Shows Like Danganronpa: The Animation

If you liked Danganronpa: The Animation (2013), a action & adventure and animation 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.

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Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and mystery
Hope's Peak Academy is a special school, recognized by the government, that was established in order to gather and nurture top-class students who excel in various fields. This school has two courses: The main course…
2
Corpse Party: Tortured Souls (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and mystery
One rainy night after a school festival, a group of students from Kisaragi Academy decide to perform the "Sachiko Ever After" charm, which will unite them forever as friends. Once the ritual is done, a sudden…
3
The Future Diary (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and animation
Reality quickly unravels when antisocial Yukiteru is called into a death match against 11 other mentally scarred individuals. Each player has a prophetic device tuned to their personality, giving them control over…
4
Angels of Death (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also action & adventure and animation
Most girls waking up without any memory and meeting a serial killer would panic, but not Rachel. In fact, far from being her biggest problem, killer Zack might just prove a convenient resource when it comes to finding…
5
Another (2012)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and drama
When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a mysterious and…
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Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
After dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."
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Platinum End (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted…
8
Classroom of the Elite (2017)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and drama
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,000 yen per month…
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SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and mystery
Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading…
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ID: INVADED (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama
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…
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Parasyte -the maxim- (2014)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and drama
A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming…
12
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yuki plays death games for a living, but when she wakes in a mansion with five other women, can she survive a new lethal maze of locked rooms and traps?
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Wonder Egg Priority (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and drama
Ai, a young girl with shut-in tendencies, who tries not to interact with others. She keeps one of her eyes hidden behind her hair. One day, she happens to stop by a deserted arcade, where she meets "Aka." Spinning the…
14
Tougen Anki (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and mystery
After a Momotaro assassin suddenly kills his adoptive father, Shiki vows to avenge him. But first, he must learn to control his newly awakened Oni blood.
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Karakuri Circus (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also action & adventure and mystery
Narumi Katou is a middle-aged man who suffers from the bizarre ZONAPHA Syndrome: a rare and inexplicable disease that causes its victims to endure severe seizures at random, with the only cure being to watch someone…
16
Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles…
17
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (2020)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and mystery
To be united with her crush, a hopeless romantic summons the ghost in the girls' bathroom at her school. But she's shocked when the ghost is a boy!
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Ahiru no Sora (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and drama
Sora joins the high school basketball club, but his unmotivated teammates don't care about the game. To get anywhere, he has to change their minds.
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King's Game: The Animation (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and drama
Kanazawa Nobuaki has transferred to a high school far from where he used to live. Due to an incident at his old school, Nobuaki is afraid of getting close to his new classmates and keeps himself at a distance, but he…
20
Paranoia Agent (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and mystery
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…