If you liked
Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin
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...then you might like
Mahou Tsukai Kurohime
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Almost a Gender Swap of each other, though Kurohime is only Ecchi while Bastard!! is outright hentai. For those who like Bastard!!, Kurohime is a must. It HAS an ending! - a hasty but good one. For those who like Kurohime, keep away from Bastard!!, cause it hasn't and probably won't ever have an ending, hasty or not. Anyway, if you liked one you'll probably like the other. See below why. Bastard!! has Dark Schneider, a hated warlock finally defeated, sealed within a sweet boy named Lushe Renren. He wants vengeance. When Darsh's ex-partners (including a "daughter-lover", an emo, a highly visible - and loud - ninja master and an old, strange guy) start a plan to ressurrect the evil goddes Anslasax, the people from Metarikana have no other choice than free Darsh again - with a kiss from a virgin, Yoko, daughter of the Priest that sealed him. From here we have earth-shattering battles between powerful warlocks, mystic mechas, fantastic lifeforms and even angels - of light and the others. There's a large cast of useless beauties and Heavy Metal based ugly villains too, and a little dragon as a maskot (and it has it's secrets). We have some time skips and kind of an apocalypse. Kurohime has, duh, Kurohime, a hated witch punished by the gods, sealed in a child form called Himeko. She wants vengeance, and a lot of people too, on her. Zero, a boy with a heart of gold, a past of crap, the face of an angel and aiming skills of the devil (using FOUR pistols simultaneously) starts to travel with her, searching for Kurohime, his savior. When his love touches Himeko, her seal gives way and she can use her full power again. From here we have earth-shattering battles between powerful witches, mystic bullets, fantastic lifeforms and even gods (almost all evil). There's a large cast of beauty and powerful witches and useless bishonens too, and a little tsuchinoko as a maskot (and you - only you - know it's secrets). We have time travel and SUCH an apocalypse.
If you liked
Fullmetal Alchemist
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...then you might like
Kekkaishi
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They have the same kind of drawing, pleasant humor, clever powers, battle tactics and big mysterious plot. Kekkaishi's battles are not as epic as, and it is way lighter than Fullmetal Alchemist regarding violence, but not by much. Kekkaishi has less characters too, but you'll love them just as much you'll love Fullmetal's.
If you liked
Busou Renkin
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...then you might like
Kekkaishi
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The feeling is similar. A guy who doesn't want power for himself, but for the sake of friends and family, that later understands that there's more to it (like his entire city, or maybe more). You have much slice of life in both, and "boy meets girl". They're both pleasant and funny to read, and even if the battles aren't really on the epic side, you end loving the characters and the overall atmosphere. Yet they are good too, and more clever, tactical than in other shonen.
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If you liked
Kekkaishi
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...then you might like
Birdmen
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Same author, feeling, humour, intelligent and interesting plot, awesome drawing and charismatic characters. Similar setting and supernatural theme.