Satoru Fujinuma is a jaded aspiring manga artist and he has a gift. When tragedy strikes, he is sent back in time - usually a few minutes - in order to prevent it from happening. He has saved a few lives by taking advantage of his ability. One day someone close to him is murdered and he is the prime suspect. This time, he is sent 18 years into the past where this particular tragedy had its beginning and is linked to the murder of one of his classmates. He must now prevent these tragic events from happening to save lives and change the future. When first watching Re:ZERO I immediately thought of Erased. Much like Re:ZERO, Erased keeps you hooked episode after episode with constant twists and surprises. Like Subaru, Satoru can go back in time and re-do things to avoid tragic consequences. However, neither of them have much control over when that happens. There is definitely less comedy and no cute, fuzzy creatures in Erased, but Satoru’s little comments and reactions will definitely elicit a chuckle or at least a smile.

Mad Scientist Rintarou Okabe and his friends spend their time inventing new gadgets in their lab in Akihabara. While tinkering with their “Phone Microwave” they discover it can send text messages to the past and thus change history. Things get difficult when their time tampering has terrible consequences and SERN comes after their time machine. Again the obvious link is time travel. And like in the previous anime mentioned, Steins;Gate deals with people who must change the past in some way to alter their original actions and save lives or prevent disasters. While this is more of a Sci-Fi Thriller, it has much of the surprises and extreme consequences that can follow a bad decision. Many fans agree you’ll probably like Steins;Gate if you enjoy Re:ZERO.

As the second season of When They Cry, Kai continues from where the story left off and follows the group of friends as they relive the summer of 1983 which always ends with one of their deaths. Rika Furude, does everything she can to prevent her friends from dying and along with them they work to find out who is behind it all and how stop this torture. Though not necessarily about time travel per-se, the second season of Higurashi, focuses on preventing deaths and tragedy. The main characters in both anime are forced to repeat a certain period of time and try to change the outcome each time they get to start over. It definitely has more of a Supernatural feel instead of Adventure but it also keeps you wondering what’s going to happen next and trying to guess what exactly is going on. It’s a bit darker, but it has some really cute little girls in it!

Yuuta Iridatsu is a young boy who faints from excitement every time he sees a girl’s underwear. One day, Yuuta’s soul gets separated from his body and he is doomed to wander around like a ghost in his apartment building where 3 girls also happen to live: Mikatan, Ito and Rabura. In this form, however, if he were to get as excited as he does, an asteroid would destroy the earth. While figuring out his abilities and his connection to the aforementioned girls, Yuuta tries desperately to avoid the disasters that he knows will take place. Without giving too much away, in Punchline, our main character must also prevent deaths and other disasters by sort of retracing his steps, let’s say. Like Re:ZERO it has Comedy, cute girls and a cute floating feline. Though obviously there are a lot more panty shots! Punchline also has the element of surprise and takes a couple of unsuspected turns that will definitely catch you of guard. And if you like Re:ZERO because of the art and character design, Punchline won’t disappoint!

The second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya follows the members of the SOS Brigade as they try to enjoy their summer vacation. Suddenly however, Kyon starts to feel like he’s been living the same two weeks of summer over and over again which leads him to believe there is something wrong. Mikuru, Yuki and Itsuki also become aware of the problem and together they try to fix this endless loop. Once again, without giving too much away, I’ll tell you there is a specific event that goes awry and Kyon must figure out a way to prevent it by going back and figuring out how to prevent it. Like our other guys on the list, though, he doesn’t get to request a re-do and it happens when it’s meant to happen. If you’re already a fan of Haruhi, you’ll certainly enjoy this one. Just a bit of warning; because of the looping nature of the story, it may feel somewhat repetitive at the beginning. Some love it, some don’t mind it and some have hated it. I was annoyed at first but then I noticed what was happening and it became worth it!

When Kazuma Satou was on his way home from high school one day, he ended up dead while trying to play hero. When on the other side, the goddess Aqua tells him he can go to heaven, or go to a real-life RPG-like fantasy world and start a new life. Being a gamer NEET, Kazuma quickly chooses the latter. When Aqua tells him he may take anything he wants to this new world, he chooses her and now she’s stuck in this world with a n00b and Kazuma’s stuck with a useless goddess! How will they survive and make a living? In KonoSuba we have a boy who is transported to this adventure world, though Kazuma dies first and then gets transported, whereas Subaru is mysteriously transported first and then dies. Although, we don’t know for sure if Subaru didn’t also get hit by a car or something… And unlike Subaru, Kazuma isn’t trying to prevent any tragedies; he’s just trying to survive. Of course, KonoSuba has the adventure game feel to it, along with funny, clumsy, and some weird cute girls. This show has much more Comedy than Re:ZERO and it’s pretty ridiculous. In a good way of course! There isn’t much in the way of twists and surprises, but it will keep you watching and laughing.

Nitori Aiichirou is our shortest Samezuka Team member yet, but that doesn’t mean a thing when you’re appointed as a Captain by the end of the series. Nitori does have less muscle volume compared to his teammates; Nitori’s body is notably lankier and shorter, but it is also the best for the Samezuka Maid Café uniform! Nitori could rock that maid uniform better than anyone else in the second season’s extra episode—a title uncontested so long as Matsuoka Rin’s maid uniform appearance hasn’t made it to the public eye yet. Nitori might be the shortest one in the team, but when it comes to determination, patience, and perseverance, Nitori has an endless reserve of them. He relentlessly was there for Rin in the first season despite being rejected over and over by Rin’s anger. Nitori’s determination and hardwork in swimming breaststroke in season two granted him a place in what would later be Rin’s dream team. Nitori cares for Momotarou as a senpai. Nitori’s proven that he’s a huge guy in his own way. Who cares about muscle volume when you’ve got heart as big as Nitori’s?

Nagisa is no longer the tiny elementary school kid trying to keep up with Haru, Makoto, and Rin—do take a look of his soleus muscle, prominently highlighted in the scenes where he’s swimming breast stroke underwater, legs kicking as he pushes through. Nagisa is by no means tiny, though compared to his teammates, he is certainly the shortest, and he might lean more to your definition of cute instead of hot, but once he takes off his clothes and jumps into the water, Nagisa’s body does appear to be very desirable. Especially when he gets serious. Literally the brightest in the Iwatobi team—with his general yellow color scheme and cheerful, energetic personality that lets him get by with almost everything he does—Nagisa is extremely easy to like. Nagisa loves sweets and head-nuzzling people. Nagisa even pulls out the moe-sleeve look, tacks in “-chan” with everyone’s name, and gets away with everything. What Nagisa wants bad enough, Nagisa gets—not just because no one could refuse him, but also because when Nagisa gets determined, nothing will deter him. Adorable but straight-forward and steadfast; these qualities were what made Iwatobi Swimming Club a possibility in the first place.

The Sea of Japan’s Sea Otter! The bright source of sunshine amidst the painful drama that was the second season, Momotarou is Mikoshiba Seijuurou’s younger brother, specializing in backstroke. Despite being a first-year in the beginning of second season, Momo is taller than Nitori and has slightly bigger bulk compared to his senpai. Especially considering how big Momotarou’s older brother is, he might develop more bulk than some characters in the series by the time he gets to the third year! If there is anyone who could be Nagisa’s best partner-in-crime in wreaking havoc, as episode 14 of season two had shown, it would definitely be Momo. What Nagisa gets with cuteness, Momo rivals in adorable boyishness, even if Gou seems to be immune . Momo seems to be your usual playful teenage boy at first appearance, especially with his eagerness in picking up girls, but as the season goes on, Momo and his persistence turns him into a valuable member of the Samezuka Team—his backstroke even keeping up with Makoto’s on the race between Samezuka and Iwatobi.

The only one with a different kind of muscle than everyone else—Rei has a very well-developed body, notably his deltoids and biceps, that we can all fully appreciate in the stretching scenes when he first joined Iwatobi Swimming Club in the first season. As a former track and field athlete, Rei has a very high muscle density—which had been the cause for his difficulty in learning to swim at first. Rei’s first appearance showed him as the cool, confident, bespectacled guy—the glasses is always a plus. As the series goes on, Rei steals everyone’s heart by being the exact opposite. Rei’s the dork who chides Nagisa for his outrageous ideas, but also humors Nagisa time and again. Rei’s appreciation for beauty and perfection also goes to a rather silly level that actually makes him endearing,, especially when Rei goes off on tangents about strategies and logic. Rei is also the angel of the first season, the one that helped Rin and the rest of Iwatobi Team mend their relationship, and for that, Rei deserves literally everything in the world.

The former captain of Samezuka Swimming Club who defies logic; boisterous and strict, but also incredibly silly at times, Mikoshiba is one of the most well-built in Free!. Gou does seem to be immune to his muscles, though. The fact that Mikoshiba’s the oldest, tall, and looms over almost everyone lends him the charisma of a leader, other than his incredible swimming capabilities; Mikoshiba is said to be able to swim 100 meters a hundred times, and not losing any of it. Mikoshiba is also arguably one of the manliest characters in the series, and Mikoshiba wears black swim briefs, which is very nice. The thing about Mikoshiba is that he has a big heart. His presence as a leader is a majestic one—Mikoshiba is both the strict captain that yells at his teammates for slacking off as well as the captain who scolds Rin and forgives him after the fiasco in the first season’s last episode. Mikoshiba’s also the enthusiastic, silly big brother who proudly cheers for Momo on races. It’s a bit of a shame that we were never shown Mikoshiba racing for real, but they did hint on his abilities as a swimmer: he set a new record at the prefecture’s tournament. Mikoshiba is the comic relief character, yes, but he’s also the one getting a straight butt shot scene in the first episode of season two. That has got to count for something about his body.

The only non-swimmer that made it to this list. Kisumi—fondly nicknamed by some in the fandom as Prince Kiss Me—is the only High Speed! novel supporting character that made it to the TV series, much to many people’s confusion as well as excitement. Kisumi plays basketball, which explains the tall, well-built figure that he has. Who can help but be fixated on Kisumi’s broad shoulders, an interesting contrast with his fluffy, cotton-candy hair? Kisumi might have only appeared for a bit in the second season of TV series, but he features pretty heavily in the High Speed! Starting Days movie released recently at the end of last year. Kisumi’s cheerful and very friendly, easily approachable and adorable, though Kisumi does have his share of saying too much. His younger brother Hayato is one of the kids Makoto taught swimming in Iwatobi SC Returns, and Kisumi’s adorable big brother side was shown when he worries over Hayato’s fear of water, and later being proud at Hayato’s progress, cheering him on excitedly when Hayato managed to do backstroke.

Here comes our main protagonist of the series. Haru’s best feature, that makes even Gou swoon, is his triceps and abdominal muscles. Particularly triceps. Haru is much less bulky compared to Makoto, Rin, or Sousuke, but it contributes to how beautiful Haru looks in the water. Haruka possesses a likeness to his dolphin spirit animal. There’s elegance in Haru’s build, which should be appreciated best when in the arch of his body when he dives into the water and streamlines. Haru’s perfect form awed even Rei. Haru’s fixation with water is a hilarious running gag in the series, but Haru himself doesn’t show much expression—he’s quiet and reserved most of the time, which only makes it even more precious when he laughs. Haru is expressive in his own way, though; notably through Haru’s body gestures, attentiveness to his friends’ troubles, and most importantly, through his eyes, which was the one thing the animators had paid special attention to. Haru’s bit of eccentricity also adds to his charm, especially his interest in odd mascots and his fixation in water and mackerel. But the best part about Haru is seeing him mature in the series, how he opens up to his friends and, in the later part of second season, how he struggles with finding the path to his future.

Rin is the character whose most recently announced figure has caused major uproar and perhaps nosebleeds among the female population of the fandom. Rin’s bulk is perhaps less impressive compared to Makoto’s or Sousuke’s, but he’s powerfully built. Rin is the one who cares the most about his built and how it affects him in the water. Gou actually awarded Rin with the most points in the muscle contest mentioned in an episode preview in season two. Let’s be real, Rin’s shark teeth only adds to his sex appeal at this point. A driving force amongst his friends, Rin is the brave soul who dreams big: the Olympic. Rin’s a romantic who wanted to swim in a sakura pool and cried a bit when his friends finally managed to show him said sakura pool. Rin’s determination and the efforts he puts into swimming is almost unmatched in the series—going abroad to a country with a completely different language and culture to learn swimming when you’re barely out of elementary school requires a considerable amount of courage. Though in the first season Rin appears angry and frustrated more often than not, in the second season we’re graced with Rin’s laughter and optimism, for himself and everyone else, and that is also a point that made him even more special. Rin’s also a rather protective big brother towards Gou.

Perhaps one of the most popular characters in Free!, Makoto’s appearance from the very beginning gives the impression of “the big one”. The tallest one in Iwatobi Swimming Club, Makoto also puts up muscles quite easily, resulting in his bulk being the biggest out of everyone in his team (and considerably even amongst Samezuka, too, not counting Mikoshiba) in season one. His best feature is his trapezius muscle, which the audience was given a lot of chances to appreciate with scenes of Makoto flexing his back muscles before a race. The drama CD even mentioned once that Makoto popped off a button of his uniform while he worked part-time deliveries with Rei. Contrary to his big bulk, though, Makoto is extremely gentle and soft-hearted, and also a scaredy-cat, especially when it comes to ghosts. He’s quite a mother hen, especially towards Haru, and is pretty much the one who tiredly deals with whatever shenanigans his teammates cook up, a role Makoto later shares with Rin in season two, especially when Nagisa and Momo team up or Haru and Sousuke argue. Makoto’s a great big brother to the twins—it’s really adorable to see Ran and Ren clinging to Makoto’s back or arms—and while he’s very easily scared, Makoto is actually very brave when he needs to be, like the one time he unthinkingly jumps into the raging ocean to help Rei.

Few of the audience knew about Sousuke back when the first season aired, but when it was announced that Sousuke would appear in the second season, there was an uproar, not just because he’s one of the first novel supporting characters who made it into the TV series as one of the main characters in season two, but also because Sousuke’s design reveal showed broad shoulders, chest and muscles that rival Makoto’s for once! Sousuke is the tallest out of all Samezuka members, and he has bigger muscles than Makoto. It’s obvious that Sousuke’s upper body strength isn’t a joke. His grumpy look actually adds to the sexy aspect. Sousuke is Rin’s childhood best friend; the one Rin said was able to understand him the most. Despite looking grumpy and a bit intimidating, Sousuke is quite soft-hearted towards determined people, as he coaches Nitori on his night training session and indulges Momo time and again. Sousuke is a very driven guy; before Samezuka, he trains himself rather harshly, which then resulted in an injury that nearly made Sousuke give up swimming, until he saw the Rin swimming in the relay with Haru, Makoto and Nagisa. Sousuke’s also one of the pain aspects in the second season—quite literally with his injury and how Sousuke hides it from everyone. Sousuke’s figure, determinedly and stubbornly pushing forward even when he’s in pain, gives a strong impression to the audience, and really, who isn’t weak to that?

Arslan Senki is the story of Arslan, prince of Pars, a nation which is based heavily on Persia. Arslan is the crown prince but his father, Andragoras, doesn't think he's strong enough to take the throne, which causes Arslan some consternation and self-doubt. One day the Kingdom of Lusitania invades Pars and Andragoras, undefeated previously, suffered a cataclysmic defeat which ends in his imprisonment and Lusitania's seizure of the royal capital and much of his kingdom. Arslan is now forced to act independently and, with his trusted advisers, move to strike back against Lusitania and free his country. A lot of Arslan's character arc feels very similar to what many of the Starks go through in Game of Thrones. After what happens to their father Ned, they're both forced to go their own way and tasked with picking up the bits and pieces for the lands and people they have to defend. In many ways, Arslan is similar to Rob Stark particularly, especially in the way Arslan has to navigate the moral landscape of the day. He can't just focus on winning battles, he has to find a consensus between what he thinks is the right path for his kingdom and what others can accept. Arslan's relationship to the Parsian use of slavery provides a lot of the series moral complexity, and also is extremely relevant to much of what's going on in the Daenerys/Slavers Bay arc at the moment. Arslan seeks to abolish it, but slavery isn't an easy institution to take down. If you're looking for a character arc as strong as one in GoT, set in a well detailed fantasy but historical seeming setting, all the while the story is surrounded by an armed conflict (Also like GoT), than check out this series.

Kingdom is a fictionalized account of the warring states period in China. Xin and Piao are war-orphans amongst the lower-classes in China. Piao is taken by a official away from his town, but returns as Xin meets a boy with a striking resemblance to Piao, who happens to be the leader of the Qin dynasty. Xin must enter a power-struggle that will affect all of China. The biggest similarity between Kingdom Is that they both follow a central conflict between multiple warring powers. Kingdom also delves into how war affects the populace at large and the brutality that people have to endure. Kingdom really goes out of it’s way to delve into the tactics and strategy of warring combatants, so if you enjoyed all the campaigns, war councils and combat scenes in GoT, this series is up your alley. Xin also feels like a GoT type character because it has less to do with him being an overpowered protagonist who can change a battle himself, and more with him fitting in with a strategy that requires numerous parts acting towards a strategic vision.

Balsa is a wandering spear-woman who happens to save a prince, named Chagum from drowning in an apparent accident. However, it was no accident and Balsa is contacted by Chagum’s mother to enlist her services to protect him. Chagum is believed to be possessed by a water demon, and the only solution is his death. Balsa, seeking to atone for lives she took in the past, agrees to the mission. They try to escape and manage to make it look like Chagum has died to appease the attackers. However, the prince is in more danger than he had thought, and Balsa must come to the bottom of what's threatening him. Moribito is great at telling a story in which a very realistic world albeit it with some fantasy and magic elements start's to see the supernatural play a more powerful part in what's happening. This is similar to GoT in how a series about political ruthlessness and war is seeing more and more magical elements and strange, unnatural occurrences, the foremost of which are the approach of thr others from the far north. Game of Thrones also heavily deals with family, specifically how families deal with life-threatening circumstances. Balsa and Chagum develop a really meaningful relationship, and it really examines the familial bond between two people who aren't actually related.

Berserk follows Guts, a gifted fighter and mercenary who is recruited by a man named Griffith into the Band of the Hawk. Griffith is talented, ambitious and enigmatic and has led the Band of the Hawk rise to a prominent position within Midland, who consistently relies upon the mercenary group for decisive moments in various battles. Though Griffith has a dream in his mind, Guts and fellow warrior Casca must find their own reasons to live and fight. Berserk is one of the most beloved manga series to ever be written, and though the original anime series does not capture all of it’s glory, it does recount one of Berserk’s best story arcs, and should be seen by all regardless of it being similar to GoT. However, to GoT fans it does have specific relevance. Berserk was influenced by an era of seinen which went over the top with violence and brutality, which many fans of the world of Westeros can count as familiar. But also just like GoT, Berserk is just a fantastically well-crafted story that's a more sobering and perhaps nihilistic take on a lot of old fantasy tales which have a much clearer good and evil bend to them, as well as a much happier outcome.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes, or LOGH, certainly lives up to the epic scope of it’s title. Often thought as the crown jewel of the Space Opera genre, LOGH follows the war between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. The two warring societies are also opposites in terms of political systems, the Empire being autocratic and the alliance being a democracy. The series primarily follows the stories of the Empire’s Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA’s Yang Wen-Li, the two young commanders will attempt to make a difference in the conflict. LOGH is kind of like Game of Thrones given a more modern take in terms of the political systems involved. While GoT deals with different approaches to dealing with the power of monarchy and managing a feudal society, LOGH deals with the questions which have dominated world politics from the 18th-20th century, autocracy vs democracy. Just like GoT the series delves heavily into the politics and military struggles of the various sides. Most like GoT however is the fact that many of the characters who are opposed to each other are worth rooting for in their own right and thus neither are easy to completely get behind.

The story follows Nakajima Youko who is a typical, mild-mannered high school student. Suddenly a strange man who identifies himself as Keiki shows up and swears allegiance to Youko. Before she can really get a handle on what's going on, she's attacked by strange demons which pull her and some of her friends into a different world. A world where Youko and her friends are going to have to forget their comfortable high school life in order to survive. Though the story is about people coming from another world into another, there are a lot of similarities to GoT here. The world of 12 kingdoms is fantastically detailed and they each have different styles of government, culture, society and morals and ethos just like the 7 kingdoms of Westeros. A huge part of the fun is learning more and more about the world. And though the characters come as transplants from our modern world, the tough time they go through is still very similar to the sometimes kill or be killed situation in GoT

Arata Kangatari takes place in a world of fantasy where the Hime clan is in charge of providing princesses for maintaining the balance in the world. The problem is that Arata is the last descendant of the Hime clan and he’s a boy. Arata disguises as a princess to attend the succession ceremony, where the current princess is murdered and he is framed for her death. Arata is left with no choice but to escape into the forest, where he and an ordinary boy from our world (also named Arata) magically switch places. Very much like Endride, Arata Kangatari is also the kind of story that presents an (apparently) ordinary guy immersed in a strange world. Both this shows are adventure, fantasy shonen, in which the main characters have to fight their way back home. Both Endride and Arata Kangatari also have that “main characters vs tyrannical kingdom” theme which has become a bit of a cliché nowadays.

In Comet Lucifer, we are immersed in another dream world of fantasy called Gift, which is covered with shiny crystals known as gifdium. Sougo Amagi is a young boy who is fascinated with these rare crystals and spends most of his time gathering them. One day Sougo life changes abruptly when he wanders way too deep inside a mine and discovers a long forgotten underground lake and, even more importantly, a mysterious girl with very odd features and a beauty more rare than the shiniest of gifdiums. From the very beginning, Endride and Comet Lucifer seem very much alike. This is because of their main characters’ fixation with crystals. Comet Lucifer has a bit more of a mecha element to it. Comet Lucifer is also mainly an action and adventure fantasy like Endride. Both shows present fascinating adventures while exploring mind-blowing worlds of colors and wonders.

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu is in some ways a more original and unique adventure fantasy than Endride. It tells the story of Subaru Natsuki, who is mysteriously summoned to a magical world while he returns home from the market. In this new world Subaru meets a lovely elf-girl with silver hair who comes to his aid. Later on, Subaru finds out he has the ability to go back in time when he dies. Like Endride, Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu is one of this spring season’s fantasy anime (although some would say that Re:Zero is substantially superior to Endride). These two shows are quite similar in several ways, but mainly due to the fact that their main characters are mysteriously absorbed by strange and fantastic worlds. Plus, both main characters have to work with a local partner in order to return to their homes.

Fushigi Yuugi is yet another show featuring an ordinary character being transported into a magical world of fantasy. This time, Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo, while visiting the National Library, are taken into the world of ancient China inside a book. Soon, Miaka learns that she’s the priestess of Suzaku and that she must find the way to summon Suzaku to return home. However, her best friend Yui is now her fierce rival as the priestess of Seiryuu. Fushigi Yuugi is a fantasy adventure just like Endride, although it also has many elements of comedy, drama and romance. Having a female protagonist, Fushigi Yuugi is also a bit of a shoujo, however, it shares many things in common with Endride and can hold some appeal to both women and men (especially considering all the martial arts fighting scenes). Just like Endride, Fushigi Yuugi presents an ordinary character taken to a fantastic world where she becomes quite significant to the locals. It’s also worthy of mention that both shows feature kingdoms and high-status main characters.

If you, like any good fantasy lover, just can’t get enough of those shows where an ordinary character is put in an RPG-like fantasy world, then Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (or Konsubu for short) is the show for you. Satou Kazuma is a NEET who dies a terrible and pathetic death and is offered a chance to live in a fantasy world where he’s tasked to defeat the Demon King. The goddess, Aqua, tells him Satou can take one thing with him and, to her misfortune, he takes her. From the very beginning, we realize that Konsubu has strong elements of comedy, although it is mainly an adventure fantasy just like Endride. As stated earlier, Konsubu is also a show about an ordinary guy in a strange world. However, the similarities between Konsubu and Endride go beyond that cliché. In fact, the biggest similarity between the two is that in both shows we have two main characters who don’t hit it off at first but who need to cooperate and learn how to get along in order to survive in a fantastic world full of dangers.

Pretty much every anime lover has at some point watched InuYasha or at least knows its storyline. However, let us summarize it for those who are not very much familiar with the anime. InuYasha follows the story of Kagome Higurashi who is taken 500 years in the past by a demon who sought the Shikon Jewel. This jewel is in power of Kagome but soon after she arrives into this past world, it shatters in several pieces. Kagome has to work with the half-demon/half- human Inuyasha and a few very interesting and peculiar characters in order to collect the pieces of the jewel and prevent it from falling in the wrong hands. Although InuYasha is nowadays one of the greatest classics in the world of anime, and Endride is light-years away from becoming so, these two shows have many things in common. Both shows are adventure fantasies full of action that present wonderful and magical worlds. The two also have the “ordinary character in a strange and magical world” element (although InuYasha pulls it off much more effectively). However, the greatest similarity between InuYasha and Endride would be the interaction and the dynamics of the relationship between the main characters, who have to get along despite their many differences.