Movies and TV shows like New Saga
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New Saga (2025)
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Original name: 強くてニューサーガ
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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After a brutal war, magic swordsman Kyle defeats the Demon King but is left dying. A crimson crystal sends him four years into the past to his once-destroyed hometown where he finds his lost loved ones alive. Armed with future knowledge, Kyle vows to prevent the coming tragedy and rewrite fate.
Style:
tense, dark fantasy, action packed, grim, anime, ecchi, epic fantasy
Plot:
time travel, isekai, demon, second chance, travel, determination, alternate timeline, family bonds, survival, time loop, post war, sacrifice, redemption, tragic past, young adult, revenge, butterfly effect, prophecy, magic, martial arts, dragon, heroes, military, violence, female nudity ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min.
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japan, asia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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After a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his own path as the years go by, ...
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teens
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reincarnation, magic, isekai, second chance, redemption, rebirth, alternate world, coming of age, prodigy, royalty, young adult, mentor protege relationship ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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teen fantasy
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when ...
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dark fantasy, bleak, grim, intense, psychological ...
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anti hero, criminal, resurrection, redemption, survival, penal colony, violent, dystopia, rebellion, goddess, oppression, battlefield ...
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52%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Ragna teams up with the enigmatic Crimson to stand against the dragons menacing the world. Although Crimson’s motivations are mysterious, his goal and Ragna’s perfectly align, and together they’ll vanquish the dragons once and for all.
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anime, dark fantasy, shounen, captivating, grim ...
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51%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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51%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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anime, seinen, ecchi, epic fantasy, dark fantasy
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 24 min.
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Another dimension that continues to taint our world, the Shadow World. Humanity is faced with the worst calamity, known as the Shadow Labyrinth. In spite of their desperate attacks, Desir Herrman and his friends lose their battle to the Destruction ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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34-year-old virgin loser is kicked out of his home by his family and realized that his life is completely over. As he regrets wasting his life, a truck runs him over and he died. When he wakes up... He’s in a world of sword and sorcery! Reborn as ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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A social game called The Magical Girl Raising Project allows one in tens of thousands of people to be a "magical girl" — possessing extraordinary physical capabilities and looks, as well as special magical powers that set them apart from ...
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anime, tense, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
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39%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Based on Square Enix's massively multi-player online role-playing game.
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38%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Country: Japan
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dark fantasy, grim, anime
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Country: Japan
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The Magical Kingdom of Klyrode summons hundreds of heroes from other worlds every year to fight in their war against the Dark One and his army of powerful demons. Banaza is one of those heroes, summoned from the Royal Capital Paluma, but ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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teen fantasy
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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isekai, reincarnation, parallel world, friendship, slime, magic, fantasy world, heroes, danger, dragon, murder, death ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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