Based on anime movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant based on anime movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out anime, captivating, suspense, manga, exciting and tense films and TV shows about / with live action, fight, violence, superhero, danger, friendship, monster, heroes, blood and school plots mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres shot in Japan, USA, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as based on anime: Death Note (2017), Cowboy Bebop (2021), Douluo Continent (2021), Attack on Titan (2015), Prison School (2015), Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019), Gintama (2017), Tokyo Ghoul (2017), Space Battleship Yamato (2010), Death Note: New Generation (2016).
Best films
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young man comes to possess a supernatural notebook, the Death Note, that grants him the power to kill any person simply by writing down their name on the pages. He then decides to use the notebook to kill criminals and change the world, but an ...
Style:
suspense, anime, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
death, deity, notebook, adaptation, violence, police, murder, revenge, mass suicide, betrayal, chase, fbi ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, usa, new york state, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. They'll save the world... for the right price.
Style:
neo noir, anime, contemplative, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
bounty hunter, cowboy, outer space, female warrior, space, violence, heroes, criminal, youth, death, revenge, mission ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
space western, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 38 min.
TV show
Story:
It tells the story of Tang San who overcomes many difficulties to protect his loved ones, bring honor to his sect, help his country and become the strongest and bravest soul master.
Style:
xianxia, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
master warrior, teenage protagonist, magic, teamwork, showdown, blacksmith, martial arts, fight, chosen one, revenge, teenager, family secret ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant walls, humans lived in peace, but, 100 years later, the giant wall ...
Style:
stylized, talky, dark fantasy, apocalyptic, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, monster, macabre, vengeance, violent, justice, female warrior, giant monster, visceral, adaptation, storytelling, kaiju ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
5 male students enrolls at a school that has all female students. The boarding school was formerly an all-girls high school until the new school year. The student council then places the 5 male students in a place known as the prison on charges that ...
Style:
sexy, anime, humorous, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
sorority, prison escape, school, boarding school, satire, high school life, silly humor, confined, attempted escape, sexual humor, absurd humor, jail ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A high school girl and boy are part of the student council at a pricey school. They have a crush on one another, but have kept it under wraps so far. With awareness and an inkling of what the other one feels for each the challenge becomes to make ...
Style:
romantic, entertaining, light, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
schoolgirl, school, teenage love, couples, love and romance, secret, in love, fall in love, couple relations, romantic relationship, love interest, schoolboy ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.
Style:
exciting, anime, humorous, tense, action comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, medieval, samurai, fight, heroes, alien invasion, sword fight, martial arts, anti hero, satire, irreverent, loyalty ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.
Style:
anime, serious, suspenseful, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
masculine woman, supernatural ability, secret identity, murder, blood, fight, anti hero, danger, death, violence, rivalry, gunfight ...
Place:
japan, east asia, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a ...
Style:
serious, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, spacecraft, space battle, outer space, self sacrifice, escapades, heroic mission, heroes, danger, save the world, space and aliens, siege ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 22nd century
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
Style:
humorous, period piece, anime, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
friendship, samurai, heroes, danger, master warrior, martial arts, investigation, society, fight, violence, sword fight, feudal japan ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Bullied by his boss, worked around the clock, he's nothing more than a corporate drone. All it takes is a zombie outbreak for him to finally feel alive!
Style:
dark comedy, psychological, semi serious, captivating, seinen ...
Plot:
zombie, zombie apocalypse, office worker, office, survival, job, problem, changing lives, zombie attack, bucket list, supernatural, supermarket ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
The miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film Death Note: Light Up the NEW World: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien. Each episode provides backstory for one of the characters and bridges the 10-year gap between the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, bleak, crime thriller, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
mind game, supernatural, fighting crime, vigilante, moral dilemma, outsmarting, secret identity, rivals, heart attack, supernatural ability, law and order, justice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Kenshin Himura goes up against mysterious weapons dealer Enishi. He controls the underworld of China. The secret of Kenshin Himura’s "Jujishou" is also revealed.
Style:
tense, captivating, perverse, epic, historical drama ...
Plot:
samurai, one man army, shogun, fight, crime boss, martial arts, secret, organized crime, criminal, outlaw gang, gang war, bandit ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan, china, kyoto japan, india
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Traveling in search of the rare ingredient, “sky fish” Meliodas and Hawk arrive at a palace that floats above the clouds. The people there are busy preparing a ceremony, meant to protect their home from a ferocious beast that awakens once every ...
Style:
anime, exciting, humorous, suspense, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
seven deadly sins, good versus evil, magic, warrior, princess, supernatural, giant, demon, transformation, friends, escapades, youth ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the top of the most brutal ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, psychotronic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
character change, time travel, time paradox, time portal, revenge, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, school, gang, gangster, changing the past or future, back in time, changing lives ...
Time:
future
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, France, China, Argentina
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling." Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her ...
Style:
intense, serious, atmospheric, anime, gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vampire, girl heroine, medieval, martial arts, vengeance, ninja, revenge, murder, sword fight, betrayal, greed, adaptation ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, mount fuji
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father ...
Style:
exciting, serious, manga, realistic, anime ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, master warrior, japanese culture, medieval, drifter, katana, shogun, swordsman, heroes, one man army, massacre ...
Time:
1800s, 2010s, 1870s, 1860s, 19th century
Place:
japan, asia, ancient china, tokyo, kyoto japan
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Style:
bloody, disturbing, cult classic, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
game of death, survival, death, dystopia, violence, gory, desperation, jungle, cruelty, contests and competitions, satire, social commentary ...
Time:
future, year 2000, distant future, 2000s, near future
Place:
japan, asia, east asia, india, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Story continues with the students' own conflicts, Koro Sensei’s identity and the fate of the world. The time limit for assassination is approaching.
Style:
anime, captivating, light, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
teacher, school, friendship, murder, graduate, education, child soldier, monster, superhuman, attempted murder, assassin, student ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Jun is a girl whose words have been sealed away so that she cannot hurt anyone with them. But, one day, she is nominated to become an executive member of the "community outreach council." On top of that, Jun is also appointed to play the ...
Style:
touching, entertaining, captivating, sincere, crying ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
school club, cheerleader, japanese teenager, japanese school, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, teacher student relationship, grandfather grandson relationship, family dinner, divorce, rehearsal, grandmother grandson relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Arima Kousei won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kousei has been unable to hear the sound of his piano. He then meets ...
Style:
anime, shoujo, shounen
Plot:
disability, teen romance, classical music, star crossed lovers, friendship, love, tragedy, youth, piano, violin, pianist, japanese schoolgirl ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold ...
Style:
anime, tense, disturbing, futuristic, captivating ...
Plot:
mars, colonization, alien monster, planet, battles, monster, struggle for survival, spacecraft, fight, human versus monster, space mission, mission ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Western
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
On the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
Style:
historical drama
Plot:
gold, treasure, bow and arrow, deception, mammal, night, village, combat, war veteran, fire, girl, evil man ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s
Place:
hokkaido, japan
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.
Style:
horrifying, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien, evil alien, supernatural, heroic mission, afterlife, save the world, self sacrifice, imaginary, good versus evil, superhuman powers, danger, heroes ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Canada, India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, cerebral, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
cyberpunk, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, female protagonist, robot, technology, distopia, hacker, dystopia, tough girl, androids, chase ...
Time:
future, year 2017, near future, 2010s, year 2011
Place:
tokyo, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.
Style:
feel good, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
dragon, bullying, superhuman powers, school, dragon ball, alien invasion, revenge, good versus evil, martial arts, save the world, danger, superhero ...
Time:
future, year 2009
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has led to the development of cutting-edge technologies that have rapidly evolved the world. As a result, schools have begun incorporating these technologies into their curriculum, leaving behind the ways of the old. ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, exciting, light ...
Plot:
school club, high school life, school, youth, slice of life, japanese high school, high school, friendship, middle school, japanese schoolgirl, schoolboy, young girl ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a small town in Japan, Kirie comes upon her boyfriend's father silently videotaping a snail. Later, the mans obsession with spirals becomes more and more bizarre, ending in his suicide in a washing machine which turn his body into a spiral. ...
Style:
dark fantasy, creepy, surreal, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, curse, obsession, small town, surrealism, darkness, insanity, transformation, body horror, mental disorder, danger, curses spells and rituals ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari (Shunji Fujimura), L has to solve the ...
Style:
bleak, serious, suspenseful, anime, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, heroes, danger, save the world, heroic mission, chases and races, escapades, rivalry, against humanity, private detective, race against time, child in peril ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, usa, asia
Is relevant?
709K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, bleak, neo noir, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, incest, violence, psychopath, captivity, older man younger woman relationship, hypnosis, mind game, plot twist, psychological torture, torture ...
Time:
year 2003, 80s, distant future, near future, y2k ...
Place:
south korea, korea, stockholm sweden, oceania, east asia ...
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