Shows Like Read or Die the TV

If you liked Read or Die the TV (2003), 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.

1
s-CRY-ed (2001)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
The aftermath of a mysterious environmental catastrophe has left the land in complete desolation! While mankind has been able to rebuild the city, the catastrophe has caused some humans to undergo genetic mutations…
2
The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
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…
3
3x3 Eyes (1991)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
The story of a young man named Yakumo Fuuji, who through a strange series of events becomes the immortal slave of the last of a race of 3 Eyed immortals. The immortal absorbs his soul to save his life, making him…
4
GetBackers (2002)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Ban Mido and Ginji Amano run a freelance business of recovering anything lost or stolen. They call themselves the GetBackers, and they're a super powered duo.
5
Rage of Bahamut (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Two thousand years ago, the black-and-silver-winged dragon, Bahamut, terrorized the magical land of Mistarcia. The humans, god, and demons that inhabited the land united forces against the fiend and sealed its power…
6
Jyu-Oh-Sei (2006)
★ 5.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
After their parents are murdered, young twin brothers Thor and Rai are abandoned on Chimaera, a hostile planet where criminals are sent to die. With extreme temperatures and carnivorous plants, it is a brutal world…
7
Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
While pursuing fugitives the Space Federation police officer Birdy Cephon Altera finds herself on Earth.
8
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.
9
Mekakucity Actors (2014)
★ 6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The incidents which occurred on August 14th and 15th bring a group of young boys and girls together… They are members of a group they call themselves the "Mekakushi Dan" (Blindfold Organization) and each member…
10
Monster Rancher (1999)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
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…
11
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (2010)
★ 8/10Also animation and action & adventure
At his emperor's command, Ryner Lute and his long-time comrade Ferris set out on a search for the Heroic Relics. During this journey, Ryner makes a shocking discovery - a deadly curse is spreading across the continent.
12
Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
Twins Ai and Yu Hayakawa decide to set forth in search of their parents and the mysterious dimension they studied.
13
The Villager of Level 999 (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
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
Black Cat (2005)
★ 7/10Also action & adventure and animation
The bounty hunter Sven is barely scraping by when he crosses paths with the Black Cat (a.k.a. Train Heartnet) and the young bio-weapon Eve. The three new companions will need more than luck to survive when they find…
15
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (2024)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
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…
16
Battle of the Planets (1978)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
17
Blade (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Legendary half-vampire, half-human vampire hunter Blade is tracking Deacon Frost, a very powerful and influential vampire who killed his mother and who heads Existence, a secretive vampire organization that operates in…
18
HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Kenichi Yamada, a single, 35-year-old businessman, has spent the majority of his adult life playing every MMORPG to hit the market. Tired of the constant cycle of repetitive, newbie-centric gameplay, he is immediately…
19
Black Clover (2017)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
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…
20
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and…