Shows Like Akuma Kun

If you liked Akuma Kun (2023), a animation and sci-fi & fantasy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes…
2
Kemono Jihen (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and mystery
When a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate. While working the…
3
Dark Gathering (2023)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and mystery
The story centers on Keitarou Gentouga, who has the ability to be a spirit medium. In junior high school, he got someone else wrapped up in a spirit possession incident, and he has been a shut-in for more than two…
4
Mononoke (2007)
★ 8/10Also animation and mystery
The Medicine Seller is a deadly and mysterious master of the occult who travels across feudal Japan in search of malevolent spirits called mononoke to slay. When he locates one of these spirits, he cannot simply kill…
5
Umineko: When They Cry (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
As customary per year, the entire family is gathering on the island for a conference that discusses the current financial situations of each respective person. Because of the family head's poor health, this year…
6
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)
★ 7/10Also animation and mystery
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
7
Twin Star Exorcists (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Rokuro is from a family of exorcists, but he'd rather be a singer, a soccer player or anything but an exorcist! He's forced to own up to his own incredible potential when new arrival Benio stirs his competitive spirit…
8
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (2025)
★ 7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Akira Oda and his high school classmates are summoned to another world! While the other students are granted cheat abilities through the summoning, Akira merely gains the abilities of a mediocre "assassin." However…
9
Undead Murder Farce (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and mystery
In this world, creatures like vampires and werewolves still walk about, but Aya Rindo can’t say the same for herself. This beautiful disembodied head, carried by her maid Shizuku Hasei, is a detective in search of her…
10
Blade of the Immortal (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift…
11
Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and mystery
Waver Velvet – The boy who fought side by side with the King of Conquerors - Iskandar - during the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fate/Zero. Time has passed, and the mature Waver has now adopted the name of Lord El-Melloi…
12
Trese (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.
13
Darker than Black (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Ten years ago, a mysterious spatial anomaly now known as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America, shortly followed by the opening of "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. The…
14
Black Butler (2008)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and mystery
In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
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ID: INVADED (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and mystery
Sakaido is a genius detective who can track down any criminal. But when his daughter is murdered, revenge lands him on the other side of the law. Now in prison, he helps the police solve mysteries using a system that…
16
Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.
17
Shadows House (2021)
★ 8/10Also animation and mystery
A faceless clan lives in a large mansion, masquerading as nobles. Their caretakers are living dolls who spend their days cleaning up the dirt the tenants leave behind. But there’s a deeper mystery at play… and the…
18
Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a…
19
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone…
20
Hell Girl (2005)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and mystery
A supernatural system allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of a mysterious entity and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature…