5 anime like Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, ranked by the community. These aren't random picks — they're the shows people watch next when they want more sci-fi.
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Ark takes place on a dying alien world in which a global war between two technologically advanced human civilizations has reduced the planet to a wasteland. The only way to escape the world is by activating the Ark, an ancient giant robot capable of supporting a human city as...
Set in a different series of events, this story does not follow the previous Appleseed movie canon (despite being directed by the same director of the previous movies); it is an alternate story to their beginnings. Briareos is already a cyborg and did not become separated from...
A future where the continuity of history has broken off, a world of enormous ruins that continues endlessly. Oceans and continents have vanished, existing only within the archives brought up from the remains. Ura works in the Archive Excavation Department, which restores and...
With Earth seemingly entangled in endless war, it is hard to believe that the city of Olympus has attained a utopian society. This peaceful haven is made possible through its population made up predominantly of Bioroids—genetically engineered humans who can no longer reproduce...
Mushi: the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." They are beyond the shackles of the words "good" and "evil." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world such...
Fans who liked Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within tend to recommend Ark, Appleseed Alpha, Pale Cocoon the most. If you're into Sci-Fi, any of these are a solid pick.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within has a 6.29 on MAL from 73,589 ratings. Scores are mixed, but plenty of fans swear by it. Worth trying if the premise sounds interesting.
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