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InuYasha (2000)

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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  1. 01

    Kekkaishi

    Strong story similarity

    2006 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly fighting with his rival, Tokine Yukimura—his childhood friend and also a Kekkaishi—about who is the rightful heir to the magical barrier arts. Protecting people from danger while growing stronger himself, Yoshimori will battle the forces of evil again tonight!

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  2. 02

    Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

    Shared cast

    2010 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Rikuo Nura, is 3 parts human and a quarter Demon, lives in a house of spirits with his grandfather, The current clan head of the Nura youkai. Rikuo is set to be the next clan head, despite the fact he dislikes his demon side. He soon come to terms with his demon blood and decides to take his position as young master of the Nura house. However there are those who will certainly not allow it to be easy.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared network: Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
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  3. 03

    Naruto

    Similar atmosphere

    2002 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: adventure and anime
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    Cardcaptor Sakura

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    1998 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is then tasked with retrieving those cards in order to avoid an unknown catastrophe from befalling the world.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: adventure and anime
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    The Twelve Kingdoms

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    2002 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures attack Youko and her friends, after which they are pulled into a different world. A world unlike what she has ever known. Separated from Keiki, Youko and her friends must do whatever they can if they wish to survive in this new world.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: anime and isekai
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 08

    Natsume's Book of Friends

    Strong story similarity

    2008 · 24 min · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: anime and based on manga
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  7. 09

    Dragon Ball Super

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    2015 · 23 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    With Majin Buu defeated, Goku has taken a completely new role as...a radish farmer?! With Earth at peace, our heroes have settled into normal lives. But they can’t get too comfortable. Far away, the powerful God of Destruction, Beerus, awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of an even more formidable being. When his search for the Saiyan God brings him to Earth, can Goku and his friends take on their strongest foe yet?

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: adventure and anime
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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  8. 10

    The Familiar of Zero

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    2006 · 23 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière’s name is so long and her spell-casting skills are so poor that everyone at the Tristain Academy of Magic just calls her “Louise the Zero.” Louise’s humiliation only increases during an important second-year test, she inexplicably summons Saito Hiraga, a totally normal teenager from Tokyo. Now she’s stuck with him and Saito’s stuck with the lousy life of being a familiar.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: adventure and anime
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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