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Movies (#-M) | Movies (N-Z) | Television Shows
Android Kikaider
Year: 1972
Synopsis: A tokusatsu based on a long-running manga in which a powerful android takes on the evil forces of DARK.
Astro Boy
Year: 1980
Synopsis: A brilliant robotics engineer creates a robotic boy with superpowers in the image of his own dead son.
Astro Fighter Sunred
Year: 2008
Synopsis: A once-great tokusatsu hero now wants to live a quiet life after selling his motorcycle, but his archenemies won't leave him alone.
Axe Cop
Year: 2013
Synopsis: Based on a webcomic written by a child and illustrated by his older brother, Axe Cop is a cop with an axe, and that's all you really need to know.
Batman
Year: 1966
Synopsis: The classic campy show featuring Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin, the Dynamic Duo.
Batman: The Animated Series
Year: 1992
Synopsis: The Dark Knight stalks the streets of Gotham, ensuring nothing upsets its peace, in this classic adaptation of the Batman mythos.
Batman Beyond
Year: 1999
Synopsis: In the far future, Bruce Wayne trains teenager Terry McGinnis to take up the Batman mantle.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Year: 2008
Synopsis: A lighter, more comedic take on Batman inspired by Silver Age-comics and featuring a whole host of DC heroes and villains that don't often get much shine elsewhere.
Black Jack
Year: 1993
Synopsis: Osamu Tezuka's tale of a brilliant doctor who travels the countryside curing mysterious ailments.
Black Lightning
Year: 2018
Synopsis: Jefferson Pierce, who retired from his superhero persona Black Lightning nine years ago after seeing the effects it had on his family, is forced to become a vigilante again when the rise of the local gang called the 100 leads to increased crime and corruption in his community of Freeland.
Blade
Year: 2011
Synopsis: Blade, the Daywalker, travels to Japan to track down the vampire group that killed his mother.
Comic Book Men
Year: 2012
Synopsis: Kevin Smith runs a comic book shop along with his various business partners and together they appraise, buy, and sell comics and comic-related goods.
Constantine
Year: 2014
Synopsis: A man struggling with his faith who is haunted by the sins of his past is suddenly thrust into the role of defending humanity from the gathering forces of darkness.
Cybersix
Year: 1999
Synopsis: A battle android deemed a failure by her creator stalks the night as a vigilante, but in the day must maintain her secret identity as a male teacher.
Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier
Year: 2001
Synopsis: Nine cyborgs escape from the clutches of terrorist group Black Ghost, and now the group wants them back.
Devilman Crybaby
Year: 2018
Synopsis: To stop devils, Akira Fudo becomes one himself.
Dororo
Year: 2019
Synopsis: A samurai lord barters his son's body parts in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Now grown, the son must battle demons to get his body back.
Galaxy Express 999
Year: 1978
Synopsis: A series about the further travels of the intergalactic express line of the same name and the universe where robots and humans live.
Garfield & Friends
Year: 1982
Synopsis: Classic adventures of an orange fat cat and all the mischief he gets up to as he watches TV and searches for food.
Harley Quinn
Year: 2019
Synopsis: Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker, and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City.
Heroman
Year: 2010
Synopsis: Based on a Stan Lee property, an orphanes kid finds a robot toy in the trash that when repaired gives him the power to become a hero.
Inuyashiki: Last Hero
Year: 2017
Synopsis: When a meteor hits the Earth, terminally-ill senior citizen Inuyashiki Ichiro gains superpowers and decides to use them to live the end of his life as brilliantly as he can.
Invincible
Year: 2021
Synopsis: A seemingly-normal teenager's world is turned upside-down when he learns that his father is an alien from a powerful warrior race known as the Viltrumites.
Iron Man
Year: 2010
Synopsis: After the events of the film Iron Man, Tony Stark comes to Japan to fight new threats.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
Year: 2012
Synopsis: In this crazy, noisy, bizarre town, Josuke Higashikata, a teenager with great hair and the power to hurt and heal, finds himself wrapped up in a series of unnatural murders plaguing his city.
Justice League
Year: 2001
Synopsis: DC's premiere superhero team comes together to fight supernatural forces.
Justice League Action
Year: 2016
Synopsis: A modern and fast-paced take on the Justice League story.
Loki
Year: 2021
Synopsis: The God of Mischief finds himself an unwitting pawn in a multiversal game of espionage.
Magma Taishi
Year: 1993
Synopsis: Ambassador Magma is reawakened when an old foe of his, Goa, threatens the Earth.
Marvel's Daredevil
Year: 2015
Synopsis: A brilliant but blind attorney dons a red cowl and suit, protecting Hell's Kitchen from the crime boss The Kingpin.
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Year: 2015
Synopsis: A retired superhero and freelance detective opens her own agency and takes cases involving superheroes, all while trying to make rent.
Marvel's Luke Cage
Year: 2016
Synopsis: A tough hero with skin of steel does what he can to protect his turf.
Princess Knight
Year: 1965
Synopsis: Osamu Tezuka's gender-bending story about a princess who disguises herself as a male knight in order to protect the kingdom.
Re: Cutie Honey
Year: 2004
Synopsis: Honey Kisaragi, a transforming battle android, thwarts the evil group Panther Claw by turning into the magical fighter Cutie Honey.
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Year: 1972
Synopsis: In the future, an invading force named Galactor seeks to conquer Earth, and must be stopped by a team of high-tech heroes.
Silver Surfer
Year: 1998
Synopsis: One day, the servant of Galactus regains his human memories and sets out on a journey to find his long-lost love.
Spawn
Year: 1997
Synopsis: After his death, Al Simmons makes a deal with a demon to return to Earth so he can see his wife again, but the demon sends him into the future as Spawn, Hell's personal hunter.
Spider-Man
Year: 1967
Synopsis: The famously-campy cartoon that sees the web-slinger fighting crime...in color!
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Year: 1994
Synopsis: A slightly edgier take on Spider-Man that sees the web-slinger fighting crime...and sometimes Man-Spider.
Static Shock
Year: 2000
Synopsis: Electrically-charged Virgil Hawkins balances being a superhero with the usual trials of teen life, like racism and peer pressure.
Supergirl
Year: 2015
Synopsis: Superman's cousin, Kara Danvers, balances her work as a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media with her work for the Department of Extra-Normal Operations, a super-secret government organization whose mission is to keep National City - and the Earth - safe from sinister threats.
Superman
Year: 1941
Synopsis: The beautifully-animated Fleischer shorts featuring the Man of Steel fighting for truth, justice, and the American Way.
Superman: The Animated Series
Year: 1996
Synopsis: Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals while balancing his secret identity as a reporter for the Daily Planet.
Teen Titans
Year: 2003
Synopsis: A team of five teenaged superheroes save the world from many villains around their city while dealing with the usual trials and tribulations of teenage life.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Year: 1987
Synopsis: A goofy group of teenage turtles battle interdimensional threat Krang and his ninja henchman, Shredder.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Year: 2003
Synopsis: A darker take on the Turtles, this time seeing the four brothers teaming up to fight the enemy clan that killed their master's teacher.
Tekkaman: The Space Knight
Year: 1975
Synopsis: A special beam is invented by Earth scientists, transforming ordinary humans into Tekkamen, armored superhumans.
The Adventures of Captain Harlock
Year: 1978
Synopsis: When a mysterious invader from the stars threatens Earth, the roguish space pirate Harlock unites his crew and battles the threat.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Year: 2010
Synopsis: After 74 villains break out of prison, Marvel's most powerful superheroes team up to capture all of them, and also to defend the Earth from widespread threats.
The Batman
Year: 2004
Synopsis: A unique take on the Batman mythos, featuring reimaginations of many of the Dark Knight's rogues gallery.
The Flash
Year: 2014
Synopsis: After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, fighting crime in Central City.
The New Batman Adventures
Year: 1997
Synopsis: Two years after Batman: The Animated Series, Batman continues to fight crime, joined by a new Robin, Bludhaven's hero Nightwing, and Batgirl.
The Savage Dragon
Year: 1995
Synopsis: A reptilian police officer named The Dragon fights crime in this show based on a cult-classic comic.
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Year: 2008
Synopsis: The 10th television series about Spider-Man picks up the original web-slinger's mythology at the beginning of his hero's journey, as a not so typical 16-year-old entering his junior year of high school.
The Umbrella Academy
Year: 2019
Synopsis: Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets - and a looming threat to humanity.
Tiger & Bunny
Year: 2011
Synopsis: In the future, superheroes are celebrities who stop crime on a reality show. In order to prove his worth to his sponsors, an aging veteran is teamed up with a young prodigy and the two must learn to get along.
Violence Jack
Year: 1986
Synopsis: A post-apocalyptic story following the brutal and monstrous Jack as he destroys people even more brutally monstrous than himself.
WandaVision
Year: 2021
Synopsis: Wanda Maximoff and Vision, two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives, begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Watchmen
Year: 2019
Synopsis: A series set in the Watchmen universe but in the modern day, where superheroes are outlaws and a detective named Sister Night looks to uncover an all-new mystery.
WildC.A.T.S.
Year: 1994
Synopsis: Demonic forces threaten Earth and only the Covert Action Team can stop them.
Witchblade
Year: 2006
Synopsis: Based on an American comic of the same name, a Japanese mother discovers that the jewel on her hand gives her the power to transform.
Wolverine & The X-Men
Year: 2009
Synopsis: The X-Men are reunited after years of being disbanded, telepathically told by Professor Xavier to stop the Sentinel project and prevent a terrible future.
X-Men: The Animated Series
Year: 1992
Synopsis: The classic 1990s show featuring Professor Xavier and graduates from his Academy of Gifted Mutants facing threats to mutantkind.
X-Men: Evolution
Year: 2000
Synopsis: A loose reimagining, X-Men: Evolution accompanies the lives of six mutants who attend Xavier's Institute for the Gifted, where they learn how to control their powers and use them for good.
Young Justice
Year: 2010
Synopsis: Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
Zetman
Year: 2012
Synopsis: Two rival superheroes fight each other and fight to save mankind.