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Violence Jack: Harem Bomber-hen
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Kakugo no Susume
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Two over-the-top violent and sexual OVAs set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity struggles on despite the depravity.
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Makura no Danshi
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Yoshimaho
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Short shows aimed at women where in each episode, a different guy talks to you and comforts you, making you feel relaxed and loved. In Makura no Danshi, you play the part of different women in each episode, while in Yoshimaho, you are yourself but reincarnated as a young girl.
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Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e
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Sonny Boy
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Strange coming of age stories that really make you think and question yourself, reality, and our universe. Both also use a slightly alternative art style.
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Pants no Ana: Mambo de Ganbo!
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Kennel Tokorozawa
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OVAs that cross the line of what is morally acceptable for the sake of sexual comedy.
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Grand Blue
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Kanata no Astra
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Two shows about groups of students exploring and marveling at new places they had never imagined before - the ocean in Grand Blue, and space in Astra. Both shows have a lot of positive energy, though Astra has a darker side to it too.
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Hetalia Axis Powers
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Senjuushi
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Both shows contain personifications that are mostly all guys. In Hetalia, they represent the countries themselves, while in Senjuushi, they are guns used in historic wars and by historic people. This makes the Senjuushi characters feel similar to those in Hetalia as the Senjuushi characters partially represent countries themselves, and both rely on some similar stereotypes in their characterization. These shows use these characters and historic events to tell their own stories.
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Killing Bites
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Juuni Taisen
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These shows are purely battle royale-style death games with furry theming, with lots of violence. Both have an element of betting on the game, though it is much more present in Killing Bites.
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Katanagatari
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Juuni Taisen
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Both series were written by Nisio Isin and share a similar format. Each episode has its own character focus, each on one of 12 characters, while also advancing the plot. Lots of fighting to the death.
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Kizuoibito
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Shin Karate Jigoku-hen
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These seinen OVAs from the same time period both feature strong Japanese men in the Amazon, damsels in distress, so much nudity it could almost be considered hentai, and absurd plots that have to be seen to be believed.
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Neko Ramen
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Catman
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Short flash-animated series about cool white cat guys.
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Shiyan Pin Jiating
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Super Secret
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Both series feature families of non-humans living among humans and hiding their secret. In Super Secret, they are a family of supernatural beings that include a werewolf, a witch, and a kitsune, while in Shiyan Pin Jiating, they are a group of human experiments turned into hybrids who are living together as a family and include a dog boy, a spider girl, and a plant girl. Both series focus on their respective canine boys a lot. Both are based on non-Japanese webcomics and have episode runtimes that are less than typical TV anime.
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Senyuu.
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Fushigi na Somera-chan
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Short series with absurd gag humour, a very fast pace, and strange fictional animals.
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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Cool Cool Bye
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Both are about people with limited technology that somehow have mechs and use them to dig and fight others. Both have a little mole mascot, and like to use exaggerated expressions to add some silliness to it all. Cool Cool Bye feels like what Gurren Lagann would have been like if it had been made in the 80s.
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Hametsu no Mars
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Ice
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Both OVA have unexpected gore, a cast full of girls that you don't have time to learn much about, and a plot that melts your brain. Both can be watched in a "so bad it's good" sense.
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Hamelin no Violin Hiki
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OZ
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Both borrow theming elements from old stories (The Wizard of Oz for Oz and The Pied Piper of Hamelin for Hamelin) in an endearing way yet are completely different from their source materials, instead telling their own story. Both also star a redhead with pigtails and lots of blondes, have romance elements, and have overall pretty dark colour palettes.
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Subete ga F ni Naru
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Sakurada Reset
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Mysteries full of lengthy philosophical conversations between characters as opposed to much action. These shows make you think.
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Ragnastrike Angels
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Conception
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Game-based anime about one guy and lots of girls which share the same tongue-in-cheek joke of "joining as one" in order to become more powerful and defeat evil monsters.
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Gankutsuou
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School Days
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Both series star a naive teen main character who doesn't consider the consequences of their actions. Revenge is also a strong theme in both series. These shows are much more about the overall story than the characters - you might not be rooting for any of the characters because you find them unlikable, or maybe you're rooting for the bad guys, but the story as a whole gets you invested.
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Ashita no Joe
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Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
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Rainbow seems heavily inspired by Ashita no Joe. Both are the stories of boys with nothing to their names, juvenile prison, boxing, tragedy, and drama. The historical setting allows them both to have the same simple yet poor setting of post-WWII Japan, where dreams shine brightly amidst the sad reality.
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Baccano!
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Appare-Ranman!
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Both shows are set in the early 1900s in America, for the most part, and feature a wide cast of characters from different backgrounds. In Appare, they come from different counties, while in Baccano, they are all mostly American but from different walks of life. The cast of characters in both shows can be very silly at times and make watching the shows fun. The comedy is similar.
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Bug
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BIGOTRE Capture Mission
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Instagram ads for fashion brands. Made by the same creator using the same 3D art style.
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Ex-Arm
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Night Head 2041
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3DCG sci-fi series in which the protagonist(s) find themselves a dozen or so years further in the future, in a world where the military has more control. The protagonists in both shows are part of a special military team tasked with finding people who would harm the peace, and even have the potential to destroy the world - that being psychics in Night Head 2041 and people with physics law-breaking weapons called Ex-Arms in Ex-Arm. The protagonists in both shows are also that which they are trying to destroy - psychics and an Ex-Arm. The plot in both shows can get equally convoluted.
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Akiba's Trip The Animation
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Conception
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Anime based on PSP game franchises from the same era. Conception adapts the first game while Akiba's Trip is its own entry into the franchise. Both have a pretty episodic format and make heavy use of parody humour. The premise of both shows have the main characters trapped somewhere, with the only way out being to get into sketchy situations where people get undressed!
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Sono Me ga Mitsumeru Mono
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Sekikashita Kusanagi
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Commercials in which popular shounen anime characters are used to promote the product. Both are very short and don't make much in-universe sense for the shounen anime.
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Midori no Hibi
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Nanaka 6/17
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In both series, the girl likes a guy, but he doesn't seem to feel the same way until something crazy happens to the girl which brings them both together. The girl acts more child-like and friendly than her normal self, and the guy mellows out because of her.
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Kurogane
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Dororo
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In both, a man ahead of his time crafts a man-made body for a boy who is or becomes a samurai. Both boys gain a companion of sorts at some point who have some tragic past and a secret.
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Sora no Momotarou
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Umi no Momotarou
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Made by the same people. Both have the same characters and general premise of fighting an big animal terrorizing small animals using war vehicles. Umi no Momotarou is much shorter and doesn't spend as much time on the setup as it assumes you have seen Sora no Momotarou.