Tales of Zestiria the Cross

- They both feature a cast of "colorful" but stereotypical characters set in a fantasy world - The plot progresses at a snail's pace and doesn't seem to go anywhere - The main protagonist in both cases consist of blockheaded individuals that are also fairly obnoxious. 

High fantasy anime with a group of characters going on an adventure of sorts. Both are also game adaptations. 

Both adapted by a fantasy game. Both have a simple plot, but with a lot of flamboyant special effects made by 3D techinic. Both have 2 male MC and 1 fe male MC taking a journey to save the fantasy world. 

Both have good fights and the plot of the story is very interesting!Whoever didnt watch it are out of their mind!Hurry and watch it! 

Tales of the Abyss and Zestiria are part of the same franchise made by Namco. The stories within the "Tales of" series have common similarities such as "fate", "stopping a great evil", and focus on roughly eight main characters usually.  

Both have fantasy genre and both have similar animation as they are products of studio ufotable 

Both are adventure anime with focus more on the action rather than the character development or personalities. Both are fast paced, have good character designs, and good animation. 

Tales of Zestiria and Chain Chronicle are really similar to each other in that the main characters have to defeat some kind of "darkness" consuming the land. In Tales of Zestiria, Sorey the Shepherd travels with his friends to defeat the intense malevolence in the kingdom and he meets a bunch of people on the way. In Chain Chronicle, Yuuri wanders around the land of Yuguto with the Volunteer Army in search of a way to get rid of the growing blackness withering the land. They both give off the same vibe while watching the show and leave me curious for more. All in all, I feel like if you enjoyed Chain Chronicle, you'd like Tales of Zestiria too. read more 

- Beautiful animation and beautiful fights using sword and magic - Slow progression, similar narrative type - Main character is a genius or has some kind of power that no one else has - Both are "based" in the RPG world; SAO is about people trapped in a fictional MMORPG game and Zestiria is based in an actual RPG game  

Grancrest War and Tales of Zestiria are heroic fantasy series with kind, courageous and idealistic protagonists. Their personalities and selfless actions brings together powerful comrades as they fight to bring peace. Tales of Zestiria has fluid, action animation expected from ufotable and its storyline has more depth than most heroic fantasy anime. Grancrest War is an easily bingeable anime series that keeps viewers entertained with battles. Heroic fantasy might be less popular than power fantasy and isekai, but it certainly should not be overlooked.  

Main character (Sorey for Tales of Zestiria the Cross and Himeno for Pretear) has some 'spirits' assisting them to save the world from extreme malevolence. To lend the powers, each seraphim (Tales of Zesteria the X) and/or knight [of element] (Pretear) has to be in spirit form and join with the main character (Himeno for Pretear and Sorey for Tales of Zestiria the Cross) to lend their powers. Both are good adventure animes, though Pretear is more of shoujo and has obvious romance element. 

Tales of Zestiria the X and Nanatsu no Taizai are light-hearted adventures with fantasy. The goal in both anime is to remove of something, whether it be injustice or despair/malevolence. 

There has been a remarkable trend in fantasy anime adapted from light novels that has popularized a number of common characteristics. If you are tired of this trend then I recommend watching anime adapted from role playing games like Record of Lodoss War and Tales of Zestiria the Cross, which have more standard fantasy tropes. Both series are part of the heroic fantasy subgenre. Record of Lodoss War might feel dated and disjointed, but it has all the quality and charm expected from an old school anime. Tales of Zestiria the Cross has better story structure and high quality animation, but it did not standout when the series was released. This recommendation is ideal if you are interested in more standard fantasy anime.  read more 

Main characters are "the choosen one". They have the purification ability. And they have something to do with "Kegare".