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Gegege no Kitarou (2018)

Also known as GeGeGe no Kitaro.

Studio: Toei Animation , Fuji TV , Toei Animation , Yomiuri Advertising
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro...



Tags: Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Magic , Episodic , Satire , Nekomimi , War , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Politics , Witch , Kids , Vampire , Age Regression , Bullying , Homeless , Afterlife , Demons , Rural , Family Life , Werewolf , Body Image

Digimon Ghost Game

Also known as Digimon Ghost Game.

Studio: Toei Animation , Fuji TV , Yomiko Advertising
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Sightings of mysterious creatures known as "Hologram Ghosts" have been a popular topic on social networks for the past few years. According to the rumors, several people have fallen victim to these specters. Those fortunate to survive their encounters with the paranormal beings claim that they resembled glitched holograms.

Hazakura Academy middle school student Hiro Amanokawa believes these sightings are merely an urban legend. However, as the incidents start to increase in frequency, he is reminded of the day his father suddenly vanished, with strange digital watches serving as the only relics of his disappearance. Much like the other sightings, what happened to Hiro's father cannot be explained by conventional logic.

One day, when a fellow student in the academy is attacked by a Hologram Ghost, Hiro and his friend Kiyoshirou Higashimitarai decide to look into the matter. Little does Hiro know that this investigation will be their first step toward discovering a dangerous world previously unknown to mankind.



Tags: Kids , Artificial Intelligence , Youkai , Episodic , Body Horror , Primarily Child Cast , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Ghost , Dinosaurs , Kaiju , Proxy Battle , Virtual World , Anthropomorphism , Zombie , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Vampire , Slavery , Anti-Hero , Yandere , Suicide , Dullahan , Marriage , Isekai

Akuma-kun (ONA)

Also known as Akuma Kun.

Studio: Toei Animation , Encourage Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Akuma-kun is a boy who was adopted and risen by the former Akuma: Shingo Umoregi. He works as a paranormal investigator and solves murder mysteries with the helping hand of his half-human partner Mephisto the Third.

The show, despite being an alternate story, is set to be the adventure of Shingo's "son", therefore, it could be considered as a sequel to the 1989 original



Tags: Detective , Monster Boy , Youkai , Episodic , Demons , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Anti-Hero , Family Life , Adoption , Angels , Urban , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Guns , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Suicide

Kyoukai no Rinne

Also known as Rin-ne.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year. Then one day her always-absent classmate Rinne Rokudo shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!



Tags: Shounen , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Ensemble Cast , School , Afterlife , Demons , Nekomimi , Reincarnation , Ghost

Dark Gathering

Also known as Dark Gathering.

Studio: OLM , Pony Canyon , NetEase Games , BS Asahi , Kansai TV , Sotsu , CHOCOLATE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Horror , Supernatural

After a devastating encounter with a restless spirit, ghost-fearing psychic Keitarou Gentouga became a shut-in to avoid additional spectral catastrophes. But no man is a haunted island, and Keitarou eventually reintegrates with society by getting a part-time job as a tutor to the child prodigy Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi isn’t just an academic genius, though. She’s a talented psychic medium hell-bent on finding the malevolent spirit behind her mother’s disappearance, and she’s gravely determined to drag Keitarou into her terrifying world of grotesque supernatural phenomenon.



Tags: Ghost , Exorcism , Creature Taming , Revenge , Urban Fantasy , Necromancy , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Orphan , Conspiracy , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Gore , Gods , Suicide , Shounen , Body Swapping , Yandere , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Curses , Denpa , Episodic , Proxy Battle , Afterlife , Cannibalism , Travel , Oiran , Hikikomori , War , School , College , Cars , Incest , Camping , Bullying

DIGIMON BEATBREAK

Also known as DIGIMON BEATBREAK.

Studio: Fuji TV , Toei Animation , Yomiuri Advertising
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

GLITCH THE FUTURE.

Tomoro Tenma lives in a world where human thoughts and emotions—known as “e-Pulse”—power AI devices called Sapotama. But when Digimon begin materializing from Sapotama and feeding on e-Pulse, society begins to fracture. After Gekkomon appears from his device, Tomoro joins Glowing Dawn, a secret team investigating rogue Digimon and the dark truth of a system both fueled and corrupted by emotion. What new future will be forged by humans and Digimon?



Tags: Proxy Battle , Found Family , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Anthropomorphism , Cyberpunk , Dystopian , Henshin , Ensemble Cast , Food , Animals , Super Power , Kids

Pocket Monsters (2023)

Also known as Pokémon Horizons: The Series.

Studio: OLM , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , TV Tokyo
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

A new dream and adventure set throughout the entire Pokémon world unfolds in a brand new Pokémon-series following a girl named Liko and a boy named Roy.

Tags: Proxy Battle , Travel , Animals , Female Protagonist , Creature Taming , Found Family , Time Skip , Kids , Revenge , Kaiju , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Cult , Dragons , Aviation , School , Henshin , Archery , Fishing , Adoption , Butler , Idol , Superhero , Snowscape , Meta , Musical Theater , Swordplay

Metal Fight Beyblade

Also known as Beyblade: Metal Fusion.

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , SynergySP , Seven , Nelvana , d-rights
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Sports

A new cast of characters take on the continued battle between good and evil. Ginga, our hero, and his group of loyal friends take on a dangerous group called the Dark Nebula. The Dark Nebula’s sole mission is to take over the world and unleash their evil upon it; but before they can do so, they must destroy Ginga as he is the only person that’s strong enough to stand in their way. The plot thickens as friends become enemies and enemies become allies. Everything starts and ends with Ginga as he struggles to find the strength to defend his world and the honor of Beyblade.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Kids , Proxy Battle , Battle Royale , CGI

Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025)

Also known as Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025).

Studio: Studio KAI , Shueisha , REMOW , Toei Animation , TV Asahi , Shueisha DeNA Projects
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

A new anime project for Jigoku Sensei Nube.

The story follows Meisuke Nueno, aka "Nube," a psychic teacher with a demon hand, as he battles evil spirits and monsters to protect his students in this saga that employs elements of Japanese mythology and folklore to tell a fan-pleasing action story.

Known for its occult and horror elements on school ghost stories and urban legends, Nube captivated readers across generations with his heroic efforts to save his students from supernatural threats.

Tags: Teacher , Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Episodic , Primarily Child Cast , School , Shounen , Demons , Exorcism

Supernatural The Animation

Also known as Supernatural: The Anime Series.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

The anime re-imagining of the original live-action series follows the Winchester brothers Sam and Dean as they hunt creatures and other supernatural phenomena across the American landscape.

The anime covers the storyline of the live-action version's first two seasons as well as original episodes.

Tags: Demons , Urban Fantasy , Guns , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Ghost , Detective , Gore , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Police , Cars , Slapstick , Episodic , Vampire , Werewolf