Shows Like Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN

If you liked Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN (2026), a action & adventure and animation 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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Fist of the North Star (1984)
★ 8.1/10Also action & adventure and animation
It's the year 199x, and Earth burns with the fires of a nuclear holocaust. On the charred remains of the planet's surface, humans struggle desperately to survive a fearful world. The young wanderer Kenshiro rises to…
2
Into the Badlands (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese…
3
Gibiate (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and action & adventure
In 2030, Japan. A virus has infected humans throughout the world. Infected people turn into different forms of monsters based on their ages, sexes and races. The virus is named 'Gibia' - after being rich in variety…
4
SABIKUI BISCO (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Japan’s post-apocalyptic wasteland replete with dust can only be saved by one thing—fungus. Bisco Akaboshi, a wanted criminal and skilled archer, searches for a legendary mushroom, known as Sabikui, said to devour any…
5
BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
When evil forces threaten to resurrect Anthrasax, the God of Destruction, the Kingdom of Meta-llicana calls on a volatile dark wizard for help.
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BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai (2026)
★ 9.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Baki and the strongest Underground Arena fighters face a threat of historical proportions: the resurrected Musashi Miyamoto, Japan's greatest samurai.
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Plunderer (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also action & adventure and animation
In a post-apocalyptic world dominated by the so-called "Numbers," each human will have their identity branded with their own "Count," which could define any number related to their life. May it be one's walked distance…
8
Hell's Paradise (2023)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.
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Terminator Zero (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by an unfeeling — and indestructible — cyborg.
10
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.
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Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy (2002)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as Kinnikuman II sei, is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago. It is the sequel to the hit manga…
12
Gachiakuta (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Accused of murder and thrown into the Pit, a young orphan joins a group of monster fighters with special powers to uncover the truth and seek vengeance.
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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains.
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BAKI (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
While martial arts champion Baki Hanma trains hard to surpass his legendary father, five violent death row inmates descend upon Tokyo to take him on.
15
Dororo (2019)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
During the Warring States period, the young thief Dororo encounters Hyakkimaru, a strange, sightless boy who wields fearsome prosthetics in place of his missing limbs. Parts of Hyakkimaru’s body were traded to a group…
16
High School of the Dead (2010)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
A small group of students at Fujimi High are fighting for their lives after surviving a zombie outbreak. It is up to Takashi to unite the survivors and escape the horrors that surround them. In this new world of the…
17
Ushio and Tora (2015)
★ 8/10Also action & adventure and animation
When he stumbles upon Tora, a demon who's been impaled by a spear, young Ushio frees the beast and demands his help in fighting other agents of evil.
18
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…
19
Deadman Wonderland (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also action & adventure and animation
Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman…
20
Knights of Sidonia (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and animation
An alien race called Gauna has destroyed Earth. leaving humanity struggling to survive aboard the spaceship Sidonia. Even though it’s been a century since the last encounter with the Gauna, military service is…