Movies and TV shows like Hero Tales

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Hero Tales (2007)
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Hero Tales (2007)
Original name: 獣神演武 -HERO TALES-
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Lord Keiro, the Shogun of the Xian Empire, blazes a trail of terror while seeking the sacred sword that will make him a god. Standing in his way is Taito, a powerful star reborn in human form who vows to use his strength to avenge those slaughtered by Keiro. To complete his journey, Taito must seek others like him: the seven star-born warriors with the strength to shatter a corrupt empire.
Style: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, shounen
Plot: martial arts, heroes, escapades, ninja, fantasy world, tyrant, brother sister relationship, archer, energy

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Most similar movies to Hero Tales

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, captivating and serious films and TV series with plots about heroes, escapades, danger, supernatural, battles, imaginary and rivalry mostly in Animation, Action and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Hero Tales: Kekkaishi (2006), Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2012), Tales of Eternia The Animation (2001), Elemental Gelade (2005), Karakuri Circus (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kekkaishi (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Kekkaishi is a supernatural manga series written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe. It was serialized in Japan by Shogakukan in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 2003 to 2011, and licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: young heroes, good versus evil, save the world, escapades, danger, supernatural, imaginary, youth, supernatural ability, heroes, save the kingdom, imaginary kingdom ...
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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it named ...
Style: anime, captivating, stylized, exciting, serious ...
Audience: pre-teens
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Place: middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Tales of Eternia The Animation (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: In order to prevent the catastrophe called the Grand Fall, Rid Hershel and his companions Farah, Keel and Meredy have obtained the three Greater Spirits ("Craymels" in the game version) of Inferia. En route to Mount Farlos, Rid is ...
Style: anime, entertaining, exciting, captivating, semi serious
Plot: heroes, superhero team, teamwork, save the world, fight, fantasy world, battles, daring rescue, threat
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Elemental Gelade (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Elemental Gelade is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure is a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as ...
Style: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, stylized ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: The battle for succession that continued for three generations of shogun in the Keichou era culminated in a gruesome battle of ninja arts between the Kouga and Iga clans. Amidst a rain of flower petals, a man and woman who had decided to live for ...
Style: anime, stylized, captivating, serious, exciting ...
Plot: ninja warrior, ninja, martial arts, danger, tragic event, heroes, fight, political unrest, escapades, assassination, rivalry, showdown ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
Karakuri Circus (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Narumi is certain that Masaru will be kidnapped by wooden puppets with supernatural strength after fighting them with all his strength. Masaru inherited his father's wealth which has brought many enemies out of the shadows, too many for Narumi ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, serious, entertaining ...
Audience: teens
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
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Style: anime, manga, shounen
Plot: eternal love, superhero, superpower, revenge, training, bromance, martial arts, friendship, tournament, organized crime, fantasy world, virtual reality ...
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Basilisk (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession of a scroll. The prize: the annihilation of the other and the staunch ...
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Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: ninja, battles, heroes, rivalry, escapades, danger, love affair, forbidden love, female ninja, mature, samurai, ninja warrior ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan, asia, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Five young warriors are recruited to be Knights of the Zodiac, an elite cosmic force dedicated to protecting the Greek goddess Athena and the planet Earth.
Style: anime, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: pre-teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Balsa the spearwoman is a wandering warrior, who takes on the task of saving lives, in atonement for a past sin. On her journey, she happens to save a prince, and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. And he is going to need one, for his own ...
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Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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 ...
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Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
Noein: To Your Other Self (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Noein: To Your Other Self, also known simply as Noein, is a science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and Kenji Yasuda and produced by Satelight. The series has 24 episodes which comprise a complete storyline. The English ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: time travel, good versus evil, save the world, heroic mission, danger, escapades, imaginary, post apocalypse, heroes, alternate reality, battles, artifact ...
Time: future
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⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
Magmel of the Sea Blue (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan, China
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: One day in the middle of the pacific ocean a miracle occurred, a new continent appeared out of nowhere! The new continent was the home for new and mysterious plants, creatures and minerals! Humanity is excited as the age of exploration has returned.
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, entertaining, tense ...
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Duration: 24 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Country: Japan, Poland
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TV show
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83%
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Country: Japan
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83%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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83%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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 68K
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Country: Japan
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82%
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Country: Japan
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TV show
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Duration: 23 min.
TV show
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82%
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