If you liked
Vinland Saga
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...then you might like
Tokyo Revengers
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As different as they are, a lot of Tokyo Revengers reminded me of Vinland saga and I genuinely believe if you liked one, you will also enjoy the other. The two shows are action packed, drama heavy, pain(emotional/physical), fighting/violence, and blood(Vinland saga in seinen and TR is shounen). Both deal with heavy themes of rivalry and a boy trying to fix things. Thorfinn wants revenge for his father and Takemichi wants to prevent the deaths of his friends. The characters are OP and half the time, you're so engulfed in the fights, you forget why they are fighting. In a good way. Both constantly remind you why the MC is doing what he's doing which makes you want to root for him more. Every characters creates a strong feeling within you and I always found myself either being shocked, happy, or sad over a death or near death moment of a character. Both MC's start off as weak and eventually grow stronger (although Takemichi from TR grows in an emotional sense). The boys are driven by a strong passion that keeps them from giving up and all the other characters play important roles in their journey.
If you liked
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
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...then you might like
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
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Okay hear me out on this one. First off, both are an Isekai. The main characters start off as your generic funny character that is completely useless but eventually you start appreciating them more. Although Konosuba doesn't have much character development, I found the characters begin to grow on me. Both series I feel have similar types of comedic aspects and the females have like personalities (not directly but that's the best way I can phrase it). Most of everyone has something unique/ quirky about them whether it's in a good way or not and I like that, sometimes I notice how characters are all the same and often stereotypical and generic in Isekai's. It was not rare for me to crack a smile or even laugh out loud for both anime. Konosuba is more lighthearted and doesn't follow a particular time line per say while Re:Zero is definitely more drama heavy. It is obvious that these are very different but taking the small bits and pieces into consideration (Isekai, comedy, art style, certain character aspects) I recon you will enjoy one if you liked the other.
If you liked
Noragami
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...then you might like
Fumetsu no Anata e
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Although on the outside the two shows appear nothing alike, i feel they compliment each other in more ways than one. Both stories are about an immortal being that emotionally grow, Fushi and Yato experience what it is like to truly appreciate what what can so easily be taken from you. 'Noragami' has a rather light hearted approach as some could argue and Yato, the main protagonist is quite playful himself. Given his past, the anime makes it obvious he grew tremendously. Every character taught him a valuable lesson and you eventually get to see how everyone impacts his feelings and decisions. Fushi from 'To Your Eternity' not having a past at all, learns valuable things from each acquaintance and not only advances on a skill level, but how he perceives love, pain, and anger.
If you liked
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
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...then you might like
Fumetsu no Anata e
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The main characters are flawed or have some type of 'trauma'. Every character teaches you a life lesson as well as the protagonists, giving them a new look on what it means to live. The two series make you experience both empathy and frustration towards some of the characters, their decisions, and what happens to them. They are stories about self growth and moving past what holds you back, ultimately advancing from it, learning that scars are what shape you.
If you liked
Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou
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...then you might like
Fumetsu no Anata e
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Both are stories about new beginning. Learning how to love someone and a journey in finding the beauty in living. Despite their own obstacles, the characters fight for themselves and what is necessary to move on. Even though both the protagonists from either show know they can not be out lived and every time they experience loss they grow from it and begin a new start to learn something new. Before Arial, Maquia had never really known what it meant to experience true emotion. She had experienced so much before she even knew what pain felt like. In 'To Your Eternity' Fushi had never even lived and was expected to adapt to society. Every person he encountered taught him something, whether it was to love, talk, feel wanted, and what pain meant. I feel, both stories flesh out their characters so well to where in that short time, you truly begin to feel for them and how every event effects the main characters; you see how that changes their views on life and the living.