Tiger & Bunny is quite the show. It’s about superheroes and their superpowers, but that’s not the focus of the series. The show’s USP is how it manages to interlink the lives of superheroes with their daily lives, their teamwork, their failures and successes, and of course, their responsibilities to their sponsors.
Much as is the case in the real world, money makes the world go round, and no matter how good or talented you are at what you do, you’re a nobody if you don’t have a reputation as a hero. It’s refreshing to see leads who aren’t school-going children that suddenly turn OP because of plot reasons, and it’s definitely heartwarming to see a single father as the lead in a show that isn’t about him being a father.
10 Samurai Flamenco
This one is primarily a parody, but it has bits and pieces of humor and serious plotlines, to keep all types of fans happy. Essentially, this show is all about heroism being contrasted with everyday life. Characters do not get OP or random power-ups simply because they’re the main characters. They have to fight for and earn their superpowers.
Both shows also have a wide variety of characters (all of which follow certain character archetypes) but they are able to pull it off due to the excellent writing.
9 Darker Than Black: Kuro No Keiyakusha
This anime has a more serious and darker tone than Tiger & Bunny. Set in an alternate futuristic timeline, we’re shown that humans being are able to develop superpowers via scientific technologies. Despite having achieved this marvel, these subjects of these experiments have to live in secrecy for fear of being ostracized by society.
A lot of morally grey decisions are made and characters are often forced to choose between difficult choices in order to get what they want.
8 My Hero Academia
Even though My Hero Academia features a school setting with a LOT of school children involved, its essential premise of having to work hard to get where you want to be (instead of conveniently being an OP character), is something that it shares with Tiger & Bunny.
Both shows also feature an array of superheroes, their superpowers, the power of friendship (an anime staple), and of course, different villains who possess varying abilities and motivations for doing what they’re doing.
7 Zetman
The first thing one will notice about both these shows are their similar art styles. This is because that manga of both these anime were drawn by the same person, Masakazu Katsura. Apart from that, both anime have a recurring theme of justice & crime, honesty & corruption, with more focus on the development of the characters and the plot, than giving fans a constant display of their superpowers and making them indulge in mindless fights with other super-powered human beings.
6 Chikyuu Bouei Kigyou Dai-Guard
Both of these anime are about saving the world and doing the right thing, all while dealing with corporate red tape. They feature idealistic main characters whose main goal is to simply save the lives of innocent people, fight villains and make everyone's day. The two series have a similar focus on the down-to-earth lives of the characters, where we see that superpowers don't come for free. The heroes of both shows are funded by private companies who care more about their heroes’ images and their statistics, than about saving the lives of innocent people.
5 A.D. Police
This show shares a lot with Tiger & Bunny. Both revolve around the central theme of bonding between male characters (with opposite personalities), who also spend their time working alongside other superheroes. The dynamics between these main characters here are very similar as well. A dark-haired character helps his blond partner with not only remembering and overcoming his trauma but also becoming a good friend of his as well.
Do keep in mind that A.D. Police ends on a tragic note, so if you’re looking for something light and peppy, you might want to skip this one.
4 One-Punch Man
For those looking for shows that have a superhero theme with a LOT of comedy in it, One Punch Man is the anime to watch. One would think that it doesn’t have a lot in common with Tiger & Bunny, but that would be wrong. Both anime feature a corporate approach to the concept of superheroes existing in their worlds. They are ranked on the basis of their actions, and points are added and subtracted, based on their performances in the line of duty.
3 Double Decker! Doug & Kirill
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill is a spin-off series of Tiger & Bunny, so of course, it had to make this list. Despite all events occurring in the same universe, Double Decker! Doug & Kirill features a completely new set of characters, villains, and situations that have almost nothing to do with the ones featured in its parent anime,
Even so, the characters are just as colorful (literally), superpowered, have to follow their insane point system, and have the same dynamic between its two male leads. One is seeking to be a hero, while the other is seeking revenge.
2 Soul Eater
This one’s another show about teenagers with supernatural powers, and it has a lot of action packed into it for shounen fans. Much like Tiger & Bunny, it also balances its humor well, thanks to witty one-liners and some very well written characters, and character motivations.
There are also enough of serious elements, like fighting villains, to keep viewers hooked till the very end.
1 Black Butler
This one is an unexpected entry on this list, mostly because Black Butler is a horror-thriller-shounen-style detective series, Tiger & Bunny is a buddy-superhero routine. But what binds the two shows together is how in both of them, we have one character (the younger one – Ciel/Bunny) who hides a tragic past. His family was burnt alive in his mansion while he was a child, a memory that scarred him for life.
Years later, he finds himself a black-haired “partner” (Sebastian/Tiger) who helps him in not only bringing justice but also becoming a close confidante.