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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
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Shaman King: Flowers
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In this sequel to the main series, the former protagonist settles down with their main love interest and has a son with blonde hair. This child becomes the new main character, inheriting a great deal of the powers their parents had, as well as some new, unique abilities on top of that. Our new protagonist bears great resentment towards his father for being absent from his family, as they are usually too caught up with work and their newfound responsibilities. Now, which series am I talking about? If you haven’t caught on yet, it’s both. Shaman King Flowers is if you took the premise of Boruto and applied it to the cult classic series Shaman King. As such, you can expect to see a lot of similarities. All of the cast from the original have grown up, with many serving as a mentor for our new cast. These new characters all are either descendants or children of some of the most important characters from the prequels. In general, Shaman King Flowers and Boruto are more relaxed and have lower stakes compared to Shaman King and Naruto respectively. This is because both of these new 2020’s anime are adaptations of manga that serve to set up their own follow-up sequels, which are Boruto: Two Blue Vortex and Shaman King: The Super Star. As of writing, neither of these manga titles have been fully adapted into anime.
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Medaka Box
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...then you might like
World Trigger
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On the surface, World Trigger seems like a strategic sci-fi manga while Medaka Box is a risqué battle manga. This would be a gross oversimplification of both series, as they are more similar than one may assume. Both Medaka Box and World Trigger feature a seemingly-perfect main character (Yuma and Medaka) accompanied by their best friend who seems to struggle more when it comes to strength in comparison (Osamu and Zenkichi). Each fight feels like a mind game, with every character using ingenious tactics to win against their opponents. The power system in both is fairly simple, but is written in a way for it to be exploited in a very complex and unpredictable manner. The art is very clean and dynamic, showing you every angle of each fight. Additionally, both are very underrated.