There truly is no scarcity of content for fans of Harry Potter, they have it all – movies, games, theme parks and rides, international book clubs and whatnot. But what do these fans do if they want to get into anime, or even better, want to enjoy anime that similar to their all-time favorite book series?
The answer is simple – they go through the 10 best recommendations that Harry Potter fans could ever get! From well-known ones like Fairy Tail to lesser-knowns like Blue Exorcist, let's dig in.
10 The Ancient Magus' Bride
A teenage Japanese schoolgirl who goes by the name Chise is sold off at an auction and bought at an astounding rate of 5 million pounds. Her buyer is the mysterious (and considerably older) Elias Ainsworth, who also happens to be a Mage.
Happy at escaping her tormenting past, Chise gladly teleports with him to his home in England’s countryside, where she realizes she now lives in a world full of fairies and magic, and that she herself is to become the mage’s apprentice.
9 Fairy Tail
Lucy aspires to be an extremely strong witch within the span of a few years, and as luck would have it, the damsel in distress is saved by the young Natsu.
She is pleasantly surprised when he invites her to join his Fairy Tail guild, and she readily accepts his offer. It is there she gets to meet the guild’s extremely unique (but also weird) members, and together, they all go on many magical adventures, while also saving the world.
8 Is It Wrong To Try And Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?
The Goddess Hestia helps the naïve young Bell become an adventurer, something he’s dreamed of ever since he was a child.
The duo’s adventures take a dangerous turn when they decide to head into the catacombs of their town, which are also simply known as Dungeon. Soon, Bell realizes that the greatest threat to his survival may not even be magical in nature!
7 The Irregular at Magic High School
This anime follows the lives of brother and sister Tatsuya and Miyuki, who get admission in First High School. They’re given their classes based on their examination scores. However, despite Tatsuya being terrible at magic, he is deemed a genius when it comes to technical knowledge.
So what happens when the school’s existing hotshots learn of this new genius “weed” in their midst? Lots of magical school fights, of course.
6 Cardcaptor Sakura
One day, 10-year-old Sakura Kinomoto comes across an inexplicable book that has a set of mysterious cards. Her curiosity leads to the cards being magically scattered all over the world, and the magical creature Keroberos explains to her exactly how powerful those cards are.
Since Sakuro was responsible for unleashing the cards, it now becomes her duty to find them all before the world is put into grave danger.
5 Fate/Stay Night
Shirou is a human who is served by a superhuman servant, called Saber. Together, the two must take part in the biggest master-servant battle ever seen, the Fifth Holy Grail War, in order to ensure that Shirou’s life is safe.
This is the perfect anime for those who love action and magic, but also enjoy a well-written plot and characters, as well.
4 Konosuba
Kazuma Satou is reincarnated in a fantasy world, where he’s supposed to choose one item to help him defeat his enemies. He chooses Aqua, who he soon learns is quite useless in a battle.
That isn’t even the worst part, and Satou soon realizes that surviving in a fantasy world is far more difficult (and dangerous) than what he was used to as a NEET back on Earth.
3 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Magis are extremely rare and exceptionally powerful magicians, who can help build or destroy nations with a snap of their fingers. Living in such a world is the hopeful magician Aladdin, who saves the young (and naughty) Alibaba from the clutches of an angry merchant.
To pay for his damages, Alibaba suggests that the two of them should raid a Dungeon, which eventually becomes their first step in a series of extremely magical adventures.
2 Blue Exorcist
Living his life as an average high school teenager, Rin Okumura has no idea that he is the literal spawn of Satan, who needs him in order to conquer a new world. Shocked upon learning this revelation, Rin makes an important decision – he won’t let his demon side take over him.
He goes to an exorcist school to learn how to get rid of demons and evil spirits, and there he makes many new friends who ultimately help him defeat Satan’s army of pure evil.
1 Mahou Shoujo-Tai Arusu
Arusu is a naïve young girl who genuinely believes in the existence of magic and its ability to do good for others. One day, she finds herself transported in a world ruled by evil witches who force magical sprits into slavery.
Unable to witness such inhumane behavior, Arusu sets her mind and heart into freeing the sprites, as well as getting rid of the evil witches permanently.