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Exactly as the title says.

We are very used to fiction or fantasy with a magic system where the plot develops within a Medieval Age society. However it's very difficult (I haven't found any yet, other than Star Wars) to find a Modern Age, Contemporanean Age or further developed society with a magic system.

Could you point out which fantasy or fiction series would the first published under the mentioned category?

Note:

-The world of Naruto is mostly medieval in terms of social status, wars, mode of cultivation, etc. Sure, they have magically produced electricity, and contemporanean hospitals, but they lack the modern military advancements. Maybe the country of the winter has contemporanean things such as guns and trains, but their social development is still on the medieval era, and none of the countries has begun full exploration of the globe.

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    If you are looking for a book/tv series recommendation this question is off-topic unfortunately. You could phrase the question to look for the first fantasy or science fiction series that satisfies your criteria, that would certainly be on-topic
    – fez
    Commented Sep 14, 2021 at 12:30
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    "Urban Fantasy" or "Contemporary Fantasy" are both search terms that might be useful to you here, although there's also secondary-world fantasy with post-industrial-revolution societies (like The Goblin Emperor) and "SF-fantasy" set in the far future with space travel and also magic (like Starship's Mage or Coldfire).
    – ToxicFrog
    Commented Sep 14, 2021 at 13:09
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    China Mieville's Perdido Street Station, The Scar, and Iron Council.
    – Lexible
    Commented Sep 14, 2021 at 18:40
  • R. F. Kuang's The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning God.
    – Lexible
    Commented Sep 14, 2021 at 18:41
  • Yoon Ha Lee's Machinery of Empire.
    – Lexible
    Commented Sep 14, 2021 at 18:41

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Yes, this is a whole subset of the Fantasy genre, called Contemporary Fantasy and there are multiple examples in mainstream media such as:

Western media

  • Harry Potter (ok, it does have a quasi-medieval magic world coexisting with the modern world, so not the best example)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
  • Charmed
  • Percy Jackson
  • The Mortal Instruments (aka Shadowhunters)
  • Supernatural
  • The Dresden Files
  • American Gods and Good Omens
  • RPG: White Wolf's World of Darkness
  • RPG: Shadowrun

Eastern media (mainly anime / manga)

  • Yu Yu Hakusho (a personal favorite)
  • A Certain Magical Index and spinoffs
  • Most of Type-Moon's works (Tsukihime, Fate series)
  • Hellsing
  • Final Fantasy VII and VIII
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    There are also a bunch of novels set in the Shadowrun universe.
    – Ash
    Commented Sep 15, 2021 at 10:32

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