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exception (2022)

In a distant future where humans are forced to leave Earth, a spacecraft carrying a 3D-printed crew of specialists is sent to terraform a new planet.

Created byOtsuichi

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    Talentless Nana

    Similar atmosphere

    2020 · Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    It is the year 20XX. Earth was assaulted by monsters that would come to be known as "the Enemy of Humanity." In order to deal with this threat, special schools composed of teenagers with extraordinary abilities were formed. These people, who came to be known as "the Talented," had abilities that could defy the rules of reality. Among these people with supernatural powers was an outlier, an individual who was sent to one of these schools despite having no innate special abilities whatsoever. This is the story of our protagonist, who attempts to defeat the Enemies of Humanity through the use of intelligence and manipulation alone.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: anime and supernatural
    • a closely matched era
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    Dr. STONE

    Genre overlap

    2019 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!

    Why it connects

    • shared genre DNA
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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  3. 04

    Night Head 2041

    Shared themes

    2021 · 23 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    The story follows the Kirihara brothers who from a young age were incarcerated in a secure scientific facility due to their supernatural powers, having escaped after the barrier that was preventing them malfunctions. The story also follows the Kuroki brothers who are trying to chase the Kirihara brothers.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: anime and distant future
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 05

    Astra Lost in Space

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    In the year 2063, eight high school students and a kid are flown out to Planet Camp, tasked with surviving on their own for a few days. But shortly after arriving, an ominous glowing orb warps them to an unknown quadrant of space, nearly 5,012 light years away. Now, the only way back home is a slow, dangerous trek across the universe—a journey that’ll test them in ways Planet Camp never could.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 06

    NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

    Shared cast

    2023 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by <Aliens> and their creations <Machine Lifeforms> led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using <android> soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the <Machine Lifeforms> continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: <YoRHa> Newly dispatched to Earth <2B> joins <9S>, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena... This is the story of these lifeless <androids> and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a principal cast member
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    God Eater

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    2015 · 24 min · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    In the early 2050s, unknown life forms called “Oracle cells” begin their uncontrolled consumption of all life on Earth. Their ravenous appetite and remarkable adaptability earn them first dread, then awe, and finally the name “aragami”. In the face of an enemy completely immune to conventional weapons, urban civilization collapses, and each day humanity is driven further and further toward extinction. One single ray of hope remains for humanity. Following the development of “God Arcs”—living weapons which incorporate Oracle cells—their wielders are organized into an elite force.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: anime and supernatural
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    MAO

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    2026 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Eight years ago, Nanoka Kiba was saved from the wreckage of a fatal accident at Gogyō Town Shopping Center. Drawn to the abandoned passage of storefronts on her walk home from school in present day, she becomes inexplicably transported to Japan's Taishō period where she meets the mysterious Mao, a fellow traveler whose arrival at a ghost-inhabited village is simultaneous with hers. Together, they investigate the bizarre events that begin to occur around them, and Nanoka soon pieces together her broken memories of the accident and how she and Mao may have something more sinister in common.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: anime and supernatural
    • a closely matched era
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