
Shows that feel likeDigimon: Digital Monsters (1999–2001)
If you loved Digimon: Digital Monsters, the closest series we have are Pokémon (1997), Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) and Dragon Ball GT (1996). All three share Digimon: Digital Monsters' kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold (2015).
If Digimon: Digital Monsters hit the spot, these will too

Both are working the same pair: creature, anime

Both are built on the same subject: shounen

The same preoccupation in both: adventure

Two things both keep coming back to: parallel world and isekai
The difference: Leans further into comedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: shounen
The difference: 25 years apart, and the 2020s show

Common ground: anime

Both land momentum and scale at once

One thread runs through both: adventure

Kinetic animation in both cases
The difference: Lighter on ideas

Cerebral where it counts, dreamlike underneath

Epic action & adventure, and it commits to that

Sci-fi & fantasy with a pulse of ideas, in both cases
In the mood for more kinetic?
all kinetic shows →The best-reviewed series that share Digimon: Digital Monsters’ defining feeling.









