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Series like Xiaolin Showdown (2003) Finished Xiaolin Showdown and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Xiaolin Showdown, and what it does not.
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Martial arts fantasy Balance between good and evil Adventure series Teamwork Good vs evil Action comedy Friendship Loyalty Your best matches Ranked against what Xiaolin Showdown is actually about, not its genre labels.
67% Reverina match Top pick 2012 · Series · Animation · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Also about teamwork and good vs evil Shares its saturated and desaturated look Built around the same self-discovery More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Not built around loyalty or balance between good and evil Not really action comedy or martial arts fantasy Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Xiaolin Showdown.
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2000 · Series · Animation · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: action packed adventures Also about good vs evil Also action comedy at heart Told the same way, procedural and epistolary What's different Not about friendship or teamwork Not built around loyalty or balance between good and evil Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Xiaolin Showdown.
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2005 · Series · Animation · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Also martial arts fantasy at heart Built around the same self-discovery Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its desaturated and stylised look What's different Not about friendship or good vs evil Not built around loyalty or balance between good and evil Structurally more demanding Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Xiaolin Showdown.
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 1983
Also about good vs evil and friendship Shares its saturated and desaturated look Teen Titans 2003
Also about teamwork and friendship Also action comedy at heart Sailor Moon 1992
Also about good vs evil and friendship Shares its saturated and desaturated look Charmed 1998
Also about good vs evil Shares its saturated and desaturated look The Wheel of Time 2021
Also about good vs evil and friendship Built around the same loyalty and self-discovery 
