Shows Like BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-

If you liked BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (2022), 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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Baki Hanma (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
To gain the skills he needs to surpass his powerful father, Baki enters Arizona State Prison to take on the notorious inmate known as Mr. Unchained.
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BAKI (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
While martial arts champion Baki Hanma trains hard to surpass his legendary father, five violent death row inmates descend upon Tokyo to take him on.
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Blade of the Immortal (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift…
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Blue Seed (1994)
★ 7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada. When Japan is menaced by Aragami spawned by Yamato-no-Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however…
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
As 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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SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Seiya and the Knights of the Zodiac rise again to protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena, but a dark prophecy hangs over them all.
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BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai (2026)
★ 9.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Baki and the strongest Underground Arena fighters face a threat of historical proportions: the resurrected Musashi Miyamoto, Japan's greatest samurai.
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Gachiakuta (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Accused of murder and thrown into the Pit, a young orphan joins a group of monster fighters with special powers to uncover the truth and seek vengeance.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Follow 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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The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
Toujou Basara is a high school student whose father has suddenly just remarried. His father then departs overseas leaving Basara with two new beautiful step-sisters. Little does he know, his new sisters, Mio and Maria…
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The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
It has been 800 years since the incredibly fast and powerful gods of battle known as the Idaten had sealed away the demons after an intense battle. Now, that battle is just considered a myth or a fairytale. While the…
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Seraph of the End (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
After 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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Devil May Cry (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
In this epic battle of good vs. evil, the lines are blurry as hell. But a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world's best hope for salvation.
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Corpse Princess (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Armed 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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Strike Witches (2008)
★ 5.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
The year is 1939 - it was then that the Neuroi appeared. Nobody knows where they came from or what their ultimate agenda is, but the fact remains that their attacks drove people out of their towns and cities. In order…
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YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Arima Takuya is a young student whose father, a historian who has conducted various researches, disappeared recently. During a summer vacation Takuya receives a peculiar package from his missing father, along with a…
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Arknights (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
In the wake of unknown Catastrophes in the heart of Terra, a mineral of unimaginable power has been discovered. With it, society's technology has made huge leaps and bounds, but the substance causes a deadly incurable…
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Claymore (2007)
★ 8.2/10Also action & adventure and animation
When a shapeshifting demon with a thirst for human flesh, known as "youma," arrives in Raki's village, a lone woman with silver eyes walks into town with only a sword upon her back. She is a "Claymore," a being…
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From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
The great sage Ephtal dies in despair after failing to reach the peak of magic—but 400 years later, he’s reborn with all his memories and power intact! In a world where magic has decayed and ancient spells are treated…
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yuru, a young hunter, lives in a small village deep in the mountains, hunting wild game and leading a humble life with Asa, his younger twin sister. Their peaceful lives are torn apart when a dragon’s roar echoes…