Movies and TV shows like Pet Shop of Horrors
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Pet Shop of Horrors (1999)
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Original name: ペットショップ・オブ・ホラーズ / ペットショップ オブ ホラーズ
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Story:
Welcome to the most magnificent pet shop in Chinatown! Operated by the shadowy Count D, the shop specializes in rare and hard to come by pets... but with each sale comes a contract. And if that contract is broken, watch out! Detective Orcott has linked many odd and unexplained deaths to Count D's shop. Will he solve the mystery or fall prey to it?
Plot:
mermaid, supernatural, tragedy, curse, law and order, police, anthropomorphism, cookie, dark fantasy
Place:
china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, psychological and exciting films and TV series with plots about supernatural, danger, violence, imaginary, rivalry, escapades and supernatural power mostly in Animation, Horror and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Pet Shop of Horrors: Mononoke (2007), The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017), Hell Girl (2005), Another (2012), Magical Girl Site (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Duration: 25 min.
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Chise Hatori, 15 years old. Lost, without hope, and without family, she is bought for money – not by another person, but by a non-human sorcerer named Elias. Though she hesitates, she begins life anew as his apprentice and future wife.
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 300 min.
Story:
When Kouichi Sasakibara transfers to his new school, he can sense something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, a secret none of them will talk about. At the center is the beautiful girl Mei Misaki. Kouichi is immediately drawn to her ...
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supernatural, classmates, mysterious character, death, school, curse, danger, teenage life, curses spells and rituals, school life, accidental death, imaginary ...
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Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
Aya Asagiri is a middle school girl who has problems both at school with bullying and at home from physical abuse by her brother. While browsing online, a website pops up on her computer featuring a creepy looking person. This person appears to take ...
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psychological
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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psychological, serious, bleak, atmospheric, inspirational
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legends and myths, nature, supernatural, mysterious character, ghost, imaginary, adventure, danger, supernatural ability, heroes, life is a bitch, mystery ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
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.
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shoujo
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Genre: Animation, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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supernatural, serial killer, mysterious character, murder, evil force, deadly, nobody believes, danger, high school, ghost, terrorizing, crimes ...
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90s, 20th century
Place:
asia, japan
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48%
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Genre: Animation, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. When a rash of disappearances involving ...
Style:
psychological
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Genre: Animation, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
Story:
Once upon a time, fairies were tools of war.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Vampires exist. It is the duty of Hellsing, an organization sponsored by the British government, to hide that frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Along with its own personal army, Hellsing also has a few secret weapons. ...
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teens
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from the creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing, controls her own personal army to ...
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Place:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Story:
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Story:
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Country: Japan
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Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 23 min.
Story:
After losing their mother to a demon, two brothers grow up fighting supernatural beings.
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serious, suspenseful, scary
Audience:
teens
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supernatural ability, obsessive quest, family in danger, haunted by the past, rivalry, ghost, deadly creature, deadly, family relations, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, siblings relations ...
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contemporary, 21st century
Place:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Arusu believes in magic and it's power to do good in the world. Unfortunately for her, her fellow witches disagree, and use their powers for all sorts of neat tricks, like turning little sprites into their slaves. Realizing that this ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
Story:
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
Story:
The Kusaribe family is a family of sorcerers under the protection of the ‘Tree of Origins.’ Their princess, Hakaze Kusaribe, was the greatest sorceress of their family. But Samon Kusaribe, a member of their family seeking to resurrect the ...
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday, a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of despair, Ciel strikes a deal with a demon - his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon ...
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exciting, suspenseful, captivating, stylized, semi serious ...
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teens
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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