Shows Like Occult Academy

If you liked Occult Academy (2010), 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
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…
2
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and animation
I thought that when I entered high school, my days of believing in aliens, time travelers and ESPers were going to be over. That is, until she introduced herself. Claiming to be interested in only aliens, time…
3
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also 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…
4
Kemono Jihen (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
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…
5
Tengoku Daimakyo (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In the year 2024, the world has collapsed. Grotesque monsters lurk amongst the ruins of Japan, while remaining people scrape together what they can to survive. Kiruko, an odd-job girl in Nakano, accepts a mysterious…
6
Mononoke (2007)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
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…
7
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know…
8
Punch Line (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and comedy
High schooler Yūta Iridatsu has experienced “astral projection” i.e. his spirit has been separated from his body. He woke up in a mansion named Koraikan and met a cat spirit named Chiranosuke, who told him “You must…
9
Akuma Kun (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Akuma Kun, a boy raised by a demon, works with his half-human partner Mephisto III as paranormal investigators to solve various murder and mysteries.
10
Twin Star Exorcists (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
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…
11
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
12
Myriad Colors Phantom World (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In the near future, in a world born of human imagination, what humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called "phantoms." Haruhiko Ichijō, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his…
13
D.Gray-man (2006)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Darkness is moving in, and young exorcist Allen Walker is humanity's greatest hope against the wicked forces conspiring to bring civilization to its knees. Akuma – cruel spirits born of tragedy and lost souls – lurk in…
14
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In a land dominated by the formidable Shadow Worlds, most of humanity has been destroyed. To rescue their planet from impending doom, six brave heroes fight a perilous battle…and fail. But there’s a glimpse of hope…
15
BBK/BRNK (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
It’s been ten years since Azuma Kazuki has been in Japan, and upon his arrival he is taken prisoner by a group of armed men. Azuma is saved by his childhood friend, Kogane Asabuki, thanks to a living weapon she wields…
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Paranoia Agent (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left…
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The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World (2023)
★ 7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Betrayed and on the brink of death, genius exorcist Haruyoshi Kuga still has an ace up his sleeve—a reincarnation spell. With a successful incantation taking him to a new world reborn as Seika Lamprogue into a…
18
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Prince Lloyd wasn't always a prince...in fact, his previous life is one he remembers perfectly: he was a sorcerer, of sorts. So when he was forced to reincarnate, he decided to continue his studies, prince of the realm…
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Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Lloyd is a white mage who was unexpectedly banished from the hero's party. As he was lost and uncertain, he happened to cross paths with an S-rank adventurer party in need of a white mage, so he joined them on their…
20
ChäoS;HEAd (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Takumi Nishijou, a high school student at the Private Suimei Academy, one day hears about the 'New Gen' murders that have been occurring around the city. Although dismissing the subject because it doesn't involve him…