
Shows that feel likeFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010)
If you loved Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the closest series we have are Hunter x Hunter (2011), My Hero Academia (2016) and Attack on Titan (2013). All three share Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'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 BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023).
If Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood hit the spot, these will too

A rules-heavy world where the smart use of a power beats raw strength
The difference: Colder and more strategic, and it goes darker

A kid clawing toward strength while carrying everyone's hopes
The difference: Ongoing and padded — none of Brotherhood's tight one-arc sweep

A state built on an atrocity, uncovered by the people it raised
The difference: Bleaker throughout, with no warmth to fall back on

A boy's revenge quest that keeps asking what violence actually buys
The difference: Historical brutality with no magic — and a slower, grimmer arc

A wound from childhood forged into breathtaking, purposeful violence
The difference: Far bloodier and colder — vengeance without a brother's warmth

Watching power corrupt through a plan executed step by cold step
The difference: No heroes at all — you're riding with the homunculus this time

A displaced warrior fighting his way back to the life that was taken
The difference: Nearly wordless episodic vignettes — mood over mythology

Kids up against a conspiracy run by the adults meant to protect them
The difference: Real-world crime tragedy — no alchemy, and far less mercy

One thread runs through both: revenge
The difference: Less cerebral, more its own thing

Both keep coming back to the same thing: based on manga
The difference: Lighter on ideas

Politics, warfare and a hero whose methods keep costing him something
The difference: Mecha battles and a manipulator's chess game — colder, less warm-hearted

Common ground: revenge
The difference: Played as crime first
In the mood for more kinetic?
all kinetic shows →The best-reviewed series that share Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood’s defining feeling.









