If you’re into fantasy fiction anime with a historical backdrop, The Tale of Outcasts is an anime you would not want to miss out on. Written by Makoto Hoshino, The Tale of Outcasts is an anime adaptation of the manga under the same title, alternatively, ‘Nokemo-Tachi no Yoru’ in Japanese.
Set in 19th century Britain, The Tale of Outcasts talks about an orphan girl, Wisteria, who has been living in the corner of the British Empire who has been leading a gloomy life till she meets a furry looking individual – Marbas, an immortal being with a fairly similar lifestyle.
In this action-packed, adventurous fantasy fiction anime, we find Wisteria and Marbas going around this Empire hunting for a place where they can live peacefully, for it is a place where humans and human-like beasts live together.
Also read: How To Watch The Tale Of The Outcasts Episodes? Streaming Guide
Are you looking for more anime like The Tale of Outcasts? Fortunately, it has great animation with an even better storyline, just as, unfortunately, it only has one season, and it ended too quickly for our liking.
Let us be your savior and bring you a list of anime similar to our season’s favorite, The Tale of Outcasts.
Anime like The Tale of Outcasts to watch
Comprising genres like historical, fantasy, and supernatural, The Tale of Outcasts is an action-packed anime with the two protagonists living adventurous life. Since the anime had to finish too soon with just a single season comprising 13 episodes, I am sure you will look for a list of alternative anime to watch after The Tale of Outcasts. Lucky for you, here’s a list of 47 anime you can watch after completing The Tale of Outcasts.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride (IMDb: 7.7/10)
The Ancient Magus’ Bride talks about a 15-year-old, Hitori Chise – a girl whose life has been devoid of love and warmth of any kind, even familial warmth from her life until she has an encounter that turns out to be one of her most significant encounters ever.
She meets Magus – an individual with the head of a beast with uncommon powers – who seizes her during an auction and claims to make her his apprentice along with his bride! This anime is similar to The Tale of Outcasts with its similarity in dark fantasy and supernatural backdrop and non-human main characters.
- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural
- Episodes: 24 (S1), 2 (S2 – ongoing)
- Director: Norihiro Naganuma (S1), Kazuaki Terasawa (S2)
- Status: Ongoing (S2)
Inuyasha (IMDb: 8.5/10)
Aired in 2000, a fairly older anime release, InuYasha is about a dog demon, Inuyasha, who is a half-demon and is the son of a great demon called Toga and a human mother called Izayoi. We have put this anime on this list because of the similarity of the main characters being non-human and its supernatural elements.
The female protagonist, Kagome Higurashi, ends up in the Sengoku period of feudal Japan after being pulled down a well by a demon. Here she discovers that a precious jewel has been reborn inside her body. Meanwhile, Kagome finds out that the jewel has been shattered by a demon who was after its power. This forms the plot, and because of this, Kagome joins forces with Inuyasha – who is also after the shards’ power to find all the pieces and ensure it doesn’t fall into the hands of the wrong demons. It is a fun and adventurous anime that most of us have grown up watching on Animax!
- Released date: 2000
- IMDb: 8.5/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
- Episodes: 167 (8 seasons)
- Director: Teruo Sato, Masakazu Hishida
- Status: Completed
Grimoire of Zero (IMDb: 6.9/10)
If you are fond of supernatural storylines, along with a sprinkle of witchcraft in them, this anime is for you. Grimoire of Zero is a Japanese light novel series adapted into a mini-series comprising 12 episodes. Without losing track of the fantasy fiction and supernatural list we are drawing for you, here is another anime similar to The Tale of the Outcasts.
Before 526, people were unaware of the existence of witches and sorcery, but now they do. Zero is a witch who meets a half-man, a half-beast mercenary called ‘Beastfallen,’ who desires to become a full human. A little trade of wishes forms the storyline when Zero agrees to help him turn into one, but only if he helps her get back “The Grimoire of Zero,” which bandits stole from her.
- Released date: 2017
- IMDb: 6.9/10
- Genre: Fantasy
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Tetsuo Hirakawa
- Status: completed
Black Butler (IMDb: 7.7/10)
I don’t think there have been people who have watched Black Butler and not become instant fans, especially when you have characters as gorgeous as Sebastian. People don’t just fall for the pretty-faced demon but for the plot and the relationship between the two main characters – Ciel and Sebastian as well.
The story of Black Butler follows the story of Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old boy who is the last survivor of an aristocratic family in Victorian-era London. While Ciel has formed a contract with his butler, Sebastian Michaelis, he has also been tasked with solving underground crimes in the city.
The contract formed with his demon butler was for seeking revenge on those who had killed Ciel’s parents, and in turn, Sebastian could consume the younger boy’s soul.
This mysterious and thrilling anime, with its inhumane plotlines, will compel you to binge the entire show and look for more of such fantasy anime, for which we have curated this list of anime!
- Released date: 2008
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Horror
- Episodes: Season 1-3: 46 episodes
- Director: Noriyuki Abe
- Status: Completed
Niehime to Kemono no Ou (7.9/10)
A new anime with a very good plotline, Niehime to Kemono no Ou, or Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, is set to premiere on 20th April 2023.
This anime will be an adaptation of the manga of the same title. The plot is something like this – Saliphie is to be the 99th female sacrifice for the King of Beasts, but since Saliphie has never had a family and, at this point, she has nothing to lose, she gathers up the courage to, well, be eaten by the King of beasts.
This behavior of hers intrigues and leaves the King of Beasts amused. He decides to keep her by his side until his death, and within this time, Saliphe discovers the truth behind the King of Beasts and demons.
Like Beauty and the Beast, the King makes Saliphe his consort, and she becomes the first human to become the Queen of Beasts and Demons. The original manga has had a lot of positive reactions, and people are excited about the release of this anime as well. Are you?
- Released date: premiering on 20th April 2023
- Rating: 7.9/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Shoujo, Romance
- Episodes: not released yet
- Director: Chiaki Kon
- Status: Ongoing
Junketsu no Maria (IMDb: 6.8/10)
Junketsu no Maria is a historical fantasy anime set in France during the Hundred Wars era, in a fictional world. Maria, the strongest witch of her time, tries intervening between the warring countries.
She tries to manipulate the opposing nations using her succubus and incubus familiars. She also created illusions among the people to maintain peace which got her appreciation from the people in her city and resentment from the Church.
Rated 17, this anime also includes a slightly mature plot potion as well. Her familiars tease her for not having had relationships and doing things further. She comes under the acknowledgment of the archangel Michael who forbids her from using her power for humans or publicly showing her powers.
He also concludes that if Maria were to lose her virginity, she would lose her magical powers, for which he sent down another angel called Ezekiel to keep a close eye on her. A historical fantasy anime with hilarious dialogue had to be added here, which made Junketsu no Maria a part of this list.
- Released date: 2015
- IMDb: 6.8/10
- Genre: Historical Fantasy, Seinen, Comedy
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Gorō Taniguchi
- Status: completed
Hakushaku to Yousei (IMDb: 6.7/10)
Focusing on another fantasy fiction anime, Hakushaku to Yousei, or The Earl and the Fairy, is set in Scotland. Another fairly older anime, The Earl and the Fairy, was aired in 2008 and talks about Lydia Carlton, who worked as a fairy doctor during the nineteenth century.
As a human who claims that she can see and communicate with fairies, it is natural that others would believe her to do so. But Edgar is someone who does, and he requires someone who has a vast knowledge about fairies, and Lydia is someone who could give him exactly that.
Edgar becomes Lydia’s employer in the course. Like every mysterious main character, Edgar also has a lot of mysteries and secrets about him, one of which turns out to be his claim of being the Blue Knight’s Earl. Will Lydia believe him? Will you?
- Released date: 2008
- IMDb: 6.7/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Kōichirō Sōtome
- Status: completed
Kimetsu No Yaiba (IMDb: 8.7/10)
Demon Slayer, or Kimetsu no Yaiba, is a shounen anime, raging in popularity at the moment. The much-awaited third season of this anime is finally here after an entire year, and it started airing on the 9th of April. The second episode is said to air on the 16th of the same month, and the rest are yet to be announced.
Kimetsu no Yaiba is an action-packed, adventurous anime with lots of martial arts and training. The animation is so well done and beautifully eye-catching that it is almost difficult for me to take my eyes off the characters.
Kimetsu no Yaiba is about a boy called Tanjiro, who sets out to become a demon slayer. Tanjiro lived in the mountains and needed to collect firewood to heat their home and cook food.
One such day he had stepped out to collect firewood, and he had returned to his house to find his family slaughtered by demons and his injured sister Nezuko, slowly turning into a demon. Hence, the story revolves around Tanjiro, training to become a demon slayer to avenge his mother and simultaneously find a cure for his sister.
- Release date: 2019
- IMDb: 8.7/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Adventure, Shounen
- Episodes: 44- (Seasons 1-3)
- Director: Haruo Sotozaki
- Status: Ongoing
The Case Study of Vanitas (IMDb: 7.6/10)
Similar to Lydia’s character in Hakushaku to Yousei, where she could cure fairies, Vanitas is a human who claims to cure vampires. He mainly cures vampires from Malnomen, which is said to make vampires behave predatorily against their will.
Noe Archiviste, a vampire, meets Vanitas while flying to Paris. The book with which Vanitas heals the Vampires, The Book of Vanitas, is connected to the original Vanitas, The Vampires of the Blue Moon, which the Vampires of the Red Moon hate. The vampires from the Red Mood form the long-established conventional vampire society.
Vanitas and Noe unite to cure the suffering vampires. However, they have to stay away from the threatening forces of Charlatan, who seems to be behind the complication of Malnomen.
Also read: The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2 Announced: Everything To Know
- Release date: 2021
- IMDb: 7.6/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Shoujo
- Episodes: 24
- Director: Tomoyuki Itamura
- Status: completed
Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits (IMDb: 7.6/10)
Kakuriyo is another rom-com fantasy anime with witty dialogue to make you laugh. Another fantasy anime that has elements of romance in it makes its way to this list. The humorous plotline almost makes it sound like Wattpad fanfiction turned into an anime. Here is how it goes-
Aoi Tsubaki is an abandoned child left by her mother, who has the power to see the Ayakashi – spirits from the hidden realm. Her grandfather, who also had this ability, trained her to live peacefully with the ayakashi.
However, due to her grandfather’s sudden death, she needs to live on with her life, as she used to – with the sole knowledge of keeping herself protected from the Ayakashi – to cook delicious food and feed them so that they don’t think of eating her or other humans who aren’t aware of their existence.
After giving food to one such Ayakashi, Aoi finds herself in the Hidden Realm, where he reveals himself as an Ogre God called Oodanna, or the Master Innkeeper. It is revealed here that she was used as collateral for her grandfather’s hundred million yen debt and had to repay the debt by marrying the Oodanna.
She vehemently denies the offer and decides to pay him back in her way – opening an eatery at the Ayakashi’s inn. The story mainly revolves around her changing the lives of the Ayakashi by feeding them her delicious handmade meals.
Also read: 50 Best Food & Cooking Anime Series To Watch
- Release date: 2018
- IMDb: 7.6/10
- Genre: Supernatural, Rom-com, Fantasy
- Episodes: 26
- Director: Yoshiko Okuda
- Status: completed
Beastars (IMDb: 7.7/10)
A Netflix original series, the story of Who Does Meredith End Up With? All About The Beloved Grey’s Anatomy Character! takes place in an anthropomorphic world where everyone is civilized, but there is a clear divide between herbivores and carnivores.
Legoshi is a big grey wolf, yet timid and quiet for his propensity, and he lives in a dorm with other carnivores. He forms a part of their school’s drama club. He works as a stage assistant and helps the club actors with their heads and the star pupil, Louis, a red deer.
Unexpectedly, Tem, an alpaca, gets brutally murdered and eaten, creating instability among Cherryton Academy students. This created a spurt of uneasy feelings among the herbivores and carnivores. Among this chaos, Legoshi meets Haru, a dwarf rabbit for whom he starts to develop feelings, but Haru instead has feelings for Louis.
- Release date: 2019
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Slice of life, Shounen
- Episodes: 24 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Shin’ichi Matsumi
- Status: completed
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (IMDb: 6.7/10)
Released earlier this year, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale has stunning and dazzling animation. This anime gives vague feelings similar to Hakushaku to Yousei.
Based on a light novel under the same title, Sugar Apply Fairy Tale talks about Anne Halford, a confectioner who wants to become a Silver Sugar Master like her mother, a title only given by royalty.
She purchases Shalle, a beautiful yet foul-mouthed fairy, to be her bodyguard to travel to the royal capital and fulfill her dream. Anne wants to be on friendly terms with Shall, but as they move towards the capital, it is a place where fairies are treated as things and property. Once a person possesses one of their wings, he wants to do nothing with humans.
A new and pleasant fantasy anime with the potential for budding into a sweet and nice romance – I hope people look forward to it as much as I am!
Also read: How To Watch Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Episodes? Streaming Guide
- Release date: 2023
- IMDb: 6.7/10
- Genre: Fantasy
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Yōhei Suzuki
- Status: completed
Akagakmi no Shirayukihime (IMDb: 7.7/10)
Akagami no Shirayukihime, or Snow White with Red Hair, is the anime adapted from the manga under the same title. Moving away a little from action anime to romance anime but still sticking to our fantasy fiction plotline, Akagami no Shirayukihime portrays a story of a cheerful red-haired girl who lives in the country of Tanbarun while working as an apothecary in her herbal medicine shop.
It is such a magical anime, quite in tune with the fantasy genre – it will make you want to live in the anime itself. Just as a magical character, Shirayuki has apple-red hair, and because of this, she gets noticed by the prince of Tanbarun, who tries to make her his concubine forcefully.
Not wanting to give up on her freedom and love for medicine, she cut off a reasonable portion of her hair and ran away; later on, be rescued by Zen Wistalia – the prince of a neighboring country and his two aides. Shirayuki was indebted to the three of them, and in hopes of paying them back, she began her career as the court herbalist in Clarines – Zen’s country.
Also read: 45 Best Anime Series Where The Protagonist Is Female
- Release date: 2015
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Shoujo
- Episodes: 24; 12 (S1), 12 (S2)
- Director: Masahiro Andō
- Status: completed
Princess Principal (IMDb: 7.7/10)
Set in Britain, Princess Principal ensues in a fictional kingdom called Albion. Much like how Wakanda monopolized Vibranium to become a dominant power, the kingdom of Albion monopolized a peculiar substance called ‘cavorite.’ With this substance, they constructed a fleet of heavily armed airships, which helped Albion become a superpower.
This tore the country apart with its division of people – the proletariats and the bourgeois which sparked their ‘London Revolution, where the people of the lower classes wanted to overthrow the royal family. The two countries came to a middle ground, and a large wall was made in the middle of London, dividing Albion into two nations – the Commonwealth and the Kingdom.
Years later, the Commonwealth devised a plan to replace the Kingdom’s Princess Charlotte with Ange, a girl who looks strikingly similar to her, to have an agent highly placed within the royal family. However, the plot twists when the princess wants to work for the Commonwealth if Ange and her friends help her to become the Queen of the Kingdom.
Hence, the story continues with Charlotte working as a spy and studying at the reputed Queen’s Mayfair School with Ange and her friends.
- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Fiction, Action, Steampunk
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Masaki Tachibana
- Status: completed
Howl’s Moving Castle (IMDb: 8.2/10)
Howl’s Moving Castle is perhaps an anime movie that no anime nerd has not watched. It is one of Hayao Mizaki’s best movies under Studio Ghibli. The animated movie is more or less adapted from the novel of the same title, written by Diana Wynne Jones.
Howl’s Moving Castle tells us about the story of Sophie, a young hatter who gets cursed by the Witch of Waste to look as old as a bent-back grandma. To look for a cure to turn herself back into her young self, she volunteers to become the cleaning lady for Howl, a charming, handsome wizard who fights for what is right.
- Release date: 2004
- IMDb: 8.2/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Action, Romance, Drama
- Episodes: 1
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Status: completed
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (IMDb: 7.4/10)
Rikuo Nura looks like a normal middle school student to everyone, but no one knows that he lives in a house filled with yokai, and neither can they know that by night, he becomes the mega-powerful leader of all these spirits. Rikuo wants to lead the life of an ordinary student, unlike how the rest wish him to be.
- Release date: 2010
- IMDb: 7.4/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Action, Supernatural
- Episodes: 48 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Junji Nishimura
- Status: completed
Spice and Wolf (IMDb 7.8/10)
Another old historical fantasy anime to delve into that made its way into the list of anime like The Tale of Outcasts.
The anime is set in a fictional world of the old European Style and talks about Kraft Lawrence, who is a 25-year-old merchant to travels around selling goods from town to town to make a living. One night when he stopped at the town of Pasloe while traveling around, he found a wolf-deity in his wagon going by the name of Holo, who was over 600 years old.
She is the town’s harvest deity and has blessed the town with good wheat harvests for years. But in recent years, people have moved to find different ways to increase harvest instead of using Holo’s protection. After being isolated and called bad names, she wishes to return to her hometown.
Spice and Wolf revolve around how she made a deal with Lawrence to let her travel with him to travel the world as she had lived in one place for too long. Her wisdom helped Lawrence to gain profit, but also, at the same time, it attracted unwanted attention from the Church.
- Release date: 2006
- IMDb: 7.8/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
- Episodes: 25 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Takeo Takahashi
- Status: completed
Kamisama Kiss (IMDb: 8.1/10)
Kamisama Kiss or Kamisama Hajimemashta is easily one of the most infamous fantasy shoujo anime of all time. The fox yokai, Tomoe, will easily steal your heart – just like it did with mine – and make sure you call him your virtual boyfriend.
One of the higher-rated shoujo fantasy anime of all time, this anime has been adapted from the manga under the same title. It has an addictive yet humorous plotline which makes it come under the category of a rom-com, and it has stunning animation.
Not staggering away from our branch of anime for this list, the fantasy and romance tropes, along with a non-human mc, makes Kamisama Kiss a part of the list of anime like The Tale of Outcasts.
Momozono Nanami is a poor high school student with average grades whose father is a gambler, and they predominantly live in debt. One fine day the debt collectors visit Nanami’s house and throw her out as her father couldn’t pay back the debts and ran away.
Suddenly stranded with nowhere to go or live for the night, she suddenly comes across a strange man called Mikage who offers her his place to stay as he is not living there anymore.
As it turned out, it was the shrine of Mikage where Nanami met the fox yokai Tomoe, the familiar of the shrine. He refuses to become Nanami’s familiar, but in the course of the anime, she tricks him into bringing her his service.
- Release date: 2012
- IMDb: 8.1/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Rom-com, Shoujo
- Episodes: 25 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Akitaro Daichi
- Status: completed
In/Spectre (6.5/10)
17-year-old now Iwagana Kotoko was kidnapped by spirits when she was just a young girl. She was asked to be the Goddess of Wisdom and a mediator between the human and the spiritual world. In addition, she also had to give up on an eye and a leg as a sacrifice to attain power.
Years later, still mediating between the two worlds while helping out the good spirits and avoiding the bad ones, Kotoko meets an intriguing young man called Kurou and immediately finds herself attracted to him. She tries to woo Kurou while trying to find out his hidden secrets.
Also read: How To Watch In/Spectre Season 2 Episodes? Streaming Guide
- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 6.5/10
- Genre: Supernatural, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery
- Episodes: 24
- Director: Keiji Gotoh
- Status: completed
The Vision Of Escaflowne (6.6/10)
The Vision of Escaflowne is perhaps the oldest anime within the range of fantasy, action, and romance on this list.
Released in 1996, the story talks about 15-year-old schoolgirl Hitomi Kanzaki, who gets pulled into the planet of Gaea from Earth while training with her classmate. This happens when a boy called Van appears out of the blue on the high school track while riding a dragon.
While in Gaea, Hitomi is amidst an ongoing war when the Zaibach Empire tries to take over Gaea. Van, the King of Fanelia, with his aide Allen, commanded his mystic mech, Escaflowne, to stop the Zaibach empire.
Hitomi also realizes that she has fortune-telling powers when they blossom in Gaea as she becomes the key to awakening Escaflowne and stopping Zaibach’s potential plans.
- Release date: 1996
- IMDb: 6.6/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Romance
- Episodes: 26
- Director: Kazuki Akane
- Status: completed
Pandora Hearts (IMDb: 7.6/10)
Here is another dark fantasy anime making it to our list of anime similar to The Tale of Outcasts. The anime Pandora Hearts is based on the fantasy manga of the same name. It tells us the story of a 15-year-old, Oz Vessalius’ journey to discover the strange and abnormal circumstances that have overtaken his life.
During his coming-of-age ceremony, the spiteful Baskerville Clan had created an interruption, stating that they wanted to banish Oz to the depths of the Abyss – which Oz has been told to be folklore used to scare children.
Oz was the heir to the Vessalius Duke House, and with the turn of events he faced, he realized that his existence had much more meaning than he had imagined. He takes the help of Alice, who goes by the nickname of ‘Bloodstained Black Rabbit’ and an organization called ‘Pandora’ to realize so and move with his life accordingly.
- Release date: 2009
- IMDb: 7.6/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure
- Episodes: 25
- Director: Takao Kato
- Status: Completed
Also read: Will there be a Pandora Hearts Season 2?
Somali and the Forest Spirit (IMDb: 7.5/10)
Unlike in other anime, in Somali and the Forest Spirit, spirits, goblins rule world, and all sorts of other strange creatures, while humans are being killed, persecuted, and on the verge of extinction.
One day, a lone human girl and a golem meet – one a member of a ruined race and the other a forest guard. The anime talks about their travel together and the bond that they share. However, the golem only has another year to live, before which he needs to find other human beings to get the girl to her race before he dies.
- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Genre: Fantasy
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Kenji Yasuda
- Status: Completed
Also read: 35 Best Dystopian Anime You Must Watch
Devils and Realist (IMDb: 6.4/10)
Set in 1889 in England, the 17-year-old son of an aristocratic family, William Twining’s life falls apart when he finds out about his family’s bankruptcy and accidentally summoning a demon while looking for money in his family’s basement.
Dantalion, the demon he summoned, tells William that he has the power to choose the interim ruler over Hell, that he is the ‘elector,’ while Lucifer rests to recover his strength. But being a believer of science, William refuses to believe or get tangled in the businesses of Hell.
Dantalion stays close to William and goes to the same school until he is chosen as the interim King. As Dantalion is joined by Sytry and Camio and as other powerful demons also get to learn of William’s ancient heritage, he finds himself stuck between the tangles of Hell and Heaven while discovering secrets and mysteries that revolve around him.
- Release date: 2013
- IMDb: 6.4/10
- Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Chiaki Kon
- Status: Completed
Ushio and Tora (IMDb: 7.6/10)
Originally written as a manga in the 1990s, then adapted into an 11-episode original video adaptation (OVA) and much later adapted into an anime series in 2015, Ushio and Tora talks about a boy called Ushio Aotsuki, the son of a temple keeper. Ushio had reluctantly released a powerful, tiger-like monstrosity who had been imprisoned previously called Tora.
Together, Ushio and Tora begin a journey of fighting and waging against supernatural beings threatening the world.
- Release date: 2015
- IMDb: 7.6/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Supernatural, Adventure
- Episodes: 39
- Director: Satoshi Nishimura
- Status: Completed
Violet Evergarden (IMDb: 8.4/10)
Moving a little away from our dark fantasy, supernatural anime, we stumble upon a coming-of-age fantasy anime that we seemed fit to fall into our list of anime similar to The Tale of Outcasts.
After four years, the great war finally ends in the fictional continent of Telesis, the closure of which is the division of the continent into North and South. This also began the welcoming of a newer generation of people.
Violet Evergarden, an ex-soldier previously known as ‘the weapon’ on the battlefield, has begun her new life at CH Postal Services. She is incredibly moved by “Auto Memories Dolls,” which can convert people’s thoughts to words.
As Violet begins her journey here, she gets to experience various peoples’ differing emotions and forms of love. There were words of people she had heard on the battlefield that she couldn’t forget to date – whose meaning she was ultimately searching for.
- Release date: 2018
- IMDb: 8.4/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Coming of age, Steampunk
- Episodes: 13
- Director: Taichi Ishidate
- Status: Completed
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Tsubasa Chronicle (IMDb: 7.3/10)
Another slightly older anime, the Tsubasa Chronicles, was aired in 2005 and had a similar animation to Cardcaptor Sakura. This anime also revolves around the genres of fantasy, romance, and action, which makes Tsubasa Chronicle similar to the Tale of Outcasts.
While exploring the enigmatic ruins in Clow Country, Syaoran comes across his childhood companion Princess Sakura, who suddenly sprouts wings that scatter into numerous feathers. Along with the feathers, Sakura’s memories also disappear into different dimensions.
In a desperate bid to help his friend regain her memories and save her life, Syaoran embarks on a quest to travel through various worlds and collect the scattered feathers.
Assisting him on this mission is Kurogane, a ninja from the country of Japan who wants to return home, the magician Fay, who wishes to wander between worlds indefinitely, and Mokona, a creature resembling a white meat bun.
- Release date: 2005
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Genre: Shounen, Adventure, Romance
- Episodes: 52 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Kōichi Mashimo, Hiroshi Morioka
- Status: Completed
To Your Eternity (IMDb: 8.4/10)
A white, enigmatic being without self-awareness, emotions, or identity is mysteriously sent to Earth from the infinite cosmos. However, it can assume the shape and appearance of those with a strong drive. It initially appears as an orb and later takes the form of a stone.
It inherits the moss as the snow falls and the temperature falls. When a wounded wolf comes by and collapses to its death, It transforms into an animal. Eventually, It gains awareness and travels across the deserted tundra, where It encounters a Yupik boy with snow-white hair.
The deserted town where the boy resided was abandoned by adults searching for a paradise beyond the white tundra. However, the boy is now critically ill. When he eventually dies, the Immortal being takes on the boy’s form and starts on an endless journey to explore new places, people, and experiences.
After dying multiple times, the Immortal is discovered in a swamp by March, a lively girl who wants to be a caring mother. She calls him Fushi, meaning “Immortal,” as he cannot die. She befriends him and teaches him to behave less like a wild animal.
Nevertheless, Hayase, a warrior maiden, becomes his enemy and wants him for herself, even through her descendants, who are also her reincarnations.
- Release date: 2022
- IMDb: 8.4/10
- Genre: Fantasy
- Episodes: 40 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Masahiko Murata (season 1) Kiyoko Sayama (season 2)
- Status: Completed
Vinland Saga (IMDb: 9.4/10)
A young man called Thorfinn finds himself in pursuit of avenging his father’s death to take revenge against his father’s killer. Even though he finds himself yielding himself to the so-called greatness and honor of war, Thorfinn quickly changes his mindset when he has to go through survival alone and then alongside the man he had pledged to kill to avenge his father – which triggers him to have conflicting emotions regarding his past and present.
Will the rage-filled Viking self-help Thorfinn succeed in killing Askeladd, or could this rage become his downfall in the Vinland Saga?
- Release date: 2019
- IMDb: 9.4/10
- Genre: Historical Fiction, Action, Epic
- Episodes: 38 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Shūhei Yabuta
- Status: Ongoing
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Gintama (IMDb: 8.7/10)
The story of Gintama is set in the fictional alternative historical period of the Edo kingdom, where the human race is under attack by aliens called Amanto – sky people, and subsequently, they take control of the nation, and the once powerful Shogutane becomes a puppet government – and they pass a law where one is not allowed to carry swords in public.
With this story in the background, the main character, Gintoki Sataka, is a bold and carefree character with shiny gray hair who always carries around a sword and maintains his posture as a samurai, even though there is a ban on both. Gintoki helps people doing odd small jobs, often unexpected by others, while being the founder of Yoruzuya.
The Yorozuya team, consisting of Shinpachi Shimura, a glasses-wearing boy who is learning the art of being a samurai; Kagura, a girl with a tomboyish personality, possessing extraordinary physical strength and an insatiable hunger; and Sadaharu, their enormous pet dog that enjoys biting off people’s heads, face various challenges in the constantly evolving world of Edo, ranging from confrontations with local gangs to interactions with extraterrestrial rulers.
- Release date: 2006
- IMDb: 8.7/10
- Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
- Episodes: 367 (Seasons 1-9)
- Director: Chizuru Miyawaki
- Status: Completed
Baccano (IMDb: 8.2/10)
In the series, all the stories have multiple plots that are not connected but intersect and overlap as the events become more chaotic. Baccano centers around thugs, mafia, alchemists, thieves, Mafiosi, and Camorristi. A slightly puzzling and perplexing storyline that gets you confused but all the more engrossed in the anime. And for this stunning quality, Baccano gets an 8.2!
The world created in these stories is inspired by pulp fiction. It includes immortal alchemists, speakeasies run by the mafia, and other elements that make it seem straight out of a movie.
- Release date: 2007
- IMDb: 8.2/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure
- Episodes: 16
- Director: Takahiro Omori
- Status: Completed
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Mushi-shi Zoku Shou (IMDb: 8.8/10)
“Mushi” are the simplest forms of life on Earth, existing solely for their existence and without any moral implications. They can take on various forms, including imitating natural phenomena like plants and diseases. However, these entities are difficult to define as their existence is largely unknown to most humans.
Set in fictional ages between Edo and Meiji periods, A “Mushishi” named Ginko continuously searches for information on Mushi to understand their importance in the world’s hierarchy of life – as not everyone can see or perceive these Mushi, nor can they see them. Ginko relentlessly follows rumors and occurrences that may be linked to Mushi in hopes of uncovering the meaning of life.
- Release date: 2005
- IMDb: 8.8/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Horror
- Episodes: 46 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
- Status: Completed
Jigokuraku (IMDb: 8.6/10)
In a recent release aired in 2023, Jigokuraku talks about the story of Gabimaru, the Hollow, who was captured and double-crossed by his seniors during a mission to assassinate someone. He was sentenced to death as a punishment, but his superhuman body prevented him from dying. Yamada Asaemon Sagiri, the executioner, believed that Gabimaru’s love for his wife was the reason for his survival.
To earn a pardon from the Shogunate for his crimes, Gabimaru was tasked with finding the elixir of life in Shinsenkyo – a legendary place located southwest of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Despite the loss of five previous expeditions sent to the island, the Shogunate sends a group of death row convicts, each paired with a Yamada Asaemon executioner, hoping to obtain a pardon.
- Release date: 2023
- IMDb: 8.6/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Psychological Thriller, Fantasy
- Episodes: 2
- Director: Kaori Makita
- Status: Ongoing
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Koukyuu no Karasu (IMDb: 7.5/10)
The Raven Consort, Ryuu Jusetsu, is highly respected and feared in the royal court. She lives in a black palace and is isolated from the emperor, spreading rumors about her mystical and powerful abilities.
Having a variety of rumors, some believe she can help with anything from finding lost objects to placing curses, while others consider her a frightening revenant. Despite these comments and rumors, Jusetsu is calm, collected, and prefers to spend time alone. However, her solitude is interrupted when Emperor Ka Koushun requests her assistance with a mysterious case.
A powerful historical fantasy like the character of Jusetsu herself!
Jusetsu begins to form bonds when she requests Jiujiu, a court girl with a curious nature, to be her sole attendant. Together, they begin to fulfill the requests of the palace inhabitants. Nevertheless, there are potential dangers outside, and Jusetsu may end up facing a past that is best left untouched if she draws too much attention to herself.
- Release date: 2022
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Genre: Historical Fantasy, Fantasy, Mystic
- Episodes: 13
- Director: Chizuru Miyawaki
- Status: Completed
Burn the Witch (IMDb: 6.7/10)
The story of Burn, The Witch revolves around Noel Niihashi and Ninny Spangcole, both Witches employed by Wing Bind in Reverse London. Reverse London is a part of Soul Society located in the west and inhabited by Dragons, and it is kept hidden from the human population of London. It is a mirror image of the city of Front London, where dragons can be seen with the naked eye, unlike how people in London think of the existence of dragons to be myths.
The had not been any fatal dragon attacks for decades, but the appearance of a dark dragon created massive havoc in the city. It is up to the witches they save the city from the hands of this Dark Dragon and a problematic ex-bandmate of Ninnies.
- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 6.7/10
- Genre: Action, Fantasy
- Episodes: 3
- Director: Tatsuro Kawano
- Status: Completed
D.Gray-man (IMDb: 7.7/10)
The plot of The D.Gray-man takes place in a fictional world of the 19th century and revolves around a character named Allen Walker, who later becomes a member of a group of exorcists called the Black Order.
These exorcists use a powerful substance called ‘Innocence’ to fight against the Millennium Earl – a dangerous figure who leads the army of demonic creatures called Akuma and aims to bring about the destruction and end of humanity.
A popular anime of the 2000s, D.Gray-man finds a place in the list of anime similar to The Tale of Outcasts!
- Release date: 2006
- IMDb: 7.7/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Sci-fi, adventure
- Episodes: 103 (Seasons 1-4)
- Director: Osamu Nabeshima
- Status: Completed
Akatsuki no Yona (IMDb: 8/10)
The story is set in an imaginary place inspired by a blend of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cultures. The plot revolves around Yona, the only princess of the Kingdom of Kouka, on her path toward redemption. Yona enjoys a carefree life at Hiryuu Castle as her father, King Il, is a pacifist, and her childhood friend, Son Hak, is her bodyguard.
During her sixteenth birthday party, her love interest and childhood friend, Soo-Won, pays his respects to her. Yona decides to confess her feelings for Soo-Won to her father but ends up witnessing him being murdered by Soo-Won, who then declares himself the new ruler of the Kouka Kingdom.
Hak saves Yona, and they flee from the castle to Hak’s homeland, the Wind Tribe. Following the advice of Hak’s grandfather, Son Mundok, they set out to locate an oracle named Ik-Soo, who reveals the tale of the founding King of Kouka, Hiryuu, and the Four Dragon Warriors who united the kingdom. Yona, Hak, and Ik-Soo’s aide, Yoon, embark on a quest to locate the descendants of the Four Dragon Warriors to survive and rescue the Kingdom of Kouka.
- Release date: 2014
- IMDb: 8/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Comedy
- Episodes: 24
- Director: Kazuhiro Yoneda
- Status: Completed
Made in Abyss (IMDb: 8.4/10)
The narrative’s plot revolves around Riko, a girl who has lost her parents, and her encounter with Reg, a part-robot boy. The two become companions and embark on a journey into the “Abyss,” a hole that goes deep into the Earth, to investigate it and uncover information about Riko’s mother.
The “Abyss” is a vast network of pits and caves that remains unexplored and is the only such place in the world. This mysterious location is home to various bizarre and fascinating creatures, and it contains a valuable collection of Artifacts that are beyond the capabilities of modern humans to create.
- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 8.4/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Sci-fi, Adventure
- Episodes: 27 (Season 1-2)
- Director: Masayuki Kojima
- Status: Completed
Natsume’s Book of Friends (IMDb: 8.1/10)
One of my favorite anime, with a good plot and animation, is rated an 8.1, after all! Natsume Takashi possesses a unique gift of being able to see spirits – which he has kept hidden for a long time, yet he doesn’t know how to deal with them. However, when he inherits a peculiar book once owned by his late grandmother, Reiko, he finally learns why these spirits are drawn to him.
The book contains a list of the spirits’ names, establishing a binding agreement between the book’s owner and the spirits. Natsume now sets out to release the spirits from their contracts by returning their names with the assistance of a Chinese-lucky-cat-looking spirit. The anime shows his time trying to free the spirits from the contract and restore their freedom.
- Release date: 2008
- IMDb: 8.1/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural, Slice of life, Comedy
- Episodes: 74 (Season 1-6)
- Director: Takahiro Omori
- Status: Completed
Kinsou no Vermeil (IMDb: 6.5/10)
Alto Goldfield is a student at a school of magic who desires to become proficient in all aspects of magic. However, despite his efforts, he struggles in a summoning magic class and faces the possibility of repeating a year. Fortunately, he stumbles upon an ancient summoning book that provides instructions on summoning a demon.
Following these instructions, he successfully summons a powerful demon named Vermeil, who was sealed previously. Vermeil becomes Alto’s familiar but occasionally requires magical energy, which she obtains through deep kisses from Alto. Although a slightly rated anime, the plot makes it an interesting watch!
- Release date: 2022
- IMDb: 6.5/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Rom-com
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Takashi Naoya
- Status: Completed
Sengoku Night Blood (IMDb: 7.1/10)
Yuzuki speaks in a gentle tone and finds herself in an alternate world called Shinga after a bright light comes out of her phone. This unfamiliar place looked like the Sengoku era – a haywire period in the history of Japan marked by prolonged civil conflicts that caused widespread damage to the nation.
In this world, clusters of supernatural beings, such as vampires and werewolves known as the Gekkazoku, coexist peacefully with humans. The balance between them was kept intact by Himemiko, a powerful woman who protected Shinga.
Unfortunately, Himemiko vanished mysteriously, causing chaos in the world. Yuzuki is determined to locate her to return home, but the ongoing conflicts between the warlords make her search difficult.
Would Yuzuki be able to find Himemiko? Watch the Sengoku Night Blood to find out!
- Release date: 2017
- IMDb: 7.1/10
- Genre: Fantasy, Romance
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Katsuya Kikuchi
- Status: Completed
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Murenase! Seton Gakuen (IMDb: 6.6/10)
Seton Academy is a unique educational institution that boasts a predominance of animal students over humans due to a significant decline in the human population. In this school, Jin Mazama is the sole male human in his class and harbors a deep-seated hatred toward animals.
It is a slightly different anime than the supernatural, dark fantasy trope that most anime followed. Still, the Shounen, anthropomorphic, and romance themes made it slightly similar to the Tale of Outcasts.
However, he finds himself smitten with Hitomi Hino, the only human female in the school. Despite his reluctance, Jin becomes embroiled with different creatures when he joins the “pack” of Ranka Ookami, the lone member of her wolf pack.
- Release date: 2020
- IMDb: 6.6/10
- Genre: Shounen, A slice of life, Rom-com
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
- Status: Completed
The Dawn of the Witch (IMDb: 5.8/10)
Here is a slightly lower-rated anime, The Dawn of the Witch is about Saybil, a sorcerer with immense power who had inexplicably forgotten everything about his life before he spent three years in college.
To help him regain his abilities, the headmaster of the magic school, Albus (yes, not Dumbledore), sends him to the southern region of the continent, where there is still rampant discrimination against those who practice witchcraft and sorcery.
He then meets a silver-haired witch who promises him ‘special training,’ but that is not where it ends. He still didn’t know what the witch wanted from him, especially when she had the same eyes as him.
- Release date: 2022
- IMDb: 5.8/10
- Genre: Fantasy
- Episodes: 12
- Director: Satoshi Kuwabara
- Status: Completed
Shingeki no Bahamut (IMDb: 7.3/10)
When an anime begins with “Shingeki no-” we usually think of Shingeki no Kyojin, aka Attack on Titan. Still, this anime called Shingeki, no Bahamut is as attention-capturing and interesting to watch. The same studio animates it as Shingeki no Kyojin and other popular anime like Jujutsu Kaisen and Yuri on Ice. Here is the plot of the anime –
A decade has passed since the planet was saved from the destruction caused by the resurrection of Bahamut. Presently, the inhabitants of the royal capital are accumulating riches, while the demons are compelled to serve and support the revival of the capital.
Additionally, the gods are losing their strength because of reduced religious devotion. This has resulted in an imbalance in the world, as humans, gods, and demons each uphold their concepts of justice.
- Release date: 2014
- IMDb: 7.3/10
- Genre: Dark Fantasy, Supernatural, Action, Adventure
- Episodes: 36 (Seasons 1-2)
- Director: Keiichi Sato
- Status: Completed
Zetsuen no Tempest (IMDb: 7.5/10)
Mahiro and Yoshino, both teenagers, embark on a quest to uncover the truth behind the perplexing murder of Mahiro’s sister. Meanwhile, they collaborate with a stranded mage girl on a deserted island to save the world. They face the challenge of defeating logic to succeed in their mission.
Released in 2012, Zetsuen no Tempest is a supernatural fantasy anime that will keep you on the edge of your seat and make you think before coming to conclusions. The supernatural fantasy themes of this anime made us add it to this list!
- Release date: 2012
- IMDb: 7.5/10
- Genre: Supernatural, Fantasy, Action, Shounen
- Episodes: 24
- Director: Masahiro Andō
- Status: Completed
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Soul Eater (IMDb: 7.8/10)
The renowned Death Weapon Meister Academy is located in Death City, which the Shinigami, aka the Lord Death, oversee. The academy’s primary objective is to train individuals capable of transforming into Demon Weapons, known as “Death Scythes,” to combat the various evils in their mystical world.
These Death Scythes are not created from conventional weapons but are produced by human hybrids who have consumed the souls of 99 wicked creatures and a witch’s soul.
The story revolves around Soul Eater Evans, a Demon Scythe who appears to be solely interested in what is trendy. He has set his sights on achieving the status of a Death Scythe and intends to achieve this goal with his wielder, Maka Albarn.
Together, they join and learn alongside the impulsive Black Star and his mindful weapon, Tsubaki. They also work with Death the Kid, the son of Shinigami, a dual wielder of twin pistols named Patty, and Liz, obsessed with being meticulous.
The anime series, Soul Eater, portrays the adventures of students from Shibusen who aim to safeguard their city from various dangerous threats – by gathering souls. While striving to become stronger mentally, physically, and spiritually, they join forces under the blazing sun. The partnership to achieve an outcome in a fantasy-adventure setting makes us put this anime on the list of anime similar to The Tale of Outcasts.
- Release date: 2008
- IMDb: 7.8/10
- Genre: Action-Adventure, Shounen, Fantasy
- Episodes: 51 (season 1)
- Director: Takuya Igarashi
- Status: Completed
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