Shows Like Great Pretender

If you liked Great Pretender (2020), a animation and drama 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
Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes…
2
REBORN! (2006)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
Tsuna, a timid junior high student, is a failure at school, sports, and social life. But everything around Tsuna has been completely changed when a baby called Reborn, who claims to be an Italian hit man from Vongola…
3
Sekirei (2008)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Struggling yet brilliant, 19-year-old Minato Sahashi has failed his college entrance exams for the second time, resulting in him being regarded as worthless by those around him. However, the course of his seemingly…
4
Banana Fish (2018)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and drama
A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
5
Buddy Daddies (2023)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
Two assassins who never miss their mark must juggle fatherhood with their demanding job when they suddenly find themselves raising a four-year-old girl.
6
Devil May Cry (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
In this epic battle of good vs. evil, the lines are blurry as hell. But a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world's best hope for salvation.
7
Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
High school student Michio Kaga was wandering aimlessly through life and the Internet, when he finds himself transported from a shady website to a fantasy world — reborn as a strong man who can use "cheat" powers. He…
8
Samurai Girls (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
The story takes place in Japan in the early 21st century, in an alternate reality where the Tokugawa Shogunate has remained in power. In this reality, student councils are tasked with oppressing schools. Yagyuu…
9
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.
10
HIGH CARD (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and drama
Fourland Kingdom is an island nation in the North Atlantic. In this country, there are 52 X-Playing Cards, considered the origin of playing cards. A card with a unique supernatural ability can gift its abilities to a…
11
Gangsta. (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and action & adventure
In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two “handymen” known as “Benriya” who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia, for a good price. After an assignment from…
12
Kaiji (2007)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and drama
Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by…
13
Gungrave (2003)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
For Brandon Heat, death doesn't matter. Driven by his need for revenge, he returns from beyond the grave to cripple Milleneon, the huge mafia organization which uses undead monsters as its enforcers. His ultimate goal…
14
The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
Toujou Basara is a high school student whose father has suddenly just remarried. His father then departs overseas leaving Basara with two new beautiful step-sisters. Little does he know, his new sisters, Mio and Maria…
15
Akudama Drive (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while…
16
Fire Force (2019)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals". While the…
17
Lycoris Recoil (2022)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
A spirited secret agent and her aloof colleague work in an unassuming, charming cafe while happily helping their customers' out in any way they can.
18
Kakegurui (2017)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and drama
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s…
19
Fighting Spirit (2000)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and comedy
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers…
20
SAKAMOTO DAYS (2025)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
Once the greatest hitman of all, Taro Sakamoto retired in the name of love. But when his past catches up, he must fight to protect his beloved family.