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Swallowed Star
8.6

Swallowed Star

2020

On the Earth, a catastrophe triggered the variation of all kinds of species. The superior survived and the inferior were extinct. Under this circumstance, Luo Feng inherited from the owner of Yunmo Star and became one of the three strongest people on the Earth. He lost his flesh during the fight against giant swallowed monster but then he took the flesh of the monster. In the flesh, he developed a human body. Later, he stepped out of the Earth and headed to the universe.

RWBY
7.8

RWBY

2013

The future-fantasy world of Remnant is filled with ravenous monsters, treacherous terrain, and more villains than you can shake a sniper-scythe at. Fortunately, Beacon Academy is training Huntsmen and Huntresses to battle the evils of the world, and Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang are ready for their first day of class.

Dungeons & Dragons
7.9

Dungeons & Dragons

1983

Six friends are transported into the Dungeons & Dragons realm and must try to find a way home with the help of their guide 'Dungeon Master'.

Scissor Seven
8.6

Scissor Seven

2018

Seeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
8.7

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

2023

Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence, lurks in the shadows.

Suicide Squad Isekai
7.4

Suicide Squad Isekai

2024

In the crime-ridden city of Gotham, Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., assembles a group of notorious criminals—Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface and King Shark—for a mission into an otherworldly realm that's connected to this world through a gate. It's a realm of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies. Can Harley Quinn and her crew conquer this perilous realm?

Amphibia
8.5

Amphibia

2019

The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the fictitious world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will become a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life.

Sword Of Coming
8.8

Sword Of Coming

2024

Chen Ping’an grew up in a small, quiet town, living a humble and peaceful life. But when mysterious outsiders arrived, his ordinary world unraveled, exposing him to a reality where immortal cultivators, mythical dragons, and extraordinary powers were no longer just stories. Strange occurrences began to ripple through his town, pulling him into a grand, unpredictable destiny he never imagined.

More Shows Like The Running Heroes

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf
7.4

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf

2005

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a Chinese animated television series which was created by Huang Weiming, Lin Yuting and Luo Yinggeng, and produced by Creative Power Entertaining. The show is about a group of goats living on the Green Pasture, Qing Qing Grasslands/Plains, and the story revolving around a clumsy wolf who wants to eat them. Toon Express Group owns the copyrights of the characters.

Afro Samurai
7.3

Afro Samurai

2007

In a futuristic Japan where conflicts are settled by the sword, Afro Samurai must avenge his father's murder by challenging a powerful warrior.

Ling Cage
8.2

Ling Cage

2019

In the near future, human inhabitants would have been crowded and congested. It was an urgency to stride out to the universe and find a new home. When everything was under progress in an orderly way, dramatic geological transformations erupted over the courses of decades. Humanity was demolished by this disaster and hardly left anything. Until the nature gradually restored calm, people struggled to their feet from ruins and abysses, stepping again onto this familiar but strange earth. But for us people, dominating everything has been rooted into our blood. Are we still masters of this new world?

The All-Devouring Whale: Homecoming
8.4

The All-Devouring Whale: Homecoming

2025

Fan Lingxiao, a spiritual pet master with exceptional talents, was plotted against during the Level-A sect promotion competition and was devoured by Kun, his own spiritual pet. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself reincarnated into a young man named “Liu Fengmang” and was imprisoned in the White Mansion’s dungeon. Meanwhile, his own sect, Lingxiao Pavilion, was in a perilous state. To uncover the truth of being devoured by Kun and revitalize his sect, Fan Lingxiao, accompanied by his existing spiritual pets, embarked on a brand-new adventure journey with Gu Ling, Cheng Xi, and Yue Tong.

Spare Me, Great Lord!
7.6

Spare Me, Great Lord!

2021

Lü Shu is a frail teenager with an iron will. After losing his parents, he enrolls in a prestigious high school while working for a living and looking after his adoptive sister, Lü Xiaoyu. However, Lü Shu's quiet life abruptly changes when a car accident awakens his latent cultivation superpowers. Now cured of his physical weakness, he decides to hide his newfound abilities, as the art of cultivation is still shrouded in mystery—and the fate of cultivators uncertain. Meanwhile, Tian Luo Di Wang, the international foundation responsible for monitoring the cultivators, sets its plans in motion. Under the impetus of their member Xi Fei, a special cultivation training group is established in Lü Shu's high school. Although Lü Shu is forced to join the program, he is determined to hide the nature of his fearsome power, for his cultivation draws from an unlimited resource: the negative emotions of others brought about by his actions.

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
8.5

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

2020

A poor and ordinary boy from a village joins a minor sect in Jiang Hu and becomes an Unofficial Disciple by chance. How will Han Li, a commoner by birth, establish a foothold for himself in his sect? With his mediocre aptitude, he must successfully traverse the treacherous path of cultivation and avoid the notice of those who may do him harm. This is a story of an ordinary mortal who, against all odds, clashes with devilish demons and ancient celestials in order to find his own path towards immortality.

She-Ra: Princess of Power
7.6

She-Ra: Princess of Power

1985

She-Ra, He-Man's twin sister, is leading a group of freedom fighters known as the Great Rebellion in the hope of freeing their homeworld of Etheria from the tyrannical rule of Hordak and the Evil Horde.

The Legend of Korra
8.2

The Legend of Korra

2012

Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

Arcane
8.8

Arcane

2021

Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

DreamWorks Dragons
7.8

DreamWorks Dragons

2012

From the creators of "How to Train Your Dragon" comes a new series that takes Hiccup and Toothless to the edge of adventure.

DOTA: Dragon's Blood
7.8

DOTA: Dragon's Blood

2021

After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined.

Perfect World
8.4

Perfect World

2021

Born into a unique world where villages fight to gain power and control, the main character, Shi Hao, is a genius blessed by the heavens born under the poorest of conditions. His clan, however, has a mysterious past. To rise up and become the genius he is meant to be, the clan goes through every effort to aid his cultivation as they battle through fanatical monsters and engage in power struggles with other clans. His journey will bring him through unknown lands until he is able to become a person that can truly shake the world.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with The Running Heroes (2017): Animation and Action & Adventure themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of The Running Heroes.

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