Best youkai anime
253 anime about youkai, 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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3.6The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female ColleagueKoori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou JoshiTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.6The setting is a workplace where a snowy-white romance blows in like a blizzard. Himuro is a descendant of yuki-onnas living in modern times and a newbie office worker. When he gets emotionally overwhelmed, he ends up causing blizzards or…
3.6Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2
TV · 2022 · 23 ep
Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 & 2Urusei Yatsura (2022)TV · 2022 · 23 ep3.6When an alien race known as the Oni invade Earth, the chronically unlucky and unapologetically lecherous Ataru Moroboshi is selected as humanity’s representative in a duel for the fate of the planet! His opponent is Lum, the Oni’s very…
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…
3.6Gugure! Kokkuri-san
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Gugure! Kokkuri-sanTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.6The original manga revolves around Kohina, a little girl who ends up summoning by a Kokkuri-san, a lower-ranking ghost in Japanese folklore. The Kokkuri-san she calls ends up being a white-haired handsome, young man. Although he had…
3.6The Morose Mononokean
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
The Morose MononokeanFukigen na MononokeanTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.6Ashiya has spent the first seven days of high school stuck in the infirmary because of a youkai attaching itself to him. He ends up asking the owner of a small tea room called the "Mononokean" for help. This is a tale involving the very…
3.6Tsugumomo2
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Tsugumomo2Tsugu TsugumomoTV · 2020 · 12 ep3.6When "ordinary boy" Kazuya Kagami meets the beautiful tsukumogami Kiriha, his life gets turned upside-down. As a "Taboo Child" who draws the supernatural towards him, he receives orders from the God of the Land, Kukuri, to become an…
3.6Kekkaishi
TV · 2006 · 52 ep
KekkaishiTV · 2006 · 52 ep3.6Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly fighting with his rival…
3.6Dara-san of the Reiwa Era
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Dara-san of the Reiwa EraReiwa no Dara-sanTV · 2026 · 13 ep3.6After venturing into a restricted, treacherous mountain forest, siblings Hinata and Kaoru meet a terrifying serpent god and become besties! Despite her initially scary appearance, the self-named “god of misfortune” is awkward, lonely, and…
3.6Spiritpact -Bond of The Underworld-
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Spiritpact -Bond of The Underworld-Ling Qi 2TV · 2018 · 12 ep3.6The second season of Spiritpact (Ling Qi). The series' Japanese dub premiered simultaneously with the original Chinese version and aired on Tokyo MX. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.6Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi
OVA · 2010 · 3 ep
Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no UmiOVA · 2010 · 3 ep3.6An OVA based on the Hoshi no Umi arc of the manga spanning chapters 26-34. This arc focuses on Rin Azuma, a Jiang-Shi yokai resident of Sakurashin adjusting to her new life in the city and working for a ramen shop. One day her former…
3.6Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Season 2
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Season 2Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun 2nd SeasonTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.6The journey to find all eight sacred gems continues, as Sousuke and Shino travel in search of the remaining gem holders. From the shadows the Imperial Church continues to scheme, and a mysterious woman seeks to fulfill a sinister plot with…
3.6Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni Naku
OVA · 2013 · 3 ep
Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni NakuOVA · 2013 · 3 ep3.6"Tsuki ni Naku" will take the story content from volume 11 of the manga, which features a visit to an onsen by the members of the Hiizumi Life Councelling Office, while the town's police force have to deal with a new youkai-hunter threat…
3.6Jigoku Sensei Nube
TV · 1996 · 49 ep
Jigoku Sensei NubeTV · 1996 · 49 ep3.6Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand. He has a monster hand, and he also has the ability to sense ghosts and evil spirits. So he protects his dear students from these evil…
3.6InuYasha: Kuroi Tessaiga
Special · 2008 · 1 ep
InuYasha: Kuroi TessaigaSpecial · 2008 · 1 ep3.6A 30-minute Inuyasha feature titled Kuroi Tessaiga screened on Takahashi Rumiko's picture exhibitions across Japan. In January 2010, this special ended up, slightly edited, as episode 15 of Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen.
3.6Huyao Xiao Hongniang 3: Yue Hong Pian
ONA · 2016 · 13 ep
Huyao Xiao Hongniang 3: Yue Hong PianONA · 2016 · 13 ep3.6Third season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang .
3.5The Helpful Fox Senko-san
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
The Helpful Fox Senko-sanSewayaki Kitsune no Senko-sanTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.5Sometimes the cure to a hard day’s work is the tender love and care of…a fox girl?! Salaryman Nakano’s stressful life is suddenly intruded upon by the fox, Senko-san, who is eager to help him heal his exhaustion. Whether she’s cooking…
3.5Pom Poko
Movie · 1994 · 1 ep
Pom PokoHeisei Tanuki Gassen PonpokoMovie · 1994 · 1 ep3.5Faced with the destruction of their habitat due to the growth of Tokyo, a group of tanuki try to defend their homes. They decide to use their transforming talents to try to hold back the new development. Two of them, especially skilled at…
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…
3.5Gantz:O
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Gantz:OMovie · 2016 · 1 ep3.5Death does not have to be the end; one can live again, but only through beating the game posed by the black ball called Gantz. On his way home to celebrate his younger brother's birthday, brave and kind-hearted student named Masaru Katou…
3.5Zakuro
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
ZakuroOtome Youkai ZakuroTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.5Westernization, a time when humans and spirits coexist. The modernization of Japan has begun. The Ministry of Spirit Affairs is established to resolve mysterious incidents involving the nation’s spirits. This ministry consists of…
3.5Kusunoki's Garden of Gods
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Kusunoki's Garden of GodsKami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-teiTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.5Minato Kusunoki is assigned to manage his family’s haunted, abandoned countryside estate. However, thanks to his overwhelming spiritual power, Minato accidentally purifies the entire place, turning the once-cursed property into a peaceful…
3.5Inu X Boku Secret Service Special
Special · 2012 · 1 ep
Inu X Boku Secret Service SpecialInu x Boku SS: Miketsukami-kun Henka/Switch/OmamagotoSpecial · 2012 · 1 ep3.5Unaired episode to be released with the seventh volume of the Blu-ray & DVD. It will consist of three short episodes newly written by the manga author Fujiwara Cocoa. Fujiwara also designed a new character called Hana-chan for the…
3.5Kamichu!
TV · 2005 · 12 ep
Kamichu!TV · 2005 · 12 ep3.5What would you do if you suddenly became a god? When little Yurie, a junior high school student, discovers that she is a god, she is beside herself in indecision and asks her friends. Thus begins her new life exploring what it means to be…
3.5Tonari no Yokai-san
TV · 2024 · 13 ep
Tonari no Yokai-sanTonari no Youkai-sanTV · 2024 · 13 ep3.5Welcome to Engamori, the cozy town where supernatural beings are your friendly neighbors. For generations and to this day, the otherworldly Yokai and humans have continued to protect their easygoing way of life. Enjoy the mountain breeze…
3.5Shonen Onmyoji
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
Shonen OnmyojiShounen OnmyoujiTV · 2006 · 26 ep3.5Masahiro is the grandson of the great onmyouji, Abe no Seimei. However, he lost his sixth sense that enables him to see supernatural beings, which is very important for an onmyouji. Thus, he is left with no choice but to try and pick a…
3.5Ojiisan no Lamp
Movie · 2011 · 1 ep
Ojiisan no LampMovie · 2011 · 1 ep3.5A boy finds a strange object while playing hide-and-seek. His grandfather tells him the story of his own youth, and the important role the old lamp played. This story is about the modernization of Japan and the changes that came with it…
3.5Summer Days with Coo
Movie · 2007 · 1 ep
Summer Days with CooKappa no Coo to NatsuyasumiMovie · 2007 · 1 ep3.5Kouichi Uehara is a fourth grade student living in the suburb of Tokyo. One day, he picks up a large stone which turns out to be a fossil of a baby "Kappa" sleeping underground for the past 300 years, and names it "Coo". Koichi and Coo…
3.5Urusei Yatsura - OVA Series
OVA · 1985 · 11 ep
Urusei Yatsura - OVA SeriesUrusei Yatsura OVAOVA · 1985 · 11 ep3.5The adventures of Lum, Ataru, Ten, and all the gang from Tomobiki continue in an assortment of new – but no less weird – stories. Watch as Lum, Ataru, and Shinobu encounter a rabbit-clad youth, enter the Room of Destiny, and…
3.5The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another WorldSaikyou Onmyouji no Isekai TenseikiTV · 2023 · 13 ep3.5You can't be happy if you're just strong, even if you're the strongest exorcist in the world. Exorcist Haruyoshi Kuga, called an unrivaled genius, is betrayed by the Imperial Court and about to die. Resolving to be happy in his next life…
3.5YAIBA: Samurai Legend
TV · 2025 · 24 ep
YAIBA: Samurai LegendShin Samurai-den YaibaTV · 2025 · 24 ep3.5The protagonist, Yaiba (Kurogane Yaiba), is a wild samurai boy who trains in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro! By chance, Yaiba returns to Japan, where he meets his rival Takeshi Onimaru, who has the same samurai spirit as Yaiba, in a…
3.5After-school Hanako-kun Season 2
TV · 2024 · 4 ep
After-school Hanako-kun Season 2Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun Part 2TV · 2024 · 4 ep3.5The spirit Hanako-kun and his human assistant, first-year student Nene Yashiro, keep the peace between supernatural forces and the students of Kamome Academy. When they’re not fighting to maintain balance between the living and spirit…
3.5Magical Angel Creamy Mami
TV · 1983 · 52 ep
Magical Angel Creamy MamiMahou no Tenshi Creamy MamiTV · 1983 · 52 ep3.5Creamy Mami is about a young girl, Yuu, who after seeing a spaceship is given the power to use magic for one year. She is also given 2 cats, Poji and Nega, to watch over and guide her. Using her magic powers to transform into the idol…
3.5GHOST CAT ANZU
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
GHOST CAT ANZUBakeneko Anzu-chanMovie · 2024 · 1 ep3.5Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant “ghost cat” and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new…
3.5Huyao Xiao Hongniang 2: Wangquan Pian
ONA · 2016 · 14 ep
Huyao Xiao Hongniang 2: Wangquan PianONA · 2016 · 14 ep3.5Second season of Huyao Xiao Hongniang.
3.5Legend of Deification
Movie · 2020 · 1 ep
Legend of DeificationJiang ZiyaMovie · 2020 · 1 ep3.5To earn his place amongst the gods, celestial army commander Jiang Ziya must vanquish a terrifying fox demon threatening the very existence of the mortal realm. After learning the creature’s fate is tied to that of a young girl, Jiang Ziya…
3.5High School DxD HERO
TV · 2018 · 13 ep
High School DxD HEROHigh School DxD HeroTV · 2018 · 13 ep3.5Issei and the 2nd years attend a class trip to Kyoto for well-deserved relaxation, leaving the senior and junior class students of the Gremory family behind. However, once there, they fall under attack and must win without Rias or their…