Anime Like Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space

Naota Nandaba is a typical sixth-grader in a town where nothing exciting ever occurs. After his older brother Tasuku heads to America to play baseball, Naota is left to manage everything Tasuku abandoned—from his top bunk to his ex-girlfriend Mamimi Samejima, who keeps hanging around Naota ever since Tasuku departed. But Naota's dull routine is about to be turned upside down: enter Haruko Haruhara, a Vespa-riding, bass-guitar-wielding, pink-haired maniac whose first meeting with Naota ends with tire marks on his back and a giant horn sprouting from his head. Although he only wants some calm, once Haruko moves into his family's house, Naota gets swept into the middle of the most epic fight for control that Earth—and maybe the entire universe—has ever witnessed.

Hidomi Hibajiri is a disenchanted girl who never removes her headphones. Her routine never changes—school, helping at her mother's café, and listening to music. With nothing to disrupt the crushing repetition, she keeps her headphones on constantly. That changes when a mysterious woman wielding a guitar runs her over. Later that night, a robot bursts into Hidomi's room alongside a classmate, Ko Ide, and the two are chased through town. The guitar-wielding woman rescues them, but now Hidomi has a horn sprouting from her forehead. She has no idea where the robots come from, what kind of "vespa woman" this strange guitarist warns her about, or what the thing on her forehead is, but clearly she can't just drown it all out with her headphones anymore.

Day-to-day life in a small Japanese town feels stagnant for Kana Koumoto and her group of friends. Each day is a carbon copy of the last, and tomorrow promises to be no different. Kana passes the time with school, hanging out with her friends, painting her nails, and listening to music, yet she can't shake the feeling that nothing truly remarkable will ever occur. Seeking a little excitement, Kana and her friends decide to build a bottle rocket and attempt to send it to space, even if the odds are against them. But just as they finish the rocket, a robot suddenly crashes into it, destroying it completely. Soon after, a woman with pink hair appears, claiming to be a "Galactic Investigator." From that moment, Kana's ordinary life becomes far more thrilling than she ever anticipated, as she grapples with new emotions, shifting friendships, and even romantic complications. Life can pass in the blink of an eye, so fast you might miss it—so why do these bizarre robots always show up at the worst possible moments?

As the older generation loses faith in the future, the younger residents of the city come to terms with their surroundings, accepting the decay and hardship as a normal part of their daily existence. This resigned atmosphere is disrupted when Haruko arrives, plunging the town into disorder.

The anime will take place 10 years after FLCL Alternative and will center on a high school boy and girl.

The Yomota family is an ordinary, small household: father Kinekuni (42), mother Tamiko (38), and their son Inumaru (17). One day, a stunning girl shows up at their doorstep, introducing herself as "Maroko Yomota"—Inumaru's granddaughter from the future, who has traveled back in time using a time machine to meet her ancestors. Despite Tamiko's strong resistance, Kinekuni and Inumaru decide to let her stay, and the foundation of their once-happy family begins to crumble.

Fifteen years after the catastrophic Second Impact, humanity is under siege from colossal angelic beings known as Angels, who attack Tokyo-3 one after another. Despite deploying their most advanced weapons and military strategies, mankind is powerless against them. The only hope lies with NERV, a secretive organization led by the cold-hearted Gendou Ikari. NERV operates giant humanoid robots called Evangelions, equipped with cutting-edge weaponry and protective barriers called Absolute Terror Fields, to fight the Angels. After years of abandonment by his father, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari returns to Tokyo-3. He constantly struggles with deep-seated trauma from losing his mother and the emotional neglect from his father. Afraid to form connections, Shinji's life changes when he meets 29-year-old Misato Katsuragi, a high-ranking NERV officer who offers him the maternal warmth he has never known. A sudden Angel attack forces Shinji into action, revealing Gendou's true reason for summoning him: Shinji is the only one who can effectively pilot Evangelion Unit-01, a new robot that syncs with his biological signals. Despite the severe psychological torment of piloting an Evangelion, Shinji defends Tokyo-3 from the angelic threat, unaware of his father's dark schemes.

Edo once thrived on the spirit and ambition of samurai from all over the country. But after feudal Japan surrendered to powerful alien invaders called the "Amanto," those dreams seem out of reach. The once-influential shogunate has been rebuilt as a puppet government, and a new law quickly bans all swords in public. Enter Gintoki Sakata, a quirky silver-haired man who always carries a wooden sword and still lives as a samurai despite the ban. As the founder of Yorozuya, a small business that takes on odd jobs, Gintoki often sets out to help others—though usually in bizarre and unpredictable ways. With the help of Shinpachi Shimura, a glasses-wearing boy supposedly learning the samurai path; Kagura, a tomboyish girl with superhuman strength and a bottomless stomach; and Sadaharu, their giant pet dog who loves biting people's heads, the Yorozuya encounter everything from alien royalty to clashes with local gangs in the ever-changing world of Edo.

Following the death of a close friend, Shinji Ikari falls into an emotional coma. Because his son is mentally incapable of piloting Evangelion Unit-01, Gendou Ikari’s NERV engages in a race against the shadow organization SEELE to execute their respective ultimate plans first. SEELE intends to create a godlike entity by merging their souls into an Evangelion unit, whereas Gendou aims to revert all of humanity into a single primordial form so he can reunite with Yui, his late wife. SEELE deploys its military to launch a deadly assault on NERV headquarters. As SEELE’s troops massacre NERV scientists and security staff, Asuka Langley Souryuu pilots Evangelion Unit-02 in a final, desperate defense against SEELE’s most powerful weapons. The conflict intensifies while a despondent Shinji hides deep inside NERV. With the world’s fate in Shinji’s hands, Captain Misato Katsuragi searches for the teenager as society collapses around them.

Most people dismiss the existence of aliens, time travelers, and espers, and ordinary high schooler Kyon is no different. His mundane perspective is shattered on the first day of school when he encounters Haruhi Suzumiya, a girl determined to overturn his reality. During class introductions, Haruhi loudly declares her disdain for mundane individuals and her desire to encounter the supernatural. Upon discovering that the school lacks a club dedicated to paranormal phenomena, she impulsively forms the Spreading Fun all Over the World with Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade, commonly referred to as the SOS Brigade. Haruhi then recruits Kyon along with three other students: the stoic bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid senior Mikuru Asahina, and the ever-cheerful Itsuki Koizumi. Although they appear ordinary, each member harbors secrets connected to Haruhi’s eccentric nature. Drawn into her chaotic world, Kyon joins the SOS Brigade on various adventures that gradually reveal the true nature of their enigmatic leader.

Fourteen-year-old Lain Iwakura, a shy and socially awkward student, receives a peculiar email from Chisa Yomoda, a classmate who has recently taken her own life. Despite having no interest or experience with technology, Lain opens the message, which transports her into the Wired, a digital communication network akin to the real-world internet. Her existence is upended as she faces a series of enigmatic puzzles. Individuals known as the Men in Black start appearing in her vicinity, interrogating her with knowledge of her life that surpasses her own self-awareness. As the line between physical reality and cyberspace grows increasingly indistinct, Lain is drawn into increasingly surreal situations that challenge traditional notions of identity, consciousness, and perception. Created by Chiaki J. Konaka, the creator of Texhnolyze, Serial Experiments Lain is a psychological, avant-garde mystery that tracks Lain’s pivotal decisions, which resonate across both the tangible world and the Wired. Only Lain can grasp the true weight of these dual existences as one realm closes and another opens.

Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura are back as the perpetually broke but cheerful Yorozuya team. In an alternate-history Edo where swords are outlawed and Japan has been taken over by alien invaders, they take on any odd job to get by. But Shinpachi and Kagura still haven't seen a single payment—could Gin-chan really be blowing all the money on pachinko? One night, after stumbling home drunk, Gintoki witnesses an alien spaceship crash nearby. A dying crew member crawls out and hands him a strange clock-shaped device, warning that it holds immense power and must be kept safe. Mistaking it for his alarm clock, Gintoki smashes the thing the next morning—only to find the entire world outside his apartment frozen in time. With Kagura and Shinpachi in tow, he sets out to get the device repaired; but as always, nothing comes easy for the Yorozuya gang. Blending irreverent humor with heartfelt drama, Gintama's fourth season throws its heroes into both their most ridiculous escapades and their most dangerous threats yet.

Rito Yuuki is a bashful sixteen-year-old boy who has secretly liked his classmate Haruna Sairenji ever since middle school but has never mustered the bravery to tell her. His life is thrown into chaos one night when a mysterious, naked girl lands in his bathtub. He discovers that this intruder is Lala Satalin Deviluke, an alien princess on the run from an arranged political marriage. Despite hailing from a vast galactic empire, Lala proposes to the ordinary Rito to avoid her forced union. To LOVE-Ru chronicles Rito’s efforts to handle the turmoil set off by Lala’s presence. His attempts to court Haruna are perpetually disrupted by an ever-growing array of attractive girls, leading to a romantic comedy filled with slapstick gags, risqué humor, and absurd, physics-defying scenarios.

Japan created the Infinite Stratos, a powered exoskeleton that only women can pilot, and its immense destructive power led to a global treaty banning its military use. When fifteen-year-old Ichika Orimura is discovered to be the only male capable of operating an IS, he is forced to attend the Infinite Stratos Academy—an all-girls boarding school where students train as IS pilots. There, Ichika reunites with childhood friends Houki Shinonono and Lingyin Huang, and also grows close to Cecilia Alcott, the representative of the United Kingdom. Under the strict supervision of Chifuyu Orimura, his older sister and their homeroom teacher, Ichika and his female classmates must use their abilities to defend themselves and their school from the dangers that arise during their exciting school life.

Dreams serve as a profound portal into the human psyche, revealing hidden desires, ambitions, and suppressed memories. A promising research facility has been dedicated to creating the DC Mini, a device capable of entering and navigating the dreams of others. Atsuko Chiba and Kosaku Tokita have worked relentlessly to perfect this technology, aiming to use it to delve deeply into patients' minds and treat their psychological afflictions. Yet, the ability to access the deepest recesses of the mind carries immense weight. In malicious hands, the DC Mini could become a tool for psychological terrorism, inducing mental collapse in its victims. When the device is stolen and individuals around them begin exhibiting bizarre behavior, Atsuko and Kosaku realize they face a grave crisis. With the assistance of Officer Konakawa, who has undergone this experimental therapy, they hunt for the perpetrator across both the waking world and the realm of dreams.

A year after disappearing, Shinpachi Shimura comes back to Edo, only to find his fellow Yorozuya members, Gintoki and Kagura, acting like total strangers. Panicked by this confusion, he flees the headquarters and realizes that everyone in the city has undergone bizarre changes in both looks and personality. The most unbelievable twist is that his sister Otae is now married to the Shinsengumi chief and persistent stalker Isao Kondou and is expecting their first baby. Confused but compelled by Otae and Kondou, Shinpachi joins the Shinsengumi, where he uncovers even more shocking alterations within the group. When he learns that Vice Chief Toushirou Hijikata has stayed exactly the same, he teams up with the unchanging officer to restore Edo to its former state. Continuing with its signature mix of crude humor, witty parodies, and cheeky references, Gintama' takes the Yorozuya crew through another series of chaotic adventures in the lively, alien-infused setting of Edo.

Thanks to the energetic president Haruhi Suzumiya and the SOS Brigade, Kyon has recently found himself dragged into a series of adventures. Though he had long ago rejected the idea of the supernatural, being forced to join the club has introduced him to events that defy logical explanation. These escapades are shared with the timid Mikuru Asahina, the reserved Yuki Nagato, and the perpetually optimistic Itsuki Koizumi. Regardless of the setting, whether it is summer vacation or a school festival, activities organized by the club and Haruhi always take a bizarre turn.

The virtual realm known as OZ has achieved global popularity, serving as a hub for diverse activities like sports and shopping via user-customized avatars. Its robust encryption provides near-impenetrable security, safeguarding personal data and fostering such societal reliance on this simulated reality that the system is even trusted to recover the unmanned asteroid explorer, Arawashi. Kenji Koiso, a seventeen-year-old mathematics prodigy and part-time OZ moderator, is invited by his crush, Natsuki Shinohara, to join a summer excursion. However, he is unaware that his role involves posing as her fiancé. Upon arriving at the family estate, which is hosting celebrations for the great-grandmother’s ninetieth birthday, Kenji receives a cryptic message from an unknown source. Although he successfully deciphers the code, his mathematical prowess inadvertently triggers a crisis that places the entire planet in peril.

When computers begin to resemble humans, does the concept of love remain unchanged? Hideki Motosuwa is a young boy from the countryside working hard to pass his college entrance exams. Coming from a poor family, he can barely afford his everyday expenses, let alone the latest trend: Persocoms—personal computers that look exactly like human beings. One evening on his way home, he stumbles upon an abandoned Persocom. After taking her home and successfully turning her on, she appears to be faulty, able to say only one word: "Chii," which becomes her name. Unlike other Persocoms, Chii cannot download data onto her hard drive, forcing Hideki to teach her about the world the old-fashioned way while simultaneously studying for his college exams. Together with his friends, Hideki attempts to solve the mystery behind Chii, who might be a "Chobit"—an urban legend about special units capable of genuine human emotions and thoughts, along with love for their owner. But can a romance truly develop between a Persocom and a human?

Tomoki Sakurai has been waking up in tears from dreams about an angel ever since he was a child. Worried about him, his childhood friend Sohara Mitsuki gets help from Eishirou Sugata, an eccentric sky enthusiast. Eishirou theorizes that the dreams are connected to the New World, a mysterious floating phenomenon that has scientists baffled. After forming the initial members of the New World Discovery Club, Eishirou organizes a meeting to watch the sky. But Tomoki's peaceful daily life is turned upside down when a strange girl falls from above and calls him her master. Heaven's Lost Property follows the everyday adventures of the New World Discovery Club as they gradually unravel the mysteries behind the Angeloids that have arrived on Earth.

Several months after the events of Steins;Gate, Rintarou Okabe and his circle of friends are invited to accompany their acquaintance Faris NyanNyan, who is taking part in a Rai-Net battle event in the United States. While there, they reconnect with an old colleague: Kurisu Makise, who has been experiencing fragmented memories of events from other world lines in the form of dreams. She confronts Okabe and asks him whether these events—especially the incidents between the two of them—truly occurred.

Second season of Infinite Stratos.

The bizarre encounters between the residents of Planet Deviluke (led by the royal family's female members) and the people of Earth (chiefly represented by the perpetually exhausted Rito Yuuki) continue to intensify, pushing the situation further into chaos. After younger princesses Nana and Momo transfer to Earth School, where big sister Lala can theoretically keep an eye on them, things should be smooth sailing. However, when Momo decides to add a dash of sisterly affection to supplement Rito and Lala's relationship, Lala wastes no time dismantling any harem ambitions. Just then, Yami, the Golden Darkness, arrives with all the subtlety of a supernova, accompanied by an army of brainwashed high school students. This ensures Rito's life becomes more miserable than a black hole at a family picnic—unless a certain half-demonic princess applies a dose of Devilukean whoop-ass to exactly those celestial bodies.

Dandy is a cool, pompadour-sporting guy who travels across the galaxy hunting down rare aliens for cash, all so he can hit his favorite spot: BooBies, the greatest diner in the universe. Roaming the stars in his trusty vessel, the Aloha Oe, he's joined by two equally quirky pals: QT, a robot built from a vacuum cleaner, and Meow, a cat-like alien. Though his work is exciting, it's never straightforward, and each new day brings a totally different, wild adventure. Dandy and his crew find themselves caught up in dangerous missions, romantic mishaps, and out-of-this-world situations—all while trying to evade the evil scientist Dr. Gel of the Gogol Empire.