Movies and TV shows like Gantz

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Gantz (2004)
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Gantz (2004)
Original name: ガンツ
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Gantz is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Gantz tells the story of Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence and sexual content.
Style: anime, adult anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, manga, seinen, psychological horror, mind twisting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, save the world, rivalry, alien encounter, heroes, gory, chases and races, warrior, courage, teenage boy, mercilessness, violence, death, elimination, sex, superhero, samurai, trippy, homeless, classmate, erotica, alien monster, alien invasion, assassination, old friend ...
Place: japan, tokyo

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, manga and serious films and TV series with plots about danger, violence, blood, murder, death, gore and brutality mostly in Animation, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Gantz: Mezzo Forte (2000), Berserk (1997), Wicked City (1987), Kite (1998), Deadman Wonderland (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Mezzo Forte (2000)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
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Story: Double the Girls, Double the Guns!! For Mikura, danger is routine and killing is just like breathing. Sleek and sexy, she was born with a gun in each hand and a smile on her face. She specializes in taking risks, but things get a little too hot when ...
Style: anime, hentai, adult animation, adult anime, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: brutality, murder, dark past, dark heroine, hitman, police investigation, mob boss, gangster, crime gone awry, assassin, female killer, mercenary ...
Place: japan
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Berserk (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Guts, a man who calls himself "The Black Swordsman" looks upon his days serving as a member of a group of mercenaries, the Band of the Hawk, nicknamed "the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield." Led by an ambitious, ruthless, and ...
Style: anime, exciting, dark fantasy, slasher, epic ...
Audience: kids, manly, teens
Plot: tragic hero, battles, destiny, vengeance, danger, sword fight, mercenary, one man army, supernatural, rivalry, heroes, massacre ...
Time: middle ages, 90s, medieval times
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100%
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Wicked City (1987)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story: This animated Japanese film is a dark, adult-oriented thriller. A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of spider-like aliens is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female alien, are assigned ...
Style: anime, adult anime, adult animation, manga, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: demon, supernatural, good versus evil, supernatural ability, save the world, parallel world, beast, space and aliens, erotica, heroic mission, imaginary, heroes ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Kite (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Sawa may seem innocent and naive, but don’t be fooled. She is a cold-blooded killer, and if you’re on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals ...
Style: anime, adult anime, hentai, adult animation, controversial ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, rape, psychopath, revenge, assassin, female assassin, teenage girl, sexual abuse, vigilante, orphan, sex slave, rape and revenge ...
Time: 90s, future, near future
Place: japan
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Deadman Wonderland (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: Death is the main attraction in Deadman Wonderland, from the studio that brought you Samurai Champloo and Ergo Proxy. Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He’s framed for the carnage, ...
Style: anime, rough, exciting, manga, sad ...
Plot: prison, contests and competitions, young heroes, uncover truth, life turned upside down, false accusation, frame up, dystopian future, society, survival, good versus evil, darkness ...
Time: future
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
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Darker Than Black (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Anime television series created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones.
Style: anime, manga, suspenseful, stylized, rough ...
Audience: kids
Plot: supernatural ability, paranormal phenomena, secret agent, investigation, danger, fighting crime, escapades, rivalry, transformation, fate of humanity, dystopian future, mature ...
Time: future
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
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B: The Beginning (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: In a world powered by advanced technology, crime and action unfold in the archipelagic nation of Cremona. Genius investigator Keith Flick rejoins the royal police force just as serial killer "B" emerges. Mysterious youth Koku may be an ...
Style: anime, suspense, exciting, captivating, psychological ...
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Devil May Cry (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 288 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of the demon hunter Dante who himself is half demon and half human.
Style: anime, stylized, exciting, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience: kids, teens
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100%
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Elfen Lied (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, bleak ...
Audience: kids
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Time: near future, future
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Now and Then, Here and There (1999)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers ...
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Time: future
Place: japan, asia
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Gangsta. (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two "handymen" known as "Benriya" who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia -- for a good price. After an assignment from police the ...
Style: anime, adult anime, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Plot: murder, gunfight, prostitution, betrayal, teamwork, gang, mafia, police, psychopath, criminal, tragedy, death ...
Place: japan
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100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by ...
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Audience: teens
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 24 min.
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Story: 17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high ...
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Audience: teens
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Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
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Time: future
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Shadow Star Narutaru (2003)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: Shadow Star, known in Japan as Narutaru, which comes from the abbreviation of "Mukuro Naru Hoshi, Tama Taru Ko", is the name of a Japanese manga and of the anime series which was based on the manga. The series was created by Mohiro Kitoh ...
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Inuyashiki (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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Story: Inuyashiki Ichirou is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he’s constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he’s done ...
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Audience: teens
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Time: 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo
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Parasyte: The Maxim (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
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Story: Shinichi Izumi is a normal high school boy whose right hand has become infected with an alien parasite that names itself "Migi" ("right"). Migi is the first parasite to develop a symbiotic relationship with its host, as he and ...
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Audience: teens
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Agent Aika (1997)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 210 min.
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Story: From the creator of Project A-Ko! She's sexy, suave and sophisticated, but she's no bimbo. She's a martial arts expert and a jet fighter pilot with the body of a supermodel. Agent Aika, known in Japan as simply AIKa, is an adventure ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: The 12th Twelve Tournament that gets held every twelve years - Twelve brave warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls. The participants are twelve very strange warriors: "Rat," ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, visually appealing, exciting, serious ...
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Berserk (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god. Even as it chips away at his life, ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: Black Lagoon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X since 2002, and nine collected volumes have been released so far. It was later adapted into an anime ...
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Style: anime, exciting, bleak, suspenseful, serious ...
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Afro Samurai (2007)
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Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 26 min.
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Story: A Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.In the Afro Samurai world there are many headbands and they signify the best fighters in the world. If a person should hold number 1, they are ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, manga, adult animation, adult cartoon ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, adult
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Crying Freeman (1988)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Hellsing The Dawn (2011)
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: It is September 1944 and World War II is raging in Europe. To get an advantage on the field, Nazis are experimenting with artificial vampire technologies, they are still far away from achieving their initial goal, but even the intermediate stages of ...
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BTOOOM! (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: Btooom!, stylized as BTOOOM!, is a Japanese manga series written by Jun'ya Inoue and serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch and later in Monthly Comic Bunch. An anime adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan on Tokyo MX and was streamed with English ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, manga, humorous ...
Audience: kids
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Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genocyber (1994)
Genre: Animation, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: As the nations of the world begin to merge, world peace is threatened by the private armies of individual corporations. The Kuryu Group has just discovered a weapon that will tip world power in their favor. The Genocyber: a nightmarish combination ...
Style: anime, adult anime, mecha, adult animation, cyber ...
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Time: future
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