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1. Dororo (2019)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Sightless Hyakkimaru wields fearsome prosthetics in place of the limbs his father traded to 12 demons. When he encounters the young thief Dororo, the pair sets out to reclaim Hyakkimaru's body parts and survive the demon-infested world.
Stars: Jason Douglas, Rio Suzuki, Mugihito, Chaney Moore
Votes: 20,023
2. Inuyasha (2000–2004)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teenage girl periodically travels back in time to feudal Japan to help a young half-demon recover the shards of a jewel of great power.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Richard Ian Cox, Sarah Hauser, Darren Pleavin
Votes: 17,906
3. My Undead Yokai Girlfriend (2024– )
16+ | 38 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A strange relationship of love and mystery is sparked between a lonely college student Tadashi who wants nothing more than to find a girlfriend, and Izzy, a Yokai girl.
Stars: Sakura Kiryu, Takashi Sorimachi, Antony, Yukiya Kitamura
Votes: 194
4. Kamisama Kiss (2012–2016)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Nanami is left homeless after her father runs away due to debts. When she saves a man named Mikage from dogs, he gives her his house which turns out to be a shrine and she becomes the new deity.
Stars: Tia Lynn Ballard, J. Michael Tatum, Luci Christian, Jessie James Grelle
Votes: 5,004
5. Mysterious Disappearances (2024– )
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
The modern-day bizarre Romanesque story follows Sumireko Ogawa, an aspiring novelist who loves mysteries and works at a bookstore with a boy named Ren Adashino. They witness strange occurrences and attempt to solve mysteries.
Stars: Fairouz Ai, Daiki Yamashita, Rie Takahashi, Masako Nozawa
Votes: 28
6. The Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)
104 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Medieval clan lord searches for missing wife. Ninja Mizuki meets him by chance. Family murder sets off chilling events amid clan leadership fight. Plot revolves around missing wife, Mizuki's mission, murder, power struggle within clan.
Director: Gô Koga | Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Masako Nozawa, Toshihiko Seki, Hidenobu Kiuchi
Votes: 165
7. Rosario + Vampire (2008)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Tskune accidentally gets on a bus to a school of monsters.
Stars: Nana Mizuki, Daisuke Kishio, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Todd Haberkorn
Votes: 3,683
8. The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World (2023)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Haruyoshi Kuga uses a reincarnation spell to bring Seika Lamprogue happiness, but his onmyo art exceeds the world's magic.
Stars: Yumiri Hanamori, Azumi Waki, Nene Hieda, Kôsuke Kobayashi
Votes: 1,144
9. Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020– )
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
An adventure following Sesshomaru's half-demon twin daughters, Towa and Setsuna, as they discover the mysteries of their past along with Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome.
Stars: Sara Matsumoto, Mikako Komatsu, Agostina Longo, Azusa Tadokoro
Votes: 1,254
10. Natsume's Book of Friends (2008–2017)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
When Natsume Takashi inherits a book that belonged to his late grandmother he realizes the book is filled with the names of spirits she defeated and bound to her will. He then decides to return their names so they can be free once again.
Stars: Matthew Elkins, Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Christopher Wehkamp
Votes: 2,484
11. Bakemonogatari (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 367 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi is human again. Cured of his vampirism, he seeks to help other supernaturals with their problems. Koyomi becomes involved in their lives, revealing secrets in people he once knew.
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Eri Kitamura, Yuka Iguchi, Chiwa Saitô
Votes: 6,568
12. InuYasha: The Final Act (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
InuYasha's story draws to a close but not before finding Naraku and the Sacred Jewel, and facing new enemies and new dangers.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kumiko Watanabe, Kôji Tsujitani
Votes: 3,504
13. Tonari no Yokai-san (2024– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Fantasy
Nekomata Buchio & human Mutsumi find friendship in a Youkai-human town. Buchio masters his powers & Mutsumi seeks her dad. Heartwarming encounters bloom in this fantastical world.
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Ryosuke Higa, Asaki Yuikawa
Votes: 16
14. In/Spectre (2020–2023)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Meet the cute, smug, cane-wielding 17-year old Iwanaga Kotoko as she (very) aggressively tries to woo the older Sakuragawa Kurou and act as a mediator/problem-solver for the supernatural world.
Stars: Akari Kitô, Mamoru Miyano, Lizzie Freeman, Brandon Winckler
Votes: 1,322
15. Kemono Jihen (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Occult detective Inugami travels to a rural village to investigate a case. There he finds the half-human boy Kabane, who wants to find his parents.
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Natsuki Hanae, Ayumu Murase, Natsumi Fujiwara
Votes: 1,836
16. Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (2020)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Nene and the ghost of Hanako-kun want to stay out of trouble at Kamome Academy, but shenanigans follow them wherever they go.
Stars: Justin Briner, Megumi Ogata, Tyson Rinehart, Tia Lynn Ballard
Votes: 2,354
17. The Great Yokai War (2005)
PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young boy is chosen as the defender of good and must team up with Japan's ancient spirits and creatures of lore to attempt to destroy the forces of evil.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Chiaki Kuriyama, Bunta Sugawara
Votes: 2,666
18. Gegege no Kitaro (2018–2020)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Follow 13-year-old Kitaro, the last survivor of the forgotten Ghost Tribe, and his friends as they struggle to make peace between humans and yokai.
Stars: Motoko Kumai, Saori Hayami, Mayumi Tanaka, Masako Nozawa
Votes: 121
19. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (2010–2014)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Comedy
Rikuo Nura appears to be an average middle school student. No one knows that he comes home every day to a house full of youkai, nor that he transforms into the all-powerful leader of these ... See full summary »
Stars: Darrel Guilbeau, Liam O'Brien, Grant George, Todd Haberkorn
Votes: 836
20. Stitch! (2008–2015)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Comedy, Family
Follows a girl named Yuuna and her adventures with a mysterious space alien on an island off the coast of Japan.
Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Motoko Kumai, Yûji Mitsuya, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 363
21. Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
During their journey, Inuyasha, Kagome and their party are attacked by Menoumaru, a monster who is looking for Tessaiga, Inuyasha's sword, to an unknown end.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 2,820
22. Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles (2022)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Teenage Rabbit Samurai Yuichi, a descendant of the great warrior Miyamoto Usagi, embarks on an epic quest to become a true samurai.
Stars: Darren Barnet, Aleks Le, Mallory Low, Shelby Rabara
Votes: 579
23. Tsugumomo (2017–2020)
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Mystery
A normal high school student treasures a gift his mother gave him. One day, he finds out the true power of this gift and is drawn into a whole new world, complete with a harem of beautiful women.
Stars: Felecia Angelle, Howard Wang, Sarah Wiedenheft, Megan Shipman
Votes: 505
24. Konohana Kitan (2017– )
23 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A fox girl starts working at a hot spring inn for spirits.
Stars: Lindsay Seidel, Yuko Ono, Sawako Hata, Ayaka Suwa
Votes: 307
25. InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
After seemingly defeating their common enemy, Naraku, what appears to be the near-end of their journey instead leads Inuyasha and Kagome facing against a new threat.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 2,339
26. Temple (2017)
TV-MA | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.
Director: Michael Barrett | Stars: Logan Huffman, Natalia Warner, Brandon Sklenar, Naoto Takenaka
Votes: 5,218
27. Kodama (2023)
15 min | Short, Action
After a young Arthur stumbles into the spirit world, Hiro, his father, and captain of an elite SWAT Samurai team, rescues him from a terrifying Yokai Spirit, solidifying Arthur's unrealistic admiration for his savior.
Director: Brian Tang | Stars: Brandon Soo Hoo, Chris Tashima, Justin Chien, Alexander J. Lee
Votes: 11
28. The Helpful Fox Senko-san (2019– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Salaryman Nakano's stressful life is suddenly intruded upon by fox girl Senko-san, who is eager to heal his exhaustion in any way possible.
Stars: Azumi Waki, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kristen McGuire, Aaron Campbell
Votes: 899
29. Kekkaishi (2006–2011)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Yoshimori and Tokine are Kekkaishi's tasked to protect the land of Karusomari. They are constantly pushed to their limits, but they always persevere.
Stars: Grant George, Vic Mignogna, Laura Bailey, David Lodge
Votes: 543
30. Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari (2023)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Saenome are tasked with sealing spirits that possess objects and pose a threat to society. Known as tsukumogami, these spirits are generally non-violent, and saenome normally seal them ... See full summary »
Stars: Reina Ueda, Miyuki Sawashiro, Takeo Otsuka, Shin'ya Takahashi
Votes: 268
31. InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After 700 years the sword Sounga, who belonged to the Great Dog Demon, is unleashed, tearing a rift in the barrier between the underworld and the earth and stirring the restless souls.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 2,395
32. Sarazanmai (2019)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Three boys are enchanted by a water spirit and must go on a quest to return to human.
Stars: Ian Sinclair, Justin Briner, Alejandro Saab, Daman Mills
Votes: 371
33. Yo-Kai Watch (2014– )
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Keita frees Whisper, a yokai, from imprisonment. Whisper vows to protect Keita and gives him a watch to see yokai. With Jibanyan, they encounter and resolve yokai-related issues.
Stars: Sarah Hauser, Michael C. Pizzuto, Kate Hawkins, Suzie Steen
Votes: 269
34. Gegege no Kitarô (2007)
103 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Kitaro is half-human and half-yokai (a general term for creatures and supernatural beings), orphaned as a child and dedicated to keeping the peace between the human and yokai worlds. Kitaro... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Eiji Wentz, Mao Inoue, Rena Tanaka, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 398
35. After-school Hanako-kun (2023– )
TV-14 | 10 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
When not preserving harmony between the living and spirit realms, Hanako-kun and his human assistant Nene Yashiro, a first-year student at Kamome Academy, fill their time with other activities.
Stars: Yuri Yoshida, Chitose Morinaga, Mai Kanazawa, Kenjirô Tsuda
Votes: 81
36. Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The past catches up with the world of Inuyasha and Kagome's present in a form they could never have anticipated.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 1,994
37. Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)
Not Rated | 78 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
The murder of an old man on sacred grounds provokes the intervention of vengeful yôkai (Japanese spirits.)
Directors: Yoshiyuki Kuroda, Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Kôjirô Hongô, Pepe Hozumi, Masami Furukido, Mutsuhiro
Votes: 450
38. Shikiyoku emaki: Sennen no kyôren (2015)
TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Horror
A university professor and the members of his circle delve into a mysterious and lascivious world to uncover the legend of a tragic love ghost depicted on an Edo-era scroll in this sensual drama of ghost stories.
Director: Tetsuya Takehora | Stars: Beni Itô, Riri Kuribayashi, Misa Wada, Riri Kôda
39. Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow! (2016)
99 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a giant flying whale suddenly appears over Sakura New Town and its sound is heard the Yo-Kai undergo a transformation. The characters soon realize that as a result they have become ... See full summary »
Directors: Shinji Ushiro, Takeshi Yokoi | Stars: Risa Ai, Hibiki Aoi, Naoki Bando, Kenichi Endo
Votes: 89
40. The Ancient Dogoo Girls (2010– )
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
In the sequel, a college student named Shouta Tsuikimiya moves into the house where his archaeologist father, Yuzo, had last been living when he disappeared. Shouta inadvertently awakens ... See full summary »
Stars: Misaki Momose, Rina Takeda, Manami Nomoto, Maria Yoshikawa
Votes: 18
41. Gegege no Kitarô (1968–1969)
Animation, Action, Comedy
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Chikao Ôtsuka, Isamu Tanonaka
Votes: 50
42. Rumic World: The Laughing Target (1987 Video)
Unrated | 51 min | Animation, Horror, Mystery
Yuzuru was an average teenager who had almost forgotten that he was betrothed to Azusa(a girl)when he was only 6! Now arriving to claim what she feels is rightfully hers, only Satomi(... See full summary »
Director: Motosuke Takahashi | Stars: Yoku Shioya, Iyo Matsumoto, Hiromi Tsuru, Toshiko Sawada
Votes: 189
43. Divine Fate (1993)
11 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
An environmental morality tale. A divine gate gives one all that one desires, on the condition that one takes only what one needs and one gives something good in return.
Director: Ishu Patel | Stars: Linda Morrison, Jason Lang, Aron Tager, Susan Glover
Votes: 63
44. Tactics (2004– )
Not Rated | Animation, Action, Adventure
Kantarou has had the 6th sense to see demons for as long as he can remember, and has become friends with them, but also has the job of "yokai busting". With his tengu and his kitsune, they ... See full summary »
Stars: Luci Christian, Jessica Boone, Chris Patton, Blake Shepard
Votes: 115
45. Doguchan: The Ancient Dogoo Girl (2009)
24 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A stay-at-home nerd's dream comes true when he unearths a strange breastplate and awakens a sexy monster hunter named Dogoo, who brings him along her adventure with wacky monsters.
Stars: Erika Yazawa, Masataka Kubota, Romi Park, Rina Kirishima
Votes: 47
46. Ayakashi (2007–2008)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Ayakashi is a metecious form of life, giving unusual forces to the carrier in an exchange on all his life-breath. Yu Kusaka is a student, losing will to live post mortem friend of childhood.
Stars: Daisuke Kishio, Nana Mizuki, Tomokazu Sugita, Satsuki Yukino
Votes: 87
47. Graveyard Kitaro (2008– )
25 min | Animation, Horror
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Chikao Ôtsuka, Isamu Tanonaka, Takahiro Fujimoto
Votes: 72
48. Kitaro second work (1971–1972)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
A young monster from the graveyard wants to get along with humans and often ends up at odds with the other monsters who care nothing for the human meddlers.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Isamu Tanonaka, Chikao Ôtsuka, Keaton Yamada
Votes: 51
49. The Yokai King (2013– )
Fantasy
Born from a Coconut, IPPEI could see Nature's spirits invisible to normal human eyes. Without knowing his true ability and destiny, Ippei becomes isolated from people around him except a mythical spirit, and his only human friend KANA.
Stars: Shin Koyamada, Lisa Nakama, Saki, Kingoro Torajima
Votes: 14