Shows Like exception

If you liked exception (2022), a animation and sci-fi & fantasy 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.

1
The Orbital Children (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In 2045, two children born on the moon and three kids from Earth try to survive after an accident on their space station leaves them stranded.
2
Planetes (2003)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of…
3
Battle of the Planets (1978)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
4
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX is an animated television series created by Leiji Matsumoto. It's the sequel to the 1982 animated film Arcadia of My Youth. However, like many of the stories set in the…
5
Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
While pursuing fugitives the Space Federation police officer Birdy Cephon Altera finds herself on Earth.
6
Steins;Gate (2011)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel…
7
Futurama (1999)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary…
8
Land of the Lustrous (2017)
★ 8/10Also animation and mystery
In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called Gems inhabit a world that has been destroyed by six meteors. Each Gem is assigned a role in order to fight against the Lunarians, a species who attacks them in…
9
Synduality Noir (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The year is 2242. Kanata wants to be a Drifter and meets Noir, who is a dud Magus with no memories. However, because Noir excels in battle against the Enders, Kanata partners with her and discovers exactly what it…
10
Final Space (2018)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
An astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of “Final Space,” the last point in the universe, if it actually does exist.
11
Martian Successor Nadesico (1996)
★ 7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Only one ship stands between earth and total annihilation! The High Mobile Battleship Nadesico is the most formidable fighting machine ever conceived, but due to a shortage of trained soldiers, the crew is a little…
12
The Holy Grail of Eris (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and mystery
Betrayed by her fiancé's lover and sentenced to public execution, Constance Grail, a plain viscount's daughter known for her honesty, faces death—until a mysterious voice offers salvation. Scarlett Castiel, a…
13
Sgt. Frog (2004)
★ 7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Alien frogs come to take over the planet & get into all kinds of trouble while living under the roof of a small family.
14
MAO (2026)
★ 8.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Eight years ago, Nanoka Kiba was saved from the wreckage of a fatal accident at Gogyō Town Shopping Center. Drawn to the abandoned passage of storefronts on her walk home from school in present day, she becomes…
15
Among Us (2026)
★ 9/10Also animation and mystery
Eccentric, monochromatic crewmates of a ship transporting junk across the galaxy must root out an Impostor in their midst before they fall victim to its villainous designs.
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Dr. STONE (2019)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His…
17
With You, Our Love Will Make It Through (2025)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
When high schooler Mari runs late for school, she never expects to fall for Tsunagu—a gentle, sensitive, beastfolk! In a world where beastfolk are segregated behind walls, Mari and Tsunagu show their differences are…
18
Robotech (1985)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Robotech is an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series made between 1982-1984 in Japan; the adaptation was aired in 1985. Within the combined and edited story, Robotechnology refers to the…
19
Urusei Yatsura (1981)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The invasion of an alien race known as the Oni begins a new life for Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous trouble-making tenth grader in the small town of Tomobiki. After unwittingly proposing to the Oni princess Lum Invader…
20
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Determined to protect his demon world from heavenly angels, demon Masatora Akutsu heads to earth in search of a charismatic human to rally his kin. Masquerading as a high schooler for his recruitment mission, he's…