Shows like Children of the Whales: 20 to watch next
If you loved Children of the Whales (2017) — a animation, drama and mystery series — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Children of the Whales most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like magic, romance and religion. 10 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Ascendance of a Bookworm 2019★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Raven of the Inner Palace 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Raven Consort is a special consort living deep in the inner palace who, despite her title, does not perform nighttime duties for the emperor. Some who have seen her say she has the appearance of an old woman, while others describe her as a young girl. The Raven Consort's name is Shouxue. She can use mysterious arts and will accept any favor asked of her, whether it is to find something lost or to curse someone to death. The current emperor, Gaojun, visits her one night to ask a favor. Their meeting exposes a secret that will turn history on its head...
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale 2023★ 7.5
Shares: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Anne Halford is on her way to fulfill her dream of becoming a confectionary artisan, a Silver Sugar Master—however, the road to her destination is filled with a world of danger. To protect herself, she reluctantly buys Challe, a fairy forced into a life of servitude, but she seeks friendship more than a lackey. Torn between his freedom and her needs, she must confront what the sweet life is worth.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Chained Soldier 2024★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Destructive monsters from the Mato dimension threaten the earth, while women gifted with powers from Peaches try to stop them. But to save the world, Yuuki must be willing to become Chief Kyoka's servant both on the battlefield and at home.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv, Anime Times Amazon Channel, JioHotstar
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Kokkoku: Moment by Moment 2018★ 6.9
Shares: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In order to save her brother and nephew who have been kidnapped by a mysterious religious group known as the Genuine Love Society, Juri and her family cast a spell using a stone hidden by her grandfather to enter the world of stopped time known as Stasis. However, when they infiltrate the kidnapper's base, they're met by other people who can also move about freely. With grotesque creatures lurking about, will they be able to escape the parallel world and return to their normal lives?!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play 1995★ 7.5
Shares: Animation, 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, her life is changed forever when she and her best friend are transported inside!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fate/Apocrypha 2017★ 7.4
Shares: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
There was once a Holy Grail War waged by Mages and Heroic Spirits in a town of Fuyuki. However, one Mage took advantage of the chaos of World War II to steal a Holy Grail. Several decades have passed, and the Yggdmillennia family, who took upon the Holy Grail as its symbol, defected from the Mages' Association. Furious, the Association sent forces to deal with the Yggdmillennia, but were defeated. With the Holy Grail system changed, war at an unprecedented scale breaks out.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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07-Ghost 2009★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
For over a thousand years, two great countries shared power in the world. One,the Barsburg Empire, was protected by the Eye of Raphael. The other, the Kingdom of Laggs, was protected by the Eye of Michael. Until a brutal war between them saw the Kingdom of Laggs destroyed... Ten years later, an amnesiac young orphan named Teito and his best friend Mikage are attending Barsburg Imperial Military Academy, dreaming of becoming officers. Teito is plagued by disturbing dreams of Laggs Castle just before the fall... Of a man who speaks to him of his “true mission,” and an enemy wielding a blood-drenched sword... But when Teito meets Staff Chief Ayanami, his memories begin to return. This is the enemy from his dream. The man lying in a pool of blood, giving him that warning, was his own father... And Teito himself is the prince of the destroyed Laggs Empire! Teito must leave the army to find his true mission, and the secret of his past.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Seraph of the End 2015★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After a mysterious virus wipes out ninety percent of humanity, vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth to enslave mankind, treating them like livestock. After growing tired of donating blood in exchange for protection, 12-year-old Yuichiro Hyakuya and his best friend Mikaela Hyakuya plot an escape along with the other orphans. After being the only successful runaway, Yuichiro joins the Moon Demon Company, an extermination unit of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army dedicated to killing off vampires.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sagrada Reset 2017★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Nearly half the population of Sakurada, a small town near the Pacific Ocean, has some sort of unique power. These powers range from being able to enter the mind of a cat, to resetting the world back to a certain point in time in the past. There is a group known as the "Kanrikyoku" that controls and monitors the use of these powers. Asai Kei and Haruki Misora work for their school’s club called "Houshi" club, which execute any missions received from the Kanrikyoku. Misora has the ability to reset the world 3 days. This means that all events and any memory of the past 3 days that "could have" happened, never happened. Kei has the ability to "remember" the past. Even after Misora uses her powers to reset the world back 3 days, Kei will retain those 3 days in his memory. Combining their powers, these two solve missions issued by the Kanrikyoku.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm 2026★ 8.2
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 across the sky. What secrets lurk within their village? What fate awaits them?
Stream in India on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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My-Otome 2005★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In the distant future on the planet Earl, colonized by immigrants from Earth centuries ago. "Old technology" has survived in the form of nanomachines that allow female virgins wield Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment (HiME) and become Meister Otomes - bodyguards and warriors that serve the royalty of various kingdoms. Arika Yumemiya has come to Windbloom Kingdom in search of her mother, whom Arika knows was an Otome. On her arrival she meets the top Coral Otome student, Nina Wáng, and Windbloom's heir to the throne, Mashiro Blan de Windbloom. The series follows Arika's progress as a student at Garderobe Academy and the machinations of those desiring the destructive power of the old technology for themselves.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Faraway Paladin 2021★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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The Demon Prince of Momochi House 2024★ 7.5
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Himari’s 16th birthday will be one she never forgets. Unexpectedly, she receives a will detailing her inheritance of a mysterious estate: the Momochi House. She arrives only to discover that the home was built on the cusp between the human world and the spiritual realm. There, she encounters Yukari, Ise, and a peculiar boy named Aoi, who seems to be concealing a shadowy secret.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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The Kingdoms of Ruin 2023★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Witches were once respected for the wisdom and magic they gifted to humans. But with the rise of the Gear Expansion era, the new science community deemed them as enemies who hindered the progress of society. Thus began the slaughter of all witches, including one who had mentored a human boy named Adonis. After witnessing her death, Adonis vows to bring bloodshed and terror to the human race.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse 2023★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
As a prophecy of doom unfolds on the peaceful land of Britannia, a purehearted boy sets out on a journey of discovery — and revenge.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Sonny Boy 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
On August 16, midway through a seemingly endless summer vacation, middle school third-year student Nagara, transfer student Nozomi, classmates Mizuho, Asakaze and their entire class are suddenly transported from their tranquil lives to a school adrift in an alternate dimension. They must survive with the super powers that have awakened within them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability 2024★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Prince Lloyd wasn't always a prince...in fact, his previous life is one he remembers perfectly: he was a sorcerer, of sorts. So when he was forced to reincarnate, he decided to continue his studies, prince of the realm or no! But his new life has its own sets of challenges...including being a 10-year-old! What's the 7th prince/sorcerer to do?!
Stream in India on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Mushi-Shi 2005★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Strike the Blood 2013★ 6.9
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Kojou Akatsuki's days as an ordinary high school student in the Demon District of Itogami Island come to an abrupt end after a fateful encounter leaves him with the remarkable abilities of a vampire. It isn't long before he is thrust into the center of attention when it is discovered that he is the fourth primogenitor, an immensely powerful vampire whom most consider to be merely a legend. Fearing Kojou's destructive potential, the Lion King Organization sends in an apprentice sword-shaman, Yukina Himeragi, to monitor, and should he become a threat, kill the boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire. Forced together by circumstance, the two form an unlikely alliance as Kojou comes to terms with his abilities and they both struggle to protect the city from various emerging chaotic forces.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now