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Anime Like Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld

20 anime similar to Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld based on genre, format, studio, and popularity

Anime Like Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld

Looking for anime similar to Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld? Here are 10 anime recommendations that share similar themes, genres, or storytelling styles.

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We selected these anime based on shared genres (Action, Adventure, Fantasy), similar narrative structures, comparable art styles, and positive fan overlap. If you enjoyed Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld, these series should appeal to your taste.

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Sword Art Online: Alicization

24 eps⭐ 7.52018Score: 66.8
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 PicturesSimilar era (2018)
ActionAdventureFantasy

Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten - Alice. (Source: Yen Press) Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

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Solo Leveling

12 eps⭐ 8.12024Score: 64.1
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionAdventureFantasy

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Seong Jin-U. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jin-U came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

13 eps⭐ 8.52025Score: 61.8
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionAdventureFantasy

The second season of Solo Leveling. Mastering his new abilities in secret, Jin-U must battle humanity's toughest foes to save his mother. (Source: Crunchyroll News)

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Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

25 eps⭐ 7.82012Score: 60.2
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionAdventureFantasy

This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it named Ugo. Soon enough, Aladdin discovers he is a Magi, a magician who chooses kings, and he was born to choose kings who will follow the righteous path, battling against those who want to destroy fate. Follow his adventures as he meets others from 1001 Arabian Nights, like Ali Baba and Sinbad, and fights to keep the balance of the world in check!

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Sword Art Online

25 eps⭐ 7.02012Score: 57.4
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionAdventureFantasyRomance

In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear. One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if they die in the game, they die in real life. Their struggle for survival starts now... (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Sword Art Online II

24 eps⭐ 6.62014Score: 56.8
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionAdventureFantasySci-Fi

One year after the SAO incident, Kirito is approached by Seijiro Kikuoka from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Department "VR Division" with a rather peculiar request. That was an investigation on the "Death Gun" incident that occurred in the gun and steel filled VRMMO called Gun Gale Online (GGO). "Players who are shot by a mysterious avatar with a jet black gun lose their lives even in the real world..." Failing to turn down Kikuoka's bizarre request, Kirito logs in to GGO even though he is not completely convinced that the virtual world could physically affect the real world. Kirito wanders in an unfamiliar world in order to gain any clues about the "Death Gun." Then, a female sniper named Sinon who owns a gigantic "Hecate II" rifle extends Kirito a helping hand. With Sinon's help, Kirito decides to enter the "Bullet of Bullets," a large tournament to choose the most powerful gunner within the realm of GGO, in hopes to become the target of the "Death Gun" and make direct contact with the mysterious avatar. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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The Rising of the Shield Hero

25 eps⭐ 7.72019Score: 54.4
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2019)
ActionAdventureFantasy

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world! Note: - The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019. - The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

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GOBLIN SLAYER

12 eps⭐ 7.12018Score: 51.9
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2018)
ActionAdventureFantasy

A young priestess has formed her first adventuring party, but almost immediately they find themselves in distress. It's the Goblin Slayer who comes to their rescue--a man who's dedicated his life to the extermination of all goblins, by any means necessary. And when rumors of his feats begin to circulate, there's no telling who might come calling next... (Source: Yen Press)

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The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments

24 eps⭐ 7.32018Score: 51.8
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 PicturesSimilar era (2018)
ActionAdventureComedyEcchi

Melodias, Hawk, and Elizabeth retook the Kingdom of Leones from the Holy Knights. The festival went off without a hitch and the crew enjoyed their well-earned peace. And yet, another threat looms on the horizon. The Ten Commandments, a group of elite demon clan warriors, have their sights set on the kingdom. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Overlord II

13 eps⭐ 7.62018Score: 51.5
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2018)
ActionAdventureFantasy

The second season of Overlord. Continuing his quest to rule this new world, Ains begins to put the pieces in place for his conquest. But between a Lizard Man tribe uprising, and performing missions as adamantite adventurer Lord Momon, Ains has his work cut out for him! Thankfully he has his most loyal and willing subordinates to do his bidding. Nothing and no one can stop the supreme and mighty Overlord in his quest to rule all! (Source: Manga Entertainment)

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Overlord III

13 eps⭐ 7.72018Score: 51.4
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2018)
ActionAdventureFantasy

The third season of Overlord. With his foundations now set in this new world, the first steps of Ains Ooal Gown's master plan apparent begin to come to fruition. The value of Carne village and especially the political value of his alter ego Momon are reaffirmed; the “hidden” genius of his actions is continuously met with shock and awe by Demiurge, Albedo, the rest of his guardians, and even Ains himself at his “great wisdom.” His attempts to act in a way befitting the ruler of Nazarick, continuing to further cement his guardian’s loyalty, push him ever further down the path of not-so-intentional world domination. Without human conscience due to being undead, he is motivated only to continue searching for other players from Yggdrasil and to gain power to better protect the children and home of him and his forty former companions. Lord Ains Ooal Gown maintains his mantle of Overlord and leads the Great Tomb of Nazarick unto the world stage, directly into a vicious power struggle between two great empires. (Source: Anime News Network)

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Fairy Tail

175 eps⭐ 7.22009Score: 51.1
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionAdventureComedyFantasy

Across the Fiore kingdom, wizards join guilds and make their pay by filling magical needs—but one guild has a reputation as the roughest, rowdiest, most dangerous of all: Fairy Tail! When four young Fairy Tail members unite, their bond is forged by a power found in neither muscle nor magic and grows stronger with every mission. Whatever you do, don't mess with these friends or you'll get a taste of Natsu's flaming fist or Gray's ice hammer, suffer a painful blow from one of Lucy's celestial spirits or catch the edge of Erza's mighty blade! Whether they're stopping demons from devastating the world or wrestling in the mess hall, this mystical team manages to inflict as much damage to their rivals as they do to the surrounding area! (Source: Funimation)

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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

293 eps⭐ 5.72017Score: 50.2
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2017)
ActionAdventureFantasy

Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto! (Source: VIZ Media)

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The Seven Deadly Sins

24 eps⭐ 7.32014Score: 50.1
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionAdventureComedyEcchi

When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth - the Sins were framed by the king's guard, the Holy Knights - too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne! Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn't even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins' strength been exaggerated? (Source: Anime News Network)

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Hunter x Hunter (2011)

148 eps⭐ 8.92011Score: 50.0
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)
ActionAdventureFantasy

A new adaption of the manga of the same name by Togashi Yoshihiro. A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father's path, he could one day reunite with him. After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapika, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.

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Overlord

13 eps⭐ 7.72015Score: 49.8
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2015)
ActionAdventureFantasy

The story takes place in the year 2138 when virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become. (Source: Anime News Network)

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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2

13 eps⭐ 6.52022Score: 49.3
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2022)
ActionAdventureFantasy

The second season of Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari. With another Wave happening in a week, Naofumi Iwatani and his party have no time to waste. However, when bat familiars raid Lurolona Village and the Wave countdown comes to a halt, the Four Cardinal Heroes reconvene with the queen, Mirelia Q Melromarc, for a quick briefing. The queen presumes that the odd occurrences are linked to the Spirit Tortoise—a threatening creature that has awakened from its slumber, back to cause havoc once again. A plan to put the Spirit Tortoise to rest is devised—but out of the four men, only the cursed Shield Hero agrees to help. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

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MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES

12 eps⭐ 7.62023Score: 48.7
2 shared genres: Action, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 PicturesSimilar era (2023)
ActionComedyFantasy

This is a world of magic. This is a world in which magic is casually used by everyone. In a deep, dark forest in this world of magic, there is a boy who is singlemindedly working out. His name is Mash Burnedead, and he has a secret. He can’t use magic. All he wanted was to live a quiet life with his family, but people suddenly start trying to kill him one day and he somehow finds himself enrolled in Magic School. There, he sets his sights on becoming a “Divine Visionary,” the elite of the elite. Will his ripped muscles work against the best and brightest of the wizarding world? The curtain rises on this off-kilter magical fantasy in which the power of being jacked crushes any spell! (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

26 eps⭐ 8.32019Score: 47.5
3 shared genres: Action, Adventure, FantasySame format (TV)Similar era (2019)
ActionAdventureDramaFantasy

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Blue Exorcist

25 eps⭐ 7.22011Score: 46.4
2 shared genres: Action, FantasySame format (TV)Same studio: A-1 Pictures
ActionFantasySupernatural

This world consists of two dimensions joined as one, like a mirror. The first is the world in which the humans live, Assiah. The other is the world of demons, Gehenna. Ordinarily, travel between the two, and indeed any kind of contact between the two, is impossible. However the demons can pass over into this world by possessing anything that exist within it. Satan the god of demons, but there's one thing that he doesn't have, and that's a substance in the human world that is powerful enough to contain him!! For that purpose he created Rin, his son from a human woman, but will his son agree to his plans? Or will he become something else...? An exorcist?

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