Top Fishing Anime Recommendations

Sword Art Online

Also known as Sword Art Online.

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

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...



Tags: Virtual World , Death Game , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Rescue , Unrequited Love , Female Harem , Artificial Intelligence , Fairy , Found Family , Prison , Time Skip , Travel , Tragedy , Fishing , Amnesia , Medieval , Inseki

Darling in the Franxx

Also known as DARLING in the FRANXX.

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

The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”



Tags: Cohabitation , Psychosexual , Super Robot , Orphan , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Robots , Heterosexual , Demons , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Lost Civilization , Found Family , Monster Girl , Memory Manipulation , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Travel , Environmental , Love Triangle , Military , Politics , Unrequited Love , Survival , Family Life , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Space , Fishing , Virginity , Clone , Marriage , Body Horror , Monster Boy , Femdom , Pregnancy , Yandere , Gore , Time Skip , Drawing , Medicine , Agriculture , Pandemic , Reincarnation , Aviation , Femboy

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

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

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Samurai , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Anachronism , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Satire , Terrorism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Sadism , Crime , Masochism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Gore , Robots , Oiran , Mafia , Crossdressing , Ghost , Philosophy , Nekomimi , Fishing , Boxing , Yakuza , Pirates , Educational , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Unrequited Love , Death Game , Mixed Gender Harem , Female Harem

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 2

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , DR Movie
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The second season of Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari.

With another Wave happening in a week, Naofumi Iwatani and his party have no time to waste. However, when bat familiars raid Lurolona Village and the Wave countdown comes to a halt, the Four Cardinal Heroes reconvene with the queen, Mirelia Q Melromarc, for a quick briefing. The queen presumes that the odd occurrences are linked to the Spirit Tortoise—a threatening creature that has awakened from its slumber, back to cause havoc once again. A plan to put the Spirit Tortoise to rest is devised—but out of the four men, only the cursed Shield Hero agrees to help.



Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Magic , Travel , Medieval , CGI , Kaiju , Kemonomimi , Slavery , Revenge , Female Harem , Kingdom Management , Age Regression , Prison , Gore , Politics , Nudity , Fishing , Shapeshifting

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 , Iyashikei , Found Family , Medieval , Time Skip , Philosophy , Demons , Rural , Swordplay , Snowscape , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Dragons , Urban , Fishing , Tragedy , Shounen , Economics , Coastal

Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.

Also known as BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense..

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. However, as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Isekai , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Henshin , Parody , Animals , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Battle Royale , Twins , Episodic , Samurai , Monster Girl , Swimming , Steampunk , Fishing , CGI , Robots , Creature Taming , Medieval

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

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

Also known as NieR:Automata Ver1.1a.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The distant future, 5012.
The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by ＜Aliens＞ and their creations ＜Machine Lifeforms＞led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using ＜android＞ soldiers to recapture Earth.

However, the war reaches a stalemate as the ＜Machine Lifeforms＞ continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: ＜YoRHa＞

Newly dispatched to Earth ＜2B＞ joins＜9S＞, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena...

This is the story of these lifeless ＜androids＞ and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.



Note: Episodes 9, 10, 11, 12 aired back-to-back on July 23, 2023.

Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Robots , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Anthropomorphism , Aliens , Swordplay , CGI , Dystopian , War , Memory Manipulation , Real Robot , Proxy Battle , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Body Swapping , Puppetry , Gods , Desert , Military , Survival , Virtual World , Revenge , Fishing , Nudity

Adachi to Shimamura

Also known as Adachi and Shimamura.

Studio: Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Adachi spends her school days skipping class until she meets fellow delinquent Shimamura and the two become fast friends. Cutting class together deepens their friendship but soon unexpected emotions blossom.

As awkwardness and confusion settle in, the two girls travel this sea of emotions without a paddle as they learn about each other’s feelings.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Unrequited Love , Iyashikei , Aliens , Table Tennis , Fishing

Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

Also known as Akebi’s Sailor Uniform.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

It’s Komichi Akebi’s first year of junior high and she has her heart set on one thing: Robai Private Academy’s sailor uniform. As the next chapter of her life gets closer, she dreams of all the exciting new experiences she’ll get to have—school lunches, classes, club activities, and of course, making lots of friends! With her favorite outfit on, Komichi feels ready for anything.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , School , Iyashikei , Rural , Yuri , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Primarily Child Cast , Family Life , Seinen , Boarding School , Dancing , School Club , Slapstick , Cheerleading , Swimming , Tennis , Photography , Body Image , Tomboy , Volleyball , Fishing , Badminton , Basketball

Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3

Also known as Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 3.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The third season of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san.

Nishikata hasn’t endured years of pranks for nothing. Every battle of wits with Takagi brings him one step closer to turning the tables and making her blush, and now Nishikata waits for the perfect opportunity to win adorable, glorious revenge.



Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Episodic , School , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Rural , Fishing , Shounen , Time Skip , Aliens

Pocket Monsters: THE ORIGIN

Also known as Pokémon Origins.

Studio: Production I.G , Xebec , OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

One day, Red, a boy filled with dreams of going on a Pokémon journey, is called to Professor Okido's lab. There, he and his rival Green are given a Pokédex in order to collect data on all of the Pokémon in the region. As Red works his way to become champion with his Charmander, he meets many people on his journey, including Old Man Fuji, a man who runs the home for abandoned Pokémon, and Reina, a girl who works there. As danger in Red's journey begins to peak, he and his partner Pokémon experience a transformation like never before...



Tags: Kids , Animals , Travel , Proxy Battle , Wilderness , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Henshin , Dragons , Creature Taming , Tokusatsu , Surfing , Fishing

Sora no Otoshimono: Forte

Also known as Heaven's Lost Property: Forte.

Studio: AIC A.S.T.A.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Sakurai Tomoki has settled into his life with the two angeloids, Ikaros and Nymph, and is enjoying himself immensely. However, he keeps having weird dreams and asks all of his friends to help him investigate the cause.

Nymph conjures up a device that enables people, but not angeloids, to enter other people's dreams. The device malfunctions at first but eventually they get to what was supposed to be Tomoki's dream but discover that something is very wrong with it.

Later, a meteor comes crashing down from the skies at the site of the large cherry blossom tree where Tomoki first discovered Ikaros. An extremely well endowed blonde angeloid with a huge sword emerges from the meteor and sets off in search of Tomoki!

Tags: Rural , Artificial Intelligence , Female Harem , Nudity , School Club , Slavery , Found Family , Shounen , Angels , Male Protagonist , Robots , Aliens , Outdoor Activities , School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Slapstick , Chibi , Episodic , Memory Manipulation , Kuudere , Gender Bending , Fishing

Sounan desu ka?

Also known as Are You Lost?.

Studio: Ezo’la
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi

Because of a plane crash … starting today, we're spending the springtime of our lives on a desert island!! There's nothing here, so we have to make everything!! And eat everything!! (Ugh!) Check out our high-school-girl survival story of courage and knowledge. We're actually doing pretty well! We learn how to eat cicadas, how to build traps, a simple allergy test, how to eat hermit crabs, etc.



Tags: Survival , Primarily Female Cast , Coastal , Educational , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Seinen , Nudity , Gyaru , Fishing , Wilderness , Swimming

One Punch Man 2 OVA

Also known as One-Punch Man Season 2 OVA.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Note: Unaired episodes included in the Blu-ray/DVD.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Seinen , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Fishing , Ninja , Parody

Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season

Also known as MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

The sequel to the 'Final Season' story arc of the Monogatari series.

From the past to the future, their story continues.

Now that he has graduated from high school, Koyomi Araragi’s story ends here. His story is truly over now, but the stories of the girls Koyomi saved - their stories - are not over yet.

This is the prequel or sequel to their stories and their struggles.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Youkai , Primarily Female Cast , Vampire , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Meta , Urban , Achronological Order , Coming of Age , Detective , Medieval , Gods , Drawing , Clone , College , Ghost , Monster Girl , Travel , Gore , Rakugo , Fishing , Hikikomori , Zombie , Afterlife , Crossdressing , Fairy Tale

Tsuritama

Also known as Tsuritama.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Sports

You can't catch fish if you don't go fishing, and you can't make friends if you don't at least try.

Which is how relationship-challenged student Yuki finds himself on a fishing trip to a tiny island with three other boys he barely knows. Well, two other boys and Haru, who claims that he's an alien. Not that constantly stewing Natsuki or mysterious Akira are any more likely as prospects for good companionship.

But there's something about fishing that makes it unlike any other pastime, and maybe that quiet sense of companionship and hopeful expectation is just what Yuki needs to start charting the unfamiliar waters of personal connections. Or maybe it will turn out that Haru's right and they're going to have to save the entire planet.

There are lots of different kinds of fish stories, from the "ones that got away" to the "best catches ever," but whichever way the currents of life take them, for four young men, this trip may turn out to be the biggest whopper ever!



Tags: Fishing , Coming of Age , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Tanned Skin , Primarily Teen Cast , Family Life , Coastal , Shapeshifting , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Male Cast , Fugitive , Outdoor Activities , Dancing , School

Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon

Also known as Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.

Studio: OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

After his mom wins a free vacation trip, Satoshi and Pikachu are off on another adventure. This time in the tropical land of Alola. There they meet new friends, Pokémon and explore new islands.
We also get introduced to Z-Rings, a device used for Z-Moves. What kind of mysterious Pokémon and challenges will come their way, and why is Kapu-Kokeko so interested in our young trainer?!

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Coastal , Kids , Aliens , Proxy Battle , Primarily Child Cast , Animals , Male Protagonist , Creature Taming , School , Episodic , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Fishing , Henshin , Foreign , Super Robot

Golden Kamuy 4th Season

Also known as Golden Kamuy Season 4.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

The fourth season of Golden Kamuy.

The race to obtain the lost Ainu gold is nearing its peak, as even more formidable ex-prisoners are set on keeping their tattooed skins intact. Saichi "The Immortal" Sugimoto and Asirpa can finally move forward together, but Asirpa's time with Kiroranke and Ogata Hyakunosuke has slightly altered her ambition and strengthened her determination. As their party leaves the Russian territory, they gain a peculiar follower.

Meanwhile, Toshizou Hijikata's crew makes major moves to get invaluable skins, falling into the poisonous trap of a dangerous convict. Although each group possesses a strong advantage over the others, even First Lieutenant Tokushirou Tsurumi—the most powerful and ruthless contender—cannot advance without Asirpa's help. However, his ominous plans for when they will inevitably meet remain a mystery.



Note: On November 7, 2022, it was announced that the seventh episode of the season and beyond would be postponed due to the passing of a main staff member. The season restarted broadcasting from the first episode on April 3, 2023, with the seventh episode released on May 15.

Tags: Military , Gore , Historical , Guns , Survival , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Educational , Outdoor Activities , Travel , Animals , Revenge , Rural , Ensemble Cast , Food , Tanned Skin , Nudity , Swordplay , Detective , Language Barrier , Environmental , Fishing , Archery , Acting , Foreign , Oiran , Indigenous Cultures , Dissociative Identities , Pregnancy