
Shows that feel likeThunderCats (1985–1989)
If you loved ThunderCats, the closest series we have are Falling Skies (2011), Into the Badlands (2015) and The Last Ship (2014). All three share ThunderCats' cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000).
If ThunderCats hit the spot, these will too

One thread runs through both: life after the end
The difference: Trades the warmth of ThunderCats for an angle of its own

Both are built on the same subject: life after the end
The difference: Takes it somewhere less warm than ThunderCats does

Cerebral and dreamlike in the same breath
The difference: Sits closer to drama than ThunderCats does

Both land momentum and scale at once

The same preoccupation in both: magic

Common ground: sword
The difference: 37 years apart, and the 2020s show

Both lean on bleakness more than on animation

Sci-fi & fantasy built on warmth, twice over

Cerebral action & adventure, and it commits to that

Kids with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

Kinetic animation in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: sword
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