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Shows that feel likeJoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012–)

Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.

If you loved JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the closest series we have are Black Clover (2017), Dragon Ball Super (2015) and Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999). All three share JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'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 Kaiju No. 8 (2024).

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If JoJo's Bizarre Adventure hit the spot, these will too

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

Underdog grit and screaming escalation in every power clash

The difference: Straight-ahead shounen earnestness — none of the camp or weirdness

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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Dragon Ball Super
2015–2018 · 1 season · Fuji TV
★ 8.3animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

Gods, tournaments, and power-ups pitched at cosmic scale

The difference: Broad gag comedy between fights — little of JoJo's menace

With Majin Buu defeated, Goku has taken a completely new role as...a radish farmer?! With Earth at peace, our heroes have settled into normal lives. But they can’t get too comfortable. Far away, the powerful God of Destruction, Beerus, awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of an even more formidable being. When his search for the Saiyan God brings him to Earth, can Goku and his friends take on their strongest foe yet?

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

Companion creatures fighting proxy battles with real emotional stakes

The difference: A children's show at heart — gentle stakes, none of the style

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

Absurdly muscled fighters treating every bout like a chess match

The difference: Wall-to-wall tournament fights — no supernatural invention

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

An endless road trip of battles, rivals, and ever-stranger creatures

The difference: Comfort-food repetition aimed squarely at kids

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

A family's curse driving a journey through wondrous, dangerous powers

The difference: Tragic and sincere — it never winks at its own absurdity

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

Monstrous transformation as both curse and secret weapon

The difference: Modern military sheen — polished but far less eccentric

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

An overpowered protagonist savoring his own theatrical menace

The difference: Strategy over spectacle — many fights are foregone conclusions

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

Strange power rules that decide who rises and who falls

The difference: Cheaper in every sense — fanservice padding a thin story

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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Solo Leveling
2024–2025 · 1 season · Gunma TV
★ 8.5animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

Common ground in both: magic and anime

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them.

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Fairy Tail
2009–2019 · 8 seasons · TV Tokyo
★ 7.8animation · action & adventure · comedy

Escalating magical showdowns carried by swagger and loyalty

The difference: Cozier and more formulaic — the fights rarely surprise you

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.

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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
2012 · 1 season · YouTube
★ 6.7sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

One thread runs through both: martial arts

UNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant.

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