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Shows that feel like Gargoyles (1994–1997)

If you loved Gargoyles, the closest series we have are Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999), Quantum Leap (1989) and Justice League Unlimited (2004). All three share Gargoyles' cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles are awakened from a 1000 year curse.

8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗3 seasons · ABCcerebraldreamlikekineticepic
Stream it:Disney+
Buy seasons:Amazon see price ↗Apple TV$17.99 buyGargoyles, The Complete Series · Apple price as of 2026-09-09

If Gargoyles hit the spot, these will too

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

Cerebral and dreamlike in the same breath

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

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Gargoyles does

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

Animation built on ideas, twice over

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

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

Dreamlike sci-fi & fantasy, and it commits to that

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

Action & adventure with a pulse of momentum, 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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The Odyssey
1997 · 1 season · NBC
🍅 79%7action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · drama

Both lean on scale more than on sci-fi & fantasy

Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.

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Ben 10: Alien Force
2008–2010 · 3 seasons · Cartoon Network
7.6animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

Cerebral animation in both cases

15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the Omnitrix and discovers that it has recalibrated and can now transform him into 10 brand-new aliens. Joined by his super-powered cousin Gwen Tennyson and his equally powerful former enemy Kevin Levin, Ben is on a mission to find his missing Grandpa Max.

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

Action & adventure with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

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

Kinetic animation in both cases

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

Sci-fi & fantasy built on scale, twice over

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

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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Berserk
1997–1998 · 1 season · Nippon TV
8.7action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · animation

Both play action & adventure straight

Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.

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Young Justice
2010–2022 · 4 seasons · Cartoon Network
8.6animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

The same animation instincts

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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