Top 10 Anime With Angels and Demons

Updated:

10 Aug 2020

Do you prefer angels or demons? Well it doesn't matter because this list features both!

No one really knows where we end up when we die. But it sure is fascinating to think about all the possibilities of the afterlife. Angels and demons provide one possibility of what we will become. These beings give a storyteller an option to create a serious world that deals with death and its ramifications. On the other side, taking a humorous approach can make all our lives feel more whimsical. Angels and demons as story devices not only explore human nature but expand upon it.

10. Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan

Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan Trailer

This comedy about a violent angel will make the faint of heart squirm in their seat. Sent from the future, Dokuro must stop Sakura from creating a machine that will stop women from aging and make them immortal. Instead of just killing Sakura, Dokuro wants to change his path, even if it means accidentally bludgeoning him over and over again.

Dokuro has the ability to bring Sakura back to life after murdering him.

9. Ah! My Goddess

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Keiichi, a college sophomore, summons the goddess Belldandy before him, but he can only comprehend the godly act as a prank. Belldandy tells Keiichi that she can make one wish come true, as a joke, he asks the beautiful goddess to stay with him forever. Belldandy must fulfill the wish and the two have to learn to live with each other.

Belldandy has a couple of sisters that move in to check their relationship.

8. Heaven's Lost Property

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Tomoki wants nothing more than to just live a peaceful life. That dream crumbles before him as an angel servant intervenes . The angel has the power to create flying panties and to gender swap humans, creating many bizarre problems in Tomoki’s once peaceful world.

As the series progresses many more angels come down to Earth, hinting to a bigger plot that looms in the world.

7. Gabriel DropOut

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Gabriel worked hard as an angel student to bring happiness to all humans on Earth. Once she made contact with people, she also learned about their entertainment . Gabriel becomes entranced with video games, dropping all her past motivation to make the world a better place.

Gabriel makes new friends with a demon that will push her to go back to her past, motivated self.

6. The World God Only Knows

The World God Only Knows Trailer

Keima has mastered the art of conquering virtual girls, playing dating sims non stop on his PFP. The oblivious Elsie thinks that he can help capture the hearts of real women and so gets him under a contract to do just that. Keima now has to use the logic of video games to win the love of different girls that suffer in the real world.

Since Keima most values his time with gaming, he is often resistant to doing things for others.

5. High School DxD

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Issei was lucky to find himself on a date with a beautiful girl. That is, until she asked him to die for her and then proceeded to murder him. In an actually lucky event, his classmate, Rias, revives Issei as a demon and lets him serve as her soldier.

In the demon world, fights between soldiers are structured like a chess game. Where different demons fill the roles of pawn, bishop, knight, etc.

4. Angel Beats

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Death comes suddenly and without any warning, it's no wonder why some would choose to refuse it. Yuzuru awakens in a highschool after his death and comes into contact with the Afterlife Battlefront. He joins this organization to fight against angels that wish to take him to the next phase of the afterlife.

The members of the organization equip themselves with heavy fire arms.

3. The Devil is a Part Timer

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In an alternate world, Satan fails at conquering the humans and faces probable death at the hands of hero Emilia. With no other choice, Satan and his general, Alciel, escape to our world and lay low. Satan uses the name Sadao and starts to obsess over his job at the fast food restaurant, MgRonalds.

Other beings from Satan’s world come into our world, looking for the devil.

2. Devilman Crybaby

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Akira learns about the existence of demons and chooses to expose them to the world. While trying to execute on this plan, Akira merges with a demon. With his new found powers, Akira now fights against these threats to save the world.

In Devilman Crybaby, demons are vicious beings that will kill humans.

1. Demon Slayer

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Tanjiro works to provide a comfortable life for his family by selling charcoal in a nearby village. One day, Tanjiro returns home to find his family slaughtered by a demon, with only his sister alive. The reason she survived is because she too, has become a demon.