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Shows that feel likeThe Rising of the Shield Hero (2019–)

Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?

If you loved The Rising of the Shield Hero, the closest series we have are Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (2021), Parasyte -the maxim- (2014) and Sword Art Online (2012). All three share The Rising of the Shield Hero'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 Descendants of the Sun (2016).

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If The Rising of the Shield Hero hit the spot, these will too

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

Common ground in both: magic and romance

The difference: Lighter on stillness

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!

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Parasyte -the maxim-
2014–2015 · 1 season · Nippon TV
★ 8.2animation · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

Both are built on the same subject: romance

A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but the creature fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand.

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Sword Art Online
2012–2020 · 4 seasons · Gunma TV
★ 7.5animation · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureHulu

The same preoccupation in both: magic

The difference: Less contemplative, more its own thing

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now...

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

One thread runs through both: parallel world

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.

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The King: Eternal Monarch
2020 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: parallel world

Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.

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My Holo Love
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Cerebral where it counts, dreamlike underneath

Unexpected love finds a lonely woman when she forms a connection with a humanlike hologram who looks exactly like his prickly creator.

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Warrior Nun
2020–2022 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 7action & adventure · drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Common ground: religion

After waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo-Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns.

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Outlander
2014–2026 · 8 seasons · STARZ
★ 8.3drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflixStarz

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

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Descendants of the Sun
2016 · 1 season · KBS2
★ 8.2drama · action & adventure

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.

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Without Breasts There Is No Paradise
2008 · 1 season · Telemundo
★ 6.9action & adventure · drama · crime

Action & adventure built on momentum, twice over

The difference: Played as crime first

The tragic story of Catalina Santana, whose ambition is so strong that she will risk her life due to her obsession with having bigger breasts to attract drug lords and have all the luxuries in the world.

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

Epic animation, and it commits to that

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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Off Campus
2026– · 1 season · Prime Video
★ 7.8dramaPrime Video

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.

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