Shows Like SHY

If you liked SHY (2023), 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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Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a…
2
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.
3
Dan Da Dan (2024)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
In a bet to prove whether ghosts or aliens exist, two high schoolers face terrifying paranormal threats, gain superpowers and maybe even fall in love?!
4
A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Misaka's electro-manipulation skills - and her delightfully destructive railgun projectile movement - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is filled with supernaturally powerful students known as…
5
D.Gray-man (2006)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Darkness 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…
6
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…
7
Blood+ (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Unable 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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Darker than Black (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Ten years ago, a mysterious spatial anomaly now known as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America, shortly followed by the opening of "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. The…
9
BLACK TORCH (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Jiro Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jiro is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Rago…
10
Noragami (2014)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yato may just be a minor god now, but he’s determined to make it big and he’s got a plan. Unfortunately, things just don’t seem to be going his way. He doesn’t have a single shrine dedicated to him, his partner has…
11
Shugo Chara! (2007)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Shugo Chara! centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality. When Amu wishes for the courage to be…
12
Taboo Tattoo (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
The story follows Justice Akazuka (a.k.a. Seigi), a young man who is good at martial arts. One day, Seigi rescues a homeless old man from some thugs, and the man gives him an object that imprints a tattoo on his palm…
13
Tengoku Daimakyo (2023)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
In the year 2024, the world has collapsed. Grotesque monsters lurk amongst the ruins of Japan, while remaining people scrape together what they can to survive. Kiruko, an odd-job girl in Nakano, accepts a mysterious…
14
Bleach (2004)
★ 8.4/10Also action & adventure and animation
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound…
15
Sonny Boy (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
On August 16, midway through a seemingly endless summer vacation, middle school third-year student Nagara, transfer student Nozomi, classmates Mizuho, Asakaze and their entire class are suddenly transported from their…
16
The Demon Prince of Momochi House (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Himari’s 16th birthday will be one she never forgets. Unexpectedly, she receives a will detailing her inheritance of a mysterious estate: the Momochi House. She arrives only to discover that the home was built on the…
17
The Qwaser of Stigmata (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
When Mafuyu Oribe and her adopted sister Tomo rescue a strange wounded man, they have no idea what they’re getting involved with or what the consequences will be. Alexander Nikolaevith Hell is an Iron Qwaser, one of…
18
Zetman (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also action & adventure and animation
The story starts off with a face-off between two rival heroes, ZET and ALPHAS, and then traces their origins - Jin Kanzaki, a young man with the ability to transform into a superhuman being known as ZET, and Kouga…
19
In/Spectre (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kotoko Iwanaga became the god of wisdom to the supernatural beings and spends her days solving problems for them. However, the boy who she fell head over heels for, Kuro Sakuragawa, is someone that is feared by all…
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Akira Oda and his high school classmates are summoned to another world! While the other students are granted cheat abilities through the summoning, Akira merely gains the abilities of a mediocre "assassin." However…