Shows that feel likeNaruto (2002–2007)
If you loved Naruto, the closest series we have are Naruto Shippūden (2007), Dragon Ball (1986) and Fullmetal Alchemist (2003). All three share Naruto'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 Into the Badlands (2015).
If Naruto hit the spot, these will too
The kid you know, older, with the stakes and the losses now fully real
The difference: A much longer, darker run that assumes you already know everyone
A cheeky kid getting stronger through tournaments and rivalries
The difference: Lighter and more comic, a quest romp before the shonen weight lands
Boys paying for one mistake, learning a discipline with hard rules
The difference: Tighter and sadder, told in a single run, with far less goofing around
Fight after fight, each opponent explained and then out-thought
The difference: Adult, bloody and stripped of friendship — just bouts and business
A loud outcast with a monster inside him and a squad to earn
The difference: Sword-and-spirits urban fantasy, moodier
Big powers, bigger personalities, and teamwork that has to be earned
The difference: Episodic cartoon heroics with no training arcs or buried backstory
Young fighters as a found family, goofy one week and grave the next
The difference: Short self-contained adventures — nothing builds for hundreds of hours
Martial-arts craft treated with reverence, every duel a set piece
The difference: Adult, bleak, and brief — no goofy interludes between sword fights
The same two preoccupations: martial arts, and superpowers
The difference: Leans harder into drama than Naruto does
One thread runs through both: warrior
The same preoccupation in both: superpowers
Both are built on the same subject: hero
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