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BLACK TORCH

2026, TV, 12 eps, 69%, 100studio

Recommended by 4 The Legend of Hei fans on AniList. Both have Urban Fantasy.

Jirou Azuma is no average high schooler. A descendant of ninjas and trained in the ancient warrior art of the shinobi, Jirou is also able to talk with animals. After a mysterious encounter with an injured cat named Ragou, Jirou discovers the feline is actually the legendary…

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    2014, TV, 12 eps, 78%

    Both have Shapeshifting, Found Family, Urban Fantasy.

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    2012, Movie, 1 ep, 83%

    Both have Environmental, Shapeshifting, Animals.

  3. Cover of Big Fish & Begonia
    Big Fish & Begonia

    2016, Movie, 1 ep, 72%

    Both have Shapeshifting, Animals, Magic.

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    2006, TV, 52 eps, 73%

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    2001, Movie, 1 ep, 86%

    Both have Urban Fantasy, Magic.

  6. Cover of Suzume
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    2022, Movie, 1 ep, 81%

    Both have Environmental, Animals, Urban Fantasy.

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    2016, TV, 12 eps, 84%

    Both have Urban Fantasy.

  8. Cover of March comes in like a lion
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    2016, TV, 22 eps, 83%

    Both have Found Family.

  9. Cover of Chainsaw Man
    Chainsaw Man

    2022, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Both have Shapeshifting, Found Family, Urban Fantasy.

  10. Cover of Mononoke
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    2007, TV, 12 eps, 82%

    Youkai, Demons, Ghost

  11. Cover of All Saints Street
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    2020, ONA, 12 eps, 78%

    Recommended by 12 The Legend of Hei fans on AniList. Both have Shapeshifting, Found Family, Urban Fantasy.

  12. Cover of Chiikawa
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    2022, TV short, ongoing, 85%

    Both have Found Family, Animals.

  13. Cover of Delicious in Dungeon
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    2024, TV, 24 eps, 85%

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  14. Cover of Link Click
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    2021, ONA, 11 eps, 86%

    Both have Urban Fantasy.

  15. Cover of Elemental Gelade
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    2005, TV, 26 eps, 68%

    Both have Magic.

  16. Cover of Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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    2011, TV, 148 eps, 89%

    Both have Environmental, Urban Fantasy.

  17. Cover of Scissor Seven
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    2018, ONA, 10 eps, 78%

    Recommended by 6 The Legend of Hei fans on AniList. Both have Cultivation.

  18. Cover of The God of High School
    The God of High School

    2020, TV, 13 eps, 69%

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    1997, TV, 42 eps, 70%

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    Zhongguo Qitan

    2023, ONA, 8 eps, 64%

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    2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85%

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Manga for fans of The Legend of Hei

Eleceed2018, Manga, ongoing, 85% Ikoku Nikki2017, Manga, 59 ch, 88% Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-2014, Light novel, ongoing, 88% Mushishi1999, Manga, 50 ch, 85% Nana2000, Manga, ongoing, 88% Ping Pong1996, Manga, 55 ch, 85% Gin Tama2003, Manga, 709 ch, 87% Pick Me Up2022, Manga, ongoing, 84%

About The Legend of Hei

2019, Movie, 1 ep, 82%, HMCH

When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.

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