Shows Like From the New World

If you liked From the New World (2012), 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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Vermeil in Gold (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Rather than take a more sensible approach to salvaging his grades in time for graduation, Alto summons a bit of otherworldly help. Only after does he learn he’s bound the legendary she-devil Vermeil into service as his…
2
A Couple of Cuckoos (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation
16-year-old super-studier Nagi Umino, second-year student at the Megurogawa Academy high school, was switched at birth. On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken…
3
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
★ 8.3/10Also sci-fi & fantasy
The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.
4
The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful…
5
Girlfriend, Girlfriend (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Naoya Mukai has loved Saki Saki since grade school, and when she finally accepts his feelings, he's at his happiest. But one day, a cute girl named Nagisa Minase confesses to him! Not wishing to choose only one over…
6
Please Teacher! (2002)
★ 7.9/10Also animation
Kusanagi Kei, a high-school student living with his aunt and uncle, has an encounter with a female alien. This alien is revealed to be a new teacher at his school. Later, he is forced to marry this alien to preserve…
7
Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
Naoto Watari lives solely for his little sister, Suzushiro, until his chaotic childhood friend, Satsuki, storms back into his life. Without uttering a single word, her very presence ignites buried memories and unravels…
8
The Promised Neverland (2019)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the…
9
Osamake: Romcom Where the Childhood Friend Won't Lose (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
My childhood friend Shida Kuroha seems to have feelings for me. She lives next door, and is small and cute. With an outgoing character, she's the caring Onee-san type, this being one of her greatest strengths. ...But…
10
Sarazanmai (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
After accidentally breaking a statue of the guardian god of the Asakusa district, middle school students Kazuki, Toi and Enta are transformed into kappas -creatures from japanese folklore- by Keppi, self-proclaimed…
11
School Days (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
A rumor states that if you take a photo of someone you like with your cellphone and keep it hidden, they'll fall for you. Will Makoto win his love by taking a picture of Kotonoha without anyone knowing?
12
Wonder Egg Priority (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Ai, a young girl with shut-in tendencies, who tries not to interact with others. She keeps one of her eyes hidden behind her hair. One day, she happens to stop by a deserted arcade, where she meets "Aka." Spinning the…
13
Orange (2016)
★ 8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named…
14
Natsume's Book of Friends (2008)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
15
Aoi Bungaku Series (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai, Kokoro by Natsume Souseki, Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) and…
16
Tomodachi Game (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
After his class' school trip fund is stolen, Yuichi and his best friends are abducted to play a debt repayment game; there is more than money on the line, as their bonds are tested with dark secrets and a lingering…
17
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
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…
18
The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of…
19
Sweet Blue Flowers (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
Fumi Manjoume enters Kamakura's accelerated high school - Matsuoka All-Girls High School. While waiting at the Kamakura station on the day of her entrance ceremony, she runs into an old childhood friend whom she had…
20
Rosario + Vampire (2008)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
An ordinary high school boy fails to get into any private academy except one — which happens to be populated by supernatural creatures disguised as humans. To survive, he has to pretend that he is one of them and blend…