If you liked
Kara no Kyoukai Movie 1: Fukan Fuukei
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Denpa-teki na Kanojo
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These two anime have such a similar feel to them that I‘m convinced that they have to be siblings in some way. The most obvious point is the atmosphere. The scenes are long, the voices are calm, the scenery is big and the feeling is mysterious. They understand that immersion comes from a balance of cinematic means (i.e. camera, music, color, etc.) and an engaging story doesn‘t simply entertain the viewer, but engages them emotionally or logically (mostly the latter for these two). Another very similar aspect is the dialogue. It‘s unusual, sometimes even unnatural, but at the same time thoughtful, interesting and information packed. You‘ll want to pay close attention, especially whenever the motivation of an antagonist is discussed. Finally, the themes and thematic execution are also quite similar. KnK covers a broader range of themes, simply because it has more time to do so, but in their core, both of these anime talk about the psychological reasons why people hurt others, blurring the lines of victim and culprit in the process. I could go on about character dynamics, art and setting, but you get the point. I personally think that if you enjoy one of the two, you‘re almost guaranteed to like the other.
If you liked
Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex
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...then you might like
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
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These really are what you would call big brain shows. Not because you need to be super smart to enjoy them, but because the authors and directors clearly knew exactly what they were doing. When it comes to complex, intelligent and creative stories, these two shows are as good as it gets. The writing is top notch an the plot structure is fantastic. Ghost in the Shell is more focused on the sci-fi aspect and builds intricate, speculative stories about the possibilties that the future might bring for politics, society and indivduals. Galactic heroes meanwhile goes full on war-story and crafts a gigantic and complex plot about politics and warfare. The main entertainment factor for both anime lies in the sophisticated nature of their stories. They deliver every information that a person without much knowledge about the complex topics would need to follow the plot, but they also respect the viewers intelligence and you never feel like something is overexplained or doesn‘t make sense. They also don‘t use any cheap tricks to try and get an emotional response from the audience. Instead they let the potentially emotional moments speak for themselves and thus manage to give more emotionally driven people their highlights while not annoying the others with melodrama. GitS:SAC and LotGH represent the peak of story-writing and if you enjoyed one, you will most certainly like the other.