16 Anime like Kiznaiver - Recommendations

    Kiznaiver is a 2016 anime produced by Trigger Studios and directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi. The anime, which was adapted from a manga of the same name, managed to captivate the audience with its unique plot and memorable characters. Trigger Studios, known for anime such as Kill la Kill and Darling in the FranXX, did an excellent job once again. Kiznaiver is made up of twelve episodes, which is obviously insufficient. For this reason, we offer you a list of 16 anime like Kiznaiver.

1. Kokoro Connect

    The five students, Taichi, Iori, Himeko, Yoshifumi, and Yui, joined the culture club to relax and get through Yamahoshi College as quickly as possible. But everything changed one day when Aoki and Yui switched bodies. This occurrence was repeated among other members of the group after that. The five friends are now forced to confront their problems and traumas, which they had previously kept hidden.

Episodes: 13

Genres: Drama, Romance, Supernatural

2. Mekakucity Actors

    Shintarou Kisaragi, a young hikikomori, spends a lot of time in his room with Ene, an electronic girl who lives on a computer. Shintarou's computer is Ene's entire world. He decides to go out and buy a new keyboard to replace the one that broke one day. Shintarou's anxiety is through the roof, but the prospect of life without his computer is exacerbating matters. It's just his luck that the day he finally gets out of the room coincides with him being held hostage in a terrifying situation. During the hostage-taking incident, he encounters a mysterious figure.

Episodes: 12

Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

3. Darling in the FranXX

    The world as we know it has been destroyed in the far future. Plantations are cities built in the shape of cages where people live because massive creatures called "Klaxosaurs" have attacked humanity, and only mechas called Franxx can harm them. They can only be used by two children, a boy, and a girl. Everything revolves around their Franxx for these children. Hiro, whose ID number is 016, is the protagonist. He was once a skilled pilot, but he lost his ability after suffering a setback. Then, he meets Zero Two at a lake, a girl known as the partner killer. That one meeting will forever change the course of their lives.

Episodes: 24

Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

4. Sarazanmai

    Keppi, claiming to be the heir to the Kappa Kingdom, has transformed three high schoolers Kazuki Yasaka, Enta Jinnai and Tooi Kuji, into Kappas. They are rendered invisible to the naked eye. Only by stealing the shishikodama from the zombies and giving it to Keppi can they return to the human race. However, in order to defeat the zombies, they will need to connect with each other mentally in order to work together.

Episodes: 11

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Supernatural

5. Waiting in the Summer ( Ano Natsu de Matteru )

    Kaito Kirishima is your average high school student. One afternoon, while playing with his grandfather's camera, he notices a wave of light coming from the air and falls down the dam as a result of the light's effect. Then, he awakens in his own bed at home. A hand catching him as he fell from the dam is all he can recall. The next day, there's much buzz about a mysterious new female student. With her physical characteristics, a new girl named Ichika Takatsuki catches everyone's attention. Meanwhile, Kaito and his friends decide to make a movie during the upcoming summer break. Tetsurou Ishigaki, a friend of Kaito's, has observed that he is attracted to this new student. So, he extends an invitation to her and her friend Remon to take part in the film project that they are working on.

Episodes: 12

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

6. Scum's Wish

    Hanabi Yasuraoka and Mugi Awaya are both well-liked, and they would appear to be a good match as a couple. But, unfortunately, nothing is as it seems with the two of them because they both keep the same secret, which is one that no one else is privy to any information about. Furthermore, Hanabi and Mugi are both hopelessly in love with other people, which means they do not have romantic feelings for each other. As a result, the only reason they spend time together is to prevent themselves from being lonely.

Episodes: 12

Genres: Drama, Romance

7. ReLIFE

    Arata Kaizaki's life hit a snag when he was 27 years old. He decided to leave after only three months on the job. He attempted to take the test for graduate school twice, but both times he was unsuccessful. He was discouraged by his repeated inability to find work that would allow him to pay his bills. What else was in store for him in the future was something he was either unaware of or uninterested in. He met a mysterious man named Ryou Yoake while wandering the streets in a haze one day, and he invited him to take part in an experiment that seemed extremely suspicious. His doubts were shaken by the lure of huge benefits and the promise of being able to find work. He is required by the rules to consume a mysterious pill. He'll then appear to be seventeen again. Arata must go to high school again. The experiment will last one year in total. 

Episodes: 13

Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

8. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day ( Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. )

    The protagonists were best buddies. As a result of Meiko Homma's untimely passing, however, the group was disbanded. Jinta Yadomi, the group's unwavering leader, feels responsible for what happened. He withdraws from society and becomes a textbook case of hikikomori. All the other guys are dispersing. One day Meiko strangely reappears. The return of the girl naturally takes precedence over the resolution of many other questions. At last, she's in a place where she can be near her friends but she needs to fullfill her wish. Too bad she can't recall the wish worthy of fulfillment.

Episodes: 11

Genres: Drama, Slice of Life, Supernatural

9. Kill la Kill

    A girl named Ryuuko Matoi has been moved to a new school in order to investigate the circumstances surrounding his father's passing. It was ruled with absolute power and fear by Satsuki Kiryuuin, president of the Student Council at Honnouji Academy. Those who wore the "extreme uniform," which granted special abilities to those who wore it, were under her control. Now they are destined to fight. The upheaval that is plaguing the school will, in due time, spread to other aspects of life as well. 

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Episodes: 24

Genres: Action, Ecchi, Comedy

10. Terror in Resonance ( Zankyou no Terror )

    A spectacular terrorist attack has jolted Tokyo. It was preceded by an odd and unnoticed Internet video of two masked youths, Nine and Twelve. They gave preliminary indications of their activities under the name Sphinx, a pattern they now repeat with each subsequent attack. It is still unknown what motivates them to carry out the attacks and why they announce their actions in such a cryptic manner. Detective Shibazaki appears to be the only one who can take on them, and a cat and mouse game develops between Sphinx and the cops.

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Episodes: 11

Genres: Mystery, Suspense

11. Angel Beats!

    Yuzuru Otonashi awakens after a long sleep to discover that he has died. He realizes that the only thing he remembers about himself is his name after a girl with a rifle named Yuri explains that they are in the afterlife. Yuri informs him that she is the leader of the "Afterlife Battlefront" and is fighting a girl named Tenshi. Otonashi, unable to believe it, attempts to speak with her, but the meeting does not go as planned.

Episodes: 13

Genres: Drama, Supernatural

12. Deadman Wonderland

    Ganta Igarashi is a typical adolescent until a terrible event changes his life forever. His entire class is murdered one morning when a mysterious red man appears and hovers in front of the classroom. Ganta, the only survivor, is blamed for the deaths of his fellow students. He is given a death sentence and sent to Deadman Wonderland, an odd prison that doubles as a kind of amusement park where inmates compete against one another in deadly attractions.

Episodes: 12

Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

13. Your Lie in April ( Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso )

    Kousei Arima was a "child prodigy" who received strict piano training from his mother as a child and won numerous music competitions. But his mother died when he was eleven years old. He has since lost his ability to hear the sound of the piano and has given up playing it. In the third grade of junior high school, he met Kaori Miyazono, a violinist of the same grade as him, through the introduction of his childhood friend Tsubaki, and was drawn to Kaoru's free-spirited playing style in a competition. Since then, his life has begun to change.

Episodes: 22

Genres: Drama, Romance

14. Charlotte

    Yuu Otosaka is a member of an exclusive club for young people who have been bestowed with supernatural abilities. In contrast to the majority of other people, he makes an effort to use his abilities to his advantage in only the most covert manner possible. Nevertheless, when he meets the girl Nao Tomori, his gift poses a risk of being disclosed to the general public.

Episodes: 13

Genres: Drama, Supernatural

15. A Lull in the Sea ( Nagi no Asu kara )

    Humans used to be a monolithic species that spread out across the ocean floor. Although many people chose to remain underwater, others decided that life above ground was better. Because of this, they lost the divinely bestowed ability to breathe underwater. Although there was still some level of communication between marine and land dwellers, a chasm gradually opened up between them over time. The four friends Hikari, Manaka, Chisaki, and Kaname were living in the sea, but now they have to continue their education on land. At school, they are met with hostility from their peers.

Episodes: 26

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

16. Durarara!!

    Last anime like Kiznaiver on our list is Durarara!! Mikado Ryuugamine dreams of the fascinating life of a big city. He goes to the famous Ikebukuro district in Tokyo, where he finds his childhood friend Masaomi Kida and enters Raira High School. Masaomi introduces his friend to the life of urban gangs, full of adrenaline and chaos. On the very evening of his arrival, Mikado encounters a mysterious stranger and a living legend of the quarter, nicknamed Black Rider.

Episodes: 12

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi