Movies and TV shows like From the New World

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From the New World (2012)
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From the New World (2012)
Original name: 新世界より
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. However, when Saki discovers a lost artifact, the facade is shattered! Faced with a startling truth about their town, Saki and her companions face dangers they never knew existed, and their choices may change the fate of everyone.
Style: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, enigmatic, suspenseful, psychological, psychedelic, mecha, adult animation ...
Plot: monster, coming of age, good versus evil, supernatural, society, chaos, danger, under the surface, dystopia, distopia, uncover truth, friendship, telekinesis, utopia, mature, creature, slice of life, white supremacy, war, school, slavery, religion, love triangle, female protagonist, childhood friend ...
Time: future
Place: japan

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Most similar movies to From the New World

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, serious and captivating films and TV series with plots about danger, supernatural, escapades, rivalry, heroes, society and imaginary mostly in Animation, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like From the New World: Needless (2009), MADE IN ABYSS (2017), Now and Then, Here and There (1999), D.Gray-man (2006), Tokyo Ghoul (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Needless (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Needless is an action comedy science fiction manga and anime series by Kami Imai. Serialized in Shueisha's seinen magazine Ultra Jump beginning in 2004, an anime adaptation by Madhouse began airing on July 2, 2009.
Style: anime, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, bleak ...
Plot: imaginary, supernatural, chaos and mayhem, danger, apocalypse, dystopian future, heroes, supernatural ability, chaos, supernatural power, escapades, friends ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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MADE IN ABYSS (2017)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 325 min.
TV show
Story: The “Abyss” is the last unexplored region, an enormous and treacherous cave system filled with ancient relics and strange creatures. Only the bravest of adventurers can traverse its depths, earning them the nickname, “Cave Raiders.” Within ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspenseful, touching, enigmatic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: boy girl relationship, friendship, orphan, robot, survival, explorer, androids and robots, humanoid robot, puzzle, tragedy, amnesia, treasure hunt ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Now and Then, Here and There (1999)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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 ...
Style: anime, exciting, serious, apocalyptic, captivating ...
Plot: child abuse, danger, slavery, kids in trouble, kidnapping, daring rescue, against humanity, society, life is a bitch, post apocalypse, dystopia, heroes ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.7
 5K
D.Gray-man (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Allen Walker, a young Exorcist with a cursed eye that can see the suffering of the Akumas created by The Millenium Earl, travels to England to the Headquarters of the exorcists, the Black Order, where his Master, General Cross Marian, has sent him ...
Style: anime, emotional, exciting, suspense, shounen ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, demon, chosen one, young heroes, friendship, orphan, secret organization, supernatural, good versus evil, escapades, imaginary ...
Time: 19th century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Ken Kaneki is a bookworm college student who meets a girl names Rize at a cafe he frequents. They're the same age and have the same interests, so they quickly become close. Little does Kaneki know that Rize is a ghoul - a kind of monster that ...
Style: anime, dark fantasy, exciting, suspenseful, bloody ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: supernatural, murder, danger, supernatural ability, youth, secret identity, deadly creature, friends, survival, genetically altered, heroes, good versus evil ...
Place: tokyo, japan, asia, east asia
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57%
 7.6
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Blood+ (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Blood+, pronounced as "Blood Plus", is an anime series produced by Production I.G and Aniplex and directed by Junichi Fujisaku. The series premiered in Japan on Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax, as well as on terrestrial ...
Style: anime, exciting, manga, gothic, spooky ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: vampire, heroic mission, gory, self discovery, heroes, supernatural, monster, coming of age, immortality, destiny, sword fight, bloodlust ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia, okinawa
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 7.0
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Guilty Crown (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Guilty Crown is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G which aired on Fuji TV's noitaminA program block from October 2011. The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a high school boy who inadvertently obtains an ability ...
Style: anime, mecha, suspenseful, exciting, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: fighting the system, young heroes, heroes, chaos, distopia, apocalypse, post apocalypse, imaginary, teenage love, youth, supernatural ability, superpower ...
Time: future, 2030s, 2020s
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 8.0
 15K
Claymore (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In a world rife with deadly creatures called "youma", a young silver eyed woman, Clare, works on behalf of an organization that trains female youma halfbreeds into warriors with the ability to destroy these creatures. Considered a rogue ...
Style: anime, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids, manly
Plot: good versus evil, supernatural ability, monster, beast, female warrior, heroic mission, imaginary, supernatural, suffering, heroes, obsession, death ...
Time: medieval times
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Beyond the Boundary (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human, he is half Youmu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it seems she is ...
Style: anime, exciting, light, tense, captivating ...
Plot: danger, school, immortality, couples, religions or cults, love and romance, friendship, murder, rivalry, slice of life, monster, isolation ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Corpse Princess (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Corpse Princess is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. Premiering in Monthly Shōnen Gangan on April 12, 2005, the series centers around the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who is ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: zombie, rivalry, danger, escapades, clergy, supernatural, monk, schoolgirl, murder, beast, psychic, haunting ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In the year 1973, alien species known as BETA (Beings of Extra Terrestrial origin which is Adversary of human race) came to invade earth. During the next 30 years, they have conquered most of the Eurasian continent, effectively decreasing the world ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot: save the world, heroic mission, space and aliens, super weapon, save the day, weapon system, military, danger, escapades, androids and robots, heroes, chaos ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Promised Neverland (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The one adored as the mother is not the real parent. The people living here together are not actual siblings. The Gracefield House is where orphaned children live. An irreplaceable home where 38 siblings and Mom live happy lives, even with no blood ...
Style: anime, tense, touching, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: friendship, murder, hopes, death, betrayal, survival, scheming, danger, dishonesty, livestock, broken leg, vengeance ...
Time: future, 2040s, 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Blood-C (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 287 min.
TV show
Story: Blood-C focuses on Saya Kisaragi, an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As her battles ...
Style: anime, atmospheric, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, imaginary, village, deadly creature, good versus evil, danger, supernatural, friendship, high school life, heroes, high school, violent ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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No. 6 (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In the near future, most of mankind now lives in a handful of city states. There, for the privileged elite, life should be perfect. But for young Sion, life has become a nightmare since letting a strange boy spend the night in his apartment. ...
Style: anime, atmospheric, yaoi, bleak, exciting ...
Plot: uncover truth, life turned upside down, social differences, secret organization, conspiracy, fugitives, boys love, lgbt, teenage life, life is a bitch, lgbtq, love ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Night Raid 1931 (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Night Raid 1931, is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex and directed by Jun Matsumoto. The 13-episode anime aired in Japan on the TV Tokyo television network starting April 5, 2010. Senkō no Night Raid is the ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot: rivalry, save the day, undercover, political unrest, heroic mission, supernatural, danger, murder, dishonesty, political intrigue, urban, supernatural ability ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: shanghai, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 7.0
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Casshern Sins (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Casshern Sins is a reboot of the classic anime series Casshan, produced by Tatsunoko and animated by Madhouse. It premiered in Japan on October 1, 2008, following a sneak preview of the first episode at Otakon 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. The ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, mecha, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: false accusation, dystopian future, chaos, androids and robots, redemption, memory loss, post war, hopes, genetic engineering, uncover truth, danger, supernatural ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
The Girl in Twilight (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Girls who live in a provincial city perform a certain ritual. The girls are in the "Crystal Radio Club." It is an interest circle that Asuka Tsuchimiya, a girl known for her cheerfulness, started with friends in her high school. That ...
Style: anime, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: school, ouija board, peril, chase, paranormal, good versus evil, monster, japanese schoolgirl, japanese girl, deadly creature, evil, paranormal investigation ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Magical Girl Site (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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 ...
Style: anime, psychological, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: magical girl, friendship, violence, school, suicide, magic, childhood, supernatural, society, danger, bullying, rivalry ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Un-Go (2011)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Un-Go is set in a war-torn Tokyo, in a near-future Japan. In response to Japan sending their military abroad as peacekeeping forces, terrorists launched multiple attacks on Japan, killing many people and destroying much of its cityscapes. Some time ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, partners against crime, investigation, private detective, partner, terrorism, odd couple, danger, uncover truth, mind control, post war, police ...
Time: future
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Phi Brain: Puzzle of God (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Phi Brain: Puzzle of God is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. The first two series aired on NHK Educational TV between October 2011 and September 2012, with a third season to begin airing in October 2013. The series is ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, serious, clever ...
Plot: prodigy, teenage life, danger, deathtrap, youth, escapades, secret movement, riddles and clues, rivalry, high school, puzzle, social relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Chrono Crusade (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Chrono Crusade, in first position known as Chrno Crusade due to a typo in the original logo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in Comic Dragon, then a special issue ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Plot: supernatural, exorcist, heroic mission, obsessive quest, mind control, danger, escapades, clergy, imaginary, battles, curses spells and rituals, destiny ...
Time: 1920s
Place: new york, usa, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 6.3
 2K
7Seeds (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Shy Natsu awakens as part of a group chosen to ensure the survival of humanity. Together, they have to survive on a changed Earth.
Style: anime, exciting, disturbing, stylized, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: heroes, escapades, rescue, good versus evil, danger, imaginary, save the day, violence, villain, boy, secret, youth ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Karneval (2013)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Nai searches for someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange mansion where they are set-up, and soon become wanted criminals by military ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, stylized, captivating
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, chases and races, escapades, secret agent, danger, missing person, youth, supernatural, clairvoyant, haunting, psychic, magic ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Parasyte: The Maxim (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
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 ...
Style: anime, exciting, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: body horror, danger, alien, rivalry, supernatural power, supernatural ability, fight scenes, murder, violence, survival, parasite, tragedy ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 6.8
 3K
Black Bullet (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Virus Gastrea menyebar seperti api, membuat setiap wadah yang terinfeksi bermutasi dengan cepat, mendapatkan kekuatan baru dan kemampuan dengan setiap tahap perkembangan, bahkan saat mereka terus menyerang, membunuh dan menginfeksi beberapa host ...
Style: anime, serious, rough, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: imaginary, plague, curses spells and rituals, heroes, deadly creature, chases and races, supernatural, danger, post apocalypse, monster, post apocalyptic, friendship ...
Time: near future, 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Skull Man (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Otomo City: where freedom and justice have atrophied to the bone; where conspiracy rules the day and death stalks the night... Death in the form of the Skull Man, a literal Grim Reaper whose skeletal grin presages grisly mayhem and murder, even to ...
Style: anime, tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: murder, investigation, serial killer, mutant, danger, supernatural, homecoming, riddles and clues, amateur detective, deadly creature, religions or cults, twists and turns ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Many years in the future after the exploits of Yugi Mutou, Domino City has become a shadow of its former self: Neo Domino City. There lies a strong divide between the rich and the poor, and bridging that gap proves to be difficult. Neo Domino seems ...
Style: anime, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, exciting ...
Audience: kids
Plot: rivalry, heroes, escapades, danger, survival, satellite, power, creature, friendship, card playing, duel, monster ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
[C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Kimimaro works two jobs to make ends meet. He could go from pauper to prince in a parallel world called the Financial District—if he’ll invest his future as collateral in a dangerous game. Winning gets you more wealth, but losing could erase you ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: parallel world, rivalry, danger, conspiracy, imaginary, contests and competitions, society, ambition, life is a bitch, dystopia, supernatural, alternate reality ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 6.9
 1K
s-CRY-ed (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 629 min.
TV show
Story: The aftermath of a mysterious environmental catastrophe has left the land in complete desolation! While mankind has been able to rebuild the city, the catastrophe has caused some humans to undergo genetic mutations granting them special powers and ...
Style: anime, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rescue, chaos, heroic mission, survival, artificial intelligence, dystopian future, danger, imaginary, rivalry, battles, androids and robots, environmentalism ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 8.6
 44K
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, shounen, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: extrasensory perception, ghost, psychic, supernatural, school, telekinesis, middle school, satire, superpower, supernatural ability, supernatural power, good versus evil ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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