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   Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess

   Shared cast

   2012 · 86 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Fantasy

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   The film revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair who appears before Fairy Tail, the world's most notorious wizard's guild. She lost all of her memories, except for the imperative that she must deliver two Phoenix Stones somewhere. The stones may spell the collapse of the magical world, and Natsu, Lucy, and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild are caught up in the intrigue.

   Why it connects

   • shared genre DNA
   • a principal cast member
   • shared production studio: Shochiku, dentsu, Kodansha

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   Princess Arete

   Strong story similarity

   2001 · 104 min · Adventure · Animation · Fantasy · Mystery

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   Imprisoned by a sorcerer who fears she will rob him of eternal life, guileless young Princess Arete befriends a villager who helps her plan an escape.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: anime

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   Memories

   Strong story similarity

   1995 · 113 min · Animation · Fantasy · Science Fiction

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   Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
   • shared production studio: Shochiku, Kodansha

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   Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun

   Same director

   2004 · 97 min · Animation · Comedy · Western

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   At a strange movie theater, everyone gets sucked into the film they're watching. The longer they stay, the less they remember about the real world!

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • shared theme: anime

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   The Boy and the Beast

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 119 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Drama · Family · Fantasy

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   Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: adult animation and anime
   • shared genre DNA

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   Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

   Shared themes

   2011 · 110 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Fantasy · Science Fiction

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   A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: adult animation and anime
   • shared production studio: Shochiku, dentsu

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   Hello World

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 98 min · Animation · Drama · Other · Science Fiction

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   A shy high schooler in Kyoto meets a man claiming to be his future self, who tells him he’s hacked into the past to save their first love.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: movic

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   Psychic Kusuo

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 97 min · Comedy

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   Born a powerful psychic, high schooler Kusuo Saiki craves the simple life. But the weirdos in his class make it difficult to conceal his abilities.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared theme: based on manga
   • shared production studio: Shochiku

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   Inuyashiki

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 127 min · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Science Fiction

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   A middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: Kodansha

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    Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

    Strong story similarity

    2001 · 99 min · Action · Adventure · Animation · Fantasy

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    InuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time. This time, both of them will have to face Menomaru, a Chinese demon whose father, known as Hyoga, came 300 years ago to invade Japan, but was stopped by InuYasha's Father. InuYasha and Kagome, along with Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kaede and Myoga, will try to stop Menomaru in his becoming the most powerful demon ever.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: adult animation and anime
    • a closely matched era

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