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Shows that feel likeFairy Tail (2009–2019)

Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn't just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.

If you loved Fairy Tail, the closest series we have are Black Clover (2017), KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! (2016) and Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017). All three share Fairy Tail's cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Ranma1/2 (2024).

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If Fairy Tail hit the spot, these will too

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Black Clover
2017– · 2 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 8.2animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

Common ground in both: magic and based on manga

The difference: Easier on the wit than Fairy Tail

Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world: he has no powers! But, on the day they receive their grimoires, they surprise everyone. To reach their goal, they’ll each find their own path to greatness—with or without magic.

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★ 7.8action & adventure · animation · comedy

Both are working the same pair: anime, fantasy

After a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he would like to go to another world and bring only one thing with him. Kazuma decides to bring the goddess herself, and they are transported to a fantasy world filled with adventure, ruled by a demon king. Now Kazuma only wants to live in peace, but Aqua wants to solve many of this world’s problems, and the demon king will only turn a blind eye for so long…

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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
2017–2021 · 2 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 7.7animation · comedy · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dragon

The difference: Trades the momentum of Fairy Tail for an angle of its own

Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help her with various things, although not everything goes according to plan. A mythical everyday life comedy about a hard working office lady living with a dragon girl.

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DreamWorks Dragons
2012–2014 · 2 seasons · Cartoon Network
★ 7.9animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyPeacock

The same preoccupation in both: dragon

From the creators of "How to Train Your Dragon" comes a new series that takes Hiccup and Toothless to the edge of adventure.

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Ranma1/2
2024– · 1 season · Nippon TV
★ 7.9animation · action & adventure · comedyNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: shounen

Akane Tendo meets her new fiancé, Ranma Saotome, a martial arts prodigy with a twist: he magically transforms into a girl upon touching cold water.

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

One thread runs through both: adventure

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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Plunderer
2020 · 1 season · TOKYO MX
★ 6.5action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · animation

Common ground: ecchi

In a post-apocalyptic world dominated by the so-called "Numbers," each human will have their identity branded with their own "Count," which could define any number related to their life. May it be one's walked distance or amount of compliments given to them by others, this Count could lead them to the abyss when it has dropped to zero. In the year 305 of the Alcian calendar, Hina has inherited a mission from her Mother, whose Count has depreciated to zero, to search for the Legendary Red Baron. In her adventure, she meets a half-masked swordsman named Licht who tries to hide his identity, as he is known as a degenerate for having an incredibly low Count.

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No Game No Life
2014 · 1 season · AT-X
★ 7.5animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

The same preoccupation in both: ecchi

Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they find themselves summoned to another world by a boy who calls himself “God,” their abilities are about to be put to the ultimate test! Now not only their fates — but the fate of all of humanity — will be decided by a series of games that may just be the hardest these super-geniuses have ever faced!

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Merlin
2008–2012 · 5 seasons · BBC One
★ 7.9action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: wizard

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Fairy Tail does

The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.

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Dr. STONE
2019–2026 · 4 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 8.1animation · action & adventure · comedyNetflixHulu

The same preoccupation in both: based on manga

One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!

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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017– · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 6.3animation · action & adventure · comedyHulu

Common ground: shounen

The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious events unfolds, Boruto’s story is about to begin!

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Scissor Seven
2018–2024 · 5 seasons · iQiyi
★ 8.4animation · comedy · action & adventureNetflix

One thread runs through both: fantasy

Seeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.

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