Ranked #534

Master Keaton

Both come form mangas penned by Naoki Urasawa, and both are of similar quality. Master Keaton is a bit more episodic in nature than Monster, but both are fantastic.

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Both are mature, episodic series (well "WHR" gets a plot part way through) with deliberate pacing. They are also both realistic (to a degree), have interesting main characters (Robin and Keaton are amazing! Great main characters, although their persoanlites are not that similur), and use suspense conservatively, but effectively. Neither series relie on suspense completely, but when it is used it is usally quite good. Oh and they both suffer from incredbly poor writing in the begining which damages the otherise exellence of the series. (Oh and "]WHR" has a terrible ending). Ok so they might not be that much alike, but I do think fans of one series would like the other,

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Both are episodic adaptions of manga about manly men, doing manly things. Where Keaton is a king of all trades, Golgo only solves his problems one way: with a sniper rifle.

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Both series are episodic mature dramas with a very cool main character who goes around solving other people's problems. Black Jack is a doctor, while Taichi Hiraga-Keaton is an insurance investigator (although he also is a "jack of all trades" being highly skilled as a negotiator, archaeologist, former survival instructor, historian, and traveler). Anyway both men are very unorthodox, and yet looked highly apon by others in their respected feilds (most of the time). Yet society as a whole does not respect either of them (Black Jack in particular as he is an unlicensed doctor). Both men have amazing abilities, they are almost super-human, yet still some-how relatable and understandable.

In both series there are almost no recurring characters, minus the main character and one or two side characters (that are not always in every episode). Both series are oddities in anime. Instead of being action packed, or filled with giant robots, or vampires, or riveting political intrigue, they instead go for something else entirely. Sadly since both series are episodic, they tend to follow a pattern (there's a problem, Black Jack/Keaton shows up, they investigate the problem and look at it from all angles, they fix problem, etc etc), but it doesn't harm either series too much.

Anyway these series are so alike it's scary. Even their artwork and animation look a little alike. If you like one of these, I bet you'd like the other one. Give em a try. Both are very refreshing!

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Both shows have negotiations, spies and action! O_o

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After only watching one episode of Master Keaton, I could tell that Mushishi is similar. Ginko travels and solves problems with mushi, and Keaton solves problems for (insurance problems if the anime stays consistent) people who are in trouble. They both have the slice of life style pace, and from what I hear it is kind of episodic. But you probably would have heard of Mushishi before this one.

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Both main characters are professionals and helping others by completing their requests. City Hunter has more of fan service, women, guns and is a shounen type of anime while Master Keaton is more serious type of anime. Both animes seems to also be episodic.

I would say City Hunter is much more enjoyable to watch but it does not hurt to watch them both.

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