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Shows that feel likeFullmetal Alchemist (2003–2004)

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.

If you loved Fullmetal Alchemist, the closest series we have are Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006), Kaiju No. 8 (2024) and Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999). All three share Fullmetal Alchemist'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 Devilman Crybaby (2018).

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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
2006–2008 · 2 seasons · MBS
★ 8.7animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

Both are working the same pair: politics, military

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Fullmetal Alchemist does

Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...

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Kaiju No. 8
2024– · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 8.2animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

Two things both keep coming back to: based on manga and shounen

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 2020s show

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno's determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka's promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

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

Both are built on the same subject: anime

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

One thread runs through both: travel

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: based on manga

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

Both land momentum and scale at once

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

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

Common ground: shounen

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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Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021–2024 · 3 seasons · Disney+
★ 7.8animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: tragedy

The 'Bad Batch' of elite and experimental clones make their way through an ever-changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars.

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Devilman Crybaby
2018 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: politics

With demons reawakened and humanity in turmoil, a sensitive demon-boy is led into a brutal, degenerate war against evil by his mysterious friend, Ryo.

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Overlord
2015–2022 · 4 seasons · AT-X
★ 7.6animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: anime

In the year 2138, virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, one player named Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.

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

The same mix in both: ideas, then dream logic

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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Battlestar Galactica
2003 · 1 season · Syfy
🍅 83%★ 8.5action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyParamount+

Action & adventure with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

A re-imagining of the original series in which a "rag-tag fugitive fleet" of the last remnants of mankind flees pursuing robots while simultaneously searching for their true home, Earth.

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