Movies and TV shows like Beastars

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Beastars (2019)
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Beastars (2019)
Original name: BEASTARS ビースターズ
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: In a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, herbivores and carnivores coexist with each other. For the adolescences of Cherryton Academy, school life is filled with hope, romance, distrust, and uneasiness. The main character is Regoshi the wolf, a member of the drama club. Despite his menacing appearance, he has a very gentle heart. Throughout most of his life, he has always been an object of fear and hatred by other animals, and he's been quite accustomed to that lifestyle. But soon, he finds himself becoming more involved with his fellow classmates who have their own share of insecurities and finds his life in school changing slowly.
Style: anime, psychological, enigmatic, social, captivating, romantic, sentimental, funny, adult anime, shounen ...
Audience: teens
Plot: anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animal, society, outcast, opposites attract, murder, furry, wolf, school, predator, protagonist as suspect, slice of life, animal that acts human, animal life, investigation, suppression, animal, murder investigation, social relations, dream world, theatre group, talking animal, black market, police, friends ...

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Most similar movies to Beastars

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, psychological and tense films and TV series with plots about slice of life, friendship, society, school, friends, supernatural and animal mostly in Animation, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Beastars: Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (2020), Devils Line (2018), Odd Taxi (2021), Myriad Colors Phantom World (2016), Pet (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Seton Academy: Join the Pack! (2020)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Seton Academy, a school full of animals where, thanks to population decline, there are fewer humans than any other creature. Mazama Jin, an animal hater and the only human male in his class, falls in love with Hino Hitomi, the only female human, the ...
Style: anime, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, sincere ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot: love, animal, slice of life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, friends, fall in love, boy, love and romance, teenage boy, buddies, teenage life ...
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100%
 6.8
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Devils Line (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of a shadowy police task force ...
Style: anime, touching, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vampire, love interest, supernatural, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, vampire bite, vampirism, murder, couple relations, interracial relations, teenage love, school ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 8.4
 6K
Odd Taxi (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: This town should look familiar, but suddenly, it's not. The taxi driver Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn't really hang out with others, and he's an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn't talk much. The ...
Style: anime, humorous, tense, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot: anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphism, animal that acts human, slice of life, animal, animal life, society, talking animal, social relations, anthropology, lifestyle, anthropomorphic dog ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Myriad Colors Phantom World (2016)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In the near future, in a world born of human imagination, what humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called "phantoms." Haruhiko Ichijō, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his upperclassman Mai ...
Style: anime, stylized, captivating, light, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: anthropomorphism, supernatural, youth, school, imaginary, friendship, good versus evil, society, harem, monster, magical creature, slice of life ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Pet (2020)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The psychic suspense story revolves around people who possess the ability to infiltrate people's minds and manipulate memories. Their powers have been used in the underworld for covering up incidents, assassinations, and other deeds. These ...
Style: anime, seinen, captivating, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: supernatural, violence, manipulation, police investigation, investigation, alternate reality, murder investigation, race against time, memory, chase, vengeance, false memory ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.3
 5K
Given (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The played chord made the rusty air and both our eardrums vibrate smoothly. From that moment... our music was born.
Style: anime, yaoi, captivating, unusual plot structure, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lgbt, art, friendship, school, boys love, music band, high school, talented, rock music, gay, music, singing ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Useless Animals (2005)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 7 min.
TV show
Story: One day, Uruno, a useless Wolf, is looking for a new home. He finds a forest full of animals that don't quite fit their parts. A bunny that is ill tempered, a clumsy cheetah and a near-sighted eagle.
Style: anime, satirical, psychological, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: animal, outcast, satire, friendship, animal life, friends, wildlife, animal protagonist, forest, nature, anthropomorphic animal, surrealism ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
ODDTAXI in the Woods (2022)
Genre: Animation, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Reconstruction of the television anime that will also depict what happens after its finale with a new story written by Kazuya Konomoto.
Style: anime, psychological, captivating
Plot: anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animal, animal that acts human, yakuza, animal life, mafia, society, forensics, crime boss, taxi driver, lifestyle, social problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (2023)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: One hundred years ago, a grave tradition was born in a land where demons live among people: a human must be sacrificed to the King of Beasts. But when Sariphi, the 99th sacrifice, is offered to the King, she isn’t afraid at all! Intrigued by her ...
Style: anime, captivating, shoujo
Plot: demon, royalty, anthropomorphic animal, animal, supernatural being, battles, adventurer, dream world, world war two, dangerous animal, magic, fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Spiral: Bond of Reasoning (2002)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning is a fifteen-volume shōnen mystery manga series written by Kyou Shirodaira and illustrated by Eita Mizuno. It was published by Enix and then Square Enix in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from February 2000 to October 2005 and ...
Style: anime, mysterious, captivating, enigmatic, detective ...
Plot: puzzle, school, amateur detective, teenager, investigation, riddles and clues, teenage detective, murder, teenage girl, crime investigation, intelligence, teenage boy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: anime, enigmatic, romantic, captivating, dark fantasy ...
Plot: drastic change of life, changing lives, first love, supernatural, friendship, dragon, magic, young girl, fairy, life is a bitch, life & death, mysterious stranger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.3
 3K
Hamtaro (2000)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Hamtaro is a Japanese children's manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai. The manga is serialized in Shogakukan's all girl's magazine Ciao in 1997, focusing on a hamster named Hamtaro who has a variety of ...
Style: anime, humorous, light, funny, captivating ...
Audience: kids
Plot: anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphism, friendship, animal that acts human, friend, talking animal, animal life, humour, animal, hamster, dog, girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation (2015)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shōtarō Tatewaki is a normal high school student with a serious demeanor hangs around with Sakurako Kujō. Sakurako is an extraordinarily beautiful woman in her mid-20s from a rich family who loves "beautiful bones." The two live in the ...
Style: anime, tense, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot: forensic, friendship, murder, police, investigation, forensics, uncover truth, crime solving, teamwork, sleuth, private investigation, crime investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
TV show
Story: A popular manga creator becomes enmeshed in paranormal events while conducting research: Stand User Kishibe Rohan visits Italy, goes bankrupt, and more.
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, enigmatic, cult classic ...
Plot: puzzle, private detective, supernatural, supernatural power, mysticism, trapped, paranormal activity, power, fight, paranormal phenomena, realism, fighting
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 7.1
 640
My Home Hero (2023)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The story centers on a salaryman who has a reliable wife and a daughter in university who can sometimes act a bit rebellious, but has a happy life in his own way. Until one day he finds out his daughter has been beaten, and thus begins his journey ...
Style: anime, captivating, psychological, seinen, 2d animation
Plot: gang, yakuza, domestic violence, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship, violence, family relations, uncover truth, investigation, problem, male female relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (2021)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Shy bookstore clerk Kosuke Mikado has the ability to see ghosts and spirits, an ability he wishes he didn't have, since what he sees usually terrifies him. Rihito Hiyakawa, an exorcist whose supernatural powers are as strong as his social ...
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, entertaining, detective
Plot: spirit, exorcist, supernatural, lgbt, investigation, supernatural ability, murder investigation, supernatural power, uncover truth, opposites attract, mysticism, paranormal investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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K Project (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shiro is an easygoing teenager content with just being a student—until his seemingly perfect life is halted when a bloodthirsty clan, glowing red with fire, attempts to kill him in the streets. Unbeknownst to Shiro, he is suspected of murdering a ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, entertaining, tense
Plot: superpower, gang, rivalry, swordsman, amnesia, murder mystery, investigation, murder, uncover truth, friends, twists and turns, friendship ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
To Your Eternity (2021)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: An immortal being was sent to the surface of the earth and met a boy living alone in the middle of tundra. The being can take the shape of dying things, but only if the "impetus" is stronger than the previous one. What sort of experiences ...
Style: anime, captivating, disturbing, unusual plot structure, psychological ...
Plot: eternity, evolution, immortality, eternal life, philosophy, friendship, reincarnation, mutation, transformation, boy and dog, fantasy world, supernatural ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Nyanko Days (2017)
Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 2 min.
TV show
Story: Tomoko Konagai is a first-year in high school and a shy girl. Tomoko owns three cats. The cheerful and live Munchkin Maa, the smart and responsible Russian Blue Rou, and the gentle crybaby Singapura Shii. Tomoko, whose only friends were her cats, ...
Style: anime, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, feel good
Plot: friendship, high school life, anthropomorphism, slice of life, human animal relationship, animal human communication, anthropomorphic animal, lifestyle, friends, shyness, everyday life, anthropomorphic cat ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Negima!? Magister Negi Magi (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Wizard Negi Springfield may be a boy, but he has a man-sized job to do! Fresh from the Academy of Magic, Negi continues his training as an instructor at Mahora Academy in Japan. But before he can get his Master’s in magic, the 31 schoolgirls of ...
Style: anime, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, ecchi ...
Plot: wizard, supernatural, slice of life, magic, school, witchcraft, sorority, magician, teacher, magical power, female nudity, warlock ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: N.H.K ni yôkoso! (Welcome to the N.H.K) revolves around the life of Tatsuhiro Satou, a 22 year old hikikomori who hasn't got a job and feels that the world around him is all a "conspiracy" controlled by the "N.H.K". He ...
Style: anime, psychological, semi serious, witty, captivating ...
Plot: lifestyle, social misfits, society, recluse, slice of life, mature, mental illness, socially awkward, antisocial behavior, lifestyle change, adultery, social relations ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Millionaire Detective: Balance - Unlimited (2020)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full ...
Style: anime, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: genius, butler, police detective, billionaire, friendship, who done it, investigation, law enforcement, friends, evidence, society, danger ...
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (2017)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: "ACCA" is a giant unified syndicate residing in a kingdom split into 13 autonomous regions. ACCA was formed back when there was threat of a coup d'etat, and has continued to protect the peace for almost one hundred years. Jean Otus, ...
Style: anime, tense, captivating, disturbing, detective ...
Plot: government, conspiracy, politics, police, espionage, royalty, political unrest, political intrigue, political conspiracy, dream world, social differences, corruption ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Heaven's Design Team (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: I made the light, the water, and the earth below. Now it's time to make the life that dwells upon it. Actually... that sounds like a giant headache, so I'll contract it out! Heaven's Design Team is an agency that creates made-to-order ...
Style: anime, entertaining, captivating, sincere, shounen ...
Plot: supernatural, animal life, animal, wild animal, friends, creature, friendship, supernatural ability, supernatural power, slice of life, god, mission ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
At the Mercy of the Sky (2009)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Sakura Ooyagi returns to his old hometown in order to start school at Sōei High School. On the first day, he runs into an old childhood friend: a junior named Mihoshi Akeno. As children, the two used to play together, with Mihoshi, or Mii-chan, ...
Style: anime, psychological, captivating, entertaining
Plot: school club, slice of life, teenage life, schoolgirl, relationships, lifestyle, friendship, school, socially awkward, high school life, teenager, high school ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Yukihira Souma's dream is to become a full-time chef in his father's restaurant and surpass his father's culinary skill. But just as Yukihira graduates from middle schools his father, Yukihira Jouichirou, closes down the restaurant to ...
Style: anime, captivating, feel good, shounen, ecchi ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: food, cooking, contests and competitions, rivalry, chef, friends, twists and turns, school, recipe, adaptation, longing, direction and purpose ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Gugure! Kokkuri-san (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: A little girl named Kohina ends up summoning a Kokkuri-san, a lower-ranking ghost in Japanese folklore. The Kokkuri-san she calls ends up being a white-haired handsome, young man. Although he had intended to merely haunt her at first, he becomes ...
Style: anime, psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: spirit, magic, rivalry, supernatural, coming of age, supernatural ability, friends, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, friendship, wizard, spell ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 6.8
 453
Bokura ga ita (2006)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: Nanami Takahashi is a high school student entering her first year. Immediately on her first day however, she becomes the victim of a practical joke by the school's most popular guy, Motoharu Yano, who coincidentally also ends up in her class. ...
Style: anime, shoujo, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot: slice of life, teenage protagonist, teen romance, sister sister relationship, love and romance, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, schoolgirl, love interest, confronting the past, secret past, romantic relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Tomodachi Game (2022)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Yuuichi Katagiri believes that friends are more important than money, but he also knows the hardships of not having enough funds. He works hard to save up in order to go on the high school trip, because he has promised his four best friends that ...
Style: anime, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot: betrayal, friendship, debt, money, game, friends, betrayal by friend, needing money, group of friends, escapades, money problems, most dangerous game ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Domestic Girlfriend (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Natsuo is a high school boy who is experiencing the crushing despair of unrequited love. To make matters worse, the person he is in love with is his teacher, Hina. In an attempt to lift his spirits, he attends a mixer where he meets a girl named ...
Style: anime, touching, sincere, yuri, tense ...
Plot: youth, school, half brother half sister relationship, couple relations, love triangle, sex, love, fall in love, teacher student relationship, rivalry, female nudity, love and romance ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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