Needless
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In the year 200X, World War III began. Special bombs destroyed parts of cities such as Tokyo, leaving decimation in their wake. Decades later, ground zero in Tokyo – an isolated section known as the Black Spot – remains an enigma. Its residents known as Needless possess strange powers such as the ability to control fire or telekinesis, and are constantly hunted down by Simeon, a large pharmaceutical company with sinister motives and Needless of their own to do their bidding. Young Cruz is part of a resistance to fight against Simeon and its Needless figurehead leader, Adam Arclight; but after the resistance is brutally killed by Simeon’s minions, he finds himself saved by a motley crew: Professor Gido, scantily-clad Eve and badass Blade. Together, the gang fends off Simeon’s attacks and tries to discover the truth behind the corporation’s actions. What is Simeon really after, and why do they desperately want to find Fragments?
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Alt titles: Gurren Lagann
- TV (27 eps)
- 2007
- Spring 2007
Simon lives a boring life in the underground village of Jeeha, where his main job day in and day out is to dig tunnels. His close friend Kamina, however, longs to bust out of their oppressive existence and reach the surface world where open skies and adventure await! One day, during his usual digs, Simon discovers a robot with a big face buried amongst the rocks. No sooner has he shown Kamina his mysterious find when two beings from the surface crash land into Jeeha Village - one is a gun-toting woman calling herself Yoko and the other is a terrifying mecha piloted by a Beastman! Seeing their chance to escape village drudgery, Kamina rallies Simon and Yoko to defeat the invader using their new robot, Lagann. However, upon breaking out onto the surface world, Simon, Kamina, and Yoko encounter enemies more powerful than they could have envisioned. Their fight for adventure just turned into a war for the survival of the human race - will their lust for freedom hold out against such terrible odds?
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add recThe style of both of these series seem very similair. Plus, the priest and Kamina are amazing.
If you like the over-the-top-action parody that you find in Needless, you will like TTGL even more. Both are a parodies of "Shounen battle" genre, and that's why both use similar tricks ( acting cool, shouting attack names, saying some nonsense that is pointless but sounds cool).
Also in terms of characters Needless seems to be "strongly influenced" by TTGL. Both shows start with main trio :
- Powerful and tough "cool guy" - Kamina in TTGL, Adam in Needless.
- sexy and scary "strong woman" - Yoko in TTGL, and Eve in Needless
- whiny and lacking self confidence "weak kid" - Simon in TTGL, and Cruz in Needless.
The drawing style also is similar in those shows. The only real difference is that TTGL is quite awesome, and Needless doesn't go beyond "average".
s-CRY-ed
- TV (26 eps)
- 2001
Some years into the future, a strange, unexplainable natural disaster has broken off a piece of the Japanese mainland. Known as the Lost Ground, it is now inhabited by people with Alters -- machine-like extensions of their own will. In order to keep the peace on the Lost Ground, the HOLY organization uses its own Alter capabilists to police the region. In the midst of the chaos is a young man named Kazuma, whose life will soon change forever as he discovers his hidden abilities, and how to wield them.
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add recIf you liked Needless, check out what it's a carbon copy of. Scryed has almost the same plot but with way less unfunny comedy, better characters, better fights and overall is just flat out better. Once you watch it you'll see how much of a clone Needless is.
E's Otherwise
- TV (26 eps)
- 2003
In the not too distant future, discrimination is based not on the color of your skin, but the psychic powers you possess. The wielders of these skills (known as E's) are persecuted in the slums of Gald, but are coveted in Ashuram, a military organization dedicated to enhancing these abilities for mysterious purposes. For one man named Kai, his journey from one of Ashuram's best to one of Gald's finest will take him through the heart of a conspiracy that threatens to destroy not only all E's, but all humans on the planet as well...
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add recWith an almost identical plot (part of a city destroyed, strange corporation using people with powers to hunt others with the same powers etc) and extended fights, E's and Needless are two peas in a pod. Note that I didn't particularly like either though.
Shadow Skill TV
- TV (26 eps)
- 1998
In the land of Kuruda, warriors with magical powers and incredible fighting skills battle for the ultimate prize: the title of Sevaar, the strongest warrior in the land. Elle Ragu, nicknamed Shadow Skill, is the newest Sevaar to emerge, but that doesn't make her life any easier. Teaching her "little brother," Gau, how to be a warrior, fending off assassins from other kingdoms and thwarting enemy invasions is hard enough, but her biggest challenge will be paying off her drinking debts!
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add recIf you liked the mindless fighting and action in Needless, check out Shadow Skill. While not entirely similar in plot, while watching Needless I had a distinct feeling about Shadow Skill - I think mostly because of the superpowers and fighting. Regardless, try it out.
Law of Ueki
There's an adage that one man's trash is another man's treasure; but for Kosuke Ueki, one man's trash is another man's... tree?! Junior high school teacher Mr. K is in the running for the title of Celestial King. Candidates must select a junior high school student to endow powers upon, and then the students might fight each other mercilessly. The victorious student's benefactor will become the new Celestial King! Kosuke was Mr. K's choice, and for his power, he chose the ability to turn trash into trees. Furthermore, if he uses his abilities to harm others, he will lose one of his natural talents. Now, Kosuke must battle a variety of other power users to help Mr. K win it all, all while keeping his talents intact!
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add recBoth follow to the T the Shounen Genre and have similiar animation. Both Law of Ueki and Needless have the same goofy comedy, funny to serious boss tournament style battle, and have main characters which develop their special powers. Both have decent stories, the only difference is Needless inputs a good amount of fan service while Ueki is more focused on the growth of the individual characters.
