Shows Like A Returner's Magic Should Be Special

If you liked A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (2023), 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.

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The Dawn of the Witch (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Saybil can't remember his life before he joined the magic academy. He has the lowest grades, because his amnesia leaves him unmotivated. One day, the school headmaster, Albus, orders him to participate in a dangerous…
2
The Irregular at Magic High School (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki enroll at Magic High School, where Miyuki's honors status comes between her and her underachieving older brother.
3
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
The Arnold Academy of Magic is a school for the elite...and Ray White is just your ordinary guy. In fact, he doesn't seem particularly skilled with magic at all, and is a bit of a klutz. Which is why he has nothing to…
4
The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Anos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world. However, what awaited him in…
5
RWBY (2013)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
The future-fantasy world of Remnant is filled with ravenous monsters, treacherous terrain, and more villains than you can shake a sniper-scythe at. Fortunately, Beacon Academy is training Huntsmen and Huntresses to…
6
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Awakening from magical stasis after a thousand years, the Dark Lord Leonis suddenly finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy! He quickly meets Riselia, a girl confronting the Voids, creatures that have nearly…
7
Wise Man's Grandchild (2019)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
A young man is reborn in another world where he is adopted as a baby by the hero Merlin Wolford and named Shin. By his 15th birthday, Shin has accumulated all kinds of power by studying under Merlin, but one thing his…
8
Assault Lily BOUQUET (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
On Earth in the near future, humanity faced imminent destruction from mysterious giant creatures known as "Huge." The entire world unites against the Huge, and successfully develops weaponry known as "CHARM" (Counter…
9
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
After living a life devoted to serving his country and people, Inglis’ one wish to be free of a king’s burden and to train was actually heard, but as a beautiful girl! Reborn in the far future as a daughter to renowned…
10
Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
Lloyd is a white mage who was unexpectedly banished from the hero's party. As he was lost and uncertain, he happened to cross paths with an S-rank adventurer party in need of a white mage, so he joined them on their…
11
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (2017)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
The Alzano Imperial Magic Academy is located in the southern part of the Alzano Empire and is among most prominent magic schools in the world, where students can learn the highest forms of magic. All those who strive…
12
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. But…
13
Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015)
★ 7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Magic Knights are modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the "Failed Knight" or "Worst One" who is failing because he has…
14
CLASSROOM FOR HEROES (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Rosewood Academy isn’t for your average student. This prestigious school specializes in training future heroes destined to protect humanity. Among them is Earnest Flaming, a young girl with unmatched skill who holds…
15
KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
This feisty young wizard will stop at nothing to master the spell that saved her life: Explosion! Megumin, the “Greatest Genius of the Crimson Magic Clan,” has chosen to devote her studies to the powerful offensive…
16
The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
His strength limited by the magical crest with which he was born, Mathias, the world's most powerful sage, decides reincarnation is necessary to become the strongest of all. Upon his rebirth as a young boy, Mathias is…
17
Reign of the Seven Spellblades (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also action & adventure and animation
It’s springtime at Kimberly Magic Academy, and new students are beginning their first year. Among them are a skilled and studious boy, Oliver, and a headstrong samurai girl, Nanao. They soon form a unique bond in the…
18
The Honor at Magic High School (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
A century has passed since magic - true magic, the stuff of legends - has returned to the world. It is spring, the season of new beginnings, and a new class of students is about to begin their studies at the First…
19
Vermeil in Gold (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Rather than take a more sensible approach to salvaging his grades in time for graduation, Alto summons a bit of otherworldly help. Only after does he learn he’s bound the legendary she-devil Vermeil into service as his…
20
Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Noa’s past life as a young adult villager was nothing to write home about. But now he’s reborn as the 13th prince of an empire! His stats screen reveal that he’ll grow stronger proportionately to the number of people…