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Shows that feel likeDragon Ball (1986–1989)

Young Goku sets off on a quest with his teenage friend Bulma to find the seven Dragon Balls, which grant whoever possesses them a single wish.

If you loved Dragon Ball, the closest series we have are Pokémon (1997), Naruto (2002) and Doctor Who (2005). All three share Dragon Ball's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Quantum Leap (1989).

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If Dragon Ball hit the spot, these will too

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Pokémon
1997–2023 · 25 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 7.6animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: tournament

Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.

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Naruto
2002–2007 · 4 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 8.4animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPrime Video

Common ground in both: martial arts and rivalry

Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.

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Doctor Who
2005–2021 · 13 seasons · BBC One
★ 8.5action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

Common ground: alien

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Dragon Ball does

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

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Quantum Leap
1989–1993 · 5 seasons · NBC
★ 8.2sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · drama

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987–1994 · 7 seasons · Syndication
★ 8.7sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · dramaParamount+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: alien

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

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Fullmetal Alchemist
2003–2004 · 1 season · TBS
★ 8.5animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

Cerebral where it counts, dreamlike underneath

Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.

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Marvel's Iron Fist
2017–2018 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 6.4action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: kung fu

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Danny Rand resurfaces 15 years after being presumed dead. Now, with the power of the Iron Fist, he seeks to reclaim his past and fulfill his destiny.

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Justice League Unlimited
2004–2006 · 3 seasons · Cartoon Network
★ 8.7animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyMax

Both lean on momentum more than on animation

The galaxy's most powerful superheroes return to battle the allied villains and criminal plots that endanger the universe.

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Saint Seiya
1986–1989 · 1 season · tv asahi
★ 8.4animation · drama · action & adventure

Epic action & adventure, and it commits to that

Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.

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Digimon: Digital Monsters
1999–2001 · 2 seasons · Fuji TV
★ 7.4animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

Sci-fi & fantasy built on ideas, twice over

While at summer camp, seven kids come across seven Digivices and are transported to a strange digital world. In this new world they make friends with creatures that call themselves Digimon who were born to defend their world from various evil forces.

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Teen Titans
2003–2006 · 5 seasons · The WB
★ 7.9animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

Dreamlike animation in both cases

Fighting for truth, justice and the last slice of pizza, these five superheroes are living proof you're never too young to save the planet. Protecting Earth and beyond, the Teen Titans use martial arts and gadgetry to battle villains.

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KENGAN ASHURA
2019–2024 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.9animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: martial arts

Ohma Tokita enters a hidden world where corporate disputes are settled in brutal gladiator bouts. Forget the money, he just wants to fight — and win.

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