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Gunslinger Girl
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Under the Dog
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Both series follow the fates of teenage-girls-made-assasins.
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Nana
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Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
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- both series focus on performing arts (music/rakugo) - there's a similar dynamic between main characters (unlikely friends) - lots of realistic drama/relationships - both are aimed at similar demographic (josei)
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Joshiraku
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Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
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Both series focus on rakugo performers, although Joshiraku is more about comedy/modern japanese society commentary, and Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is more about drama
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Bleach
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Ushio to Tora (TV)
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Both series have extremly similar protagonist and premise - main character is forced to fight supernatural creatures to protect his friends and family, both are great mix of fight scenes,drama and a little bit of comedy.
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Brave Story
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Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
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Both are about young kid that goes for the great adventure to another,fantastic world in order to get something back/grand a wish. Both have very similar imagery at times and surprisingly dark and mature moments.
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Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star
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Space☆Dandy
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From the very first episode, these two series are very similar. Both have cheeky, reckless protagonists that work as a space/bounty hunter. Both have basically the same setting— a distant future, in galaxy far, far away. Both also have lots of great comedy.
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Natsuyuki Rendezvous
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Hal
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Both are about people dealing with the loss of their lover and trying to move on. Both are very sweet with some touching moments and well animated. In both main female character runs a cute little shop.
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Nazo no Kanojo X
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Aku no Hana
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Both have similar male protagonist - quiet, ordinary boy.. that makes some kind of contract with very unusual, mysterious girl. Both also have kind of 'erotic' theme. AnH is dark,serious and somewhat artistic while NnKX is light-hearted and meant to be funny.
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Kotoura-san
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Pupipo!
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Both are about the girl with some supernatural talents (in Pupipo! main character sees ghosts, Kotoura reads other people's minds). Because of their abilities they can't find any friends, until they meet certain someone, who wants to help them/finds their powers interesting
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Hanasaku Iroha
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Gin no Saji
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Both series focus on teenage boy/girl who for some reason has to move out of the city and completly change his/her environment. In both main characters learn the taste of hard work and try to find their own dream. Both are very down to earth series, with no supernatural elements only very nice slice of life with a little bit of comedy
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Shoujo Kakumei Utena
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Kill la Kill
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Both take place in strange school ruled by mysterious student council, in both heroine is trying to fight against council's power. KLK is more fun to watch, with plenty of dirty jokes, Utena is more symbolic and slower
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Dead Leaves
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Kill la Kill
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Same director , similar crazy style, full of dirty jokes and action-packed, in both main characters are fighting against some kind of opression - in DL it's the prison daily life, in KLK it's totalitarian school
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Otona Joshi no Anime Time
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Dareka no Manazashi
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Both are short sentimental stories about young women looking back at their past
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K-On!
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Free!
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Both are about group of highschool girls/boys enjoying afterschool-club activities. Both are very light-hearted and extremely moe. Both are by KyoAni.
If you liked
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo
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Nerawareta Gakuen
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Similar concept, time travelling + little bit of romance both are very well animated but Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo has better story and characters imo
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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
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...then you might like
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
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Both concentrate on people who lost someone precious to them in the past, and have to deal with this someone coming back as a ghost in order to help them move on. In AnoHana, it's childhood friend, in Natsuyuki Randezvous it's late husband. AnoHana is more slice of life, Natsuyuki has more romance
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Mousou Dairinin
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Boogiepop wa Warawanai
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Similar setting - modern Japan, in both people are facing some kind of urban legend, origins unknown, that helps them reach katharsis
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Aku no Hana
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Boku wa Mari no Naka
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Written and drawn by the same mangaka, both contain perverted & mysterious high school girls, introverted and weak minded male protagonist that has to face some unusual situation
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Omoide Poroporo
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Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi
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Both movies are somehow sentimental journey to the past Japan, Nijiiro Hotaru has a little bit of fantasy on it, Omeide Poroporo is pure nostalgic slice of life
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Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi
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...then you might like
Momo e no Tegami
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Both are about children dealing with the death of a relative with supernatural/fantasy twist
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Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
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Hyouka
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Basically both are about school club doing stuff because the club president wants to (solving mysteries in Hyouka & searching for supernatural in Haruhi), male protagonists are very similar, + both are by KyoAni Haruhi has more action & little bit of sci-fi , while Hyouka is kinda slow and more realistic, but these 2 series are very alike
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K-On!
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Tamako Market
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Both are KyoAni creations, share the same cute character design, heart-warming atmosphere, absence of real plot - there are cute girls living ordinary cute lifes with friends and family (and with bizarre parrot in TM)
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Momo e no Tegami
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Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
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Both are great slice of life stories with supernatural/fantasy twist, in both main character has to deal with the loss of someone and has to change her way of living to move forward, both have very good mix of drama & cute moments.
If you liked
Colorful (Movie)
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Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
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Both are wonderfully animated and are great slice of life/drama stories with supernatural twist. The main characters have to deal with loss and try to change themselves in order to move forward.
If you liked
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo
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...then you might like
Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
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Both are very good slice of life/drama movies, the same director, similar artstyle, beautiful animation both give you similar warm/touching feeling while watching
If you liked
Dead Leaves
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...then you might like
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
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-similar crazy artstyle -both have badass main characters -full of dirty jokes -action-packed
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Paradise Kiss
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Suki tte Ii na yo.
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Both are about highschool girl that isn't close to anyone and just lives her dreary life until she meets the guy that shows her the joys of youth and helps her come out of her shell. Both focus on teenage girls feelings. ParaKiss is more about fashion, Sukinayo is more school-ish
If you liked
Hyouka
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...then you might like
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
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Group of high school students trying to solve their school's old/everyday mysteries, a little bit of comedy,a little bit of drama
If you liked
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
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Joshiraku
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Same creator, japanese humor, parody,no actual plot