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If you liked Dominion add

...then you might like Black Magic M-66 add

Loveably, overly 80's in style and execution. Both are great sci-fi/cyberpunk anime series that deals with technology and what the future might bring us. Both are set in a dark, post-blade runner type setting, yet both have humor. Both come from the mangas of Masamune Shirow. Both are inspired by 80's action flicks. Dominion is going down "Streets of Fire" central, while Black Magic M-66 is going down "Termiantor 1" lane. Dominion is the much stronger of the two, however.

If you liked Venus Senki add

...then you might like Megazone 23 add

Cool bikes, biker gangs, hot 80's girls, 1980's culture BUT it's the future, and war disrupting it all. Both Venus Wars and Megazone 23 are oh so 80's, but oh so great! They feature amazing 80's pop (some of the best anime has to offer), they have great stories to tell (both are classics) and feature cool characters doing cool things. Also both shows are quite smart, very sexy, and the art/animation still looks amazing. You owe it to yourself to check the other one out!

If you liked Monster add

...then you might like Black Jack add

Both series are about a kick ass doctor who goes around saving people/performing operation. But it's more about the characters, then each operations. They also both have a little kid who follows them around (although the little girl in "Black Jack" is actually a tumor...yeah don't ask). Urasawa clearly likes Tezuka A LOT, given his "PLUTO" manga, so it's not a stretch to say "Black Jack" goes along nicely with "Monster". I also find Dezaki's directing style to be very cinematic in it's aproach, like Urasawa's manga, or Kojima's anime. Both series are mature, thrilling, suspenseful, dark, and graphic at times. They both also have a strong emphasis on drama.They are both very refined. On a more superficial level, the art styles of both are very similar. And an odd thing I noticed, the DVD boxsets for both shows look a lot alike. CPM did a wonderful job with their box sets, and so did Viz Media. However "Black Jack" is episodic, and very straightfoward/simple. "Monster" on the other hand is anything but simple. It's instead complicated, complex, convoluted and contrived (only some times), yet still easy to follow. "Monster" also has a single long running story to tell. Tenma's story is very different then the episodic romps of Dr. Black Jack. "Monster" also has much less to do about performing operations then "Black Jack", although it's still there, and a big focus of the show. "Black Jack" has supernatural and fantasy elements in the background, while "Monster" is pretty realistic. Both are great shows worth watching though! Fans of one would really like the other in my opinion.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Le Chevalier D'Eon add

Both "Revolutionary Girl Utena" and "Le Chevalier D'Eon" are solid dramas that I feel have a lot in common. Both series have sword fights and duels as their sourse of action. And some of the duels are really exciting, and very well animated! Of course their main focus is the drama, which is handled well in both shows (although I feel "Le Chevalier D'Eon" can be a little dry at times) . Both series are rich, complex, and intricate, with a lot of subtext. Also both series play with the gender roles. Both are mature, refined and complex. And of course both series are very sophisticated.

If you liked Puchi Pri*Yucie add

...then you might like Princess Tutu add

Both Princess Tutu and Petite Princess Yucie are magical girl shows, that will appeal to many people, even those who dislike said genre. They have great emotional stories, interesting characters, and wonderful production values. These are the "best of the best" in regards to magical girl shows. They are similar in tone, atmposhere, and style. And although the plots are vastly different, I think fans of one series would like the other as well.

If you liked Gankutsuou add

...then you might like Death Note add

Both are top notch psychological thrillers. They both rely heavily on suspense, and incredbly dramatic scenes. Both are tighly written, intense, gripping, and intellegent. They have the punch of an action series, and the smarts of a character drama. You will be on the edge of your seat for both of theses...fans of one, be sure to check out the other!

If you liked Juubee Ninpuuchou add

...then you might like Cyber City Oedo 808 add

Both were directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, animated by Madhouse Studios, and come from the early 90's. Both are ultraviolent, have great action scenes, and interesting characters. They both may not be THAT much alike, but I do think they would apeal to the same type of people.

If you liked Shinseiki Evangelion add

...then you might like Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou add

How do you compare a mecha and a school romance? It's quite easy to do when they both have the same director ;) . I always viewed "Kare Kano" as a companion piece to "Neon Genesis Evangelion", and I'm sure there are many who agree with me. Both should be watched to really get into the head of one of the best anime directors of our era, Hideaki Anno. While "Neon Genesis Evangelion" slowly and steadily broke down and finally destroyed it's characters, "Kare Kano" starts with some broken and empty people, and truly brings them up. It slowly raises up these oh so human characters. It's important to note NGE was made before Kare Kano, so i suggest you watch them in that order ;) . Both series psychoanalyze their characters. Both series have emphasis on character development, fleshing out their characters, and in essence both are actually just character dramas at their hearts. While NGE has mecha, and Kare Kano has romance, both are better looked at as dramas. Both series are very psychological, a little philosophical and have very deep characters. Also the characters in all these are realistic people, with their own self-doubts, fears, anxieties and problems. And many characters could even be considered to have some mental disorders! A few need the aid of a good phycologist sooner rather then later. The artwork and character designs in both look a lot alike, although this sin't surprising since both series were animated by Gainax. Both series also have a similar music style, also not very surprising since they both had Shiro Sagisu on board for their music. Both series have a lot of Anno's distinctive charms (such as good use of still images, use of photographs and videos of real life, and many common motifs are found in both series [eg emphasis on power lines]). Both series also must deal with a screwed up budget at times. But he handles both series very well despite the money troubles. At least as best as he could. I doubt many directors could pull off something like these shows, if they had to deal with the problems Anno did. Most importantly both series are straight from the heart. You can just feel the emotion Anno put into each of these series. You can sort of feel what he felt, understand what he went through, and really get into his mind. Also both shows are very smart series, and best watched if you can either relate to young teenagers and their issues, or if you yourself is one. But don't think that's going to stop them from showing you some dark, depressing, and disturbing things now and again. And they are still very mature shows. But the emotion seems to only hit you correctly if you can think like a teenager at times (or are one yourself). So if your looking for something else to watch after being blown aware by the masterpiece that is "Neon Genesis Evangelion", look no further then the slightly flawed, but still brilliant in it's own right, "Kare Kano".

If you liked Great Teacher Onizuka add

...then you might like NHK ni Youkoso! add

Both series have about the same comedy-drama ratio (well at least for the first half of NHK, it later turns to mostly drama). Both also deal with many serious issues, but never fail to deliver on humor either. Also both series have something other comedies usually don't, a heart. There's a real heart to them both. Also both series have some pervy humor in them, but also other types as well. Also I just think both series would apeal to the same type of person. There is a difference however. NHK relies on a lot of dark homor, and turns into more of a drama then anything else, and it;s truly for the better. It becomes a much better show for it. GTO doesn't use dark humor, and never really turns into a drama, but it does get a little more serious as it goes on.

If you liked Witch Hunter Robin add

...then you might like Master Keaton add

Both are mature, episodic series (well "WHR" gets a plot part way through) with deliberate pacing. They are also both realistic (to a degree), have interesting main characters (Robin and Keaton are amazing! Great main characters, although their persoanlites are not that similur), and use suspense conservatively, but effectively. Neither series relie on suspense completely, but when it is used it is usally quite good. Oh and they both suffer from incredbly poor writing in the begining which damages the otherise exellence of the series. (Oh and "]WHR" has a terrible ending). Ok so they might not be that much alike, but I do think fans of one series would like the other,

If you liked Black Jack add

...then you might like Master Keaton OVA add

Both series are episodic mature dramas with a very cool main character who goes around solving other people's problems. Black Jack is a doctor, while Taichi Hiraga-Keaton is an insurance investigator (although he also is a "jack of all trades" being highly skilled as a negotiator, archaeologist, former survival instructor, historian, and traveler). Anyway both men are very unorthodox, and yet looked highly apon by others in their respected feilds (most of the time). Yet society as a whole does not respect either of them (Black Jack in particular as he is an unlicensed doctor). Both men have amazing abilities, they are almost super-human, yet still some-how relatable and understandable. In both series there are almost no recurring characters, minus the main character and one or two side characters (that are not always in every episode). Both series are oddities in anime. Instead of being action packed, or filled with giant robots, or vampires, or riveting political intrigue, they instead go for something else entirely. Sadly since both series are episodic, they tend to follow a pattern (there's a problem, Black Jack/Keaton shows up, they investigate the problem and look at it from all angles, they fix problem, etc etc), but it doesn't harm either series too much. Anyway these series are so alike it's scary. Even their artwork and animation look a little alike. If you like one of these, I bet you'd like the other one. Give em a try. Both are very refreshing!

If you liked Jigoku Shoujo add

...then you might like Death Note add

Both animes are dark, well written, and creepy animes. Both series deal with people killing others with help from the supernatual (writing a person's name in the Death Note in "Death Note", and typing in their name on a website in "Hell Girl"). Both are "thinking person's anime". They both also ask us questions like is it right to kill people, even if they are terrible human beings? And should one person be able to have the power to judge others? And what is the price of killing someone (who wronged/hurt you or others)? At first what is right and wrong is clearly drawn, but slowly the line seems to become smugged. What is right? What is justice? And what happens when the people who are being killed start to be less and less evil? Both "Hell Girl" and "Death Note" are very suspenseful and thrilling (Hell Girl more towards the end). Both series are also very dramatic and take themselves dead serious. And their endings will have you on the edge of your seat, dieing of suspense! Very dramtic yet amazing endings to fit two very great series. There are some differences. For example "Hell Girl" is of course full of very traditional japanese horror stories, and "Death Note" is more of a cat and mouse detective game. "Hell Girl" is made up of many episodic episodes, and slowly a plot forms around it to conect everything together. "Death Note" is one tighly knit story with a few archs in it.

If you liked Meitantei Conan add

...then you might like Death Note add

Both series are filled with mind battles, cat and mouse games, psychological battles, and thier main focus is on a detective trying to put the clues together to capture a criminal. Although neither anime focuses on action, their fast paced deductions, and dramatic scenes will put any action series to shame, as both shows have the punch of an action show, and the intellegence of a character drama (You will feel like your watchign some fast paced action show, although action isn't really present in either show). Both are smart well written series, with very interesting characters. L and Jimmy Kudo (Shinichi Kudo) are two of the smartest detective in all of anime and very similur. The cat and mouse game between L and Light is very suspenseful and thrilling, and the same for Jimmy's cat and mouse game with the many criminals. And Jimmy's endless serach for the Men in Black that streches the series lenght is very similur to L fighting Light. It's all very engaging. The difference is Case Closed is episodic with bits of overarching plot seeping in every once in awhile, while Death Note has a few archs, but overall is one story from start to finish.

If you liked Alien 9 add

...then you might like Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko add

Both start out very childish and cute, but are later incredbly dark, gross, disturbing, and odd. Also both involve strange creatures (and them fighting), school and home life, and both disect their characters. Shadow Star is easily the stronger of the two, but don't brush Alien Nine off, as it is also very good (and a little confusing).

If you liked Gunslinger Girl add

...then you might like Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku add

Both are sad, tragic, and dark dramas about children. Neither anime pulls their punches or is afraid to show the darker side of humanity. Both are also realistic in their approach and very grounded in reality even though the worlds they take place in may be a little different then our own. Also due to the content and the paceing both are most definitely for the older crow. Both series have lots of deaths, are dark, and can be very disturbing at times. And both are masterpeices worthy of your top ten list. Give the one you haven't seen a shot.

If you liked Gantz add

...then you might like Koroshiya 1 The Animation: Episode 0 add

Both "Gantz" and "Ichi the Killer" are shocking, disturbing, dark exercises in ultraviolence. Both series will show you disturbing images you probally don't ever want to see, but like a train wreck, you can't look away. Also both surprisingly have a large amount of dark humor. Half the time your watching these anime series you will be laughing, and the other half you will be repulsed. They are both full of gore, sex scenes, screwed up scenes, and show more blood then most other anime series, in a shorter time then though possible. The music in both series sound very much alike. From background music to the songs used, they all sound very much alike. Both series music seems to be inspired by rap, and their odd beats seem to match the dark ultraviolence of each show. Listening to the opening themes of both series back to back (which sound a like), might want to make you do some killings of your own... Both series also have character designs that look the same. They seem to both have that weird "ugly" seinen style designs, that work for each show. The characters in both are very well detailed, and look almost ugly (the intent sometimes) and realistic. The characters in each series are also a little alike, so it's fitting they are drawn the same way. If you liked the dark comedy/ultraviolent horror that was "Gantz", give "Ichi the Killer: Episode 0" a try (or vice versa)...

If you liked Master Keaton add

...then you might like Black Jack add

Both series are episodic mature dramas with a very cool main character who goes around solving other people's problems. Black Jack is a doctor, while Taichi Hiraga-Keaton is an insurance investigator (although he also is a "jack of all trades" being highly skilled as a negotiator, archaeologist, former survival instructor, historian, and traveler). Anyway both men are very unorthodox, and yet looked highly apon by others in their respected feilds (most of the time). Yet society as a whole does not respect either of them (Black Jack in particular as he is an unlicensed doctor). Both men have amazing abilities, they are almost super-human, yet still some-how relatable and understandable. In both series there are almost no recurring characters, minus the main character and one or two side characters (that are not always in every episode). Both series are oddities in anime. Instead of being action packed, or filled with giant robots, or vampires, or riveting political intrigue, they instead go for something else entirely. Sadly since both series are episodic, they tend to follow a pattern (there's a problem, Black Jack/Keaton shows up, they investigate the problem and look at it from all angles, they fix problem, etc etc), but it doesn't harm either series too much. Anyway these series are so alike it's scary. Even their artwork and animation look a little alike. If you like one of these, I bet you'd like the other one. Give em a try. Both are very refreshing!

If you liked Death Note add

...then you might like Chinmoku no Kantai add

While I was watching "Silent Service" I couldn't help but thinking "damn this is like "Death Note"! Now here me out, I know it sounds odd at first that a submarine War drama set in the cold war, and a Mystery/ Psychological thriller set in modern day Japan would be anything alike, but let me explain. Both animes have a type of "intellectual" battle going on. They both feture battles of wits. And while "Death Note" pits L verses Light, "Silent Service" puts Captain Shiro Kaieda against the world. In "Silent Service" you watch Kaieda use his wit, and unconventional use of a submarine (a highly advanced one, in fact the most advanced sub in the world) to outsmart, and outfight the U.S. Navy (it's entire Pacific Fleat) and at times Japan's SDF Navy. In "Death Note" we watch Light outsmart the worlds best police and detectives, and fight a "battle of wits" against L. While in "Death Note" international geopolitics keeps coming up in regards to Kira, it's not a main part of the show and always in the backdrop, however i"Silent Service" is almost entirely about realistic intense international geopolitics , especially the relationship between the U.S. and Japan. And in both shows you can't walk away, and come back 5 minutes later, or you will be lost. Things happen very fast, and the status quo changes faster then you can blink! Also in both series one man is out to change the world, and has a weapon of incredible power. In "Silent Service" Shiro Kaieda has the most advanced nuclear submarine in the world, and wants to change the world with it. In "Death Note" Light wants to make the world a better place by use of the supernatual notebook, the Death Note, which is an increble tool, and become the new God of the world. Both of these characters are so alike it's scary. They are both 100% sure of themselves, and outsmart the worlds best multiple times. They think what they are doing is right, and could be considered red the main villian of their anime series by many people (although not all), even though they are both the main characters. While I find "Death Note" to the the better of the two, do not dismiss "Silent Service" as even for it's lenght and age it still has some great moments, and is a fun watch. "Death Note" is much more suspensful though, and that is where it is the strongest. "Silent Service" focuses more on political intrigue and that is where it is strongest. If you like one of these, check out the other!

If you liked Witch Hunter Robin add

...then you might like Ergo Proxy add

Both series have the same director, simlur animation style, similar character designs, the plots are a little alike, and they are both pretty dark. They both also share the same "atmosphere" and "feeling". Also R-el reminds me of Robin (and they both even have weird hair styles that are alike), and the "vilians" in both series are very much alike, and in both series your really not sure if the bad guys are all that "bad". Also both series will have you asking "What the HELL is going on" multiple times. Oh and both series have disapointing endings."WHR" has one of the worst endings I've ever seen, and "Ergo Proxy" seems to have more to say, but doesn't. I think "Witch Hunter Robin" is slightly marked by poor writing too. However Dai Sato makes sure that "Ergo Proxy" does not fall into the same trap "Witch Hunter Robin" did. Both series are great anime, for those who don't need riveting action every single minute, but would instead like some smart, interesting, and suspenseful shows. They are both evenly paced (although Ergo Proxy does get a little too slow at some points) mature, and have a great mystery, and up until the end in both shows your never quite sure what's what, and what's going on.

If you liked Last Exile add

...then you might like Fushigi no Umi no Nadia add

While I was watching "Last Exile" all I could think about was how much this was like "Nadia: the Secret of Blue Water". Both series are steampunk, both take place on a big ship that is quote "the safest" or "most advanced" ship on the planet, the crew is a mystery most of the series, both involve planes, the plot is slowly revieled (for most of the series many things are unclear), both are heavy on character development and relationships, and they both have good drama and action scenes. Both series are even paced the same (well Nadia spends more time letting us understand the characters, and get's off to a slow start, but it's able to because it's much longer. Last Exile starts you in a very fast paced battle scene, so your running from the start, while in Nadia you slowly build up speed, and take long brakes in between ;) ) Even the characters are alike. The two main characters in both series are a teenaged boy and teenaged girl. The two boys both act alike, and the two girls act a like as well. The boy is really good with planes, the girl is a navigator, and they bicker back and forth a little bit, but are still great friends.In both series the main characters get cought up in a something that's way over their heads. The main characters in both series, befriend a little girl a little way into the show, the crews of both ships are very much alike ( Captian Nemo = Alex Rowe, Electra = Sophia Forrester [they even look and sound alike!!] ,Sanson = Ethan , Grandis Granva= Tatiana Wisła , etc etc, you could really keep going). Just replace the sky with the seas in "Last Exile" and you have "Nadia" pretty much . If you like one of these, give the other a try.

If you liked Dominion add

...then you might like Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: New OVA add

Both series are about a group of people who work as Police Officers in the near future. There is heavy use of futureistic weapons, to get the job done, but at the end of the day they are all very much human, and act like real life police officers do (most of the time). There are a bunch of characters who act up, and play off each other in each series. They also both deal with people who work with the police (to help them) and give a lot of screen time to the enemy, who is not really evil, they just have their own agenda. Both animes are old OVA series, released by CPM in the U.S. . They both have decent animation for their time, and interesting music. Strong female leads are in both series as well. Both Leona Ozaki and Noa Izumi are very much alike. They are strong and good willed, but neither are the smartest light bulb in the pack. Both characters are very perky, cheerful, and impulsive, but can get the job done better then any of the other officers, without braking a sweat. It helps that they both look alike, and sport cool short red hair and dress alike too.

If you liked Serial Experiments Lain add

...then you might like Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World add

Both "Kino's Journey" and "Serial Experiments Lain" have a lot of similarities. For one they are both directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, a master in Japanese animation, who continues to prove his expertize with the recent "Ghost Hound" TV series for Production I.G. . Since both Lain and Kino are directed by Nakamura they focus a lot on "atmposhere" and scenery, and have a lot of (what film critic Roger Ebert would call) "pillow shots" . They never rush to the next scene they always relax, and animate small things, allowing you to think about what just happened. They also use his style of text popping up ever now and then, to blend with the narrative of the story. They both also have many other similiarities due to the way the director handles his anime. Both anime series are very philosphical and a psychological. They delve deep into these areas, and really become more then just throw away entertainment. They make (sometime blunt) statements about ourselves, this world, humanity different cultures, and many other concepts and ideas (the internet for example appears multiple times in Lain, and War comes up a lot in Kino's Journey). They both are also partly very focused character studies. Kino's Journey delves a little into Kino as a character, while Serial Experiments Lain focuses on Lain deeply. There are also lots of similurities between both characters. Both series are 13 episodes long, very artsy and expermental, very sureal, and sometimes mess with your head a little (more in Lain). Both series are also very slow paced shows. They both are dark series, that focus more on the darker side of humanity, although "Kino" does study the lighter side of humanity at times. They both also have great opening themes, good ending themes, and very limited, yet useful use of background music and insert songs. I also find the animation in both of them to be underrated. Kinos goes for the simple yet beautiful look, while Lain goes for a more "dark and edgy" look which work for each show. I find Lain to have really good character designs and artwork, esecially given it's age. This is apprently overlooked by many reviewers which is sad. They notice the outdated CGI, but ignore the other very nice aspects of Lain's animation. There are some differences however between the two that are important. Since "Kino's Journey" was made 5 years after "Serial Experiments Lain", I find in "Kino" Nakamura to be much more focused and clear to where he is going then in "Lain". "Lain" is rought around the edges a little, but "Kino" is very polished. Also "Kino's Journey" is simple (and easy to follow) and very easy to understand, yet brilliant, while "Serial Experiments Lain" is very difficult to understand, hard to follow, very complex, and hard to digest. Still I'd suggest "Kino's Journey" to any "Serial Experiments Lain" fan, and vice versa. They both are really good anime series that all anime fans should watch at least once.

If you liked Narue no Sekai add

...then you might like Gakuen Senki Muryou add

Both "The World of Narue" and "Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars" are upbeat, postive sci-fi/slice of life anime series. Both are very happy series, light hearted, slow paced, and upbeat, and dignified. Both series deal with aliens who look like normal human beings, and have serious stories, but are cute and never dark or grimmy. Neither series are action packed, exiting, or edge-of-your seat rivetting, but they are instead slower paced shows that deal with normal people (school aged kids) in a sci-fi setting. Both series remember that their main characters are kids, unlike many other anime shows. Both shows have fight scenes and a little action, but they are mostly slice of life, dramas that are very calm.Both "Narue" and "Shingu" were dubbed in NYC, and use a few of the same actors. Both series have similar coloring and shading in their animation/artwork as well (lots of blues, greens, and greys). There are a few differences. For example "Shingu" is set in the distant future, while "Narue" is either present time, or very close to it. "Narue" is also a love story, with lots of romance, which is not the main focus of "Shingu". "Shingu" also has some mecha elements in the back-drop, which are not present int "Narue".

If you liked Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World add

...then you might like Kaze no Na wa Amnesia add

Both "Kino's Journey" and "A Wind Named Amnesia" have traditional sci-fi elements in them, that one would expect to find in western movies and TV series. However neither would ever be done in the west, but their backdrops have been used multiple times. Both series are about 2 people (well one person and a motorcycle that speaks in "Kino's Journey", and trust me it's not as silly as it sounds), who are on a journey, and travel to many different places that are in contrast with each other, and our world. Both series are journeys in the literal sense, and journeys into the human mind. They examine ways of thought, what it means to be human, the darker and lighter sides of humanty, and even get very psychological at times. In essence they are incredbly philosphical journeys, and very well thought out. The examine schools of thought, religion, morality, and other concepts incredbly well. They are both two very deep and just brilliant animes. Both series are not boring, but slow paced. They do feature action, and use it quite well, but neither are exiting, riveting, non-stop fighting kind of series. If you want non-stop robot fighting, look elsewhere. If you want intellegent thought provoking anime, these two meet that critera better then most anime I've seen. Also the english dubs on both are great, well worth a listen to even sub-only fans. There are some slight differences. "Kino's Journey" has some fantasy elements, while those are lacking in "A Wind Named Amnesia". "Kino's Journy" being a 13 episode TV series is longer, and overall the stronger of the two. But to "Amnesia's" defense, it was first, and beat out "Kino" by 13 years. "Amnesia" should have been/could have been a very interesting 13-26 episode TV series, sadly it isn't it's just a movie. "Kino's Journey" has a more "simplistic" yet beautiful type of artwork, while "A Wind Named Amnesia" has a more standard high quality Madhouse look to it (which still looks great almost 20 years later), both which work well. Both also feature different styles of music. Also "Kino" is a little more preachy about what it's dealing with, while "Amnesia" leave the answers wide open. Kino in "Kino's Journey" is more of an observer, while Wataru in "A Wind Named Amnesia" interacts with, and attempts to change things at times.

If you liked Jigoku Shoujo add

...then you might like Cossette no Shouzou add

Both series have stunning visuals, doll-like character designs (at times), amazing music, and are similar in tone and atmosphere. Both are dark, gloomy, and disturbing (Hell Girl is more disturbing). The animation and artwork in both series looks a lot a like. Both also have great music and background music that sound similar. Hell Girl and Petite Cossette are both horror anime series, with elements of drama. They both also have the same feeling and style to them. Both series contain a mysterious girl who lived houndreds of years ago, that we learn very little about, but can be considered both beautiful and creepy. However Hell Girl is more of straightforward then Petite Cossette . Hell Girl is also easyer to follow, and more dramatic (not to mention longer). Petite Cossete uses it's amazing animation and artwork to tell a story, but Hell Girl has a story and it's just told with great animation and artwork (understand? Petite Cossete is an anime where the art is the most important aspect and it is used in breathtaking and interesting ways and tells a story, Hell Girl is an anime where the story is most important, but the artwork is still amazing). The animation/artwork may be a little better in Petite Cossette, but that's mostly because it's a short OVA, where Hell Girl is a TV series.

If you liked Meitantei Conan add

...then you might like Hello Harinezumi: Satsui no Ryoubun add

The Domain of Murder OVA is very much like the Detective Conan TV series. Both are about detectives, who solve cases, and the mystery plays an important role. Domain of Murder is a one shot OVA of a manga series, while Detective Conan is the extremely popular anime of the even more popular manga series, that's nothing short of a phenomena in Japan (not so much in the U.S.). Both Domain of Murder and Detective Conan deal with realstic mysteries, that usually involve murders. Both animes have great characters. There are some differences however, like how Domain of Murder is pure seinen, while Detective Conan is a show made for everyone (not childish or anything though). Domain of Murder is more mature, and only a short almost unknown OVA (and a Live Action Movie), while Conan has multiple movies, OVA's, a live action drama series, and a TV anime that's well over 530 episodes. The animation in both Detective Conan and Domain of Murder are similur, but the character designs are very different. Also Detective Conan is more upbeat. If you like one of these, check out the other one.

If you liked Great Teacher Onizuka add

...then you might like Kodomo no Omocha (TV) add

Kodocha and Great Teacher Onizuka are very similar. For example they are both very funny, yet can get very serious at times. Neither series ruins the mood with humor, but works it into the plot at the right parts, and with a bit of great directing, both series pull this off very well. Both series have about the same mixture of Comedy and Drama that makes them very great series overall. Both series also have a good story to tell and never feel corny or goofy, and the drama can get really good! Both series also have high replay value. They also tend to deal with similar themes at times. Both series being from the 1990's also have a bit of dated animation, and just "feel" the same. They are in the same "spirit and style" you could say. Kodocha is a little more "fast paced" and "off the wall crazy humor" but it still has some GTO type humor, and the comedy/drama mixture is pretty much the same. Although GTO can get fast paced every once in awhile, a lot of the humor is a bit laid back (although not Cowboy Bebop style laid back, but close). GTO is very manly, while Kodocha is a little girly, but both will work for both genders who watch them, no worries. Nothing in either show to turn off either gender. GTO is a little more "mature" however, and I find it to be the greater of the two (so far). But both are great series. if you love one, check out the other.

If you liked Beck add

...then you might like Chance Triangle Session add

Both series are done by Madhouse, and are slice-of-life style stories about people trying to become famouse musicians. In Chance Pop Session the girls are trying to become pop idols(Obviously), while in Beck the band is trying to become a famouse band (Obviously). Both series are heavy on the drama, and are slow paced, but not boring. Also both series have high use of music, and good soundtracks(although Beck's is a lot better). Beck was made more for the males in mind, Chance Pop Session was made for the girls but neither are "extremely" girly/manly or anything. Also Beck has better animation, and the artwork loosk a lot nicer (attention to detail, better style, better character designs), but Chance Pop Session isn't ugly or anything, but Madhosue could have done a lot better, especially sense it's only 13 episodes long :( . It's kinda clunky at times, and the art seems very plane, and boring, although it has it's own little chamrs. But Madhouse really could do better. Nice character desings though, even if they are a little generic .Fans of one series probally would like the other.

If you liked Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku add

...then you might like Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World add

"Kino's Journey" and "Now and Then, Here and There" are similar in a lot of ways. While at first they seem to be very different, they are alike. For one thing both series are very "simple" but not overly simple. Hard to understand eh? Like for example both series have simple, un-complicated plots, that will just stun and amaze you. Both series also have modest, and simple artwork and animation, yet still look very nice and not cheap at all. Some other things that are similar are they are both very dark, in tone and atmosphere (Now and Then is much darker though) and very sad (Now and Then is much sadder). Both series are short anime series that you will wish lasted a lot longer. Both series use their opening and closing themes to their advantage (and it helps that they are all great songs). Both Kino's Journey and Now and Then, Here and There prove that gimmicks are not needed to create great anime series. Both series are "different" then the norms of anime, but very amazing, perhaps because of it. If anything else connects the two series, is that they are both anime masterpieces not to be missed by anyone who even remotely likes anime. If you have not seen one of these series, you owe it to yourself and humanity to watch it. Both series put the medium of anime to great use, perhaps better then anything else I've seen. Live action, or novels would not do these series justice (although they would still probably be great,, it’s important to note Kino’s Journey is actually based off a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa). There are a lot of differences however. For instance "Now and Then, Here and There" is one story throughout, while "Kino's Journey" is episodic in nature, only Kino and Hermes (the motorcycle) are in all the episodes. Kino's Journey is very philosophical, psychological, , deep, and simple to understand, without being stupid (in fact being brilliant!). Now and Then, Here and There is just a very powerful story, that's simple to understand, but does not delve much into Psychology or philosophy, yet still is very good. It has a message though, and does make you think. And Kino's Journey make syou think as well. Still Kino's Journey has some powerful stories to tell too, and never fails to amaze. Kino's Journey is very slow (yet never boring or bad, just takes it's time with the paceing, which works well for the series), while Now and Then, Here and There is a little faster paced, yet not action packed or anything. Now and Then may be a little too dark to watch for some people, but most mature viewers could watch Kino's Journey, while it is dark, it's not as bad as Now and Then is, nor is it as disturbing, or twisted. But don't expect flowers, sunshine and rainbows either...some messed up stuff does happen. I think both series seem to be liked by the same type of people. Anyone who likes Now and Then, Here and There, would like Kino's Journey and vice versa. Both are top-level anime, for more mature audiences, that will amaze you, and make you wish they went on a little longer.

If you liked Gantz add

...then you might like Red Garden add

Red Garden is Gantz for the girls! Really, it is a girly verson of the manly Gantz. Both of these series are a lot alike, and go well together! I think Red Garded is the spiritual sequel to Ganzt, done with a female touch. Both series feature people who just died (2 people in Gantz, 4 in Red Garden) who are forced to fight monsters or aliens to survive. If they can survive, they can return to their normal lives, otherise they're really dead this time. Gantz features a large cast of people who just died, and people drop like flies, while Red Garden is mostly just made up of the 4 girls, until you get towards the end. Both of these anime series are mature, dark, series with some focus on the "mystery" behind what happened to these people. Both series are by Studio Gonzo, and have english dubs by ADV studio/Amusement Park Media. Both have great opening music, from a genre of music that anime series normally don't use (a semi jazz song in Red Garden, and a rap song in Gantz), but the songs manage to capture the spirits of the shows completely. Plus their music just owns! There are some differences though. Like Red Garden is more of a drama, with some action, while Gantz is more of an action series. Gantz has sex scenes, more blood, and lots more gore. While Red Garden has no sex scenes, and less blood and gore (but still very mature). Gantz is based off a still running manga, while Red Garden is an original anime, which Gonzo later ran a manga series based off of it. If you like Gantz, you will like Red Garden, and vice-versa! Give these anime series a try! They are both very unique and very good!