Best Fantasy TV Shows

2009 • Rating 8.7 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric brothers course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

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Audience: Date Night, Family, Teens

Plot: Politics, Supernatural, Remake, Revenge, Travel, Steampunk, Conspiracy, Based On Manga, Alchemy, Military

Time: Year 2009, 2000S, 2009-04-05

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya, Shin-ichiro Miki, Fumiko Orikasa, Megumi Takamoto

1999 • Rating 8.7 • action & adventure, comedy, animation

Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!

Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation

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Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: One Piece, Ocean, Sea, Boat, Treasure, Fight, Liberation, Ship, Friendship, Friends

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-10-20

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata

2024 • Rating 7.6 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

In a world where magic reigns, Will Serfort can’t cast a spell. Though hardworking, Will’s classmates think less of him for it. However, he has a secret strength: his sword. Can Will defy expectations with muscle over magic and blade over wand? Find out in this epic sword-and-sorcery adventure!

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Swordplay, Magic, Promise, Based On Manga, Dungeon, Childhood Friends, Shounen, Anime, High Fantasy, Dungeons

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-07-07

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Reiko Suzuki, Atsushi Tamaru, Tomohiro Ono, Jun Fukuyama, Makoto Furukawa, Akio Otsuka

2026 • Rating 7.5 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

The exceptionally gifted Ghost King, He Simu, unexpectedly encounters the young general, Duan Xu, while out on a break, searching for food. This young general, who carries an item belonging to someone from He Simu's past, seems not to be the real Duan Xu. As they test each other through subtle exchanges, He Simu gradually uncovers the dark past and aspirations hidden within Duan Xu’s heart. In turn, Duan Xu discovers the steadfastness and loneliness that He Simu has endured. Despite the fleeting lifespan of a mortal, no more than a hundred years, and the four-hundred-year-old ghost who still retains the appearance of a young girl, they resist the relentless passage of time through their love.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Dark

Audience: Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Romance, Costume Drama, Xianxia, Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy, Xuanhuan, The Exceptionally Gifted Ghost King, He Simu, Unexpectedly Encounters The Young General

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-03-28

Place: China, Mandarin

Cast: Dilraba Dilmurat, Arthur Chen, Miles Wei, Zhang Li, Gao Han, Yang Xizi