Dororon Enma-kun - Recommendations

• TV (13 eps x 3 min)
• 2015

Set in 1960s Kyushu, the show centers around Santa, a familiar from hell who is charged with maintaining the border between hell and the human world. Santa's mission has him crossing paths with many humans and supernatural creatures.

• TV (108 eps)
• 1985 - 1988

There are many kinds of youkai in the world, some of which take on the form of scary, malevolent monsters that want to punish humans for their careless ways or even harvest them for their own nefarious plans. However, at the other end of the spectrum are the harmless spirits who simply wish to co-exist peacefully with mankind. Young Kitarou is one such ghoul who, along with his talking eyeball of a father and various youkai friends, has taken it upon himself to protect humans from the monsters that would do them harm – that is, if the mischievous and greedy Rat-man doesn’t keep causing trouble in the process…

• OVA (4 eps)
• 1989 - 1991

A demon from a different space and time comes to Earth carrying cargo...a baby, named Jiro. Leaving this baby to be raised in safety, the demon leaves, not to return for 15 years. As a dark and twisted cult begins preying on Jiro and his family, his true identity and destiny unfolds, for he is...Shuten Doji.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2007

Dante works as a demon hunter for the office of Devil May Cry, and as he is always in debt he doesn't have the luxury to turn down jobs as long as they pay well. His latest assignment is to be a bodyguard for the young Patty Lowe while she receives her inheritance. During the mission he was able to defeat the demons that got in his way and deliver Patty safely, but upon completion of the mission Dante discovers that Patty will be staying with him – indefinitely! Now, Dante must not only hunt demons and coexist peacefully with other hunters, but also handle the responsibility of taking care of a little girl!

• TV (39 eps)
• 1972 - 1973

The Demon King Zenon has announced that the strongest of his three best warriors will take the body of a human and destroy the human race. After a quick battle, Devilman is victorious and assumes the life of the now slain Akira Fudou. However, 'Akira' soon finds his plans utterly foiled when the daughter of his new caretaker, Miki, is revealed to him for the first time. Akira quickly falls in love with the lovely Miki, casting him a traitor with the devil clan. With his mission forgotten, Akira must now fight the minions of the Demon King at every turn to protect the woman he loves.

• TV (19 eps)
• 2000 - 2001

Satsuki and Keichiro are new students of the haunted Amanogawa Elementary School - a school where their late mother attended as a child. Soon they meet the perverted Hajima Aoyama and #1 spirit researcher Leo Kakinoki, and thus their ghost hunting group is formed! WIth the help of Satsuki's mother's ghost diary and the crafty wiles of Kaaya, a cat that has been possessed by the demon Lord Amanojaku, the gang will seal away ghosts in order to rid Kaaya's body of Amanojaku and save the day. Can the four friends manage to seal away toilet ghosts, deadly nurses, creepy dolls and a variety of supernatural phenomena, all while passing their classes?

• OVA (1 ep)
• 1999

A condensed summary of Devilman.

• TV (214 eps)
• 2014 - 2018

When Keita frees Whisper, a ghost-like youkai, from 190 years of imprisonment, Whisper pledges to protect Keita from supernatural dangers. Whisper also gives Keita a watch that allows Keita to see other youkai. Together with the twin-tailed cat spirit Jibanyan, they encounter lots of youkai-related problems and solve them.

• TV (26 eps)
• 2006

Three half-human, half-monster creatures named Bem, Bera and Bero battle evil creatures determined to take over the world. While these three friends normally resemble humans, they can transform into horrifying monsters with superpowers. By leading the battle against evil, Bem hopes that their valiant efforts will one day help him and his companions become completely human.

• TV (25 eps)
• 2017

Helping the departed find peace is all in a day’s work for half-Shinigami Rinne Rokudo, but the poor guy is in over his head when more mysterious interlopers from the spirit world start to create problems for him and Sakura Mamiya.