Top 5 Anime Like DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER (Zetsubou no Kaibutsu) [2026 List]

Zetsubou no Kaibutsu

A story about fourteen-year-old alien girl Aoi Hoshino. Her family uses a certain medicine to disguise themselves as humans. For some reason the medicine slowly stops working, but only on Aoi...

DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 絶望の怪物, Zetsubou no Kaibutsu

Genres: Drama , Horror , Alien , Science Fiction

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Top 5 Anime Like DESPAIR OF THE MONSTER (Zetsubou no Kaibutsu) [2026 List]

5. Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko

Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko

During her summer holiday at her grandparents house Tamai Shiina, a young and cheerful schoolgirl, meets a strange looking creature. They befriend each other and Shiina names it "Hoshimaru: The Round Star." When Shiina returns home after the summer to go back to school, she starts meeting other kids that also have befriended a strange creature like Hoshimaru. But she soon finds out that not all these creatures and their masters are as friendly as Hoshimaru.

Shadow Star Narutaru has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: なるたる ~骸なる星・珠たる子~, Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko

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4. Gantz 2nd Stage

Gantz 2nd Stage

Kurono Kei and his ex-elementary school classmate, Kato Masaru have survived the first two ordeals that the unknown black sphere Gantz has sent them through. Exploding body parts, struggling to stay alive till the last second and seeing your fellow comrades fall in a pile of blood and gore are the norm to them now. They are aware now that Gantz can call them up along with any new deeds, at any time for another confrontation with aliens.

Will Kato's experiences in the Gantz world give him the same courage in the real world? With fellow veteran Gantzer Kei Kishimoto currently staying at Kurono's home as his "adopted pet", can Kurono stave off his growing lust for her mammaries?

What the heck is Gantz?

Gantz: Second Stage has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガンツ, Gantz *uncut*

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3. Sidonia no Kishi

Sidonia no Kishi

After destroying Earth many years ago, the alien race Gauna has been pursuing the remnants of humanity—which, having narrowly escaped, fled across the galaxy in a number of giant seed ships. In the year 3394, Nagate Tanikaze surfaces from his lifelong seclusion deep beneath the seed ship Sidonia in search of food on the upper levels, only to find himself dragged into events unfolding without his knowledge.
When the Gauna begin their assault on Sidonia, it's up to Tanikaze—with the help of his fellow soldiers and friends Shizuka Hoshijiro, Izana Shinatose, and Yuhata Midorikawa—to defend humanity's last hope for survival, and defeat their alien foes. Sidonia no Kishi follows Tanikaze as he discovers the world that has been above him his entire life, and becomes the hero Sidonia needs.

Knights of Sidonia has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: シドニアの騎士, Sidonia no Kishi

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2. Gantz

Gantz

If you are chosen by the bizarre black sphere known as Gantz, you are already dead—yet you might be able to reclaim your mortality. First, Gantz demands that you undertake brutal missions of madness, killing aliens hidden among the population. It is your only chance and you have no choice. You must play this disturbing game. And if you die again—and you likely will—it's permanent.

Gantz has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: ガンツ, GANTZ

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1. Gokukoku no Brynhildr

Gokukoku no Brynhildr

Ten years ago, Ryouta Murakami set out with his best friend Kuroneko to find proof of alien life. A tragic accident occurred, killing Kuroneko and injuring Ryouta. In honor of Kuroneko's memory, Ryouta now searches the night sky for alien signs, determined to prove that his friend had been right, and that aliens really do exist.
Then one day, a new transfer student comes to his class and shatters everything he believes: her name is Kuroha Neko, and she looks exactly like the deceased Kuroneko. Kuroha denies being Ryouta's friend, but there’s something strange about her. She somehow aced a difficult test to transfer in, but doesn't know her multiplication tables. She possesses inhuman strength and strange abilities. And strangest of all, she predicts death.
After Kuroha displays supernatural strength in saving his life, Ryouta becomes a part of Kuroha's life, learning about her past and the hidden forces that exist in the universe. As he sinks more and more into a world of artificially created witches and magic, Ryouta must allow his scientific mind to accept that Kuroha has a very real power - the kind of power some forces will stop at nothing to get a hold of.

Brynhildr in the Darkness has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 極黒のブリュンヒルデ, Gokukoku no Brynhildr

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