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Like Inuyasha, Yona of the Dawn is another fantasy/romance about a strong female character with a bow. Yona's life as a sheltered princess is forever changed after the sudden murder of her father forces her to abandon the Kingdom of Kouka. Now living among the people, Yona finally sees Kouka as the harsh and corrupt kingdom it truly is. She fights to reclaim the crown with her childhood friend and bodyguard Son Hak.
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Just like Inuyasha, Noragami features a human/supernatural relationship. In Noragami, the "Delivery God" Yato dreams of having millions of followers but doesn't even have a single shrine dedicated to him. All seems lost until a human girl named Hiyori Iki, saves his "life" from a fatal car accident. The traumatic incident has caused Hiyori to have constant out-of-body experiences. Now, the two must work together to return Hiyori to normal, while spreading Yato's name across Japan.
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- Ranma 1/2
Based on the manga by Inuyasha creator Rumiko Takahashi, Ranma ½ features the same comedic charm and art style of the former. Martial artist Ranma Saotome had his entire life changed forever, after falling into the cursed spring of China. Ranma transforms into a girl whenever cold water is splashed on him and reverts back to his masculine self with hot water. Making things more complicated, Ranma is arranged to be married to a skilled female martial artist named Akane, who is notorious for hating men.
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There are two sides to Rikuo Nura. One is his normal middle school self, however, at night, he transforms into a full-fledged yokai. With yokai blood flowing within him, Rikuo must decide if he wants to live out a normal life, or follow his grandpa's lead and become the new head of the Nura Clan. Regardless of what path he chooses, Rikuo is determined to help those in need.
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Two junior-high students, Miaka Yuuki and Yui Hongo, are transported to a fantasy world based on ancient China by a mysterious book called "The Universe of The Four Gods." After being assigned the role of the priestess of Suzaku, Miaka must unite the seven Celestial Warriors of the god Suzaku in order to summon him for three wishes. However, Yui is tricked by the enemy nation of the god Seiryuu to become the priestess of Seiryuu. Now, these former friends are competing against each other to summon their respective gods.
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Rin-ne is about high school life and the supernatural. Ever since a mysterious incident from her childhood, Sakura Mamiya has been able to see ghosts. At school, the empty desk that sat next to her has been filled by a strange boy named Rinne Rokudou, who is part human/shinigami. With Rinne's help, Sakura's eyes will become open to the supernatural world around her.
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Taking place in an alternate version of Japanese Westernization, Zakura is about Second Lieutenant Kei Agemaki getting the reassignment of his nightmares. Afraid of the supernatural since he was a child, Kei must put his fear aside in order to work with the Japanese folklore creatures at the Ministry of Spirit Affairs. Helping him solve paranormal cases are the yokai maidens, Zakuro, Susukihotaru, Hoozuki, and Bonbori.
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Tsubasa Chronicle shares a similar goal to the magic jewel collecting in Inuyasha. Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, has lost all her memories. To save Sakura, a young archeologist named Syaoran must travel to different dimensions to reclaim the feathers that contain Sakura's memories. What makes this series extra special is that it involves various famous characters created by the manga artist group Clamp.
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Spice and Wolf is a fantasy anime series that explores romance and economical trading. With the small town of Pasloe no longer in need of a harvest deity, the wolf spirit Halo now yearns for her old northern home of Yoitsu. To get there, Halo partners up with a traveling merchant named Kraft Lawrence. Throughout their travels, their relationship grows from purely business to something more.
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Similar to the human/demon partnership in Inuyasha, Chrono Crusade is an anime about a gun-toting nun and her demonic friend. Set in the 1920s, the absentminded Sister Rosette Christopher and her demon partner, Chrono, solve supernatural mysteries together in New York. While Rosette can be a real handful, she is willing to sacrifice everything to find her long lost brother Joshua.
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The Vision of Escaflowne is reminiscent of Inuyasha with its "transported to another world" storyline while adding elements of mecha anime that make it feel right at home with Mobile Suit Gundam and Neon Genesis Evangelion. After witnessing a boy named Van Fanel battling a dragon on the high school track, 15-year-old schoolgirl Hitomi Kanzaki is transported into the world of Gaea. She is caught in the middle of a war between Gaea and the Zaibach Empire, which prompts Van to summon his mystical mech known as Escaflowne.
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Blue Seed and Inuyasha have strong similarities to each other. Like Kagome Higurashi, Momiji Fujimiya was a normal schoolgirl until she found out she's a descendant of the great Kushinada family. Because of the Kushinada blood that flows through her veins, Momiji is the only one capable of saving Japan from the demonic plant monsters known as Aragami. Blue Seed also has a supernatural love triangle from Inuyasha; revolving around Momiji, a demonic-powered man named Mamoru Kusanagi, and Momiji's twin-sister Kaede.
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