Top Vertical Video Anime Recommendations

Caramel Honey

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Ayato transfers into a new school hoping for a fresh start. Sadly for him, the school turns up to be filled with delinquents, and the most feared of them all has his eye set on him. And it doesn't help, that whenever Ayato accidentally takes off his glasses, everyone around him suddenly becomes completely smitten by him.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Delinquents , School , Bullying , Primarily Male Cast , Time Skip , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Vertical Video

Koisuru ONE PIECE

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

The premise of this spinoff is about three high school students: a young male student, his girlfriend and a third wheel who is a One Piece fanatic. Their names are similar to the Straw Hat Pirates and the group form a fan club dedicated to One Piece.


Tags: Meta , Heterosexual , Vertical Video , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Long Strip , Chibi , Football

IRIS OUT

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres:

Reze dances to IRIS OUT.

Tags: Dancing , Female Protagonist , Vertical Video , Monster Girl

Kangoku Jikken

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological

A victim of endless bullying, Aito Eyama is plagued by his classmates' constant taunts and beatings. However, through a fortuitous turn of events, he receives a strange invitations for the "Captivity Game," where victory promises unbelievable wealth. To participate, he must accept the role of captor and choose one victim to imprison for a month. For Eyama, the only choice is Aya Kirishima, the ringleader of his bullies and the source of all his suffering. The rules of the game are simple: the jailer may do whatever they please with their inmate barring murder; but in order to win the game, the captor's identity must remain hidden. Exemption from the law, an isolated cell, and the funds to purchase supplies—all the necessary tools are provided. As Eyama administers his sadistic revenge and "divine" retribution, he encounters other captors, each with their own hidden agendas. Meanwhile, Aya refuses to be a compliant prisoner and will go to any length to escape captivity. However, her endeavors threaten to awaken a darkness buried inside Eyama that craves to be unleashed.

Tags: Revenge , Torture , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Gore , Vertical Video

POKÉTOON (2024)

Also known as POKÉTOON (2024).

Studio: Studio Nanahoshi , Studio Colorido , ZEXCS , NAGOMI
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Short episodes released on the Pokémon Official YouTube Channel.

Episodes:
#1: Pawmi, Pawmo, Pawmot! / Pamo, Pamotto, Parmot! (パモパモットパーモット), released September 18, 2024.
#2: Angry Primeape Observation Diary / Ikari no Okorizaru Kansatsu Nikki (怒りのオコリザル観察日記), released September 25, 2024.
#3: Is there a mass outbreak of Clodsire? / Dooh Tairyou Hasseichuu? (ドオー大量発生ちゅう？), released October 2, 2024.
#4: Riding on Gogoat / Gougouto ni Notte (ゴーゴートに乗って), released October 9, 2024.
#5: I Love Ducklett! / Koaruhii Daisuki! (コアルヒーだいすき！), released October 16, 2024.
#6: Chansey Safari Tag!? / Lucky Safari de o ni go Kko!? (ラッキーなサファリでおにごっこ！？), released October 23, 2024.
#7: Romantic Spice - Capsakid Legend / Romantic Spice - Capsaiji Densetsu (Romanticスパイス カプサイジ伝説). released October 30, 2024.
#8: Childhood Friend Charcadet / Osananajimi no Carbou (幼なじみのカルボウ), released November 20, 2024
#9: Midnight Adventure with Murkrow / Yamikarasu to Mayonaka no Bouken (ヤミカラスと真夜中のぼうけん), released February 14, 2025


Tags: Kids , Episodic , Animals , Creature Taming , Anthology , Primarily Animal Cast , Vertical Video , Parody , Amnesia , Skateboarding , Rehabilitation

Hitorigurashi no Shougakusei

Also known as Hitorigurashi no Shougakusei.

Studio: Signal.MD
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The full colored 4-koma web manga follows a nine-year old girl who lives alone in Enoshima in the 1980s.

One of eight series streamed through the smartphone app Tate Anime.



Tags: Orphan , Vertical Video , Primarily Child Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Food

Karada Sagashi

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery

Asuka and her friends have to search the school to find the eight body parts of a girl that appeared before her. If she fails, the red being will kill another and the day will be repeated.

Tags: Vertical Video

Zannen Onna Kanbu Black General-san

Also known as Precarious woman executive miss BLACK GENERAL.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Miss Black General is the villainous leader of RX, a secret organization bent on world-domination. Unfortunately, Miss Black General also has a huge crush on Brave Man, a costumed superhero dedicated to foiling RX's evil schemes, and she often mistakes his violent heroics for an overly enthusiastic form of flirtation. So how exactly is she going to to conquer the world when she can't even conquer her own feelings? And how will Brave Man respond to this odd twist?



Tags: Superhero , Vertical Video

Yami Shibai 9 Special

Also known as Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Supernatural

Special to celebrate the ninth season of Yami Shibai.

Tags: Vertical Video , Monster Girl , Female Protagonist

Akogare Ranraran

Status: Finished
Genres:

Music video for the song Akogare Ranraran by Hanamaru Kunikida.

Tags: Idol , Female Protagonist , Vertical Video

Sui Kin Chi Ka Moku Dotten Amen SP Dance PV

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

Naoko Yamada-directed anime film Kimi no Iro (The Colors Within) released a special "dance" video – though, it’s a little more on-beat for the creator who enjoys showcasing her characters goofing around and showing their personality through movement.

The video contains wholly original footage, presented in a TikTok-like format and follows the three main characters, Kimi, Totsuko and Rui, dancing along to the insert song “Sui Kin Chi Ka Moku Dotten Amen” with moves that are reminiscent of those popular with those who upload short-form dance videos.



Tags: Vertical Video , Primarily Teen Cast , Dancing , No Dialogue

Meshinuma.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The culinary daily of an office worker named Iinuma.

Tags: Food , Vertical Video , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist

Sayonara End Roll

Also known as Sayonara End Roll.

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Music video animated by Marie Yasui for the song Sayonara End Roll by Eve.

Tags: Vertical Video , Trains , Suicide , Male Protagonist

Gift±

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror

With the growing demand for high-quality organ transplants in Japan, many underground organizations have carried out kidnapping and murder operations to obtain organs for sale; surgeon doctors also started practicing. It even began to intervene in outside countries like China.

Our protagonist, Tamaki Suzuhara, a beautiful but mysterious high school girl, tries to find someone very important to her who is currently missing. She joined an illegal organ trafficking network, which kidnapped those who were judged "morally cure" for morphological, surgical removal of organs.

Let's see where this bloody journey and Tamaki Suzuhara's moral dilemma will lead. Can she find what she wants?

Note: This show is only available on Anime Beans, a vertical anime streaming app by Production IG.

Tags: Vertical Video

PokéOki

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A series of vertical animated shorts that were posted weekly on Pokémon's social media accounts that were inspired by the mobile game Pokémon Sleep and was themed around spending time and waking up with your Pokémon on Monday mornings.

This entry includes:
1) ニャオハ / Nyahoja / Sprigatito
2) ウインディ/ Windie / Arcanine
3) ホゲータ / Hogator / Fuecoco
4) キテルグマ / Kiteruguma / Bewear
5) クワッス / Kuwassu / Quaxly
6) イーブイ / Eievui / Eevee


Tags: Vertical Video , Animals

Kodoku no Gourmet

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Inogashira Gorou eats and indulges at restaurants or ramen shops found on any street corners. He has become a liberal foodie removed from social obligations for a fleeting moment to satisfy his hunger. Solitary Gourmet... That's the solitary process of eating without interruption or worry that gives the most comfort to people equally.



Tags: Food , Restaurant , Male Protagonist , Bar , Urban , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Iyashikei , Seinen , Work , Vertical Video

Soliloquy

Also known as Soliloquy.

Status: Finished
Genres:

Music video directed by Mizuno Cabbage for the song Soliloquy by Midnight Grand Orchestra.

Tags: Vertical Video , Space , VTuber

Musunde Hiraite

Studio: Creators in Pack
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Named after a Japanese children's song meaning "Closed Hands, Open Hands", Musunde Hiraite is an ensemble story that primarily follows Hiroshi Furuya, a high school student who falls head over heals for Himari Asaki, a beautiful high school senior, on the day of his high school entrance. Although Hiroshi constantly tries to confess his feelings, Himari studiously avoids him, because she's secretly afraid of men.



Tags: School , Vertical Video

Monkey Peak

Studio: Tomovies
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery

The story centers on a group of pharmaceutical company employees who embark on a mountain-climbing trip together and who encounter tragedy at the hands of mysterious monkeys when they reach the top.



Tags: Mountaineering , Animals , Survival , Vertical Video

Jouyatou

Also known as Joyato.

Status: Finished
Genres:

Music video animated by coalowl for the song Jouyatou by PEOPLE 1.

Tags: Rotoscoping , Vertical Video