Shows Like The Case Study of Vanitas
If you liked The Case Study of Vanitas (2021), a animation and action & adventure series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Seraph of the End (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventureAfter a mysterious virus wipes out ninety percent of humanity, vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth to enslave mankind, treating them like livestock. After growing tired of donating blood in exchange for…
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MARS RED (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and mysteryIt’s 1923, and the mysterious blood source Ascra has unleashed a horde of vampires across Japan. In response, the government spawns Code Zero. With S-rank vampire Defrott and the rookie Kurusu, this kill squad is made…
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Shiki (2010)
★ 8/10Also animation and mysterySotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced…
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and action & adventureFollow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993)
★ 7/10Also animation and action & adventureJotaro Kujo is a popular high school student – at least until that day when he thinks he is possessed by a ghost, which is why he locks himself up. During a fight between his grandfather and his grandfather’s friend…
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Trinity Blood (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also action & adventure and animationMany centuries ago, man's Armageddon gave birth to the vampires' wrath. As man and immortal clash, a reality-shattering threat looms. Hope resides solely in a new breed of hunter operating under the Vatican's…
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Corpse Princess (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventureArmed with dual machine guns, an undead school girl, Makina Hoshimura, must hunt down 108 other undeads with the help of specially trained Buddhist monks in order to gain entry into Heaven. Based on manga written by…
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D.Gray-man (2006)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventureDarkness is moving in, and young exorcist Allen Walker is humanity's greatest hope against the wicked forces conspiring to bring civilization to its knees. Akuma – cruel spirits born of tragedy and lost souls – lurk in…
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Dorohedoro (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and action & adventureAmnesiac Caiman seeks to undo his lizard head curse by killing the sorcerer responsible, with his friend Nikaido's help. In the Hole, that's a threat.
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Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyThe first astronaut in human history was a vampire girl. Following the end of World War II, the world-dividing superpowers, Federal Republic of Zirnitra in the East and United Kingdom of Arnack in the West, turned…
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Undead Murder Farce (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and mysteryIn this world, creatures like vampires and werewolves still walk about, but Aya Rindo can’t say the same for herself. This beautiful disembodied head, carried by her maid Shizuku Hasei, is a detective in search of her…
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Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and action & adventureMina Tepeş, the Princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants her race to stop hiding from the humans. Using her vast wealth, she has paid off Japan's entire national debt and by doing so, gained…
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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventureIn the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains.
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventureAs a prophecy of doom unfolds on the peaceful land of Britannia, a purehearted boy sets out on a journey of discovery — and revenge.
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Noblesse (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and action & adventureRai wakes up from 820-years long sleep and starts his new life as a student in a high school founded by his loyal servant, Frankenstein. But his peaceful days with other human students are soon interrupted by…
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Lunar Legend Tsukihime (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyAs the result of a childhood injury, Shiki Tohno can see the lines of energy that bind all things together and by severing those lines he can destroy almost anything! Only a special pair of glasses that mute his…
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Monogatari (2009)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and mysteryKoyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino…
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The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyIn Shin-Yokohama, humans engage in a long, drawn out battle against vampires. Amongst them, the last "true vampire" stands... Will he be a bringer of peace, or destruction?
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Blood+ (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyUnable to remember the past, high school senior Saya Otonashi must rediscover her destiny in order to defeat the chiropteran vampires that threaten her loved ones' existence.
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Strike the Blood (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and action & adventureKojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire. It isn't long…