Anime Like Sankarea: I, Too, Am... A Zombie...

Since childhood, Chihiro Furuya has harbored an obsession with zombies, longing for one as a companion. After his cat Baabu is struck by a car, Chihiro attempts to craft a resurrection potion to restore it. While conducting his experiments, he encounters Rea Sanka, a girl from a wealthy family who vents her frustration with her controlling home life by shouting into an abandoned well. The two grow close, and Rea supports Chihiro's efforts, which eventually yield a successful potion brewed from the toxic hydrangeas in her family's garden. Unaware of the potion's true effects, Rea drinks it hoping to end her suffering, believing it will kill her. Instead, the potion's properties combine with a tragic accident, transforming Rea into a zombie. Chihiro assists her in adapting to this new existence. Although his dream of a zombie girlfriend appears to come true, life in Sankarea becomes increasingly strange as Chihiro grapples with Rea's new urges and the unforeseen consequences of her transformation.

Episode 0 - "Fate is... Really..." Seven months prior to Chihiro's initial encounter with Rea, he journeys to Tohoku with his father, Mero, and Ranko to assist in organizing and relocating his uncle's extensive book collection. During the trip, they cross a bridge that strikes Chihiro as strangely familiar, prompting him to wonder why his memories of his mother, Yuzuna, are so scarce. Elsewhere, Rea, having just completed middle school, endures abuse from Aria, who takes out her drunken frustrations on the girl. Episode 14 - "Body of a Zombie... Heart of a..." Feeling lonely without Danichirou, Aria drifts off to sleep in the bath. Simultaneously, Chihiro and his family find a peculiar girl lying beneath their temple who refuses to speak to anyone. When Rea goes to fetch her for dinner, she is shoved down the stairs. By the next day, they notice all the surrounding hydrangea leaves have been shredded, and later that evening, Rea witnesses the girl making an advance on Chihiro. Note: Bundled with the sixth and seventh limited-edition volumes of the manga.

In High School DxD, Issei Hyoudou leads the ordinary life of a perverted high school student, constantly dreaming of a harem and sneaking peeks at girls. His reality shatters when a beautiful girl asks him out, only to reveal herself as a fallen angel and slay him. Rias Gremory, a gorgeous senior and powerful devil, grants Issei a second chance by resurrecting him as her servant and recruiting him into the school's Occult Research Club. As Issei adapts to his new existence, he endures grueling training and battles to survive the treacherous realm of angels and devils. Alongside his new companions, every adventure blends humor with risqué moments, all while he conceals his dual life from his family and classmates in High School DxD.

In High School DxD New, Issei Hyoudou, the high school pervert dreaming of becoming the Harem King, is drawn into even more intense adventures. While the Occult Research Club carries on with its usual duties, Issei notices that their Knight, Yuuto Kiba, has become unusually distracted and less alert. Upon investigating, Issei discovers Kiba's dark and violent past connected to the mysterious Holy Swords. Having endured a brutal experiment, Kiba is now driven to exact revenge on those responsible. The return of a familiar enemy, coupled with the arrival of two new Holy Sword users, pulls Issei and his fellow Devils into yet another sinister scheme.

As summer break begins at Kuoh Academy, Issei Hyoudou, the Red Dragon Emperor, and the Occult Research Club members restart their operations. Following their clash with Issei's rival Vali and the Chaos Brigade, it becomes evident that Rias Gremory's peerage still lacks sufficient experience. To ready themselves for upcoming dangers, Rias and Azazel guide the group through rigorous training in the Underworld. Throughout this period, the team's bonds deepen, and Issei becomes increasingly entangled in intimate relationships with the club's female members. Simultaneously, their adversaries grow in both strength and quantity. The crisis escalates with the sudden appearance of Loki, the Evil God of Norse mythology, paving the way for dramatic showdowns and intense devil battles in High School DxD BorN!

After pulling Rias Gremory from the Dimensional Gap, Issei Hyoudou, the Red Dragon Emperor and self-proclaimed Harem King, returns to his routine high school days with his Occult Research Club comrades: Yuuto Kiba, Asia Argento, Xenovia Quarta, and Irina Shidou. The club heads out on a school trip to Kyoto, only for their visit to a temple to be interrupted by an assault from local youkai. In the aftermath, they discover that the city's legendary nine-tailed fox guardian has been abducted, and the group is wrongly accused of the theft. Now, Issei and his friends must battle to vindicate themselves, salvage their excursion, and shield the city from looming catastrophe. Back in Tokyo, Rias remains with Akeno Himejima and Koneko Toujou, growing increasingly anxious about leaving the lecherous Issei unsupervised with the other female members. Underneath this worry, however, lies a more profound uncertainty: what are the genuine emotions Rias has been grappling with over the last several months?

Since childhood, Tomoki Sakurai has been haunted by recurring nightmares of an angel. Concerned for him, his friend Sohara Mitsuki seeks the advice of Eishirou Sugata, an eccentric sky enthusiast. Eishirou suspects Tomoki's visions are connected to the New World, a baffling aerial phenomenon that has left researchers stumped. To investigate, the trio establishes the New World Discovery Club, and Eishirou organizes a special event to observe the skies. However, Tomoki's mundane existence is upended when a mysterious girl descends from the heavens and proclaims him her master. The narrative follows the daily exploits of the New World Discovery Club as they gradually piece together the truth regarding the Angeloids that have begun appearing on Earth.

Ryousuke Kaga appears to be just another perverted high school student, often caught staring at girls and indulging in lustful fantasies, leading his peers to keep their distance. However, his childhood friend Mina Okura recognizes the true nature of Ryousuke—a gentle soul who holds girls in high regard and aims to safeguard them. His ordinary life changes when he meets Lisara Restall, a Soul Reaper from a distinguished lineage. Lisara is on a quest to find the One, a powerful entity whose essence could empower her faction's magic. To accomplish this, she offers Ryousuke a temporary pact, tapping into his sexual desires as a source of energy. As Ryousuke gets entangled in this unusual agreement with Lisara, he starts to unravel the enigmatic and sinister truths concealed in his world.

In a world where gods exist but stay hidden from human sight, their battles often trigger disasters mistaken for natural events. High school student Godou Kusanagi, age sixteen, travels to Italy at his grandfather's request to deliver a special tablet to an old acquaintance for safekeeping. While there, he becomes caught in a fight between two Heretic Gods as he helps Erica Blandelli, a witch who defends people. After killing one of the gods in combat, Godou unknowingly becomes a Campione—a God Slayer—tasked with protecting humanity from these divine threats. As a Campione, Godou attracts many gods eager to challenge him, along with a loyal group of mostly female supporters who aid him in his fights. "Campione!": Matsurowanu Kamigami to Kamigoroshi no Maou follows Godou's struggles against rival deities amid the ongoing war between heaven and earth.

Yuragi-sou, once a lively hot spring inn, has become a nearly empty boarding house with suspiciously cheap rent. The low cost stems from a dangerous ghost that scares away potential tenants. This suits Fuyuzora Kogarashi perfectly—a broke, homeless psychic who needs affordable lodging and wants to face supernatural threats. Expecting a fight with an evil spirit, Kogarashi instead meets Yuuna, a beautiful silver-haired girl who remembers nothing from her past life except her name. Surprisingly, the other odd residents of Yuragi-sou can also see Yuuna, each possessing their own unique supernatural abilities. As he deals with the chaos from his unusual roommates, Kogarashi works to uncover the unresolved feelings keeping Yuuna bound to the living world, hoping to prevent her from becoming a malevolent spirit doomed to eternal suffering.

A rumor spreads around the school about girls who vanish and later return feeling unwell, having lost some size from their breasts. While observing how others perform their duties in order to improve their own work, Issei and Asia accompany Rias to inspect a supposedly cursed coffin. During the investigation, Issei becomes possessed by an Egyptian magician named Unas, who turns out to be just as perverted as Issei. Unas will only leave Issei's body if they can lift the curse placed on him by a devil that Unas attempted to make into his bride.

Sakurai Tomoki has grown accustomed to his daily life alongside the two angeloids, Ikaros and Nymph, and is having a great time. Still, he keeps experiencing strange dreams and asks all his friends to help him figure out what is causing them. Nymph creates a device that allows humans—but not angeloids—to enter other people's dreams. The gadget initially malfunctions, but eventually they manage to reach what should have been Tomoki's dream, only to find that something is seriously off about it. Later, a meteor crashes down from the sky at the spot beneath the large cherry blossom tree where Tomoki first discovered Ikaros. A blonde angeloid with a very large figure and a massive sword steps out of the meteor and begins looking for Tomoki!

In "Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox," Kouta finds himself caught up in supernatural romantic entanglements. Despite his bewilderment, he repeatedly draws the attention and affection of various animal spirits. Having grown up in a rural area, Kouta feels considerable unease as he moves to the city to live with his grandmother and begin attending a new high school. Hoping to make a good first impression, he instead ends up with Chizuru, an attractive fox spirit, clinging to him. However, she is not the only spirit showing interest; Nozomu, a wolf spirit, and others among the youkai community also have their sights set on the confused young man from the countryside.

In the city where Yuuto Amakawa lives, his life is fairly ordinary aside from his cat allergies and attending school with his neighbor, Rinko. However, everything takes a dramatic turn on his 16th birthday when an Ayakashi, a supernatural creature, attacks him due to his ancestors' misdeeds. Himari, a secretive swordswoman with cat ears, saves him and reveals that Yuuto is destined to carry on his family's legacy as a demon hunter. With the protective charm that shielded him from the supernatural now failing, Himari must become his guardian. "Omamori Himari" chronicles Yuuto's journey as he faces numerous supernatural threats and deals with a growing group of women who come into his life, each with their own sinister motives. Will Yuuto embrace this new and exciting existence, or will the sins of his ancestors haunt him?

High School DxD: Fantasy Jiggles Unleashed is a collection of 3-5 minute specials bundled with the High School DxD DVD and Blu-ray releases. These stand-alone episodes do not follow a specific storyline. In Special 1, Going Sunbathing!, the Occult Research Club heads out for a beach trip. Special 2, Issei's Private Training!, features Issei receiving magic lessons from Akeno. Special 3, A Little Bold, Koneko-Chan... Nyan!, sees Koneko's personality magically reversed, leaving her incredibly sexually active and flipping her sexual preferences. Special 4, The Untold Story of The Dress Break's Birth!, offers flashbacks detailing how Issei first discovered and eventually perfected his special move, Dress Break. In Special 5, Making Udon!, Sona and Tsubaki prepare udon for the Occult Research Club as a penalty for losing a bet, only for the noodles to come to life in a peculiar manner. Finally, Special 6, Asia Transforms!, shows Asia attempting to prove she is as wicked as any demon by using ideas from Issei's magazines, going so far as to dress like a harlot and try to seduce him.

At Sakuradamon High, Seiji Sawamura is known as "The Mad Dog" due to the incredible power of his right hand. His fearsome reputation makes it hard for him to get close to girls, and after being rejected twenty times in a row, he jokes that he'll end up dating his right hand by graduation. One morning, Seiji wakes up to find that his right hand has transformed into a tiny girl named Midori Kasugano. She confesses that she has had a crush on him for the past three years. Both of them realize this strange situation isn't good for either party, so Seiji begins searching for a way to turn Midori back to normal. After a major misunderstanding at the Kasugano household, they agree to keep their secret and continue looking for a solution. This unusual bond might be Midori's only chance to be close to the person she truly adores.

The Kanzaki family continues to adapt to their new life following the marriage of their parents, which brings together a teenage boy and girl. High school freshman Mitsuki Kanzaki, however, struggles with this new dynamic. Haunted by past experiences with absent and abusive father figures, she finds it hard to bond with her new stepfather and stepbrother, Yuuya. When an accident lands Mitsuki in the hospital, her body is unexpectedly taken over by the spirit of Hiyori Kotobuki, a girl of the same age who was deeply in love with Yuuya. Hiyori's unrequited feelings keep her tethered to the living world, and now she aims to fulfill her romantic wishes through Mitsuki's body. Mitsuki's only chance to reclaim her body is to help Hiyori find closure and move on to the afterlife. But can she withstand the overwhelming presence of a lovesick spirit? Will she eventually learn to trust her new family? Can she help satisfy Hiyori's desires for Yuuya? And might she uncover some hidden feelings of her own along the way?

Unaired anime episode bundled with the limited edition of High School DxD DX.1.

Shinichirou Asano is plagued by relentless misfortune. Abandoned by his parents who fled to Europe, he struggles to survive on meager funds. Desperate for work to pay his rent after being fired, his situation is worsened by being a high school student with limited options. One night on his way home, Shinichirou is attacked by a giant centipede. He is rescued by a mysterious girl with a bow and arrow, who turns out to be Sakuya Shimazu, a classmate at his school. After helping an injured girl, Shinichirou learns two shocking truths: the girl is actually a nekomata, a two-tailed demonic cat spirit, and Sakuya comes from a line of exorcists who protect humans from rogue monsters and spirits. Because Shinichirou helped free the nekomata, Sakuya recruits him to assist in recapturing it. This is only the beginning of their involvement. The Shimazu family needs a housekeeper, and with Shinichirou’s skill in cooking and love for cleaning, he accepts the position, even if it is not his ideal job, as long as it covers his basic needs.

Unaired anime episode bundled with the limited edition of High School DxD DX.2.

A brief flashback recaps the events of the previous Heaven's Lost Property series, leading to the point where an angel named Hiyori Kazane is dreaming while her real body remains in heaven. She has developed a crush on the main protagonist, Tomoki Sakurai, and fights until the end, at which point the world's memory of Hiyori is erased after she dies in her dream and returns to her real body. So desperate is she to go back to her dream that heaven's master modifies her into an Angeloid of Clockwork, but she regains consciousness with Tomoki's help. Even so, that is not enough to save her life.

Taito experiences persistent drowsiness and recurring dreams of a vampire woman claiming to have poisoned him. Sometimes he believes he can hear her voice while awake. His life changes dramatically after he unexpectedly survives a fatal accident, making him suspect that his dreams are more real than he first assumed.

Alternative version of final four episodes of High School DxD BorN.

In the celestial realm of Asgard, Odin dispatches Valkyries—revered female warriors—to shield Earth from an escalating demon threat. To amplify their abilities, nine Valkyries, disguised as the Saotome sisters, must cultivate romantic bonds with their designated partner, known as the Einherjar. Takuma Akutsu, a socially anxious young man, discovers he has been chosen by Odin to serve as the Valkyries' lover. Despite his initial reluctance, Takuma consents to let the sisters reside in his spacious but largely empty home to support their battle against demonic forces. With nine attractive women now living under his roof, can Takuma conquer his social anxieties and evolve into a hero capable of saving the world?