Anime like TRIBE NINE

Akudama Drive

Also known as Akudama Drive.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Delfi Sound , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama’s way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.



Note: On May 28, 2021, a director's cut of the final episode was released which included approximately 5 minutes of new content.

Tags: Anti-Hero , Crime , Urban , Cyberpunk , Fugitive , Dystopian , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Politics , Conspiracy , Prison , Yandere , Tomboy , Artificial Intelligence , Found Family , Unrequited Love , CGI , Motorcycles , Trains , Virtual World , Kuudere , Space , Tanned Skin

Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - The Animation

Also known as Danganronpa: The Animation.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation , Lerche , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come?

Tags: Death Game , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Survival , Detective , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , School , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Tanned Skin , Yandere , Crossdressing , Kuudere , Suicide , Gyaru , Meta , CGI , Surreal Comedy , Femboy , Post-Apocalyptic , Idol

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima

Also known as HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Half H.P Studio , Aniplex , Dazed
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Music , Sci-Fi

After the war, women have taken over ruling politics in the Chuo ward and have banned and destroyed weapons. This has caused men to fight through rap battles using Hypnosis Mics, which can be used to affect people's sympathetic nerves and influence their thought process. However, the legendary rap group, The Dirty Dawg, has split up into four groups, each representing a division of Tokyo, Japan and are engaging in territorial battles using words and the HypMics.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Band , Super Power , Urban , Gangs , Delinquents , Episodic , War , Matriarchy , Primarily Adult Cast , Hip-hop Music , Henshin , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , CGI , Parody , Slapstick , Medicine , Clone , Politics

Subarashiki Kono Sekai The Animation

Also known as The World Ends with You The Animation.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , domerica , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Neku awakens in the middle of Shibuya's bustling Scramble Crossing with no memory of how he got there. Little does he know, he's been transported to an alternate plane of existence known as the Underground (UG). Now an unwilling participant in the mysterious "Reapers' Game," Neku must partner up with a girl named Shiki in order to survive. Together, they complete missions and defeat monsters known as "Noise" as they gradually uncover the true nature of this twisted Game.

"There's only one way to stay alive in Shibuya: trust your partner." Will they survive the Reapers' Game?



Tags: Afterlife , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Survival , Coming of Age , Urban , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , Rehabilitation , CGI , Angels , Tragedy , Hikikomori , Isekai

Akiba Meido Sensou

Also known as Akiba Maid War.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Cygames , Tencent , Happinet Media Marketing , Movic , TOKYO MX , Shouchiku , Fields
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

Akihabara is the center of the universe for the coolest hobbies and quirkiest amusements. In the spring of 1999, bright-eyed Nagomi Wahira moves there with dreams of joining a maid café. She quickly dons an apron at café Ton Tokoton, AKA the Pig Hut. But adjusting to life in bustling Akihabara isn’t as easy as serving tea and delighting customers. Paired with the dour Ranko who never seems to smile, Nagomi must do her best to elevate the Pig Hut over all other maid cafés vying for top ranking. Along the way she’ll slice out a place for herself amid the frills and thrills of life at the Pig Hut. Just when Nagomi’s dreams are within her grasp, she discovers not everything is as it seems amid the maid cafés of Akihabara.



Tags: Yakuza , Maids , Primarily Female Cast , Crime , Female Protagonist , Gangs , Work , Parody , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Surreal Comedy , Restaurant , Revenge , Tragedy , Otaku Culture , Found Family , Gore , Kemonomimi , Gyaru , Anachronism , War , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Kuudere , Slapstick , Conspiracy , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Gambling , Boxing , Homeless , Orphan , Food , Ninja , Baseball , Disability , Poker , Fishing

Darwin's Game

Also known as Darwin's Game.

Studio: Nexus , Aniplex , Magic Capsule , Madman Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Kaname Sudou, an ordinary high school student, receives an invitation email to try a mysterious app called "Darwin's Game." Kaname, upon launching the app, is drawn into a game where players fight one another using superpowers called Sigils. Without knowing the reason for all this, can Kaname survive furious battles against the powerful players who attack him?



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Death Game , Survival , Super Power , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Shounen , Urban , Gangs , Gore , Augmented Reality , Philosophy , Guns , Conspiracy , Martial Arts , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Gambling , Samurai

Dorohedoro

Also known as Dorohedoro.

Studio: MAPPA , Netflix , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

The story revolves around Kaiman, who does not remember who he was before he was transfigured by a Magic user. This transformation left him with a reptile's head, and a desire to find out the truth about who he really is. Accompanied by Nikaido, his female companion, he tracks down Magic Users in "The Hole" and unceremoniously chomps down on their head, hoping to find out who it was that put him in this state. One by one, they witness this "second man" inside the head of Kaiman, and after pulling them back out of his mouth he asks them all a question... "What did the guy inside my head say?"

Tags: Dystopian , Monster Boy , Anthropomorphism , Magic , Amnesia , CGI , Full CGI , Gore , Surreal Comedy , Body Horror , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Curses , Anti-Hero , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Revenge , Found Family , Restaurant , Demons , Female Protagonist , Food , Body Swapping , Tomboy , Class Struggle , Vore , Nudity , Post-Apocalyptic , Drugs , Zombie , Gangs , Baseball

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens

Studio: Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery

At first glance, the city of Fukuoka seems like a peaceful one, but under the surface, crime is running rampant. The city's Hakata ward is home to the professionals of the underworld: professional killers, detectives, informants, professional revenge seekers, those skilled in torture, and more. And according to urban legend, a "killer of professional killers" has shown up in the city.



Tags: Assassins , Primarily Male Cast , Crime , Crossdressing , Ensemble Cast , Detective , Swordplay , Baseball , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Guns , Revenge , Femboy , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Male Protagonist

WIND BREAKER

Also known as WIND BREAKER.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Kodansha , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Tohan , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

Where the average scores are the lowest, but the fights are the strongest. Furin High School is renowned as a super school of delinquents. Haruka Sakura, a first-year student, came from outside the city to fight to the top. However, Furin High School has become a group that protects the town called the “Chime of the Wind Breaker” – Bofurin. The heroic legend of high school delinquent Sakura begins here!



Tags: Gangs , Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , School , Found Family , Urban , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Bullying , Martial Arts , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing

Durarara!!

Also known as Durarara!!.

Studio: Aniplex , Brain's Base , Movic , Aniplex of America , ASCII Media Works , Hakuhodo DY Media Partners , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural

In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets.

Ryuugamine Mikado has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Gangs , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Dullahan , Achronological Order , Delinquents , Crime , Female Protagonist , School , Mythology , Yandere , Male Protagonist , Motorcycles , Orphan , Otaku Culture , Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Seinen , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Bullying , Incest , Suicide