My Hero Academia

Series Similar to My Hero Academia

If you enjoyed My Hero Academia, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Hunter x Hunter

   2011 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, highly rated (8.6).

   Remake of the 1999 TV series of Hunter x Hunter based on the manga by Togashi Yoshihiro. A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father's path, he could one day reunite with him. After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapica, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.

2. Soul Eater

   2008 · Comedy, Action, Adventure, Anime · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, hidden gem.

   At the Death Weapon Meister Academy (DWMA) students are either humans with the ability to turn into weapons or humans with the ability to wield those weapons, known as meisters. These students train with the purpose of gaining the souls of 99 bad humans and one witch in order to gain the power to turn the weapon into a death scythe.

3. One-Punch Man

   2015 · Comedy, Action, Anime · returning

   Recommended for similar Action / Anime profile, highly rated (8).

   One-Punch Man is a super hero who has trained so hard that his hair has fallen out, and who can overcome any enemy with one punch. However, because he is so strong, he has become bored and frustrated with winning all his battles so easily.

4. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

   2009 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is set in a fictional world where alchemy – the transmutation of raw materials into objects – is science, and the way of life. The series follows the Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, on their perilous journey in search of the legendary "Philosopher's Stone". They set forth hoping that the magical artifact can restore their bodies after a failed attempt to revive their dead mother cost Edward his left leg and right arm, while Alphonse's entire body was taken away leaving his soul affixed to a suit of armor.Source: Anime News Network

5. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

   2016 · Action, Adventure, Anime · returning

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto!

6. Fullmetal Alchemist

   2003 · Action, Adventure, Anime · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation, Edward loses his family as well as two of his limbs. With his supreme alchemy skills, Edward binds Alphonse's soul to a large suit of armor.A year later, Edward, now promoted to the fullmetal alchemist of the state, embarks on a journey with his younger brother to obtain the Philosopher's Stone. The fabled mythical object is rumored to be capable of amplifying an alchemist's abilities by leaps and bounds, thus allowing them to override the fundamental law of alchemy: to gain something, an alchemist must sacrifice something of equal value. Edward hopes to draw into the military's resources to find the fabled stone with his power and restore his and Alphonse's bodies to normal. However, the Elric brothers soon discover that there is more to the legendary stone than meets the eye, as they are led to the epicenter of a far darker battle than they could have ever imagined.(Source: MyAnimeList)

7. Katei Kyoshi Hitman Reborn!

   2006 · Comedy, Action, Adventure, Anime · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   There is no putting it lightly—Tsunayoshi Sawada is just no good. He is clumsy, talentless, and desperately in love with the school idol Kyoko Sasagawa, a girl so completely out of his league. Dubbed "Loser Tsuna" by his classmates, he seems to be the very personification of failure in the guise of a middle-schooler.Tsuna's boring life takes an extraordinary twist when he encounters the mysterious Reborn, who happens to be a hitman... and shockingly, a baby! Sent from the strongest Mafia family in Italy, Reborn is assigned the daunting mission of preparing the dull middle schooler to succeed the ninth boss of the notorious Vongola family, who is on the brink of retirement. The dull boy has a grueling road ahead, but with the help of his new criminal affiliates and his peculiar home tutor, perhaps even Loser Tsuna can achieve greatness.

8. Naruto

   2002 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · ended

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile.

   Naruto closely follows the life of a boy who is feared and detested by the villagers of the hidden leaf village of Konoha. The distrust of the boy has little to do with the boy himself, but it's what's inside him that causes anxiety. Long before Naruto came to be, a Kyuubi (demon fox) with great fury and power waged war taking many lives. The battle ensued for a long time until a man known as the Fourth Hokage, Yondaime, the strongest ninja in Konoha, fiercely fought the Kyuubi. The fight was soon won by Yondaime as he sealed the evil demon in a human body. Thus the boy, Naruto, was born. As Naruto grows he decides to become the strongest ninja in Konoha in an effort to show everyone that he is not as they perceive him to be, but is a human being worthy of love and admiration. But the road to becoming Hokage, the title for the strongest ninja in Konoha, is a long and arduous one. It is a path filled with betrayal, pain, and loss; but with hard work, Naruto may achieve Hokage.

9. One Piece

   1999 · Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy · returning

   Recommended for similar Action / Adventure profile, highly rated (8.7).

   One Piece animation is based on the successful comic by Eiichiro Oda. The comic has sold more than 260 million copies. The success doesn't stop; the One Piece animation series is in its top 5 TV ratings for kids programs in Japan for past few years and the series' most recent feature film title "One Piece Film Z" which was released on December 2012 has gathered 5.6 million viewers so far. The success goes beyond borders; receives high popularity on animation at terrestrial channel in Taiwan, no.1 rating on animation at a DTT channel in France, received high popularity among age 3-13 on a terrestrial channel in Germany in year 2010. The animation series has been broadcasted in many parts of the world: USA, UK, Australia, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Philippine, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, and etc.

10. Yu-Gi-Oh!

    1998 · Comedy, Action, Anime, Fantasy · ended

    Recommended for similar Action / Anime profile.

    A young boy named Yugi Moto solves an Ancient Egyptian Puzzle and brings forth a dark and powerful alter ego. Whenever he and his friends are threatened by evil, this alter ego breaks out of the confines of the Millenium Puzzle and challenges wrongdoers to the Shadow Games: Life or Death situations that test the true nature of human beings. Those that lose or cheat suffer serious penalties that result in losing their sanity or even their lives. Along with his friends Joey, Tristan, Téa and Miho; Yugi and his dark counterpart faces off against foes such as Seto Kaiba: The ruthless champion of the duel monsters card game; and Ryo Bakura, who possesses the Millenium Ring containing a spirit more brutal than Yami Yugi. Will Yugi and his friends succeed or will they lose their souls?