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15 Movies Like Raya And The Last Dragon

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This movie tells the story of a fantastic world called Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in perfect harmony. But when evil forces threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Five hundred years later, those same evil forces have returned and Raya, a lone warrior, will have to find the last legendary dragon to rebuild a destroyed world and reunite her people. For years, the villagers have fought to possess the gem that saved humanity, but in a meeting to restore order and peace in the villages, in an excess of confidence due to a false friendship within the group, the gem breaks into five fragments and the evil that surrounded them turns everyone into stone. Movies like Raya and The Last Dragon are animations that are great for both adults and children that focus on friendship, courage and the supernatural. Take a look at our list of recommendations below:

16 Best War Anime Shows Like Kingdom

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We are in the Period of the Warring Kingdoms, an era of ancient China in which the Asian giant was divided into seven kingdoms immersed in constant conflicts. At this time Xin and Piao are two young orphans who dream of one day being more than mere servants and become great generals. One day both are forced to separate when Piao is surprisingly recruited to work in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Qin by a minister of the king. After a fierce coup d'état, a Piao more dead than alive manages to reunite with Xin, with a request for him to meet Ei Sei, the young rei of Qin who bears a striking resemblance to his now deceased friend. This meeting being the first step for Xin to fulfill his dream and begin his dangerous and bloody path on the battlefields of an era full of conflict. An action packed story, anime like Kingdom are based on historic events, are action filled and have brave characters that fight for a noble goal.

12 Best Shows Like Euphoria

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The synopsis of the series is quite simple. Its protagonists are several teenagers who face life in high school, their doubts about their identity, who they want to be in the future, how they relate to their family, their friends, their dabbling with drugs or sex. The center of the story will revolve around Rue, who is going through a phase of existential anguish and rebellion. It is based on an Israeli fiction which was inspired by a true story of a teenage girl murdered outside a nightclub, telling how her peers sought ways to overcome that tragedy in the year after it happened. Shows like Euphoria are teen based dramas where the characters have to find themselves, grow and navigate the end of their teenage years and beginning of adulthood.

16 Anime Like Mob Psycho 100

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Shigeo Kageyama, popularly known as Mob, seems like a relatively normal boy. He is a high school student and takes life fairly easy, although he has the typical concerns of a boy his age. But outside of school hours he works for a paranormal agency run by Reigen. In it Mob uses his special mental abilities to help his teacher in the various cases of ghosts and spirits. What many don't know, however, is that the calm and collected attitude Mob adopts is no accident. Since as he reaches 100% emotional charge, there had better not be anyone around him. This is a fun supernatural anime with a very likable main character. Anime like Mob Psycho 100 feature very likable characters that have one (or more) superpower and have to either save the world or uncover mysteries surrounding them.

14 Movies Like Maze Runner

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Set in a fictional dystopian society, The Maze Runner contains an interesting story, with enough elements to become a transcendent saga along with others that also focus on young characters in extreme situations who find themselves trying to overthrow the reigning power. Thomas wakes up in an elevator, which slowly ascends. When the box stops and the doors open, Thomas finds himself in the middle of a group of kids welcoming him to the Glade: a huge open space flanked by giant concrete walls. His mind is a total blank. He has no idea where he is, he doesn't know where he comes from, and he can't remember his parents, his past, or even his own name. They only know that the gigantic concrete doors leading to the Labyrinth open every morning. That every night, at sunset, they close again. And that, every thirty days, a new boy arrives in the elevator. The predictable behavior of the Labyrinth made Thomas' arrival expected. The surprise comes one week later when the box brings ...

13 Best Anime Shows Like Clannad

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Clannad is a special anime that every fan should watch for many reasons. It is full of life lessons, it is emotional, exciting and, far from what other anime are. Clannad teaches you the reality of life: that not all stories end with an “and they lived happily ever after”. Clannad tells the story of Tomoya Okazaki, a third year high school student who, unfortunately, is down on his luck: his mother died when he was young, and as a result his father falls into depression and gambling. Once he meets Nagisa Furukawa, a junior high school student like himself, things start to change. A friendship begins between the two, thanks to which they make many new friends who will help them with their problems and to achieve each other's dreams. Anime like Clannad are emotional, romantic and funny. They focus on characters and their relationships and how they grow over the course of the story. Here is our best anime like Clannad:

17 Anime Like Blue Exorcist (Ao no Exorcist)

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The world of Blue exorcist has two parts Assiah - the world of humans, and Gehenna the world of demons. The only way of travel from Gehenna is by possessing a Human in Assiah. Many such demons wander the earth in disguise and exorcists are the ones assigned to cleanse them. The anime follows Rin Okumura a troublesome teenager raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto, a famous Exorcist. Rin discovers that he and his younger twin brother Yukio Okumura, are the sons of Satan. When Father Shiro dies while protecting him from Satan, Rin promises to become a powerful exorcist and kill Satan. In order to achieve this Rin joins the famous exorcist school "True Cross Academy" where he must master his abilities and defend the human world from Satan and his demons. Check out our list of recommendations for more anime like Blue Exorcist (Ao no Exorcist).

12 Anime Movies Like Spirited Away

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Chihiro is a ten-year-old girl, capricious and stubborn, who believes that the entire universe must submit to her wishes. When her parents, Akio and Yugo, tell her that they have to move homes, she is furious and makes no secret of her feelings. On their way to their new home, the family takes a wrong turn and appears at the end of a mysterious dead end. The story itself is fascinating because while Chihiro's central goal is simple, everything she has to deal with in between is very entertaining to watch. She has to solve problems that arise, as the story goes forward with good dynamism. Anime movies like Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) involve characters that are on a journey where they have to eventually succeed in something, or overcome problems that come their way. All in beautiful Japanese anime fashion of course.