Anime Recommendations By Category

When you have no specific series in mind, but do have a particular category of anime you like, we’ve sorted out our entire catalog of series-specific anime recommendations and anime lists by category.

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ActionRomanceComedy
DramaSlice of LifeFantasy
EcchiSportsHarem
HorrorMechaIsekai
LGBTMusicMystery
PsychologicalSupernaturalSci-Fi

Action

Fights! Fights! Fights! In these action anime recommendations, there is no shortage battles. Whether it is the ringing of clashing swords or the rhythm of gun fire, these action anime recommendations can get your blood pumping.

angolmois anime

Anime Like Angolmois

As the Mongolian Empire rapidly expands in the 13th Century, they turn their eyes across…

pluto anime

Anime Like Pluto

Famous for his previous military service in the 39th Central Asia War, the world is…

Romance

We all enjoy the way love can make our heart race and romance anime recommendations can give us just that. It is a feeling that many simply want to chase, but love isn’t always wholesome. In these romance anime recommendations, they show you love in all forms – the good, the bad, and sometimes, the ugly.

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Anime Like Chihayafuru

Growing up in the shadow of her older sister, Chihaya Ayase is strong-willed and a…

Comedy

Sometimes you just want to laugh, you know? In these comedy anime recommendations, whether it is a series that wedges in a more than a few jokes to keep an adventure light or the whole series forsook complex plot in lieu of a constant barrage of absurd situations, they are sure to make your day brighter.

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Anime Like Engage Kiss

After discovering a new energy source, Bayron City became a metropolis that works independent of…

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Anime Like Sk8 the Infinity

High school student Reki Kyan is passionate about skateboarding and board-making. While he works part-time…

Drama

Drama anime recommendations are all about the spicier side of life. A cheating lover! A scandal in the office! Your government kidnapping puppies from their little puppy beds! Drama anime isn’t all so exaggerated, but drama anime recommendations are all driven by higher-emotion situations that hook you in.

86 anime

Anime Like 86

For years, the Republic of San Magnolia has been at war with the Giadian Empire….

Slice of Life

Part of the joy that can be harvested from slice of life anime recommendations is an ability to relate to characters. There is nothing more relatable than seeing a character live a pretty normal, pretty mundane life. Slice of life anime recommendations are all about the small joys we can reap from just living our normal lives.

Genzo from Kemono Michi together with his harem of kemonomimi

Anime Like Kemono Michi

Shibata Genzo is both a professional wrestler and an animal lover. One day, he is…

Fantasy

When it comes to fantasy anime recommendations, we could be talking about anything. All anime is fantasy, after all. In this specific case, these fantasy anime recommendations happen in a world often less modern and more magical than our own.

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Anime Like Blast of Tempest

Hakaze Kusaribe is a sorceress tasked with protecting the Tree of Origins. However, when a…

Ecchi

When you want ecchi anime recommendations, we know you are in it for the “plot” and not so much the plot. These ecchi anime recommendations are all various degrees of lewd.

chained soldier anime

Anime Like Chained Soldier

Years ago, mysterious entrances to another dimension called Mato, filled with dangerous monsters dubbed the…

Sports

The interesting thing about sports anime recommendations are that people don’t really enjoy it like they would enjoy watching sports on live TV. Certainly the sense of fiery competition is compelling, but most often sport anime recommendations are driven to great heights by character stories and relationships that thrive in the high octane heat of competition.

hajime no ippo anime

Anime Like Hajime no Ippo

Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life, but dreams of changing himself. One day,…

racing anime

20 High Octane Racing Anime

Full of youthful passion, nothing gets that blood pumping like a race. Yet, it takes…

Harem

You could have one person who loves you, or your could have a whole bunch. Harem anime recommendations are more for people who would pick the latter. While harem anime is often romance anime, instead of one interest, the protagonist has a whole gaggle of them.

Genzo from Kemono Michi together with his harem of kemonomimi

Anime Like Kemono Michi

Shibata Genzo is both a professional wrestler and an animal lover. One day, he is…

nekopara anime

Anime Like Nekopara

Kashou Minazuki is the son of Japanese bakers who has recently started working at the…

Horror

From sinister ghosts to vicious slaughter, horror anime recommendations cover everything that is, well, horrifying. If it’s even remotely scary, you will find in these anime series.

parasyte anime

Anime Like Parasyte

One night, sixteen-year-old Shinichi Izumi was peacefully sleeping when a race of parasitic aliens descended…

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Anime Like Zombieland Saga

For Sakura Minamoto, she started her day off normally, right up until she skipped outside…

Mecha

Anime is unique in the long love affair that it has had with giant robots. More than just the Gundam franchise, mecha anime recommendations are all about large exoskeleton-type suits with pilots inside that save the day.

86 anime

Anime Like 86

For years, the Republic of San Magnolia has been at war with the Giadian Empire….

gridman anime

Anime Like SSSS.Gridman

Amnesiac Yuta Hibiki one day encounters Hyper Agent Gridman inside an old computer. Gridman tells…

Isekai

Isekai anime recommendations follow the adventures – heroic, dubious, or lewd – that main characters have when they are transported or reincarnated into another world.

LGBT

Yaoi, Yuri, Shounen ai, Shoujo ai, and transgender – these LGBT anime recommendations cover same-sex romances and gender identity in all their many forms.

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Anime Like Banana Fish

During the Iraq War, a soldier named Griff goes insane and starts killing his own…

Music

Music anime recommendations are about music, yes, but they are also about character stories and relationships. Music can be a powerful tool for communicating to others. If nothing else, music anime always have a banger of a soundtrack.

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Anime Like Nodame Cantabile

Shinichi Chiaki is a first-rate musician that has dreams of playing among Europe’s elite. However,…

Mystery

Mystery anime recommendations are all about the hunt for truth. From whodunits and locked room murders to something sinister that is going on behind the scenes and affecting the main characters, mystery is a powerful tool that keeps you absolutely locked to the screen. These mystery anime recommendations create a sense of intrigue and foster a desire to unravel the truth.

Psychological

The mind is a complex place, and psychological anime recommendations know it. If you poke and prod it in just the right way, you can be unsure what is even real. Whether it is a passion for making the audience ponderous or just showing you the descent into madness of the main character, psychological anime recommendations are designed to mess with the mind.

Supernatural

The things in these supernatural anime recommendations are all things not of this world. Ghosts and demons that dwell just out of our common sight. These supernatural anime recommendations cover the activities of those from a different plane.

anime series like blue exorcist

Anime Like Blue Exorcist

Humans and demons have always been separated by two different worlds, humans in Assiah and…

Sci-fi

Sci-fi anime recommendations can be fascinating. Sometimes it can cover things like space travel and androids – things that are close to our technological grasp. Sometimes it covers technological possibilities far, far beyond our reach or even our understanding. These sci-fi anime recommendations cover all levels of technology and the effect that it has on societies.

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Anime Like The Gene of AI

In a near-future society, humanity has integrated with intelligent technology so deeply that robots are…

dr stone anime

Anime Like Dr. Stone

After years of unspoken feelings, Taiju Ooki is about to confess to his crush. However,…

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