2020
26 eps
Telecom Animation / Crunchyroll
Action Fantasy Mystery
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 Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, 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 a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.
2009
64 eps
TBS / Crunchyroll
Action Adventure Fantasy
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 Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.
2021
23 eps
Fuji TV / Crunchyroll
Fantasy Adventure Drama
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 Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, 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 a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.
2020
47 eps
TBS / Crunchyroll
Action Supernatural Dark Fantasy
Yuji Itadori, an unnaturally strong high schooler, swallows a cursed finger belonging to the King of Curses and becomes a vessel for an ancient evil. Now enrolled in a school for s…
If you loved Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, Jujutsu Kaisen delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.
2023
8 eps
Netflix
Horror Action Drama
Season 2 of the survival horror epic. In the aftermath of the Green Home apartment's collapse, survivors scatter across a world that is fully monstrous — and Cha Hyun-su grapples w…
If you loved Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, Sweet Home delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.
2023
8 eps
Netflix
Adventure Action Comedy
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 Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, 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 emotional energy throughout.
2013
87 eps
NHK / Crunchyroll
Action Dark Fantasy Thriller
Humanity lives behind walls built to protect them from Titans — monstrous humanoids that devour people without reason. When the outermost wall is breached, Eren Yeager watches his …
If you loved Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, Attack on Titan delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.
1999
1100 eps
Fuji TV / Crunchyroll
Adventure Action Comedy
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 Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, One Piece 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.
2020
13 eps
MAPPA / Crunchyroll
Action Martial Arts Supernatural
A nationwide fighting tournament where the winner gets any wish granted. Mori Jin enters for the thrill, but the tournament is a front for something far more dangerous — a supernat…
If you loved Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, The God of High School delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about a friendship that becomes the emotional anchor of everything else. The pacing is relentlessly intense — it doesn't really let you breathe.
2016
138 eps
ytv / Crunchyroll
Action Superhero Drama
In a world where 80% of people have superpowers called Quirks, Izuku Midoriya is born without one — and still dreams of being a hero. When the greatest hero alive passes his power …
If you loved Hunter x Hunter's underdog story you're desperately rooting for, My Hero Academia 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.