Shows like Dragon Ball Z: 20 to watch next
If you loved Dragon Ball Z (1989) — a animation, sci-fi & fantasy and action & adventure series — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Dragon Ball Z most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like competition, cyborg and martial arts. 14 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Dragon Ball Super 2015★ 8.2
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 Destruction, Beerus, awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of an even more formidable being. When his search for the Saiyan God brings him to Earth, can Goku and his friends take on their strongest foe yet?
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Fairy Tail 2009★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn't just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.
Stream in India on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Sony Liv
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The Law of Ueki 2005★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The fate of the world rests on Ueki, an average junior high student. Average until he gains the power to change trash into trees. Granted to him by the enigmatic Mr K., Ueki’s strange power forces him to participate in the 100-fighter "Battle of Supernatural Powers." If Ueki wins the tournament, Mr. K will become the new King of the Celestial World while Ueki will receive the "Talent of Blank", allowing him to choose any power he desires. However, if Ueki gets too many penalties during the game, he will disappear!
Stream in India on Anime Times Amazon Channel
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SHAMAN KING 2021★ 8.2
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Medium Yoh Asakura enters a battle tournament held every 500 years, competing with other shamans in a bid to become the all-powerful Shaman King.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Rage of Bahamut 2014★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 into a key which was split in two, one half protected by gods and the other protected by demons. Now, Mistarcia is a peaceful realm – until a human woman steals the god’s half of the key. Based on the immensely popular digital card game, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis is an exciting blend of action and fantasy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Accel World 2012★ 7.4
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A short, overweight student uses the Neuro Link, an evolution of the Nerve Gear, to escape himself from the reality. But his skills in the virtual world brings him to the attention of Kuroyukihime, a popular student who introduces him to the Brain Burst.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Hunter x Hunter 2011★ 8.7
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
Stream in India on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Sony Liv
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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai 2020★ 8.0
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Young Dai embarks on an epic journey to become a legendary hero, training with his loyal companions to save the world from the resurrected Demon King.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On 2016★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, 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 their Kizuna Ishi (Bonding Stones) that allow them to awaken the hidden power inside monsters, Riders live in secrecy together with their Otomon, the monsters they formed a connection with. Ryuto, a young boy living in the Rider village of Hakum, dreams of becoming the world's best Rider. Having just turned 12, he sets out to find his own Otomon for himself before the ceremony where he is given his own Kizuna Ishi. Together with his kind-hearted childhood friend Cheval, his inquisitive childhood friend Lilia, and his partner Naville, he sets out deep into the forest, and has a miraculous encounter with a Rathalos.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's 2008★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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 technological advancements made by KaibaCorp, dueling has undergone a metamorphosis that has revolutionized the makeup and pace of the game! It’s now a heart-pounding, adrenaline-filled and fuel injected competition where duelists ride supercharged hyper cycles called Duel Runners and battle it out in hi-octane contests called “Turbo Duels.”
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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InuYasha 2000★ 8.6
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Angel Beats! 2010★ 7.9
Shares: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 2011★ 7.4
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
When aspiring duelist Yuma meets Astral, a mysterious visitor from another universe, it seems like destiny. Yuma needs Astral to teach him how to duel, and Astral needs Yuma to help him regain his memories!
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Dragon Ball GT 1996★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ten years have passed since Goku left his friends and family to hone his skills. But Goku soon finds himself helpless against the mystical power of the Dragon Balls and an accidental wish made by the devious Emperor Pilaf. The wish; that Goku once again become a child! Goku, together with Trunks, and his own granddaughter Pan, blast off into the outer reaches of space in search of the mysterious Black Star Dragon Balls. But these Dragon Balls have a fatal secret: if not collected within one year Earth will be destroyed.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Digimon Adventure: 2020★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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 darkness. Nor are they aware of the Digimon who live there. Fifth grader Taichi Yagami's mother and little sister Hikari went to Shibuya, and now they're aboard a runaway train. Taichi hurries to Shibuya to save his mother and sister, but the instant he heads toward the station platform... a strange phenomenon befalls the DigiDestined, and Taichi goes to the Digital World!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Battle of the Planets 1978★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Heroic Legend of Arslan 2015★ 7.1
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Arslan is the heir apparent of Pars, a strong nation that sits at the hear of the trade route connecting the East and the West. When the pagan nation of Lusitania begins an invasion of Pars, the timid Arslan is confronted with battle for the first time. His worst anxieties are realized the Parsian army falls for a Lusitanian stratagem and are routed. He barely escapes with his life, thanks to the loyal and indomitable warrior Daryun. Together they will stand against the invasion and the cruelties of fate that are about to blow down on Pars.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Valvrave the Liberator 2013★ 6.7
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Haruto Tokishima, a high school student, discovers Valvrave, a mysterious and very powerful machine, and after controlling it Haruto becomes immortal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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BNA 2020★ 8.1
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Morphed into a raccoon beastman, Michiru seeks refuge, and answers, with the aid of wolf beastman Shirou inside the special zone of Anima-City.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 2017★ 7.8
Shares: Animation, Action & Adventure
The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious events unfolds, Boruto’s story is about to begin!
Stream in India on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Sony Liv