Asian Dramas Like Avatar: The Last Airbender

Two brothers use forbidden alchemy to try to resurrect their dead mother. It goes catastrophically wrong — one loses his body entirely, the other loses limbs. Now they search for t…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is kinetically paced — constantly in motion.

Prince Bojji is deaf, tiny, and considered the weakest prince in a world that ranks kingdoms by military strength. When he befriends Kage, a shadow creature and the sole survivor o…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Ranking of Kings delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Monkey D. Luffy wants to become King of the Pirates. It sounds absurd — and it is, gloriously so. Across over a thousand episodes, One Piece builds a world of unmatched scope: isla…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, One Piece delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. Same adventurous and action packed energy throughout.

Netflix's live-action adaptation of the world's best-selling manga. Monkey D. Luffy, a rubber-bodied optimist, assembles a pirate crew to find the legendary treasure One Piece. Wha…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, One Piece (Live Action) delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. Same adventurous and action packed energy throughout.

Gon Freecss, a 12-year-old who grew up on an island, takes the notoriously dangerous Hunter Exam to find his absent father. What starts as a shonen adventure about a boy with a big…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Hunter x Hunter delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. Same adventurous and emotional energy throughout.

Bam enters the Tower — a massive structure where each floor is a world unto itself — to find Rachel, the girl who showed him the stars. But the Tower isn't a rescue mission; it's a…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Tower of God 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.

A group of noodle shop workers are actually demon hunters who capture evil spirits that prey on humans.

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Uncanny Counter delivers exactly that. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

A young man with sealed powers and no memory of his past wanders the martial arts world and accidentally assembles a crew of equally impossible people — a cold assassin, an impulsi…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Blood of Youth delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same adventurous and action packed energy throughout.

Gang Nam-soon was separated from her family as a child and raised in Mongolia, where she developed extraordinary physical strength. When she finally returns to Seoul to find her mo…

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Strong Girl Nam-soon delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is genuinely warm without tipping into saccharine.

Bi Zhi owns an antique shop and comes from the future. Su Beilu is a present-day veterinarian who stumbles into his world completely by accident. Together they travel through time …

If you loved Avatar: The Last Airbender's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, The Company delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. Same adventurous and emotional energy throughout.