Top Brainwashing Anime Recommendations

ONE PIECE

Also known as ONE PIECE.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Gold Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.

Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.

*This includes the following special episodes:
- Chopperman to the Rescue! Protect the TV Station by the Shore! (Episode 336)
- The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle! (Episode 492)
- Team Formation! Save Chopper (Episode 542)
- History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea (Episode 590)
- 20th Anniversary! Special Romance Dawn (Episode 907)

Tags: Pirates , Travel , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Ships , Tragedy , Slapstick , Politics , Time Skip , War , Slavery , Dystopian , Fugitive , Gods , Crime , Prophecy , Lost Civilization , Swordplay , Monster Boy , Henshin , Philosophy , Anthropomorphism , Shapeshifting , Cyborg , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Animals , Skeleton , Medicine , Samurai , Prison , Anachronism , Guns , Robots , Desert , Post-Apocalyptic , Espionage , Indigenous Cultures , Royal Affairs , Dragons , Marriage , Artificial Intelligence , Kuudere , Drugs , Asexual , Monster Girl , Fairy , Revenge , Assassins , Aromantic , Battle Royale , Adoption , Demons , Mermaid , Ninja , Time Manipulation , Kabuki , Dinosaurs , Musical Theater , Gender Bending , Arranged Marriage , Clone , Angels , Zombie , Trains , Human Experimentation , Unrequited Love , Blackmail , Fake Relationship , Boxing , Brainwashing , Interspecies

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch

Also known as Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

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

On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan. Operations were completed in one month thanks to Britannia's deployment of new mobile humanoid armor vehicles dubbed Knightmare Frames. Japan's rights and identity were stripped away, the once proud nation now referred to as Area 11. Its citizens, Elevens, are forced to scratch out a living while the Britannian aristocracy lives comfortably within their settlements. Pockets of resistance appear throughout Area 11, working towards independence for Japan.

Lelouch, an exiled Imperial Prince of Britannia posing as a student, finds himself in the heart of the ongoing conflict for the island nation. Through a chance meeting with a mysterious girl named C.C., Lelouch gains his Geass, the power of the king. Now endowed with absolute dominance over any person, Lelouch may finally realize his goal of bringing down Britannia from within!



Tags: Anti-Hero , War , Military , Politics , Class Struggle , Revenge , Super Power , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , Tragedy , Real Robot , Dystopian , Board Game , Philosophy , Super Robot , Memory Manipulation , Boarding School , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Guns , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Nudity , Disability , Drugs , Go , School Club , Age Gap , Kuudere , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Tanned Skin , CGI , Masturbation , Gambling , Proxy Battle , Brainwashing

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.

Studio: david production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users waits to kill JoJo and his friends...



Tags: Super Power , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Travel , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Episodic , Revenge , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Vampire , Ensemble Cast , Body Horror , Found Family , Desert , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Ships , Assassins , Swordplay , Brainwashing , Cowboys

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3.

Studio: WHITE FOX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

The third season of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu.

A year has passed since Subaru’s victory at the Sanctuary. He savors a life of fulfillment while Emilia’s camp stands united for the royal selection—until a fateful letter arrives. Anastasia, a royal selection candidate, has invited Emilia to the Watergate City of Priestella. But as the party begins its journey, crisis stirs beneath the surface and Subaru meets a cruel fate once again.



Note: The first episode has an extended runtime of ~90 minutes, and received an early premiere at Anime Expo on July 5, 2024.

Tags: Isekai , Time Manipulation , Time Loop , Male Protagonist , Cult , Magic , Body Horror , Memory Manipulation , Anthropomorphism , Witch , Royal Affairs , Gore , Elf , Brainwashing , Ensemble Cast , Politics , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Time Skip , Swordplay , Super Power , Yandere , Medieval , Female Protagonist , Shapeshifting , Nekomimi , Dragons , Maids , Tomboy , Seinen , Kemonomimi , Femboy , Female Harem

Digimon Adventure

Also known as Digimon: Digital Monsters.

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

Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called "Digimon" reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm's way. The children then discover they are the Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devimon and Vamdemon.

Tags: Isekai , Virtual World , Primarily Child Cast , Proxy Battle , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Coming of Age , Kaiju , Kids , Henshin , Wilderness , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Reverse Isekai , Dinosaurs , Creature Taming , Cosmic Horror , Angels , Primarily Animal Cast , Camping , Survival , Travel , Family Life , Time Skip , Dragons , Demons , Male Protagonist , Urban , Adoption , Desert , Tomboy , Vampire , Brainwashing

Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

Also known as Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom.

Studio: Bee Train
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Thriller

A young man wakes up in a strange room with no memory of who he is or how he got there. His past is lost—and his future belongs to Inferno, a violent crime syndicate. They give him a new name—Zwei—and team him with their top assassin, the enigmatic Ein. She’ll teach Zwei all he needs to know about his new life as an Inferno operative, starting with lesson number one: kill or be killed.



Tags: Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Assassins , Noir , Mafia , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Brainwashing , Crime , Guns , Memory Manipulation , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Yakuza , Nudity

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 , Psychosexual , Episodic , Cosmic Horror , Aliens , 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 , Isekai

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 , Tokusatsu

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

Terra e... (TV)

Also known as Toward the Terra (TV).

Studio: Minami Machi Bugyousho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

In the future, humans are living on colonized planets and are controlled in every aspect of their life by a system of computers. Evolution has resulted in the birth of people with extraordinary powers. This new race is called Mu. Hated and feared by the humans, the Mu dream of a place to live in peace: Earth - a mystical far away planet - for humanity had to leave their home long ago as pollution and destruction increased and made it impossible to stay there any longer.

Jomy is a boy excitedly awaiting his birthday, the day he will enter the world of adults. Yet he knows nothing about the unknown powers sleeping in him and the shared dream of returning to Earth one day.


Tags: Space , Shounen , Fugitive , Space Opera , Super Power , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Memory Manipulation , Time Skip , Tragedy , Disability , Military , War , 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

Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi 2nd Season

Status: Not_Yet_Released
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

The second season of Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Demons , Heterosexual , School , Tsundere , Nudity , Brainwashing , Gyaru , Primarily Female Cast

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

Biohazard 4: Incubate

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

After the Playstation port of Resident Evil 4 hit the stores Capcom released a new 97 minute DVD some time later which intended to summarize the whole story of Resident Evil 4. It's played on English audio with Japanese subtitles. It also included a little book which explains the life on El Pueblo before and the arrival of Osmund Saddler. It also solved some plot holes like the whereabouts of the children. It contains many of the scenes original to Resident Evil 4.



Tags: Zombie , Military , Foreign , Body Horror , Boys' Love , Brainwashing , Cult , Demons , Conspiracy , Gore , Human Experimentation