Shows Like Buso Renkin

If you liked Buso Renkin (2006), 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
SWORD GAI: The Animation (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The swordsmith Amon accidentally comes across an infant and its dead mother in the forest. Although he is initially overwhelmed by the situation, he finally decides to take the boy with him and thus save him from…
2
Daemons of the Shadow Realm (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yuru, a young hunter, lives in a small village deep in the mountains, hunting wild game and leading a humble life with Asa, his younger twin sister. Their peaceful lives are torn apart when a dragon’s roar echoes…
3
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2023)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
As a prophecy of doom unfolds on the peaceful land of Britannia, a purehearted boy sets out on a journey of discovery — and revenge.
4
Kanokon (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Kouta has girl troubles of the supernatural sort. For some reason, he keeps attracting the attention (and affections) of animal spirits! Having spent most of his life in the country, Kouta is understandably nervous…
5
Bye Bye, Earth (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Belle Lablac doesn’t really fit in as the only human being in a world full of anthropomorphic animals. No fangs, no fur, no scales, no claws. Lonely and eager to discover where she comes from, Belle journeys to find…
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Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Miaka, a junior high school student in Tokyo, has normal problems: fights with her mom, entrance exams, and deciding where she's going to go eat with her friends. But when she finds a mysterious book in the library…
7
Baki Hanma (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
To gain the skills he needs to surpass his powerful father, Baki enters Arizona State Prison to take on the notorious inmate known as Mr. Unchained.
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Coppelion (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Many years after a great tragedy killed 90% of the people in Japan, three girls arrive in the ruins of Tokyo. In the devastated capital, their unusually clean clothes set them apart. But that's not the only strange…
9
Air Gear (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Itsuki Minami is a school student notorious for engaging in street fights, a reckless punk that will break through any obstacle, alongside his best friends Kazuma Mikura and Onigiri. However, when he discovers a pair…
10
Alien Nine (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Yuri Otani, much to her disgust, has been elected by her class for alien fighting duty. Together with Kasumi Tonime, who joined the alien fighter simply for the sake of doing so, and Kumi Kawamura, who became and alien…
11
Galaxy Express 999 (1978)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
In a distant future, Tetsuro is a human boy who wants his body replaced with a robotic one. This is possible, but to do so he has to reach the Immortal Planet onboard the space train Galaxy Express 999. Maetel, a…
12
Corpse Princess (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Armed with dual machine guns, an undead school girl, Makina Hoshimura, must hunt down 108 other undeads with the help of specially trained Buddhist monks in order to gain entry into Heaven. Based on manga written by…
13
Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
With Earth colonized by a superior alien civilization, Akira's only chance at a better future is to enlist as an expendable Yakitori foot soldier.
14
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.
15
BACK ARROW (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
Lingalind is a land enclosed by the Wall. The Wall covers, protects, cultivates, and nurtures the land. One day in Edger, a village on the outskirts of Lingalind, a mysterious man named Back Arrow appears. Arrow has…
16
KanColle: Kantai Collection (2015)
★ 6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Set in a world where humanity has lost control of the oceans to the “deep sea fleet,” the only hope to counter this threat are the Kanmusu, a group of girls who possess the spirit of Japanese warships. The story…
17
Kemonozume (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Creatures known as Shokujinki have been secretly living alongside humans for hundreds of years. Though they may look like humans, Shokujinki are able to transform into uncontrollable beasts with gigantic claws and…
18
Zetman (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also action & adventure and animation
The story starts off with a face-off between two rival heroes, ZET and ALPHAS, and then traces their origins - Jin Kanzaki, a young man with the ability to transform into a superhuman being known as ZET, and Kouga…
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Toriko (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
In a world where gastronomy reigns, Gourmet Hunter Toriko hunts rare ingredients and animals to create his ultimate full-course meal.
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Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
On the run from a past crime, Juzo Fujimaki is blackmailed into joining an illicit tournament and has to face top martial artists in deadly match-ups.