Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata, Dororo Recommendations
Tomoya Aki and Hyakkimaru--two teenage boys who will stop at nothing to seek what will make them complete. Tomoya's adventure has a more metaphorical take on the idea, creating videogames to satisfy his eroge-induced wanderlust. Hyakkimaru's tale is a bit more literal; he collects his body parts in order to make himself whole.
The dynamics between Megumi and Tomoya and between Hyakkimaru and Dororo also reflect each other very nicely. Megumi and Hyakkimaru are the stoic ones who have some torque backing them up when they get emotional--they have a difficult time expressing what they want to, but their companions, Tomoya and Dororo - the
character - respectively, understand them rather well. These duos have personalities that effortlessly bounce off of each other too, creating some well-timed comedic moments that can relieve some of the tension off of your shoulders.
In contrast to Tomoya though, Hyakkimaru destroys rather than creates. He faces larger-than-life demons, and each of these beasts represents a larger philosophical question that he faces: should a person need a complete body to be truly complete?. Tomoya is similar in that sense, as his efforts to make a popular game in the comiket represent a different kind of incompleteness: a lack of purpose, and so the question becomes: does a person need to believe in something greater to be complete? Both of these shows ask important questions in humanity's pursuit for meaning.
While Dororo - the Anime - ponders themes such as humanity, disability, and what makes a man, Saekano ponders similar themes such as sacrifice, meaning, and the creation of art. Hyakkimaru and Tomoya are used to explore these themes similarly, as both of them find a goal to chase, and almost lose everything in pursuit of that goal. Tomoya angers his friends, wastes his energy, and spends sleepless nights coding his eroge, while Hyakkimaru throws his own humanity into question and hurts many of the people around him.
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