Anime like Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai

Samurai Flamenco

Also known as Samurai Flamenco.

Studio: Manglobe , KYORAKU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Hazama Masayoshi has decided to become the superhero Samurai Flamenco in spite of having no special abilities or modifications. Goto Hidenori is a police officer who learns his secret identity by chance, which causes him all sorts of trouble.

This is the story of the birth of a true hero featuring these two young men with a touch of comedy and serious drama, while they come face to face with hardships as they search for the true meaning of becoming a hero of justice in this world!



Tags: Superhero , Parody , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Henshin , Aliens , Police , Idol , LGBTQ+ Themes , Acting , Anthropomorphism , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Kaiju , Work , Bisexual , Ensemble Cast , Boys' Love , Super Robot , Guns , Cyborg , Motorcycles , Torture

Fuuto Tantei

Also known as Fuuto PI.

Studio: Studio KAI , Toei , ADK Emotions , Bandai , BANDAI SPIRITS , Toei Video
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

In the ecologically-minded city of Fuuto, mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories are used by criminals and other interested parties to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them. To make matters worse, the Gaia Memories carry a dangerous toxin that cause their users to go insane to the point where they could die from the life-threatening devices. After the death of his boss, the self-proclaimed hard-boiled detective Shoutaro Hidari works with the mysterious Philip to investigate crimes which involve Dopants. Using their own Gaia Memories, Shoutaro and Philip use the Double Driver belts to transform and combine into Kamen Rider Double to fight the Dopant menace and keep Fuuto safe.

Note: An anime project commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Kamen Rider's debut.

Tags: Henshin , Detective , Motorcycles , Tokusatsu , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Amnesia , Otaku Culture , Cannibalism , Conspiracy , CGI , Idol , Video Games

Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de

Also known as Love After World Domination.

Studio: project No.9 , Happinet Phantom Studios , Asmik Ace , BS Asahi , AT-X , Pony Canyon , Dream Shift , Bit grooove promotion , TV Aichi , Toei Video , arma bianca , KLOCKWORX , YOMIURI BRAND STUDIO , Bergamo , APDREAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

It’s love at first sight for Fudo and Desumi, except it was during a battle of life and death. Fudo, leader of the hero squad Gelato 5, and Desumi, the Death Queen of the evil society Gekko, have found themselves caught in a forbidden love—and it’s their first relationship! Moving in secrecy, they live holding hands with one weapon in the other, finding out what’s truly fair in love and war.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Parody , Heterosexual , Superhero , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Anthropomorphism , Urban Fantasy , Gyaru , Primarily Teen Cast , Animals , Shounen , School , Love Triangle

Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru

Also known as The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Satelight , Square Enix , Satelight , Nippon Columbia , BS11 , AT-X , TV Aichi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Togo Asagaki was the Red Ranger in a heroic Ranger squad. During their final battle against an evil organization, he gave his life to guarantee their triumph. But fate had other plans, and he found himself reborn in an entirely different world. Embracing his new role as an adventurer, he transforms into Kizuna Red and continues his pursuit of justice, helping those in need.



Tags: Super Robot , Parody , Tokusatsu , Isekai , Henshin , Tsundere , Desert , Surreal Comedy , Magic , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Medieval , Swordplay , Guns , Royal Affairs , Superhero , Shapeshifting , Elf , Dragons , CGI , Heterosexual , Demons , Nudity , Spearplay , Archery , Motorcycles , Space , Aliens , Dungeon

Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS

Also known as My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.

Studio: bones film , Toho , Yomiuri TV , bones , Shueisha , Dentsu , Sony Music Entertainment , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Kouichi Haimawari is a dull college student who aspires to be a hero but has given up on his dream. Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people. Everything changes for Kouichi when he and Pop☆Step are saved by the vigilante Knuckleduster and get recruited to become vigilantes themselves!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Urban , Super Power , Superhero , Shounen , Crime , Male Protagonist , Idol , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Cheerleading , Ensemble Cast

Niwatori Fighter

Also known as Rooster Fighter.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Sola Entertainment , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Humanity is on the verge of collapse after the demonic Kaiju descend without warning, laying waste to cities and crushing all in their path. Resistance fails. Hope fades. Things look bad…until a lone rooster steps forward. Keiji, the neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but with razor-sharp spurs and a battle cry that splits the sky, this unlikely hero carries the fate of the world on his wings. When defenses fall and hope fades, one bird will rise.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Revenge , Urban , Animals , Kaiju , Parody , CGI , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Super Power , Demons , Seinen , Surreal Comedy , Netorare , Yakuza , Gambling , Natural Disaster , Tragedy

Air Master

Also known as Air Master.

Studio: Toei Animation , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

A former gymnast, Aikawa Maki has turned her skills to a different way of life—street fighting. The only thing that truly makes her feel alive is violence. With amazing power and grace, she fights opponent after opponent, repeatedly demonstrating the gymnastic talent that earns her her nom de guerre, "Airmaster."

Tags: Martial Arts , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere , Seinen , Yuri , Tanned Skin , Delinquents , Wrestling , Gyaru , Parody

Sentai Daishikkaku

Also known as Go! Go! Loser Ranger!.

Studio: Shouchiku , Yostar Pictures , Kodansha , TBS , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Yostar
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

When the Monster Army invaded Earth thirteen years ago, the Divine Dragon Rangers rose up to stop them! With the war raging on, these great heroes are mankind’s last hope!

...or are they?

In truth, the invaders were subjugated within a year, forced to continue to crank out a monster a week for the Rangers to crush in front of their adoring fans! But one monster has had enough. Something has to change! He’ll rebel against the might of the Dragon Rangers and destroy them all...from the inside!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Monster Boy , Tokusatsu , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Espionage , Henshin , Aliens , Survival , Urban , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Dystopian , Disability , Ensemble Cast , Superhero , CGI , Gore , Battle Royale , Gender Bending , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Acrobatics , Orphan

TIGER & BUNNY

Also known as Tiger & Bunny.

Studio: Sunrise , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Mystery

Sternbild City is home to people called "Next," who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire "hero points." Their activities are documented on the popular program "Hero TV," which picks the "King of Heroes" in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he's been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Revenge , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Ensemble Cast , Work , CGI , Memory Manipulation , Acting , Urban Fantasy , Robots , Conspiracy , Super Robot , Family Life , Urban , Anti-Hero , Motorcycles

SSSS.GRIDMAN

Also known as SSSS.GRIDMAN.

Studio: TRIGGER , Tsuburaya Productions , Fields , Pony Canyon , Docomo Anime Store , KLOCKWORX , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , Graphinica
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions.

Yuta Hibiki awakens with amnesia and the ability see things that others cannot. He first encounters a Gridman in the reflection of his friend Rikka Takarada's computer and it tells him to "Remember his calling," but Yuta doesn't understand what this means. Later, in the distance, he sees an extremely large monster but it doesn't move. It's only when Yuta gets to school that the two sightings make sense: a monster attacks and the hero Yuta saw in the computer screen pulls him within the computer and transforms Yuta into a giant hero named Gridman.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Kaiju , Super Robot , Denpa , Alternate Universe , Memory Manipulation , Virtual World , Meta , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Hikikomori , Gods , Amnesia , Yandere , School , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Mixed Media , Female Protagonist , Superhero , Villainess , Love Triangle , Episodic