TV Shows Like American Dad!

2012 • Rating 8.6 • animation, action & adventure, comedy

Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family

Style: Cerebral, Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Adult, Family, Teens

Plot: Small Town, Dreams, Symbolism, Oregon, Usa, Magic, Time Travel, Uncle, Alien, Coming Of Age, Summer

Time: Year 2012, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2012-06-15

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jason Ritter, Kristen Schaal, Alex Hirsch, Linda Cardellini

1999 • Rating 7.4 • animation, comedy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Rhode Island, Middle Class, Satire, Parody, Dysfunctional Family, Adult Humor, Social Satire, Boy Genius, New England, Adult Animation

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-01-31

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green, Patrick Warburton, Arif Zahir

1989 • Rating 8.0 • family, animation, comedy

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Genre: Family, Animation, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Nuclear Power Plant, Middle Class, Cartoon, Satire, Parody, Dysfunctional Family, School, Adult Humor, Social Satire, Family

Time: Year 1989, 1980S, 1989-12-17

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer

2013 • Rating 8.7 • animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy

Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.

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

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Time Travel, Grandfather, Alcoholism, Alien, Dysfunctional Family, Mad Scientist, Scientist, Adult Animation, Father Figure, Machinist

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2013-12-02

Place: United States Of America, English, Space

Cast: Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden

2006 • Rating 8.6 • animation, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

Genre: Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Family, Teens

Plot: Detective, Journalism, Secret Identity, Police, Supernatural, Sociopath, Rivalry, Murder, Serial Killer, Grim Reaper

Time: Year 2006, 2000S, 2006-10-04

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Mamoru Miyano, Shido Nakamura, Aya Hirano, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kimiko Saito, Naoya Uchida

2019 • Rating 8.0 • animation, comedy, mystery

The Mystery Inc. gang solve bigger mysteries while also encountering many memorable celebrities.

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Family

Style: Cerebral

Audience: Adult, Family

Plot: Detective, Friendship, Friends, Talking Dog, The Mystery Inc, Gang Solve Bigger Mysteries While Also Encountering Many Memorable Celebrities

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-06-27

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Grey DeLisle, Kate Micucci

1979 • Rating 7.5 • animation, mystery, comedy

Everyone’s favorite mystery-solving Great Dane is here to find clues, along with a little help from his energetic nephew and four human companions.

Genre: Animation, Mystery, Comedy, Family, Kids

Style: Cerebral

Audience: Adult, Family

Plot: Criminal Investigation, Gang Solves Mystery, Everyone, S Favorite Mystery-Solving Great Dane Is Here To Find Clues, Along With A Little Help From His Energetic Nephew And Four Human Companions

Time: Year 1979, 1970S, 1979-09-22

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Casey Kasem, Don Messick

1992 • Rating 8.6 • action & adventure, animation, drama

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Detective, Asylum, Race Against Time, Cartoon, Deformation, Superhero, Based On Comic, Organized Crime, Robin, Super Power

Time: Year 1992, 1990S, 1992-09-05

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Kevin Conroy

2016 • Rating 7.8 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for.

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

Style: Cerebral, Mind Bending

Audience: Adult, Family, Teens

Plot: Magic, Trauma, Time Travel, Reincarnation, Supernatural, Gore, Tragedy, Time Loop, Fate, Parallel World

Time: Year 2016, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2016-04-04

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Yusuke Kobayashi, Rie Takahashi, Yumi Uchiyama, Chinatsu Akasaki, Yuichi Nakamura, Inori Minase

1997 • Rating 8.0 • action & adventure, mystery, animation

After a long hiatus -- The Caped Crusader is back and cooler then ever, in the animated action-packed series -- The New Batman-Superman Adventures. Picking up years after Batman: The Animated Series, the series highlights Batman and his crimefighting cadre of Nightwing, Robin and Batgirl, as they join forces to battle Gotham City's classic super-villains.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery, Animation, Kids

Style: Cerebral, Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Family

Plot: Detective, Vigilante, Deformation, Superhero, Based On Comic, Robin, Super Power, Ward, Double Identity, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1997, 1990S, 1997-09-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Kevin Conroy

2013 • Rating 8.7 • animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure

100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!

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

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Mind Bending, Surreal, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Family

Plot: Fascism, Dystopia, Politics, Revenge, Gore, Survival, Tragedy, Giant Monster, Based On Manga, Super Power

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, 2013-04-07

Place: Japan, Japanese

Cast: Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Kisho Taniyama, Hiro Shimono, Yoshimasa Hosoya

2010 • Rating 8.6 • animation, comedy, action & adventure

The surreal misadventures of two best friends - a blue jay and a raccoon - as they seek to liven up their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park.

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

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Family

Plot: Time Travel, Racoon, Slacker, Anthropomorphism, Park, High School Friends, The Surreal Misadventures Of Two Best Friends - A Blue Jay And A Raccoon - As They Seek To Liven Up Their Mundane Jobs As Groundskeepers At The Local Park

Time: Year 2010, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2010-09-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: J.G. Quintel, William Salyers, Mark Hamill, Sam Marin, Minty Lewis, Matthew Mercer

2021 • Rating 8.8 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

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

Style: Dark

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Magic, War Of Independence, Class Differences, Battle, Based On Video Game, Death In Family, Adult Animation, Dark Fantasy, Warrior, Broken Family

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-11-06

Place: France, United States Of America, English

Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Purnell

2005 • Rating 8.8 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

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

Style: Psychological

Audience: Family

Plot: Saving The World, Monk, Martial Arts, Asia, Magic, Villain, Child Hero, Reincarnation, Friendship, Honor

Time: Year 2005, 2000S, 2005-02-21

Place: South Korea, United States Of America, Malaysia, Singapore, English

Cast: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Dante Basco, Michaela Jill Murphy, Dee Bradley Baker

2000 • Rating 8.0 • action & adventure, animation, sci-fi & fantasy

An ordinary inner-city kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first teenage African-American superhero.

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

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: Superhero, Teen Superhero, Electricity, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau), An Ordinary Inner-City Kid Gains Extraordinary Powers And Becomes An Urban Legend As The First Teenage African-American Superhero

Time: Year 2000, 2000S, 2000-09-23

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Phil LaMarr, Jason Marsden, Kevin Michael Richardson, Michele Morgan

2023 • Rating 8.7 • animation, action & adventure, comedy

Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.

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

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Depression, Cat, Magic, Universe, Lgbt, Adult Animation, Multi Dimensional, Existentialist, Fionna And Cake, With The Help Of The Former Ice King

Time: Year 2023, 2020S, 2023-08-31

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Madeleine Martin, Roz Ryan, Ashly Burch, Harvey Guillén

2021 • Rating 8.6 • animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy

Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father's tutelage.

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

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Family

Plot: Anti Hero, Superhero, Based On Comic, Alien, Gore, Super Power, Adult Animation, Teen Superhero, Powerful, Mark Grayson Is A Normal Teenager Except For The Fact That His Father Is The Most Powerful Superhero On The Planet

Time: Year 2021, 2020S, 2021-03-25

Place: Canada, United States Of America, English

Cast: Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons

2012 • Rating 7.7 • kids, action & adventure, animation

While being trained by S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man battles evil with a new team of teen colleagues.

Genre: Kids, Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: New York City, Superhero, Based On Comic, While Being Trained By S, Spider-Man Battles Evil With A New Team Of Teen Colleagues

Time: Year 2012, 2010S, 2012-04-01

Place: United States Of America, United Kingdom, English, New York

Cast: Drake Bell, Misty Lee, J.K. Simmons, Chi McBride, Ogie Banks

1996 • Rating 7.7 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.

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

Style: Mind Bending, Psychological, Surreal

Audience: Family

Plot: Secret Identity, American Dream, Hope, Superhero, Based On Comic, Alien, Justice, Super Power, Super Villain, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1996, 1990S, 1996-09-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Tim Daly, Dana Delany

2026 • Rating 8.0 • animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy

A life-long housecat decides that he doesn’t want to live with people anymore. Loosely inspired by a real break-up and the cat caught in the middle, Kevin dares to ask himself, "Is there a world where I don’t do the owner thing and am just… single for the rest of my life?"

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: Cat, Friendship, Adult Animation, Finding Yourself, Breakup, Housecat, A Life-Long Housecat Decides That He Doesn, T Want To Live With People Anymore, Loosely Inspired By A Real Break-Up And The Cat Caught In The Middle, Kevin Dares To Ask Himself

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-20

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Amy Sedaris, Aparna Nancherla, Gil Ozeri, Aubrey Plaza, John Waters

1991 • Rating 7.4 • action & adventure, animation, comedy

The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family. A spin-off of DuckTales.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids

Style: Dark, Psychological

Audience: Family

Plot: Superhero, Cartoon Duck, Children Cartoon, The Adventures Of Superhero Darkwing Duck, Aided By His Sidekick Launchpad Mcquack, In His Secret Identity Of Drake Mallard, He Lives In A Suburban House With His Adopted Daughter Gosalyn, Next Door To The Bafflingly Dim-Witted Muddlefoot Family, A Spin-Off Of Ducktales

Time: Year 1991, 1990S, 1991-09-06

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Jim Cummings, Christine Cavanaugh, Terence McGovern

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

Style:

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

2006 • Rating 7.5 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing battle some of their greatest foes, including Doctor Doom, Ronan the Accuser, the Multiple Man, and Mole Man.

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

Style:

Audience: Family

Plot: Superhero, Based On Comic, Big City, Family, Apartment Building, Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch, And The Thing Battle Some Of Their Greatest Foes, Including Doctor Doom

Time: Year 2006, 2000S, 2006-09-02

Place: France, United States Of America, English

Cast: Hiro Kanagawa, Lara Gilchrist, Christopher Jacot, Brian Dobson

2005 • Rating 8.1 • action & adventure, animation, comedy

Robotic cat Doraemon is sent back in time from the 22nd century to protect 10-year-old Noby, a lazy and uncoordinated boy who is destined to have a tragic future. Doraemon can create secret gadgets from a pocket on his stomach, but they usually cause more bad than good because of Noby's propensity to misuse them.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids, Family

Style: Futuristic, Mind Bending

Audience: Family

Plot: Gadget, Time Travel, Remake, Based On Manga, Anime, Animal Robot, Robotic Cat Doraemon Is Sent Back In Time From The, Nd Century To Protect, Year-Old Noby, A Lazy And Uncoordinated Boy Who Is Destined To Have A Tragic Future

Time: Year 2005, 2000S, Time Travel Era, 2005-04-22

Place: Japan, Japanese, Future City

Cast: Megumi Oohara, Wasabi Mizuta, Yumi Kakazu, Tomokazu Seki, Subaru Kimura, Chiaki

1999 • Rating 8.2 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.

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

Style: Dark, Futuristic, Suspenseful

Audience: Family

Plot: Father Murder, Future, Dystopia, Superhero, Based On Comic, Cyberpunk, Super Power, Teen Superhero, Teenager, Dc Animated Universe (Dcau)

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, Future, 1999-01-10

Place: United States Of America, English, Future City

Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Cree Summer

1994 • Rating 8.3 • animation, action & adventure

Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.

Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Family

Plot: Superhero, Based On Comic, Radioactivity, Bitten By A Neogenetic Spider, Peter Parker Develops Spider-Like Superpowers, He Uses These To Fight Crime While Trying To Balance It With The Struggles Of His Personal Life

Time: Year 1994, 1990S, 1994-11-19

Place: United States Of America, Japan, English

Cast: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Sara Ballantine, Jennifer Hale, Gary Imhoff, Ed Asner, Rodney Saulsberry

2013 • Rating 7.2 • action & adventure, animation, kids

Set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. He hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter, Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Family

Plot: Night Life, Superhero, Computer Animation, Super Power, Set During Bruce Wayne'S Early Years As The Batman, Following His Initial Period Of Battling Organized Crime, He Hones His Skills With The Assistance Of His Butler, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Is Introduced To Alfred'S Goddaughter, Tatsu Yamashiro

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, 2013-07-13

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Anthony Ruivivar, JB Blanc, Sumalee Montano, Kurtwood Smith

2020 • Rating 8.7 • animation, action & adventure, comedy

An animated fantasy-comedy series that follows Luz, a self-assured teenage girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King. Despite not having magical abilities, Luz pursues her dream of becoming a witch by serving as Eda's apprentice at the Owl House and ultimately finds a new family in an unlikely setting.

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

Style: Mind Bending, Surreal

Audience: Family

Plot: Witch, Magic, School Of Witchcraft, Apprentice, Portal, Witchcraft, Lgbt, Casting Spells, Wonder, Children Cartoon

Time: Year 2020, 2020S, 2020-01-10

Place: United States Of America, Danish, English, Portuguese, Spanish

Cast: Sarah-Nicole Robles, Alex Hirsch, Zeno Robinson, Mae Whitman, Tati Gabrielle, Issac Ryan Brown

2020 • Rating 8.6 • animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy

Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.

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

Style: Dark

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Martial Arts, Exorcism, Secret Organization, Sorcery, Supernatural, Possession, Paranormal, Curse, Tragedy, Sorcerer

Time: Year 2020, 2020S, 2020-10-03

Place: Japan, Japanese, Tokyo

Cast:

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

Style:

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