Top Brainwashing Anime Recommendations

Kaiba

Also known as Kaiba.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

It is now possible to store memory data, so that the death of your body is not actually "death". As memories are stored in databanks, they can be "transferred" to new bodies. Because so-called "memory trading" now occurs, it is now possible to steal memories and illegally alter them.

Society has fallen apart as authority has become lost and stagnant.

One day, a man awakens in a ruined room. His name is Kaiba. He has no memories, but he does have a pendant with a picture of an unknown woman inside.

In the skies are roiling clouds and electrical storms, impossible to pass without losing one's memories; above them lies the elusive realm of the rich and powerful, who barter others' bodies and memories for their own enjoyment and longevity. Below lies a troubled and dangerous world where good bodies are hard to come by and real money is scarce.

After suddenly being attacked, Kaiba escapes into space, and during his travels meets all sorts of people and regains his memories. Throughout it, he continues to be troubled by the world's problems, as well as his own existence. And what of the woman in the pendant, Neiro?

Tags: Amnesia , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Body Swapping , Philosophy , Space , Brainwashing , Clone , Tragedy , Cyberpunk , Conspiracy , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Fugitive , Cult , Terrorism , Post-Apocalyptic , Episodic , Cosmic Horror , Aliens , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Crime , Primarily Child Cast , Class Struggle , Drugs

Digimon Adventure 02

Also known as Digimon: Digital Monsters 02.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A few years after the adventures of the Chosen Children in the Digital World, a new batch of Chosen Children are summoned to save the Digital World. An evil ruler known as the Digimon Kaiser, or Digimon Emperor, is forcing the Digital World's Digimon into enslavement. The new group of Chosen Children, with the help of their Digimon, then begin a journey to stop the evil Digimon Emperor.


Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Child Cast , Virtual World , Kaiju , Proxy Battle , Henshin , Animals , Primarily Animal Cast , Coming of Age , Urban Fantasy , Kids , Anthropomorphism , Alternate Universe , Cosmic Horror , Dragons , Dinosaurs , Augmented Reality , Ensemble Cast , Rehabilitation , Urban , Male Protagonist , Gods , Brainwashing , School Club , Chimera , CGI , Angels , Desert , Mythology , Software Development

Senki Zesshou Symphogear G

Also known as Symphogear G.

Studio: Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Sci-Fi

The second season of Senki Zesshou Symphogear.

The sky is waiting.

With their normal lives secured, the Symphogear wielders join a Japanese-American research initiative. Each, living their own lives, has been given a single order: protect Sacrist S. As a completed relic, it is of upmost importance to both Irregular Threat Response and the American Federal Institute of Sacrists, and now, the wielders must escort it to the American military base in Iwakuni. The operation should have gone smoothly with both sides now cooperating. But a dark storm during the night hid a new threat until it was almost too late: the Noise. And with the doors of Babylon's treasury thrown wide, they have only increased in number. But then, amidst the rising dissonance of a destruction brought on by the Noise's alien anatomy, a girl's voice raised in song thunders out, as though piercing through them. "This is my Gungnir!" The cry of the first known human to fuse with a relic, Hibiki Tachibana.

The Noise flooding in, their movements orchestrated. The specter of the one pulling their strings looming above them. And then, the songs. The curtain rises on a new clash between mere melodies, and songs through which these girls' blood flows.



Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Mythology , Terrorism , Super Power , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Fugitive , Ensemble Cast , Human Experimentation , Swordplay , Guns , Orphan , Reincarnation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Idol , Gore , Drugs , Cult , Spearplay , School , Politics , Ships , Brainwashing , Kuudere , Tragedy , Motorcycles

Delico's Nursery

Also known as Delico's Nursery.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Hailing from the prestigious noble house of Delico, Dali Delico is an elite member of the Blood Pact Council with a promising future. When the Blood Pact Council, the highest governing body for the Vamps, assigns a special mission to Dali, he flatly refuses it. Having lost patience, Gerhard, Dino, and Henrique, who are also Council members serving the same term as Dali, rush to the house of Delico to persuade him. What they witness there is Dali, taking care of an infant himself… Meanwhile, there has been a series of mysterious murders targeting Vamps. And Dali seems to have a history with Pendulum, an antisocial organization that's thought to be the mastermind behind these murders… This is the record of the nobless oblige scramble of child-rearing by the noble Vamps. Can they find the right balance of their absolute mission and childcare in this magnificent gothic world?!



Note: 'Delico's Nursery' is a completely new work based on Kenichi Suemitsu's 'TRUMP' stage play and serves as a sequel to the 'Grand Guignol' 2017 stage play in the series.

Tags: Vampire , Parenthood , Historical , Detective , Crime , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Butler , Maids , Conspiracy , Twins , Gore , Suicide , Transgender , Religion , Cult , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Brainwashing

Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV

Also known as Symphogear XV.

Studio: Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Sci-Fi

The fifth season of Senki Zesshou Symphogear.

Humanity is finally confronted with the threat of the Custodians—the ancient, sentient species held responsible for cursing humanity to speak different languages thousands of years ago. The Symphogear wielders—Hibiki Tachibana, Tsubasa Kazanari, Chris Yukine, Maria Cadenzavna Eve, Kirika Akatsuki, and Shirabe Tsukuyomi—are sent to the Antarctic in order to retrieve an ancient relic. After securing it and rescuing the scientific staff present there from a Coffin, the automated defense mechanism protecting it, the relic is given to American researchers due to international agreements.

The criminal organization Noble Red, a remnant of the previously fought Bavarian Illuminati, starts targeting the relic. Will the Symphogear wielders and their supporting organization S.O.N.G. be able to foil the plans of the organizations conspiring against them?



Tags: Yuri , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gods , Lost Civilization , Urban , Orphan , Brainwashing , Agender , Ensemble Cast , Mythology , Guns , Philosophy , Cyborg , Swordplay , Idol , Aliens , Tragedy , Drugs , Monster Girl , Ninja , Tanned Skin , Dissociative Identities , Kemonomimi , Gore , Motorcycles

Digimon Adventure tri. 3: Kokuhaku

Also known as Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 3: Confession.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The third movie in the new Digimon Adventure series.

After seeing Meicoomon's abrupt transformation and killing of Leomon, Agumon and the other Digimon are kept isolated in Koushiro's office in order to prevent them from infection, but signs of infection begin to appear in Patamon.



Tags: Kaiju , Animals , Virtual World , Ensemble Cast , Kids , Artificial Intelligence , Brainwashing

El Cazador

Also known as El Cazador de la Bruja.

Studio: Bee Train
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery

Ellis, a young girl suspected of murdering a prominent physicist Heinrich Schneider, is on the run from an underground society called "Hunters" when she is tracked down by the bounty hunter Nadie in a small Mexican town. However, instead of turning her in, Nadie impulsively decides to help her and the two girls embark on a journey to Ellis' hometown, where they plan on finding clues about her past. From there, they travel south to search for the mysterious Gemstone of the Inca Rose, the "Eternal City" of Wiñay Marka, and Ellis' own obscure destiny.



Tags: Foreign , Fugitive , Witch , Super Power , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Female Protagonist , Guns , Travel , Yuri , Episodic , LGBTQ+ Themes , Reincarnation , Clone , Brainwashing , Desert , Human Experimentation , Memory Manipulation

Delicious Party♡Precure

Also known as Delicious Party Precure.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo

The mysterious, delicious world of CooKingdom, which rules over all the cuisine in this world. CooKingdom has closely guarded the Recipe-Bon, in which it's written how to prepare any dish. But, oh no! One day, it gets stolen by the Bundoru Gang! The Bundoru Gang plans to monopolize everything for themselves, and their next target is the Cuisine Fairy Recipeppi... The Energy Fairies have come to Oishi-Na Town in the human world in search of the Recipe-Bon. With their help, an unexpected turn of events leads to three ordinary girls transforming into Pretty Cures!


Tags: Food , Magic , Henshin , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Kids , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Superhero , Tokusatsu , Makeup , School , Robots , Philosophy , Isekai , Football , Time Manipulation , Dancing , Restaurant , Brainwashing , Baseball

Digimon Adventure 02 THE BEGINNING

Also known as Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning.

Studio: Yumeta Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

It’s 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the DigiDestined seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada, who informs them that he’s the first ever DigiDestined in the world…



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Time Manipulation , Family Life , Body Horror , Snowscape , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Brainwashing , Memory Manipulation , Proxy Battle , Super Power , Dragons , Estranged Family , Denpa

Busou Shinki: Moon Angel

Studio: TNK , Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story follows the coming of age and Shinki battles of Tsubasa, a boy who dreams of becoming a Shinki Master, and his Shinki partner Arnval Mk. 2.



Tags: Robots , Guns , Swordplay , Proxy Battle , Fugitive , Artificial Intelligence , Brainwashing , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere , Virtual World , Urban

Huyao Xiao Hongniang: Yue Hong

Studio: Haoliners Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Third season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang.

Tags: Youkai , Cultivation , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Kemonomimi , Tragedy , Magic , Matchmaking , Martial Arts , Brainwashing , Achronological Order , Historical

Choujin Locke

Also known as Locke the Superman.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

A quiet, polite, lonely immortal esper about which little is known, he is called "Locke the Superman", but often denies being so. It is not known where or when he was born, and if asked, Locke will say he does not remember. It is entirely possible this is true. However, when asked by Cornelia Prim in "Millennium of the Witch" which star he was from, Locke replied "Toa."

He has appeared at various times throughout the history of the galaxy, either as a direct influence, an indirect influence, or a simple observer. Using his esper abilities, Locke can learn and do most things more quickly than a normal human. His power also allows him to remain eternally young, or even turn himself into a child again to be adopted by kind-hearted families. It is speculated he remains youthful as an excuse not to take responsibility for whatever cause he is approached for, since no one expects youths to have such responsibilities.



Tags: Super Power , War , Space , Male Protagonist , Military , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Matriarchy , Nudity , Terrorism , Adoption , Amnesia , Brainwashing , CGI

Huyao Xiao Hongniang: Nan Guo

Studio: Haoliners Animation , GARDEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Fifth season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang

Tags: Cultivation , Reincarnation , Youkai , Magic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Achronological Order , Heterosexual , Matchmaking , Kemonomimi , Age Regression , Animals , Body Swapping , Shapeshifting , Ancient China , Royal Affairs , Memory Manipulation , Brainwashing , Food

Huyao Xiao Hongniang: Qian Yan

Studio: Haoliners Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Fourth season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang.

Tags: Reincarnation , Cultivation , Youkai , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , Brainwashing , Achronological Order , Magic , Tragedy , Matchmaking , Nekomimi , Desert , Crime , Police , Body Image , Historical , Kemonomimi , Prison

Huyao Xiao Hongniang: Jin Chenxi

Studio: Haoliners Animation , GARDEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Eighth season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang.

Tags: Kemonomimi , Reincarnation , Cultivation , Youkai , Dissociative Identities , Urban Fantasy , Brainwashing , Clone , Matchmaking , Magic , Swordplay

Huyao Xiao Hongniang: Mu Tiancheng

Studio: GARDEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Ninth season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang.

Tags: Cultivation , Youkai , Reincarnation , Brainwashing , Ancient China , Rural , Slavery , Dissociative Identities , Magic , Matchmaking , Kemonomimi , Animals , Shapeshifting , Revenge , Desert , Nekomimi

Huyao Xiao Hongniang: Liang Sheng Hua

Studio: GARDEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Tenth season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang.

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Brainwashing , Clone , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Matchmaking , Reincarnation , Cultivation , Youkai , Human Experimentation , Magic , Kemonomimi

Turning Mecard

Studio: Heewon Entertainment , Choirock
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mecha

Turning Mecard stars Jason, a grade-schooler who meets a Mecanimal, a transforming minicar from the alternate world of Triforce, named Evan. Jason and Evan are both searching for missing family members, and team up to help each other. Together, they meet more Mecanimals as they battle across dimensions and learn important lessons along the way.



Tags: Cars , Kids , Amnesia , Artificial Intelligence , Brainwashing , Creature Taming , Estranged Family , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Proxy Battle , Robots , Travel , Villainess