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If you liked Serial Experiments Lain add

...then you might like Dennou Coil add

Both are about the overlap between the digital world and the real world where young children are highly involved. The main character is a curious young girl who is exploring this digital world and trying to figure out what secrets it holds.

If you liked Psycho-Pass add

...then you might like Zankyou no Terror add

In an alternate history, the government of Japan is acting unethically. One of the male leads is a disgraced detective who was demoted for trying to do the right thing and expose the corruption of the city. Throughout the show he chases terrorists to expose the government’s conspiracy and make things right. Am I talking about Zankyou no Terror or Psycho-Pass? Both is a good answer.

If you liked Kusuriya no Hitorigoto add

...then you might like Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai add

Historical East Asia, royalty, political tension, conspiracy, mystery and murder in the palace, all of this and more found in Yatagarasu and The Apothecary Diaries

If you liked Durarara!! add

...then you might like Odd Taxi add

You're looking for an ensemble cast that tells interconnected stories about city life and the dark, criminal underbelly, in which it doesn't look like everything will be connected at first but then all of the separate stories come together to tell one cohesive one? Look no further

If you liked NieA Under 7 add

...then you might like Shinryaku! Ika Musume add

Strange girl of mysterious species shows up and becomes roommates with human main character, who is shocked at her antics. Slice of life hijinks ensue

If you liked Shiki add

...then you might like Devilman: Crybaby add

What happens when a dangerous "other" slowly starts to take over? How will we treat them? How will we treat each other in fear that they might be one of them? Even if this "other" is dangerous, does deserve to die, do the deserve the unjust treatment? Won't society destroy itself by fearing this "other" and senselessly treating them without a hint of empathy or compassion, despite whatever their sin might be? All of these questions are asked as the story slowly unfolds into an explosive finale

If you liked Higurashi no Naku Koro ni add

...then you might like Shiki add

There’s an innate horror to a small town in the summer—suffocating in how isolated it is, where everyone know’s everyone’s business, and also in the overbearing heat, permeated by the constant cry of the cicadas behind every conversation you have. Something is wrong with this town, an epidemic where people keep dying and there’s nothing you can do about it

If you liked Violet Evergarden add

...then you might like Sousou no Frieren add

What do you do when the war is over? A quiet, demure girl coped with her relationships and the world around her now that the war is over and she has to move on

If you liked Nana add

...then you might like Carole & Tuesday add

Both are grounded, emotional drama shows about the intimate, pseudo-romantic friendship between two adult women—total opposites (one bubbly and cheery, the other more mature and realistic) who end up living together and trying to make it in music

If you liked NHK ni Youkoso! add

...then you might like Kuragehime add

Both shows follow the lives of adult NEET otaku, with one focused on the male side of that subculture and the other focused on the female. Both feature a protagonist who meet a love interest who causes their life to drastically change and, in the end, leads them to better themself. NHK is definitely darker than Kuragehime but they carry the same themes and messages

If you liked Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan add

...then you might like Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. add

Both are absurdist gag comedies in which every character has a punny name and is based on some sort of anime stereotype, meant to parody them

If you liked FLCL add

...then you might like NHK ni Youkoso! add

Imagine if you got a manic pixie dream girl but she sucked Both follow depressed male protagonists in their journey to get better and find themselves, and their relationship with a female character who is a hot mess in her own right

If you liked FLCL add

...then you might like Chainsaw Man add

FLCL was a big inspiration behind Chainsaw Man, with Fujimoto even describing his hit manga as "evil FLCL" and I agree with this assessment. While they're very different in tone and story, they're both action-packed romps about deeper issues at their core. FLCL features a female character who is spunky and upbeat, as well as masking her true intentions when it comes to the male lead, and both of those features show up in CSM as well. FLCL and CSM also both follow the young male lead in his relationships with older women and examine the characters while doing so.

If you liked Jujutsu Kaisen add

...then you might like Chainsaw Man add

Teenage shounen Good Boy eats stuff he shouldn't and accidentally gets a Monster inside of him. Now he must fight for the Monster Hunters lest they kill him.

If you liked Baccano! add

...then you might like Great Pretender add

It’s Jazzy, foreign (American, at the beginning of Great Pretender), and fast paced—so make sure to pay attention!

If you liked Sonny Boy add

...then you might like Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi add

Students and the building they’re in get teleported to nowhere. Shocking dark coming of age, developing relationships, and moving on. This one isn’t as surreal as Sonny Boy but the genres are there

If you liked Mousou Dairinin add

...then you might like Serial Experiments Lain add

Flat/muted colors, psychological horror, blending of the real and fantastical, and a spectacular, bittersweet ending. It wasn't made by him, but Lain fits right in with Satoshi Kon's work

If you liked Koe no Katachi add

...then you might like Orange add

Deals with themes of suicide and subsequently recovery. Also largely focuses on friendship

If you liked Another add

...then you might like Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation add

A class of kids killing each other due to mysterious circumstances--although, I'd recommend the original game over the anime

If you liked Serial Experiments Lain add

...then you might like Sonny Boy add

Flat colors, no music, and psychological horror--it's got all the chops