Anime like Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Sousou no Frieren

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

Studio: Toho , MADHOUSE , Shogakukan , Nippon Television Network , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Aniplex , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her? Decades after their victory, the funeral of one her friends confronts Frieren with her own near immortality. Frieren sets out to fulfill the last wishes of her comrades and finds herself beginning a new adventure…



Tags: Travel , Magic , Elf , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Time Skip , Medieval , Found Family , Kuudere , Iyashikei , Demons , Shounen , Foreign , Asexual , Adoption , Rural , Heterosexual , Aromantic , Dungeon , Episodic , Religion , Rotoscoping , Snowscape , CGI , Spearplay , Food , Dragons , Horticulture

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

Studio: TRIGGER , KADOKAWA , Ultra Super Pictures , Good Smile Company , Tencent
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Note: A world premiere screening of Episode 1 was shown in the Studio TRIGGER panel at Anime Expo on July 1, 2023.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Medieval , Environmental , Monster Girl , Dragons , Necromancy , Body Horror , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Chimera , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Nekomimi , Tragedy , Curses , Anthropomorphism , Episodic , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Politics , Ghost , Ninja , Nudity , Super Power , Asexual , Cannibalism , Zombie

Little Witch Academia (TV)

Also known as Little Witch Academia (TV).

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

In a time when magic is on the decline amid society, Atsuko Kagari is a cheerful girl who enters Luna Nova Academy in order to accomplish her dream of becoming a witch like her idol, Shiny Chariot. Shiny is a famous witch who disappeared from public view many years ago. On her way to school, Kagari meets the kind Lotte Yanson and the mischevious Sucy Manbavaran and the three become friends as they share a bedroom in campus. At the academy, Atsuko soon discovers she is in serious disadvantage compared to the other girls since she doesn`t come from a magical family and is required to learn the magical curriculum from scratch. Having found an item that once belonged to Chariot, Atsuko must discover how to activate and properly use the mysterious Shiny Rod as she hopes it might lead to finding out what has truly happened to her vanished idol.



Tags: Magic , Witch , Boarding School , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Swordplay , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Ghost , Super Robot

Majo no Takkyuubin

Also known as Kiki's Delivery Service.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Studio Hibari , Walt Disney Studios , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.



Tags: Coming of Age , Witch , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Coastal , Kids , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Aviation , Animals , Travel , Drawing , Iyashikei , Motorcycles , Pregnancy

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Also known as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Studio: bones , Aniplex , Square Enix , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

"In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost."

Alchemy is bound by this Law of Equivalent Exchange—something the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric only realize after attempting human transmutation: the one forbidden act of alchemy. They pay a terrible price for their transgression—Edward loses his left leg, Alphonse his physical body. It is only by the desperate sacrifice of Edward's right arm that he is able to affix Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor. Devastated and alone, it is the hope that they would both eventually return to their original bodies that gives Edward the inspiration to obtain metal limbs called "automail" and become a state alchemist, the Fullmetal Alchemist.

Three years of searching later, the brothers seek the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical relic that allows an alchemist to overcome the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Even with military allies Colonel Roy Mustang, Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, and Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes on their side, the brothers find themselves caught up in a nationwide conspiracy that leads them not only to the true nature of the elusive Philosopher's Stone, but their country's murky history as well. In between finding a serial killer and racing against time, Edward and Alphonse must ask themselves if what they are doing will make them human again... or take away their humanity.



Tags: Alchemy , Conspiracy , Military , War , Tragedy , Shounen , Politics , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Fugitive , Super Power , Foreign , Gods , Steampunk , Disability , Cyborg , Revenge , Necromancy , Travel , Lost Civilization , Anachronism , Religion , Chimera , Dissociative Identities , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Orphan , Body Horror , Slapstick , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Tomboy , Shapeshifting , Guns , Demons , Chibi , Human Experimentation , Swordplay , Adoption , Trains , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Desert , Tanned Skin , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Snowscape , Cultivation

Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto

Also known as Secrets of the Silent Witch.

Studio: Aniplex , KADOKAWA , Studio Gokumi , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

Monica Everett, the Silent Witch, is the world’s only practitioner of Voiceless Magic, a veritable heroine who single-handedly fended off the Black Dragon of legend. However, the young prodigy is actually…super-duper shy! Yup, turns out she only learned Voiceless Magic to avoid speaking in public. Ignorant of this, the Seven Sages have placed her on a top-secret mission to guard the Second Prince. Can Monica keep it together as she contends with both social interaction and the evils targeting the young royal?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Witch , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Royal Affairs , Hikikomori , Coming of Age , Politics , Disability , Class Struggle , Ojou-sama , Medieval , Bullying , Rehabilitation , Shoujo , Shapeshifting , Dragons , Heterosexual , Memory Manipulation , Spearplay , Boarding School , Arranged Marriage , CGI

Majo no Tabitabi

Also known as Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina.

Studio: C2C , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Bandai Namco Arts , AT-X , SB Creative , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world she's read so much about. Like a leaf on the wind, she travels from one country to another, looking to sate her inquisitiveness and searching for new experiences. She's confronted by humanity in all its forms, whether strange, bizarre, or emotional. Exploration and curiosity drive her journey. Where to next, Elaina?



Tags: Episodic , Witch , Magic , Female Protagonist , Travel , Time Skip , Medieval , Primarily Female Cast , Achronological Order , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Gore , Philosophy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Manipulation , Dragons , Yuri , Alternate Universe , Gangs , Body Swapping , Suicide , Slavery , Amnesia

Mahoutsukai no Yome

Also known as The Ancient Magus' Bride.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Production I.G , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Fairy , Mythology , Monster Boy , Tragedy , Found Family , Urban Fantasy , Teacher , Skeleton , Heterosexual , Interspecies , Dragons , Foreign , Age Gap , Philosophy , Body Horror , Shapeshifting , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Chimera , Suicide , Gore , Marriage , Travel , Slavery , Shounen , Male Harem , Witch , Chibi , Tanned Skin , Horticulture , Female Harem

Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2.

Studio: Toho , MADHOUSE , Shogakukan , Nippon Television Network , MADHOUSE , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Aniplex , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Following the First-Class Mage Exam, the trio—elven mage Frieren, warrior Stark, and first-class mage Fern—gains access to the dangerous Northern Plateau. As the party presses onward toward Aureole, formidable adversaries force Stark to confront his insecurities, solidifying his resolve and his role as the party's frontliner. Meanwhile, Fern continues to cherish the gifts she has been blessed with throughout her life, each a reminder of those she holds dear.

Frieren—still honoring her vow to understand humanity—revisits memories of her journey with the Hero's party and her fleeting encounter with a legendary figure. As she reflects on the passage of time, the elven mage quietly questions whether she has truly changed, yet in the small, almost subtle choices that she makes, there are signs that she might have become more human than she realizes.



Tags: Travel , Elf , Magic , Wilderness , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Iyashikei , Medieval , Philosophy , Episodic , Demons , Time Skip , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Swordplay , Snowscape , Shounen , Heterosexual , Dragons , Tragedy , Urban , Fishing , Coastal , Economics

Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen

Also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Studio: Ajiado , Crunchyroll , flying DOG , Genco , BS Fuji , ABC Animation , Happinet , KLOCKWORX , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , WOWOW , TO Books , JTB Next Creation , Tokyo Animator Gakuin
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Slice of Life

Anime adaptation of Part 1 of Honzuki no Gekokujou.

When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.



Note: The first episode was included in a bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of the 8th volume of Part 4 of the light novel that was released on September 10th, 2019 prior to its TV premiere.

Tags: Medieval , Class Struggle , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Work , Isekai , Age Regression , Economics , Family Life , Josei , Primarily Child Cast , Educational , Magic , Writing , Orphan , Adoption , Historical , Time Skip , Chibi , Makeup , Archery