Anime like Young Black Jack

MONSTER

Also known as Monster.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Viz Media , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy over that of the town mayor who had been planning to support the hospital financially. A string of mysterious murders begin to occur soon after the operation, and Dr. Tenma emerges as the primary suspect despite no incriminating evidence.

A doctor is taught to believe that all life is equal; however, when another series of murders occur in the surgeon's vicinity, Dr. Tenma's beliefs are shaken as his actions that night are shown to have much broader consequences than he could have imagined. Leaving behind his life as a surgeon he embarks on a journey across the country to unravel the mystery of the boy he saved.

Tags: Crime , Seinen , Detective , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Twins , Tragedy , Noir , Memory Manipulation , Adoption , Foreign , Urban , Police , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Medicine , Politics , Dissociative Identities , Travel , Historical , Orphan , Time Skip , Guns , Suicide , Primarily Male Cast , Torture , Episodic , Crossdressing , Nudity , Gore , Bullying

AI no Idenshi

Also known as The Gene of AI.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Nikkatsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Akita Shoten , Hero Garage , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The future is here and a new species lives among people: humanoids. Similar to man, these robotic beings are highly sentient and suffer from unique ailments. Thankfully, Dr. Hikaru Sudou can help. He vows to treat the humanoids even by illegal means, causing him to lead a double life. But when strange diseases emerge as a result of this coexistence, ethical lines become blurred.



Tags: Urban , Medicine , Artificial Intelligence , Episodic , Philosophy , Cyborg , Primarily Adult Cast , Cyberpunk , Robots , Male Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Memory Manipulation , Transgender , Agender , Shounen , Clone , Adoption , LGBTQ+ Themes , Augmented Reality

Golgo 13

Also known as Golgo 13: The Professional.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Discotek , Filmlink International , Shogakukan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

After assassinating the son of business tycoon Leonard Dawson, Golgo 13 finds himself prey to the CIA and the U.S. Army, whom Dawson has personally hired to kill the assassin. As days pass by, Dawson slowly loses his sanity as he continues to plot every attempt to kill Golgo 13 even without caring about who hired the assassin to kill his son.



Tags: Foreign , Assassins , Noir , Guns , Urban , Revenge , Military , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Skeleton , Suicide , Stop Motion

RAY THE ANIMATION

Also known as Ray.

Studio: OLM , Touhouku Shinsha , Maiden Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

If you have enough money, you can buy anything. So why wait for an organ you need to become available? Raised to be harvested for parts, Ray had already lost her eyes when renegade surgeon Black Jack rescued her. Now, ten years later, she has grown up to be a surgeon herself. And thanks to the unique artificial eyes she received as replacements, she has a reputation for performing incredible medical operations that no one else could even attempt. But unknown to any but a select few, her surgical endeavors are only part of a greater mission: to discover what happened to the other children she was raised with, and to find the men who stole the eyes she was born with and to bring them to justice.



Tags: Medicine , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Love Triangle , Ero Guro , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Seinen

BLACK LAGOON

Also known as Black Lagoon.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Funimation , Selecta Visión , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Thriller

Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he's sent by his company to the tropical seas of Eastern China to deliver a disc. But his boat gets hijacked by a band of mercenaries hired to retrieve the disc. Rock (as he is newly dubbed by his captors) catches the interest of the only female merc Revy as she thinks he's worth a ransom, taking him hostage. However, the disc that was stolen has a terrible secret that's unknown to Rock, which causes massive confusion and chaos for both him and his kidnappers.

Tags: Crime , Guns , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Pirates , Anti-Hero , Gangs , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Mafia , Assassins , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Foreign , Ships , Military , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Triads , Noir , Maids , Gore , Politics , Nudity , Nun

Jormungand

Also known as Jormungand.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Funimation , White Fox , Jormungand Production Partners
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

A ruthless arms dealer on a quixotic quest for world peace. A child soldier born into chaotic conflict. Their lives will intertwine as they journey together through the seedy underbelly of the world's arms market.



Tags: Guns , Military , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Assassins , Tomboy , Travel , Orphan , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Criminal Organization , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Urban , Tanned Skin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Unrequited Love

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: Toho , OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Foreign , Historical , Drugs , Ancient China , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Work , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Adoption , Heterosexual , Alchemy , Maids , Tragedy , Unrequited Love , Aromantic , Slavery , Food , Episodic , Chibi , Asexual , Go , Seinen

Gekai Elise

Also known as Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp.

Studio: Maho Film , KADOKAWA , Maho Film , AT-X , Kansai TV , Docomo Anime Store , Bandai Namco Music Live , BS Nittele , Simplicity
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Making up for her sins in a past life as the evil princess Elise, Aoi Takamoto dedicates her life to saving people as a doctor. But a fatal accident cuts her atonement short and suddenly she’s back to her previous life, 10 years before her death! Will her foresight and medical brilliance help her change her past ways and heal an ailing empire, or is fate doomed to repeat itself?



Tags: Reincarnation , Medicine , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Royal Affairs , Isekai , Arranged Marriage , Work , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Age Regression , Foreign , Magic , Tanned Skin , Marriage , Swordplay , Anachronism , CGI , Male Harem