Shows Like The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies

If you liked The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies (2024), a animation and comedy 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
Kimagure Orange Road (1987)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy
It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally…
2
Rave Master (2001)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Fifty years ago, malevolent stones known as Dark Brings brought about the "Overdrive," a calamitous event that destroyed one-tenth of the world. In the present day, the nefarious organization Demon Card seeks the Dark…
3
Ah! My Goddess (2005)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
Keiichi Morisato is looking forward to university life. But in reality, he has no luck in anything, and he has trouble with clubs, love, etc. The truth is that he has an unlucky star above his head. One day, Keiichi is…
4
xxxHOLiC (2006)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kimihiro Watanuki is a high school student plagued by ayakashi spirits, both of which are invisible to everyone else but him. The series begins when Watanuki stumbles, seemingly by chance, into a shop that grants…
5
The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
Yōto Yokodera is a schoolboy who is unable to express his true feelings freely. After hearing about the wish-granting Stony Cat, he decides to try and make an offering to lose his facade, only to meet Tsukiko who…
6
Ranma1/2 (2024)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Akane Tendo meets her new fiancé, Ranma Saotome, a martial arts prodigy with a twist: he magically transforms into a girl upon touching cold water.
7
The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Sophia Reeler, a timid noble, received the Gorilla God’s blessing—the ultimate combat power. Now her dream of a peaceful student life is shattered as the royal knights recruit her unrivaled strength. Juggling school…
8
Black Clover (2017)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Asta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncommon in this world…
9
Slayers (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Follows the exploits of the young sorceress Lina Inverse, whose life revolves around food, treasure, and fighting. After stealing treasure from a group of bandits, Lina is accosted by stragglers during her journey to…
10
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
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…
11
The Familiar of Zero (2006)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière’s name is so long and her spell-casting skills are so poor that everyone at the Tristain Academy of Magic just calls her “Louise the Zero.” Louise’s humiliation only increases…
12
Witch Craft Works (2014)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Takamiya Honoka is a regular student whose only problem seems to be that he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the school's #1 beauty. They have never spoken to each other before and any small interaction between them…
13
Campione! (2012)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
Godo Kusanagi, a high school student that kills a god, claiming its power and title of Campione, to slay other gods.
14
The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch (2026)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Spica Virgo dreams of joining a magical academy, but there’s one problem: She can’t use magic! With no mentor or connections, her chances seem slim—until a mysterious talking black cat appears. A powerful mage cursed…
15
The Villager of Level 999 (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In Earthclear, everyone is born into a fixed role, and villagers are the weakest of all. Most never rise above Level 5—except Koji Kagami, who is Level...999?! On a monster hunt, he meets Alice, the Demon King's…
16
InuYasha (2000)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon…
17
Witch Watch (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
A diligent teen winds up living with his spunky childhood friend, a trainee witch, to protect her from a dire prophecy. But can they survive high school?
18
Kekkaishi (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly…
19
There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and comedy
Yoki was once a human but reincarnated into a demon. He now holds a middling position serving the Demon King tasked with taking down the hero party. But when he finally faces them, Yoki thinks... "No way… she's…
20
Ranma ½ (1989)
★ 8.6/10Also comedy and animation
Ranma Saotome, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now…