Kore wa Zombie desu ka?, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Recommendations
They are both based off of comedy however Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka has a much more responsible lead and more of a plot
Both have a male that loves to relax, loves peace, etc.
They live their life normally until one day a person comes and completely changes them (kore wa zombie desu ka being Eu) (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san being nyaruko)
Both are really funny. Plus the similar plot.
The main difference I would say is that in kore wa zombie desu ka ayumu has powers unlike in Haiyore! Nyaruko-san mahiro doesn't have powers
It gives the same feeling. Both have supernatural elements and superpowers mixed with comedy. A normal life that starts to change completely. Whenever he meet someone, they gradually start living together in a same house.
If you're hoping over from Haiyore, check out Zombie for more eccentric action-packed comedy, but with a more mature sheen, grounded character focus, and space for drama. If you enjoyed Zombie's parodying and comedic aspects, check out Haiyore for an all-out, reference-brimming parody of action/romance.
At their hearts, the two series are comedies set against the backdrop of supernatural drama and action (in this case, featuring bloodlusting monsters and aliens/vampires/zombies/people with superpowers) that don't take themselves too seriously, allowing their comedic and parodical vibes to take center stage. The jokes are frequent, recurring, and poke fun at various genres. Running gags and idiosyncrasies rule the day.
Our cast of characters (and even the monsters) might frequently be in a bit of a pickle, sure, but they've got the levity to crack punchlines and jokes and maybe even break the fourth wall from time to time for both their own good and for the audience's. If not, then they'll lend themselves to comedic situations.
Both Haiyore and Zombie kick off in similar ways. The male protagonists, Ayumu Aikawa and Mahiro Yasaka, desire steady lives but are inadvertently thrust into the strange world of the supernatural and have to cooperate with a bizarre and unusual cast of oddballs (vampires, magical girls, aliens, etc.) to fend off evil monsters. In both series, these strange characters move in with the male protagonists and have various ulterior motives for being there. Haiyore's Nyaruko and Zombie's Haruna, who end up with Mahiro and Ayumu in this effort, are quite similar: they're self-confident, headstrong, flaunting, arrogant, bubbly, childish, and go about their days in carefree ways despite otherwise dire circumstances. They even wield chainsaws at some point. These character types are often polarizing with audiences, and many probably find them super annoying, but if you enjoyed one you might enjoy the other. Nyaruko is Haruna dialed up to an absolute extreme while Haruna is Nyaruko but with a bit less of a motormouth.
We get similar progression in the two series, starting out with eccentric fights against monsters with ample amounts of blood splatter. In Haiyore they're battling Lovecraftian creatures and in Zombie they're battling Megalos, and similarly only the MCs and others-in-the-know can really deal with these monsters and experience this strange realm of reality.
After kicking off with the rapidfire, monster-fighting action, both series let character interactions take the reigns. Zombie begins dabbling with character issues while Haiyore begins to grind its rom-com gears. Comparatively, Zombie plays out much more seriously (which, if you know Zombie, tells you how ridiculous Haiyore is): there /are/ character struggles, sufferings, and motivations that aren't played for laughs, and a more emotionally mature development of character bonds. It's willing to briefly apply the brakes on the comedy to make this happen. This contrasts with the much more on-the-nose parodying and more sitcom-esque humor in Haiyore, which in all of its endless jokes and references makes a continuous effort to clearly signal that it's a comedy: virtually everything — even if it might not look like it at first — is played for laughs. However, that same comedic and parodying aspect is still strong in Zombie.
TLDR: This recommendation is based on similarities in atmosphere, premise, character development, and setting.
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