Anime like Witch Craft Works

Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo

Also known as Yamada and the Seven Witches.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Dentsu , Frontier Works , Kodansha , Rakuonsha , Crunchyroll , A-Sketch , Memory-Tech , Amuse , Ultra Super Pictures , Lawson Entertainment , Daiichi Kosho Company , Funimation , Animatic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Ryu Yamada is a second year student at Suzaku High. Ryu is always late for school, naps in class and gets abysmal grades. His life is a dead bore. The beautiful Urara Shiraishi, on the other hand, is Suzaku High's brightest student. One day, without explanation, their bodies are swapped! Ryu ends up in Urara's body, and Urara in Ryu's.

Tags: Witch , Body Swapping , School , School Club , Amnesia , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gender Bending , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Mixed Gender Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity

Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san

Also known as Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie.

Studio: Doga Kobo , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , KADOKAWA , Kodansha , ABC Animation , Kadokawa Media House , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The ultimate "heartthrob girlfriend" appears! Naturally unlucky high school student Izumi's girlfriend is his classmate Shikimori. She has a beautiful smile and kind personality and always seems happy when she's with Izumi. She's a pretty, cute, and loving girlfriend, but when Izumi's in trouble… she transforms into a super cool "heartthrob girlfriend!" The fun lives of the cute and cool Shikimori, Izumi, and their good friends never end!



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , School , Tomboy , Coming of Age , Episodic , Athletics , Kuudere , Tsundere , Shounen , Meta , Gender Bending , Basketball , Love Triangle , Football , Martial Arts

Kaibutsu Oujo

Also known as Princess Resurrection.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Imagin , Lantis , Sentai Filmworks , Index
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

When Hiro Hiyorimi tries to save a beautiful young woman from certain death, he ends up a dead hero himself! However, since the drop-dead girl is Hime, daughter of the King of the Monsters, his "reward" is to come back as a not-quite-living soldier in her honor guard of horror! That means helping fight off the army of supernatural monstrosities Hime's siblings are unleashing against her in hopes of moving up the ladder of succession.

And if facing off with vampires and zombies isn't bad enough, how can anyone be prepared for the REALLY weird ones, like were-sharks, pandas and killer dumplings? This sure as hell isn't the afterlife Hiro was hoping for, but the really sad part is that Hime is the good girl in all of this... or at least as close to good as you can come when you're on the wrong side of the gates of hell!



Tags: Shounen , Monster Girl , Female Harem , Vampire , Robots , Kemonomimi , Kuudere , Tomboy , Maids , Dullahan , Ojou-sama , Werewolf , Zombie , Primarily Female Cast , Necromancy , Heterosexual , Witch , Motorcycles

Kinsou no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyou no Yakusai to Mahou Sekai wo Tsuki Susumu

Also known as Vermeil in Gold.

Studio: Staple Entertainment , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Square Enix , Pony Canyon , Toei Video , BS11 , AT-X , Studio Mausu , APDREAM , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Meet Alto, a hapless student at Royal Ortigia Magic Academy whose academic performance leaves much to be desired. Rather than take a more sensible approach to salvaging his grades in time for graduation, Alto decides to summon a bit of otherworldly assistance. Only after does he learn he’s bound the legendary she-devil Vermeil into service as his familiar! But while Vermeil is a powerful ally sure to turn his grades around, her magic can only be replenished with a kiss, and that makes everything go to hell with Alto’s jealous childhood friend, Lilia.



Tags: Magic , School , Male Protagonist , Demons , Heterosexual , Succubus , Monster Girl , Nudity , Age Gap , Yandere , Female Harem , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Shounen , MILF , Terrorism , Acting , Angels , Tragedy

Witch Watch

Also known as WITCH WATCH.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios , Mainichi Broadcasting System , AQUA ARIS , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , Movic , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Morihito Otogi, a high school student who comes from a lineage of ogres, enjoys a peaceful, ordinary life until his childhood friend, Nico, moves in with him. Nico is a witch-in-training, and chooses Morihito to be her familiar. While Nico is thrilled to reunite with her old friend and crush, Morihito is tasked with the perilous duty to protect her from a foretold calamity. Between the unpredictable chaos caused by Nico’s magic, and the awkwardness of sharing a home, their lives become a whirlwind of supernatural hijinks and threats.



Notes:
Worldwide premiere of Episodes 1-3 titled as WITCH WATCH: WATCH PARTY before the Japanese premiere was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 16, 2025 in North America by GKIDS Films and March 22 and 23 in Europe by Animation Digital Network.
Episodes 1-2 + a selection of stories (Cat Scout, Kanshi's Part Time Job Diaries ~ The Side Job ~, and Kan & Nico's Channel) was pre-screened in advance in theaters on March 30, 2025 in Japan. The regular TV broadcast began April 6, 2025.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Slapstick , Found Family , Heterosexual , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Cohabitation , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Parody , Otaku Culture , Shounen , Meta , Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Werewolf , Vampire , Drawing , Gender Bending , Fashion , School , Ice Skating

Yumekui Merry

Also known as Dream Eater Merry.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Pony Canyon , TBS , Magic Capsule , Sentai Filmworks , Houbunsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Sometimes daydreaming can get you into trouble, but what do you do when it's other people's dreams that you have to watch out for? Yumeji Fujiwara has the unique ability to predict what kind of dreams other people will have, but lately, his own dreams have taken a bizarre turn in which he's being pursued by armies of cats. Stranger yet, Yumeji learns that the leader of the dream cats needs his body to access the Real World.

Finally, the strange becomes downright weird when a beautiful girl suddenly drops on top of him and announces that she's a Dream Demon looking for a way back to the Dream World! The fabric that separates reality and fantasy is torn to shreds, and Yumeji has a lot of sleepless nights ahead of him as he has to deal with both the dream stalking and a dream walking!



Tags: Demons , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Monster Girl , Kuudere , Superhero , Shounen , CGI

Zero no Tsukaima

Also known as The Familiar of Zero.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Genco , Funimation , Media Factory , Shouchiku , Bushiroad , Happinet Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Louise is a magician at the Tristein Academy, dubbed with the nickname "Zero Louise" due to her inability to effectively use her magic properly, resulting in zero successes. An upcoming test at her academy requires her to summon a familiar, a servant and partner to support her as a magician. Despite desiring a familiar that would be superior to her constantly mocking classmates, Louise ends up summoning Hiraga Saito, your average Japanese boy. Even with Louise and Saito both unwilling to accept each other, they have no choice. Louise cannot attempt another summoning and Saito cannot return to Japan, and so their life together begins. Based on the novel by Noboru Yamaguchi.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Slapstick , Slavery , School , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Bullying , War , Maids , Dragons , Aviation , Language Barrier , Kuudere , Tanned Skin , Anachronism

Majimoji Rurumo

Also known as Magimoji Rurumo.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Kodansha , AT-X , DAX Production , S-Wood , Bushiroad Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

A boy named Kota Shibaki, who suddenly gets a bunch of magical tickets one day. Rurumo, a witch that was demoted to an apprentice witch, uses these tickets as training in the human world, and Kota can use these tickets to grant wishes, which are part of Rurumo’s training. However, the catch is that each ticket that is used shortens Kota’s lifespan, so will he help out Rurumo, even at the expense of his own life?



Tags: Witch , Shounen , Magic , Episodic , Kuudere , School , Cosplay

BURN THE WITCH

Also known as BURN THE WITCH.

Studio: Studio Colorido , Team Yamahitsuji , Shueisha , Bandai Namco Arts , Twin Engine
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Historically, 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons.

Only inhabitants of Reverse London who live in the hidden "reverse" side of London can see the dragons. Even then, only a selected few become qualified enough as witches or wizards to make direct contact with them.

The protagonists of the story are witch duo Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole. They are protection agents for Wing Bind (WB), an organization for dragon conservation and management. Their mission is to protect and manage the dragons within London on behalf of the people.


Note: The show was screened in theaters and released online on the same date; the theatrical release combines all three episodes into one.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Dragons , Shounen , Foreign , Kuudere , Work , Primarily Female Cast , Steampunk , Idol , Alternate Universe , Urban

Flying Witch

Also known as Flying Witch.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

Traditionally, when a witch turns 15, she's supposed to go out into the world alone to study magic. Makoto's parents, however, believe that their directionally-challenged daughter should get a high school degree. Instead of being sent out on her own, Makoto and her cat Chito find themselves traveling from the bustling city of Yokohama to Aomori Prefecture, where they'll stay with relatives until Makoto finishes school. It's going to be a big adjustment, and it only gets more complicated since "normal" people aren't supposed to know that witches exist… something that she tends to forget.



Tags: Iyashikei , Witch , Rural , Female Protagonist , Magic , Episodic , Family Life , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Agriculture , Primarily Teen Cast , Tanned Skin , Ghost , Shounen