Shows Like SWORD GAI: The Animation

If you liked SWORD GAI: The Animation (2018), 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
Buso Renkin (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
The story begins when high school student Kazuki Muto is killed one night saving a mysterious girl from a monster, only to wake up in his school dorm, believing it to have been a dream; however, he soon finds out that…
2
Daemons of the Shadow Realm (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yuru, a young hunter, lives in a small village deep in the mountains, hunting wild game and leading a humble life with Asa, his younger twin sister. Their peaceful lives are torn apart when a dragon’s roar echoes…
3
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
As a prophecy of doom unfolds on the peaceful land of Britannia, a purehearted boy sets out on a journey of discovery — and revenge.
4
Bye Bye, Earth (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Belle Lablac doesn’t really fit in as the only human being in a world full of anthropomorphic animals. No fangs, no fur, no scales, no claws. Lonely and eager to discover where she comes from, Belle journeys to find…
5
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Miaka, a junior high school student in Tokyo, has normal problems: fights with her mom, entrance exams, and deciding where she's going to go eat with her friends. But when she finds a mysterious book in the library…
6
Kanokon (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kouta has girl troubles of the supernatural sort. For some reason, he keeps attracting the attention (and affections) of animal spirits! Having spent most of his life in the country, Kouta is understandably nervous…
7
Air Gear (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Itsuki Minami is a school student notorious for engaging in street fights, a reckless punk that will break through any obstacle, alongside his best friends Kazuma Mikura and Onigiri. However, when he discovers a pair…
8
Toriko (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In a world where gastronomy reigns, Gourmet Hunter Toriko hunts rare ingredients and animals to create his ultimate full-course meal.
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Corpse Princess (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Armed with dual machine guns, an undead school girl, Makina Hoshimura, must hunt down 108 other undeads with the help of specially trained Buddhist monks in order to gain entry into Heaven. Based on manga written by…
10
Baki Hanma (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
To gain the skills he needs to surpass his powerful father, Baki enters Arizona State Prison to take on the notorious inmate known as Mr. Unchained.
11
Galaxy Express 999 (1978)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
In a distant future, Tetsuro is a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one. This is possible, but to do so he has to reach the Immortal Planet onboard the space train Galaxy Express 999. Maetel, a…
12
Immoral Guild (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
The skilled hunter Kikuru Madan has decided to retire out of fear of wasting his youth. One day, a guild staff member suggests that he go on a quest with a new female martial artist named Hitamu Kyan. However, she…
13
Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
With Earth colonized by a superior alien civilization, Akira's only chance at a better future is to enlist as an expendable Yakitori foot soldier.
14
Kemonozume (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Creatures known as Shokujinki have been secretly living alongside humans for hundreds of years. Though they may look like humans, Shokujinki are able to transform into uncontrollable beasts with gigantic claws and…
15
Coppelion (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Many years after a great tragedy killed 90% of the people in Japan, three girls arrive in the ruins of Tokyo. In the devastated capital, their unusually clean clothes set them apart. But that's not the only strange…
16
Tales of Wedding Rings (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Sato is a high school boy in love with his best friend Hime, an unearthly beauty from another realm. So when she moves back to her home world to get married, Sato doesn’t think twice—he follows her and crashes the…
17
GOOD NIGHT WORLD (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Four miserable members of a dysfunctional household have no idea that they've formed a happy family unit in an immersive VR game — with each other.
18
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Betrayed by his childhood friend and cast out of the Hero Party, Orhun Dura—once their loyal Enchanter—is branded by his former comrades as “a jack-of-all-trades but a master of none.” Alone, he sets out to forge a new…
19
KanColle: Kantai Collection (2015)
★ 6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Set in a world where humanity has lost control of the oceans to the “deep sea fleet,” the only hope to counter this threat are the Kanmusu, a group of girls who possess the spirit of Japanese warships. The story…
20
Girls Bravo (2004)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Small for his age, Yukinari has been bullied and abused by girls all his life. Now in high school, he has developed a rare condition: whenever girls touch him, or even come close, he breaks out in hives. Imagine his…