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

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 3.

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

Eren and his companions in the 104th are assigned to the newly-formed Levi Squad, whose assignment is to keep Eren and Historia safe given Eren's newly-discovered power and Historia's knowledge and pedigree. Levi and Erwin have good reason to be concerned, because the priest of the Church that Hanji had hidden away was found tortured to death, making it clear that the Military Police are involved with the cover-up. Things get more harrowing when the MPs make a move on Erwin and the Levi Squad narrowly avoids capture. Eren is also having problems with his Titan transformation, and a deadly killer has been hired to secure Eren and Historia, one Levi knows all too well from his youth.



Tags: Conspiracy , Military , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Politics , Memory Manipulation , Dystopian , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Henshin , Medieval , Super Power , Crime , Kaiju , Gore , Survival , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Guns , Matriarchy , Anti-Hero , Yandere , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Torture , Steampunk , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Kuudere , Crossdressing

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 , Espionage , Terrorism , Gore , Philosophy , CGI , Body Horror , Foreign , Memory Manipulation , Guns , Matriarchy , Rotoscoping , Dissociative Identities , Rural , Kuudere , Pregnancy

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 Part 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2.

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

The battle to retake Wall Maria begins now! With Eren’s new hardening ability, the Scouts are confident they can seal the wall and take back Shiganshina District. If they succeed, Eren can finally unlock the secrets of the basement—and the world. But danger lies in wait as Reiner, Bertholdt, and the Beast Titan have plans of their own. Could this be humanity’s final battle for survival?



Tags: Dystopian , Military , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Survival , Memory Manipulation , Shapeshifting , Super Power , War , Revenge , Espionage , Ensemble Cast , Steampunk , Male Protagonist , Gore , Shounen , Medieval , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Kaiju , Primarily Male Cast , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Drugs , Matriarchy

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero.

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

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:
- The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Travel , Medieval , Revenge , Magic , Crime , Politics , Exiled , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Kemonomimi , Bullying , Henshin , Spearplay , Swordplay , Cult , Matriarchy , Female Harem , Slavery , Ojou-sama , Villainess , Tsundere , Language Barrier , Prison , Fugitive , Found Family , Cultivation , Medicine , Economics , Religion , Nekomimi , CGI , Heterosexual , Gore , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Afterlife , Cohabitation

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2.

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

The war for Paradis zeroes in on Shiganshina just as Jaegerists have seized control. After taking a huge blow from a surprise attack led by Eren, Marley swiftly acts to return the favor. With Zeke’s true plan revealed and a military forced under new rule, this battle might be fought on two fronts. Does Eren intend on fulfilling his half-brother’s wishes or does he have a plan of his own?



Tags: War , Tragedy , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Military , Survival , Memory Manipulation , Kaiju , Terrorism , Male Protagonist , Espionage , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Henshin , Philosophy , Gore , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Slavery , CGI , Amputation , Steampunk , Shounen , Alternate Universe , Guns , Cannibalism , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Matriarchy , Nudity

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

Prison School

Also known as Prison School.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

Hachimitsu Private Academy was a revered and elite all-girls' boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo...once upon a time. But with the new school year comes a revision to school policy: Boys are to be admitted into the student body for the first time ever. But on his first day at Hachimitsu, Kiyoshi Fujino discovers that he's one of only five boys enrolled at the school. Their numbers overwhelmed by the thousand girls in the student body, is it heaven or hell that awaits these five (un)fortunates?!.



Tags: School , Prison , Surreal Comedy , Nudity , Parody , Male Protagonist , Femdom , Torture , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Matriarchy , Primarily Female Cast , Yandere , Love Triangle

Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu

Also known as Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs.

Studio: ENGI
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance

Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire…of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside!



Tags: Matriarchy , Anti-Hero , Isekai , Male Protagonist , Boarding School , Female Harem , Robots , School , Ojou-sama , Video Games , Primarily Teen Cast , Magic , Parody , Reincarnation , Bullying , Super Robot , Artificial Intelligence , Virtual World , Real Robot , Lost Civilization , Military

Summer Wars

Also known as Summer Wars.

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

When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family's Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation.

Natsuki's family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era (1336 to 1573), and they've all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae. That’s when Kenji discovers his "summer job" is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiance and dance with her at the birthday celebration.

As Kenji attempts to keep up with Natsuki's act around her family, he receives a strange math problem on his cell phone which, being a math genius, he can't resist solving. As it turns out, the solution to the mysterious equation causes Oz, the program that controls nearly every aspect of life to be hacked into, it's up to Kenji and his new "family" to stop the hacker before it's too late.



Tags: Family Life , Virtual World , Artificial Intelligence , Ensemble Cast , Software Development , Rural , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , Female Protagonist , CGI , Coming of Age , Matriarchy , Estranged Family , Card Battle , Heterosexual , Military , Robots , Tanned Skin , Kemonomimi , Alternate Universe , Fake Relationship , Work , War , Baseball , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Space , Gods

Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei

Also known as The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady.

Studio: diomedéa
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Despite her supposed ineptitude with regular magic, Princess Anisphia defies the aristocracy’s expectations by developing “magicology,” a unique magical theory based on memories from her past life. One day, she witnesses the brilliant noblewoman Euphyllia unjustly stripped of her title as the kingdom’s next monarch. That’s when Anisphia concocts a plan to help Euphyllia regain her good name-which somehow involves them living together and researching magic! Little do these two ladies know, however, that their chance encounter will alter not only their own futures, but those of the kingdom...and the entire world!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Yuri , Royal Affairs , Primarily Female Cast , Politics , Conspiracy , Cohabitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Maids , Swordplay , Vampire , Isekai , Reincarnation , Religion , Dragons , Villainess , Adoption , Matriarchy , Drugs , Curses

Isekai Yakkyoku

Also known as Parallel World Pharmacy.

Studio: diomedéa
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

A young pharmacologist and researcher in Japan died from overworking, and was reincarnated in a Medieval Parallel Europe. He was reincarnated as a 10-year-old apprentice to a famous Royal Court pharmacist, had attained an inhuman skills of ability to see through disease, material creation, and material destruction.

In a society in which dubious medical practice are rampant, price gouging thru the monopoly of the pharmacist guild, and good medicine aren't available to the commoners. He was recognized by the Emperor at that time and opened a Pharmacy at the corner of the town. He will wipe out the fraud that has swept the world, and deliver to the commoners a truly effective medicine that was developed using present day pharmacology. Thus the boy pharmacist will cheat by using his previous knowledge to create innovative medicines while helping the people of the parallel world, a story about living his new life to the fullest this time.

Tags: Isekai , Medicine , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , Pandemic , Educational , Iyashikei , Magic , Makeup , Alchemy , Gods , Historical , Matriarchy , Travel

Yuukoku no Moriarty Part 2

Also known as Moriarty the Patriot Part 2.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes can stand in his way. It’s time for crime to revolutionize the world!



Note: The anime received a special premiere on Funimation on March 28, 2021.

Tags: Crime , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Detective , Class Struggle , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Dystopian , Urban , Politics , Mafia , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Police , Transgender , Shounen , Guns , Tragedy , Cult , Episodic , Matriarchy

Hikikomari Kyuuketsuki no Monmon

Also known as The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess.

Studio: project No.9
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Three years into her life as a shut-in, vampire Terakomari Gandesblood (Komari for short), awakens to find she’s been appointed as a Commander in the Mulnite Imperial Army! The thing is, her new unit consists solely of belligerent ruffians who revolt against their superiors at the slightest hint of weakness. Although Komari hails from a line of vampires as powerful as they are prestigious, her refusal to drink blood has made her the picture of mediocrity—scrawny, un-coordinated, and inept at magic. With the odds stacked against her, will the help of her trusty (and slightly infatuated) maid Vill be enough for this recluse to blunder her way to success? Or will Komari rue the day she ever left the safety of her room?



Tags: Military , Vampire , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Female Harem , Magic , War , Terrorism , Bullying , Hikikomori , Love Triangle , Maids , Swordplay , Royal Affairs , Tsundere , Gore , Nudity , Anthropomorphism , Matriarchy , Creature Taming

Prison School: Mad Wax

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Unaired OVA bundled with the 20th volume of the Prison School manga, adapting the "Mad Wax" arc.

Tags: School , Seinen , Heterosexual , Nudity , Parody , Male Protagonist , Matriarchy , Slavery

Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima

Also known as HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima.

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

After the war, women have taken over ruling politics in the Chuo ward and have banned and destroyed weapons. This has caused men to fight through rap battles using Hypnosis Mics, which can be used to affect people's sympathetic nerves and influence their thought process. However, the legendary rap group, The Dirty Dawg, has split up into four groups, each representing a division of Tokyo, Japan and are engaging in territorial battles using words and the HypMics.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Band , Super Power , Urban , Gangs , Delinquents , Episodic , War , Matriarchy , Primarily Adult Cast , Hip-hop Music , Henshin , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , CGI , Parody , Slapstick , Medicine , Clone , Politics

Kemono no Souja Erin

Also known as Erin.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

In the land of Ryoza, the neighboring provinces of Shin-Ou and Tai-Kou have been at peace. Queen Shinou is the ruler of Ryoza and her greatest general, Grand Duke Taikou, defends the kingdom with his army of powerful war-lizards known as the "Touda." Although the two regions have enjoyed a long-standing alliance, mounting tensions threaten to spark a fierce civil war.

Within Ake, a village in Tai-Kou tasked with raising the Grand Duke's army, lives Erin, a bright girl who spends her days watching the work of her mother Soyon, the village's head Touda doctor. But while under Soyon's care, a disastrous incident befalls the Grand Duke's strongest Touda, and the peace that Erin and her mother had been enjoying vanishes as Soyon is punished severely. In a desperate attempt to save her mother, Erin ends up falling in a river and is swept towards Shin-Ou.

Unable to return home, Erin must learn to lead a new life with completely different people, all while hunting for the truth of both beasts and humanity itself, with tensions between the two regions constantly escalating.



Tags: Coming of Age , Tragedy , Animals , Conspiracy , Female Protagonist , Veterinarian , Environmental , Politics , Philosophy , Boarding School , Matriarchy , Teacher , Time Skip , Rural , War , Adoption , Historical , Kids

Mononoke: Karakasa

Also known as Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain.

Studio: EOTA
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Asa and Kame strike up an immediate friendship when they arrive at the same time for their first day of duty at the Ooku, the splendid pleasure palace housing the harem of Lord Tenshi. The two young women are there to join the many hundreds of other maidservants—men are barred from entering, with immediate beheading the price of trespassing. It soon becomes clear that behind the luxurious lifestyle and ritualized routines of the Ooku lie sinister schemes and cynical rivalries. Meanwhile, a mysterious wandering potion-peddler known only as the Medicine Seller subtly insinuates himself into the Ooku, just as an uncanny, otherworldly menace begins to reveal itself.



Tags: Youkai , Ghost , Primarily Female Cast , Exorcism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Cosmic Horror , Samurai , Matriarchy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Calligraphy , Writing

Magic Knight Rayearth

Also known as Magic Knight Rayearth.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mecha

Three young girls, Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, are transported to a magical world called Cephiro during a field trip to Tokyo Tower. They are soon greeted by Master Mage Clef, who explains to them that they have been summoned to become the Legendary Magic Knights and save Cephiro. The girls are less than enthusiastic about this idea, and only want to return home. Clef further explains that they must seek out the three Rune Gods to help them fight. He bestows armor and magical powers to each of them. They learn from Clef that High Priest Zagato has kidnapped the Pillar of Cephiro, Princess Emeraude. The Pillar of Cephiro has the sole responsibility of keeping Cephiro alive and in balance with her prayers. Without Princess Emeraude, Cephiro would fall into ruin. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu must fight off Zagato's henchman and find the Rune Gods if they ever want to get back home. They soon learn that friendship and loyalty are the only things they can rely on in the crumbling Cephiro.



Tags: Magic , Super Power , Swordplay , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Medieval , Shoujo , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Ojou-sama , Henshin , Super Robot , Elf , Primarily Teen Cast , Dissociative Identities , Archery , Desert , Gender Bending , Chibi , Age Gap , Kuudere , Tanned Skin , Matriarchy , Heterosexual , Gambling , Space , Dragons

Sugar Sugar Rune

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Slice of Life

Chocolat Meilleure and Vanilla Mieux are two witches who are pitched in a contest to see who will become the new Queen of the Witch World. They must travel to the Human World and collect the hearts of humans. Whoever collects the most "human hearts" wins. Even though they're rivals, the two are still best friends. Join them on this adventure!

Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Witch , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , War , Age Gap , Primarily Child Cast , Henshin , Matriarchy , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , School , Anti-Hero , Ojou-sama , Isekai , Anthropomorphism , Twins , Estranged Family , Curses , Animals , Shapeshifting , Tomboy , Monster Girl , Athletics , Bullying , Unrequited Love , Skeleton , Fairy , Desert , Dragons , Fencing , Tennis , Coming of Age