Btooom!

Both main characters left their normal life's and have the same goal: Stay alive in a world ruled by chaos and cruelty 

report Recommended by philiphos

Survival of the fittest!!
Good character development
HOFD= Guns and Explosives             
Btoom= Bombs and BIM's
and of course= Boobs 

report Recommended by fullmetalpower

full of gruesome kill scenes, amazing plots and vivid art work. These both focus on the will to survive by characters in the situations they are put in, both also focus on the male demographic (high school of the dead a lot more than Btoooom!). both are amazing and action packed and are good for a Binge watch.   

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hotd is pervy and btooom is more discreet about it and has a bit more respect. it pleasantly surprised me cause we know anime.
now that that's out of the way, they are a bit different , yet have a similar feel.
on one hand, a guy is mindlessly killing zombies, holding onto the fact that they are dead and it is justifiable to keep himself sane, while the other has a guy forced kill real live people and has actually lost his mind a few times.
either way, there are deaths, gore, and boobs.
hotd is less thought provoking (boo), but has more bloodshed (yay) and unnecessary fanservice (boo) so that's something.
btooom has more food for thought (yay) and thankfully less pervy moments (yay), but when it does have them... it almost ruins the entire mood (BOO).
but if those boo moments don't bother you (or you enjoy them), check the other out. read more 

report Recommended by jaimenofx

Both anime feature protagonists who start off going through life without a care in the world but are forced to sort their lives out when they are thrust into a hectic situation where they have to fight to survive. In both cases, they have a romantic relationship with the main heroine, but their relationship starts off strained in the beginning and they gradually rekindle it over the course of the series. However, their relationships are quite different (Takashi and Rei are childhood sweethearts, while Ryota and Himiko are online partners who married in-game). Both anime also have the same animation studio and feature a few of the same voice actors (e.g. Himiko and Arisu are both voiced by Brittney Karbowski). 

"Btooom!" has a slightly better story and much better animation, while "Highschool of the Dead" has better music as well as more characters and action. Personally, I don't think either show is particularly great, but those who enjoy one should enjoy both. read more 

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Accel World addpermalink

A rather odd recommendation due to major differences in genre, but also maturity in content, there is a certain appeal regarding the characters which both series share. The characters aren't cardboard cut-outs of each other though, not in the slightest, nor are the plots. More of, same feel, but something majorly different, if viewers of one might give the other a chance. 

report Recommended by Yemi_Hikari

Similarities:

Same guys who are losers in the real world found themselves in a game in which they are the masters.

Same situation where guy meets hot babe in the game.

Same situation where alliances will be formed.

Dissimilarities:

In one anime the game is a life or death situation, while the other has more to do with reaching the level 10.......or at least that's what it was suppose to be.

The art in one anime is too flashy, while the other is too practical.

The main guy in one anime is 22 year old NEET, while the main guy in the other anime is 14 year old overweight middle schooler. 

The main chick in one anime is tall but flat chested, in the other anime the chick is one bodacious hottie.

The guy in one anime has a sotcon relationship with the girl....since the girl is a year ahead of the guy, while in the other anime it is a bit of a lolicon since the girls is still a minor.  
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report Recommended by Nasty001

Both anime mainly take place in the virtual world
Fighting
Becoming the best player 

report Recommended by Lexmin

They are both games in which the main character is fighting to get to the top, or win. They both contain romance and a life in the digital world.  

report Recommended by OneBlackAnime

Both anime comprises of the theory of fight to survive. Btooom! is more exciting in some aspects though.  

report Recommended by Gladeo

-Both are surprisingly violent for their childish concept
-Both have main characters that, despite being outcasts in the real world, are very useful when they are forced to use their knowledge of the video game they play
-Teams are formed within the players of this game, to help defeat a common enemy
-The main character meets a girl that he knew before he was transported to the new world/island 

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Log Horizon addpermalink

The environment that both series take place in has a similar concept but with different circumstances.

As for our main characters, they are stuck in an isolated area from the outside world where they must survive. Btooom! takes more of a serious tone, while Log Horizon is much more lighthearted. However, there are many mechanics behind both series that are explored relating to their circumstances.

The main male protagonists are also gamers with experience in the gaming world. 

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Death Note addpermalink

Although the main storyline is completely different, I had a feeling like I watched Yagami Light adventures in a different universe... Why? First of all the character design is similar, secondly how he thinks and acts, yes an anime character that actually thinks!!! In many cases the action felt like it was a battle of minds with careful strategy rather than mindless  chase/shoot... I didn't expect the anime with title like that would be so good, I was impressed and I would put it next to Death Note... 

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The beginning of DN and Btooom have same feeling. Main characters think they are the best and can do anything, both MC are so called ''smart'' or ''genius minds'', they live in solitude though. Killing involved.  

report Recommended by Lylaaz

The storyline is very different between the two, but had some similarities in them. When I was watching Btooom and the main character Ryouta, I couldn't help but think that the psychological battles and ideas were exactly like that of Light Yagami in Death Note. The art style is also very alike and both involve a person killing others. 

report Recommended by Big_Tony44

Both anime contain a similar art style and nail-biting tension.
Btooom and Death Note are both survival anime and require the savviness of the main characters to endure the torment until the end.
-Key Differences? well Btoom is a survival game and contains a lot of action for being a survival game genre.
However, bit have the same lasting impression and will keep you involved until the bitter end 

report Recommended by pantythief666

Although the plot and main characters are completely different; in Btooom! you often find the main character coming up with quick decisions to get out of tense situations.  This "What is he going to do/How did he do it" feeling is similar to that of Death Note.  

report Recommended by Roleloy

Both series are darker than most, and both main characters are very smart and cunning. both series deal with death even though they are not fantasy or too supernatural typed animes.
    Both series also have sort of a tragic heroine who in my opinion are quite similar. 

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7 Seeds addpermalink

it is similar to the way where both of the anime is about surviving on an isolated land or island. if you liked then definitely you will 7 seeds.  In my opinion, both anime are so strong in the story side view.  

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Shingeki no Kyojin addpermalink

The main characters are put in a life and death situation.  Betrayal, gore, and survival are an intricate theme for both series. 

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Mi Yu Xingzhe addpermalink

Trusting your closest ally to survive together XD There are real deaths, protection, and betrayal. Doing what it takes to survive and get off the island. 10/10 Survival anime 

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Black Lagoon addpermalink

both have companionship that are born in war type settings  were the male main like the girl main
both have blood and gory scenes and tactics to pull off the perfect kill.

black lagoon has a more Marfia vibe to it. and btoom! a beat the odds in a game vibe.    

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Platinum End addpermalink

Similar situation when MCs are suddenly in life or death battle and have to use their intelligence and skill to survive 

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Ousama Game The Animation addpermalink

Both series have people forced into a game with rules based off of a similar game that people are familiar with. These series both show a lot of gore and death, but Ousama Game is more graphic with the deaths while Btooom! is more graphic with the violence itself. They both also have a kill to survive aspect. 

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Juuni Taisen addpermalink

Both anime implements a survival game technique(Hunger Games style).
In both animes, participants have to kill each other to obtain a sort of token from the player they killed, which will lead to their victory.
Both are action-oriented, but not too much to make it a "shounen" 

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Gleipnir addpermalink

Both are set in same natural environment and have fights for survival there. 

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Nakanohito Genome [Jikkyouchuu] addpermalink

The same story plot where a group of gamers found themselves abducted and force to play a real life or death game. 

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Tenkuu Shinpan addpermalink

Tenkuu Shinpan is basically Btooom! with masks.
Both of them are about a battle royal death game created by a higher power with an ulterior motive, the location just differs (island vs. skyscraper world). Both protagonists plan to overthrow a helicopter to save as many participants as possible, even though the game only allows a single survivor.  

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Jigokuraku addpermalink

Anime battle royal on an island 

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Mirai Nikki addpermalink

The main characters are both antisocial, and some what of cowards at first. They are forced to play a game and fight for their lives, killing other players in the process. While the female protagonist in Btooom! is not a Yandere, she does give the main character a reason to fight, similar to what Yuuno gives Yuki.  

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Dorei-ku The Animation addpermalink

-Both anime has Crazy/obsessed people.
-Both anime has games and dueling in them.
-In both anime loser gets punished .   

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Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku addpermalink

Both anime are a survival game with interesting and different characters, strategic plans, fights, alliances, and a little gore. 

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Ixion Saga DT addpermalink

Similarities:

Both MC's are avid gamers.

Both MC's found themselves trapped in the game.

Both MC's have to find a way out of the game itself.

Dissimilarities:

In one anime the MC is also playing against other players who were in a life or death situation, while in the other anime the MC is the only one (from his world) who is an actual  life or death situation.

The MC in one anime was kidnapped and brought to a deserted tropical island to play an actual life or death version of the game he played. While in the other anime, the MC unknowingly volunteered to  be transported into an alternated world of the game. 

One anime has an extra action genre, while the other has comedy as its extra genre.

One anime is more of blood and gore, while the other is more of fantasy. 
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Sword Art Online II addpermalink

Although Btooom! has a lot of recommendations towards SAO season 1, it is actually more comparable to SAO II (first arc), because of the:
- modern weapons (guns and sniper rifles in one, grenades and explosives in the other, instead of magic spells and swords);
- similar Earth-like environments (such as savannahs, forests, urban areas, instead of fantasy world);
- two lead/main character relationship is similar (both focus on trying to survive together in both anime, instead of finding a way out).
- more similar atmosphere. 

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Overlord addpermalink

Both main characters who are seemingly the best at the video game that they play, then unwillingly become part of that game as it becomes a reality. Both anime have action and were produced by Madhouse. 

Both have a love interest that they met in-game before it became reality and meet them again in their new reality, difference being in "Btooom!" the interest is a human while in "Overlord" the interest used to be an NPC before the world changed.  

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Fate/Zero addpermalink

-Both animes are about receiving or meeting a third party to supply you with powers to fight in a survival game, and aim to defeat the opposing parties to win the game. 

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Coppelion addpermalink

BTOoOM! Has a very similar setting. Different plot but I can definitely see these girls having to deal with a lot of moral issues and meeting people with their own.  

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Akuma no Riddle addpermalink

Tick, tick, tick...

The viewer feels as if time is against the characters, yet the twists within the series...

No, the biggest selling point for both are the characters, but both get the viewer rooting for - not always the good guys, but some bad guys. Or are they really bad guys? 

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Juu Ou Sei addpermalink

Survival games in jungle. Love story, friendship and betrayal etc. Also bad 'plot balance': slow start, then nice dynamic series and strange last series. 

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Higashi no Eden addpermalink

In both shows, the characters are chosen to be thrust into a survival game. All of the players are given items (bombs in Btooom and a concierge with the power to give you almost anything you want in Higashi no Eden) to either kill others or avoid being killed.  

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Psycho-Pass addpermalink

Anime that have dark themes and deal with killing others in a very distant, cold, calculated way though both main characters have to deal with it emotionally it themselves. Both characters face dark and twisted opponents who show the darker side of human nature, especially when the normal social restraints are removed either from the lack of civilization or a broken criminal justice system. The animes are both violent and graphic. 

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Dr. Stone addpermalink

Both island battle animes. Very similar in their own right and I got the same feeling watch Btooom that I did Dr. Stone. Dr. Stone is a bit more awesome though in my opinion but both are worth the watch if you liked either one.  

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