Dennou Coil

Also has the 'future of cyberspace' aspect. It also deals with children around the same age and is another engaging story that is a joy to watch unfold. 

It fuses virtual reality with the real world, but while Serial Experiments Lain philosophizes about god and people, Denno Coil avoids the god issues and instead talks about the connection between and among people. Both stories are surprisingly deep even as the main characters are all children. 

Both are dealing with the unknown in cyberspace.  

Denno Coil is another series that involves children using futuristic technology. Definitely a must see for anyone who enjoyed Lain. 

It deals with cyberspace interference with normal, real world. Although it's not as dark & deep as Serial Experiments Lain it surely is well crafted and the plot will keep you wanting to watch the whole series. 

Both of these Anime deal with the relationship between the real world and a virtual world that has begun to intrude past the traditional boundary between the two. Whoever, while Lain is more complex and is more focused on character interactions, Dennou Coil is more light hearted and easier to understand, and has more "Action" scenes.  

Both center around a female protagonist at the forefront of new technology. 

- Both portray a blurred line between reality and the cyberspace - Similar color palette in animation - DC has more comedic relief in episodes while SEL is pretty serious - Both follow children as main protagonists - Both have an overhead corporation that is observing the events taking place 

Both shows involve a blend of cyberspace and the real world, and the main characters of both shows are grade school girls. While Serial Experiments Lain is darker, overall, and has more subversive, symbolic elements, questioning things about life, existence, etc... Dennou Coil evades all of that and just gives us some lighthearted adventures in the cyber world. There is conflict introduced in Dennou Coil, but it's never quite as heavy handed about the thematic elements of it's story as Serial Experiments Lain is. 

We have 2 must-watch Sci-Fi/Mystery anime over here. If you watched and liked one of these, you definitely should take a look at the other. Dennou Coil is kinda like a modern version of S.E.L as it plays around with the technology used at the moment each was released. It is not as deep and thought-provoking, however, that does not mean it is inferior. What it lacks in symbolism compared to S.E.L is compensated with fun and heart-warming moments. It is also a lot easier to follow and understand the plot/character motivation, while still managing to be confusing and trippy as S.E.L at times. A parallel world can be found in the universe of both anime, in which the Main Characters explore in order to discover more about their past, about the technology they're using, and trying to crack every mystery/conspiracy. I would say you have a bigger chance liking Dennou Coil if you enjoyed S.E.L as Dennou Coil aims for a bigger audience, while S.E.L is a pretty niche anime that not that many people tend to enjoy. read more 

Both are about the overlap between the digital world and the real world where young children are highly involved. The main character is a curious young girl who is exploring this digital world and trying to figure out what secrets it holds. 

Denno Coil and Noein tell rather unconventional stories in which children must deal with extraordinary circumstances such as a cybernetic world that mingles with reality in the first case and time travel in the second case. In both cases, a different dimension threatens to bring about destruction and the possibilities that arise from the existence of different worlds is handled in an intelligent and highly original way. For a fresh take on sci-fi themes with out of the ordinary character designs and very fluid animation these titles are a must see.  

Maybe Dennou Coil doesn't have battles like Noein, but it has a similar feel to it. Both have kids, high tech devices and mysteries 

Both anime involve kids and are Sci-Fi. Denno Coil is more of a Slice of Life, while Noein has action 

In both shows we have different worlds that intertwine and children who travel trough them in order to explore many interesting things. 

Dennou Coil is also a sci-fi adventure revolving around children whose world is crossed with another 'universe' (virtual reality in this case). It also boasts endearing characters, a well-developed world with unique sci-fi elements and some surprisingly cool action-scenes. So if you liked Noein, check out Dennou Coil. 

Even though the storylines of these series are pretty different, both Dennou Coil and Noein and unique, innovative series with elements that you don't see very much in most anime. Both have a similar feel to them, involve high technology, and contain common thematic elements. 

What at first glance seems to be a children story turns out to be involving well written story with a twist. Writing is convoluted and infodumbing. Characters are developing throughout the series. Great production quality especially motion animation. Finally there's imaginative and original setting 

Both have a heart-warming story about friendships, and maturity. The cast of characters involve a journey into the realizations of adulthood - although this is more apparent in Noein than it is in Dennou Coil. The animes also take a slower pace at developing the story, and setting, but unravels it very gently. Also have a science fiction setting, and involves delving into the pros and cons of technology. 

Both are good sci-fis featuring children solving mysteries having to do with digital creatures, programs/viruses and a virtual/digital world. They are notable for being rather serious and realistic for shows featuring child protagonists, but also have their light-hearted and humorous moments. 

Both involve children being forced into adult situations by the influence of digital entities. They both explore the characters' pasts, why they act the way they do now, and what the digital world had to do with it.  

Both have to do with misunderstandings between parents and children and friendships with things that may or may not be real. 

Similar theme of the relation between a group of children and a world of technology, though it doesn't have fantasy monsters, the animation is much more modern and the story a bit more mature while staying light-hearted enough. 

Both explore interesting themes and questions about virtual reality and consequently,reality itself.All through the eyes of well written kids. 

The atmosphere and themes are very similar. In Dennou Coil augmented virtual reality is integrated into everyday life and the virtual spaces and creatures people interact with are a similar concept to Digimon's. The protagonists are Japanese schoolchildren around the same age as the Tamers main cast, who have to deal with a mystery surrounding these virtual spaces and also the question whether the cyber creatures can truly live and feel. 

Haibane Renmei and Denno Coil may seem very different at first glance, HR taking place in an environment deprived of modern technology while DC focuses on the borders between reality and the internet but the spirit of both shows is remarkably similar. Both deal with young female leads who must learn how to adjust to unusual circumstances surrounded by mystery in a world where things are not as they at first may seem. The original take on this theme is enhaced by thoughtful moments and a subdued but very lush artwork. What truly seals the deal in establishing a kinship between the two titles is the relationship between two young girls: a certain emotional healing takes place in HR and DC, providing excellent character development through and through.  read more 

In both these series, the ultimate conflict involves an emotionally damaged girl having to come to terms with her past trauma through the help and friendship of another girl. The latter parts of both series have a similar mood. 

They are both about young people coming to trust others and move on from the past. Endearing, believable cast of characters combined with a surreal setting that both warms and chills the viewer, makes these two more similar at heart than any other series that are recommended. 

There are strange parallels in characters. And o much kindness in both titles! 

Small, personal stories of drama and exploration set in a fascinating, "big" setting. Both are likely to leave you wanting to find out far more about the world they take place in than is revealed while following the footsteps of only a few people in it and their limited viewpoint. Dennou Coil is soft sci-fi; Haibane Renmei is spiritual fantasy. 

Both titles feature a bespectacled female protagonist searching for someone/something from their past and smart, curious children, eager to explore the world around them. There are hints of dark secrets lurking in the Abyss and behind Dennou Coil's Augmented Reality.  

Among the anime I've seen these 2 probably share the most similarity in an overarching sense. Both have rich and fantastically elaborate worldbuilding that continues to surprise the viewer with mysteries and secrets until the end. Also, the young characters and initial child-like wonder belies some rather dark and bittersweet themes. The kids in both cast are written well and realistically (which I find rare in anime). Both have distinct animation style and quality even though the art looks simplistic. And let me just emphasise again how incredibly original and imaginative they are! 

Aside different settings - Dennou Coil more science fiction and Made in Abyss an engaging fantasy adventure - but both share a curious, adventurous and youthful main cast as well as the driving force is a heartily girl. Both series let their little heroes go through life's bitterness-sweetness, with disappointments and hardships. The story lines in both shows are well written, offering the opportunity on the one hand just to watch and enjoy or, on the other hand, to watch attentively and think about the questions and thoughts raised. I would like recommend both anime because (IMO) both are worth your time. 

Both the anime depicts the small kid investing unknown domain which contains unknown threats and lesser adult intervention.Both the anime provides us with a sense of adventure and mystery which is well maintained. 

Both features a cast of young prtotags with similar age and designs investigating a mysterious area, where it features many variety of different entities and beasts together with quite a bit of action with rich worldbuilding and Scifi elements. Both of them starts out much more like kids shows but get much deeper and more complicated with much more emotional and intense moments later on. Which I think the simpler art style and longer length helps to make it more impactful The difference is that one does not have any blood or gore and have a smaller adventure scope,  

Both series has that mysterious aura feeling to it involving a group of children in a futuristic world. In that world, there is supernatural events that is surrounded with mystery. There exists a theme of science fiction involving the power of the mind in both series and dealing with a "system". Both series' cast of characters have similar age groups with developed knowledge of their abilities. 

-Children grow up and learn more about their world -Everything is not as it seems, both anime get pretty dark at times 

Both shows treat their female characters very well and are set in rich, well-constructed, dystopian worlds. They both have mysteries at their core which are really well-written.  

Strange occurances in a futuristic and different science fiction-based world, and a group of kids are left to uncover the mysteries on their own. Things are not what they seem. Each group in each show has powers, or enhancements. Odd technological creatures that shouldn't exist in the world, but do. 

Same atmosphere and mysterious "unseen worlds" like parallel dimensions. In Dennou Coil it's virtual reality, home of cyberpets while in Ghost Hound it's the home of ghosts. There are kids in both series who try to discover these worlds.  

Involves kids living a second, overlayed "meta" reality without the full awareness of their parents, or participation of adults. Ultimately, their activities relate to something going very wrong and spilling over into the real world.  

In both animes the unknown beings are similar. The characters are both a young group of kids who are curious and get into lots of trouble and somehow they discover something beyond their knowing.  

In both series, there is a gap between fantasy and reality that is explored. Both series make a connection with its character cast (similar age range) and takes a setting in a somewhat utopia like world. From that world, there is supernatural and mysteries that surrounds the events presented throughout both series. Both series features layers and layers of mystery, some which are unique and becomes a source of plot device in both series. Quite a rare gem worth checking out. 

A bunch of smart kids solves the mystery with little help from adults. The kids are curious about sophisticated problems. Both anime are science-fiction and show positive attitudes toward science experiments. 

In a nutshell, both anime have the very same feeling of mystery and (despite fantasy subject matter) realistic narration trough the eyes of children. The source of the sci-fi mystery in both is different (Dennou Coil: Cyberspace, Penguin Highway: Space-Time anomaly), but the effects on the real world are similar and both movies visualize them similarly. There are many shared story elements in both anime. Protagonists are a group of children who find and research a mystery in their suburban world. Those kids are clever and intelligent, yet have a child-like approach and way of thinking which makes it credible. Dennou Coil is better at story telling and characters, Penguin Highway has superior animation. Both stories are a lot smarter and unusual than average anime plots. read more 

- Captivating worldbuilding with a lot of technique, robots, future technologies and sci-fi moments - Intriguing plot with a lot of suspense and mystery elements - Down to earth and elaborate setting that you really believe in - Amazing production quality and 3D CGI (Especially in Dennou Coil - it was an ahead of the time) - Some comedy elements to lighten things up after the plot development - A very similar personal drama between to female main characters, who become loyal friends as the plot progresses - Both animes are products of their time and perfectly illustrate pop culture and 00s people view's on future technologies So, if you loved Dedededede - you'll definitely love Dennou Coil (same to people, who loved Dennou Coil - you'll most likely appreciate Dededede) read more 

Both are longer then average Tv series featuring similarly aged young protagonists investigating a strange phenomenon that is happening in their city, both of them are in the scifis with plenty of drama and emotional moments between the characters, often revolving around their friendship. Thay also follow similar art styles and can be dark in some moments, but have some comedic moments as well. 

They're both present philosophy by using the example of advancing technology. 

Headspace Scifi. 

Both series contain sci fi themes and revolves around kids being the protagonists dealing with strange conflicts in their world. Both series has mysterious atmosphere as strange occurrences takes place and contains psychological themes. Both series are unique, intelligent, and a good watch for those interested into more refined style of anime. 

Both have a similar atmosphere (though Dennou Coil is not as depressing as Bokurano), the character designs are very similar (at least to me) specially because of the dull color palette, and both involve a lot of children. I first thought they had almost the same staff, but nope, they are just very similar. 

Similar animation (both are by Madhouse) and both have got high technology. 

Dennou Coil is a show that shares many common themes with some other sci-fi works I watched previously. From those, the most similar one has to be Summer Wars, Steins;Gate or Serial Experiments Lain. But for now, I will be focusing exclusively on Summer Wars. Laster on I will probably create a recommendation for the rest. Firstly, focusing on the animation and sound, it can be noted that Summer Wars and Dennou Coil were both animated by Madhouse, so the characters designs, especially face and expressions have some similarities. Over-the-top and cheerful, while also having a more violent animation in specific moments of the story and also using a bit of CGI, but it wasn't bad. The soundtrack is also quite fun and cheerful aswell, while a bit darker on some occasions on Dennou Coil. Now focusing on what really matters, in the two universes, there is a futuristic type of technology that people rely on their daily routine. In Summer Wars the plot starts with a case of cyber-hacking and account theft, while in Dennou Coil the plot starts with a mystery related to missing people "lost on the other side". Most of the action happens in Japan, however, these two universes share the thematic of an alternative reality/world. At the start, both stories are pretty cheerful and the technology creates a utopian world, but problems arise later on and the group of kids of the respective anime has to save the day. The most important message you get from Dennou Coil and Summer Wars is the importance of family and the power of friendship. The message might be pretty innocent and simple, but the themes explored in the movie and anime are a bit dark, especially in Dennou Coil. read more 

both deal with nearest future, digital reality and coma. they have different atmosphere but similar feeling 

Without giving too much information, .hack had a virtual reality that somehow had an effect on the real world. The whole time I was watching Dennou Coil, all I could think about was .hack. Dennou Coil had situations that made me concerned, afraid, and sad for the characters. These were the same feelings I had when watching this particular .hack. The story and animation are different, but I believe they have similar world concepts and moving themes. 

Both talk about lossing something important to us and how to overcome the sorrow. 

Both series feature children in a highly advanced future where the barriers between real life and augmented reality have been blurred and they get enrolled in the middle of life threatening situations where said technology heavily gets to lean towards the metaphysical. They also share director, scriptwriter and animation director, making their similarities translate to its visuals, writing style, themes and vision of the future. 

Dose of surreal imagery and cartoon aesthetic, matching and at times surpassing the visuals it grasp a deniable tacky turn from every satirical mind tilting scenarios. Invoking the drastic unraveling catastrophic messed up routine can keeps you the very hype-turn the back of the seat. With a redeeming setting wrapped in a coat of luscious, beautiful artwork that is an eyed candy to our eyes, A structure which bases on an imagining contents in a form of ambitious writing directs. 

Both series contain the sci-fi genre that are presented in a rather more unique way than the traditional types. Both series focuses on technology that are utilized in an way that is considered peculiar but also at the same time, intriguing and hard to miss. Both series also contain a strange similar feeling in that they bring forth science fiction in a way never seen before. 

Both Dennou coil and SAO Ordinal scale are involved around augmented reality and some kind of problems that may come. Dennou coil seems to be more deeper, though.  

Characters are similar: Yuuko okonogi is similar to Madoka in terms of personality, both are kind and sweet. Amasawa Yuuko reminds me of Homura by design and personality. Fumie is like Sayaka, they have very similar personalities and are friends with the main character. Both anime starts of very cutesy and looking like a kid's show.  

Everything is ocmpletely different, but the feeling you get while watching Durarara!! is the same as the one in Dennou Coil. In both of them, character development in great, there are some amazing plot twists and both of them are looking more into what happened in the past (Celty's head vs. Who's 4432) then what will happen in the future (eg. in Naruto you're wondering if he will save Sasuke or not). If you liked iether of them because of the sotry and plot twists, you're definatelly gonna adore the other one as well. 

Both stories have middle school girls as the main characters with a twist thrown in, the settings share a similar small-town feel and have very well done animation. Dennou Coil is more serious and features science fiction elements while Kamichu! is more light-hearted slice of life with fantasy elements. Both a very enjoyable and of great quality with interesting ideas.  

Two "weird" groups of young people having a normal life while using some type of experimental technology. Granted, the technology used in each is very distinct, but both have some kind of futuristic elements not achieved by our current technology. What makes Steins;Gate and Dennou Coil similar to me is the simple beginning with hints for a big mystery or conspiration that later develops throughout the story. Apart from a similar mysterious aura and issues around these new and futuristic technologies and the consequences of its use, there are also calm or fun episodes that contrast with the dramatic and dark moments present in both shows. Both also have share conspiracy elements. Character-wise, they are immature and childish at times, but serious when the situation requires and have some development. Some characters have pretty unique designs and personalities, especially in Steins;Gate. Steins;Gate is a more serious anime and feels more realistic, but has some fantasy/sci-fi elements like the time travel (as the genre implies). Dennou Coil also has its share of realism and sci-fi that is closest to our current technology (AR glasses) but also has a big fantasy element that is "the obsolete spaces". read more 

It only occurred to me several days after I'd finished Dennou Coil that it had some pretty interesting similarities to FMA 2003 (not Brotherhood): - Both series explore very complex themes, such as meaning of humanity and the nature of reality, that becomes apparent over time. - Both series have exceptional characterisation, the most notable factor being young children as protagonists who are depicted with a somewhat dark realism. - Both series have a lot of meticulous, intricate detail (particularly Coil) that affect the plot and characters in unexpected ways. - Not to mention Coil has 'cyber encode arrays' that look intriguingly similar to FMA's transmutation circles! They are both excellent anime, so anyone who likes FMA should check out the severely underrated Dennou Coil. read more