Anime Like Ceres, Celestial Legend

Momiji leads an ordinary life until discovering she is a descendant of the renowned Kushinada family. Only her Kushinada blood can stop the Aragami, demonic plant-like monsters that threaten to destroy Japan. Helping her are the TAC and a possible love interest in a young man named Kusanagi.

In the small village of Pasloe, Holo, a mighty wolf god, is honored for blessing the yearly harvest. Over time, however, the townspeople grow more self-reliant, and Holo fades into nothing more than a legend. When the wandering merchant Kraft Lawrence stops in the village, Holo suggests a business arrangement: she will help him if he brings her to her northern homeland, Yoitsu. The shrewd trader realizes Holo has a special talent for reading people's true natures and agrees to her offer. Armed with keen deal-making skills and a persuasive companion, Lawrence moves closer to his dream of owning his own store. But as he journeys across the countryside with Holo, searching for profitable ventures, he starts to realize that his ambitions are gradually changing into something unforeseen.

Traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence continues his northward journey alongside the wolf goddess Holo, searching for her lost home of Yoitsu. Lawrence and his quick-witted partner make modest profits along the way, slowly gathering more clues about Holo's hometown. Yet the path to Yoitsu is rough, filled with obstacles—Lawrence encounters a charming young fellow merchant who sets his sights on the female wolf companion, making Lawrence wonder if Holo will stay with him; he and the goddess must also weigh risky business deals as Lawrence pursues his dream of owning a shop. Throughout the journey, as his resolve is tested at every turn, Lawrence must reconsider his relationship with Holo, take on new ventures, and ask himself whether it is time for him and Holo to part ways.

Traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence arrives in the village of Pasloe with a cart filled with fur pelts. Local legend says that centuries ago, a villager formed a pact with the wolf deity Holo, who promised to grant Pasloe abundant wheat harvests. However, over time, these tales have faded into mere memories of the past. After wrapping up his business quickly in the village, Lawrence heads toward his next stop. His journey takes an unforeseen twist when he finds a sleeping girl with animal ears, completely naked, nestled among his furs. To his astonishment, the youthful woman claims to be Holo—the legendary wolf. Holo longs to return to her northern homeland, and despite a rocky start to their meeting, she persuades Lawrence to take her along on his travels. In exchange, she pledges to pull her weight, leveraging her sharp mind and centuries of wisdom to aid her new partner in his trade. As they journey onward, Lawrence and Holo seize whatever commercial chances come their way, frequently landing in predicaments that challenge both their business acumen and their bond.

Eiri Kurahashi, a Japanese art student, works part-time at an antique shop. His friends notice a troubling shift in his behavior—he grows increasingly distracted and acts unlike himself. They quickly conclude that a girl is to blame. Their suspicion may be correct. Eiri has started to see a beautiful, doll-like girl trapped inside an antique Venetian glass that his uncle purchased in France. She appears to inhabit a strange, alternate world contained within the glass, yet her image lingers persistently in Eiri's mind. He fills his sketchbook with drawings of her and realizes he has become utterly captivated by this mysterious girl. When he recognizes her in a painting by the enigmatic Italian artist Marchello Orlando, he learns her name: Cossette d’Auvergne. She was brutally murdered along with her entire family. One night, as Eiri is closing up the shop, he hears a voice pleading with him not to leave. At last making contact with the object of his obsession, he agrees to a deal whose full consequences he does not grasp.

Renzaburou Taki seems like an ordinary office worker, but he actually belongs to the Black Guards, a covert group dedicated to preserving the delicate balance between humanity and the demon world. With the deadline for renewing the peace treaty nearing, Taki is assigned to protect Giuseppe Mayart, a vital human mystic, alongside Makie, a female demon. This mission proves far more challenging than anticipated; while a radical group of demons resorts to terrorism to shatter the alliance between the two realms, Giuseppe is solely focused on escaping his duties to pursue romantic encounters with women.

In a mythic realm, spirit beings maintain the natural balance of the human world. Chun, a young spirit, completes her coming-of-age trial by visiting the human world, where she saves a boy from drowning nets during a storm. Overcome with guilt after the boy perishes, she returns home and strikes a deal with the Soul Keeper to resurrect him by giving up part of her lifespan. This interference with cosmic order triggers severe repercussions. Da Yu Hai Tang explores themes of sacrifice and redemption as Chun confronts the limits of her abilities, grappling with death, love, and complex emotions. She faces a critical choice: risk everything to save the human boy or uphold her duty to preserve the world’s balance.

Second season of Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf.

High above Shinjuku's rooftops, Genichirou Izayou lost a battle against Levih Rah, a man who gained demonic powers by selling his soul. A decade later, Shinjuku remains a demon-infested ruin while the rest of Tokyo stays untouched. One day, Genichirou's son Kyouya watches the news and learns that Japan's beloved prime minister has been attacked by demonic forces. Though Kyouya doubts the Nempo powers inherited from his father, he is the sole person capable of stopping Levih Rah from threatening the world. Accompanied by the prime minister's daughter, Sayaka Rama, Kyouya ventures into Shinjuku to succeed where his father failed.

After four years of training and searching following Pai's mysterious disappearance, Yakumo finally locates her. However, she has lost her memory. To restore it, they travel to the Holy Land, the birthplace of the immortal Sanjiyan race.

Akemi Nakajima is a high school student possessing a prodigious talent for computer programming. One day, a transfer student named Yumiko Shirasagi joins his class. She has a vague sensation that she knows Nakajima from somewhere, yet she chooses not to pursue it. After school, Nakajima and a few of his classmates conduct a ceremony intended to summon a devil. Nakajima succeeds in calling forth the demon Loki on his computer screen, all while presenting a female offering. What becomes of Yumiko, who witnesses this event?

A renegade scientist in San Francisco has discovered a method to create a new type of creature known as a Neo-Aragami, bypassing the need for Susanoo's power. As these monsters begin wreaking havoc across California, the United States government seeks assistance from the former members of the Terrestrial Administration Center (TAC).

Yuri, a beautiful Japanese girl, is overjoyed after passing her college entrance exam and sharing her first kiss with her childhood friend, who has become her boyfriend. But her fortune quickly shifts. She begins to observe that water grows turbulent whenever she approaches it. One evening, hands emerge from a puddle on the street and pull her into the water! She is transported to an ancient village in the Middle East, where she is seized by armed soldiers and brought to the Queen's palace to serve as a human sacrifice.

The rare and inexplicable Puberty Syndrome is often dismissed as a myth. It is an unusual condition that only affects teenagers, and its symptoms are so supernatural that hardly anyone acknowledges it as a real phenomenon. However, high school student Sakuta Azusagawa knows from personal experience that it is very real and is surprisingly common in his school. Mai Sakurajima is a third-year high school student who was famous as a child actress in her youth but recently put her promising career on hold for reasons unknown to the public. With an unapproachable demeanor, she is well-known throughout the school, yet no one dares to interact with her—until Sakuta sees her wandering the library in a bunny girl costume. Despite the outfit, nobody seems to notice her, and after confronting her, he realizes she is another victim of Puberty Syndrome. As Sakuta tries to help Mai with her situation, his actions bring him into contact with more girls affected by this elusive condition.

Lucy belongs to a subspecies of humanity known as Diclonius, characterized by small horns and invisible telekinetic limbs—traits that make her a target for brutal government experimentation. When a chance to flee arises, the years of confinement and torture have twisted her, and she slaughters her way through her captors in a bloody escape. During the breakout, a severe head injury fractures her psyche, creating a second personality resembling a childlike innocent with barely any speech. In this vulnerable state, she crosses paths with Kouta and his cousin Yuka, two college students who take in the wounded fugitive, having no idea of her lethal nature. Their compassion sets off a chain of events that plunges them into a hidden world of government secrets and conspiracy.

That chaotic structure, that din of hissing steam and creaking joints, with smoke billowing as it moves on its own... That castle belongs to the great wizard Howl, renowned for both his magical abilities and his reputation as a womanizer—or so the gossip goes in Sophie Hatter's small town. Sophie, as the plain daughter of a hatmaker, doesn't expect much from her future and is content to work hard in the shop. However, Sophie's simple life takes an exciting turn when she becomes trapped in a troubling situation, and the mysterious wizard appears to rescue her. Unfortunately, this brief encounter spurs the vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste—driven by jealousy over a past conflict with Howl—to place a curse on the maiden, transforming her into an old woman. In an effort to return to normal, Sophie must join Howl and a host of eccentric companions—from a powerful fire demon to a hopping scarecrow—in his living castle, on a perilous adventure as a raging war tears their kingdom apart.

Tokyo is plagued by incessant rain showers that disrupt the daily rhythm of its inhabitants. Into this seemingly endless downpour steps Hodaka Morishima, a runaway high school student struggling to survive on his own. He finds work at a small publishing company. Meanwhile, the orphaned Hina Amano searches for a job to support herself and her younger brother. Their paths cross when Hodaka rescues Hina from suspicious men, and they decide to flee together. Soon after, Hodaka learns that Hina possesses a strange but incredible gift: she can summon clear skies by praying. Recognizing Tokyo's unusual weather, Hodaka sees a chance to use this ability. He proposes that Hina become a "sunshine girl"—someone who brings sunlight to people in their moments of need. At first, things improve for them. But everyone knows that such power comes with a heavy price.

Sent to Earth for observation, an entity known simply as It possesses the ability to assume the forms of creatures it encounters. Initially manifesting as a stone and later as moss in response to rising temperatures, It remains stationary until a dying wolf passes by. Upon taking the wolf’s shape, It gains consciousness and begins to wander aimlessly. It soon encounters the wolf’s owner, a young boy left behind while his tribe travels south to a land rich in food. Despite his solitude, the boy clings to the hope that his loved ones remember him and that they will one day reunite. Driven by a desire to explore, the boy chooses to leave his home with It, following the tribe’s trail to find their promised paradise. However, as the boy’s body deteriorates from severe injuries and his companions remain missing, his fate hangs in the balance. Fumetsu no Anata e chronicles the journey of an immortal being as it experiences life, interacting with diverse individuals across different eras and locations.

Tooru Honda has always been captivated by the Chinese zodiac tales her beloved mother shared with her as a child. But a sudden family tragedy upends her life, leaving her entirely on her own. Forced to live in a tent, Tooru unknowingly sets up camp on land belonging to the prestigious Souma family. One day, she stumbles upon their home and meets Shigure, an older Souma cousin, and Yuki, the "prince" of her school. She tells them she resides nearby, but the Soumas soon uncover her hidden plight of homelessness when they spot her returning to her tent one night. Things begin to improve for Tooru when they kindly offer her a place to stay after learning of her situation. However, she quickly gets caught in a quarrel between Yuki and his short-tempered cousin, Kyou. In trying to intervene, she discovers the Souma family’s own deep secret: whenever they are embraced by a member of the opposite sex, they transform into the animals of the Chinese zodiac. With this newfound knowledge, Tooru realizes that living with the Soumas will be an unexpected journey filled with laughter and romance.

Five students at Yamaboshi Academy find themselves without a club that suits them, so they create the Student Cultural Society, nicknamed StuCS. The members are Taichi Yaegashi, a devoted wrestling enthusiast; Iori Nagase, a cheerful but perpetually uncertain girl; Himeko Inaba, a level-headed computer expert; Yui Kiriyama, a small but skilled karate user; and Yoshifumi Aoki, the group's joker. One day, Aoki and Yui are suddenly forced to swap bodies without warning, leaving them bewildered. As this bizarre supernatural occurrence keeps happening at random among the five friends, they realize it is far more serious than simple fun. Compelled to grow far closer than they ever intended, they gradually uncover each other's hidden secrets and emotional wounds, threatening to shatter both the StuCS and their bond.

During a summer holiday stay at her grandfather's place, six-year-old Hotaru Takegawa becomes lost in a forest said to be haunted by spirits. As she cries out in distress, a mysterious masked boy named Gin appears and offers to guide her. Overjoyed to see another person, Hotaru rushes toward Gin with open arms, only to be sharply pushed away. She soon discovers the harsh reason for his reaction: Gin is under a terrible curse—if a human ever touches him, he will vanish forever. Although Gin tells her never to come back, Hotaru does the opposite, and before long the two form a close bond despite his fragile condition. Yet as the years go by and their feelings deepen, Hotaru and Gin begin to struggle with the barriers that fate has placed between them.

Six months after his unexpected encounter with a bunny girl in a library, Sakuta Azusagawa is living happily with his girlfriend, Mai Sakurajima—the very same bunny girl. However, the return of Shouko Makinohara, his mysterious first crush now grown up, introduces a fresh challenge to his relationship with Mai. Compounding the issue, he meets a middle school version of Shouko in the hospital, battling a serious illness. Strangely, his old scars begin aching whenever he is near her. Since Shouko’s bizarre situation somehow revolves around him, Sakuta must accept his own conflicted feelings, whatever the outcome. With a young girl’s fate resting on his decisions, what actions can he possibly take?

Guts, who will later be known as the Black Swordsman, is a young mercenary traveling from place to place, recognizable by the enormous greatsword he carries. He takes on jobs that pay the most, but never stays with any group for long—until he comes across the Band of the Falcon. After completing a job, Guts is ambushed and defeats many members of the band in combat. Griffith, the founder and leader of the Band of the Falcon, becomes interested in Guts and challenges him to a duel. Though the other members are no match for Guts, Griffith defeats him with a single blow. Incapacitated and brought to the Band of the Falcon's camp to recover, Guts awakens two days later. He confronts Griffith, and they duel again, this time under a condition: if Guts loses, he must join the Band of the Falcon. Because of his still-healing injuries, Guts loses the fight and is inducted by Griffith. Over the next three years, Guts rises to become one of the Band of the Falcon's commanders. On the battlefield, his combat skill is second only to Griffith's, as he takes on large groups of enemies by himself. With Guts' immense strength and Griffith's leadership, the Band of the Falcon dominate every battle they fight. But something sinister lurks in the shadows, threatening to change Guts' life forever.

Since childhood, Chihiro Furuya has been obsessed with zombies, dreaming of having an undead partner. His fascination becomes practical when his cat, Baabu, is hit by a car, prompting Chihiro to create a resurrection elixir in hopes of reviving the pet. While experimenting, he meets Rea Sanka, a wealthy girl who releases her frustrations about her oppressive home life by shouting into an abandoned well. After bonding with her, Rea encourages Chihiro to continue his work, and he eventually succeeds using poisonous hydrangeas from her family’s garden. Unaware that the potion works, Rea drinks it hoping to end her suffering, believing it will kill her. Instead, the potion’s magic interacts with a fatal accident, causing her to rise as a zombie. With Chihiro’s help, she tries to navigate her new existence. Though this might seem perfect for a boy seeking a zombie girlfriend, life in Sankarea becomes increasingly strange as Chihiro must manage Rea’s unusual new appetites and the unexpected consequences of her transformation.