Top Prophecy Anime Recommendations

One Punch Man

Also known as One-Punch Man.

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

Saitama has a rather peculiar hobby, being a superhero, but despite his heroic deeds and superhuman abilities, a shadow looms over his life. He's become much too powerful, to the point that every opponent ends up defeated with a single punch.

The lack of challenge has driven him into a state of apathy, as he watches his life pass by having lost all enthusiasm, at least until he's unwillingly thrust in the role of being a mentor to the young and revenge-driven Genos.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Parody , Male Protagonist , Satire , Surreal Comedy , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Cyborg , Primarily Adult Cast , Kaiju , Seinen , Aliens , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Male Cast , Gods , Martial Arts , Demons , Henshin , Fitness , Prophecy

ONE PIECE

Also known as ONE PIECE.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Gold Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.

Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.

*This includes the following special episodes:
- Chopperman to the Rescue! Protect the TV Station by the Shore! (Episode 336)
- The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle! (Episode 492)
- Team Formation! Save Chopper (Episode 542)
- History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea (Episode 590)
- 20th Anniversary! Special Romance Dawn (Episode 907)

Tags: Pirates , Travel , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Ships , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Slapstick , Prophecy , Politics , Time Skip , War , Slavery , Dystopian , Fugitive , Crime , Gods , Lost Civilization , Swordplay , Henshin , Philosophy , Monster Boy , Primarily Adult Cast , Shapeshifting , Cyborg , Food , Animals , Anti-Hero , Anthropomorphism , Skeleton , Anachronism , Guns , Robots , Desert , Medicine , Prison , Post-Apocalyptic , Espionage , Samurai , Royal Affairs , Kaiju , Drugs , Marriage , Artificial Intelligence , Kuudere , Monster Girl , Fairy , Revenge , Aromantic , Dragons , Assassins , Battle Royale , Adoption , Mermaid , Ninja , Time Manipulation , Demons , Kabuki , Dinosaurs , Indigenous Cultures , Arranged Marriage , Clone , Gender Bending , Angels , Zombie , Trains , Human Experimentation , Unrequited Love , Blackmail , Fake Relationship , Brainwashing , Interspecies

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 , Anti-Hero , Crime , Urban , Heterosexual , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Terrorism , Clone , Guns , Super Power , CGI , Netorare , Meta , Adoption , Orphan , Slapstick , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Tanned Skin , Prophecy

Tenki no Ko

Also known as Weathering With You.

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

High school student Hodaka leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his job, the weather has been rainy day after day. In a corner of the crowded and busy city, Hodaka meets a young woman named Hina. Due to certain circumstances, Hina and her younger brother live together, but have a cheerful and sturdy life. Hina also has a certain power: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Urban , Environmental , Orphan , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Found Family , Coming of Age , Prophecy , Family Life , Heterosexual , Magic , Work , Super Power , Gods , Guns , Time Skip , Crossdressing , Estranged Family , Mythology , Restaurant , Tragedy

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Cour 2.

Studio: Studio Bind
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

After the mysterious mana calamity, Rudeus Greyrat and his fierce student Eris Boreas Greyrat are teleported to the Demon Continent. There, they team up with their newfound companion Ruijerd Supardia—the former leader of the Superd's Warrior group—to form "Dead End," a successful adventurer party. Making a name for themselves, the trio journeys across the continent to make their way back home to Fittoa.

Following the advice he received from the faceless god Hitogami, Rudeus saves Kishirika Kishirisu, the Great Emperor of the Demon World, who rewards him by granting him a strange power. Now, as Rudeus masters the powerful ability that offers a number of new opportunities, it might prove to be more than what he bargained for when unexpected dangers threaten to hinder their travels.



Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Magic , Travel , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Tragedy , Survival , Hikikomori , Medieval , Foreign , Demons , Gods , Swordplay , Tsundere , Female Harem , Language Barrier , Post-Apocalyptic , Curses , Gore , Slavery , Kemonomimi , Polyamorous , Nudity , Desert , Nekomimi , Dragons , Prison , Elf , Maids , Prophecy

AKIRA

Also known as Akira.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Super Power , Urban , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Delinquents , Primarily Male Cast , Prophecy , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Motorcycles , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Gangs , Gore , Military , Philosophy , Crime , Orphan , Guns , Politics , Mythology , Aliens , Nudity , Human Experimentation

Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

Also known as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

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

A thousand years after a global war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley Of The Wind remains one of only a few areas still populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant struggle with powerful insects called ohmu, who guard a poisonous jungle that is spreading across the Earth. Nausicaä and her brave companions, together with the people of the Valley, strive to restore the bond between humanity and the Earth.



Tags: Environmental , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , Lost Civilization , Philosophy , War , Aviation , Eco-Horror , Military , Primarily Adult Cast , Kaiju , Survival , Horticulture , Dystopian , Cosmic Horror , Guns , Politics , Anachronism , Travel , Tanks , Orphan , Revenge , Cult , Prophecy , Nudity , Elderly Protagonist

Code Geass: Fukkatsu no Lelouch

Also known as Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection.

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

The story takes place several years after Lelouch's "Zero Requiem" plan.

He gave up his life to save the world and protect the ones he loved. The day Lelouch vi Brittannia fell was the day this war-torn world found peace. Now, as his friends work to keep the peace, a terrorist attack could risk everything. Can the brilliant tactician outwit death and save them all? Or will Lelouch’s legacy fall here?



Tags: Anti-Hero , Politics , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Prophecy , Middle east , Military , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Super Robot , Foreign , Real Robot , Alternate Universe , Primarily Adult Cast , Desert , Memory Manipulation

Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi

Also known as The Elusive Samurai.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.



Tags: Historical , War , Samurai , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Fugitive , Demons , Primarily Child Cast , Revenge , Urban Fantasy , Prophecy , Shounen , Gore , Anachronism , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Suicide , Ninja , Gods , Archery , Religion , CGI , Shrine Maiden , Spearplay , Magic , Femboy

Seirei no Moribito

Also known as Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit.

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

Balsa’s prowess in battle is legendary, but the weight of death bears heavily on the spear-wielding mercenary’s soul. To atone, she has sworn to save 8 lives, no matter what the cost, and now only one life remains. Prince Chagum has been blessed with the power to stave off the droughts that threaten to starve and destroy his father’s empire, but he has been accused of being possessed by evil spirits, and court officials have set his own father against him. Condemned to death, he is saved by Balsa’s intervention and now, together, the two must unravel the secret of Chagum’s powers and the spirit behind them… before the armies sent to murder them can succeed!



Tags: Spearplay , Fugitive , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Prophecy , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Coming of Age , Swordplay , Magic , Rural , CGI , Tomboy , Cosmic Horror , Curses

Tenkuu no Escaflowne

Also known as Vision of Escaflowne.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance

High school student Hitomi is transported from Earth to the magical world of Gaea, where she meets boy prince Van Fanel, and is caught up in his quest to unite the countries of Gaea against the ominous Zaibach empire. On the way, she discovers an hidden ability and strives to unravel layers of mystery surrounding Van, his past, and the giant machine known as Escaflowne.



Tags: Isekai , Lost Civilization , Love Triangle , Dragons , Travel , Swordplay , Politics , War , Proxy Battle , Fugitive , Orphan , Prophecy , Exiled , Female Protagonist , Super Robot , Mythology , Royal Affairs , Kemonomimi , Estranged Family , Body Horror , Unrequited Love , Cyborg , Memory Manipulation , Nekomimi , Robots , Athletics , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Gender Bending , Twins , Arranged Marriage , Gore , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Dissociative Identities , Primarily Teen Cast , Anthropomorphism

Ikkitousen

Also known as Battle Vixens: Ikki Tousen.

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

Seven schools are constantly 'at war' with each other, and the students within - both male and female - have become skilled fighters and constantly battle with rival schools. Their lives and fates are guided by strange jewels that contain the spirits and destinies of warriors from the Sangokushi period. One girl, Sonsaku Hakufu, has recently moved to Japan and is apparently destined to unite the schools as her counterpart united seven countries long ago. But, like all heroes, there is a darker side to her fate, and as always there is a constant struggle by those around her to break the chains of their own destinies and make their own lives.



Tags: Martial Arts , Nudity , Prophecy , Female Protagonist , Female Harem , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Super Power , Kuudere , School , Tsundere , Gore , Male Protagonist , Tanned Skin , Bisexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Dragons

Escaflowne

Also known as Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Hitomi Kanzaki is in a very depressed mood. She only wants to sleep and fade away. Her misery summons Lord Folken who sends her to Gaea. The people of Gaea think she is the Wing Goddess, who can call upon the legendary Dragon Armor called Escaflowne. On Gaea, King Van, the sole survior of the White Dragon Clan, is also in a depressed state. Swearing an oath to get his revenge on the Black Dragon Clan that oblierated Van's kingdom, he lives by the sword. Now that the Wing Goddess has finally appeared, she posseses Gaea's world fate in her heart. Escaflowne will either lead Gaea to peace or total ruin.



Tags: Isekai , Female Protagonist , War , Swordplay , Magic , Male Protagonist , Medieval , Estranged Family , Prophecy , Gore , Super Robot , Dragons , Revenge , Heterosexual , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Angels , Denpa , Steampunk , Samurai , Elf , Super Power , Gods

Brave Story

Also known as Brave Story.

Studio: GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

When 11 year old Wataru's father leaves home and his mother is taken ill to hospital, he decides to change his fate by travelling through the door shown to him by his friend Mitsuru. In a land of magic and monsters, Wataru must summon all his courage and embark on a journey with several comrades to meet the Goddess of Destiny and change this "mistaken fate".



Tags: Isekai , Kids , Male Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Travel , Medieval , Anti-Hero , Prophecy , Magic , Monster Girl , Swordplay , Monster Boy , Demons , Nekomimi , Gods , CGI , Dragons , Kemonomimi , Estranged Family , Dungeon , Suicide , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Kaiju , Desert , Circus

Chikyuu Shoujo Arjuna

Also known as Arjuna.

Studio: Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Juna was just an ordinary high-school girl, right up until the day she died in a motorcycle accident. But there, in the twilight of death, she saw the future of the barren earth destroyed by the Raaja, and was offered a second chance at life if she would stop them. Now she must learn to cast aside her thoughtlessly destructive ways and face her destiny as the Avatar of Time, the one being who can decide the fate of the planet.



Tags: Environmental , Eco-Horror , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Female Protagonist , CGI , Gods , Super Power , Mixed Media , Philosophy , Prophecy , Reincarnation , Educational , Archery , Heterosexual , Motorcycles , Coastal , Pandemic , Henshin , Estranged Family , Orphan , Disability , Military , Rural , Love Triangle , Agriculture , School , Body Horror , Necromancy , Cultivation

Lodoss-tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den

Also known as Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight.

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

Five years after the death of the Emperor of Marmo in the War of Heroes, Parn is now the Free Knight of Lodoss, he and his old allies now famous through the land. However, the Emperor's right-hand-man, Ashram, seeks the scepter of domination to re-unify Lodoss under his former leader's banner. Meanwhile, beyond his attempts at conquest lies a more sinister force beginning to set the stage for the resurrection of the goddess of death and destruction...



Tags: Magic , Ensemble Cast , Gods , Medieval , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Travel , Prophecy , Swordplay , Elf , Dissociative Identities , Dragons , Dungeon , Heterosexual , Tragedy

Meitantei Precure!

Also known as Star Detective Precure!.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Mahou Shoujo , Mystery

The 23rd installment of the long-running Precure series.

Anna Akechi is a second-year junior high student living in Makoto Mirai Town. On her 14th birthday, she has a chance encounter with a fairy named Pochitan, and a magical pendant caused her to travel back in time from 2027 to 1999! In the Makoto Mirai Town 28 years in the past, Anna meets Mikuru Kobayashi, a girl her age who wants to become a great detective.

Meanwhile, people in town are in trouble as their prized possessions are being stolen from under their noses - the cause being a group of Phantom Thieves. To stop them, Anna and Mikuru turn into Precures! Maybe if they solve these mysteries, Anna can find her way back to her own time?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , Detective , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Fairy , Coastal , Magic , Crime , Trains , Prophecy , Anti-Hero , Urban , Police , Primarily Teen Cast , Age Regression , Swordplay , Gyaru , Animals , School

Arete-hime

Also known as Princess Arete.

Studio: Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Confined in the castle tower by her father, princess Arete spends her days watching the world outside her window. Sometimes she seeks out to watch the common people at work. The knights of the kingdom compete for the right to marry her and rule the land by competing to see who can find powerful magic objects made by a long dead race of sorcerers. Arete wants none of this. She longs to meet the common people and travel to exotic lands she has only seen in the books she keeps hidden under her bed. One day the sorcerer Boax arrives in a fantastic flying machine and offers to take Arete as his wife and transform her into a proper princess.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Fairy Tale , Lost Civilization , Medieval , Prison , Prophecy , Philosophy , Politics , Coming of Age , Royal Affairs , Arranged Marriage , Dungeon , Shapeshifting , Aviation , Anachronism

Puchi Puri * Yuushi

Also known as Petite Princess Yucie.

Studio: Gainax
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance , Slice of Life

Seventeen-year-old Yucie can never be taken seriously. How can she, when she's been cursed to be trapped in a ten-year-old's body? Bright, cheerful and optimistic, Yucie has never let her curse get in the way of living a happy life. Her life is about to change forever when she becomes a candidate to become the Platina Princess, an honor which will allow her ultimate wish to be granted! Then she finds out that she is one of many candidates, and the competition is intense!



Tags: Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School , Found Family , Work , Adoption , Curses , Ensemble Cast , Medieval , Kids , Prophecy , Coming of Age , Angels , Royal Affairs , Fairy , Butler , Episodic , Ojou-sama , Swordplay , Henshin , Slapstick , Tomboy , Kuudere , Shapeshifting , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Matriarchy , Demons , Tanned Skin , Dragons , Ghost , Robots , Anthropomorphism , Lost Civilization , Arranged Marriage , Fugitive , Mermaid , Urban Fantasy

Kaze wo Mita Shounen

Also known as The Boy Who Saw the Wind.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Young boy Amon has mysterious powers. His dad is the cheif scientist for the Empire of the Golden Snake. He's invented weapons for this country in the past, but does not want his boy's powers to be used for destruction so he burns his research and tries to escape the country with his family. The mom and dad die in the escape and only Amon is left. He runs from the military, ends up on an island where he learns about the ancient people who could fly on the wind and talk to animals (as he can). Amon then ends up in a fishermen's village and makes friends with Maria. After this village is attacked by the Golden Snake army, the two run away with a band of rebels. Together, they try to stop the Empire of the Golden Snake from destroying and conquering everything. Based on the book by C.W. Nicol.

Tags: Male Protagonist , War , Military , Orphan , Magic , Steampunk , Super Power , Lost Civilization , Philosophy , Prophecy , Guns , Tragedy , Ships