Detarame na Sekai no Melodrama

Character designs in Detarame na Sekai no Melodrama are likely inspired by the work of Fumiko Takano, so if you like them, check out this MV. Its director also worked on Heike, which had original character designs by Takano. 

Detarame na Sekai no Melodrama makes plenty of homages to the style of Shichiro Kobayashi in its backgrounds and Kunihiko Ikuhara in its direction and themes. Utena is the most obvious parallel, but there're also notable similarities with Penguindrum and Yurikuma