Movies and TV shows like My Hero Academia

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My Hero Academia (2016)
 8.3
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My Hero Academia (2016)
Original name: 僕のヒーローアカデミア
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All-Might. To become the great hero he hopelessly wants to become, he now will join the ranks of one of the highest rated "Hero Academies" in the country: UA. With the help of his idol All-Might, will he be able to claim the ranks and become a true hero?
Style: anime, exciting, entertaining, sincere, humorous, manga, shounen, adult anime, comic
Audience: teens, preschool
Plot: superhero, training, school, heroes, heroism, high school life, friendship, teamwork, save the world, rivalry, tournament, supernatural power, super powers, high school, fight, society, competition, super villain, child, unlikely hero, bully, superpower, child prodigy, combat, good versus evil ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Keyword: preschoolers

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, shounen and humorous films and TV series with plots about friendship, heroes, rivalry, superhero, superpower, escapades and fight mostly in Animation, Action and Fantasy genres. Some movies like My Hero Academia: Naruto (2002), Assassination Classroom (2013), Hunter x Hunter (2011), Dragon Ball Z (1989), Black Clover (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it's more like a vacation … until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is eerily familiar, and it ...
Style: anime, entertaining, manga, humorous, light ...
Audience: teens, pre-teens
Plot: superhero, superpower, heroes, bully, child, fight, friendship, high school life, revenge, tournament, save the world, super villain ...
Place: japan
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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I Expo' convention that is currently ...
Style: anime, feel good, exciting, suspense, humorous ...
Plot: school, friendship, superpower, superhero, teenager, goofy hero, heroes, teamwork, fight, supernatural ability, academy, hostage situation ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A mysterious group called Humarize strongly believes in the Quirk Singularity Doomsday theory which states that when quirks get mixed further in with future generations, that power will bring forth the end of humanity. In order to save everyone, the ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, manga ...
Plot: heroes, superhero, superpower, supernatural power, fight, battles, save the world, showdown, good versus evil, supernatural ability, terrorist, fighting crime ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.4
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Naruto (2002)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Many years ago, in the hidden village of Konoha, lived a great demon fox. When it swung one of it's nine tails, a tsunami occurred. The fourth hokage sealed this demon fox inside a boy in exchange for his own life. Naruto was that boy, and he ...
Style: anime, exciting, manga, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, manly
Plot: determination, friends, danger, ninja, rivalry, friendship, master warrior, training, good versus evil, teenage life, youth, naruto ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Assassination Classroom (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The students of class 3-E have a mission: kill their teacher before graduation. He has already destroyed the moon, and has promised to destroy the Earth if he can not be killed within a year. But how can this class of misfits kill a tentacled ...
Style: anime, humorous, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: education, battles, friendship, teacher, monster, fate of humanity, murder, school, superhuman, superhuman powers, fight, underdog ...
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 9.0
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Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was alive and well. His Father, Ging, is a Hunter—a member of society's elite with a license to go anywhere or do almost anything. Gon, determined ...
Style: anime, exciting, shounen, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: friendship, team, young heroes, mission, friends, murder, danger, martial arts, fight, training, life is a bitch, heroes ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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 8.8
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Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese animated television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and adapts the last 26 volumes of the original 42 volume Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama The ...
Style: anime, serious, humorous, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot: dragon, friendship, martial arts, dragon ball, alien encounter, magical, save the world, heroes, good versus evil, transformation, obsessive quest, space and aliens ...
Time: future
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
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Black Clover (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church, and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus. However, as they grew up, some ...
Style: anime, exciting, entertaining, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: friendship, magical, direction and purpose, battles, jousting, orphan, fantasy world, magic, magician, obsessive quest, wizard, chosen one ...
Time: 16th century, 18th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Seven Deadly Sins (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story: The “Seven Deadly Sins”—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 13 min.
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Story: The future-fantasy world of Remnant is filled with ravenous monsters, treacherous terrain, and more villains than you can shake a sniper-scythe at. Fortunately, Beacon Academy is training Huntsmen and Huntresses to battle the evils of the world, and ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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 8.7
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single ...
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Duration: 24 min.
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Story: Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fun­damental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn ...
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Audience: teens, kids, adult, preschool
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Duration: 24 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan, Poland
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Long ago in the mountains, a fighting master known as Gohan discovered a strange boy whom he named Goku. Gohan raised him and trained Goku in martial arts until he died. The young and very strong boy was on his own, but easily managed. Then one day, ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Duration: 22 min.
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Story: Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers ...
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Audience: teens, kids, manly
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Style: anime, sincere, exciting, tense, captivating ...
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Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Sailor Moon (1995)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The story centers around an air-headed crybaby, named Usagi, and her friends Ami, Rei, Makato, and Minako. Using special powers, they can transform into Sailor Solders. They become Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor ...
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Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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Story: The Law of Ueki is a Japanese manga series by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was first serialized in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 2002 and ended in 2005. Sixteen tankōbon volumes was compiled and published by Shogakukan. An anime adaptation was ...
Style: anime, shounen, entertaining, disturbing, exciting ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Tiger & Bunny (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Tiger & Bunny is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise under the direction of Keiichi Satou. The screenplay was written by Masafumi Nishida, with original character design by Masakazu Katsura. The series began its ...
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Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Concrete Revolutio (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The stage is set in "another Japan" as a banquet of diverse superhumans unfolds... In an imaginary "age of gods" about 20 years after the war, Japan has grown and developed by leaps and bounds. What if all the superhumans ever ...
Style: anime, exciting, feel good, suspense, captivating ...
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Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Soul Eater (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and weapon that can transform into a humanoid. Trying to make the latter a "death scythe" and thus fit for use ...
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52%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, manga, feel good ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
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Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: "Rimuru Tempest" is the new name of a slime in a fantasy world taken by a former 37-year-old human Satou Mikami after he is killed by a passing robber. Broken free from ordinary, stale past life, his fresh adventure in a fantasy world as a ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, humorous, tense ...
Plot: reincarnation, parallel world, isekai, friendship, danger, fantasy world, heroes, magic, slime, murder, dragon, death ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 8.0
 6K
Shaman King (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Asakura Yoh is a shaman, a person who communicates with ghosts. He enters the Shaman Fight, for whoever wins the tournament gets to commune with the Great Spirit, God . . . that and his fiance Anna wants to be the wife of the Shaman King. Helping ...
Style: emotional, anime, exciting, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, good versus evil, friends, ghost, master warrior, youth, young heroes, supernatural, contests and competitions, shaman, ambition, supernatural ability ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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