Top LGBTQ+ Themes Anime Recommendations

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 2.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Eren Jaeger swore to wipe out every last Titan, but in a battle for his life he wound up becoming the thing he hates most. With his new powers, he fights for humanity's freedom facing the monsters that threaten his home. After a bittersweet victory against the Female Titan, Eren finds no time to rest—a horde of Titans is approaching Wall Rose and the battle for humanity continues!



Tags: Survival , Post-Apocalyptic , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Espionage , Military , Kaiju , Dystopian , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , Revenge , Politics , Henshin , Medieval , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cult , Dissociative Identities , Coming of Age , Steampunk , Cannibalism , Kuudere , Primarily Male Cast , Yuri , CGI , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Unrequited Love , Matriarchy , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes

NARUTO

Also known as Naruto.

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

Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi's rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.

Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.



Tags: Ninja , Shounen , Criminal Organization , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Super Power , Revenge , Martial Arts , Found Family , Primarily Child Cast , Shapeshifting , Necromancy , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Kaiju , Battle Royale , Slapstick , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast , Achronological Order , Unrequited Love , Anachronism , Heterosexual , Travel , Death Game , Estranged Family , Gender Bending , School , Assassins , Love Triangle , Anthropomorphism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gambling

Boku no Hero Academia 3

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 3.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Summer is here, and the heroes of Class 1-A and 1-B are in for the toughest training camp of their lives! A group of seasoned pros pushes everyone's Quirks to new heights as the students face one overwhelming challenge after another. Braving the elements in this secret location becomes the least of their worries when routine training turns into a critical struggle for survival.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Cultivation , Urban Fantasy , School , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Tomboy , Police , Bar , Battle Royale , Body Horror , Bisexual , CGI , Yandere , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

Boku no Hero Academia 4

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 4.

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

The villain world teeters on the brink of war now that All For One is out of the picture. Shigaraki of the League of Villains squares off with Overhaul of the yakuza, vying for total control of the shadows. Meanwhile, Deku gets tangled in another dangerous internship as he struggles to keep pace with his upperclassman—Mirio.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Crime , Ensemble Cast , Boarding School , Gangs , Urban Fantasy , Terrorism , Tragedy , Cultivation , Yakuza , Police , Drugs , Espionage , Primarily Male Cast , Delinquents , Band , Heterosexual , Bisexual , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Philosophy , Tomboy

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 , Demons , Conspiracy , Kaiju , Lost Civilization , Heterosexual , 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

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.



Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Tags: Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Super Robot , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Angels , Cosmic Horror , Psychosexual , Kaiju , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Meta , Denpa , Aliens , Suicide , Mythology , Body Horror , Military , Religion , Clone , Kuudere , Tokusatsu , Tsundere , Politics , Gore , Found Family , Estranged Family , Spearplay , Bisexual , Trains , Espionage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Episodic , Nudity , Family Life , Artificial Intelligence , Foreign , Real Robot , Hikikomori , Office Lady

Cowboy Bebop

Also known as Cowboy Bebop.

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

Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive.

While traveling, they meet up with other very interesting people. Could Faye, the beautiful and ridiculously poor gambler, Edward, the computer genius, and Ein, the engineered dog be a good addition to the group?

Tags: Space , Crime , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Travel , Noir , Found Family , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Guns , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Terrorism , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Cyborg , Tomboy , Amnesia , Cowboys , Gambling , Yakuza , Drugs , Police , Nudity , Cult , Tanned Skin , Circus , CGI , Work , LGBTQ+ Themes

Mirai Nikki

Also known as The Future Diary.

Studio: Asread
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno, is about Yuki, a loner who's not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others. The contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, each diary possessing unique features that give it both advantages and disadvantages. Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.



Tags: Battle Royale , Death Game , Survival , Yandere , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Psychosexual , Body Horror , Gore , Gods , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Crime , Urban , Heterosexual , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Clone , Terrorism , Guns , Super Power , Netorare , CGI , Meta , Adoption , Nudity , Orphan , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Tanned Skin

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

Boku no Hero Academia 5

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 5.

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

The rivalry between Class 1-A and Class 1-B heats up in a joint training battle. Eager to be a part of the hero course, brainwashing buff Shinso is tasked with competing on both sides.

But as each team faces their own weaknesses and discovers new strengths, this showdown might just become a toss-up.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Cultivation , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Crime , Anti-Hero , Boarding School , Arranged Marriage , Martial Arts , Heterosexual , Bisexual , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes

DEVILMAN crybaby

Also known as Devilman Crybaby.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.

The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudou begins.



Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Monster Boy , Curses , War , Angels , Post-Apocalyptic , Henshin , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Coming of Age , Unrequited Love , Cannibalism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Conspiracy , Revenge , Athletics , Hip-hop Music , Heterosexual , Guns , Urban , Drugs , Meta , Masturbation , Public Sex , Bisexual , Politics , Afterlife , Motorcycles , Shounen , Flash , Boys' Love

BANANA FISH

Also known as BANANA FISH.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...



Tags: Gangs , Mafia , Tragedy , Crime , Conspiracy , Drugs , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Revenge , Guns , LGBTQ+ Themes , Criminal Organization , Foreign , Shoujo , Noir , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Primarily Adult Cast , Coming of Age , Rescue , Assassins , Orphan , Classic Literature , Prison , Ensemble Cast , Photography , Tanned Skin

Fruits Basket: 1st Season

Also known as Fruits Basket (2019).

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!



Tags: Found Family , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Shoujo , Mythology , Coming of Age , Female Harem , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Fairy Tale , Shapeshifting , Orphan , Rehabilitation , Curses , Animals , Delinquents , Yandere , Unrequited Love , Episodic , School Club , Homeless , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Male Harem , School , Bullying , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Femboy , Philosophy , Agriculture , Gender Bending , Crossdressing , Gangs , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Body Horror , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Iyashikei , Denpa , Chibi , Card Battle , Table Tennis , Badminton

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 , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Satire , Terrorism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Sadism , Crime , Masochism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Robots , Oiran , Gore , 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

Wonder Egg Priority

Also known as WONDER EGG PRIORITY.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai discovers new friends—and the magic within herself.



Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Suicide , Bullying , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Hikikomori , Afterlife , Artificial Intelligence , Body Horror , Transgender , School , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Tomboy , Kuudere , Age Gap , Isekai , Episodic , Gore , Idol , Guns , Yuri

Samurai Champloo

Also known as Samurai Champloo.

Studio: Manglobe
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Let's break it down. Mugen's a reckless sword-slinger with a style that's more b-boy than Shaolin. He's got a nasty streak that makes people want to stick a knife in his throat. Then there's Jin, a deadbeat ronin who speaks softly but carries a big blade. He runs game old-school style, but he can make your blood spray with the quickness. When these roughnecks bring the ruckus, it ain't good for anybody, especially them. Enter Fuu, the ditzy waitress who springs her new friends from a deadly jam. All she wants in return is help solving a riddle from her past. She and the boys are tracking the scent, but there's 99 ways to die between them and the sunflower samurai.



Tags: Travel , Swordplay , Samurai , Rural , Assassins , Historical , Episodic , Orphan , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Anachronism , Hip-hop Music , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Prostitution , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Calligraphy , Tanned Skin , Religion , Pirates , Ninja , Yakuza , Drugs , Politics , Nudity , Shogi , Crossdressing , Language Barrier , Zombie , Baseball , LGBTQ+ Themes , Indigenous Cultures , Guns , Disability

Yofukashi no Uta

Also known as Call of the Night.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Wracked by insomnia and wanderlust, Kou Yamori is driven onto the moonlit streets every night in an aimless search for something he can’t seem to name. His nightly ritual is marked by purposeless introspection — until he meets Nazuna, who might just be a vampire! Kou’s new companion could offer him dark gifts and a vampire’s immortality. But there are conditions that must be met before Kou can sink his teeth into vampirism, and he’ll have to discover just how far he’s willing to go to satisfy his desires before he can heed the Call of the Night!



Tags: Vampire , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Aromantic , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Femdom , Age Gap , Shounen , Psychosexual , Hikikomori , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Detective , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gyaru , Femboy , Nudity , Maids , Amnesia , Restaurant , Tragedy , Female Harem , Video Games , Crossdressing

Boku no Hero Academia 6

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 6.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

With Tomura Shigaraki at its helm, the former Liberation Army is now known as the Paranormal Liberation Front. This organized criminal group poses an immense threat to the Hero Association, not only because of its sheer size and strength, but also the overpowering quirks of Jin "Twice" Bubaigawara and Gigantomachia.

As new intel from the covert hero Keigo "Hawks" Takami confirms that Shigaraki is nowhere to be seen, the Hero Association decides to strike the enemy headquarters with a surprise attack using the entirety of its assets—and the UA students find themselves on the battlefield once again. As the fight rages on, the unsuspecting villains must regroup and push back, but the brave heroes are determined to eradicate every last one of them.



Tags: Super Power , Superhero , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , War , Terrorism , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Assassins , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Gore , Conspiracy , Espionage , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yandere , CGI , School , Boarding School

Plastic Memories

Also known as Plastic Memories.

Studio: Doga Kobo
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

This story takes place in a future not too far away when androids that look exactly like humans begin to spread across the world. The android production company SA Corp. produced Giftia, a new kind of android that has the most amount of emotion and human-like qualities out of any other model ever seen. However, due to problems in technology, the androids have a service life, and once they pass that, they... Well, it gets pretty bad. For this reason, SA Corp. creates a terminal service in order to retrieve Giftia that have gone past their service life. A new employee at the terminal service named Tsukasa Mizugaki forms a team with the Giftia Isla to retrieve the other androids, but...



Tags: Robots , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Kuudere , Urban , Work , Amnesia , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Slapstick , Coming of Age , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes

Bocchi the Rock!

Also known as BOCCHI THE ROCK!.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Hitori Gotou, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...”

During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she thought it could be an opportunity for even someone shy like her to also shine. But because she had no friends, she ended up practicing guitar for six hours every day all by herself. After becoming a skilled guitar player, she uploaded videos of herself playing the guitar to the internet under the name “Guitar Hero” and fantasized about performing at her school’s cultural festival concert. But not only could she not find any bandmates, before she knew it, she was in high school and still wasn’t able to make a single friend!

She was really close to becoming a shut-in, but one day, Nijika Ijichi, the drummer in Kessoku Band, reached out to her. And because of that, her everyday life started to change little by little...



Tags: Band , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Rock Music , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Coming of Age , Hikikomori , Rehabilitation , Surreal Comedy , Meta , Mixed Media , Seinen , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Yuri , Rotoscoping , Chibi , Urban