In the midst of the industrial revolution, a monster called Kabane, hunts down humanity. Currently on the island of Hinomoto, humans are now living in stations to keep safe from this zombie-like creatures. Unfortunately, one locomotive has been hijacked by the Kabane, turning the once peaceful city in a storm. Ikoma, a steam smith, has invented the tsuranukizutsu to kill the Kabane but he was infected through the process. Not wanting to be like those undead monsters, he finds a way to stop the spreading of the virus in his body, making him a Kabaneri which is a hybrid of being a human and a Kabane.

The plot of Koutetsujou no Kabaneri and God Eater are almost one and the same starting how the main characters, Ikoma & Utsugi, Lenka are so dead focused on killing the monsters that plague's their world. Just like Aragami that must be killed by special means, Kabane must have different strategic ways to kill them depending on their type. Humans also rely on living in fortresses, in this case, stations, to avoid being attacked by the Kabane. If you want a post-apocalyptic setting with a lot of action, disgusting gory moments, give Koutetsujou no Kabaneri a chance. The Anime just finished airing so it’s a good time to marathon this one.

The application Nicaea is now becoming trendy as of late. However, after a train accident, Kuze, Hibiki was given a chance to live again. He chooses to live, but he is now able to summon demons making him a devil summoner. After knowing that monsters called Septentriones are out to get humanity, Hibiki, and his companions fight with their demons to survive the week-long war against these frightening godlike monsters.

God Eater and Devil Survivor 2 share being based on a game of the same name. They are similar in a way that humans must fight mysterious monsters in order to survive with the help of specialized weapons. In God Eater, humans that are infused with Oracle Cells are able to use “God Arcs” to eliminate the Aragami. While in Devil Survivor 2, humans who download the application called Nicaea, are given the power to summon demons albeit, with the price of dying first and choosing to live.

Devil Survivor 2 starts with a normal modern day setting until Septentriones (unknown creatures that invade the earth for the purpose erasing the world) wreak havoc on planet earth, making the place having a more apocalyptic feeling to it. If you love humans trying to survive in a war against monsters, like in God Eater, you can’t go wrong with Devil Survivor 2.

In Mikado City, a portal suddenly appears with beings called Neighbor, intending to take the world for themselves. It is now the job of the organization known as Border, to keep these monsters in line. The story starts when a border agent, Mikumo, Osamu meets Kuga Yuuma, a humanoid neighbor.

If God Eater has the Fenrir, Oracle Cells, God Arcs, and Aragami, World Trigger has Border, Trion, Trigger, and Neighbors as equivalent to those mentioned for God Eater. World Trigger has an organization called the Border in order to fend off the monster invaders known as Neighbors. Since Trion is the primary energy that resides inside every human being, they use this as their power source to use the Trigger technology to advance their weapons. Both shows are stunningly good to watch, still, we would like to add that World Trigger is more like the milder version of God Eater when comparing intense action and death.

Itami, Youji was supposedly having his normal daily routine when a large portal showed up out of know where. In the portal, there is a large gate where mysterious creatures are coming out from the inside, harming humans and destroying everything in their way just so they can conquer the human world. Months have passed after the attack, Youji together with his team are given a mission to go to the other side of the gate to investigate.

Despite the fact that the ones who are invading are not monsters, but a different kind of species from another dimension, GATE is still similar with God Eater because humans try to fight back against these strange beings that want their world. Like Aragami, these creatures leave death in their wake. Thankfully, there is a military force named JSDF, or Japan Special Defense Forces, to protect its fellow citizens from being harmed. Much like God Eater, proper military actions or tactics must be taken if humans want to survive this new all out war. If you want something similar to God Eater, why not give GATE a go?

Schwarzesmarken is from the Muv-Luv series taking place before Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse. During 1980 in East Germany, an army known as the Black Marks, is on the move to save humanity from aliens called BETA, or Beings of Extraterrestrial Origin.

Yet another anime show that you surely don’t want to miss is Schwarzesmarken which is, by the way, based on a visual novel released in November of 2015 with its second part being planned to release in September of 2016. The main plot of these two shows is very simple, fighting monsters, or in this case, aliens to save their own kind.

Simply put, this is like the sci-fi mecha version of God Eater. They use high-end technology in order to kill these BETA as they are hard to kill due to their unpredictable traits. These two shows are bloody and very gory, yet, what Schwarzesmarken has that separates it from God Eater must be its politics. It’s not the boring kind that might make you sleepy, but Schwarzesmarken presents its political side in an interestingly and intriguing manner.

Ever since he was a child, Sorey believed the legend of olden times that Seraphim (Blessed spirits that cannot be seen by humans) and Humans once lived in harmony, just like how he, a human, currently lives with his Seraphim family. As he ventures out to explore the world for the very first time, he takes the responsibility of being the Shepherd (one who cleanses malevolence) not knowing the hardships and tribulations he must face to make the legends he once believed in a reality.

Akin to God Eater and our other selection above that is Devil Survivor 2, Tales of Zestiria is an anime based on a game. Both anime are made by studio Ufotable, having the same beautiful soundtracks and awe-stunning visuals. While God Eater's are tasked with killing Aragami by the use of God Arcs, Tales of Zestiria, on the other hand, has Sorey as the chosen Shepard to purify malevolence and hellions alike with the power of purification that was given to him by the Lady of the Lake. Although Tales of Zestiria tackles more about adventure and finding the truth about the world, it will never fail to give the audiences the action and drama needed that God Eater delivered us.

Hopefully, the show can give us more extra insights about the game and the upcoming Tales game that is Tales of Berseria. Since it’s airing right now, why not give it a shot? It’s much lighter compared to all of the selections above and a must for all original fans of the tales game franchise.