K-On!

Sora no Manimani addpermalink

Both involve clubs that are just starting out and finding new members.  Both of them have comedy as well. 

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Toaru Kagaku no Railgun addpermalink

A story about friendship of four school girls. Both offers comedy and Aki Toyosaki does voice actor in both anime. 

report Recommended by RKO48

They both show ''cute girls doing cute things''. The only difference is that Railgun has a plot, kinda. 

report Recommended by Calliisto

If you're looking for a similar type of bond between four girls. Both shows are funny and revolve around four friends, and some of them even look similar. K-on is more focused on music whereas railgun is more concentrated on super powers. Both are recommended! :) 

report Recommended by mockingjays

Both shows feature 4 cute girls doing cute things. These shows are episodic, or at least have distinctive, non-connected arcs. They are slice of life series for moe lovers. 

report Recommended by bunny1ov3r

Although I liked Railgun much better than K-On, the group dynamic has some similarities.
They both follow the "Cute girls doing Cute things" undertone than lots of Moe anime have.
K-On, as you probably know, is about music whereas Railgun is about a badass chick that shoots lightning from her mind.
They both have a fair bit of humor too if you like that, I personally liked Railgun's humor more but one or the other might work better for someone else. 

report Recommended by montana830

First of all it's about a group of girls having "fun".
Railgun is a bit more serious and dramatic, but it has the elements to "love" the girls and especially the maincharachter(s) which is Yui/K-On and Misaka/Railgun.  

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Aiura addpermalink

Aiura and K-ON! Are comedy and slice of life anime, that take place in a school setting. Aiura’s comedy, characters and their cute personalities all harken to K-ON!’s "cute girls doing cute things" style of comedy. Both series also offer superb, very fluid and really similar animation. The only downside to Aiura is that it’s a bit short and it doesn’t have much plot development in it, compared to K-On! But it’s safe to say that if you liked watching either of them you shouldn't hesitate to try out the other. 

report Recommended by FireHeart

Just like Aiura, K-On! has very nice animation and art style. K-On! is a show about a group of girls making a school music club, or so they say. Actually it is a show about a group of girls talking to each other and having fun, same deal as Aiura. Both shows are slow paced, but unlike Aiura, K-On! has a little bit of story development. And also, episodes of K-On! have normal length, so you are getting four times as much cuteness per episode. 

report Recommended by sindarfrom

Aiura and K-on are about everyday school life of cute girls. Plot isn't most important part of these shows, it's the cuteness and relaxing atmosthere. Both titles look also very good. The biggest difference between them is their length, K-on has 2 seasons, few OVAs and a movie, while Aiura has only 12 4-minute long episodes. 

report Recommended by badname419

Neither has much of a plot, but they feature cute girls just doing cute things. The main difference is that K-On! is two seasons and a movie, whereas Aiura is just twelve 4-minute shorts. Both are genuinely enjoyable and well worth the watch if you just want something lighthearted and adorable. 

report Recommended by jamesismynamo

Both comedy and slice of life anime. Both take place in a school. The image, the clima and the environment are very close to each other. As a short anime, the plot are very reduced in Aiura, when in K-On! there is something more elaborated. 

report Recommended by STEREOo

School anime where the plot doesn't necessarily go anywhere, surrounds girls just doing their thing in high school with their corresponding cute moments. 

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The iDOLM@STER addpermalink

Both follow a cheerful group of girls that love music and sharing time together.  

report Recommended by xdzzz

Series have a lot in common, for starters they have the same art style.
In both series we have group of girls who are trying to get on big stage.
In both series there are some really nice songs.

However, Idolm@ster has a bigger variety of characters and more things are going on there. It is not just music orientated but music is the main point in the series. 

report Recommended by kitten320

Teenage girls aspiring to become musicians. 

report Recommended by stevewiess01

These shows are similar in my point of veiw by its artwork and it tends to have comedy in it the way of the characters are similar too 

report Recommended by Monokoi

Both series involves a group of girls using their talents in the world of music.
Both series has comedy and drama throughout episodes involving music and life.
Both series contain similar character designs.
Both series contain the slice-of-life theme
Both series have a fun style. 

report Recommended by Stark700

From a general perspective, both shows are musically-themed anime that integrate a heavy slice-of-life approach. Because of this, both shows are very easy to follow as there is no complicated plotline or terminology present. Also, in both shows, there is plenty of music that is sprinkled throughout the plot. Finally, both shows also have a cast that is supermajority female (if you took out the Producer in The iDOLM@STER, they'd be all female). If you liked either show you will definitely like the other. 

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Ichigo Mashimaro addpermalink

4 cute girls in Ichigo Mashimaro and 4 cute girls in k-on. Their personalities are really similar too and both animes are really funny.  

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Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! addpermalink

Very lighthearted and focused on comedy, with vibrant and heavily stylized artwork. The addition of a male protagonist gives Chuunibyou a slightly different feel, however, but fans of K-ON will find plenty to enjoy here.  

report Recommended by Veronin

Hyouka addpermalink

Exact same art, and club theme  

report Recommended by reluctantbeeswax

-Same producer
-Similar style of art
-Hyouka tells about mystery, while K-on! tells about daily life of music.
-The main girl in Hyouka was also played in K-on! as well. 

report Recommended by SilentTruth

Two series about school clubs. Probably some of the most famous out there. They both have semi-episodic stories that build to a conclusion, and are enjoyable to follow. They both give off similar vibes, though K-On! tends to be more goofy in the first season. If we look at the series as a whole, the slow but steady growth of the characters is enjoyable to watch in both. They are well written and well developed, and always a pleasure to watch. If you want to relive your high school "glory days", or just get invested in that kind of setting, these will both do you no wrong. read more 

report Recommended by Xaeveax

K-On! and Hyouka are quite similar hence this recommendation.

+Both series takes place at school like setting with a club of friends doing fun things; the activities they enjoy.
+Both series' art style are similar given that the same producers are involved. (Kyoto Animation) 
+Additionally, both series' main female protagonists has the same voice actress. 
+Both series contain plenty of comedy, drama, and also some emotional moments that makes it worthwhile to watch. 

report Recommended by Stark700

A band of lovable misfits join a club that does stuff and form a camaraderie as strong as steel 

report Recommended by ShitNugget

Both are very light Slice of Life animes. The plot trots along and everything is super relaxing. It is quite nice.  

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Kiniro Mosaic addpermalink

Main Character are girls
Both Slice of Life
Both has a a pinch of comedy in them 

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Bakuon!! addpermalink

Bakuon is a lot like K-On, except with way more fanservice and with motorcycles instead of music. All five club members with speaking roles in each series are the same basic character types (Hane=Yui, Onsa=Ritsu, Rin=Mio, Hijiri=Mugi, and Chisame=Azusa), and Bakuon also shares some similar plot points with K-On, too. 

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Clannad addpermalink

Both shows are about making a club. The characters have similar personalities and the animation also looks similar. Both are made by Kyoto Animation. 

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Kokoro Connect addpermalink

-Both anime's animation look really similar because they are created by the same character designer (Yukiko Horiguchi) and they both surround school life, comedy, drama, slice of life, as the story focuses on their daily life in their respective clubs.

Only difference is that K-ON's story focuses on comedy and the daily life of a group of girls, while Kokoro Connect focuses on drama/romance. 

report Recommended by MagicFlier

Nodame Cantabile addpermalink

Both series center around music even though the styles are very different the sense of humor from both series is light and interesting and they both have art styles that set them apart from other animes. 

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Bamboo Blade addpermalink

4 Girls. Joined in a same club member and try to protect it from being banned. 

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Anime: SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation

SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation addpermalink

Both are musical  moe shows about cute girls,however Sonico has a little more ecchi.Nonetheless both shows are adorable and have their funny and heartwarming moments. 

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Detroit Metal City addpermalink

Both are filled with comedy, although of vastly differing genres, but the biggest similarity between the two remains the big draw of in show music, and this is where both shows sign. K-ON has sort of half over detailed concert/music video, while DMC has the crowd's reactions to unusual stage events, which remains the funniest thing about DMC. Fans of these probably won't overlap, with K-ON picked up by S-O-L fans and DMC by fans of Cromatarie or metalheads, but while DMC is pure untampered awesome, K-ON's awesome-ness doesn't really show until you think about how much you are enjoying a story about 4 girls in high school with musical aspirations and somehow, words like "badass" can get thrown around, esp with Sawako. read more 

report Recommended by EcoChocolatcchi

About people in a band. Really good characters. More for the experienced anime viewer. 

report Recommended by icancloptothis

Although different by music genre (metal/rock), both comedies are about music band and relationship between band  members and people around. 

report Recommended by abystoma2

Both are great show about music in their way.
And you might find Krauser-san where you expect him the least. 

report Recommended by Mucharetsu

Both shows follow two bands that display the absolute brutality that music can offer. It's almost unbearable to watch, but in terms of intensity, K-on edges it out for me. Sawako could've easily have been in Detroit Metal City. She would fit in perfectly. If you watch both shows back to back it may blow your fucking mind. Make sure grandpa isn't in the room, otherwise his penis may fall off and his heart WILL explode.

There's also an urban legend where if you watch both shows simultaneously at 3:33am, Yui and Krauser will show up in your room at the dead of night, and rock your fucking socks off with an earth-shattering double solo, composed by Lucifer J. Morningstar himself. "The Devil's Sonata Restriction #666 in E-Minor." Prone to cause anal leakage. A composition so complex and deadly, not even Steve Vai and Joe Satriani would touch it. May cause nausea, sore throat, cold like symptoms, and penile explosion. You have been warned, pussy. read more 

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Given addpermalink

Both shows explore the life of a high school music band and the members' lives. K-on is more cheerful and moe-like, while Given explores a lot of deep topics, but in both cases characters turn to music for expression. Both shows go into details of music-making, but each in a different way, the art tones and the ambiance are also kind of similar.  

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Nichijou addpermalink

Both are slice-of-life stories that focus on the antics of high school girls. 

K-on is a more realistic tone than Nichijou's slapstick humor, but both shows are lighthearted and fun to watch.  

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Aria the Animation addpermalink

Both are relaxed and peaceful Slice of life series. 

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Anime: Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: 4-nin to Idol

Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: 4-nin to Idol addpermalink

This OVA is a parody of K-ON XD 

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Girls & Panzer addpermalink

Both K-On! and Girls und Panzer soely focus on girls together in a club in high school and have high school slice of life parts as well as their respective main themes of music or tanks. Both practicing and performing in competitions and enjoying life eating out and dealing with life's situations.  

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New Game! addpermalink

really funny slice of life that follows members of a group being silly and doing their work together 

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GJ-bu addpermalink

Afterschool club shenanigans with cute characters! 

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Softenni addpermalink

Sport and musical flavored bishoujo fan-servicing goodness. These are what one of the best-selling anime genre for male looks like, cute girls, cute activities, and if possible, suggestively lesbian.
Both are not entirely legit as sport or musical genre, but are the very candidate of the bishoujo anime appealing to male demography. We all know that the females' media preference for man on man is increasing (It's 21st century, Sir) but what we should also know is that it's also true the other way round.
Oh yes the similarities, both show features variety of different girls so fans can pair them up to their liking. Not to mention that both shows are the slice-of-life comedy with focus around recreational activities. Production quality may not quite as high as KyoAni goodness, but Softenni is encouraged for K-On! lovers. read more 

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Hidamari Sketch addpermalink

K-ON is basically Hidamari sketch with musical setting.
Both set in super-positive ideal world filled with super-friendly characters.
Both story featured four main heroine attended in same school with similar interest, one is art and other is music.
Both series have common stereotyped manga characters

And Yui is Yuno lacking one hairclip. 

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Stella Jogakuin Koutou-ka C³-bu addpermalink

Similar characters and similar club activities.  

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Hanasaku Iroha addpermalink

Both shows are centered around females who are trying their best to achieve their goals and improve at what they like to do. Both have different themes, but they do have their similarities: plus, both are enjoyable! Oh, and Yui and Ohana seem very alike - both are pretty clueless in a cute way. xD 

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Houkago Teibou Nisshi addpermalink

Hina and Yui both get in to their clubs without knowing a lot about the subject matter. They both want  to leave the club at first but after trying they find out that both of them have a natural talent for their subjects and stay in the club. Also on their journey both the main character and the viewer learns  more about the subject and the characters. And as the series progresses both the viewer and the protagonist get more and more attached to  the subject and the characters. 

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Shirobako addpermalink

Both animes start off with an all girl high school cast as their main characters struggling to get something ready for their high school festivals and before graduation. What Shirobako does, is graduate them within the first episode, and then show what the girls are doing in college/work. If you enjoyed the feel-good, moe, and struggles of K-On! you'll see some parallels with the cast from Shirobako as they struggle to meet their deadlines in all their girlie cuteness. Highly recommended. 

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Anime: Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation

Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation addpermalink

The premise of K-ON! and Neptunia are both about cute girls being brought together due to a common cause and in both series, end up doing cute things.  While the setting may differ greatly, both series are light-hearted in nature and the girls' antics are guaranteed to leave you in laughter. 

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Kannagi addpermalink

Characters are drawn very similarly and there is a strong link with music in both, although much MUCH more obvious in K-ON! 

report Recommended by Livira

Koisuru Asteroid addpermalink

really funny and cute slice of life that follows members of a school club being silly and doing their club work together 

report Recommended by TayaTuk

Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku addpermalink

-cute girls doing cute things
-in school
-with some character development
-great animation in both 

report Recommended by amaanu01

Do It Yourself!! addpermalink

Hmm, where do I start?  
Basically both shows feature an incredible klutz as a main character that finds her interest in doing something. 
For k-on it's playing music, for do it yourself is "doing stuff yourself".
Both also feature some childhood friend, albeit with different personalities.
Even names of MC are alike (Yui and Yua, heh).  
Sure, shows are different in details, but in general they share the same vibe - MC klutz gluing up dying school club, be it a music club or a handworking club, with a personality of "comfing everyone despite looking like an idiot".
 

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Kitaku-bu Katsudou Kiroku addpermalink

The characters are very similar both in appearance and personalities
- Outgoing leader (Ritsu and Sakura)
- Best friend of the outgoing leader [only ones with drastically different personalities despite similar designs] (Mio and Botan)
- Rich girls who are literally clones aside from the tea (Mugi and Claire)
- Adorable airhead (Yui and Karin)
- "Mature" one who is quick to point out all of the dumb and incorrect things everyone says (Azusa and Natsuki)

They are all in clubs (Light Music Club/Going Home Club) in which they usually do absolutely nothing except talk and be moe. K-On is also about music whereas KKK is about breaking the 4th wall. 

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Nana addpermalink

If you really like music anime series, try Nana / K-ON!. Both series are about music bands, trying to get famous. Warning though, Nana has more drama in to it and is more mature. K-ON! is more kawai and about school girls. 

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Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou addpermalink

Both are slice-of-life comedies set in one-gender highschools (All Girls/Boys School).

"K-On!" is focused on female main characters while "Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou" is focused on male main characters. 

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Little Witch Academia (TV) addpermalink

If you look at this from far away these shows are totally different but when you get closer to the characters and dynamic between them these two shows are quite similar. If you want an anime focused on the friendship of some highschool girls with less magic and more about camaraderie and playing in a band K-On! is for you. 

report Recommended by Asddds

Show By Rock!! addpermalink

Both have a (rock) band that aspires to perform in Budokan. A lot of cute moments and bonding between the characters. 

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Blend S addpermalink

really funny slice of life that follows members of a group being silly and doing their work together and it involves sweets! 

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Seitokai no Ichizon addpermalink

Both shows revolve around daily life in a high school club. The shows don't have any particular stories. Just chatter among the club members and the events almost always take place inside the club room. 

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Anime: Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season

Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season addpermalink

Both are comedy about cute girls doing cute thing. In both, girl form a band/indol group. Both are music and slice of life. 

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Anime: Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita.

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita. addpermalink

Both are music comedies about school girls. Whole K-On is about a band, Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita is about idols. Both have animation done in cute way. 

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Taishou Yakyuu Musume. addpermalink

Watch the girls struggle as they are founding their club activities. 

From what we know, girl baseball is not common in Taishou era, while founding music club in 2009 is as easy as gathering four people of same interest. So, while both stories feature same dramatic struggle of main characters trying to start their club, both shows have different degrees at the peek dramatic point.

Both of them also offer comedy element, so you don't stop watching them before they can start their club.
The shows used the struggle/settlement/victory model, common in sports and fighting series. 

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GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class addpermalink

Focused on school life and club activities, very stereotypical anime shows in these days.

Sorry to say this, but GA despite the fact that it looked sort of educational, it is not educational. The show fulfill comedy and slice of life genre by showing characters, their relationship, and how they react to each others actions. The slice of life element far exceed the educative contents its offered.For K-ON, of course it is not educational. 

The only controversy of finding similarity in K-ON and GA are pace and storytelling style. K-ON is strictly follow 1-2-3, intro-conflict-solution common in slice of life. While GA episode doesn't necessarily has conflict. read more 

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Acchi Kocchi addpermalink

The characters are EXACTLY that same. If you find yourself laughing out loud with K-on! then you will most definitely get the same reaction with Acchi Kocchi. 

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Ro-Kyu-Bu! addpermalink

Moe girls doing cute things. Both of these series focuses the will to become an official group that people are willing to recognize in the realm of sports and music. There are some hints of romance in Ro-Kyu-Bu! but both series have comedy and drama.   

report Recommended by Stark700

AKB0048 addpermalink

both telling about the lives of a group of women, the story of the music, is also about achieving success in terms of music.. 

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Black★Rock Shooter (OVA) addpermalink

Same school girl life, pretty similar graphic, loads of friendship involved in both shows. 

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Tamayura addpermalink

Both are moe, cute anime that are in the slice of life genre. The art style has the same feel to them, but not quite the same. Both focus on interests and hobbies as well as day-to-day life. 

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Anime: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen addpermalink

It isn't so similar but if you like "Slice of live"'s you would like those, the best slice of lives i've watched :D 

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Kono Oto Tomare! addpermalink

both music clubs that get you emotionally invested without being too serious
k on is more cutesy and relaxed whereas kono oto tomare is more grown up with romance and a need for every character to have a tragic backstory
both have great sounds 

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Carole & Tuesday addpermalink

Both are based on music and they both have some pretty hot chicks 

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Himouto! Umaru-chan addpermalink

Both are guilty pleasures, hilarious and relateable 

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Super Cub addpermalink

These are animes possess a slow-paced progression that one might as well use to turn boredom into an EPIC boredom. Witness as the adorable characters of these show, some cute and lovely high school students, bring charm and cuteness into justice by presenting its unique values never seen before in the CGDCT action. What I mean about "unique values" is that you'll know it when you've watched these series. So, what are you waiting for? Grab yourself a snack as you enjoy the delightful sensation that these animes have to offer.

I find both neither bad nor good, for it's just an average anime that you can relax to when you don't want to deal with heavy plots and crazy character dynamics. read more 

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Fukumenkei Noise addpermalink

They're both high school animes

They both have the main characters be in bands, aswell as have music be the main focus

(K-on is lighthearted and Anonymous noise has romance btw) 

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Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon addpermalink

Both are made from KyoAni. Both have very similar feel despite having different type of background (highschool vs working woman) 

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Anne Happy♪ addpermalink

Both are comedy, school and slice of life anime. 

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Yuru Camp△ Season 2 addpermalink

A slice of life of girls enjoying what their hobbies. Wholesome and calming your souls.  

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School Rumble addpermalink

The main character in both School Rumble are pretty silly with a younger sister more mature than her. Also, it's another slice of life anime 

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Gakkougurashi! addpermalink

Both focus on a small group of girls in a school club together overlooked by a teacher that visits them often, nearly identical styles of humor, and very similar traits between characters from both. However, while the overall theme of K-On is very light hearted the whole time, Gakkou Gurashi touches on heavier subjects. 

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Kanamemo addpermalink

Kanamemo is, shortly, a yuri version of K-ON!, minus the music. 
In K-ON! the girls are in a music club, while in Kanamemo they work in a newspapers delivery office. Both the protagonists (Yui and Kana) are voiced by Aki Toyosaki, and are surrounded by female friends who support them. However, like I said before, Kanamemo has yuri: in fact, there is a side canon lesbian couple, a perverted woman who likes loli and a girl who is in love with the protagonist. There is no romance though, so even if you don't like yuri much but you like shows like K-ON! you may enjoy Kanamemo as well, because the feel is the same. They are both slice of life with girls doing... nothing special, but they're entertaining in their own way. read more 

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Tamayura: Hitotose addpermalink

Tamayura is essentially a more light heart version of K-on that uses photography instead of music. 

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Anime: Saki Achiga-hen: Episode of Side-A

Saki Achiga-hen: Episode of Side-A addpermalink

Young girls that are reunited in a club (music in K-On!, mahjong in Saki), doing their best to fulfill their great ambitions. In Saki, though, they are more serious about it, really dedicating to mahjong in order to win tournaments (that they start right in the beginning of the series), while K-On!'s atmosphere is more light, and the girls are more doing for fun, even if their final goal is just as ambitious.
I think that K-On! is far more developed and has more lovable characters, and of course the music helps a lot, but if you like the genre you might enjoy Saki as well. 

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Kimi to Boku. addpermalink

everyday life of group of friends
both are good slice-of-life and comedy 

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Flying Witch addpermalink

Both are slice of life anime with a carefree feel that you can't help but enjoy. 

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