Shows Like Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden
If you liked Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (2026), 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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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyArs 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'…
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Reincarnated as a Sword (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyReincarnated as a sentient weapon with memories of his past life, but not his name, a magical sword saves a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. Fran, the cat-eared girl, becomes his wielder, and wants only to grow…
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Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyThis college kid wants nothing more than a quiet life. So when she's reborn as Yumiella, the hidden villainess of an Otome RPG, she's not exactly thrilled. Still yearning for peace, she abandons her evil duties to live…
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Farming Life in Another World (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyAfter Hiraku dies of a serious illness, God brings him back to life, gives his health and youth back, and sends him to a fantasy world of his choice. In order to enjoy his second shot, God bestows upon him the almighty…
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The Beginning After the End (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animationAfter a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his…
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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyWealthy heiress Catarina Claes is hit in the head with a rock and recovers the memories of her past life. It turns out the world she lives in is the world of the game Fortune Lover, an otome game she was obsessed with…
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My-Hime (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasySchoolgirls 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.
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Tearmoon Empire (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyAfter a rebellion overthrows the Tearmoon Empire, Princess Mia meets her demise by guillotine at just 20 years old. She awakens eight years in the past, given a second chance at life. Haunted by her memory of the…
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Slayers (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animationFollows 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…
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The Familiar of Zero (2006)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyLouise 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…
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I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyWhile innocently enjoying himself after work, one man’s life changes forever. He wakes in the body of Liam Hamilton, the youngest son of a noble house on the brink of collapse. Amid the chaos, Liam realizes he finally…
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InuYasha (2000)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyKagome 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…
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The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyJill Savelle—fiancée of the crown prince Gerald de Kleitos and known as the "Lady Goddess of War"—is being hunted down by the same country she swore to protect. Betrayed by her betrothed, she is framed as a traitor and…
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Witch Craft Works (2014)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyTakamiya 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…
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The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasySophia 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…
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The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyBorn into a prestigious family of master swordsmen, Elymas Edvaughn's future shatters when he awakens the so-called "defective" Heavy Knight class. Disowned and cast out, he regains memories of another life—and…
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I'm Quitting Heroing (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyAfter saving humanity from the despicable Demon King, Leo Demonhart does not earn a hero’s standing. Instead, he is regarded with suspicion and hostility by those he fought to protect. Treated as a pariah with nowhere…
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There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyYoki 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…
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Naruto (2002)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyNaruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
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Campione! (2012)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasyGodo Kusanagi, a high school student that kills a god, claiming its power and title of Campione, to slay other gods.