Youkai Watch Movie 5: Forever Friends
Movie2018Comedy
Anime Like Youkai Watch Movie 4: Shadow Side - Oni-ou no Fukkatsu
These 24 anime share the Supernatural genres and Mythology themes that define Youkai Watch Movie 4: Shadow Side - Oni-ou no Fukkatsu. They are ranked by how much they overlap with it — strongest matches first — then by community rating.
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Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
1960s --- Tokyo. Shin is a boy who lived happily despite being poor, loses his mother who is his only family member, and falls into deep misfortune. Itsuki, a boy who saves Shin also lost his older sister. Those two boys are joined by Tae, a girl who can see y
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Youkai Watch: Shadow Side
TV49 epComedy
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Taking place after the events of the fourth film, the series centers on 11 yr old Keisuke Amano, Natsume's younger brother (both of whom are the children of Keita Amano and Fumika Kodama of the original Youkai Watch anime) who doesn't believe in any supernatur
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Youkai Watch ♪
TV98 epComedy
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
The new show will feature unique and returning Yo-kai. The comedy will also center on the original series' main characters: fifth-grader Keita (Nate in the English version), ghost butler Whisper, and popular Yo-kai like Jibanyan and Komasan. The original cast
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Youkai Watch!
TV36 epComedy
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
A new season of Youkai Watch focusing on elementary schooler Keita Amano again. The events take place right after the original season; but still chronologically occur before the now complete Shadow Side events as they take place 30 years in the future.
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Youkai Watch Jam: Youkai Gakuen Y - N to no Souguu
TV63 epComedy
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
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Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Set in Y-Academy, an elite school that only allows students with top class abilities to enter. The protagonist, Jinpei Jiba, and his unique friends take on the mysteries of the school as transforming heroes. (Source: IMDb)
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Yasashii Akuma
ONA1 epSupernatural
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
An Amazon Prime Japan Video exclusive. Foo, a kind boy, lives together with his grandmother. However, Foo has no friends. One day, as Foo is off picking herbs on a mountain to treat his grandmother's illness, he finds himself lost. But then he is saved by a bo
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Obake Zukan
TV39 epComedy
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
The Obake Zukan series illustrates various monsters and spirits and explains why they are scary. (Source: ANN)
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Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
A compilation film with new added scenes. (Source: AniDB)
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Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
One day, a mysterious event suddenly occurred. For some reason, Jibanyan's favorite sweet: Chocobars, and Komasan's favorite: soft-serve ice cream, began to disappear from this world one after another. Why? A mysterious Yo-kai appears and tells them, "The way
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Obake Zukan!
TV13 epComedy
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Second Season of Obake Zukan.
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Xindongfang Shen Wa (Movie)
MovieAdventure
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
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Morengen
MovieAdventure
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
The evil breath from hell invades the creatures of the wild world. Before everything is destroyed, a holy hunter fires angry bullets at the evil forces. This overwhelming evil forces erode in the wild world of the biological body and gradually bred into the in
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Natsume Yuujinchou Roku
TV11 epSlice of Life
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Takashi Natsume has grown accustomed to his encounters with youkai through the Book of Friends, which contains the names of youkai whom his grandmother, Reiko Natsume, has sealed in contracts. These encounters allow Natsume to better understand the youkai, Rei
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Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi
TV12 epSlice of Life
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
As a young child, Takashi Natsume believed his ability to see youkai to be nothing but a curse. Now a high school student, Natsume has managed to heal from his old wounds and form unbreakable bonds with humans and youkai alike. Natsume's newfound friendships—i
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Natsume Yuujinchou Go
TV11 epSlice of Life
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Blessed with eyes that are able to perceive the otherwise invisible youkai, Takashi Natsume hides his ability from his newfound family and friends to protect everyone's peaceful daily life. Nonetheless, Natsume never fails to show the same kindness to the bene
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Chou Kaguya-hime!
ONA1 epAction
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Tsukuyomi is a virtual realm where hopes and dreams come together. Iroha Sakayori, a 17-year-old high school student in Tokyo, leads an extremely busy life trying to balance part-time work and academics. She finds peace by watching a popular streamer named Yac
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Natsume Yuujinchou Movie: Utsusemi ni Musubu
Movie2018Slice of Life
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Takashi Natsume and his spirit companion Madara, nicknamed "Nyanko," continue returning the names of spirits from the Book of Friends given by his late grandmother Reiko Natsume. On his way back from school one day, Takashi encounters a lurking spirit named Mo
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Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen
OVA4 epComedy
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
While playing in the snow one day at her shrine, the land god Nanami Momozono witnesses her familiar—the fox youkai Tomoe—collapse, with dark markings appearing on his body. Tomoe's former master, Lord Mikage, appears after his long absence and places Tomoe in
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Natsume Yuujinchou Roku Specials
Special2 epSlice of Life
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
Suzunaru no Kirikabu On a hot summer day, Takashi Natsume and his feline companion Madara take a walk to buy jelly. Suddenly a truck passes the two, running over an old, masked man who asks Natsume for help. The mysterious individual turns out to be a youkai,
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Natsume Yuujinchou Go Specials
Special2 epSlice of Life
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
One Night Sake Cup On his way back home from an errand, Takashi Natsume gets lost in the forest. Luckily, he is rescued by a traveling youkai couple who make sake cups for a living. Taking a sip of water from one, Natsume feels a surge of energy rush throughou
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Mononoke Movie 2: Hinezumi
Movie2025Horror
Shared themes: Mythology. Also Supernatural.
One month after the Karakasa incident, the situation at the Inner Chambers is slowly returning to normal. To the noble families that run the country, normalcy means carrying on with their usual schemes to prevent any undesirable power shifts in the government.
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Why these anime are similar
MangaKazoku compares shared genres, themes, format, and catalogue similarity, then uses community score only as a tie-breaker. These are discovery suggestions, not editorial reviews.
- Youkai Watch Movie 5: Forever Friends — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch: Shadow Side — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch ♪ — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch! — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch Jam: Youkai Gakuen Y - N to no Souguu — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch Movie 6: Youkai Gakuen Y - Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Yasashii Akuma — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Obake Zukan — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch ♪ Movie 7: Keita to Orecchi no Deai Hen da Nyan ♪ Wa, Watakushi mo ♪♪ — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch ♪ Movie 8: Jibanyan vs. Komasan - Monge Daikessen da Nyan — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Obake Zukan! — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch ♪ Planetarium: Koma-san kara no SOS! Black Hole e Let's Go da Nyaa ♪ — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Xindongfang Shen Wa (Movie) — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Youkai Watch: Planetarium wa Hoshi to Youkai ga Ippai! — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Morengen — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Natsume Yuujinchou Roku — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Natsume Yuujinchou Go — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Chou Kaguya-hime! — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Natsume Yuujinchou Movie: Utsusemi ni Musubu — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Natsume Yuujinchou Roku Specials — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Natsume Yuujinchou Go Specials — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.
- Mononoke Movie 2: Hinezumi — A strong match because of shared Supernatural genres and shared Mythology themes.