Top Achromatic Anime Recommendations

Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto

Also known as Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.

Studio: BUG FILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira's on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.



Tags: Zombie , Post-Apocalyptic , Surreal Comedy , Travel , Survival , Rural , Male Protagonist , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Rehabilitation , Slapstick , Tsundere , Work , Gore , Body Horror , Seinen , Nudity , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Motorcycles , Rugby , Achromatic , Cultivation , Suicide

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

Also known as Ascendance of a Bookworm.

Studio: Ajiado
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: Reincarnation , Class Struggle , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Work , Age Regression , Economics , Family Life , Primarily Child Cast , Educational , Magic , Orphan , Adoption , Historical , Makeup , Archery , Time Skip , Achromatic , Chibi

Bungou Stray Dogs 4th Season

Also known as Bungo Stray Dogs 4.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

The fourth season of Bungou Stray Dogs.

No longer concerned with military affairs, Yukichi Fukuzawa intends to act as a lone bodyguard-for-hire, making use of his deadly swordsmanship. However, things are not going as planned for his freelance business, and that is when he crosses paths with a mouthy boy named Ranpo Edogawa. While their initial interactions are intertwined with a bizarre murder mystery, the aftermath prompts the formation of the Armed Detective Agency.

Presently, Ranpo finds himself chasing down a gifted individual with the dangerous ability to execute the perfect crime. But as the great detective unravels the case, he soon discovers an elaborate plot to obliterate the Agency in its entirety.

Although forewarned of the trap, the Agency continue their pursuit of the criminals, only to end up framed for the crime themselves. Now branded as wanted terrorists, the remaining members must find a way to prove their innocence—even if they must turn to sworn enemies for assistance.



Tags: Crime , Fugitive , Terrorism , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Detective , Mafia , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Urban , Espionage , Primarily Adult Cast , Military , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Guns , Seinen , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Classic Literature , Tragedy , War , Gambling , Suicide , Achromatic

Uzumaki

Studio: Akatsuki , Fugaku
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Four episode anime adaptation of the Junji Ito manga.

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...



Tags: Achromatic , Cosmic Horror , Gore , Body Horror , Tragedy , Rotoscoping , CGI , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Augmented Reality , Survival , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Lost Civilization , Cannibalism , Coastal , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Philosophy , Unrequited Love , Detective

BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan

Also known as BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict.

Studio: PIERROT FILMS
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

The third part of BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen.

Tags: War , Swordplay , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Gods , Achromatic , Ghost , Archery

FLCL Progressive

Also known as FLCL Progressive.

Studio: Production I.G , Signal.MD
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Many years have passed since Naota and Haruhara Haruko shared their adventure together. Meanwhile, the war between the two entities known as Medical Mechanica and Fraternity rages across the galaxy. Enter Hidomi, a young teenaged girl who believes there is nothing amazing to expect from her average life, until one day when a new teacher named Haruko arrives at her school. Soon enough, Medical Mechanica is attacking her town and Hidomi discovers a secret within her that could save everyone, a secret that only Haruko can unlock.
But why did Haruko return to Earth? What happened to her Rickenbacker 4001 she left with Naota? And where did the human-type robot ‘Canti’ go?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Aliens , Urban , Heterosexual , Psychosexual , Robots , Super Robot , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Super Power , Feet , Philosophy , Parody , Primarily Teen Cast , Motorcycles , Achromatic , Real Robot , LGBTQ+ Themes

Top wo Nerae! GunBuster

Also known as Gunbuster.

Studio: Gainax
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the very near future, a race of huge, insect like aliens is discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as it takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing spacegoing battleships and giant fighting robots. These robots are piloted by the best and brightest of Earth's youth, picked from training schools around the world.

The story begins in the year 2023, not long after the first battles with the aliens, and centers on young Noriko Takaya. Although Noriko's father was a famous Captain in the space fleet who was killed during one of the first battles of the war, her own talents as a pilot are questionable. Nonetheless, she has entered a training school. Through the series Noriko, joined by the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, will fight to overcome the trauma of war, the doubts of her peers, and her own lack of confidence.



Tags: Space , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Military , Space Opera , War , Super Robot , Time Manipulation , Primarily Female Cast , Aliens , Time Skip , Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Kaiju , Tomboy , Travel , Nudity , Bullying , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Astronomy , Achromatic , School , Parody , Henshin , Love Triangle

Star Wars: Visions

Also known as Star Wars: Visions.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Trigger , Kamikaze Douga , Geno Studio , Studio Colorido , Production I.G , Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

An anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world's best anime creators and storytellers.

1) The Duel (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga)
2) Tatooine Rhapsody (Taku Kimura, Studio Colorido)
3) The Twins (Hiroyuki Imaishi, Trigger)
4) The Village Bride (Hitoshi Haga, Kinema Citrus)
5) The Ninth Jedi (Kenji Kamiyama, Production I.G.)
6) T0-B1 (Abel Gongora, Science SARU)
7) The Elder (Masahiko Ootsuka, Trigger)
8) Lop and Ochou (Yuuki Igarashi, Geno Studio)
9) Akakiri (Eun-Yeong Choi, Science SARU)

Note: A further batch of 9 episodes released on May 4, 2023 as Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 does not meet our eligibility requirements as only a single episode was animated by a studio meeting our Country of Origin criteria.

Tags: Space , Anthology , Swordplay , Space Opera , Aliens , Episodic , Artificial Intelligence , Robots , Tragedy , Fugitive , Cultivation , Military , Anti-Hero , Samurai , Archery , Ensemble Cast , Terrorism , Twins , Anthropomorphism , CGI , Adoption , Band , Parenthood , Marriage , Achromatic , Musical Theater

Asu no Yoichi!

Also known as Samurai Harem.

Studio: AIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

His skill with a sword is magnificent but his social skills still need a lot of work!

After many long years perfecting the art of fighting, 17-year-old Yoichi Karasuma is sent down from the remote mountains where he has been raised thinking that he's going to study some new martial arts techniques... but what he's really going to learn about are some slightly more practical things, like electrical appliances, modern clothing and, most especially, how NOT to make girls want to kill you!

Unfortunately, that last lesson is one Yoichi may not survive, as his new dojo is infested with the infernal creatures in the form of the Ikaruga sisters, and they don't really seem to understand how "proper" girls are "supposed" to behave! Will Yoichi's bushido blade be struck down by the fearsome charms of Ibuki, Ayame, Chihaya, and Kagome? Or will the equally lethal girls from the rival Tsubame school be his undoing?



Tags: Female Harem , Shounen , Martial Arts , Samurai , Achromatic

Medaka Box Abnormal

Also known as Medaka Box Abnormal.

Studio: Gainax
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

What started as a simple assistance program has escalated insanely out of control, and now Medaka Kurokami finds herself exposed as something far more than human. But that's only the beginning of a new series of shocking revelations that lead towards a dark secret plan that not even the unbelievable power of her War God Mode may be able to withstand. Still, Medaka's proving to be good at thinking outside of the box, and if she needs the full backing of every hidden resource of the Student Council to meet the challenge, then that's what she's going to get. Even the Abnormal ones!



Note: Episode 12, titled "Seitokai wo Shikei Shikkou Suru", is part 4 of the "Good Loser Kumagawa" series.

Tags: School , Super Power , Conspiracy , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Incest , Achromatic

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko

Also known as She and Her Cat: Their Standing Points.

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A cat reminisces about his life with and feelings for his owner, a single woman.



Tags: Achromatic , Male Protagonist , Animals , Philosophy

Yeonae Haru Jeon

Also known as A Day Before Us.

Studio: LICO
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

During a rain shower, college student Ha Eun encounters a young man named Yeon Woo who has an umbrella. As the tent above them is about to burst apart from the heavy rain, she latches onto Yeon Woo in order to shield herself. Not realizing that what she had just done was embarrassing she tries to ignore Yeon Woo the rest of the time. Little does she know, he's the friend of her best friend, Yeo Reum who is a bright faced and childish young woman. Annoyed by the fact that she keeps coming across the neutral faced and quiet Yeon Woo she tries her best to stand up for herself in front of the quiet man.

Meanwhile, a shy man named Wook is also good friends with Yeo Reum and also has a secret crush on her and keeps on staring at her sweet lips. But, being shy and awkward around her, he does his best to hide his secret but, such a thing isn't as easy as it seems. As these two stories clash together, what will happen to them all in the end? Will love flourish and bloom, or, will they just keep on ignoring each others hearts?

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Ensemble Cast , College , Love Triangle , School , Achromatic , Drawing

Artiswitch

Also known as Artiswitch.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

There was a rumour among the young people in Harajuku, Tokyo. There is a place called Ura-Harajuku somewhere in Harajuku, and it seems that there is a shop run by a witch. The witch's name is Nina. A young witch with a chameleon and a pig fulfills the secret wishes of her guests. Her method is to invite her to a mysterious space and look into the "real feelings" deep inside her heart. Customers are sometimes excited, sometimes hurt, and make their own choices to fulfill their wishes.

Tags: Witch , CGI , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Fashion , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Denpa , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Musical Theater , Achromatic

Dororo to Hyakkimaru

Also known as Dororo.

Studio: Mushi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Hyakkimaru is a young man who lacks 48 body parts because they were taken from him by demons before birth, as payment by his father, Kagemitsu Daigo, to obtain his wish to take over the country. When the baby boy was born he was missing 48 parts of his body, and thus was abandoned—thrown into a river. Hyakkimaru has grown up and now has obtained fake body parts so he can eliminate the 48 demons that were made from his body, and to retrieve his missing parts. Along for the adventure is the boy thief, Dororo, with whom he becomes friends.



Tags: Youkai , Demons , Swordplay , Anti-Hero , War , Historical , Achromatic , Samurai , Gore , Dystopian , Body Horror , Disability , Travel , Time Skip , Crossdressing

Furiko

Also known as Pendulum.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

A short called "Furiko" (or "Pendulum"), that was featured on Japanese variety show.

The anime was drawn by the Japanese comedian Tekken (鉄拳), who named himself after the fighting game.



Tags: Time Manipulation , No Dialogue , Achromatic , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast

Sekai no Yami Zukan

Also known as The World YAMIZUKAN.

Studio: ILCA
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

The anime will be in an omnibus short format that will tell stories of the strange and bizarre in our world, including UFOs, cryptids, curses, ancient civilizations, supernatural powers, spiritual experiences, bizarre cases, different dimensions, and urban legends, told in a picture show style.



Tags: Gore , Episodic , Aliens , Cars , Achromatic , Robots

Hitsuji no Uta

Also known as Sheep's Song.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror

Kazuna's family has a history of suffering from a disease that creates an uncontrollable vampire-like thirst for blood. Knowing none of this, Kazuna was sent to live with the Eda couple as a child. As the sickness begins to show signs of being present within himself, he comes into contact with his older sister, Chizuna, who has been suffering from it since early childhood. Knowing that the sickness incurs a heavy weight upon those that suffer from it, Chizuna tries to ease her brother's burden, to help him learn to control his urges, but...



Tags: Vampire , Heterosexual , Denpa , Incest , Achromatic

Namakura Gatana

Also known as The Dull Sword.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A samurai buys a dull sword from a merchant. He is quickly defeated by his intended victims due to his cheap sword and clumsiness.

Tags: Samurai , Swordplay , Achromatic , No Dialogue , Male Protagonist

Tooi Sekai

Also known as Other Worlds.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

A man and a woman, talking over their relationship.


Tags: Achromatic , Primarily Adult Cast , Denpa , Love Triangle , Trains

TAMALA2010: a punk cat in space

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Sci-Fi

It's the year 2010 on the planet of cats, where lies Meguro City, a megalopolis entirely controlled by the super-corporation Catty & Co. The nefarious influence of this corporate empire extends malignantly across the feline galaxy. Tamala, a carefree, one-year-old kitten, decides to flee this cruel reality and boards her spaceship in search of her planet of origin.



Tags: Dystopian , Space , Cyberpunk , Achromatic , Anthropomorphism , Surreal Comedy , Animals , Conspiracy , Anti-Hero , Mythology , CGI , Fugitive , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist , Cult