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If you liked Perfect Blue add

...then you might like Steins;Gate add

Uneasy, Disturbing, Surreal and a step too close to home. Steins Gate and Perfect Blue are both incredible psychological thrillers, they both play into the existential horror that someone, somewhere is not only out to get us but is watching our every move obsessively to maximise our suffering and paranoia. Okabe & Mima are not alike in their surface personalities or persona, Okabe is an ignorant, mildly perverted, self-proclaimed mad scientist. Where as Mima is a semi-respectful, sheepish Ex -Pop Idol changing careers to an actress. But where they both share a similarity is their believable and all too real sense of trauma, neuroticism and psychotic tendencies when they begin to realise that someone might be after them and the people they're close to. Another similarity with Steins Gate & Perfect Blue is just how confusing and uncanny everything can feel at times. Steins Gate chooses to go from uncanny and mind bending to eventually explaining what's going on and making sense of everything. Perfect Blue on the other hand makes nearly perfect sense towards the beginning but goes increasingly into the deep end the further you go in. Overall, two outstanding pieces of media that will not easily be forgotten.

If you liked Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou add

...then you might like Super no Ura de Yani Suu Futari add

Bittersweet, slow, introspective, tranquil and grounded. Whether it be the feeling of waking up at 6AM drinking a cup of tea while watching the sunrise or being sheltered from a torrential rainstorm while having a smoke, there is a near identical strange hazy serenity that was regularly present for me in both of these manga. The more I think about it, Alpha and Yamada are very similar. They're both experienced service woman with a concealed love for the work that they do, they like talking to their customers (or fans) but they also have another more playful side to them as well which they reserve for those they work with or are close to. Another thing with both of these series is just how amazingly grounded they are in their worlds (barring how dense Sasaki is towards Yamada/Tayama). I really felt as though many of the conversations held in these two series are genuine valid concerns and responses that have been held in the real world, and with equally solid and meaningful responses to said concerns. If you're looking for a series to read slowly and laid back while in a bad head space or want to hear some insightful conversations with some soft bittersweet adult-orientated humour then I am sure one of these two series will be a good fit.

If you liked 3-gatsu no Lion add

...then you might like Yagate Kimi ni Naru add

Self Hatred, Healing, Detachment and Fear of Dependence. My two most beloved series of all time are too alike in specific areas not to go unnoticed. Protagonists Rei and Touko are unflinchingly determined to reach their life goals, not because they believe that it will make them happy, but because they have been made to believe that it's the only thing they have left. They will sacrifice anything and everything to reach these goals, whether that be their relations with loved ones, their mental/physical health and even their perceived right to seek out help or someone to talk to. When the manga in both series take off both of these protagonists have already been coping with their losses for close to a decade and are now in high school. As a result of the amount of effort they have put in to their work as a coping method for their loss it has elevated them to lofty heights within their own communities. This in turn results in even more immense pressure from the people around them. Eventually however both of our protagonists falter to someone / a group in private, which leaves them prone and in a state of weakness. Yet it is in these moments that their witnesses embrace them and their past, warts and all, which is when our protagonist's view of the world starts to break down and a new lease on life begins for both of them. Deconstructing their unhealthy mindsets takes time however, and in turn their carers will have their own realisations, struggles and moments of desperation/tears as they do their best to take care of our protagonist's. While I can't in good conscience call these anime "Iyashikei" or peaceful due to the character drama that circulates within them. I can say that if you are in need of a series that feels something like a long, warm, emotional hug then one of these two should fit the bill very nicely.

If you liked Oyasumi Punpun add

...then you might like Yagate Kimi ni Naru: Saeki Sayaka ni Tsuite add

Jealousy, Obsession, Love and Resentment. Painful decade long coming of age stories of the MC's life from a first person and incredibly human point of view. Both going through their MC's ages of ~10 when they're in elementary school to their early 20's when they have jobs or going to college. The MC's frequently have their inner moral compasses and desires conflict which only prolongs their suffering and darkens their thoughts and actions. All the while they trudge through the day to day life with people they have uneasy or complex relations with.