Top 5 Anime Like Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan (Rikujou Bouei-tai Mao-chan) [2024 List]

Rikujou Bouei-tai Mao-chan

Mao Onigawara is a happy 8-year-old grade-schooler and the granddaughter of Chief of Staff of Ground Defense Force. Equipped with her cloverleaf-shaped badge which enables her to transform (but gives her no special power whatsoever), Mao and her best friends (granddaughters of Chief of Staff of Air and Marine Defense Force, respectively) will defend Japan against the invasion from "cute aliens," who are way too cute to be dealt with regular armed forces.

Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん, Rikujou Bouei-tai Mao-chan

Genres: Earth , Parental Abandonment , Japan , Asia , Parody , Comedy , Air Force , Absurdist Humour , Humanoid Alien , Alien , Navy , School Life , Present , Military , Super Power , Magic , Science Fiction , Kids

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Top 5 Anime Like Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan (Rikujou Bouei-tai Mao-chan) [2024 List]

5. Love Hina

Love Hina

Keitaro Urashima promised a girl when he was young that they would meet up again at Tokyo University in the future. Sadly, in the National Practice Exam, Keitaro ranked 27th from the bottom. Knowing his grandmother owned a hotel, Keitaro intended to stay there while continuing his studies for Tokyo U, only to find out the hotel had long been transformed into an all-girls dormitory. Through an odd twist of fate, Keitaro eventually became the manager of the dorm, beginning his life of living with 5 other girls.

Love Hina has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: ラブひな, Love Hina

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4. Urahara

Urahara

Three high school girls are putting together a limited-time shop called "PARK" in Japan's Harajuku. One day, aliens come to Earth with the intent to steal the famed district's culture. At the same time, a mysterious girl appears. The three girls band together to defeat the alien threat and protect their beloved Harajuku.

Urahara has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: URAHARA, ウラハラ

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3. Girls & Panzer

Girls & Panzer

Imagine a world where humanity lives on enormous carrier ships. In Girls und Panzer, not only do these community ships support entire towns, they also host military-themed sports events that use tanks. Popular among high school girls, tankery, as the sport is known, claims to make young women strong, graceful, and popular with boys.
Despite this, not every girl likes tankery. Miho Nishizumi comes from a long line of famous tankery practitioners, but a traumatic event drove her to abandon the sport. She even goes as far as to transfer to Oarai High School because it has no tankery team. Unfortunately, Miho joins the student body just as they're about to resurrect the sport. Because she's the only girl in the entire high school with prior tankery experience, the student council forces her to join the team. Can Miho's new friends and teammates help her overcome her traumatic past experiences and go on to win the national tankery championships?

Girls & Panzer has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガールズ&パンツァー, Garupan, Girls und Panzer

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2. Alien 9

Alien 9

Yuri Ootani, a girl who has been afraid of aliens, has been chosen to be on the alien party with the class president Kumi Kawamura, whose only intention to join the alien party is to get out of presidential duties, as well as Kasumi Tomine who is perfect at everything she does, including fighting all the aliens that come in their way. But can they defeat a massive alien who has already abducted Kasumi?

Alien 9 has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: エイリアン9, Alien Nine

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1. Vividred Operation

Vividred Operation

Friendship is the key to protecting the world.
That is everyone's wish. Here in a world where science has solved all questions.
This story is set in Oshima. The happy, carefree 14-year-old Akane Isshiki lived a poor, but well loved life together with her reliable little sister, Momo, who does all the housework, and her grandfather, Kenjirou, a genius inventor who only created useless devices. When the weather is clear, they can see the artificial island, Blue Island, across the sea. In the center of that island rises the revolutionary Manifestation Engine, a discovery that solved the world's energy problems.
It is a peaceful future, just like everyone dreamed of. One where everyone can smile and be happy...
But suddenly, the world is visited by danger. An unknown enemy, the Alone, appear, targeting the Manifestation Engine. As none of their weapons worked and they fell into despair, a lone girl takes a stand wearing a red "Palette Suit" which wields a great, hidden power. Before long, allies gather around her to fight.
And their friendship becomes the only hope for saving the world!

Vividred Operation has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ビビッドレッド・オペレーション, Vividred Operation

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