Top Coastal Anime Recommendations

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season.

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

It’s been four years since the Scout Regiment reached the shoreline, and the world looks different now. Things are heating up as the fate of the Scout Regiment—and the people of Paradis—are determined at last. However, Eren is missing. Will he reappear before age-old tensions between Marleyans and Eldians result in the war of all wars?



Tags: War , Tragedy , Military , Kaiju , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Politics , Dystopian , Survival , Time Skip , Ensemble Cast , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Steampunk , Henshin , Coastal , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Espionage , Gore , Philosophy , CGI , Body Horror , Foreign , Guns , Memory Manipulation , Matriarchy , Rotoscoping , Dissociative Identities , Rural , Kuudere

Elfen Lied

Also known as Elfen Lied.

Studio: ARMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet...



Tags: Gore , Fugitive , Super Power , Amnesia , Monster Girl , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Body Horror , Revenge , Nudity , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Yandere , Incest , Conspiracy , Bullying , Coastal , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Disability , Cyborg , Anthropomorphism , Kemonomimi , Military , Family Life , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Female Harem , Cohabitation , Human Experimentation , Animals

Grand Blue

Also known as Grand Blue Dreaming.

Studio: Zero-G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Tags: School Club , Coastal , Slapstick , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Scuba Diving , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Outdoor Activities , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Bisexual , Bar , Crossdressing , Educational , Yandere , Tennis , Cosplay , Idol

Summer Time Render

Also known as Summer Time Rendering.

Studio: OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

A sci-fi, summer story filled with suspense set on a small island with Shinpei Aijiro, whose childhood friend Ushio Kofune died. He returns to his hometown for the first time in two years for the funeral. Sou Hishigata, his best friend, suspects something's off with Ushio's death, and that someone can die next.

A sinister omen is heard as an entire family next door suddenly disappears the following day. Furthermore, Mio implicates a "shadow" three days before Ushio's death.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Time Loop , Primarily Teen Cast , Shapeshifting , Reincarnation , Super Power , Coastal , Mythology , Rural , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Body Swapping , Dissociative Identities , Cosmic Horror , Heterosexual , Survival , Gods , Male Protagonist , Religion , Shounen , Clone , Gore , Amnesia , Aliens , Body Horror , Unrequited Love , Guns , Ghost , Denpa , Tanned Skin , Love Triangle , Nudity , Age Regression

Chainsaw Man: Reze-hen

Also known as Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Romance , Supernatural

Theatrical follow-up to Chainsaw Man.

Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.



Tags: Demons , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Monster Girl , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Urban , Heterosexual , Assassins , Henshin , Gore , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Coming of Age , Anti-Hero , Work , Shounen , Philosophy , Fake Relationship , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Spearplay , Nudity , School , POV , Restaurant , Surreal Comedy , Swimming , CGI , Angels , Feet , Coastal

Sousou no Frieren 2nd Season

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2.

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

The second season of Sousou no Frieren.

Tags: Travel , Elf , Magic , Wilderness , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Iyashikei , Medieval , Time Skip , Philosophy , Demons , Heterosexual , Rural , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Snowscape , Dragons , Urban , Fishing , Shounen , Tragedy , Economics , Coastal

Mushishi

Also known as MUSHI-SHI.

Studio: Artland
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi." The stories of the Mushi and the people they affect are all linked together by a traveling Mushi-shi, or "Mushi Master," who seeks rare Mushi sightings and uses his shaman-like knowledge of Mushi to help the affected people.

What are the Mushi and what do they want?



Tags: Environmental , Iyashikei , Youkai , Mythology , Episodic , Philosophy , Travel , Rural , Male Protagonist , Outdoor Activities , Exorcism , Seinen , Tragedy , Eco-Horror , Historical , Animals , Wilderness , Urban Fantasy , Snowscape , Amnesia , Primarily Adult Cast , Coastal , Cult , Monster Girl , Suicide

Gake no Ue no Ponyo

Also known as Ponyo.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship and discovery before Ponyo's father, a powerful sorcerer, forces her to return to her home in the sea. But Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the delicate balance of nature and triggers a gigantic storm. Only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.



Tags: Coastal , Natural Disaster , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , Environmental , Anthropomorphism , Urban Fantasy , Rural , Magic , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Swimming , Ships , Mermaid , Gods , Chibi

Majo no Takkyuubin

Also known as Kiki's Delivery Service.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.



Tags: Coming of Age , Witch , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Coastal , Kids , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Aviation , Animals , Travel , Drawing , Iyashikei , Motorcycles , Pregnancy

Free!

Also known as Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club-.

Studio: Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways.

Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.



Tags: Swimming , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Fitness , Kuudere , Bisexual , Coastal

Josee to Tora to Sakanatachi

Also known as Josee, the Tiger and the Fish.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds Josee's grandmother taking her out for a morning walk.



Tags: Disability , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Drawing , Scuba Diving , College , Love Triangle , Mermaid , Unrequited Love , Coastal , Time Skip

BTOOOM!

Also known as BTOOOM!.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the blink of the mind's eye, Ryouta Sakamoto suddenly finds himself transported from playing the hit Btoom! video game to being stranded on a mysterious island, equipped with a day's worth of provisions, a bag of bombs, a strange crystal embedded in his left hand and a huge gaping hole in his memory. But it doesn't take long to figure out what's going on, especially after the first person Ryouta meets tries to kill him. Someone is attempting to recreate the ultra-violent Btoom! game in real life, and the island has been filled with an army of other unwilling players, each armed with one of the multiple variants of explosive weapons called BIM. Fortunately, Ryouta's an ace Btoom! player, but this insane version of the game has no reset switch or second lives, and there's only one way off the island: kill seven other people before they can kill you! Can Ryouta repurpose his game based skills fast enough to survive?



Tags: Battle Royale , Survival , Death Game , Video Games , Amnesia , Body Horror , Wilderness , Ensemble Cast , Coastal , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Hikikomori , Seinen , Gore , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Achronological Order , Suicide , Nudity

Houseki no Kuni

Also known as Land of the Lustrous.

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

In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called Gems inhabit a world that has been destroyed by six meteors. Each Gem is assigned a role in order to fight against the Lunarians, a species who attacks them in order to shatter their bodies and use them as decorations.

Phosphophyllite, also known as Phos, is a young and fragile Gem who dreams of helping their friends in the war effort. Instead, they are told to compile an encyclopedia because of their delicate condition. After begrudgingly embarking on this task, Phos meets Cinnabar, an intelligent gem who has been relegated to patrolling the isolated island at night because of the corrosive poison their body creates. After seeing how unhappy Cinnabar is, Phos decides to find a role that both of the rejected Gems can enjoy. Houseki no Kuni follows Phos' efforts to be useful and protect their fellow Gems.

Tags: Coming of Age , CGI , Full CGI , Philosophy , Anthropomorphism , Agender , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Seinen , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Female Cast , Body Horror , Survival , Amnesia , Coastal , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Swordplay , War , Shapeshifting , Tsundere , Snowscape , Mixed Media , Language Barrier , Astronomy , Twins , Work , Slapstick

Barakamon

Also known as Barakamon.

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Seishuu Handa is an up-and-coming calligrapher: young, handsome, talented, and unfortunately, a narcissist to boot. When a veteran labels his award-winning piece as "unoriginal," Seishuu quickly loses his cool with severe repercussions.

As punishment, and also in order to aid him in self-reflection, Seishuu's father exiles him to the Goto Islands, far from the comfortable Tokyo lifestyle the temperamental artist is used to. Now thrown into a rural setting, Seishuu must attempt to find new inspiration and develop his own unique art style—that is, if boisterous children (headed by the frisky Naru Kotoishi), fujoshi middle schoolers, and energetic old men stop barging into his house! The newest addition to the intimate and quirky Goto community only wants to get some work done, but the islands are far from the peaceful countryside he signed up for. Thanks to his wacky neighbors who are entirely incapable of minding their own business, the arrogant calligrapher learns so much more than he ever hoped to.



Tags: Rural , Calligraphy , Found Family , Iyashikei , Episodic , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Coastal , Family Life , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Seinen , Teacher , Tsundere , Fishing

Nagi no Asukara

Also known as A Lull in the Sea.

Studio: P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Since long ago, human civilization had lived on the ocean floor. However, there were many humans who wanted to live above the surface and they moved to land creating a fundamental separation between the two. After their school closes down, four 14-year-old middle school students from the sea village, Shioshishio, have to attend Mihama Middle School on the surface. What follows is their struggles to adjust to a new environment and the relationships between the sea and land people, while dealing with their own newfound feelings that have just started appearing with the end of their childhood.



Tags: Coastal , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Ensemble Cast , Environmental , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Gods , School , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Amnesia , Fishing , Swimming , Lost Civilization , Primarily Child Cast , Cohabitation

Skip to Loafer

Also known as Skip and Loafer.

Studio: P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

This country girl is ready for the big city! Well, at least she thought she was. Mitsumi’s dream is to attend a prestigious school and make the world a better place. But when she finally gets to Tokyo, it turns out she isn’t exactly prepared for city life. Luckily, she runs into Shima, a sweet and handsome classmate who becomes her first friend! Can she make it in Tokyo with Shima by her side?



Tags: School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Urban , Heterosexual , Seinen , Iyashikei , Acting , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Rural , Coastal

Ping Pong THE ANIMATION

Also known as Ping Pong the Animation.

Studio: Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Tsukimoto Makoto (nicknamed Smile) is a quiet high-schooler who's been friends with the loud and energetic Hoshino Yukata (nicknamed Peko). They're both in the table tennis club and are very good at it, though Smile's personality prevents him from winning against Peko. The club teacher however notices Smile's talent and tries to make him gain some sportive tenacity.



Tags: Coming of Age , Table Tennis , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Rotoscoping , School , Teacher , Language Barrier , CGI , Bullying , Coastal , Time Skip , Delinquents , Anti-Hero , Suicide , Flash

Dr. STONE: SCIENCE FUTURE

Also known as Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

The first cour of the fourth season of Dr.STONE.

Senkuu and the Kingdom of Science revive Tsukasa and build a spaceship to reach 'Why Man' on the Moon!



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Educational , Male Protagonist , Survival , Ensemble Cast , Ships , Foreign , Lost Civilization , Travel , Outdoor Activities , Coastal , Shounen , Aviation , Spearplay , Guns , Espionage , Military , War , Agriculture , Language Barrier , Swordplay , Found Family , Samurai , Space , Gambling , Butler , Tomboy

Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi

Also known as The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes.

Studio: CLAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Urashima Tunnel - Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Rural , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Age Gap , Mythology , School , Drawing , Coastal , Bullying

Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara

Also known as Ride Your Wave.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Upon entering university, Hinako moves to a coastal town. She loves surfing, and when she's on the waves she's fearless, but still feels uncertain about her future. When a fire wreaks havoc in the town, Hinako encounters young firefighter Minato. As they surf and spend more time together, Hinako feels drawn to someone like Minato who devotes himself to helping other people. Hinako also holds a special place in Minato's heart.


Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Surfing , Ghost , Coastal , Afterlife , Heterosexual , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Swimming , Firefighters , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Tsundere , Love Triangle , CGI , College