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
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
Plot: martial arts, heroes, escapades, ninja, fantasy world, tyrant, brother sister relationship, archer, energy

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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, rivalry, supernatural, imaginary and friendship mostly in Animation, Fantasy and Action genres. Some movies like Hero Tales: Chrome Shelled Regios (2009), Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2012), Kekkaishi (2006), Basilisk (2005), Strike Witches (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Chrome Shelled Regios (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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Time: near future, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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Place: middle east
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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, exciting, serious, captivating, manga
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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
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Strike Witches (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The story takes place in year 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called neuroi. A young heroine Named Yoshika miyafuji joins the 501st joint wing, known as the strike witches to fight and defeat the neuroi so that way ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, stylized, serious, exciting ...
Plot: heroes, rivalry, supernatural, escapades, alien encounter, wizards and magicians, female soldier, magic, alien invasion, military, witch, navy ...
Time: 1940s
Place: japan
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Noein (2005)
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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 ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Story: Ninth grader Yotsuya Yuusuke is practical, friendless, and not active in any clubs. Then one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world where they must work together to battle for their lives. Yotsuya is a lone wolf and has ...
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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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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Duration: 97 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Elemental Gelade (2005)
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Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Magmel of the Sea Blue (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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Style: anime, entertaining, exciting, captivating, tense ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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81%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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80%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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