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Ruin Explorers

Alt titles: Hikyou Tanken Fam & Ihrlie

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Ihrie and Fam are just two of the many explorers searching ruins for something called the 'ultimate power'. With the 'ultimate power' the owner has the ability to have any wish granted. Of course all the explorers have different motives for finding this relic, ranging from revenge on a curse-casting mentor, to saving a kingdom from utter destruction.

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Slayers

Slayers

Meet Lina Inverse, a mighty sorceress who fights evil in the name of... greed, gluttony and black magic?! When she meets Gourry, a swordsman whose skill with the blade is rivaled only by his stupidity, Zelgadis, a grumpy sorceror who's been turned into a golem, and Rezo, a priest known for his benevolence (with a dark secret), you know her adventures are just beginning!

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TheBurningCrow

I'm recommending  the first Slayers because the overall story is similar to Ruin Explorers, in how they are looking for an ultimate power to save the kingdom from danger. But you should really watch the Slayers story from the beginning.

MaximusThrax
Both of these series are full of classic sword-and-sorcery, dungeons-and-dragons style action. And humor -- neither of them are very serious. Ruin Explorers has two females as protagonists, one too meek to use offensive magic and the other a seasoned, die-hard veteran adventurer, who can't because of a curse. A lot of the humor is the interplay between the two. Slayers is a crazier anime, featuring well-known characters like the ridiculously overpowered sorcessess Lina and her dumb-as-rocks swordsman friend Gourry. Both are good series for laughs and a bit of medieval action.
XMrNiceguyX
Really similar. I think the main differnece is that Slayers is meant for a younger public, while Ruin Explorers has alot more mature jokes and some ecchi scenes.
lantis
Slayers and Ruin explorers share a kinship as two fantasy anime with slapstick comedy and the occasional serious action sequence. Ruin Explorers needed to be longer, but all in all it ended up being a nice and tidy show. Slayers, a much longer franchise list, is a very good alternative for people with Ruin Explorers deprivation. As an interesting side note, its kind of cool to see the same voice actors that worked on the Slayers OVA do voice work on the Ruin Explorers series.
Kastrophee

High fantasy, slap-stick humor, magic, and a group of less then ideal heroes. Unfortunately there is not much more to say then that, if you liked one then I must insist you try the other.

Canal

Slayers and Ruin Explorers have many similarities apart from the art style: they are set in a fantasy world where the characters are searching for treasure and even the humour is similar. Anyone who likes Slayers will definitely like Ruin Explorers and vice versa.

Kogoruhn

Both Slayers and Ruin Explorers are fantasy D&D type stories. The humour in Ruin Explorers is a little more mature/echi but if you enjoyed on you would probably enjoy the other

MalteseFalcon

Sword, sorcery, a hodgepodge group on an epic quest, slapstick comedy. Slayers and Ruin Explorers have all these and more. Similar characters, animation style, and balance of adventure to comedy, it wouldn't surprise me if someone tried to tell me they were in the same universe.

If you enjoyed the comedy adventure of one of these series, you should definately give the other a try.

Rune Soldier

Rune Soldier

Louie is a student at a mage’s school, but secretly yearns for adventure. One night he meets a group of treasure hunters: Melissa, a Mylee priestess; Genie, a warrior; and Merill, a thief. They are in need of a mage so Louie volunteers to join them, but they decline his offer when they witness his poor mage skills. The next day, Melissa prays to her god to guide her to the hero she should serve. Her god replies that the next man she sees will be her hero, after which Louie literally falls down from the sky! Against her will, Louie is the hero she should honor and thus, Louie is accepted into their group. He is now a treasure hunter, mage, warrior, and hero?! With little expertise in anything, he can't possibly be of much use!

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Kastrophee

Treasure hunters, high fantasy, magic, slap-stick humor, and similar characters. I seem to be running out of things to say, liked one, try the other.

Ajna

Both shows feature treasure hunting with a rag-tag party in a story which seems more a parody of the classic fantasy elements that an actual epic adventure.

And lots of fun :D!

Adventures of Kotetsu

Adventures of Kotetsu

Linn Suzuki made her way to Tokyo in search of her elder brother but found trouble instead. Lovely Detective Miho Kuon comes to Linn's aid as she is accosted by thugs, and thus begins their adventures together. Linn must endure geeky magicians, fierce tree spirits, and her 100-year-old master all while trying to stay clothed! Full of action and fanservice, Kotetsu is a debacle of martial arts mayhem.

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NekoRocket
From swordplay to tomboyish girls, the parallels in Kotetsu and Ruin Explorers can't be ignored. The kinda perverted humor is very similar, while at the same time, the serious tone of the fighting scenes ties these two series together as well. I recommend watching one if you've seen the other, as you'd most likely enjoy it.

Arc the Lad

Arc the Lad

This is a story that follows Elk, a boy blessed by the spirit of fire. When Elk was a child his village was destroyed by a dark force that now seeks to plunge all humanity into chaos, by releasing the great darkness that is sealed within the Ark of the Spirits. Elk, along with Arc the chosen hero of the spirits and the brave crew of the silver noah, fight for the hope of all mankind.

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NekoRocket
Ruin Explorers and Arc the Lad are two fantasy-based anime about a team led by an unlikely hero out to defeat a supreme darkness. While Ruin Explorers is more comical at times, both series offer good characterization and excellent story.

Dragon Half

Dragon Half

Meet Mink, the hyper fire-haired teenage daughter of the world's greatest dragon slayer... and dragon! With the blood of both human and dragon flowing through her veins, Mink’s life is anything but ordinary -- especially since she’s in love with Dick, a musical dragon slayer! With enemies at every turn (including the half human/half slime princess Vena), Mink must try her hardest to win the affection of a man who wants nothing more than to see her dead. Can she win the guy without losing her life?

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NekoRocket
Dragon Half has about the same very loud very fantastic comedy that makes Ruin Explorers so funny. While the quests of the main characters are significantly different, there's enough similarities in the type of humor and the medieval fantasy theme that I think if you enjoy one, you'd like the other.