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Shows that feel likeFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010)

Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric brothers course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.

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).

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If Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood hit the spot, these will too

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Hunter x Hunter
2011–2014 · 3 seasons · Nippon TV
★ 9animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPrime Video

A rules-heavy world where the smart use of a power beats raw strength

The difference: Colder and more strategic, and it goes darker

Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.

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My Hero Academia
2016–2025 · 8 seasons · Nippon TV
★ 8.2action & adventure · animation · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixHulu

A kid clawing toward strength while carrying everyone's hopes

The difference: Ongoing and padded — none of Brotherhood's tight one-arc sweep

Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop him from enrolling in one of the world’s most prestigious hero academies.

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Attack on Titan
2013–2022 · 4 seasons · MBS
★ 9.1animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureHulu

A state built on an atrocity, uncovered by the people it raised

The difference: Bleaker throughout, with no warmth to fall back on

100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

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Vinland Saga
2019– · 2 seasons · NHK G
★ 8.9animation · war & politics · action & adventureNetflixPrime Video

A boy's revenge quest that keeps asking what violence actually buys

The difference: Historical brutality with no magic — and a slower, grimmer arc

For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered.

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BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023– · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.7action & adventure · animationNetflix

A wound from childhood forged into breathtaking, purposeful violence

The difference: Far bloodier and colder — vengeance without a brother's warmth

Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

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House of Cards
2013–2018 · 6 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.6dramaNetflix

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

Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.

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Samurai Jack
2001–2017 · 5 seasons · Cartoon Network
★ 8.5sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · animation

A displaced warrior fighting his way back to the life that was taken

The difference: Nearly wordless episodic vignettes — mood over mythology

A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".

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Banana Fish
2018 · 1 season · Fuji TV
★ 8.1animation · drama · action & adventureNetflix

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

A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.

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24
2001–2014 · 9 seasons · FOX
★ 8.4action & adventure · drama · crimeHulu

One thread runs through both: revenge

The difference: Less cerebral, more its own thing

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.

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Tokyo Revengers
2021– · 1 season · MBS
★ 7.7animation · action & adventure · crimeHulu

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

The difference: Lighter on ideas

Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that’s reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had, in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang. The day after hearing about her death, he’s standing on the station platform and ends up being pushed over onto the tracks by a herd of people. He closes his eyes thinking he’s about to die, but when he opens his eyes back up, he somehow had gone back in time 12 years. Now that he’s back living the best days of his life, Takemichi decides to get revenge on his life.

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

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

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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The Queen of Flow
2018– · 3 seasons · Caracol TV
★ 7.5drama · crimeNetflix

Common ground: revenge

The difference: Played as crime first

Seventeen years after being wrongly imprisoned, a talented songwriter seeks justice against the men who caused her downfall and killed her family.

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