Anime similar to "Run, Melos"?

satan_says_hi said:
I would have a few suggestions. The style is not exactly the same as in Run, Melos! but they're all great watches and I think you would enjoy at least one of them.

1. Glass no Kamen (2005) for a depiction of western theatre

2. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu is a show about Rakugo, a form of Japanese verbal entertainment

3. Skip Beat! is another option, it's about a girl named Kyoko who gets into show business and acting in order to get revenge on rising pop icon Fuwa Sho. Throughout the series she gets several acting roles

4. Yagate Kimi ni Naru is a love story between two school girls. In the second half of the show the student council puts on a play, the main character being Touko Nanami, the student council president herself and one of the two girls. The show is more than just a love story, it depicts the way Touko changed her personality following a traumatic event and how she lost herself, which is portrayed in the school play. Even though the show seems to be worlds apart from Run, Melos!, I think it's quite similar in a way to Dazai's depiction of loneliness and a great watch overall

5. Perfect Blue is about a former idol who loses herself on her way to become an actress. This psychological thriller is a staple movie in anime and is a must watch

6. Ayakashi is the prequel to Mononoke and is a series of classic Japanese horror stories

7. Hashire Melos is a 2 hour long movie version of Run, Melos! directed by Oosumi Masaaki that also features some of Satoshi Kon's work