If you liked
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
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...then you might like
Chainsaw Man
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This rec may seem far-fetched, but I love these two series for many similar thematic reasons. Umineko's themes dealing in child abuse, especially from the issues of a mother upon a child, have strong parallels to Denji's relationship with Makima. The struggle of breaking a cycle of trauma and abuse through the lens of compassion is a constant theme. The realities of death and grief and how to move on in the aftermath play a huge part in both. Further, both have absurdist and fantasy-laced battles that are more about the characters and their interactions than pure action. They are deeply invested in how japanese society frequently fails its youth and have strong relationships with the continuing recession that has been affecting youth since the 1990s.