Anime like Monkey King: Hero Is Back

What is Monkey King: Hero Is Back about?

Studio: October Media
Status: Finished

Legend tells of the all-powerful Monkey King, who was unmatched in combat, and walked freely through Heaven, Earth, and Hell. After breaking some of the most important rules set by the Gods, he is imprisoned in an ice cage under the mountains, bound by the only powers able to control him. Without the great Monkey King, darkness falls across China. While fleeing from the monsters that have attacked his village, a small boy hides in the mountains as his only place of safety, and finds a strange icy pillar bound in chains. He touches the ice, breaking the spell, and begins the events of the movie Monkey King: Hero is Back.

Tags: Full CGI , Mythology , Classic Literature , Super Power , Animals

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Nezha: Zhi Mo Tong Jiang Shi

Also known as Ne Zha.

Studio: Coco Cartoon
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

A young boy, Nezha, is birthed from a heavenly pearl by the Primeval Lord of Heaven. Born with unique powers, Nezha finds himself as an outcast who is hated and feared. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, the young boy must choose between good and evil in order to break the shackles of fate and become the hero.

Tags: Mythology , Full CGI , Male Protagonist , Demons , Gods , Magic , Classic Literature , Dragons , Historical , Military , Rural , Philosophy , Shapeshifting , Wuxia

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Tencent Video

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Jiang Ziya

Also known as Legend of Deification.

Studio: One & All Animation Studio , Enlight Pictures , Coco Cartoon
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

To earn his place amongst the gods, celestial army commander Jiang Ziya must vanquish a terrifying fox demon threatening the very existence of the mortal realm. After learning the creature’s fate is tied to that of a young girl, Jiang Ziya disobeys Heaven’s edict and spares the demon, resulting in his banishment to the mortal realm. Ten years later, he is given one more chance to complete the task, and Jiang Ziya must decide: is joining the ranks of the heavens worth the price of one innocent life?

Tags: Gods , Reincarnation , Mythology , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Cultivation , Magic , Full CGI , War , Kemonomimi , Amnesia , Ghost , Snowscape , Martial Arts , Shapeshifting , Desert

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Tencent Video

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