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 Princess Mononoke's everyone operating in shades of grey — no clean heroes, no simple villains, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. Same epic and dark energy throughout.
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…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. Same epic and dark energy throughout.
2019
48 eps
NHK / Crunchyroll
Action Drama Historical
Young Thorfinn watches his father — a legendary warrior turned pacifist farmer — murdered by Viking mercenaries. He joins the mercenary band to get close enough to their leader to …
If you loved Princess Mononoke's everyone operating in shades of grey — no clean heroes, no simple villains, Vinland Saga delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about war that refuses to make heroism look clean or uncomplicated. Same epic and dark energy throughout.
2011
148 eps
Nippon TV / Crunchyroll
Adventure Action Fantasy
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 Princess Mononoke's everyone operating in shades of grey — no clean heroes, no simple villains, Hunter x Hunter 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.
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…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same epic and dark 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 Princess Mononoke's everyone operating in shades of grey — no clean heroes, no simple villains, Attack on Titan delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about war that refuses to make heroism look clean or uncomplicated. Same epic and dark energy throughout.
2024
24 eps
A-1 Pictures / Crunchyroll
Action Fantasy Supernatural
In a world where hunters fight monsters in dungeons, Sung Jinwoo is the weakest hunter alive — until a near-death experience in a double dungeon grants him a unique ability: a syst…
Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same epic and dark energy throughout.
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…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. Same epic and action packed energy throughout.
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 Princess Mononoke's everyone operating in shades of grey — no clean heroes, no simple villains, Jujutsu Kaisen 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…
Both are built around characters making devastating sacrifices for people they love — and the aftermath. Same epic and action packed energy throughout.