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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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Tokyo Underground

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Under Tokyo there is a city where select people have a natural ability to control the elements. But when an uprising takes place, Chelsea Rorec helps Ruri, a mysterious girl known as the maiden of life, escape from this secret world. Together, they stumble upon Asagi Rumina, a man who becomes determined to protect Ruri from those who pursue her; though unaware of the power he's up against, the task will prove difficult to say the least. Now, with his newfound powers to control the wind, Rumina must save Ruri, theu nderground and the surface world from ultimate doom.

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TheBurningCrow

Tokyo Underground has great fighting and use of hidden elemental powers. Each of the main characters possess some form of special ability, which is much the same as s-CRY-ed, let alone any good fighting anime.

Smegger
Both Tokyo underground and Scryed are about a battle between good and bad. They both involve special powers and people pushing themselves to the limits to help save someone.
kaz
While Scryed defies stereotype simply by excelling, surpassing the mediocrity of most action-based anime, Tokyo Underground embraces it, producing a predictable yet enjoyable series. Tokyo Underground may not have quite the following of Scryed, but it deserves a look.
sublime
Another group of empowered teens fighting against the opressive "big bad corporation". The plot that seems to dominate quite a few animes lately. But this is actually one of the few that Ihave enjoyed, good music, fresh animation, especially in the later episodes. A believeable cast of characters and a fairly well done storyline.
Lothar
The stories of Scryed and Tokyo Underground is quite similar, with a typical good vs evil setup. Both series is about teenagers with mystical powers wich they learn to use to protect people near to them. Watching scryec made me think back to tokyo underground wich I had watched earlier, and the similarities are numerous. If you liked scryed, you're gonna like tokyo underground to.
freakzilla

Though the fights in Scryed are more intense, Tokyo Underground is not bad at all. Using the elements of nature, the characters in Tokyo Underground fight forces that want to release evil unto Earth.

AnimeUnrivaled

These two shows (Tokyo Underground and s-CRY-ed) center around young men who go thorugh intense battles, continuously pushing themselves to levels of power above and beyond most. Kazuma and Rumina both begin with low levels of power (actually, Rumina starts with none at all) and go through so much intense fighting and strain that they increase their power tremendously. Both of them actually win an early fight in the series before being shown how weak they are. What is different, however, is the motivations for these two characters. Scryed takes a deeper look into the psyche of its characters while Tokyo Underground spends more time developing a cliche love story. Both, however, provide moments of deep emotion, intense battles with amazingly cool animation, and even occasional humor.

fredfred400

If you loved the whole good vs. bad with mystical powers in Scryed, theres a good chance you'll like Tokyo Underground with its similar theme.

E's Otherwise

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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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kamirura
Magic and people with unnatural powers? is that what you're looking for. Then you should check out E's Otherwise. It's truly a great series and it got everything you could wish for.
sublime
The comparisons between the plots of both Scryed and E-s Otherwise are many if not stupidly identical. Super powered human beings in a post-apocalyptic future. An organisation trying to bring peace to a ravaged land, but with an ulterior motive. However you're looking at Scryed being the superior of these two series.
kaz
The easiest comparison for E's Otherwise is Scryed. Both involve a schism within a group of people who have mysterious powers; both have a great mix of fast action and interesting plots.
tetra

Well, it would be stupid not to recommend E's Otherwise if you are looking for anime that are similar to s-CRY-ed, or the opposite not recommend s-CRY-ed if you liked E's. The two are very similar, but unlike other reviewers I do not find them identical. The animation style is different, the presentation is different, and even if the plot is somewhat similar I can name quite a few anime where main characters have special powers and battle with/against a might-be-evil organization.

sorgesol

If you enjoy watching a young man with interesting abilities go up against a corrupt organisations and other people with interesting abilities, then either of these shows should do.

Kiddy Grade

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In the distant future many things have changed. Worlds are colonized and people travel the stars freely. The GOTT (Galactic Organization of Trades and Tarifs) exists to maintain order and peace along the galaxies. Enter two ES members. Eclair and Lumiere. They are sent on missions to keep the universal peace, under the flag of GOTT. But soon they come to realize that there is more going on behind the scenes than they previously imagined...

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freakzilla

First things first: Kiddy Grade is more epic while Scryed is more action-packed. Yet both are about the struggle to survive in a world that is out to get you. With a battle between (somewhat similar) superpowers unfolding, the story in each will take a complete twist halfway through, making things very interesting.

sothis
While Scryed and Kiddy Grade might seem to be worlds apart, both are fanastic series about people with super powers, and questions of whether or not they are being exploited. Scryed definitely has more of an action feel (with no fanservice), whereas Kiddy Grade is a space epic. Nonetheless, I think you'd enjoy both.
trajector

Besides the similarities in visuals, Kiddy Grade and s-CRY-ed have many other points of endearment. Like the fact that both anime are about super-powered teens. Also, both anime are more action-based then story-based, meaning that these anime are more for those times when you're in the mood for some explosions ;). However, there are parts in both series when something happens that causes you think about human nature and morality. So if you're in the mood for a lot of action and don't require that deep of a storyline then these anime are for you.

Flame of Recca

Alt titles: Rekka no Honoo

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Recca dreams of one day becoming an excellent ninja, but in this day and age ninjas are only talked about in history lessons. While playing his ninja games, he meets a mysterious woman that reveals to Recca his past, his bond with the powerful Hokage clan, and the special flame power that resides within him. Meanwhile, the evil Kurei has plans to gather the madougu from the Hokage clan so that he may take control over the elemental powers, but Recca is determined to master his flame and stop Kurei’s evil plans. Does he have what it takes to live up to his own expectations and put a stop to Kurei himself?

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TheBurningCrow

Flame of Recca is one of the best fighting anime series of all time. If you liked s-CRY-ed and all of the special abilities of the characters, you'll love Flame of Recca and all the elemental weapons.

Lothar
Flame of recca is similar to scryed in that the characters are teenagers with mystical powers and they use them to fight the ones threathening thier loved ones. They all train and improve troughout the series after beeing shown they are weak. Flame of recca is a good alternative if you want more action like scryed.
fredfred400

If you loved the whole good vs. bad with mystical powers  in Scryed, there's a good chance you'll like this with its similar themes.

Dragon Ball Z

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Five years have passed since Goku and his friends defeated Piccolo Jr. and restored peace to the planet. Gohan - Goku's son - and a variety of good, bad, and morally ambiguous characters are back, and perpetually not ready for action! Aliens, androids, and magicians all hatch evil plots to destroy the world and it's up to Goku to save the Earth once more - that is, once he and his comrades train plentifully in preparation.  Enemies will become friends and power levels will rise to unimaginable levels, but even with the help of the legendary Dragon Balls and Shen Long will it be enough to save Earth from ultimate destruction?

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Frost
Although Scryed has a lot more depth, it does share a certain fighting atmosphere with Dragonball Z - both series are about fighters with fantastic fighting skills, and both have rivals seeking to increase their power in order to defeat each other. I recommend DBZ over the original Dragonball, because DBZ is more fighting oriented as opposed to Dragonball's more abundant humour.
freakzilla

Scryed didn't remind me all that much of DBZ except for the last very powerful fights. So if you liked those, I'd give DBZ a shot.

styln

Both Dragon Ball Z and Scryed have some heavily super powered people, but what I found incredibly similar was the rivalry between the two main characters. The characters have a love/hate relationship which pushes their abilities to their max.