Shows Like Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

If you liked Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011), a animation and comedy series created by Kazuki Takahashi, 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
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Welcome to New Domino City! Once the playground to legendary duelist Yugi Muto, this sprawling metropolis has since been transformed into a futuristic society where dueling has kicked into overdrive. With recent…
2
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also action & adventure and animation
Yuya Sakaki's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps and become the greatest "duel-tainer" in history - and he just might pull it off when he suddenly discovers Pendulum Summoning, a never-before-seen technique…
3
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
Ten years after the Ceremonial Battle, a teenage boy named Judai Yuuki (Jaden Yuki) heads off in order to join the Duel Academia (Duel Academy) located on a remote island off the coast of Japan. There he meets his…
4
Digimon Adventure: (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
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…
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
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…
7
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…
8
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…
9
Dragon Ball Z (1989)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Now happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.
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Beyblade: Metal Fight Beyblade (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
A new cast of characters take on the continued battle between good and evil. Gingka, our hero, and his group of loyal friends take on a dangerous group called the Dark Nebula. Dark Nebula’s mission is to take over the…
11
Dragon Ball Super (2015)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
With Majin Buu defeated, Goku has taken a completely new role as...a radish farmer?! With Earth at peace, our heroes have settled into normal lives. But they can’t get too comfortable. Far away, the powerful God of…
12
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (2017)
★ 7/10Also sci-fi & fantasy and animation
Den City is a city with advanced network systems in which a VR space called LINK VRAINS was created by SOL Technologies. The Knights of Hanoi, a group that hacks through dueling, as well as SOL Technologies are seeking…
13
Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
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…
14
Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
In a world where both men and monsters exist. Those who hunt the monsters are called Hunters. But in a small corner of the Hunter's world, there are those called Riders who bond with and coexist with monsters. With…
15
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…
16
Helck (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Three months have passed since the Demon Lord was struck down, and the Demon Realm is holding a tournament to select his replacement. The leading contestant is Helck, a human hero who claims to hate his own kind. Some…
17
Loner Life in Another World (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
Isekai'd into another world, Haruka makes use of seemingly underpowered skills to live as a lone wolf.
18
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…
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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.
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InuYasha (2000)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and action & adventure
Kagome 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…