What is this genre all about? Japanese for "transformation" (metamorphosis or disguise).A "henshin anime" is any anime, where the characters or their costumes transform, such as Sailor Moon. The henshin switches on the character's special powers, and is frequently accompanied by a costume change. Often the change of clothing is the only outward indicator that the character has changed and yet nobody seems to notice the hero's true self.Most henshin heroes have a special item which they use to change into their heroic form. These items are usually activated by a command phrase (which is often in Engrish, for some reason), triggering a transformation sequence.
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Top 20 Henshin anime you should watch right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Attack on Titan: The Final Season
- 19. Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere 2nd Season
- 18. Meitantei Precure!
- 17. Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
- 16. Kill la Kill
- 15. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
- 14. Sentai Daishikkaku 2nd Season
- 13. Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai
- 12. Takt Op. Destiny
- 11. Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru
- 10. Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers
- 9. Winx Club Season 2
- 8. Metallic Rouge
- 7. Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers
- 6. SSSS.GRIDMAN
- 5. Aikatsu!
- 4. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS
- 3. Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san
- 2. Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie
- 1. Aikatsu Stars!
20. Attack on Titan: The Final Season
4 years after the Survey Corps reached the shore beyond the walls, Falco Grice and Gabi Braun are among Marley's "Warrior Candidates" who wish to inherit the power of the Titans. After emerging victorious in a hard-fought war, they continue their military training when Marley shifts its focus on invading Paradis once again. Nevertheless, in the midst of this announcement, Reiner has an unexpected encounter with a key person from his past... one who brings along terror and chaos.
Attack on Titan: The Final Season has finished airing and it has 16 Episodes. It is also Known as: Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season, 進撃の巨人 The Final Season, Shingeki no Kyojin Season 4, Attack on Titan Season 4
19. Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere 2nd Season
The second season of Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere.
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 株式会社マジルミエ 第2期, Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere 2nd Season
18. Meitantei Precure!
The 23rd installment of the long-running Precure series.
Anna Akechi is a second-year junior high student living in Makoto Mirai Town. On her 14th birthday, she has a chance encounter with a fairy named Pochitan, and a magical pendant caused her to travel back in time from 2027 to 1999! In the Makoto Mirai Town 28 years in the past, Anna meets Mikuru Kobayashi, a girl her age who wants to become a great detective.
Meanwhile, people in town are in trouble as their prized possessions are being stolen from under their noses - the cause being a group of Phantom Thieves. To stop them, Anna and Mikuru turn into Pretty Cures! Maybe if they solve these mysteries, Anna can find her way back to her own time?
Meitantei Precure! is currently airing and will have 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: 名探偵プリキュア！, Star Detective Precure!, TanPre (たんプリ)
17. Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
The war for Paradis zeroes in on Shiganshina just as the Jaegerists have seized control. After taking a huge blow from a surprise attack led by Eren, Marley swiftly acts to return the favor. With Zeke’s true plan revealed and the military forced under a new rule, this battle might be fought on two fronts. Does Eren intend on fulfilling his half-brother’s wishes or does he have a plan of his own?
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season Part 2, 進撃の巨人 The Final Season Part 2, Shingeki no Kyojin Season 4 Part 2, Attack on Titan Season 4 Part 2
16. Kill la Kill
After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The academy is ruled by the imposing and cold-hearted student council president Satsuki Kiryuuin alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. In the school's brutally competitive hierarchy, Satsuki bestows upon those at the top special clothes called "Goku Uniforms," which grant the wearer unique superhuman abilities.
Thoroughly beaten in a fight against one of the students in uniform, Ryuuko retreats to her razed home where she stumbles across Senketsu, a rare and sentient "Kamui," or God Clothes. After coming into contact with Ryuuko's blood, Senketsu awakens, latching onto her and providing her with immense power. Now, armed with Senketsu and the Scissor Blade, Ryuuko makes a stand against the Elite Four, hoping to reach Satsuki and uncover the culprit behind her father's murder once and for all.
Kill la Kill has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: キルラキル, KILL la KILL, KLK, Dressed to Kill, Kiru ra Kiru
15. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Tsukino Usagi is a 14-year-old girl in junior high. She's ditzy, whiny, and a crybaby. She often flunks her tests, and she is always scolded by her family. However after a bad day, Usagi is surprised to encounter a black cat that can talk! The cat, Luna, grants Usagi the power to transform into Sailor Moon, a fighter who is to save the world against the Dark Kingdom and its evil ruler, Queen Beryl.
Of course, Usagi can't do it alone, and there are others who will help her on the way...
Sailor Moon has finished airing and it has 46 Episodes. It is also Known as: 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
14. Sentai Daishikkaku 2nd Season
The second season of Sentai Daishikkaku.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 戦隊大失格 2nd season, Ranger Reject, ขบวนการกำมะลอ, No Longer Rangers
13. Toujima Tanzaburou wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai
Tanzaburo Tojima has dreamt of becoming a Kamen Rider his whole life. But now that he’s 40 years old, he’s starting to think his dream may never come true…until he’s swept up in a series of crimes inspired by the infamous “Shocker”! From Air Master and 81 Diver’s Shibata Yokusaru comes a wild, heartfelt tale about adults who love Kamen Rider a little too much and start playing pretend—for real!
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: 東島丹三郎は仮面ライダーになりたい, Tojima Tanzaburo Wants To Be A Masked Rider
12. Takt Op. Destiny
Music is the light that illuminates people's hearts-- and that "light" was suddenly taken from the world. The world changed the night the black "Kuroya Meteorite" fell. Grotesque monsters known as D2 emerged from the meteorite and began to overrun the land and people. As the D2 were drawn to melodies people played, eventually "music" itself became taboo.
However, those who opposed the monsters appeared. They the "Musicart," girls who draw power from music. They possess the great operas and musical scores of humanity history and use them to defeat the D2.
Takt Op. Destiny has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: takt op.Destiny, Takt op. Unmei wa Shin Akaki Senritsu no Machi wo, Takt op. Destiny
11. Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru
Asagaki Togo was the Red Ranger in a heroic Ranger squad. During their final battle against the ultimate evil organization, he suffers a crushing defeat and resigns himself to death... That is, until he finds himself reborn in an entirely different world! Embracing his new role as an adventurer, he transforms into Kizuna Red and continues his pursuit of justice, helping those in need. Enjoy this heroic tale of a Ranger becoming the protector of another world!
THE RED RANGER Becomes an Adventurer in Another World has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 戦隊レッド異世界で冒険者になる, Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru
10. Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers
The Demon World once plunged the Human World into terror. With the seal broken and hordes of Demon Soldiers launching an invasion, five young warriors rushed to humanity's rescue. They were called the Samurai Troopers, and now their battle begins anew!
Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 鎧真伝サムライトルーパー, Yoroi Shinden Samurai Troopers
9. Winx Club Season 2
The second season introduces Aisha (named Layla in the 4Kids and Rai English versions), the Fairy of Waves, and princess of the distant watery world of Andros (called The Realm of Tides in the 4Kids version). The newly expanded Winx Club face a new villain, Lord Darkar, who has the Trix become his helpful allies and loyal minions.
Winx Club Season 2 has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: Winx Club Season 2
8. Metallic Rouge
Metallic Rouge takes place in a a world where humans and androids coexist. The story follows Rouge, an android girl, who is on a mission on Mars with her partner Naomi. The mission is to murder nine artificial humans who are hostile to the government.
Metallic Rouge has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: メタリックルージュ, Metallic Rouge
7. Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers
Set in a dystopian near future where otaku culture in Japan has been obliterated by a mysterious organization known as "SSC", Magical Girl Destroyers follows the misadventures of Otaku Hero—a young revolutionary who loves otaku culture—and Anarchy, Blue, and Pink, a trio of magical girls who admire him. Together they struggle to create "a world where you can say what you like about what you like as much as you like."
Magical Destroyers has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 魔法少女マジカルデストロイヤーズ, Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers
6. SSSS.GRIDMAN
Yuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is, and now he’s seeing and hearing things that others don’t! A voice from an old computer tells him to remember his calling, and he sees a massive, unmoving creature in the distance. Nothing’s making sense—until the behemoth springs to life! Suddenly, Yuta is pulled into the digital world, reappearing in the real one as the colossal hero—Gridman!
SSSS.GRIDMAN has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: SSSS.GRIDMAN
5. Aikatsu!
An idol's brilliance illuminates the dreams of humanity. Starlight Academy, a holy ground for celebrities in training, seeks to realize this belief. Behind its rigorous entrance requirements lie not only the top young stars in the entertainment business, but some of the best memories these students will ever have.
Or so Aoi Kiriya believes. Alongside her best friend Ichigo, Aoi decides to apply for the prestigious private school in hopes of living up to the praise of the biggest idol in the world: Mizuki Kanzaki. As they journey through the numerous laughs, friendships, and heartbreaks that await them, can the two girls light up the lives of others as Mizuki has done for them?
Whether it be chopping down Christmas trees, traversing obstacle courses, or even rock climbing, there's always a playful new adventure to be found in the world of Aikatsu!.
Aikatsu! has finished airing and it has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: アイカツ！アイドルカツドウ！, Aikatsu! Idol Katsudou! Idol ga Tsudou!, Aidoru ga Tsudou!, Idol ga Tsudou!
4. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS
SuperS centers heavily on Chibi-usa and the Sailor Team. A new enemy, the Dead Moon Circus, has now appeared. Their motive is to find the Golden Dream Mirror that would be used to rule the world. To do this, the enemy attacks innocent victims for their Dream Mirrors and test their energy. Chibi-usa also has a new ally on her side, Pegasus. This season also sees the Sailor Senshi obtaining new powers.
Sailor Moon SuperS has finished airing and it has 39 Episodes. It is also Known as: 美少女戦士セーラームーン Super S, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon SuperS
3. Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san
An Evil Organization from another planet is trying to take over Earth. An extraterrestrial from that organization named the "General" tirelessly fights against Earth's defenders every single day in a battle of life and death! However, today is his day off.
Mr. Villain's Day Off has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 休日のわるものさん, Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san
2. Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie
"Starlight" - it's a distant star, long ago, and in the far future. Two girls, who were struck by the light of the stage in this play, exchanged their destinies.
"Two people's stars, waiting on stage."
To burn out ordinary fun and joy and fulfill our destinies. A destiny to become a blast furnace at just 5 years old... what a danger. Eventually the two will meet again. One continued to stand on the stage of tragedy, the other jumped in, separated, jumped in, rewrote their destinies... and created a new chapter full of light. No girl was burned and fell from the tower, nor was she imprisoned. Then... what is the end of that new chapter?
"Starlight" is a story of an unknown author. Where does the light come from and where does it go? And who is "starring" in this story?
Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 劇場版 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト, Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie
1. Aikatsu Stars!
The series will feature a new protagonist named Yume Nijino. Yume aims to become a top idol, and she enrolls in the Yotsuboshi Gakuen (Four Stars Academy). This academy has a special group called the S4, who are the top four active idols in the school. Yume and the other first-year students aim to become a part of the S4.
Aikatsu Stars! has finished airing and it has 100 Episodes. It is also Known as: アイカツスターズ！, Aikatsu Stars!
