30+ Best Supernatural Anime!!

Updated May 12, 2024 by testing

Supernatural shows are one of the most common genres in different forms of media and you can never get tired of it because each supernatural story has their own uniqueness. Just like these anime shows that we’ve listed out for you! All of them have stories varying from each other and can range from a supernatural comedy to serious supernatural shows! So, let’s dive right in and see what these ones are!

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BEST SUPERNATURAL SHOWS!!

32. Yamada-kun and the 7 Witches

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TitleYamada-kun and the 7 Witches
GenreComedy, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioLIDENFILMS
Premiered2015
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

Ryuu Yamada has a bad student reputation due to being a delinquent and now that he’s about to begin his high school life, he plans to start anew and become a good student this time. Unfortunately, he eventually got bored and got into fights by the time in his second year followed up with bad grades.

As she first meets the role model, Urara Shiraishi, they both suddenly tripped causing them to fall down the stairs with an accidental kiss! What surprised them more is that they even switched bodies after the kiss!

After they discovered this weird power, they went to Toranosuka Miyamura who is the president of the Supernatural Club and recruited them as one of the first members! As they learn about the existence of the Seven Witches of Suzaku High, they spend their high school days searching for these strange people.

31. Mieruko-chan

31
TitleMieruko-chan
GenreComedy, Horror, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioPassione
Premiered2021
Episodes12
Duration23 min. per ep

Miko Yotsuya or also known as Mieruko-chan was once a normal girl living an average school life until for some reason she has the ability to see horrifying creatures and spirits! Her day started off as just a normal one with a typical routine of going to school, meeting up with your close friend, and then going straight home after class.

But as she waits for the bus, she suddenly starts to see ghosts that will just instantly freak you out! In this show, Mieruko-chan lives her life trying her best to hide her fear so as not to be revealed that the ghosts can see her and possibly be able to help other people too with her newfound ability!

30. K

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TitleK
GenreAction, Mystery, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioGoHands
Premiered2012
Episodes13
Duration24 min. per ep

In this world, there are people known as Kings due to their immense supernatural abilities and can create clans of their own in order to achieve their main objectives. The story starts with Isana Yashiro, a highschooler who unknowingly got involved in murdering Totsuka Tatara, one of HOMRA’s members and is ruled by the Red King, Suou Mikoto.

Yashiro now becomes the primary target of the Red Clan and is now on the run as he tries to gain the trust of one of his pursuers, Yatogami Kuro. What started from a murder now becomes a possible war among Kings as Yashiro’s memories were slowly revealed which can also affect the friends he’s been with along the way.

29. Assassination Classroom

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TitleAssassination Classroom
GenreAction, Comedy
TypeSeries
StudioLerche
Premiered2015
Episodes22
Duration23 min. per ep

Kunugigaoka Middle School’s Class 3-E is composed of delinquents and troublemakers who almost have no hope in finishing their academic years. However, the government has given them a chance to start anew if they get to kill their new octopus teacher, Koro-sensei.

It may sound easy at first, but Koro-sensei is actually a creature with supernatural abilities like superspeed, enhanced senses, and ability to regenerate his own limbs! Class 3-E has no choice but to cooperate with each other to come up with plans before Koro-sensei destroys Earth!

28. Kokoro Connect

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TitleKokoro Connect
GenreDrama, Romance, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioSILVER LINK.
Premiered2012
Episodes13
Duration24 min. per ep

After failing to join the clubs in Yamaboshi Academy, 5 students decided to form their own which eventually called Student Cultural Society. Its members are individuals with varying personalities. Soon after, some of the members of the StuCS experienced a strange phenomenon where their bodies switch for a short time, namely, Aoki and Yui.

This supernatural occurrence continues to happen between the five of them causing them to become more close friends than you ever thought. But as this ability makes them more exposed to their secrets and past experiences, this could also be the source of the destruction of the bonds they’ve made.

27. Black Butler

27
TitleBlack Butler
GenreAction, Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioA-1 Pictures
Premiered2008
Episodes24
Duration24 min. per ep

Black Butler tells the story of the head of the Phantomhive Household named Ciel Phantomhive with his reliable demon butler who is shown to possess supernatural abilities, Sebastian Michaelis. In the story, they look into investigations and solving mysteries that spread around the nation of England.

Unknown to them, these mysteries will slowly lead them to a revelation as to what really happened to Ciel’s parents as they encounter more enemies and allies along the way!

26. Bungou Stray Dogs

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TitleBungou Stray Dogs
GenreAction, Mystery, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioBones
Premiered2016
Episodes12
Duration23 min. per ep

Atsushi Nakajima is a teenage boy living in an orphanage until he was accused of being the reason behind the weird events happening in the orphanage which is actually caused by a tiger with him the only one not being able to see it. Now that he’s nothing to go back to, he becomes a homeless kid walking around the city.

Upon seeing a drowning man from the riverbank, he decided to save him, and the man introduced himself as Osamu Dazai, an investigator who focuses on everything that’s supernatural.  They then solved the case of the tiger in the orphanage as Atsushi was recruited to become one of the supernatural investigators leading him a new life with more unusual encounters!

25. Blood Blockade Battlefront

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TitleBlood Blockade Battlefront
GenreAction, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioBones
Premiered2015
Episodes12
Duration26 min. per ep

If you want a world where humans and supernatural beings coexist then that’s the type of place that Leonardo Watch lives in! To keep the peace between various creatures and races, the organization of Libra takes on the role to make sure that havoc never ensues.

Leonardo Watch is nothing but an average guy living in a place called Hellsalem’s Lot which is the counterpart of New York City. Upon receiving the All-Seeing Eyes of the Gods for unknown reasons, Leonardo’s sister lost her eyesight and eventually joined the ranks of Libra hoping that he gets the answers he needs.

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24. Future Diary

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TitleFuture Diary
GenreAction, Supernatural, Suspense
TypeSeries
StudioAsread.
Premiered2011
Episodes26
Duration23 min. per ep

Future Diary is an intense thriller and supernatural anime which will always put you at the edge of your seat! This is also the show where the famous yandere, Yuno Gasai, was introduced as one of Amano Yukiteru’s partners for survival.

It all started with Amano getting included in a Battle Royale game that he never asked for and the only ability he has is his phone which can predict the immediate future! As he encounters Yuno Gasai who also possesses the same digital diary as him, they then partner up to prepare for the upcoming battles they will encounter in order to survive against other participants in the game!

23. D. Gray-Man

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TitleD. Gray-Man
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy
TypeSeries
StudioTMS Entertainment
Premiered2006
Episodes103
Duration23 min. per ep

D. Gray-Man takes place in  a world full of Exorcists and Akumas who are controlled by The Millennium Earl and his subordinates called the Noah Clan. This anime focuses on Allen Walker’s story as a full-time Exocist who joins the organization of The Black Order.

As he goes on missions with his fellow Exorcist friends namely Lenalee, Lavi, and Kanda, they get to encounter stronger enemies they’ve never faced before! Life as an Exorcist is actually hard since a lot of their subordinates get killed by Akumas but as for Allen Walker, his main goal is to save as many innocent lives as he can while he searches for his long-lost mentor, General Marian Cross.

Unknown to him, Allen’s journeys will eventually cause him to discover his true identity and possibly be seen as a threat by the Black Order.

22. Blue Exorcist

22
TitleBlue Exorcist
GenreAction, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioA-1 Pictures
Premiered2011
Episodes25
Duration24 min. per ep

There are two things you should first know in the world of Blue Exorcist and that is the world of Assiah where the humans live, and Gehenna where the demons reside. Gehenna’s ruler, Satan, plans to conquer Assiah to become one of his territories and to do so, he intends to use his son, Rin Okumura, as a vessel once he grows up and executes his evil plans.

While Rin being the son of Satan himself, he inherited some of Satan’s demonic traits such as pointy ears, sharp teeth, and two flames over his head. Ironically, Rin is not someone who fights for the demons but rather fights to protect the humans in the world of Assiah. Since he disagrees with his father’s goals, he uses his sword called Kurikara to slay demons that wreak havoc in their world.

21. Konosuba

21
TitleKonosuba
GenreAdventure, Comedy, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioStudio Deen
Premiered2016
Episodes10
Duration23 min. per ep

On his way home from a long trip just to buy a newly released online game, Kazuma instantly met his death due to immense shock after not getting hit by a slow tractor. You didn’t read that wrong, he did not get hit by the tractor and just instantly died of shock. He later wakes up in the afterlife, only to see a goddess who goes by the name, Aqua, and also reveals to him how he died in the process. It was a comedic death and even his parents are laughing over what happened!

As Kazuma was resurrected in a fantasy world along with Aqua, he now becomes an adventurer who has no money at all and is already struggling with his new life! In this show, you get to see Kazuma take on laughable quests and recruit more members in his crazy group who can also be very weird in their own ways!

20. Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View

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TitleGarden of Sinners: Overlooking View
GenreAction, Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense
TypeMovie
StudioUfotable
Premiered2007
Episodes1
Duration50 min.

If you want a serious supernatural show then the movie series of Garden of Sinners is one you’ll definitely love! This world takes place in Japan during the 90s era, and it tells the story of Ryougi Shiki who possesses the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, and it allows her to see various ways of killing her targets once she activates it.

As a part of a detective agency called the Hollow Shrine along with Aozaki Touko and Kokutou Mikiya, they take on supernatural cases ranging from murderers, spirits, to supernatural entities. As you watch more of these shows, everything becomes connected together with Shiki’s dark past and how her life completely changed after her fateful meeting with Mikiya.

19. The Disastrous Life of Saiki K

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TitleThe Disastrous Life of Saiki K
GenreComedy, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioJ.C.Staff, Egg Firm
Premiered2016
Episodes120
Duration5 min. per ep

Saiki Kusuo is a guy blessed with supernatural abilities such as being able to do telepathic skills and other psychic powers… or so we thought because he considers his abilities as an inconvenience for him and treats it like a curse.

Even though he tries his best to have a normal and average school life, he can’t help but get involved with crazy people around him like Riki Nendou and Shun Kaidou. It seems that having an ordinary life is way harder than he anticipated.

18. Kizumonogatari

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TitleKizumonogatari
GenreMystery, Supernatural
TypeMovie
StudioShaft
Premiered2016
Episodes1
Duration1 hr. 4 min.

Kizumonogatari is a prequel story of the Monogatari series that tells how the main protagonist Koyomi Araragi, first met with the vampire named Kiss-Shot or more known as Oshino Shinobu. After Araragi hears a spreading rumor about a vampire that lives in their town, he completely ignores it and just goes on with his usual evening.

It all started when he saw a trail of blood that leads to a subway station and due to his curiosity, he followed the trail and saw the one thing he would never expect, the vampire itself! However, the vampire is in a critical condition due to her broken body and whatever Araragi’s decision may be, it will turn his life upside down.

17. Death Note

17
TitleDeath Note
GenreSupernatural, Suspense
TypeSeries
StudioMadhouse
Premiered2006
Episodes37
Duration23 min. per ep

Light Yagami is an average high school student with high intellect until one day he saw a notebook that fell from the sky for unknown reasons. After class, he went to the place where the notebook fell and was revealed to be the Death Note. Its written rules are quite simple and whose name is written on the notebook will meet its immediate death.

Light then uses this to deliver the kind of justice he believes in by writing names of different notorious criminals. As he dons the identity of Kira, his sense of justice becomes more twisted due to being one of the targets of the investigators. One of these investigators is L and has become one of Light’s greatest adversaries. In a battle of wits, Light and Ryuk lead a life of outsmarting their enemies as Kira.

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16. Natsume’s Book of Friends

16
TitleNatsume’s Book of Friends
GenreDrama, Slice of Life, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioBrain’s Base
Premiered2008
Episodes13
Duration24 min. per ep

Takashi Natsume lived a sad life by getting transferred from one orphanage to another due to his ability to see spirits known as youkai. One day, he broke a mysterious barrier only for him to meet a youkai cat named Madara. As Madara realizes that Takashi is the grandson of Reiko Natsume, he tells him that she is the creator of the Book of Friends where defeated youkais are sealed.

Since Takashi has the Book of Friends, he decided to make a deal with Madara wherein if he dies, he will hand over the book and become his bodyguard in return. As they come to an agreement, they spend their days forming strong bonds between youkais and humans.

15. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

15
TitleRascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
GenreDrama, Romance, Supernatural
TypeMovie
StudioCloverWorks
Premiered2019
Episodes1
Duration1 hr. 30 min.

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl is a sequel movie to the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Bunny Girl series. The movie takes place six months after the events of the series and focuses on Azusagawa Sakuta and Makinohara Shouko’s character arc.

It all happened when Sakuta’s friend, Shouko, reappears once again after her long mysterious disappearance. Recurring characters will make their appearances and here you get to see past wounds to surface once again as Sakuta settles things once and for all between him and Shouko while his relationship with Mai enters into a complicated status.

14. Bakemonogatari

14
TitleBakemonogatari
GenreMystery, Romance, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioShaft
Premiered2009
Episodes15
Duration25 min. per ep

Bakemonogatari is the first ever installment in the Monogatari series with Koyomi Araragi as the main protagonist, of course. It started with Araragi meeting a guy named Meme Oshino who saved him from a vampire attack and tries to lead a normal school life after that.

One day, he saw a girl falling from the stairs and caught her. What surprised him more is that the girl is actually weightless, it’s as if he were carrying nothing at all. The girl introduced herself as Hitagi Senjougahara. Araragi then decided to help solve her supernatural problems by dealing with the mystical crab which caused Hitagi’s weightlessness.

13. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure – Stardust Crusaders

13
TitleJojo’s Bizarre Adventure – Stardust Crusaders
GenreAction, Adventure, Drama, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioDavid Production
Premiered2014
Episodes24
Duration24 min. per ep

Stardust Crusaders is the 3rd part of the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure series with its main protagonist being Kujo Jotaro as the user of the Stand, Star Platinum. As a part of the Joestar Bloodline, it is natural for Jotaro to develop his own stand just like his grandfather he accompanies with in their travels, Joseph Joestar.

After Jotaro’s mother, Holly, manifests a Stand that can cost her life, Jotaro, Joseph, and Avdol set out on a journey to Egypt and stop Dio’s plans. Along the way, they will encounter new allies and enemies who serve under the notorious vampire and stand user, Dio Brando.

12. Mushishi

12
TitleMushishi
GenreAdventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Slice of Life, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioArtland
Premiered2005
Episodes26
Duration25 min. per ep

Let’s start off with what a Mushi actually is in this world. Mushi are beings who have no goals whatsoever other than to just simply exist. They come in different forms like a plant, a disease, or anything you can consider as natural in the world.

Despite its existence, humans seem to not be fully aware of the Mushi and which is why there are people who investigate these creatures, and they are called Mushishi. One such Mushishi is a guy named Ginko and he travels to different places to gather more evidence and knowledge about the scarcely known Mushi.

11. Fate/Zero

11
TitleFate/Zero
GenreAction, Fantasy, Supernatural
TypeSeries
Studioufotable
Premiered2011
Episodes13
Duration28 min. per ep

Kiritsugu Emiya is a skilled mage and assassin who took part in the Fourth Holy Grail War. With his catalyst called Avalon, he used this to summon the Saber Class, Artoria Pendragon as his Servant for the upcoming battles.

As a Master, Kiritsugu must face 6 other Masters who have their own respective Servants in the Holy Grail War, and it is said that the champion will have its one wish granted by the Holy Grail. Unknown to everyone and Saber, Kiritsugu’s goals are more than that and may not just affect his life but the whole city of Fuyuki. His decisions will also lead him to saving a certain boy who will become the center of everything in the coming years.

10. Chainsaw Man

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TitleChainsaw Man
GenreAction, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioMAPPA
Premiered2022
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

Denji and Pochita share a deep bond as partners even if they are human and devil. They live by doing Devil Hunting jobs from a certain yakuza. Their life together slowly crumbles as their boss betrays them and attempts to kill them with the Zombie Devil that the yakuza has contracted with.

Denji suffers a mortal wound, but Pochita voluntarily sacrifices himself by merging with Denji to let him live as a hybrid devil. Denji now becomes what is known as the Chainsaw Man. Using his chainsaws protruding from his arms and head he  kills the Zombie Devil for good. After the bloody fight, Makima enters the scene to recruit Denji as a Devil Hunter.

9. Spirited Away

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TitleSpirited Away
GenreAward Winning, Adventure, Supernatural
TypeMovie
StudioStudio Ghibli
Premiered2001
Episodes1
Duration2 hr. 4 min.

Ogino Chihiro and her parents are on their way to their new home until they encounter a strange tunnel that leads to what seems to be a deserted amusement park with lots of delicious food. Her parents indulged themselves with the foods and after several hours she found both of them turned into pigs!

As the day comes to an end, mysterious creatures start to appear as the place starts to blend in with the spirit world. Now that Chihiro has no way of escape, she tries her best to blend in among the society full of spirits. In her time in the spirit world, she meets new friends and trustworthy people like Haku who can help her go back to her home world.

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8. Your Name

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TitleYour Name
GenreAward Winning, Drama, Supernatural
TypeMovie
StudioCoMix Wave Films
Premiered2016
Episodes1
Duration1 hr. 46 min.

Two separate lives in different timelines become connected to one another in Your Name.  Mitsuha Miyamizu is a shrine priestess and a high school girl living in the province of Itomori. She dreams of going to Tokyo once she grows up due to the boring countryside.

On the other hand, Taki Tachibana is a Tokyo high schooler who works as a part timer in an Italian restaurant and dreams of becoming an architect. One day, a random situation happens when they unknowingly switch bodies for the day.

Believing that it’s a dream, they did the most random things they can think of only for people to be weirded out the following day. This continues on and on as they slowly try to communicate with each other and use the opportunity to prevent the looming demise that awaits the province of Itomori.

7. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

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TitleThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
GenreComedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life
TypeSeries
StudioKyoto Animation
Premiered2009
Episodes14
Duration24 min. per ep

Kyon is a guy who doesn’t believe in supernatural things like time travelers, espers, aliens, and the likes. But all of this will be put into question when he encounters the girl named Haruhi Suzumiya. Haruhi doesn’t show much interest in other things besides the supernatural. After Haruhi’s brief conversation with Kyon, he unknowingly gave her the idea of starting her own club!

This resulted in  the creation of the SOS Brigade with its members consisting of Haruhi herself, Kyon, Nagato, Mikuru, and Itsuki. With each of these people having their own big secrets, they become factors to Haruhi in knowing who she really is.

6. Jujutsu Kaisen

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TitleJujutsu Kaisen
GenreAction, Award Winning, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioMAPPA
Premiered2020
Episodes24
Duration23 min. per ep

Itadori Yuuji started off as a high schooler who investigates paranormal activities with the Occult Club. After they found what seems to be a cursed object, they got themselves involved in getting chased by a demon in their school.

Megumi Fushiguro makes his appearance by dealing with the demon but as he starts to get weary, Yuuji swallows  a cursed object which is known to be one of the fingers of the powerful demon, Sukuna.  Now that his life has completely turned around. To control this he trains to be a Jujutsu Sorcerer by attending the Jujutsu Technical High School

5. Demon Slayer

5
TitleDemon Slayer
GenreAction, Award Winning, Fantasy
TypeSeries
Studioufotable
Premiered2019
Episodes26
Duration23 min. per ep

Kamado Tanjiro and his family live out in the woods due to poverty. Tanjiro works as a coal seller and he goes down to the village every day to sell his coals. As he goes home in the middle of the night, Tanjiro was stopped by a stranger to stay for the night due to demons being very active at that time.

Heeding the stranger’s advice, Tanjiro stayed for the night and went home the following day. What he saw at their home are the corpses of his family who were victimized by an unknown demon. The only living survivor is his sister, Nezuko, who has been demonized but can still somehow control it. After an encounter with the Water Pillar, Tomioka Giyu, he was persuaded to become a Demon Slayer if he truly wanted to avenge the death of his family.

4. Fruits Basket

4
TitleFruits Basket
GenreDrama, Fantasy, Romance
TypeSeries
StudioTMS Entertainment
Premiered2019
Episodes25
Duration23 min. per ep

After suffering from a family tragedy, Tohru Honda now lives in a tent in a secluded area. Unknown to her, the land is actually a property owned by the Sohma Family. After meeting with the Sohma cousins namely Shigure and Yuki, they eventually discovered that Tohru is actually living near their area and is currently homeless. 

After this discovery, they decided to welcome Haru into their home only for her to encounter something peculiar. It seems that the Sohma family has some kind of curse to turn into Chinese zodiac animals whenever they’re hugged by the opposite gender! What awaits Tohru’s new life is a story full of comedy or maybe even romance!

3. Owarimonogatari

3
TitleOwarimonogatari
GenreComedy, Mystery, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioShaft
Premiered2015
Episodes12
Duration26 min. per ep

Ougi Oshino is the new transferee in Naoetsu Private High and was introduced to the protagonist, Koyomi Araragi, by Kanbaru Suruga due to Ougi’s supernatural discovery in their school. This discovery is an area that should not exist but somehow managed to be.

After getting locked into a room with Ougi, Araragi realizes that the room stores memories that he had forgotten two years ago and is related to his middle school classmate, Oikura Sodachi.

2. Mob Psycho

2
TitleMob Psycho
GenreAction, Comedy, Supernatural
TypeSeries
StudioBones
Premiered2016
Episodes12
Duration24 min. per ep

Kageyama Shigeo or also known as Mob began to manifest his own psychic powers at an early age. But to the danger that his power might bring, he decided to conceal it and only uses this to impress his crush, Tsubomi.

To gain full control of his own psychic abilities, he decided to work with Reigen Arataka, a guy who claims himself as a psychic even though he’s not. Mob now works with him by extinguishing spirits in their world as he slowly taps into his uncontrolled psychic powers.

1. Bleach

1
TitleBleach
GenreAction, Adventure, Fantasy
TypeSeries
StudioPierrot
Premiered2004
Episodes366
Duration24 min. per ep

After Kurosaki Ichigo’s ordinary life gets disrupted by a Hollow, he is now in a predicament between life and death. As he meets the Soul Reaper named Kuchiki Rukia, he becomes  what is called a Substitute Soul Reaper in order to protect his family and defeat the Hollow.

As a Soul Reaper, he gets involved in more situations he never thought of getting into such as defeating Hollows and gaining the trust of the other Soul Reapers in Soul Society. Everytime he overcomes every obstacle he faces, Ichigo unlocks more and more abilities making him more than what he is which will eventually lead him to discovering his true powers.

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Looks like this will be it for the best supernatural shows you can find in the anime world. If you want to take a break from chill anime then these ones might be worth getting into because of their rich storylines and unique elements! If you want to read more like this then you can check out the other blogs we have!

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