Best afterlife anime
131 anime about afterlife, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.8Anohana the Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
Anohana the Movie: The Flower We Saw That DayAno Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. MovieMovie · 2013 · 1 ep3.8The TV series is retold through the different main characters' points of view with new additional material from their childhood, during the original series, and one year after the conclusion of the series.
3.8I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability Season 2
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability Season 2Tensei shitara Dainana Ouji Datta node, Kimama ni Majutsu wo Kiwamemasu 2nd SeasonTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.8After a victorious battle against Guisarme in the Lordost region, Lloyd’s pursuit of magic knows no bounds. His next goal? Holy Magic! To learn this sacred art, Lloyd and his companions visit a church, but what awaits them there…? (Source…
3.8Record of Ragnarok II Part 2
ONA · 2023 · 5 ep
Record of Ragnarok II Part 2Shuumatsu no Walküre II Part 2ONA · 2023 · 5 ep3.8Following the most recent brutal battle, the gods now hold the lead against mortals in the one-on-one tournament that will decide the fate of humanity. With three wins under the belt of the divine beings, the humans only have 10 matches…
3.8Mind Game
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
Mind GameMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.8Audiences will begin to grasp what they are in for early on, as loser Nishi, too wimpy to try to save his childhood sweetheart from gangsters, is shot in the butt by a soccer-playing psychopath, projecting Nishi into the afterlife. In this…
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3.8Hell Girl: Two Mirrors
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
Hell Girl: Two MirrorsJigoku Shoujo FutakomoriTV · 2006 · 26 ep3.8Ai Enma once again returns as the Jigoku Shoujo, who uses Jigoku Tsuushin (Hell Hotline) to allow people to post their grudges on their tormentors, sending them straight to Hell. In exchange, the users of the website will end up in Hell…
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3.8Looking for the Full Moon
TV · 2002 · 52 ep
Looking for the Full MoonFull Moon wo SagashiteTV · 2002 · 52 ep3.8Twelve-year-old Kouyama Mitsuki was devastated when she was diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the throat. She had made a promise to the boy she loves that she would one day become a singer, but her illness made singing impossible. To…
3.8Hozuki’s Coolheadedness 2: Part II
TV · 2018 · 13 ep
Hozuki’s Coolheadedness 2: Part IIHoozuki no Reitetsu 2nd Season: Sono NiTV · 2018 · 13 ep3.8The second part of Hoozuki no Reitetsu 2 .
3.8Ride Your Wave
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Ride Your WaveKimi to, Nami ni NoretaraMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.8Upon entering university, Hinako moves to a coastal town. She loves surfing, and when she's on the waves she's fearless, but still feels uncertain about her future. When a fire wreaks havoc in the town, Hinako encounters young firefighter…
3.8Record of Ragnarok II
ONA · 2023 · 10 ep
Record of Ragnarok IIShuumatsu no Walküre IIONA · 2023 · 10 ep3.8In a shocking turn of events, humanity has won its first battle in the Ragnarök tournament—a series of 13 fights that will decide the fate of mankind. Zeus, the head of gods, sends the demigod Heracles for the next round to avenge the…
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3.8Colorful ~ The Motion Picture
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Colorful ~ The Motion PictureColorful (Movie)Movie · 2010 · 1 ep3.8"I" died and was kicked out of the cycle of reincarnation because of the sin "I" committed. An angel told me that "I" won a lottery and he gave me a chance to remember the sin. My spirit possessed the body of the 14-year-old boy Makoto…
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3.8Gungrave
TV · 2003 · 26 ep
GungraveTV · 2003 · 26 ep3.8After a tragic scene with the murder of his friends, Brandon Heat follows his only friend Harry McDowel into Millennion, the largest mafia syndicate. While Harry McDowel is striving for power, Brandon is only staying in Millennion to see…
3.8A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof
TV · 2025 · 12 ep
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One RoofNinja to Koroshiya no FutarigurashiTV · 2025 · 12 ep3.8On the way home from school one day, Konoha Koga rescues Satoko Kusagakure, a ninja who escaped her village. Soon, pursuers from the village show up in search of Satoko only to be deftly dealt with by Konoha. As it turns out, the…
3.8Little Busters!: EX
Special · 2014 · 8 ep
Little Busters!: EXLittle Busters! EXSpecial · 2014 · 8 ep3.8Does the new girl in Riki Naoe's life need his help, or is she actually trying to kill him? After a chance encounter on a rooftop brings the enigmatic Saya Tokido into the Little Busters' world, the only thing that's certain is that…
3.8Hanada Shounen-shi
TV · 2002 · 25 ep
Hanada Shounen-shiTV · 2002 · 25 ep3.8Young Ichiro Hanada lives with his parents and grandfather in a quiet rural town. He is a little brat who constantly teases his sister, insults his mother, fights with everybody, and eats a lot. Ichiro has a near-death experience when he…
3.8Cool-headed Hoozuki OVA
OVA · 2015 · 4 ep
Cool-headed Hoozuki OVAHoozuki no Reitetsu OVAOVA · 2015 · 4 ep3.8Three Hoozuki no Reitetsu OVAs will be released in limited editions of volume 17 to 19, releasing February 23, 2015, May 22, 2015, and August 21, 2015, respectively.
3.7WONDER EGG PRIORITY
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
WONDER EGG PRIORITYWonder Egg PriorityTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.7This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai…
3.7Ghost Stories
TV · 2000 · 19 ep
Ghost StoriesGakkou no KaidanTV · 2000 · 19 ep3.7Kids and ghosts. When young Satsuki finds an old book of spells from her passed away mother, she gains the power to fight ghosts that are haunting her new school. With the help of her friends, and of a really wicked devil cat, she must…
3.7The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel BehaviorBokura wa Minna Kawai-souTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.7Usa, a high-school student aspiring to begin a bachelor lifestyle, moves into a new apartment only to discover that he not only shares a room with a perverted roommate that has an obsession for underaged girls, but also that another girl…
3.7Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Bleach the Movie: Hell VerseBleach Movie 4: Jigoku-henMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.7When a soul has committed irredeemable sins, it is removed from the cycle of reincarnation monitored by the Soul Society, and the gates of Hell open to condemn the soul to eternal damnation. From this place from where no one has ever come…
3.7Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Movie · 1995 · 1 ep
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion RebornDragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Gokuu to VegetaMovie · 1995 · 1 ep3.7Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts to defeat the monster, but realize…
3.7Hozuki's Coolheadedness
TV · 2014 · 13 ep
Hozuki's CoolheadednessHoozuki no ReitetsuTV · 2014 · 13 ep3.7Hoozuki is the aide to the great king of Hell, King Enma. Calm and super-sadistic, Hoozuki tries to resolve the various problems in Hell, including a rampaging Momotarou and his companions. However, he also likes spending his free time on…
3.7And Yet The Town Moves
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
And Yet The Town MovesSoredemo Machi wa MawatteiruTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.7Hotori Arashiyama loves mysteries, but there's one she just can't solve: why does the solution to one problem inevitably seem to lead to another? Like how when Hotori has to start working at the Seaside Maid Cafe after school to pay off a…
3.7Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno
OVA · 2005 · 12 ep
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - InfernoSaint Seiya: Meiou Hades Meikai-henOVA · 2005 · 12 ep3.7Seiya and the rest of the Bronze and Gold Saints who have survived the Sanctuary battle have entered the world of the Dead. They are fighting to get to Hades and defeat him. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.6Blue Literature Series
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Blue Literature SeriesAoi Bungaku SeriesTV · 2009 · 12 ep3.6Anthology series adapting six modern classics of Japanese literature: No Longer Human ( Ningen Shikkaku ) by Dazai Osamu — A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse…
3.6Night on the Galactic Railroad
Movie · 1985 · 1 ep
Night on the Galactic RailroadGinga Tetsudou no YoruMovie · 1985 · 1 ep3.6What is true happiness? For Giovanni, the answer is as far away as the stars. Mired in hardship, the young kitten faces problems that should be unknown to someone his age. At school, his classmates mock and ridicule him, and after the bell…
3.6Green Snake
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Green SnakeBai She II: Qing She Jie QiMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.6While trying to free her sister from Fahai's clutches, Xiao Qing winds up in a dystopian city and meets a mysterious man who can't recall his past life.
3.6Hell Girl
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Hell GirlJigoku ShoujoTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.6Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight. Known as the Jigoku Tsushin, rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the Jigoku Shoujo will appear and drag whoever…
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3.6Angel Beats! Specials
Special · 2010 · 2 ep
Angel Beats! SpecialsSpecial · 2010 · 2 ep3.6Special 1 - Angel Beats!: Stairway to Heaven Operation High Tension Syndrome. Another one of Yuri's plans, this time only so they can meet GOD. A special, unaired, episode of Angel Beats! which is included in the 7th volume of the BD/DVD…
3.6KONOHANA KITAN
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
KONOHANA KITANKonohana KitanTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.6The manga's story is set in Kokohana-tei, a hot spring hotel located in an inn town between our world and the other world, where many people go to visit. The story portrays the lives of fox spirits, who take the form of girls and work at…
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3.6Hell Girl: Three Vessels
TV · 2008 · 26 ep
Hell Girl: Three VesselsJigoku Shoujo MitsuganaeTV · 2008 · 26 ep3.6After the events of the 2nd season, Ai's three helpers, Ichimoku Ren, Wanyuudou and Hone-Onna live out their lives in relative peace. This is suddenly shattered when Kikuri returns to recruit them. Meanwhile, Ai mysteriously reappears from…
3.6Big Fish & Begonia
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Big Fish & BegoniaDa Yu Hai Tang (Movie)Movie · 2016 · 1 ep3.6This is a mythic land where no outsider has ever set foot. The spirit-like dwellers there, however, know us mortals well. They are responsible for human emotions and desires, for seasons, weather, the elapsing of time... Our protagonist, a…
3.5Angel Beats! Another Epilogue
Special · 2010 · 1 ep
Angel Beats! Another EpilogueSpecial · 2010 · 1 ep3.5Another ending epilogue included with the 7th volume of the DVD and Blu-ray. Disillusioned with the afterlife, a new student causes a scene during a classroom test and expresses his doubts about whether getting good grades can really lead…
3.5Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody
Movie · 2006 · 1 ep
Bleach the Movie: Memories of NobodyBleach Movie 1: Memories of NobodyMovie · 2006 · 1 ep3.5In Karakura Town, there has been a sudden outbreak of unidentifiable spirits called "blanks" (vacant souls) while in the skies of Soul Society, the real world has been reflected. A mysterious female shinigami called Senna has appeared…
3.5Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
Movie · 2008 · 1 ep
Bleach the Movie: Fade to BlackBleach Movie 3: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na wo YobuMovie · 2008 · 1 ep3.5A mysterious figure has broken into Mayuri Kurotsuchi's laboratory in the Seireitei. Rukia witnesses this catastrophe, and the intruders abduct Rukia as she feels something inside of her fade away. Meanwhile, in the World of the Living…
3.5Cat Soup
OVA · 2001 · 1 ep
Cat SoupNekojiru-souOVA · 2001 · 1 ep3.5Cat Soup is an extremely difficult film to describe, due to its awesome surrealism and almost nonexistant dialogue. It is more a work of art than an anime. There are many underlying themes, such as the transcience of man's existence, but…
3.5After-school Hanako-kun
TV · 2023 · 4 ep
After-school Hanako-kunHoukago Shounen Hanako-kunTV · 2023 · 4 ep3.5The ghostly Hanako-kun and his mortal assistant, Nene Yashiro, usually have their hands full resolving various supernatural incidents in Kamome Academy, but how do they spend their time when they get a break from all that? (Source: Yen…