feelsalike.comSign in
The Misfit of Demon King Academy poster

Shows that feel likeThe Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020–2024)

Anos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world. However, what awaited him in reincarnation after 2000 years were descendants who became too weak after being accustomed to peace, and all sorts of magic that deteriorated to the extreme. Anos enters Demon King Academy that gathers and educates those who are viewed as the reincarnation of the Demon King, but the academy could not see through his true powers and ends up branding him as a misfit.

If you loved The Misfit of Demon King Academy, the closest series we have are The Shannara Chronicles (2016), Chainsaw Man (2022) and Overlord (2015). All three share The Misfit of Demon King Academy'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 A Discovery of Witches (2018).

10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu

If The Misfit of Demon King Academy hit the spot, these will too

The Shannara Chronicles poster
The Shannara Chronicles
2016–2017 · 2 seasons · MTV
★ 7.1action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy

Both are working the same pair: magic, demon

A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge.

Chainsaw Man poster
Chainsaw Man
2022 · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 8.3animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

Both keep coming back to the same thing: demon

Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.

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

Common ground: anime

The difference: Goes its own way on the dread

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.

InuYasha poster
InuYasha
2000–2010 · 2 seasons · ANIMAX
★ 7.9animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: magic

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.

The Seven Deadly Sins poster
The Seven Deadly Sins
2014–2021 · 4 seasons · tv asahi
★ 7.6animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Kinetic where it counts, epic underneath

The “Seven Deadly Sins”—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king's only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.

Constantine poster
Constantine
2014–2015 · 1 season · NBC
★ 7.5action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

The same mix in both: ideas, then dream logic

The difference: Played as drama first

A man struggling with his faith is haunted by the sins of his past but is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.

Shadowhunters poster
Shadowhunters
2016–2019 · 3 seasons · Freeform
★ 6.5action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

Action & adventure with a pulse of dread, in both cases

When Clary Fray's mother has disappeared, Clary joins a band of Shadowhunters; demon killing hunters, and gets caught up in a plan to save the world.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba poster
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019–2024 · 5 seasons · Fuji TV
★ 8.5animation · action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixPrime Video

Animation built on momentum, twice over

After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.

Castlevania poster
Castlevania
2017–2021 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.3animation · sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

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

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.

A Discovery of Witches poster
A Discovery of Witches
2018–2022 · 3 seasons · Sky One
★ 7.7sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

Dreamlike sci-fi & fantasy in both cases

Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities poster
★ 7drama · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Dread-soaked animation, and it commits to that

Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation poster
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021– · 3 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 8.2action & adventure · animation · sci-fi & fantasyHulu

The same preoccupation in both: reincarnation

When a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a truck, his story doesn't end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudy will seize every opportunity to live the life he's always wanted. Armed with new friends, some freshly acquired magical abilities, and the courage to do the things he's always dreamed of, he's embarking on an epic adventure—with all of his past experience intact!

In the mood for more kinetic?

all kinetic shows →

The best-reviewed series that share The Misfit of Demon King Academy’s defining feeling.