Shows Like Now and Then, Here and There

If you liked Now and Then, Here and There (1999), 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
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
War rages between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. With two new brilliant young leaders at the helm, anything can happen in this military space opera.
2
Guilty Crown (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a high school boy who inadvertently obtains an ability called "The Power of the Kings" that enables him to draw out items called "Voids" from other people. He is then thrown into the…
3
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.
4
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Ars Louvent is reincarnated in another world as the young son of a minor noble who owns a small domain. Ars is not particularly strong or intelligent, but he was born with the Appraisal Skill that's able to see others'…
5
The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Noel is the grandson of legendary Seeker Overdeath and dreams of surpassing his strength. But it turns out that Noel is nothing but a Talker, the weakest class of them all. Undeterred, he uses his silver tongue to…
6
God Eater (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In the early 2050s, unknown life forms called “Oracle cells” begin their uncontrolled consumption of all life on Earth. Their ravenous appetite and remarkable adaptability earn them first dread, then awe, and finally…
7
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.
8
Future Boy Conan (1978)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
After the great disaster of 2008, a war that destroyed the planet, the world is now largely ocean with the continents having sunk. Conan lives on a remote island with his grandpa and nature, never having seen another…
9
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Young Dai embarks on an epic journey to become a legendary hero, training with his loyal companions to save the world from the resurrected Demon King.
10
Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Trunks returns from the future to train with Goku and Vegeta. However, it disappears without warning. Then the mysterious Fu bursts in, telling them that Trunks has been imprisoned in the Prison Planet, a mysterious…
11
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kara and her ragtag Jedi crew seek out to find worthy Jedi to fight against an increasingly powerful warlord.
12
Monster Rancher (1999)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Genki is a boy who loves playing the Monster Rancher games and one day he's somehow transported into the world of the video game where he meets the girl Holly and the monsters Mochi, Suezo, Golem, Tiger and Hare…
13
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…
14
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…
15
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…
16
Land of the Lustrous (2017)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
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…
17
My-Hime (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Schoolgirls discover that they have been given the ability to materialize weapons and control robotic beasts called "Children" to stop an evil organization from their plans of domination.
18
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Reborn as a marquis’ fourth son, Van was once hailed as a genius prodigy until he’s exiled to a nameless frontier village for possessing Production Magic, a useless type of magic in this world. But when he uses his…
19
Digimon Adventure: (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
It's the year 2020. The Network has become something humans can no longer do without in their daily lives. But what humans don't know is that on the other side of the Network is the Digital World, a realm of light and…
20
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (2024)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Stars are everything, granting abilities to Tamers. So when Ivy was born without one, her village took it as an ill omen! Now banished, she leads a lonely life of salvaging rubbish to survive. That is until she…