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One Piece

One Piece

Long ago the infamous Gol D. Roger was the strongest and most powerful pirate on the seas. As he was about to be executed he revealed that he hid all of his wealth, including the legendary treasure known as One Piece, on an island at the end of the Grand Line - a treacherous and truly unpredictable sea. Monkey D. Luffy is a spirited, energetic and somewhat dim-witted young man with a very big dream: to find One Piece and become the Pirate King! However Luffy is no ordinary boy, as when he was younger he ate one of the Devil's Fruits and gained its power to become a Rubber Man. Now in this grand age of pirates Luffy sets out to gather a crew and sail to the most dangerous sea in the world so that he can fulfill his dream... and maybe even his appetite!

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Kari5 Kari5 says...

Both of these shows are shonen series by Shonen Jump. They have a fun and hilarious cast of characters, who always stick together. With a goal in mind, they travel together defeating rivals and enemies. Fans of one would enjoy the other as well.

PantsMan PantsMan says...

If you enjoy shounen involving relatively laid back protagonists, bands of rarely separable friends and superpowers of all shapes and sizes, don't forget to check out either of these classic shounen; you won't be disappointed if you liked the atmosphere of either one of these two series...

InuYasha

InuYasha

Kagome was just a normal girl, until one day she fell into a well that brought her to feudal-era Japan. After encountering hordes of demons and discovering that she's the reincarnation of a priestess, Kagome must now journey to protect a sacred jewel from evil with the help of a half-demon named Inuyasha. Along the way they make many enemies and friends, and travel between the modern and feudal eras.

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GhostyCute GhostyCute says...

Both hold interesting and unique story lines with great characters. It's all about friendship, loyalty, and some crazy enemies! You never know what's going to happen next! They'll keep you on the edge of your seat!

Violinist of Hameln

Violinist of Hameln

Hamelin is a musical young man with no recollection of his past, who lives in the village of Staccato. After a tragic disaster, he and Flute, his childhood friend, and Oboe, a talking bird, must embark on a dangerous quest to embrace their destinies. Guilt, betrayal, and loss all play a part in this musical tale of the violinist with magical abilities, and those who he desires to protect.

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musicaficta musicaficta says...

The plots of Shaman King and The Violinist of Hameln each center around a group of friends who meet along the course of their journey.  In both mangas, the primary goal is to prevent the antagonist/s from destroying humanity.  Both use of spirituality as a plot device, though SK makes use of Buddhism and nature while VH takes on a Judeo-Christian tone.  Finally, the endings of each take on a similar quality - although that's something the reader needs to judge for himself.

ULTIMO

ULTIMO

With girl and money troubles, life is hard enough for high school student Yamato, but then he stumbles upon Ultimo, a peculiar-looking puppet. Things only get stranger when Ultimo awakens and his archenemy Vice shows up. Will this be the battle that finally decides good versus evil, or is this just the beginning of a most fantastic adventure?

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Kari5 Kari5 says...

Both of these shounen manga involve people of all ages who fight against one another using power beings as weapons. The art style is also the same because it's done by the same person. Fans of one would love the other for sure.

Air Gear

Air Gear

Move over, roller skates! The self-propelled, high-tech trick skates known as Air Treck have taken the world by storm. Itsuki ‘Ikki' Minami is a boy who'd love to get his hands on a pair of Air Trecks so he can fly through the sky like the beautiful girl he's seen over the rooftops, but he's left instead with being beat up by brutal, Treck-wearing ‘storm rider' gangs like the Storm Saders. However, Ikki's life changes forever when he discovers that his caretakers, the lovely Noyamono sisters, are actually members of a storm rider gang called the Sleeping Forest. They give Ikki his first pair of Air Trecks, and the rest is history. With new wings that allow him to soar like a bird, Ikki finds himself drawn into the underground world of the storm riders where battles, hot girls and fame await him. What Road will Ikki choose?

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AlmightyHanakoChan AlmightyHanakoChan says...

Both series are about a carefree male protagonist who enters a competition with his team. Also, both boys aim to become "kings". For Yoh, it is Shaman King, and for Ikki, it is Sky King.

G-School

G-School

Soryun isn't like any high schooler; he hails from a shaman family. He's usually discrete with his powers, but he's going to have to reveal them to hunt ghosts and other entities that haunt the school.

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Drahken Drahken says...

Both stories about about boy shamans with great potential power. They both have a nerdy little tag-along boy who just gets in the way, and a powerful but brutal girl in their corner.

B. Ichi

B. Ichi

Most humans use only a small percentage of their brainpower, but a certain group of people called "dokeshi" can use a greater percent of their brain to unleash special powers, given one condition...For dokeshi Shotaro, that condition is doing one good deed a day. In exchange, he has the ability to use the powers of any animal by biting its bones. When Mana meets Shotaro on her travels, she expects nothing but trouble from the childish, ignorant boy-until he takes off into the sky like a bird. Mana may be impressed, but dokeshi are viewed as freaks by most of the population. And with the governor missing, all dokeshi are under suspicion. Ever-opitimistic Shotaro refuses to be discouraged and journeys on with Mana in the name of Justice!

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rashura rashura says...

The characters in both series have alot in common and even the main hero feels excactly the same. The story is also based on old friends/rivals who eventuaaly end up fighting. Even though B.Ichi still has an open ending you'll enjoy every single bit of the other manga.

Kagamigami

Kagamigami

Mako, who was convinced she was a "great" detective (but actually a very "lost" detective), meets a mysterious boy while investigating a crime case, Kyosuke Kagami. This encounter with Kyosuke begins to twist Mako's fate?!

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Yakoz Yakoz says...

Both of them are action/supernatural mangas and the protagonists can perform a sort of fusion, transformation, with their companion/pet to increase their combat power.

Samurai Usagi

Samurai Usagi

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Samicchi Samicchi says...

Like Yoh, Gosuke tries to achieve his goal by the thought of making his wife happy. They encounter a bunch of rivals and at the same time, a bunch of friends who fight alongside with them. 

UNBOY

UNBOY

In UNBOY, video games are real. Some time ago, a legendary gamer scattered numerous cards imbued with special gaming powers across the globe. Today, players compete with one another in no-holds-barred duels to collect them all. For whoever collects the entire deck will have their greatest wish granted. Chan, a good-natured 13 year-old boy, dreams of challenging the strongest gamers in the world. During a duel with Jin, a ruthless player with a dark past, a new challenger approaches. Now Chan and Jin must work together, or it's game over for both of them!

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Yakoz Yakoz says...

UNBOY and Shaman King are two titles where characters are bound to their cards/spirits and try to fight and overcome strong opponent with an ultimate goal: become the best in what they do, whether it's becoming the best duelist or the best shaman of the entire world. Flashy battles await all the readers of this promising title called UNBOY and the already famous Shaman King.