
Shows that feel likeThe Legend of Korra (2012–2014)
If you loved The Legend of Korra, the closest series we have are Cardcaptor Sakura (1998), Kamisama Kiss (2012) and Black Clover (2017). All three share The Legend of Korra's cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Looking for Alaska (2019).
If The Legend of Korra hit the spot, these will too

A girl growing into her power one lesson at a time, with warmth around her
The difference: Gentle and episodic for younger viewers — no politics, no real menace

A young woman handed a spiritual office and a lot of opinions about it
The difference: Shoujo romance comedy, gentle and school-bound

The same preoccupation in both: growing up
The difference: Trades the warmth of The Legend of Korra for an angle of its own

Both are working the same pair: friendship, romance
The difference: Easier on the momentum than The Legend of Korra

A young woman's messy first loves tangled up with who she's becoming
The difference: No bending, no villains — the only battles here are romantic

Spirit-world stakes and bladework with real weight in the choreography
The difference: Long shonen pacing with filler stretches, never Korra's compression

The same bending world, drawn with the same care for movement and myth
The difference: A kids' adventure with a lighter touch — Korra ages up and darkens

One thread runs through both: friendship
The difference: Sits closer to drama than The Legend of Korra does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: romance

A gifted heroine in a lived-in fantasy world learning what power is for
The difference: Meditative and unhurried — battles are rare punctuation, not the pulse

Combat and romance tangled together while a teenager works out who they are
The difference: Set inside a video game, and much more uneven from one arc to the next

Common ground: growing up
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