 If you liked
FLCL
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 ...then you might like
Abenobashi Mahou☆Shoutengai
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Both series are insanely fun, insanely awesome or just insane. Both seem like some screwed up story which turns out to be more than just nonsense.
alot of the same zany and wild comic approach. it you like comedys then you'll love abenobashi
Both animes are full of wacky situations, fast-paced animation, similar characters, and just a ton of fun randomness! Abenobashi has all the things that made FLCL awesome just with double the amount of episodes, way more allusions, a bit more ecchi, and Osaka accents. Can't go wrong with that. :]
wow, the comparison is so close that i thought this was a continuation of FLCL some how.
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Recommended by DotHacker666
Abenobashi features some great animation direction from Gainax animators like Hiroyuki Imaishi, who made his first big splash with the mind-blowing visuals in FLCL. Both series also follow a boy's emotional growth, though Abenobashi's development is considerably less bombastic and blunt than FLCL's. And of course, both are full of hilarious otaku-centered humor.
If you like twisted plots, and funny scenes all the time. You'll like this series. It's made by Gainax too, and have many references to many pop cultural manga & anime stuff. It's a weird comedy, but you'll have a good time with Abenobashi.
Colorful, pretty absurd atmosphere and explosive characters. :)
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Recommended by cockroaches
The flow of how the story is told and unravels is similar.
Both stories also seems to be surreal, yet still have some ties to what used to be reality.
It seems to be a coming of age type of story, but told in a round about way.
What strikes me most similar would probably be the bold animation style.
Both has over the top animation, where it exaggerates cartoonish aspects.
It also contains a lot of symbolism, which is subtle or used as the stage of the episode.
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Recommended by lackofwords
Both are Gainex coming of age stories with the same wacky atmosphere.
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Recommended by LittleCaesars
Both have a very similar humor and near identical amount of randomness. Abenobashi is much more story driven, but they both deliver a lot of confused laughs, and have a surprisingly dark tone at times.
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Recommended by HalibelTheEspada
Both of these Anime are made by Gainax studio, so they have the same art style and the same color scheme. The main characters of both series are a little boy and a little girl, who both get help from an older woman. Both series deal with metaphors and both have very random comedy as well. Both series deal with mature and similar themes, FLCL deals with the theme of growing up from child to adult while Abenobashi deals with the theme of not being able to grow up.
Abenobashi has a lot of the same madman Studio Gainax energy.. Check out episodes 3, 5, and 11 in particular for high octane zaniness.
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Recommended by TheBellman
Both are coming of age stories filled with wacky characters in wackier situations with crazy Gainax animation, including episodes directed by Imaishi. While FLCL is a sci-fi mecha, Abenobashi leans more towards fantasy.
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Recommended by Ionliosite2