on the streets for the ultimate final exam, armed with a top-secret weapon that only LOOKS like a yo-yo, and a license to use whatever force necessary to achieve her goal. Saki's lovely, lethal and ready to lay it all on the line-because if she fails this test, the next outfit she'll be wearing is a body bag!



Tags: Detective , Delinquents , Female Protagonist , Police , School , Shoujo , Tomboy , Primarily Teen Cast , Motorcycles , Ojou-sama , Crime , Gore , Nudity

Legend of Basara

Studio: KSS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. The prophet Nagi declares that Tatara is the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. But when the ruthless Red King slays Tatara, Sarasa must take on her brother's name and responsibilities and embark on a quest to free Japan and deliver vengeance to the Red King.



Tags: Fugitive , War , Desert , Dystopian , Tragedy , Gender Bending , Female Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Shoujo , Pirates , Twins , Swordplay , Revenge

Hengen Taima Yakou Karura Mau! Nara Onryou Emaki

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror

Shoko and Maiko Ougi are apparently two ordinary schoolgirls in pursuit of graduating and having fun. Shii-chan is the more serious while Mai-chan is more fun-loving. In reality, the two sisters are powerful exorcists from the Karura temple. Each wields half the power...Shii-chan can "see" the spirits, and Mai-chan can banish them. This is the movie adaptation of a spooky series with heavy emphasis on traditionally Japanese occult themes.



Tags: Demons , Shoujo , Twins , Body Swapping , Gore

Makariudo: Demon Hunter

Studio: Studio Fantasia , Bandai , Kasakura Publishing
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Supernatural

Forgiven of her crime of looking into the past life of the one she loved, Yama Rikudou is a powerful being from the underworld sent to the human realm to hunt demons. She must eliminate the overflowing evil here in order to provide some balance to this world.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Demons , Nudity

Ayashi no Ceres

Also known as Ceres, Celestial Legend.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Bandai Visual , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Romance

Ceres was a tennyo, a celestial maiden, who came down from the heavens to bathe in a stream. She hung her hagoromo (robe) on a tree nearby, which was her key to returning to the heavens. But the robe was stolen and the man who had stolen it forced her to become his wife, thus producing a family full of human and tennyo blood mixed.

Now, in modern day time, Aya Mikage is a descendent of Ceres, and has quite an amount of tennyo blood. On her 16th birthday, she and her twin brother, Aki, are thrown a party. At the "party", Aya's grandpa plans to kill her, for she has tennyo powers unlike the rest of the family, and can actually become Ceres herself and destroy the Mikage family. Aya, however, can switch back, so this transformation happens quite frequently.

With protector Yuuhi by her side, it is up to Aya to control Ceres and keep her from coming back, but her relationship with an ex-worker for her evil grandpa may be a distraction.

Tags: Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Mythology , Twins , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Incest , Age Gap

Arata Kangatari

Also known as Arata: The Legend.

Studio: Satelight , Lantis , JM animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15-year-old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head!

Tags: Shounen , Isekai , Bullying , Athletics , Crossdressing