Karakuri Circus - Recommendations

Alt title: Le Cirque de Karakuri

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Shaman King (2021)

Shaman King (2021)

The time has come for the next Shaman King to be crowned in the great Shaman Fight. Yoh Asakura is one such hopeful, a kind-hearted boy with a hidden power... and a terrible secret. Now, the fate of all mankinds rests in the hands of Yoh and his companions as they must battle the most powerful shaman who ever lived!

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Reasons you might like Shaman King (2021)...

ReSeinen ReSeinen says...

Grand-scale stories with a large sum of characters whose potential is brought down by ridiculously fast pacing. While not entirely comparing the puppets from Karakuri Circus to the Shaman's partners, Guardian Ghosts serve the purpose of helping the characters in their fights, puppets in KC are more of a tool unlike ghosts' distinct personalities in Shaman King. They also have interesting fights complimented by their environment but I'd argue Shaman's visuals look more janky while the work by Studio VOLN on KC is the highlight of the whole show.

(I'm willing to do an update once I finish Shaman King, whenever that may be, in the meantime I suggest you'd check out Karakuri Circus, despite the grueling pacing the story gets a satisfactory ending and it's overall fun even if it becomes very dumb and needlessly complicated)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users wait to kill JoJo and his friends...

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Reasons you might like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders...

ReSeinen ReSeinen says...

Adding on to jRad522's "Supernatural summons with their ridiculously dressed owners" I'd argue Karakuri Circus is also a story that talks about lineage or generations like Jojo. In a way, the tireless battle against Dio is similar to the Jin and Yin brothers-debacle of Karakuri Circus, a villain that lives through the body of others and counts with a horde of obedient underlings for our hero's to fight. Just like how ridiculous Jojo battles can get with stands, the fights between puppets and Automata can get as creative as the previously mentioned show, with one having to do with a guy carrying an entire merry-go-round machine on top of his head.

Over-the-top action, extravagant/overconfident villain's claims, fights that took place in a train and airplane, like in Jojo p5, but still, I'd say it's similar to the introduction of stands itself Jojo p3, with Harlequin bearing similitude to the cool nature of Star Platinum and being the most overpowered summon of the show.

Hunter x Hunter (2011)

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Drawn to the mystique of the unknown, Hunters travel the world in search of terrifying creatures, incredible riches, and unexplored lands. Gon Freecss is a naive-yet-determined young boy who aspires to join the ranks of these individuals, in order to find his missing father Ging - a master of the profession himself. To reach his goal, he partakes in the formidable Hunter Exam, a series of tests that push the participants to their physical and mental limits, with a Hunter License as the prize. During the exam Gon befriends vengeful Kurapika, doctor-to-be Leorio, and skilled assassin Killua, who have entered for their own reasons. But with the sinister Hisoka standing in their way, will Gon and his friends be able to succeed in obtaining their reward, or even escaping with their lives?

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Kusabimaru Kusabimaru says...

Both the anime have similar characters...

Hunter X Hunter has powerups and what not

whereas Karakuri circus has circus and puppets...

Karkuri circus is a smaller anime as compared to H X H

Both the anime have unique stories in their own way.. 

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