What is this genre all about? Shows that are produced outside of East Asia, but are influenced by Japanese animation, themes, and culture. Usually has an animation style similar to anime, or contains themes commonly found in anime.
We present you the list of Anime Influenced anime you should watch right now.
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Top 19 Anime Influenced anime you should watch right now. [2025 List]
- 19. Arcane Season 2
- 18. Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2
- 17. Arcane
- 16. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire
- 15. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth
- 14. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water
- 13. Devil May Cry
- 12. Castlevania
- 11. Castlevania Season 2
- 10. Castlevania: Nocturne
- 9. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- 8. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
- 7. The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
- 6. Castlevania Season 3
- 5. The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3
- 4. Pantheon
- 3. Sonic Boom Season 2
- 2. 100%
- 1. Terminator ZERO
19. Arcane Season 2
The second and final season of Arcane.
Jinx’s attack on the Council sets the stage for a dire escalation of the conflict between Piltover and Zaun.
Arcane Season 2 has finished airing and it has 9 Episodes. It is also Known as: 『アーケイン』シーズン2, Arcane: League of Legends Season 2
18. Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2
The second season of Castlevania: Nocturne.
The legendary Alucard, Richter Belmont, and his band of vampire hunters are in a desperate race against time. Erzsebet Báthory, the Vampire Messiah, who already seems invincible, seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless darkness and terror.
Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2 has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: Akumajou Dracula Castlevania: Tsukiyo no Nokutān 2, 悪魔城ドラキュラ －キャッスルヴァニア－: 月夜のノクターン 2, Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2
17. Arcane
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
Arcane has finished airing and it has 9 Episodes. It is also Known as: 『アーケイン』, Arcane: League of Legends
16. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire
Third and final season focuses on Aang's quest to defeat the tyrannical Fire Lord. In the season's beginning, Aang and his friends Sokka, Katara, and Toph are traveling through the Fire Nation, conjuring a plan for invading the Fire Nation and looking for a teacher to teach Aang Firebending. Time is against our heroes as Sozin's Comet fast approaches...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire has finished airing and it has 21 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender
15. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth
Aang and his friends Katara and Sokka are on a quest to find an Earthbending teacher. After finding important information concerning the war with the Fire Nation, their journey leads to Ba Sing Se, the capital of the Earth Kingdom, where they uncover great internal government corruption.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth
14. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water
Aang and his friends Katara and Sokka journey to the North Pole to find a Waterbending master to teach Aang and Katara. The Fire Nation is waging a seemingly endless war against the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribes. Aang, the current Avatar, must master the four elements (Air, Water, Earth, and Fire) to end the war.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water
13. Devil May Cry
In this animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game, sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms," the official description reads. "In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.
Devil May Cry has not yet aired. It will air on April 3, 2025. It is also Known as: デビル メイ クライ, Devil May Cry
12. Castlevania
The last surviving member of a disgraced clan fights to save Eastern Europe from Dracula. Inspired by the classic video game series.
Castlevania has finished airing and it has 4 Episodes. It is also Known as: Akumajou Dracula: Castlevania, 悪魔城ドラキュラ -キャッスルヴァニア-, Castlevania
11. Castlevania Season 2
The second season of Castlevania.
Castlevania Season 2 has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: Akumajou Dracula: Castlevania 2, 悪魔城ドラキュラ -キャッスルヴァニア- 2, Castlevania Season 2
10. Castlevania: Nocturne
As revolution sweeps France, Richter Belmont fights to uphold his family's legacy and prevent the rise of a ruthless, power-hungry vampire ruler.
Castlevania: Nocturne has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: Akumajou Dracula Castlevania: Tsukiyo no Nokutān, 悪魔城ドラキュラ －キャッスルヴァニア－: 月夜のノクターン, Akumajō Dracula － Castlevania: Nocturne, Castlevania: Nocturno, Castlevania: Noturno
9. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part 1
8. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
After getting bitten by a radioactive spider, Brooklyn teen Miles Morales gets a crash course in web-slinging from his alternate-dimension counterparts.
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
7. The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople. He must count on friends — old and new — to solve the mystery before the hostilities between the two kingdoms escalate into all-out war.
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
6. Castlevania Season 3
The third season of Castlevania.
Castlevania Season 3 has finished airing and it has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: Akumajou Dracula: Castlevania 3, 悪魔城ドラキュラ -キャッスルヴァニア- 3, Castlevania Season 3
5. The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3
The Chroma Conclave’s path of destruction spreads like wildfire while the Cinder King hunts down Vox Machina. Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.
The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3
4. Pantheon
Based on a collection of short stories from award-winning author Ken Liu about Uploaded Intelligence, or, human consciousness uploaded to the 'Cloud', Pantheon focuses on Maddie, a bullied teen who receives mysterious help from someone online.
The stranger is soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being: an “Uploaded Intelligence” or “UI,” but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war.
Pantheon has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: PANTHEON SEASON 01
3. Sonic Boom Season 2
Season 2 of Sonic Boom
Sonic Boom Season 2 has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: Sonic Boom Season 2
2. 100%
Music video for the song 100% by Moona Hoshinova ft Nerissa Ravencroft
100% has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 100% feat Nerissa Ravencroft
1. Terminator ZERO
2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity.
Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he’s hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future, which forever alters the fate of his three children.
Terminator Zero has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: ターミネーターZERO, Terminator: The Anime Series
