Anime like Übel Blatt

Ragna Crimson

Also known as Ragna Crimson.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , King Records , GREE Entertainment , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Square Enix , BS11 , newgin , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery

Dragons reign terror over the earth, sea and sky. If sworn dragon hunters like Ragna are to have any hope of dealing death to these seemingly invincible, fire-breathing beasts, they must find a way to level the odds. Ragna teams up with a mysterious man named Crimson who has likewise sworn to stand against the dragons menacing the world. But although Crimson’s motivations may be mysterious, his goal and Ragna’s perfectly align, and together they’ll fight to vanquish the dragons once and for all.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes.

Tags: War , Dragons , Revenge , Shounen , Time Manipulation , Magic , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Super Power , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Gore , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Orphan , Tsundere , Nekomimi

Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

Also known as The Unwanted Undead Adventurer.

Studio: CONNECT , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , OVERLAP , Marvelous , Docomo Anime Store , Pony Canyon , BS Nittele , NatsumeAtari
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Rentt Faina has hunted monsters for the last 10 years. Sadly, he’s not great at his job, stuck hunting slimes and goblins for a few coins each day. His luck turns when he finds an undiscovered path. At the path’s end, he meets his demise in the maw of a legendary dragon. But, he wakes up as an undead bag of bones! He sets out to achieve Existential Evolution and rejoin the land of the living.



Note: Each episode streamed 3 days early on some streaming sites. The original TV broadcast started on January 8th, 2024.

Tags: Reincarnation , Dungeon , Magic , Swordplay , Monster Boy , Skeleton , Alchemy , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Found Family , Tragedy , Time Skip , Zombie , CGI

Kenpuu Denki Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

Studio: OLM , VAP , Media Blasters , NYAV Post , Nippon Television Network , Hakusensha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Set during a time that very much resembles Europe during the Middle Ages, Berserk is a story of revenge set in the castle town of Midland. Recently, the town has seen the rise of a wicked king, who uses demonic minions to control and victimise his subjects.

However, when a lone soldier enters the town calling himself the Black Swordsman and armed to the teeth, many sense that the king's days of unchecked oppression are over. Soon, the Black Swordsman is plying his trade by hunting down the king's evil servants, giving no quarter, and preparing to exact his vengeance on the king.



Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Swordplay , Cosmic Horror , War , Male Protagonist , Gore , Anti-Hero , Found Family , Military , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Torture , Demons , Revenge , Politics , Medieval , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Travel , Tsundere , Class Struggle , Curses , Archery , Fugitive , Nudity , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Skeleton , Survival

Goblin Slayer

Also known as GOBLIN SLAYER.

Studio: WHITE FOX , Good Smile Film , SB Creative , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Sony Pictures Entertainment , AT-X , Bushiroad , Magic Capsule , Frontier Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

A young priestess has formed her first adventuring party, but almost immediately they find themselves in distress. It's the Goblin Slayer who comes to their rescue--a man who's dedicated his life to the extermination of all goblins, by any means necessary. And when rumors of his feats begin to circulate, there's no telling who might come calling next...



Tags: Goblin , Revenge , Gore , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Dungeon , Magic , Anti-Hero , Nudity , CGI , Elf , Survival , Medieval , Gods , Rural , Swordplay

BASTARD!!: Ankoku no Hakaishin (ONA)

Also known as BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Warner Bros. Japan , Shueisha , KLOCKWORX , Medicos Entertainment , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

In a postapocalyptic world of heavy metal fantasy, the only thing able to save humans from orcs, lizard men, and other monsters is something even MORE evil. Sealed within a 14-year-old boy, the chaotic wizard Dark Schneider is unleashed to fight four mighty generals and their plot to resurrect the evil god Anslasax.



Note: The first 13 episodes were released worldwide on Netflix on June 30, 2022, while the remaining 11 episodes released on September 15, 2022.

Tags: Magic , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Demons , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Post-Apocalyptic , Meta , Gore , Nudity , Revenge , Gods , Elf , Ninja , Martial Arts , Swordplay , Dragons , Age Regression , Bisexual , Vampire , CGI , Goblin , Anachronism

CLAYMORE

Also known as Claymore.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Funimation , Avex Entertainment , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror

A brutal scourge stalks the land. Yoma, monsters driven by a hunger satisfied by only one quarry - Humanity. The dark breed knows but a singular foe: Claymore. Human-Yoma hybrids of extraordinary strength and cunning, the Claymores roam from skirmish to skirmish delivering salvation by the edge of a blade.

Thus begins the twisting tale of Clare, one such sister of the sword driven by pain in both victory and defeat. A child silent and suffering hidden in her past, Clare's march toward vengeance unfolds along a path marked by violence, solitude and scorn. In a land where even the predator is prey, the haunted hearts of hunter and hunted alike wear the scars of the age.



Tags: Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Gore , Demons , Kuudere , Orphan , Shapeshifting , Cannibalism , Fugitive , Medieval , Super Power , Tomboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Body Horror , Snowscape , Shounen , Rural , Urban , Torture , Desert

Boushoku no Berserk

Also known as Berserk of Gluttony.

Studio: Genco , A.C.G.T. , Pony Canyon , Micro Magazine Sha , Crunchyroll , MUSE , HIAN , BS11 , U-NEXT , A Line
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Fate Graphite was born into a world where magical skills shape your destiny. His skill is Gluttony, a seemingly useless curse of unending hunger that has left him shunned and looked down upon. Until one day, after he takes the life of a thief, his true power awakens: he can devour the skill of anyone he kills to feed his appetite. Will he learn to control this gruesome ability for the better?



Tags: Magic , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Travel , Lost Civilization , Revenge , Bullying , Class Struggle , Fugitive , Anachronism , Angels , Chimera , Goblin , Cannibalism

Akame ga Kill!

Also known as Akame ga Kill!.

Studio: WHITE FOX , Sentai Filmworks , Toho , Square Enix , Hanabee Entertainment , Animatsu Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological , Thriller

In a land where corruption rules and a ruthless Prime Minister has turned the puppet Emperor's armies of soldiers, assassins and secret police against the people, only one force dares to stand against them: Night Raid, an elite team of relentless killers, each equipped with an Imperial Arm - legendary weapons with unique and incredible powers created in the distant past.

Rescued from a fate worse than death by Night Raid, young Tatsumi is offered the chance to join their lethal ranks… but it's a deadly choice, as few can master an Imperial Arm and even fewer survive when two Arms go against each other in combat. The battle is on, and only the strongest will make it out alive.



Tags: Assassins , Tragedy , Shounen , Politics , Gore , Crime , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Revenge , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Kaiju , Yandere , Tomboy , Demons , Nekomimi , Time Manipulation , Shapeshifting , Guns , Kemonomimi , Love Triangle , Tsundere

VINLAND SAGA

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Twin Engine , Kodansha , Production I.G , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.



Tags: Vikings , Revenge , Foreign , Historical , War , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Anti-Hero , Military , Politics , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Medieval , Travel , Gore , Survival , Ships , Conspiracy , Slavery , Time Skip , Pirates , Language Barrier , Orphan , Spearplay , Religion , Snowscape , CGI , Archery , Heterosexual , Cult , Nudity

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