Naruto

Aang is a twelve-year-old boy who was frozen in ice for a hundred years and woke up to find that the Fire Nation has conquered almost everything. He's also the …

If you loved Naruto's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Avatar: The Last Airbender delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

If you loved Naruto's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Shadow and Bone delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging and sacrifice — is the same.

If you loved Naruto's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Buffy the Vampire Slayer delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

Percy Jackson discovers he's a demigod — son of Poseidon — and must quest across America with friends Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood to stop a war among th…

If you loved Naruto's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Percy Jackson and the Olympians delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — belonging and friendship — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

After more than 30 years of service, Pete Mitchell is called back to train a new generation of elite pilots for a dangerous mission.…

Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.