JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean

Similarities - Both MCs are convicted and become inmates in a 'prison' complex - Both MC gets abused by the corrupt guards/wardens - Both MC has a small inmate group that work together and develop close bonds - Both MC and their inmate friends conquer the corrupt guards/wardens - Both MC and their inmate friends have their own unique talent/personalities and backgrounds Differences - Stone Ocean MC is female and their group is full female VS Nanbaka MC is male and their friend group are full male - Stone Ocean has stand powers/unique special powers VS Nanbaka is in a seemingly "normal" universe - Stone Ocean MC was framed VS Nanbaka is a criminal  read more 

Bizzare ,prison setting, educational anime, muscular characters, similar sense of humor, lots of beating, definitely recommended. 

Both mc's suddenly have supernatural powers in their right hand, both animes also involve solving some sort of "mystery", and are relativity short. 

Similarities - Both MCs posses a unique power in the beginning and try to understand it - Both MCs are trapped and cannot escape (for varying reasons) - Both MCs work with other participants/inmates to beat their opponents - Both MCs use strategies and crafty use of their power to overcome predicaments Differences - Stone Ocean MC is a female who is framed for crime and convicted VS Death game MC is a male who loves games and gets randomly selected to participate in a life or death survival game - Stone Ocean MC wants to beat the head of the prison VS Death game MC wants to beat the game and its moderator read more 

Similarities - MCs are convicted and become inmates in a 'prison' complex - MC gets abused by the corrupt guards/wardens - Both MC has a small inmate group that work together and develop close bonds - MC and their inmate friends conquer the corrupt guards/wardens - Both MC and their inmate friends have their own unique personalities/backgrounds Differences - Stone Ocean MC is female and their group is full female VS Prison School MC is male and their friend group are full male - Stone Ocean has stand powers/unique special powers VS Prison School is in a "normal" universe - Stone Ocean MC was framed VS Prison School are male students in an elitist all girls school read more 

Similarities - Both MCs are convicted and become inmates in a 'prison' complex - Both MC gets abused by the corrupt guards/wardens (trigger warning for this series) - Both MC has a small inmate group that work together and develop close bonds - Both MC and their inmate friends conquer the corrupt guards/wardens - Both MC and their inmate friends have their own unique personalities/backgrounds Differences - Stone Ocean MC is female and their group is full female VS Rainbow MC is male and their friend group are full male - Stone Ocean has stand powers/unique special powers in 2011 VS Rainbow is in the normal universe with no powers but in 1950s - Stone Ocean MC was framed VS Rainbow inmates and MCs are convicted of crimes read more 

Both series are about fights with superpowers in prison. 

Similarities - Both MCs are sent to a prison - Both MCs are bullied/abused by inmates and guardes in the beginning - Both MCs eventually adapt to the inmate life and climb the hierarchal ladder - Both MCs want to take down the mastermind behind the prison Differences - Evil or Live is in a correction facility for internet addicted kids VS Stone Ocean is in a prison - MC in Evil or Live is a raging game addicted male teenager VS Stone Ocean MC is a betrayed female young adult - Evil or Live doesn't have special power attributes VS Stone Ocean has a special unique power called stands