Top Class Struggle Anime Recommendations

Black Clover

Also known as Black Clover.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both receive grimoires, magic books that amplify their holder’s magic. Asta’s is a rare Grimoire of Anti-Magic that negates and repels his opponent’s spells. Being opposite but good rivals, Yuno and Asta are ready for the hardest of challenges to achieve their common dream: to be the Wizard King. Giving up is never an option!



Tags: Magic , Shounen , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Orphan , Demons , Revenge , Elf , Estranged Family , Dissociative Identities , Medieval , Reincarnation , Adoption , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Class Struggle , Cult , Heterosexual , Bullying , Lost Civilization , Time Skip , Cultivation , Kuudere , Henshin , Love Triangle , Politics , Tsundere , Disability , Travel , Nun , Food , Espionage , Curses , Age Regression , Dungeon , Suicide , Episodic , War , Tomboy , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Nudity

No Game No Life

Also known as No Game, No Life.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games.

However, one day they find themselves summoned to another world by a boy who calls himself “God,” their abilities are about to be put to the ultimate test! Now not only their fates — but the fate of all of humanity — will be decided by a series of games that may just be the hardest these super-geniuses have ever faced!



Tags: Isekai , Gambling , Alternate Universe , Video Games , Hikikomori , Incest , Large Breasts , Magic , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Parody , Female Protagonist , Politics , Gods , Nudity , Kuudere , Kemonomimi , Meta , Nekomimi , Travel , Memory Manipulation , Female Harem , Elf , Judo , Kingdom Management , Super Power , Class Struggle , Unrequited Love

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 , Disability , Nudity , Drugs , Go , School Club , Age Gap , Kuudere , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Tanned Skin , CGI , Masturbation , Gambling

Kill la Kill

Also known as Kill la Kill.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi

After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The academy is ruled by the imposing and cold-hearted student council president Satsuki Kiryuuin alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. In the school's brutally competitive hierarchy, Satsuki bestows upon those at the top special clothes called "Goku Uniforms," which grant the wearer unique superhuman abilities.

Tags: Henshin , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Nudity , Surreal Comedy , Class Struggle , Parody , Dystopian , Super Power , Tomboy , Coming of Age , Aliens , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Incest , Military , Anti-Hero , Orphan , Age Gap , Cosmic Horror , Exhibitionism , Cult , Psychosexual , Yuri , Villainess , Bullying , Tsundere , Ensemble Cast , Delinquents , Meta , Tokusatsu , School Club , Tragedy , Gore , CGI , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cosplay , Yandere , Urban Fantasy , Cheerleading , Space , Butler

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also known as Gurren Lagann.

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

In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Tags: Super Robot , Coming of Age , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Space Opera , Tragedy , Travel , Philosophy , Space , Aliens , War , Time Skip , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Outdoor Activities , Anthropomorphism , Mixed Media , Henshin , Desert , Class Struggle , Military , Guns , Animals , Cosmic Horror , Alternate Universe , Urban , Love Triangle , Suicide , Swordplay , Aviation , CGI

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Also known as Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

An original anime series set in in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.



Note: The first episode received a pre-screening at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. The first 3 dubbed episodes were streamed on Twitch as part of a co-stream promotion on September 12, a day before the show’s premiere.

Tags: Cyberpunk , Tragedy , Crime , Dystopian , Cyborg , Male Protagonist , Class Struggle , Gangs , Urban , Body Horror , Orphan , Guns , Gore , Heterosexual , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Drugs , Terrorism , Nudity , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Robots , Software Development , Space , Age Gap , Cars , Tomboy , Advertisement , Bar

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2

Also known as Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2.

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

A year has passed since "The Black Rebellion" and the remaining Black Knights have vanished into the shadows, their leader and figurehead, Zero, executed by the Britannian Empire. Area 11 is once more squirming under the Emperor's oppressive heel as the Britannian armies concentrate their attacks on the European front. But for the Britannians living in Area 11, life is back to normal. On one such normal day, a Britannian student, skipping his classes in the Ashford Academy, sneaks out to gamble on his chess play. But unknown to this young man, several forces are eying him from the shadows, for soon, he will experience a shocking encounter with his own obscured past, and the masked rebel mastermind Zero will return.

Tags: Anti-Hero , War , Military , Class Struggle , Revenge , Politics , Philosophy , Super Power , Tragedy , Dystopian , Guns , Terrorism , Male Protagonist , Super Robot , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Fugitive , Disability , Real Robot , School , Kuudere , Foreign , Time Skip , Nudity , Yandere , Assassins , Swordplay , Female Harem , Tsundere , Boarding School , Age Gap

PSYCHO-PASS

Also known as PSYCHO-PASS.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed. In the 22nd century, Japan enforces the Sibyl System, an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for signs of criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors uphold the law by subjugating, often with lethal force, anyone harboring the slightest ill-will; alongside them are Enforcers, jaded Inspectors that have become latent criminals, granted relative freedom in exchange for carrying out the Inspectors' dirty work.

Into this world steps Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with an honest desire to uphold justice. However, as she works alongside veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon learns that the Sibyl System's judgments are not as perfect as her fellow Inspectors assume. With everything she has known turned on its head, Akane wrestles with the question of what justice truly is, and whether it can be upheld through the use of a system that may already be corrupt.



Note: In the Summer 2014 season, Psycho-Pass was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot, ending up in 11 one-hour episodes. This edit included added scenes at the beginning and middle of the episodes, as well as fixing and improving animation.

Tags: Detective , Police , Dystopian , Cyberpunk , Crime , Philosophy , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Conspiracy , Revenge , Augmented Reality , Fugitive , Guns , Anti-Hero , Terrorism , Male Protagonist , Gore , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Robots , Body Horror , Nudity ,

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.

The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...

Notes:
- Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Time Loop , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Henshin , Coming of Age , Survival , Primarily Child Cast , Yuri , Aliens , Urban , Mixed Media , Kuudere , Gods , Yandere , Suicide , Anti-Hero , Denpa , Heterosexual , Guns , Class Struggle , Swordplay , Spearplay , Achronological Order , School , Tomboy , Archery , Anthropomorphism

86: Eighty Six

Also known as 86 EIGHTY-SIX.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Called “Juggernaut,” these are the unmanned combat drones developed by the Republic of San Magnolia in answer to the attacks by the autonomous unmanned drones of the neighboring Empire of Giad, the “Legion”. But they’re only unmanned in name. In reality, they are piloted by the Eighty-sixers—those considered to be less than human and treated as mere tools.

Determined to achieve his own mysterious ends, Shin, the captain of Spearhead Squadron, which is comprised of Eighty-sixers, continues to fight a hopeless war on a battlefield where only death awaits him.



Tags: Class Struggle , War , Military , Tragedy , Dystopian , Survival , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Politics , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , Proxy Battle , Philosophy , Robots , Guns , Male Protagonist , Real Robot , Conspiracy , Primarily Teen Cast , Achronological Order , Memory Manipulation , Artificial Intelligence , CGI , Necromancy , Unrequited Love , Gore , Lost Civilization , Suicide , Travel , Kuudere , Super Power , POV , Body Horror , Nudity

Sword Art Online: Alicization

Also known as Sword Art Online: Alicization.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten - Alice.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Swordplay , Artificial Intelligence , Memory Manipulation , Isekai , Time Skip , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Medieval , Class Struggle , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Female Harem , Video Games , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Gore , Nudity , Netorare , Goblin , Dragons , Philosophy , Travel , CGI

VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2

Also known as Vinland Saga Season 2.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The second season of Vinland Saga.

After his father's death and the destruction of his village at the hands of English raiders, Einar wishes for a peaceful life with his family on their newly rebuilt farms. However, fate has other plans: his village is invaded once again. Einar watches helplessly as the marauding Danes burn his lands and slaughter his family. The invaders capture Einar and take him back to Denmark as a slave.

Einar clings to his mother's final words to survive. He is purchased by Ketil, a kind slave owner and landlord who promises that Einar can regain his freedom in return for working in the fields. Soon, Einar encounters his new partner in farm cultivation—Thorfinn, a dejected and melancholic slave. As Einar and Thorfinn work together toward their freedom, they are haunted by both sins of the past and the ploys of the present. Yet they carry on, grasping for a glimmer of hope, redemption, and peace in a world that is nothing but unjust and unforgiving.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Seinen , Slavery , Vikings , Tragedy , Philosophy , Historical , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , War , Agriculture , Medieval , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Primarily Male Cast , Time Skip , Class Struggle , Religion , Swordplay , Gore , Politics , Travel , Pregnancy , Mythology , Wrestling , Yandere

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen Zenpen

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Eren unleashes the ultimate power of the Titans. With a burning determination to eliminate all who threaten Eldia, he leads an unstoppable army of Colossal Titans towards Marley. Now a motley crew of his former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission, the only question is, can they stop him?



Tags: Tragedy , Survival , Kaiju , Terrorism , Super Power , Revenge , Military , Gore , Shapeshifting , Anti-Hero , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , CGI , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Class Struggle , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Suicide , Aviation , Ships , Tanned Skin , Matriarchy

Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry

Also known as Chivalry of a Failed Knight.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Nexus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

The "school sword action" story revolves around Magic Knights, modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the "Failed Knight" or "Worst One" who is failing because he has no magical skills. However, one day, he is challenged to a duel by Stella, a foreign princess and the "Number One" student. In this duel, "the loser must be obedient for life."



Tags: Swordplay , Male Protagonist , School , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Magic , Boarding School , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Nudity , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Cohabitation , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Female Protagonist , Large Breasts , Class Struggle , Transgender , Politics , Archery , Estranged Family

Gachiakuta

Also known as Gachiakuta.

Studio: bones film
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

A boy lives in a floating town, where the poor scrape by and the rich live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. When he’s falsely accused of murder, though, his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment—exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and to travel the path to vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, a boy will have to become a warrior…



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Survival , Dystopian , Revenge , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Class Struggle , Found Family , Surreal Comedy , Tragedy , Robots , Adoption , Kaiju , CGI , Shapeshifting , Urban , Memory Manipulation , Guns , Body Horror , Criminal Organization ,

No Game No Life Zero

Also known as No Game, No Life Zero.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A movie adaptation of the sixth volume of the light novel series announced at the MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2016 event.

Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believes in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Schwi, a female exiled "Ex Machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.



Tags: War , Heterosexual , Gods , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Espionage , Dystopian , Class Struggle , Magic , Board Game , Elf , Kuudere , Survival , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Super Power , Reincarnation , Isekai

86: Eighty Six Part 2

Also known as 86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The second cour of 86: Eighty Six.

Having bid Lena farewell, Shin and the surviving members of the Spearhead squadron continue into the heart of Legion territory. There, they endure countless hardships until they're rescued by the Federal Republic of Giad, a reformed nation that offers them a second chance at a peaceful life. But it isn't long before a sense of duty calls the Eighty-Six back to the battlefield. Choosing to enlist in the military, they willingly walk back through the gates of hell, this time joined by a peculiar new ally-Frederica Rosenfort: a haughty young girl with a rare ability and wisdom far beyond her years.



Note: The last two episodes were originally set to air in the first two weeks of January 2022, but were postponed to the second and third week of March due to production issues.

Tags: Military , Dystopian , War , Tragedy , Class Struggle , Politics , Male Protagonist , Robots , CGI , Survival , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Philosophy , Kuudere , Guns , Ensemble Cast , Necromancy , Ghost , Real Robot , Suicide , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Gore , Time Skip , POV , Unrequited Love , Post-Apocalyptic

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries Season 2.

Studio: TOHO animation STUDIO , OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Using her wit and vast knowledge of medicines and poisons alike, Maomao played a pivotal role in solving a series of mysteries and conspiracies that plagued the imperial court. Having recently come to terms with the secrets of her parents, she returns to fulfill her normal duties on behalf of the emperor's highest-ranking consorts. Maomao also works alongside the eunuch Jinshi to better the consorts' many ladies-in-waiting, including helping them learn to read.

However, with the arrival of a merchant caravan comes a new wave of intrigue. A pattern of strange coincidences involving the visitors and their wares unsettles Maomao, driving her to investigate the puzzling circumstances behind the convoy. As dangers from both outside and within threaten the balance between the imperial concubines, Maomao continues to utilize her cunning and medical expertise to keep the women safe from harm.



Tags: Medicine , Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Detective , Politics , Historical , Ancient China , Foreign , Work , Conspiracy , Class Struggle , Primarily Adult Cast , Espionage , Aromantic , Asexual , Educational , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Seinen , Pregnancy , War , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Guns , Maids , Chibi , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crossdressing , Animals , Desert , Ghost , Assassins , Yuri

Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

Also known as The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintarou, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintarou discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?



Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , School , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Shounen , Food , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Class Struggle , Delinquents , Philosophy

Dorohedoro

Also known as Dorohedoro.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

The story revolves around Kaiman, who does not remember who he was before he was transfigured by a Magic user. This transformation left him with a reptile's head, and a desire to find out the truth about who he really is. Accompanied by Nikaido, his female companion, he tracks down Magic Users in "The Hole" and unceremoniously chomps down on their head, hoping to find out who it was that put him in this state. One by one, they witness this "second man" inside the head of Kaiman, and after pulling them back out of his mouth he asks them all a question... "What did the guy inside my head say?"

Tags: Dystopian , Monster Boy , Anthropomorphism , Magic , Amnesia , CGI , Full CGI , Gore , Surreal Comedy , Body Horror , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Curses , Anti-Hero , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Revenge , Found Family , Restaurant , Demons , Female Protagonist , Food , Body Swapping , Nudity , Tomboy , Class Struggle , Skeleton , Vore , Post-Apocalyptic , Zombie , Drugs , Gangs , Baseball