
Shows that feel likeMy Hero Academia (2016–2025)
If you loved My Hero Academia, the closest series we have are Hunter x Hunter (2011), Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) and BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023). All three share My Hero Academia'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 Banana Fish (2018).
If My Hero Academia hit the spot, these will too

Trials, exams and rivals who become the reason to keep going
The difference: Colder and more strategic, and it goes genuinely dark

Heroism tested against institutions that don't deserve the faith
The difference: Heavier and more finished — one tight 64-episode arc, then it's over

An outcast turning exclusion into a reason to become extraordinary
The difference: Adult, beautiful and brutally violent — revenge, not heroism

A useless kid deciding to become someone who can protect people
The difference: Gang violence and time travel, grittier and much sadder

Young recruits bearing the cost of a fight the adults couldn't win
The difference: Despair replaces optimism — victories here always cost something vital

Two things both keep coming back to: revenge and based on manga
The difference: Takes it somewhere less cerebral than My Hero Academia does

Common ground: revenge

Both land momentum and scale at once
The difference: Easier on the ideas than My Hero Academia

Relentless action & adventure in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to drama than My Hero Academia does

Both are working the same pair: bullying, school

A teenager taking up a hero's mantle in a world that has them already
The difference: Live action and small-town, gentler and slower

Relentless animation, and it commits to that
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