Izumo: Flash of a Brave Sword - Recommendations

Alt title: Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki

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Shining Tears X Wind

Shining Tears X Wind

Souma and his friends were typical high school students, and members of the student council; but things changed when a cat girl named Mao appeared in the school, looking for someone named Zero. Souma accidentally breaks Mao's mirror which causes her, Souma and his friends to be transported to her world. In this world, Souma and the other male humans from Earth can wield soulblades drawn from people's hearts. His friends landed in different parts of a war-torn world, so they have subsequently broken up into separate factions and each person is working towards winning the war. His friends have become each other's enemies, and it's up to Souma to be the one to create peace without choosing which friends should die.

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reszkov reszkov says...

if you like Izumo you must watch Shining Tears X Wind too. Top story is similar group of students send to another world to save it..good friends fighting each other for their belifes...some romance scense are included too ;)

Sttaarr Sttaarr says...

Both of these anime feature high-school students beings transported to another world.

Good friends are seperated and pitted against one another in opposing sides of a war, each fighting for what they believe in.

Shining Tears X Wind is slightly darker, however, along with slight ecchi.

Zaig Zaig says...

In these, a group of friends wind up in a fantasy world in the middle of a war. Unfortunately, some of the friends find themselves on opposing sides, and are forced to fight with one another. They either fight to live day by day in this dangerous world, for their own ideals/desires, or for the protection of others (such as new and old friends/love interests they acquire in this other world), but how the stories go about it are identical. I REALLY suggest watching the other if you liked one of the two.

Scrapped Princess

Scrapped Princess

The god Mauser delivered unto a world of magic a prophecy: if the Scrapped Princess is allowed to live, she will destroy the entire world. But the knight who was to kill her could not end the life of a newborn child, and so she lived. Fifteen years later, her adopted brother and sister have sworn to protect her, and together they travel from town to town, searching for a life she can't have.

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Ridian Ridian says...

Scrapped Princess and Izumo -Takeki Tsurugi no Senki- both depict alternate realities where swordplay and magical combat span across two forces at war and a boundless, foreign world. Both animes feature a conflict where neither side is truly 'right' or wrong, where one side fights for a change they feel would be beneficial and the other fights against that change. Though Scrapped Princess is distinctly more Gaelic/European flavored as opposed to Izumo, which has a very Japanese style to it, the two series are still similar in execution.

Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play

Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play

While reading "The Universe of the Four Gods", best friends Miaka and Yui are mysteriously transported into a strange world full of magic and unfamiliar faces. As if their arrival was determined by fate, Miaka is revered as the Priestess of Suzaku, the savior of their warring country, who was destined to arrived in a flash of light, from a land far away. Betrayal, love, and heartache accompany this fantasy-filled tale of friendships torn apart, and hope that never fades.

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13Girl 13Girl says...

If you liked Izumo, you'd like FY because the plots of these anime are similar. Fushigi Yugi is a must see, I mean it's a great romance/comedy anime with fighting, sorrow and a little bit of magic involved. If you were into that kind of thing in Izumo you absolutely MUST see this anime.

X TV

X TV

Kamui has returned to Tokyo with a traumatizing past, but he is not the only one. Many people are returning to Tokyo for the same reason: they play a part in the End of the World. The Dragons of Earth and the Dragons of Heaven now must fight for the destruction or safety of the world. But is this troubled Kamui really the key to saving the world?

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shortlex shortlex says...

Friendship in the long run will never last. If you were compelled by the slowly-splitting relationship between Takeru and Takeshi in Izumo and are dying to see dynamic drama in your next anime, then X TV won't disappoint. X TV takes a turn to the dark side and both friends must fight to the death to accomplish their goals. One is being deceived by dark forces and seeks destruction, while the other is fated to prevent the apocalypse. Looking for dynamic drama?  X TV is for you.

X: The Movie

X: The Movie

In the year 1999, Tokyo has become a battleground as the Seven Dragons of Earth and the Seven Dragons of Heaven fight to determine the fate of the world. The one with the power to decide which way the battle will go is a youth named Kamui Shirou. Will he join the Dragons of Earth and preserve the planet by ending human life, or become a Dragon of Heaven and protect humanity from ruin? The fate of all mankind lies on Kamui's unwilling shoulders as both sides clash to gain dominance. The Dragons on both sides are individuals gifted with superpowers and fated to participate in this final battle, but what end will Kamui choose?

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shortlex shortlex says...

Friendship in the long run will never last. If you were compelled by the slowly-splitting relationship between Takeru and Takeshi in Izumo and are dying to see dynamic drama in your next anime, then X Movie won't disappoint. X takes a turn to the dark side and both friends must fight to the death to accomplish their goals. One is being deceived by dark forces and seeks destruction, while the other is a fated to prevent the apocalypse.

The Twelve Kingdoms

The Twelve Kingdoms

Yohko is nothing but ordinary. Throughout her life she has been considered an outcast, especially with a hair color not native to many in Japan, bright red. Things change for Yohko when a mysterious man named Keiki arrives and claims that she is his empress. Yohko and two friends are then taken through a vortex, and then abandoned.. in a world of demons and magic.

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daniel44044 daniel44044 says...

Twelve Kingdoms and Izumo have monsters, sweet swordfights, and have the same great story: a small group of friends is transported to another world, where they have to help win a war.

Da Capo Second Season

Da Capo Second Season

Hatsune-Jima, a city once known for their everlasting Cherry Blossom Tree, is devastated after the tree’s destruction. In this city lives Junichi, a local Hatsune-Jime student who is struggling through school after Nemu left him to attend university. Things change for Junichi on one stormy night when a mysterious girl named Aisia arrives at his doorstep, looking for a master magician who can teach her the trade. As Aisia uncovers more about the past of Hatsune-Jima, will the past tragedy repeat itself once more?

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Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword

Eien no Aseria: Spirit of Eternity Sword

After a plane accident killed their parents, Yuto and Kaori have continued to live together as a family; but while visiting their parents’ grave one day, the duo was unwillingly transported to the world of Phantasmagoria by an unknown power. In this place, spirits take on the human form and humans use them to battle. Yet instead of hospitality, the King of the kingdom took Kaori prisoner and ordered Yuto to fight for him and defeat the enemy kingdom – lest he never see his sister alive again. Now, Yuto must take on the role of an Etorange to wield the sword Motome in order to save his sister, before it’s too late.

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Nanoha Takamichi: Lyrical Magic ~Sutekina Mahou~

Nanoha Takamichi: Lyrical Magic ~Sutekina Mahou~

The fourth episode of the "Triangle Heart ~Sweet Songs Forever~ Sound Stage VA" video collection based on Triangle Hearts 3, and the prototype project to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.

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Magical Canan

Magical Canan

Life is pretty plain for middle school student Chihaya, who spends most days attending class and then going home to help out in her parents’ store, Angel Kiss. That is, until the day when her gym class is disrupted by a cute, but strange pink creature. Little does she know the sweet animal she has named Chuu is actually Natsuki, a boy who has been sent to Earth from the world of Evergreen! He is in pursuit of five magical seeds that have the power to enter human bodies and use their desires to turn them into monsters. His meeting with Chihaya was no coincidence, for within her is hidden the power of Magical Warrior Carmein. He must take a human form and persuade her to fight for his cause, and save Earth from certain destruction!

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