Best movies like Sword Art Online: Progressive Aria of a Starless Night
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Plot Summary:
One month after Kayaba Akihiko's game of death began, the death toll continues to rise, two thousand players having already lost their lives to the ultra-difficult VRMMO world of Sword Art Online. On the day of the strategy meeting to plan out the first-floor boss battle, Kirito, a solo player who vows to fight alone to get stronger, runs into a rare, high-level female player. She gracefully dispatches powerful monsters with a single rapier that flashes like a shooting star in the night.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining
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Accel World: Infinite Burst (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 2046, many aspects of life are carried out on a virtual network. No matter how advanced the time becomes, however, bullying never disappears. Haruyuki is one of the bullied students. However, one day he is contacted by Kuroyukihime, the most famous person in the school. "Wouldn't you like to 'accelerate' and go further ahead, boy?" Haruyuki is introduced to the "Accel World" and decides to fight as Kuroyukihime's knight.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, mecha, adult animation
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Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night (2022)
Plot Summary:
Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the "Sword Art Online" world. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of the floating iron castle of Aincrad, joined up with Kirito and continued her journey to reach the top floor. With the support of female Information Broker Argo, clearing the floors seemed to be progressing smoothly, but conflict erupts between two major guilds who should be working together – the top player groups ALS (the Aincrad Liberation Squad) and DKB (the Dragon Knights Brigade). And meanwhile, behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings….
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 792
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anime
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection (2017)
Plot Summary:
The planet Eltria, having suffered severe desertification in the past, has all but been abandoned. Against her older sister's wishes, Kyrie Florian travels to Earth alongside her best friend, the AI Iris, in search of the key to their planet's regeneration. However, the only way to find it lies within the Tome of the Night Sky, leading them into conflict with Nanoha and her friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Animation, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, apocalyptic, yuri, mahou shoujo
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Sword Art Online: Extra Edition (2013)
Plot Summary:
Yui wants to see a whale so Kirito suggests a quest where she can meet them. However, it turns out that Leafa cannot swim so Asuna and the other female characters decide to train Suguha in a real-world pool in preparation for the aforementioned quest. Meanwhile, Kirito is called for an emergency counseling meeting at his new school. There he meets an elite member of the Virtual Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Kirito then tells him details about what really happened in Aincrad and in Alfheim.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, seinen, touching, suspenseful, stylized, manga
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Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tai is now a university student, living alone, working hard at school, and working every day, but with his future still undecided. Meanwhile, Matt and others continue to work on Digimon incidents and activities that help people with their partner Digimon. When an unprecedented phenomenon occurs, the DigiDestined discover that when they grow up, their relationship with their partner Digimon will come closer to an end. As a countdown timer activates on the Digivice, they realize that the more they fight with their partner Digimon, the faster their bond breaks. Will they fight for others and lose their partner? The time to choose and decide is approaching fast. There is a short time before “chosen children” will become adults. This is the last adventure of Tai and Agumon.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, humorous, manga
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The Dragon Dentist (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in Dragon Country. Nonoko is a newly appointed dentist and her mission is to protect the dragon, the guardian of the country, from tooth-cavity bacteria. One day, amid increasingly fierce battles with the neighboring country, Nonoko finds on the dragon's tooth an unconscious boy soldier from the enemy country. His name is Bell, and he has been resurrected from inside the tooth by the dragon—a supernatural phenomenon that legend says occurs before a major disaster. As Nonoko and Bell go through a series of fierce battles, they eventually learn to accept their fate.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, surreal, semi serious, super sentai
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Broken Blade: Edge of the Line of Death (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fifth Break Blade Movie. Girge is questioned by Narvi over his surprise attack against Borcuse forces and has him detained so he does not repeat his antics again. Later Loggin, Rygart and Nile learns about True's death but Nile is unsure whether to tell the true to Narvi. While Rygart and Baldr talk about Girge's past and Cleo learns more about Zess's academy days with Sigyn, the Athenian Invasion army have finally regroup and despite losing many Golems, Nike's ego badly bruised by Girge and the death of one of his officers, Borcuse is overjoyed at finding two worthy opponents to fight, particular Rygart and Girge. Rygart, after finding out that Borcuse is heading to his hometown where his little brother Regatz lives, disobeys Narvi's order to head home and search for his brother. However, when he arrives, the villagers have been killed by Borcuse's men. Borcuse is glad to see Rygart is here and has duel with him while his men are ordered to watched.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 250
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, tense, captivating, futuristic
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Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014)
Plot Summary:
After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. As spring turns into summer, he finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. He even meets new friends, including Aegis, an anti-Shadow android, Ken, a grade-schooler who seeks to get revenge for his late mother, and Koromaru, a dog who can use a Persona. Makoto wishes that everything will continue just as they are. However, little by little, the pieces and people in Makoto's new, happy life begin to fall apart, and he is forced to suffer the loss that comes with it.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 578
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing
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Cencoroll Connect (2019)
Plot Summary:
Student Yuki has never seen one of the giant monsters she always hears about on the news and that threaten her city. But when she meets the lethargic Tetsu one day, things change suddenly. Because Tetsu moves around the houses with a creature called Cencoroll, which he can control with mind control and which can transform into a wide variety of objects. But not only Yuki is fascinated by Cencoroll: the boy Shu tries to take Cencoroll from Tetsu with the help of his own telepathy monster, whereupon the four engage in a bitter fight, in which Yuki also intervenes and the entire city is converted into a battle arena.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 155
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining
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Re:Creators (2017)
Plot Summary:
Humans have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories shake our emotions, and fascinate us. However, these are only the thoughts of bystanders. But what if the characters in the story have "intentions"? To them, are we god-like existences for bringing their story into the world? Our world is changed. Mete out punishment upon the realm of the gods. In Re:CREATORS, everyone becomes a Creator.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, futuristic, manga
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Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth (2016)
Plot Summary:
"The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped." To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the sake of the world, but for themselves. Even so, they have continued to fight, believing that there are peaceful days waiting at the end of the battle. However, a boy says that destruction is the fate that humanity must shoulder. The boy they believed to be their friend tells them the truth of the situation without an emotion on his face. The season changes to winter. Makoto makes a decision in order to greet the spring that is waiting beyond.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, sincere, captivating, suspense
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Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down (2015)
Plot Summary:
The season turns to autumn. The fight of the protagonist and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters called ‘Shadows’ is getting closer to the end. Makoto and his allies engage in life-or-death battles with Shadows in order to end the Dark Hour. Through the battles, some must face the deaths of friends and family, some must notice what precious things must be protected, and some must find meaning in the battles that have occurred. In front of Makoto, the mysterious transfer student Ryouji Mochizuki appears. When the group greets a new morning, the gears of fate begin to turn. A fight revolving around each of the heroes' bonds begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, 2d animation
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Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation (2016)
Plot Summary:
Itsuki Tachibana is a student of Seiga Academy, a co-ed boarding high school with excellent reputation, located in a suburb outside the city center. On a day of second semester, he was summoned by Rina Izumi, the most esteemed and praised chairperson, to the student council room, without knowing what awaits him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, mecha, super sentai
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In the Land of Leadale (2022)
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Due to a terrible accident, Keina Kagami is forced to live on life support in order to survive. The only way for her to be free is within the VRMMORPG "Leadale." One day, her life support stops functioning, and Keina loses her life. But when she wakes up, she finds herself in the world of Leadale 200 years in the future. She is now the half-elf Cayna, who possesses lost skills and OP statuses and becomes closer to the other inhabitants of this world. But among those inhabitants happen to be the "children" she made in character creation?!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)
Plot Summary:
People everywhere were enjoying a new game called Ordinal Scale, an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma, a new wearable console designed for AR (augmented reality) gaming. But, the players had no idea that a nightmare from the virtual world was starting to spread into reality! As his fellow players find themselves in danger, the hero is called upon once again.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, romantic, futuristic, manga, 2d animation
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Kyousougiga (2013)
Plot Summary:
Hidden within Kyoto is the "mirror capital" where youkai and humans live together and no one ever dies. It is protected by three people - Kurama, Yase, and Myoue - as they await the return of their parents, Myoue Jonin and Koto. One day a young girl named Koto (same name, different spelling) and her little brothers A and Un wander into the city from a different dimension looking for her mother. A mecha-geek with red eyes, it's not immediately clear whether she's human or youkai. Her arrival upsets the long peace that had ruled the city.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier Than Real Life! (2021)
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In an unexpected turn of events, dull high school student Hiro Yuuki obtains the full dive role-playing game Kiwame Quest. Created by the best of technology, the game claims to take "reality to its extremes," from stunning graphics, NPCs' behavior, to the scent of vegetation, and even the sensation of wind brushing against the skin—everything was the result of an ultimate workmanship. Except, the game is a little too realistic and messy to clear. Kiwame Quest features over ten quadrillion flags and reflects the players' real-life physical abilities in the game. Being hit in the game also hurts in real life and slash wounds take days to heal. The only reward here is the sense of accomplishment. Conquer the most stressful game in history that can't be played casually!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 569
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, ecchi, parody, realistic
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Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense (2020)
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Honjou Kaede is invited by her friend Shiramine Risa to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. But as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, light, feel good, funny, humorous, entertaining
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Infinite Dendrogram (2020)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2043, Infinite Dendrogram, the world's first successful full-dive VRMMO was released. In addition to its ability to perfectly simulate the five senses, along with its many other amazing features, the game promised to offer players a world full of infinite possibilities. Nearly two years later, soon-to-be college freshman, Reiji Mukudori, is finally able to buy a copy of the game and start playing. With some help from his experienced older brother, Shuu, and his partner Embryo, Reiji embarks on an adventure into the world of Infinite Dendrogram.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: captivating, anime, entertaining, stylized, light
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Dragon Drive (2002)
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Oozora Reiji isn't a lazy boy, he's just terribly unmotivated; all the clubs and activities he's joined don't interest him for long. That is, of course, until his best friend Yukino takes him to a underground arcade where an unbelievable virtual reality game is played - Dragon Drive - in which players fight each other with virtual dragons. Reiji ends up throwing all he's got into training a dragon so rare that the Dragon Drive staff are baffled. But soon Reiji learns that Dragon Drive isn't all it seems, and he might be the only one who can save an entire world from evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Eternal Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams (2011)
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The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining
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When the evil Yo-Kai Kin, Gin and Bronzlow makes the Yo-Kai Watch disappear from time so they can help Dame Dedtime prevent humans and Yo-Kai from being friends, Nate Adams finds help in the Yo-Kai Hovernyan, who takes Nate, Whisper and Jibanyan 60 years to the past, when the Yo-Kai Watch was first invented by Nate's grandfather, Nathaniel Adams, while he was a boy. Together, the 2 boys fight Dame Dedtime and her evil Wicked Yo-Kai minions to save the world from her evil plans.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining
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Utawarerumono: The False Faces (2015)
Plot Summary:
The nameless protagonist awakens to find himself standing in the middle of a vast, snowy plain he doesn't recognize. Suffering from amnesia, he remembers nothing about himself. Suddenly, he's attacked by an insect-like creature but is saved by a beautiful girl with animal ears and a tail named Kuon. She names him Haku.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, light, captivating, entertaining, super sentai
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Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence (2017)
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Meicoomon rampages after witnessing Meiko Mochizuki being injured by the man bearing Gennai's likeness. "It would have been better if you hadn't been born..." Meicoomon disappears into the Real World, which has since become distorted. Possessing overwhelming power, she's the key to the world's destruction.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 937
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: anime, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Dahufa (2017)
Plot Summary:
A warrior named Dahufa goes to save his prince from a dystopian village. He finds the dystopian village ruled by a fake god and his guards. In order to save the prince, Dahufa has to defeat the god and his men, and disclose the whole conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 988
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, whimsical
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Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination (2016)
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The DigiDestined go to a nearby hot springs theme park and everyone has a good time, but Joe doesn't show up because he wants to study for his exams. Another infected Digimon, Ogremon, attacks Odaiba. Gomamon runs away from home while Mimi faces problems with the other DigiDestined and her classmates because of her selfish ideas.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: anime, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Sword Art Online (2012)
Plot Summary:
The players of a virtual reality MMORPG, Sword Art Online, are trapped and fighting for their very lives. After it is announced that the only way to leave the game is by beating it, Kirito—a very powerful swordsman—and his friends take on a quest to free all the minds trapped in Aincrad.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, touching, stylized, manga, mind bending, suspenseful, brutal, mecha
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Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: Tokyo Revelations (2007)
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Continuing their journey from Record Country (the place that held the book of memories), Syaoran and company land into Tokyo Country, a blood-filled country under war from opposing factions for natural resources and survival. While reluctantly involved in the race to live, the group faces their own problems as certain revelations are made, changing their journey forever. A shocking betrayal and a battle that risks all of their lives. After this revelation, they will never be the same again.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, disturbing, shounen
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RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022)
Plot Summary:
In the world of Remnant, a place where science and fairy tales coexist, human civilization is plagued by deadly monsters known as the Grimm. For a time, victory by the Grimm seemed all but certain, if not for the heroism of those sworn to protect humanity -- Huntsmen and Huntresses. These warriors are trained and assembled into teams at schools like Beacon Academy, where Ruby meets Weiss and Blake -- forming Team RWBY along with Ruby’s sister, Yang. While team RWBY studies to become the greatest Huntresses the world of Remnant has ever known, they are faced with a horrifying threat.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Slugterra: Slug Fu Showdown (2015)
Plot Summary:
Eli has added some awesome new slugs to his arsenal: the extremely powerful Elemental Slugs. But in order to control them, Eli must learn Slug Fu -- the ancient form of slugslinging that Junjie mastered in the Eastern Caverns.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, 3d animation, anime