Best tv shows like Blade
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Plot Summary:
Legendary half-vampire, half-human vampire hunter Blade is tracking Deacon Frost, a very powerful and influential vampire who killed his mother and who heads Existence, a secretive vampire organization that operates in Southeast Asia.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, gothic, exciting, suspenseful, serious, suspense, intense, stylized, 2d animation
Best tv shows and movies like Blade (2011):
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Blood+ (2005)
Plot Summary:
Blood+, pronounced as "Blood Plus", is an anime series produced by Production I.G and Aniplex and directed by Junichi Fujisaku. The series premiered in Japan on Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax, as well as on terrestrial networks such as MBS, TBS, and RKB on October 8, 2005. The final episode aired on September 23, 2006. Blood+ is licensed for international distribution in several regions through Sony Pictures' international arm, Sony Pictures Television International. Blood+ was inspired by the 2000 anime film Blood: The Last Vampire; however, there are only a few allusions and basic elements from the film. Fujisaku has been involved with both works, including acting as the director for Blood+ and writing the novelization of Blood: The Last Vampire.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, manga, gothic, spooky, shounen, scary, stylized, serious, suspenseful
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Vampire Princess Miyu (1997)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, adult anime, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized, gothic, ecchi
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The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
Plot Summary:
Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The Caped Crusader, Joker and Penguin, into his mindless minions?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, anime, gothic, epic, scary, psychotronic, dark comedy
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Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (2005)
Plot Summary:
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor is a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series, Bio Booster Armor Guyver, written by Yoshiki Takaya, adapting chapters 1 - 59 of the manga. The production was in association with ADV Films and Kadokawa Shoten. The series first episode aired in Japan on August 6, 2005 and the last episode aired on February 18, 2006. The series aired in North America on December 20, 2010, on the FUNimation Channel.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, captivating
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Silver Surfer (1998)
Plot Summary:
Silver Surfer, also known as Silver Surfer: The Animated Series, is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series aired for one season on the Fox Kids Network in 1998.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, cliffhanger, exciting, serious, stylized, children's program
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Hellsing Ultimate Abridged (2010)
Plot Summary:
A shortened, re-dubbed and much funnier take on "Hellsing Ultimate" (2006). Follow Alucard on his long, enthusiastic walks, and follow Seras, the police girl, as she comes to terms with her vampirism. And nets a sweet-ass cannon in the process.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: anime, parody, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, manga
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Iron Man (2010)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark branches his company into Japan, he is opposed by the nefarious Zodiac organization. It's up to Stark's Iron Man to defeat the Zodiac, and defend Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, saga
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Witchblade (2006)
Plot Summary:
Witchblade is an anime series based on the American comic book by the same name. Instead of an adaptation of the original story, the producers decided to create an entire new setup, with all new characters. This co-production between Japanese studio Gonzo and American publisher Top Cow, who owns the rights for the Witchblade franchise, was licensed for release in the United States. The English dub premiered on the US cable network IFC in January 2008. The show aired on Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 3:30 AM ET, and the series finale aired on June 13, 2008, on IFC. The show is also available on a purchase-to-download system on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. The first twelve episodes are also available for download via Amazon's Unbox service. The show is also available on Netflix Instant Stream. As of June, 2011, it was available free on Hulu. As of December 2008, in the USA and Canada there were 6 Volumes on DVD available, with Vol. 1 having been released in September 2007. There is also a full boxed set containing all 24 episodes and an extra disc with special features. A Blu-ray box set was released on November 3, 2009. The anime was directed by Yoshimitsu Ohashi, who directed Galaxy Angel and Galaxy Angel Z, and the characters were designed by Uno Makoto, the character designer for Stellvia and Love Hina.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, exciting, atmospheric, serious, manga, scary, fast, tense
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Trinity Blood (2005)
Plot Summary:
Many centuries ago, man's Armageddon gave birth to the vampires' wrath. As man and immortal clash, a reality-shattering threat looms. Hope resides solely in a new breed of hunter operating under the Vatican's authority. The true battle between holiness and evil has begun.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, suspenseful, stylized, manga, suspense, seinen, serious
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The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (1989)
Plot Summary:
Sho and his friend Tetsurou stumble upon an odd alien artifact while walking through the woods. Then, the alien artifact breaks free of its metallic bonds and enters Sho's body, turning him into the Guyver. With this new power, Sho must do battle with the evil Chronos corporation and their genetically enhanced Zoanoids, who seek to get the Guyver back into their labs. No one close to Sho is safe from Chronos. He must fight.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 979
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, mind bending, mecha, exciting, serious, brutal, futuristic, suspenseful, vintage
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Blassreiter (2008)
Plot Summary:
Blassreiter is a 2008 Japanese anime from the animation studio Gonzo and the multimedia studio Nitro+. The title is pseudo-German and literally means "Pale Rider". A manga titled Blassreiter -genetic- also exists and is serialized in Champion Red magazine. Along with The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk, and later Strike Witches, this series was officially broadcast with English subtitles on the video websites YouTube, Crunchyroll, and BOST TV. As of April 9, 2012, the full English dub of the series is available on YouTube. It has been licensed for a North American release by Funimation Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, bleak
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Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
Plot Summary:
Ken Kaneki is a bookworm college student who meets a girl names Rize at a cafe he frequents. They're the same age and have the same interests, so they quickly become close. Little does Kaneki know that Rize is a ghoul - a kind of monster that lives by hunting and devouring human flesh. When part of her special organ - "the red child" - is transplanted into Kaneki, he becomes a ghoul himself, trapped in a warped world where humans are not the top of the food chain.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, dark fantasy, exciting, suspenseful, bloody, serious, manga, seinen, stylized, psychological
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Fate/Zero (2011)
Plot Summary:
War of the Holy Grail - Pursuing the power of the "Holy Grail" which grants a miracle, this is a contest in which seven magi summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete for it. In that battle whose conclusion was postponed three times, now, the fourth war commenced again. Entrusting their dearest wish of victory, the magi joined the battleground called "Fuyuki", but amongst them, there was a man who was always alone, and could not find out the meaning behind his fights. His name was Kotomine Kirei. Not comprehending the guidance of fate, Kirei was lost, and had kept questioning. Why someone like his was given the Command Seals. However, the fate of his fights crossed Kirei's path with a nemesis by chance. That person is - Emiya Kiritsugu. A man who was sterner than anyone else, more merciless than anyone else, and who sought the miracle of the Holy Grail.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, manga, intense, semi serious, humorous, epic, adult animation
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Wolverine (2011)
Plot Summary:
Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced psychical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin at a accelerated rate.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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X-Men (2011)
Plot Summary:
X-Men, still grieving over the death of Phoenix (Jean Grey), are investigating a case of a missing mutant girl in Northern Japan. This leads them to a mysterious virus that turns mutants into monsters. U-Men and the Inner Circle want it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, suspenseful, stylized, saga
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Spawn (1997)
Plot Summary:
Todd McFarlane's Spawn is an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It is also released on DVD as a film series. It is based on the Spawn comic series from Image Comics, and was nominated for and won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Animation Program. An unrelated series titled Spawn: The Animation is in production since 2009, with Keith David reprising his role as the titular character. Like the comic book, the series features graphic violence, sexual scenes, and extensive use of profanity. Todd McFarlane's Spawn was ranked 5th on IGN's list of The Greatest Comic Book Cartoons Of All Time.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, adult animation, serious, adult cartoon, suspense, anime, scary, epic, dark
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Astonishing X-Men (2009)
Plot Summary:
An alien species attempts to take over earth, but the X-Men are ready for anything.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful
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Black Panther (2010)
Plot Summary:
Black Panther is an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation in partnership with BET, based on the popular Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. It was the first animated television series produced by BET since Hey Monie!. Each of the six episodes of the series was 20 minutes in length. The series was broadcast on the Australian children's channel ABC3 in January 2010 and in the United States on BET in November 2011.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, captivating, saga, adult animation, anime
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Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Plot Summary:
In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: gothic, anime, exciting, atmospheric, manga, suspenseful, serious, rough, adult anime, scary
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Sirius the Jaeger (2018)
Plot Summary:
Imperial Capital, 1930. A strange group of people carrying musical instrument cases landed on Tokyo station. They are called the "Jaegers", who came to hunt vampires. Amongst them, there stood a young man with striking serenity and unusual aura. His name is Yuliy, a werewolf whose home village was destroyed by vampires. Yuliy and the Jaegers engage in deadly battle over a mysterious holy arc only known as "The Arc of Sirius". What truth awaits them at the end...?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, History, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, perverse
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Black Blood Brothers (2006)
Plot Summary:
Remnants of a vampire clan that wanted to rule the world alone, but got defeated in a war by joined forces of other vampires and humans, kidnap the brother of a vampire war veteran. He looks for them in a secret vampire city.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, entertaining, manga, shounen, scary, fast, serious
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Devil May Cry (2007)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of the demon hunter Dante who himself is half demon and half human.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 288 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, atmospheric, suspenseful, gothic, manga, adult anime, perverse, shounen
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Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Plot Summary:
In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: anime, intense, exciting, rough, suspenseful, adult anime, suspense, surreal, cult classic, manga
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Hellsing Ultimate (2006)
Plot Summary:
Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from the creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing, controls her own personal army to eliminate the undead beings, but even her highly trained soldiers pale in comparison to her most trusted vampire exterminator — a vampire by the name of Alucard. Along with Integra's mysterious butler and Alucard's new vampire minion, Seras Victoria, the Hellsing Organization must face not only regular ghouls and vampires, but a rivalling secret organization from the Vatican, and Millennium, an enigmatic group of madmen spawned by a certain war over 50 years ago... A bloody battle between monsters is about to begin. The dead are dancing, and all hell is singing.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: anime, gothic, atmospheric, stylized, dark fantasy, intense, brutal, manga, scary, adult anime
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Hellsing (2001)
Plot Summary:
Vampires exist. It is the duty of Hellsing, an organization sponsored by the British government, to hide that frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Along with its own personal army, Hellsing also has a few secret weapons. Alucard, an incredibly powerful vampire, has been controlled by Hellsing for years. Although he dislikes being a servant to the Hellsing family, he certainly enjoys his job as Hellsing’s vampire exterminator. Seras is a fledgling vampire and a former police woman. Although reluctant to embrace her new self, she is still a valuable member of the organization. Integra Hellsing, the current leader, is usually fully capable of fulfilling her duty, but lately, vampire activity has been on the rise. Unfortunately, the cause is more alarming than anything she could have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, gothic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, dark fantasy, manga, scary, brutal, humorous
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Fantastic Four (1994)
Plot Summary:
Fantastic Four, also known as Fantastic Four: The Animated Series, is the third animated television series based on Marvel's comic book series of the same name. Airing began on September 24, 1994, until ending on February 24, 1996. The series ran for 2 seasons, with 13 episodes per season, making 26 episodes in total.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, epic, saga, exciting, humorous, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Trese (2021)
Plot Summary:
In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
Duration: 33 min
Plot tags: anime, dark, adult animation, scary, exciting, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, gothic
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Appleseed XIII (2011)
Plot Summary:
Appleseed XIII is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's science fiction manga series Appleseed. Composed of 13 episodes, the series retold the exploits of ES.W.A.T. member Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos. The series was produced by Jinni's Animation Studios in association with Production I.G and under the direction of Takayuki Hamana with Junichi Fujisaku as script supervisor. All 13 episodes were compiled into two feature-length films. The first feature film titled Appleseed XIII: Tartaros was announced by Shochiku and released on June 13, 2011. The second film, Appleseed XIII: Ouranos was released on October 24, 2011. A North American release of the TV series will be out in June 2013.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, cyber, serious, stylized, computer animated
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Castlevania (2017)
Plot Summary:
A dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. Inspired by the classic video game series.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, adult animation, anime, atmospheric, bloody, tense, disturbing, suspense, manga, gothic
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Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ten years ago, Slade Wilson-aka the super-assassin called Deathstroke-made a tragic mistake and his wife and son paid a terrible price. Now, a decade later, Wilson's family is threatened once again by the murderous Jackal and the terrorists of H.IV.E. Can Deathstroke atone for the sins of the past-or will his family pay the ultimate price?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, humorous, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, adult animation, anime