Shakugan no Shana

Zero no Tsukaima addpermalink

Both have Red-haired, tsundere characters who are the lead protagonists, accompanied by a brown-haired powerless male protagonist. Both of them are voiced by the same Voice Actors.

Zero no Tsukaima goes more fantastical, as it is a totally different world set in the medieval ages. ZnT features more of a school environment and a larger cast of side characters. It's also more detailed in expanding its magical universe so you really get a feel of the premise.

In sunmmary, Zero no Tsukaima has more of everything Shakugan no Shana has: Romance, School-life, Ecchi, Magic Rules and Universe, Better Soundtrack, More Side Characters. The only thing it doesn't have is Action, which can be a huge-turnoff, so prepare yourself to focus more on the above mentioned factors instead.

I hugely recommend anyone who loves tsundere romance fantasy to watch Zero no Tsukaima. You can't go wrong with one of the 4 Tsundere Wonders. read more

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Awesome anime! The characters in general are one of the best parts of this anime. 

report Recommended by FullMetal628

These two are ALOT alike. Both have lolicon characters doing the main role, both fall in love but are too shy to talk about it and both have a bit idiotic guys they like :P 

report Recommended by Hekami

Louise -> Kugimiya Rie <- Shana

They are both Tsundere protagonist that are good at beating the crap out of their love interest and defeating some enemies, Louise blows them up while Shana cuts them down with a fiery sword. They also become jealous easily and are very much possessive of their love interests.

Saito -> Saoshi Hino <- Yuuji

Both are forced to adapt after being thrust to live in a different aspect of life, Saito was hurled in a new world, and Yuuji found out he was no longer alive and that he is just a replacement. They do their best to protect their love interest. Both are generally idiotic or dense and are easily attracted by other women which results in them being punished by their love interests. Saito receives more physical abuse, countless beatings with a whip from Louise. While Yuuji on the other hand receives a more verbal one, Shana's tendency to lash out urusai upon urusai. read more

report Recommended by SnowmanGrimm

Featuring Rie Kugimiya and Satoshi Hino in similar leading roles, Shakugan no Shana and Zero no Tsukaima tell the story of male high school students drawn into the unfamiliar and encountering flat-chested, ill-tempered girls. While both shows are produced by the same studio and based on a series of light novels, Zero is meant to be more fun and light-hearted compared to Shana. 

report Recommended by Berkut

Main character personalities are very much the same and the whole show has the same feel 

report Recommended by spikesreign

Both are very similar.
Have the same synchro and the same character - qualities.
In these animes aim is to fight the evil ... whether with magic or a sword.
But the love is not too short and in both animes.
The anime also has what funny, the comedy is there, too. 

report Recommended by Foxygirl05

louise = kugimiya rie = shana 

tsundere protagonist that's good at beating the crap out of their love interest and defeating some enemies (louise blows them up while shana slices them down). they also have huge tendencies to become jealous and is very much possessive of their love interests.

saito = saoshi hino = yuuji 

forced to adapt to change after being thrust to live in a different aspect of life (saito was hurled in a new world and yuuji found out he was dead). they do their best to protect their love interest. generally idiotic/dense and are easily attracted by other women which results in them being punished by their love interests (saito receives the whip while yuuji receive urusai) read more

report Recommended by edgewalker00

I've never seen such a close comparison:
Shakugan no Shana
Talking amulet
Love between powerful girl and someone no longer human which whishes to become stronger.

Zero no Tsukaima
Talking sword
Love between powerful girl and someone no longer huma which wishes to become stronger.

Of course, Louise (main girl of ZnT) and Shana have the same seiyuu.

I think this is just the tip of the iceburg. 

report Recommended by Godel

Same voice actor and Louise and Shana got alot in common.
Shakugan no Shana is more action based. 

report Recommended by bloodcore

Same Seiyuus for the main characters...
Saito and Louise have pretty much in common with Yuji and Shana. 

report Recommended by bruno99

Not only are there a lot of the similar cast, but also Louise and Shana both act alike. They both always go "shut up! shut up! shut up!". They also are very violent towards the guy they like (Saito and Yuugi) and they seem to be semi-oblivious about it (like you think they notice, and then they dont). It also both involves magic and fighting. 

report Recommended by kallykinsCXIII

Both male & female character from Zero no Tsukaima and Shakugan no Shana have the same seiyuu..

Shana = Kugimiya Rie = Louise 
Yuuji = Satoshi Hino = Saito

Both Shana and Louise are tsundere characters too... Shana likes Yuuji, and Louise likes Saito ... 

If you want the romance + battle anime , watch both of them , you'll like it... Even though Shakugan no Shana has more battle, and Zero no Tsukaima has more romance... 

report Recommended by kuncrut

Some of the voice actor are the same... Shana and louise got the same Personality. Romance and other stuff.... 

report Recommended by Em-Man

both shows are fiction-based, and both contain protagonist that are female with flat chest, which is where the humor comes in.  both are good show, but zero no tsukaima is funnier.  on the negative side, both have shitty endings, but its they are still worth watching 

report Recommended by BlackTruth

Shana and Louise basically have the same personality. If you enjoyed Shana's cuteness, firey attitude, shyness, and her unawareness of the emotion called "love" you will love Zero no Tsukaima.  

report Recommended by audacious1

Well, for a start the protagonists for both have the same Seiyuus along with the same tsundere, loli main female role - the same jealousy. BUT, Zero has (in my opinion) a better romantic character development, though this may just be due to Shakugan no Shana being unfinished. It has more humour and action, if you 'like' Shakugan no Shana you will 'love' Zero no Tsukaima. 

report Recommended by Jackimus

There are little issues what resemble each others. In Zero no Tsukaima is talking sword, in Shakugan no Shana is talking amulet (+ book). In Zero no Tsukaima the maincharacter girl is powerful and fanatic, so in Shakugan no Shana. In Shakugan no Shana the maincharacter boy has got thought little... accident and is following the girl. Also, he want to become stronger. And so is in Zero no Tsukaima too.

And also, Shana and Louise has the same seiyuu, but also Saito and Yuuji has the same one so if you just listen to them, it's hard to tell which anime you're watching now. 

report Recommended by Sonja

the mood and characters are pretty much similar.  Girl falls for boy boy falls for girl.  The girl however is pretty stubborn, but it all works out.  If you liked this, youll definately like Zerno tsukaima, vise versa 

report Recommended by zongetsu

The first similarity is probably the character's personalities, the very flashy and colorful art and a great mix of romance comedy, action and supernatural. 

report Recommended by Esley

The plot in these two stories are very different, but the character relations are very similar.  How are they similar?  Well lets just say the female character dominates the male character....=/ 

report Recommended by Greenfox

-In both storys the mainchara is thrown out of his normal world 
-2 girls fight over his love
-The guy gains great strength 

report Recommended by Nejiri

If you like little annoying girl with magical  abilities who is very loud and  loves a normal boy (main character) and humiliates him because of that, it's the best thing you can get if we speak about anime. In addition, both of them (Louise Zero & Shana) are shown as very strong warriors or with secret power but in the course of time we can see their helplessness (but in the end they save the world anyway) 

report Recommended by Arw

Similar character relations and similar characters voiced by the same seiyuus. Powerful girl + guy who wants to become stronger. Both shows have quite the same feelings and I loved both of them. 

report Recommended by xyakaix

This two shows are essentially the same in every aspect aside from the setting. You have your male lead who is powerless and the female lead that looks down on him because of his lack of power at first. The male then becomes stronger in order to protect the female all the while getting abused and whipped by the female... and eventually they fall in love. Even the voice actors of both the male and female leads are the same people in both shows. If you have watched Shana, and you start to watch Zero, you will be expecting an "Urusai Urusai Urusai" at just about every point int the show. it's a little disappointing that it never comes :)

If you liked Shana, you will like Zero no Tsukamia and vice versa. There is no ands, ifs, or buts. read more 

report Recommended by shinigamidono

Not only do they both star a prepubescent girl who’s supposedly very powerful, but her power hasn’t been fully awaken yet, they also feature a clueless guy who basically follows her orders. And of course they both somehow fall in love with each other, but have a hard time expressing so. 

report Recommended by Laulaly

Actually, they're very similar. Main characters are really alike. The way they defeat enemies, all about proud, love and attitude. They're both awesome series. 

report Recommended by Blow

Both female main characters are the strong ones. The guy main character starts off weak. However, unlike Zero no Tsukaima, it's not really a harem... since only two girls like the guy.  

report Recommended by fantasylover

both guys get a new way of life after meeting the girl,they are both special and both girls have the same character and almost the same looks so you'll get almost the same feeling from both animes....  

report Recommended by Rejuvination

A bit of magic and the main character, who can not admit to that he loves his subordinate 

report Recommended by Hirokun

The two main characters share the same voice actors. Shana is also a tsundere like Louise; looking at one reminds me of the other. 

report Recommended by MiraelWhite

They seem to have the same air to them, plus Shana and Louise have similar personalities, But as you find out their abilities are quite different.  

report Recommended by Ren-Kun

Both of them shares the same seiyuus, contains a Tsundere as the lead character, similiar character developments, same enjoyment, etc.

Zero no Tsukaima has more ecchi,comedy,and medieval settings. while Shakugan no Shana has more battles and modern settings.  

If you like Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima is highly recommended unless you're an anti-ecchi.
and if you liked Zero no Tsukaima, Shakugan no Shana should be fine for you.

report Recommended by Hayzen

both female protagonist gets to have a weaker guy by their sides...though these guys are actually the source of their strength...shana and louise also have the same level of "strictness" and behavior when jealous...zero no tsukaima focuses more on magic and sorcery while shakugan no shana involves god-likes and soul eaters...or something like that 

report Recommended by lyza

Both animes have tsundre female main characters, as well as pathetic male co-lead characters. The men grow stronger to protect and be with their partners, and love blossoms. Love triangles also form in the animes. There is more humour in the zero no Tsukamia series than the Shakugan no shana, but magic is a huge theme in both, except that the latter sees it as being more supernatural. 

report Recommended by l3444

Shakugan no Shana has a lot of similarities to Zero no Tsukaima: From seiyuu's (Rie Kugimiya, Satoshi Hino, Ayako Kawasumi), flat-chested loli's with great power (Louise, Shana), almost useless guys but with hidden power (Saito, Yuji), love rivals that are completely opposite to the main character (Siesta, Kazumi), magical elements and, of course, romance. Both anime's has also its own atmosphere that would make you love them for its differences. 

report Recommended by Yukari_Hiwada

Both animes have a stubborn girl who doesnt admit that she loves a guy 

report Recommended by Human-kun

Similar Tsundere type theme anime. The plot is not nearly as heavy but the character development is just as good as Shana. The female leads are nearly identical except there is some role reveral with the males. Shana is the protector where as Louise is the protected. 

report Recommended by Swiftstrike

Not only sharing most of the same cast, the character's personalities are somewhat similar, and in both of them, the female lead character meets a "regular" boy, doesnt seem to accept him at first, then falls for him and can't express her feelings. Also, girls other than the female lead are interested in the boy... 

report Recommended by Exold

The way the story advances is almost the same.. with the female characters hopelessly in love with the main male character but are always in denial.. which adds to the comedy of the anime =) Plus, both are a MUST-WATCH and the plots although different in certain ways, are just simply awesome with many twists thrown in at many unexpected parts.  

report Recommended by wingar

Everyone compares the two together, but these shows are both great. It's a story that has two characters that are forced to work together and forced to rely on each other, bringing them closer. Lots of drama and action. I recommend all seasons of both. And Shakugan no Shana is said to be getting a third season too, so that's always a good reason to start a show. 

report Recommended by senilehitman

In both series a normal boy is dragged into a strange new world. while they are at first, know nothing about this new world, they later on try to help the female lead fight battles. it starts off with the female lead ingoring and mistreating the male lead but later on fall in love with them. it turns out in both shows that the seemingly normal boy happens to be special (SNS)Yuji has the Reiji  maigo and (ZNT)Saito is a Gundalfr. SNS has more romance and action, while ZNT has comedy and ecchi.  

report Recommended by kazuki-shikimori

In plot the stories are different but in characters they are very similar especially the female protagonist they are both tsundere types and the voice actress is the same. The entire cast is mostly the same.  

report Recommended by xVivix3

Both of the main girls are alike and the sidekick guy as well. So much i often get the guy characters confused 

report Recommended by kiba1996

For most of us, Just saying 'Shakugan no Shana' or 'Zero', two VAs will pop in our heads. If you ever want to see the exact heroine and its tsundere act in another anime, and the dull male protagonist and its pain to handle the female protagonist. Shakugan No Shana and Zero No Tsukaima offer this + comedy. 

report Recommended by lightningfalcon

in both animes the main character its a tsundere girl. 

report Recommended by Parakissu_

Same type of 'Tsundere' female lead 

report Recommended by Keiz

Produced by the same studio, you can see that there are some similarities between the two series. Not to mention that the same VA for both the main male and female characters will give you the same feeling when you're watching the two animes. With the famous -tsundere- personality, the heroines in both animes (plus the main male characters) will try to endure hardships which are going to fall on them. 

report Recommended by XieJinhua

The main character of the anime is a tsundere and both anime involves fighting people/monsters and the male protagonist helped during those times to prevent disasters. The tsundere and the male main character fell in love and there are also other characters who love the male protagonist as well. 

report Recommended by Aleron

Both have the same leading pair of voice actors which most know. While the stories are different, the tales do have a lot of the same qualities. Following a young women of the Tsudere genre with a young man who slowly becomes something to the girl. Plenty of epic adventures and misunderstandings. If you enjoyed one you are sure to enjoy the other.  

report Recommended by Tired_Smurph

Both are REALLY similar, and if you love tsunderes (I do :3) you will love SnS and ZnT. 

report Recommended by Nilinhow

Both have a nice understanding guy with a tsundere romance, with other girls also falling for the nice guy and the tsundere getting jealous over it (the predominant reasons some of you people continue watching the series after 5 episode or so).
The main tsundere character (and some other characters too) also possess Magical powers to fight of the antagonist of the series and the nice understanding guy acting as her assistant.
Both of the tsundere are flat. :P 

report Recommended by Zekrane

Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima, Hidan no Aria, and Toradora are exactly the same. character wise.
Louise, Shana, Aria, and Taiga are all girls with a petite figure but are set on making the male protagonist, Saito, Yuji, Kinji, and Ryuji their 'slave'.
Hidan no Aria and Shakugan no Shana both involve fighting and missions. 
Toradora and Zero no Tsukaima both are more focused on school life and shoujo. However, I am sure, you will find that ALL of them are the same because of the protagonist, and all four anime are INCREDIBLY AMAZING. 

report Recommended by Satsuyo

Despite the looks of both these animes, Shakugan No Shana and Zero No Tsukaima have one or two things that are similar. First of all, the relationships that are in both animes are almost similiar because it contains one hero and one heroine will have a differcult time to get together since there is always a distraction or someone getting in the way. Second, both heroines of these two animes have a similiar personality except for the fact that Shana doesn't punish Yuji for doing such pervented actions since Yuji is hardly pervented, but Lousie does punish Saito; and also they have different powers.  

report Recommended by SireDarkDerp

Leads feature the same voice actors as well as some of the other cast.
They both have Tsundere type lead heroines in both stories share similar relationships with there counterparts. 

report Recommended by -Deactivated-

Both main charas are tsundere, Fantasy, good storyline and both the same voice actor. 

report Recommended by Gallient

Apesar de não achar um anime muito bom, me lembrou muito Zero no Tsukaima. A personagem principal também usa magia e é de outro mundo, além de ser tsundere. Enquanto o personagem masculino principal também é bonzinho e é uma pessoa "comum" que aprende a lutar... E ambos estão destinados a se separarem em algum momento. 

report Recommended by Nina-tan

Fantasy action shows in which the main female leads are petite, flat-chested tsundere, both of which voiced by Kugimiya Rie.

There are plenty of romance fitted into the story. As the male and female leads fight alongside with each other and overcame many obstacles along the way, including dodging other girls who have taken an interest in the male lead, the two of them grow more and more attached. 

report Recommended by bunny1ov3r

Well these two animes are kinda similar i say because they both have two main characters that are meant to be together. Not only that but that after a while of watching these series you will find yourself unable to stop watching and very attached to these shows. 

report Recommended by CallMeEzio

The main characters (a boy and a girl) are very similar in both series, and are in fact voiced by the same two voice actors. Besides that, it stays true to confused emotions, first love romantic comedy aspects.

Zero no Tsukaima is a more-harem, more-ecchi, more comedic counterpart to Shakugan no Shana. If you enjoyed Shakugan no Shana and are looking for something light-hearted and enjoyable, and aren't put off by the aforementioned themes you will enjoy Zero no Tsukaima. 

report Recommended by Fuu-nyon

Both involve Tsundere mains -although Shana's main is more of the just doesn't know type
Both have to deal with protecting a city/kingdom/whatever
Both have a prominent romance aspect
Shakugan has a lot less comedy though, but that doesn't mean it has more action
Both MC's are also loli-type
and both try letting their main partner go at times 

report Recommended by thereisonlyone

Both have leading female characters with various powers and are helped by male characters throughout the stories. Both feature various enemies and monsters to defeat.  

report Recommended by Gouko_Tenrou

Both have romance and action, the voice actors for the leads are the same and the male lead is liked by the surrounding female characters 

report Recommended by Stitches327

Shakugan no Shana and Zero no Tsukaima take a weak and confused boy, And turn them into a magic, Sword wielding powerhouse, As the characters build their strained relationships together as well as going on many adventures and mishaps, Both are great action shows with funny moments and developing romantic moments. These shows do a great job at keeping the story compelling and fun to watch  

report Recommended by Objurgo

Both of these shows are fantasy/action with  plenty of drama and romance mixed in . The characters are not very similar nor are the settings. However, both worlds are very interesting and fun to learn about and both shows have a similar feeling while watching them. 

report Recommended by nitso

Both have tsundere main character and voiced by the same seiyuu. Both involve a guy that trapped in a supernatural world.

The main characters have a look-like appearance. Shana and Louise are small, tsundere, and in love with the other guy main chara. Yuji and Saito have dark hair.

If you liked ZNT, maybe you would like Shana too.

report Recommended by hublaa

Both these anime contain awesome tsunderes who come from different world in respect to their male protagonist counterparts. Both male leads are dragged into these "other worlds" and must adapt. Both main characters are voiced by the same VAs. Both are romcoms mixed with supernatural themes. In both, the tsundere has a hard time to coming to terms with her feelings for the male protagonist. There are heaps of funny moments throughout, and the stories are great :) I recommend either series to any romcom lover!! 

report Recommended by almostacrayon

-Both female protagonist are little girls
-with special powers
-Male protagonist always had other girls hanging around him
-thus, making the female protagonist jealous  

report Recommended by C_Argento

 First the two shows both have a very similar leading pair. A good-natured male protagonist, who  is suddenly thrown into life-changing, worldview-altering new circumstances. In both cases, he wants to support his female partner, who in both cases possesses magical abilities, is short and feisty. And what do you know, both of them happen to be voiced by the woman whose name is synonymous, Kugimiya Rie. It doesn’t stop there, however, as both of the male leads are also voiced 
by the same man, Hino Satoshi. It looks like we’re off to a pretty good start when it comes to a basis for comparison. Both series are also brought to us by the studio J.C. Staff, which leads to a fairly similar art style. While there are a lot of artistic similarities, the color pallets used are different for each  show; each complimenting the feel of the show very well. Another similarity, and this is the last I’ll bring up,
 is the fantasy setting both shows take place in. While Shana is set in an altered version of our world, and Zero is set in a completely different dimension, they are both nevertheless fantasy-based settings, and in both cases this is an important aspect of the show. read more 

report Recommended by Fedelia

Both main character has similar story line in which he gets involved after meeting their girl which is also both tsunderes.
This anime shows:
-Fantasy
-Romance
-Some comedy
The plot of both story is awesome as you go throughout the episodes which even made me watch one by one at the day of each release of episodes. 

report Recommended by NexusRaiser

Both anime are about guys getting dragged into a new world or situation were their primary goal is survival, and helping some girl that played some role in their coming to that world. 

report Recommended by --Aurabreaker--

Zero no Tsukaima have many similarities with Shakugan no Shana . A few of them are:
-Both heroine is a Tsundere type girl
-Both MC guy get involve with the girl without him knowing it
-Both heroine have their favourite phrase or words example would be Louise from Zero no Tsukaima . Her favourite word are ''You dog !'' . While Shana from Shakugan no Shana , her favourite one are gotta be ''Urusai ! Urusai !! Urusai !!!'' or shut up in english .
-Both anime involve powers like magic
-Louise has the same voice and personality as Shana
-The MC dude from both anime has the same like strength but it is shown at later on
-At first , both heroine didn't know what are their feelings for the MC but after some events , they finally realise that they love th MC guy . Same goes for the MC

There are more but this are the one that can fully describe or show how similar both anime are  read more 

report Recommended by ToshibaKenichi

-Both have a main character tsundere. And when story goes on they fall in love and they fight monsters together.
-Same voice actors for main characters.
-In both anime main characters appears in a monster/fantasy world.
-has 3-4 seasons.
-mostly action,romance and slice of life
-this is a must watch if you liked/loved Shakugan no Shana.
-At the start both main characters are pretty weak and clueless as the story goes on they get stronger.
 

report Recommended by ChuuniDoid

Similarity
- Tsundere
- involved fantasy

Difference
- Shakugan no shana's setting located in Japan, while Zero no Tsukaima take place in another world

Which one is better?
i think tsundere lover gonna like both  

report Recommended by reren

Toradora! addpermalink

Both are very similar.
Have the same synchro and the same character - qualities.
Synchro~ Kugimiya Rie - Taiga - Shana
In these animes is about love.
The anime also has what funny, the comedy is there, too. 

report Recommended by Foxygirl05

Read recommendations by 21 more users

Two works by J.C. Staff containing Rie Kugimiya in a leading role and a typical tsundere female lead. 

report Recommended by Hello_M0t0

If you enjoyed the relationship between Shana and Yuuji in Shakugan no Shana, but were disappointed with the development and treatment of that relationship, Toradora! is what you're looking for!  Toradora! does relationship development right: the characters are actually aware of the changes occuring in their feelings and relationships, events that happen in one episode still mean something in later episodes, and the emotional moments are dramatic and powerful.

Where Shakugan no Shana had potential, Toradora! comes through.  This is tsundere romance at its best. 

report Recommended by kyouhansha

Good Stuff!!! Very good stuff! Non Dopamine addictive substance; Gets you hooked!!
The lead female characters are similare and the male characters too kinda!! and the relationship development/ set up give the same feel.

These are highly recomended! 

report Recommended by franco90

Rie Kugimiya is the voice actress for both Taiga && Shana, and both characters are very alike. They are both romance && school life types of anime. 

report Recommended by Bou

The relation between the characters might turn out the same :) And also the seiyuu of Taiga is the same person as Shana's . 

report Recommended by laoder

Similar female protagonists, same seiyuu. Both have romance, while Toradora! has more comedy and Shakugan no Shana has more magic. Awesome shows! 

report Recommended by xyakaix

I would say Shana and Taiga are the same kind of girl who looks pissed off all the time, but once they open their hearts to people they start to realize how soft and cute they can be. So if you just can't get enough from that type of girl, here you go my friend. 

report Recommended by poki08

same graphics chracter is also about a boy and a girl except this one is about high school life lol both real similar chracter styles 

report Recommended by Laetrile

Both of the main characters share a very similar relationship for most of the series. However, Shakugan no Shana contains combat, whereas Toradora! does not. 

report Recommended by Jrad15

The main female characters of the anime Taiga (Toradora!) and Shana (Shakugan no Shana) are voiced by Kugimiya Rie. They are both long-haired tsundere who like to hit the male character they are close to and eventually fall in love with. While Shana uses her sword Nietono no Shana for battles, Taiga uses a wooden sword to hit Ryuuji once. The names of the male protagonists of both anime are also similar: Ryuuji (Toradora!) and Yuuji (Shakugan no Shana). 

report Recommended by ilyssacrescent

Two words: Kugimiya Rie :D On a more serious note, both are romantic comedies with similar main characters only Toradora offers a less fantasy and more slice of school life style. Well worth the watch. 

report Recommended by Chibi_Hige

The main female leads Shana from Shakugan no Shana and Taiga from Toradora were voiced by the same Japanese voice actress (Rie Kugimiya) and have similar character traits.  Toradora and Shakugan no Shana are both romantic comedies and for the most part are centered around a male lead and a strong somewhat tsundere female lead (Tiaga *definitely* is) supported by a fairly small group of other characters.  Even though Shakugan no Shana is a more combat oriented anime than Toradora, the major difference between the two is for the most part, where and toward whom the inevitable violence is directed. :)  In both anime series, the female lead gradually shifts from a more combative somewhat distant personality toward a much more caring affectionate one, at least when it comes to the male lead. read more 

report Recommended by yuki2nagato

Although the plot are really different the characters are ver similar to each other. MUST WATCH!!!
 

report Recommended by bob22

Some of the characters are very similar! For example, the two main characters of Toradora and Shakugan no Shana, Taiga and Shana, are so similar that sometimes I forget that they are two individual characters! Kitamura and Ike are both very similar in character and looks, and I even see similarities in Ami and Margery Daw. Shakugan no Shana has more action, but they both have love and Comedy. If you enjoyed Toradora, you will probably enjoy Shana, as well!  

report Recommended by Moudaijoubu

Both feature chibi tsundere female characters (Taiga and Shana) and more serious, down-to-earth male characters who play the "straight man" in a slightly slapstick comedy.

Both have romantic plotlines and are considered slice-of-life in genre.

Most important, both are very funny and are about the same length. 

report Recommended by xxfourthelement

They are both similar in a couple of main points:

1) Both of the main characters are tsundere towards the boy that they like.

2) The same person does the voice for Taiga and Shana.

3) The boys' names are super close to identical (Yuji and Ryuji, anyone?).

4) It just has a similar FEEL between the two (in terms of character development and interaction).

However, the plot is totally different between the two, so if you weren't going for the characters' behavior/the romance, then Toradora! isn't for you because it has no fantasy-fighting scenes.

report Recommended by Indulg3

Shana and Taiga both are voiced by the same VA. Both main female characters love saying "Shut up!" and are tsundere. 

report Recommended by risecant

Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima, Hidan no Aria, and Toradora are exactly the same. character wise.
Louise, Shana, Aria, and Taiga are all girls with a petite figure but are set on making the male protagonist, Saito, Yuji, Kinji, and Ryuji their 'slave'.
Hidan no Aria and Shakugan no Shana both involve fighting and missions. 
Toradora and Zero no Tsukaima both are more focused on school life and shoujo. However, I am sure, you will find that ALL of them are the same because of the protagonist, and all four anime are INCREDIBLY AMAZING. 

report Recommended by Satsuyo

Shows in which the main female leads are petite, flat-chested tsundere, both of which voiced by Kugimiya Rie.

There are plenty of romance in both stories. SnS is a fantasy action story, while Toradora is geared toward school slice-of-life drama. 

report Recommended by bunny1ov3r

for all tsundere lover out there...these will surely hook your interest...both have great storyline...specially with genre of romance...by the way, both female protagonist has the same voice actor...they're both great although their stories do not abide 

report Recommended by windows96

Man, J.C. Staff seems to have mastered the tsundere. Zero no Tsukaima and Shakugan no Shana have almost literally the same character in Zero/Shana, all the way down to seiyū Kugimiya Rie. If you want more of Zero, you'll find a lot of her in Shana.

And if you like that, give Toradora! a shot. The love story is a bit more rewarding in Toradora! All three have the same tsundere and the same actress plays her. 

report Recommended by webM-guy

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The main heroines wield a sword and have fire powers which they use to take care of supernatural creatures. 

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Both series contain ancient magic and a pretty long, red-haired girl with a flaming sword that kicks bad guy butt. 

report Recommended by VK11

FLAMES!!!!! Romance plays a big part in some of the story, It was also taken fro ma light novel. okay im bad at this... but just trust me Shakugan no Shana shares a whole boatload with this anime 

report Recommended by Coss

Both have red haired female protagonists of a young/teen age which use a sword and manipulate fire in one way or another
Both have a wise "guardian". Kazuma in KnS and Alastor in SnS
Both have elements of romance
Both fight against some sort of army (and the enemy army from both anime, reside in a castle of some type) 

report Recommended by -FlameHaze-

As soon as I started watching Kaze no Stigma, it made me think of Shakugan no Shana. Both main characters are similar, with their flaming tempers, and love for fighting. They may differ in some but both put a great magical fighting story. 

report Recommended by sockapoppa13

Both series talks about a girl and her everyday life. Also, both Shana as Ayano port a fire sword that make they very similar is their fight style. 

report Recommended by Alejandro

They both involve violent heroines that have a thing for their partners. Shana and Ayano also both weild fire swords. They both involve magic, fighting, and  romance. Shana and Ayano both get jealous easily. 

report Recommended by kallykinsCXIII

Same type of main characters (Shana and Ayano are exactly the same, they even look similar), comedy, romance and action 

report Recommended by Eru13

Both female protagonists fight with flaming swords. Both are romance + magic 

report Recommended by xyakaix

same thing. girls with flaming swords. difference is the guy in kaze no stigma is stronger than the girl while in SnS, guy is weaker. 

report Recommended by Very6oodDays

Strong, female leads, tsundere, flame-tempered, fight with fire wielding a flaming sword with red hair, crush on the main male lead. Shana = Ayano.
The similarities are pretty obvious. 

report Recommended by Eminax8

Ayano Kannagi and Shana are both red-haired flame users, who wield special swords.  The only difference is that Ayano is somewhat taller and has bigger bobbies. 

report Recommended by Wolfxzer0

A girl with a sword that can control fire and meets a guy who she does not like at first but eventually falls in love with him. Sound familiar? Yep both KnS and SnS have that 

report Recommended by ACBlackJ0ck

Both main female protagonists are alike, both action-packed animes. The main characters are growing closer to each other over time, and there are so-called ''contracts''.  

report Recommended by Yzori

Both main female leads have somewhat tsudere attitudes (Shana more so than Ayano). The female characters also wield fiery swords. There is also those Crimson Denizens and the Youma, which Shana and Ayano both are obligated to defeat... 

report Recommended by NightsofDawn

Both series contain that flaming sense theme and the action genre. Fantasy, drama, action, and romance are imminent through the series as the main girls fits into the tsundere category. As the series continues, both animes' main storyline and backstory begins to unraval. 

report Recommended by Stark700

Is it just me or Kaze no Stigma is pretty much the same as Shakugan no Shana except the background story and the plot are little bit different & the male Protagoras is more of a badass. The best part is i dont have to wait for 3 season to see the real romance in Shana......besides that Shana and Stigma are the same in many ways...... 

report Recommended by SnowLife

The main characters in here, usually a female character, have the same characteristics of themselves such as a flame sword and somewhat a tsundere personality. In the story, supernatural beings are often terrorizing the city, which the main female character usually have a partner on there side, and eradicate those beings. If you like a story that uses supernatural elements and some dark turns, then this will be your favorite show.

Kaze no Stigma focuses on the main male character with a calm and independent mind, who helps his partner complete there goal. Shana features a boy who is weak, but partners up a girl who wants to be strong like her. read more 

report Recommended by omega_d94

They both have the same female protoganist. The story line is different, but they both are really good.  

report Recommended by King_Kirito

Both worlds revolve around magic and supernatural. The male and female protagonists have emotions for each that they find hard to express. Both Female protagonists yield a fiery sword. 

report Recommended by AccelOrder

Both:

-Main characters wield a flame sword
-Have supernatural powers
-Have an embarrassed and confident personality
-Main characters have red hair  

report Recommended by Elucidis

- The main girl character are almost the same in both animes. They look, fight and act extremely similar! 
- The relationship that is shared between the two main characters in Kaze no Stigma is a spitting image of the relationship between the two main characters in Shakugan no Shana. The girls are both tsunundre-type characters, the kind that no one can hate. 
- In both Kaze no Stigma and Shakugan no Shana the female lead is hot-headed and wields a fiery sword which she uses to fight supernatural enemies.
- Both of them also tends to argue with the male lead even though she secretly likes him. 

 You get humour, good action sequences, cute love story and definate character growth. Everything you see in Kaze no Stigma, you'll find in Shakugan no Shana with a slight bend to it, yet still enjoyable on the same level.  read more 

report Recommended by AreyKyoya

Toaru Majutsu no Index addpermalink

Both are set in a world that is quite normal on the first look (one is a bit more futuristic though) but involve supernatural occurrences, like magicians or people with abnormal powers.
The atmosphere is quite similar, though the plot of Shakugan no Shana is a lot darker/heavier at the start of the show. 

report Recommended by Mathes

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To Aru is basically SnS with magic instead of swords or the other powers and a bit more comedy. Animation is quite similar, due to the fact both anime are by JC Staff. Not that it matters, but the openings are also by the same person. Overall, To Aru simply gave off a similar vibe to SnS. 

report Recommended by atlantiza

In both of these series the lead boy is made to be with to the lead girl due to reasons revolving around magic. Also, the story lines are both based around magic and the like. 

report Recommended by Kuromii

Hmm ..... smilar story line , similar heroes but this time guy is a big hero , of course exist little romantic plot . That anime is very good in my opinion , one of the best i this Fall .... 

report Recommended by Listek

- Both have a similar animation / art style
- They both involve magic and magical fights
- They both have lots of vague and complex love situations with some awkward moments 

report Recommended by RedBardIsCool

I love J.C. Staff and Index is just like Shana without the tsundereness. Character designs are very similar in these two animes. It's just more J.C. Staff goodness. Can't get enough of J.C. Staff. 

report Recommended by shuffleair

To Aru Majutsu no Index is on a higher level than Shana at .. well.. everything. But they deal with similar eerie and supernatural situations, have teenagers which get in these weird moments that change their live's forever. Though some characters are similar, both shows are different on a lot of things, but they share the same feeling when watching them. 

report Recommended by Ilyaoh

Both shows have very similar art. Both have opening songs sung by Mami Kawada. Plot is similar as new people with new supernatural powers keep coming and affect protagonists in some way. Extremely similar feel. 

report Recommended by 5layer

Main female protagonist with special powers + male protagonist with hidden powers. Maguc + relationships.  Both shows share the similar feeling. 

report Recommended by xyakaix

The magic battles, the character types, the humor.... 
I don't know what else I should list.
And there's of course the Shana-tan and Index-tan specials. 

report Recommended by Zannafar

both series are about magic and action, same studio, and similar feeling. if you like Index, then you might like Shakugan no Shana, and vice-versa 

report Recommended by Xindarth

Both series have Action,Comedy and a supernational feel to them.
if you like shana you might just like Index as well. 

report Recommended by LenneValkyrie

Both SnS and Index are produced by J.C. and incorporate much of the same magical elements. As expected, the art and animation employed in both are very similar, and overall they portray similar moods and tones (Index is like SnS with less moe). 

report Recommended by linnaes

Both are made by J.C. Staff, and both involve a male character with an odd power meeting a tsundere female character. Yet another similarity is that both have to do with magic and special powers. If you liked one, you'll most likely enjoy the other. 

report Recommended by gamehazard93

Both series contain the same vivid feeling. First, we have the normal boy who gets involved into a world that he's not too familiar of. Additionally, the main boy is virtually useless but is surprisingly hardworking and strives to protect what he cares about. 

Both series also contain supernatural elements involving magic. 

Both series also are produced by J.C. Staff even the music has a similar feel.

Both series also has intertwined stories drawn from various angles involving the other main and supporting characters.

report Recommended by Stark700

-flame haze vs tomogara = science vs religion
-Similar character designs
-same production staff
-main male character has no powers 

report Recommended by BakedWeeb

The characters are too similar, both also revolve around a supernatural theme as well as the implication of romance in both series--even though not properly expressed 

report Recommended by Stellio

Both main characters have a strange power, and both fight various organizations. 

report Recommended by AccelOrder

Want some anime with some supernatural or magical elements to them? Fear not, as Toaru Majutsu no Index and Shakugan no Shana will satsify your needs. Both shows are produced by the studio J.C. Staff and have similar set-ups. In both shows you have an average main character with overwhelming potential and a strong, powerful female co-lead. Plots don't deviate much from each other either, as characters in both shows have to fight against some entity that is much more powerful than them. Check out both shows when you get a chance!  

report Recommended by -Remix-

Fate/stay night addpermalink

Action-packed anime with magic-girl as leading cast heavily supported by a guy who only looks out for her safety. 

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Sword Wielding Otherworldly female main characters that are overly obsessed for their duty who eventually fall for a poor unsuspecting man who accidentally met them and feel a duty to protect the female cast. To make it even better, in both anime the main female characters have no clue how love should feel and are confused =P. 

report Recommended by DivergentKarma

Similar kind of action and romance rooted in a developed backstory. 

report Recommended by neutralizer

the 2 anime are base on destroy something to acquire something.us It's all about normal people who have to fight even if they dont want to. 

report Recommended by katedadevil

Both are have heavy shounen plot lines mixed with a variety of mythological allegories and a dash of romance. I personally find Shana to be the superior, especially in the romance an umour department, nut F/SN has better fights and mythological connections. Both are great shounens that are not to long, like some of the very popular ones, and are excellent choices if you want a lighter anime with fights and love. 

report Recommended by DarkerThanDante

In both, the boy's world is suddenly turned upside down upon meeting a supernatural being that almost had him killed but got saved by a girl, with magical powers, wielding a sword and great fighting skills. This marked the begining of a bizzare relationship.. Also you will find that the boy is also special that caused them to live in a world far from the ordinary 

report Recommended by alfomwas

Both series start off featuring a male lead whose life is (mostly) normal, until that one moment where he ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, which results in the addition of a female sword-wielding partner and a battle of life or death.  Also in both is a latent ability hidden within each of the male leads not fully exploited until the arrival of said partner, an ability that, when finally tapped, proves useful for overcoming the obstacles each side must face. 

report Recommended by KingProgdor

Magic, fighting, colourful art. They both have em and are great watches. Although Fate Stay Night gives off a more colder feel than Shakugan no Shana. 

report Recommended by 5layer

Powerful girl + weak guy who strives to become stronger. Romance + action + fantasy 

report Recommended by xyakaix

Shana; powerful but confused with feelings and duties Saber
Yuji; powerless, useless, just a pain the ass Shirou

Similar historical plot and legendary names, not enough explained characters and turn of events.. 

report Recommended by isobel

Both are cute girls who battling with sword 

report Recommended by nekoyaki

Both animes offer the exact same experience, though fate/stay night does it better imho. 

report Recommended by NoMercy

They both have a heroine that is a talented blade worker .. both are confused about their own feelings and both are strong and beautiful .. they both defend the honor of what they believe in .. and both are willing to give their lives to protect the ones they love .. 

report Recommended by Jewel-chan

Both are about a high school guy with some magic inside them who has a magical girl with a big sword appear in his life, suddenly all sorts of magical monsters start attacking, and then they have to go into battles. 

report Recommended by robfoster

Similar plotlines. Plenty of fighting. Tsunderes. Animation quality is relatively similar. Relatively similar tone and level of tension. Strong female characters. 

report Recommended by Elunah

Similar Premise, although fate/stay night has a darker tone. 

report Recommended by iolight

similar plotlines, sword wielding female main characters and both are a must to see 

report Recommended by Ichigo1996

These two have same style, love and fantasy fighting theme. The female protagonist both starts off with "Cold Heart". Later, they start to learn what is "love".  

report Recommended by Goddesshomura

Kurokami The Animation addpermalink

The atmosphere (battles and other) is quite similar with villains popping out and a black/red-haired girl intruding on the days of an innocent male. 

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The main male character meets a girl with extraordinary power, both anime are very similar in some way that i can't really explain it ><! 

report Recommended by yumiche

Supernatural and a ordinary guy with extraordinary power :) 

report Recommended by 1337Gam3R

They have very similar, if difficult to nail down, feel about them. 

report Recommended by hajil

Very similar. At first I thought it was done by the same studio, but I was wrong. Now a "ordinary" guy meets a girl with supernatural powers. In Shakugan this "ordinary" human, Yuuji,  is the compartment of the Reiji Maigo, in Kurokami it is yet unknown what role does Ibuki Keita plays, but he "isn't a ordinary human" like Excel says on episode 4. The girl with supernatural powers is forced to stay near the human boy. In Shakugan because Shana has to keep a eye on the Reiji Maigo and in Kurokami because if Kuro doesn't stay close to Keita her fighting abililies decay due to the contract they made. Lastly the "world balance"concept is the main similarity present in both animes, in different yet similar ways. In Shakugan people gets eaten by Guze no Tomogaras and has to be replaced with "torches" for sake of balance. In Kurokami a person's soul divided in 3 parts, each one containing a porcentage of luck (50%, 30%, 20%) to maintain a balance in the world. Yet people try to consume their other part to have as maximium luck as possible. A "Flames Haze" maintains that balance in Shakugan no Shana and a "Mototsumitama"does sort of the same in Kurokami.  read more 

report Recommended by vault2049

Oedinary guy meets a supernatural girl and at some point they start to fight together. Similar atmosphere 

report Recommended by xyakaix

Both are about a male who get's caught up in trouble because of being around a strange godlike girl. They both are fairly action packed as well. 

report Recommended by _Me_

Boy & Girl partners in the quest of justice, and some lovey-dovey stuff 

report Recommended by Yukine003

Both anime share the same types of characters : Tsundere with high power and an lonely boy.
Both anime share a lots of rebound in the story and high fighting rhythm. 

report Recommended by Tekarihoken

They have too similar stories. A guy runs into a girl with red hair who is not really human. He finds out that he is not real from her and then the go on a journey to save the day. The fact that Shana and Kuro don’t seem to have any shame or knowledge of regular social female behavoiur. I was almost confusing the stories that is how similar they are. 

report Recommended by bavoshiasb

Both consists of a main character who's a guy. He meets a special girl with fighting abilities, both very powerful. The guys are somehow bonded to the girls, forced to, and they help fight enemies and such. there are also romantic moments.  

report Recommended by moeichi

Kurokami and Shakugan no Shana are very alike, Shakugan no Shana might be a bit better, but if you want more, go watch Kurokami 

report Recommended by Shrubbery

The both seem to have the same idea around them, both end up having magical powers and have to fight stronger people, Both have partners that use there own life/power to help the other. 

report Recommended by darkness231

Both main Girl characters have Red Hair
Both Guy characters are just another life and not really do much
Both guys wants to help their red haired partners
 

report Recommended by JFizzy

Hidan no Aria addpermalink

They both have the "boy-meet-girl" trend. They both feature a tsudere, shorty, and powerful (in terms of battles) character voiced by Rie Kugimiya. Both produced by J.C. Staff. 

report Recommended by eul721

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I bet you love watching the same anime twice, right? Right. I bet you love watching the same anime twice, except the second anime is 11 episodes shorter and even more poorly written right? Right. I bet you :love: when a studio releases the same anime under the title of another, waters it down, and deconstructs the already poorly crafted characters they had to begin with to create more profit with minimum effort right? RIGHT. 

If you hate one series, then be prepared because you'll hate the other too! The cliches and uncreative writing will be sure to impress you to a new level of rage. How does J.C. manage to keep churning out the same anime? Just... how? read more 

report Recommended by Detective

The female leads in both of these shows are almost exactly the same. Both shows have a couple of girls around the main lead, although it's obvious who is going to win. Both anime revolve around the main female and male fighting together. The main male character is quite a bit better in Hidan no Aria than in Shakugan no Shana, in my opinion. 

report Recommended by supersloth

Same type of 'Tsundere' female lead 

report Recommended by Keiz

A lot of action involved in the two. Both has really fiesty yet cute Tsundere girls in them. If you are looking for some action combined with romance,comedy or maybe even moe,this anime may be a good choice for you. 

report Recommended by Blazing_Hearto

Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima, Hidan no Aria, and Toradora are exactly the same. character wise.
Louise, Shana, Aria, and Taiga are all girls with a petite figure but are set on making the male protagonist, Saito, Yuji, Kinji, and Ryuji their 'slave'.
Hidan no Aria and Shakugan no Shana both involve fighting and missions. 
Toradora and Zero no Tsukaima both are more focused on school life and shoujo. However, I am sure, you will find that ALL of them are the same because of the protagonist, and all four anime are INCREDIBLY AMAZING. 

report Recommended by Satsuyo

It's a similar story line, Aria has the same personality as Shana. So Hidan no Aria is pretty much Shakugan no Shana with guns, but is shorter. 

report Recommended by Disguised_Kohai

-Both heroines are tsundere and have same seiyuu
-Both heroines are using katana ^-^
-And both heroines have a favourite food
 

report Recommended by Cibiyuza

Both are the same—a sword wielding tsundere girl comes outta nowhere and messes up the main guy's life. Romance blossoms~ 

report Recommended by keifujiokadesu

Whenever there is trouble around the city, someone needs to stop their ambitions. It follows two characters; one who is a stubborn/tsundere personality who takes on the fighting most of the time, while the other, a male character, is basically their partner. Their goal is stopping people from either world domination, or monsters that are attacking people. Has a good variety of action, comedy, and romance.

Shana is a supernatural show that Flame Hazes are present to fight monsters. Aria uses guns to battle off other people. 

report Recommended by omega_d94

Both main heroines are similar in almost every way. Both are "boy meets girl suddenly and become close" types of animes. Great either way No Shana is longer but they are both really good animes. 

report Recommended by NeoZeon

Main girl and guy characters. Girls tend to have a tsundere personallity. Guy characters seems to be normal until they find that one quirk. Lots of comedy and action in both. And lovable girl characters. 

report Recommended by LondonKid

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Both male leads meet mysterious girls who have knowledge of things beyond the normal world. Flame Hazes are basically Shinigami and Torches are similar to ghosts. 

report Recommended by Karura

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Both is about the fight against the underworld of some sort, and the main characters both weild swords the plot is also similar in certain aspects, i'd recommed you watch it for yourself :), much more fun than for me to write spoils here ;). 

report Recommended by Mortacxo

Both anime have beings that eat human souls (Hollows in Bleach, Tomogara in Shakugan no Shana) and the humans/pseudo-humans that fight them (Shinigami in Bleach, Flame Haze in Shakugan no Shana). Both are also centered on a human that can see/fight these beings. 

report Recommended by Liude

both have a super natural girl saving a normal boy and helping that boy to gain power to protect the people he cares about. both have a lot of fighting and demons. shakugan no shana has a romance to it but other than that the two animes are a lot alike. 

report Recommended by Raratah

There is a lot of action in both animes, and both can be funny at times. Shakugan No Shana has more of a romance/harem theme though. 

report Recommended by Meronpan_Chan

Bleach and Shakugan no Shana are similar because the main character meets a mysterious girls with mysterious powers. Some of the differences are there is romance in Shakugan no Shana unlike in bleach which is mainly about the action. 

report Recommended by DeathWish249

Both main male characters meet mysterious girls with abilities beyond human knowledge. Also both male characters become more stronger and powerful during the story line. However Bleach doesn't have any romance or anything like that but Shakugan no Shana has a hint of romance in it. 

report Recommended by HolloCrow

Of all the anime I've watched so far, I feel that Shakugan no Shana is most similar to Bleach. The first few episode of both anime start out in the same way; A seemingly normal boy meets a girl from another world of some sort and the life of the boy is changed forever. Both anime focus on action, however, Shakugan no Shana also seems to focus on romance more than Bleach ever did. Personally, I don't care much for romance, especially in an anime that focuses so much on action. However, I feel that the element of romance helped Shakugan no Shana's story in the long run. In the end, if you liked Bleach, I feel that you'll most certainly like Shakugan no Shana. read more 

report Recommended by OtakuCarGuy

When I first watched Shakugan no Shana, I was immediately reminded of Bleach. Their stories are pretty similar, with a high schooler who gets attacked by a Hollow/Tomogara and is then saved by a Soul Reaper/Flame Haze (although Ichigo was the one who defeated the Hollow in Bleach.)

Both shows also have a series of episodes that focus on “villain of the week” type plots before introducing the main villains. 

If you liked Bleach, I recommend giving Shakugan no Shana a shot, and vice versa. 

report Recommended by VongolaBreaker

Pandora Hearts addpermalink

Some people are unlikely to see the similarities, but they are clearly there in my eyes. Both anime have extremely unique looking characters and are very colourful. They have magic, supernatural stuff and all the products of creativity and imagination a mind can think of. 

report Recommended by 5layer

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The fate of the main heroines are similar, they both depend on the youth to unleash their power, they share a passion for one type of food and also  they are not fully human  

report Recommended by Shizulenta

I find  both of them very enjoyable! The heroins are sort-of the same, there's alot of action, fantasy and supernatural things in both. The only difference is that there's more romance in one of them. If you liked one, you'd like the other! 

report Recommended by TiraMissU

Heroins are similar. Stong willed and stubborn with a soft side. There is light comedy in both. The story and imagery are mysterious and dark. Chains are similar to Rinne - they eat people. One faction must stop another (Flame Haze vs. Guze - Pandora vs. Baskerville) There is a grip of action in both animes. If you liked SnS then you'll like Pandora Hearts. 

report Recommended by abandoned2014

A boy being pushed into a new life-style- check
meeting strange girl- check
wierd allies- check

comedy goodness- OF COURSE 

report Recommended by AnimeAlice

Both series deal with beings from an alternate realm they don't want to be in forming contracts with humans.

The difference is that all beings in Pandora Hearts are beings called Chains who want to escape and humans who want to change the past, whereas in Shakugan no Shana, it is about Denizens wanting to eat the Power of Existence of humans and stronger Denizens known as Lords contracting with Humans to grant them power to stop the Denizens. 

report Recommended by FlameHazeHero

11eyes addpermalink

Both follow male protagonists fighting in different dimension zones. Shakugan no Shana and 11eyes both have dark undertones to their plot. 

report Recommended by neopode

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In 11 eyes, a group of students are sucked into a different dimension of the world where time is stopped. Similarly, in Shakugan no Shana, Flame haze can put up a fujutsu (stops time also) which encompasses a specific area and also turns everything red too. 
The male protagonists of both series (Kakeru from 11 eyes and Yuji from SnS) are fighting to protect their loved ones (although Shana is more like the protecting one in SnS).   

report Recommended by dwarfwarri

If you are a person that really like sword fighting + magic and different dimension than you will like this anime for sure. 

report Recommended by Supreme_Hero

11eyes and Shakugan no Shana are action and supernatural anime that are very similar in feel and they focus on high school students and their problems dealing with everyday life and monsters trying to kill them. Both series have very similar settings that feature main protagonists that have a special power hidden inside them and girls that wield swords in order to fight off an infinite hord of monsters in a seemingly different world - The Red Night in 11eyes and the Fuzetsu that are always setup before battles in Shakugan no Shana. If you liked watching one of the series you wont regret trying out the other. read more 

report Recommended by FireHeart

Both have dense main characters who are special in some way. The characters fight in another world and are chased by some eeeevil organisation. Both are love triangles with a red head which uses swords and an annoying useless brown haired girl. Both try to be serious but fail miserably. 

report Recommended by Meip

Both groups of people are fighting against some other- worldly monsters. The fights all take place in another parallel dimension where the sky would turn dark red whenever a barrier was put up. Though the romance is much better in Shakugan no Shana, 11eyes is still alright. Mainly recommended for people who watched 11eyes first. 

report Recommended by xelyak

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu addpermalink

Both have the same character designer, Noizi Ito. There are similar elements in both stories, such as the time-space continuum and the school life scenario. 

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In The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Shakugan no Shana, a normal boy (Yuji and Kyon) is thrown into a completely abnormal world when they meet a girl with special powers (Haruhi and Shana). They both have elements of action, comedy, and romance; with Shana  more on the action side and Haruhi Suzumiya more on the comedy side. 

report Recommended by bprrie

Fantasy. Subtle Romance. Comedy. Well build "main group". 

Super strong female lead gets in contact with average boy, who is - somehow -  special. Although she needs him somehow, she tends to push him around. Seeing Shana wanting to take off her cloth - then remembering Yuji ... just make me remember Haruhi, taking her clothes off in front of the boys ... until Kyon becomes something special. 

Further Haruhi and Shana look somehow the same ... and behave somehow the same. (Each has her dark side, too.) 

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Both of these shows similarly combine the "school life" and "sci-fi" genres in order to create a very interesting overall feel. As an added bonus, character designs for both series were done by the same amazing Ms. Noizi Ito, so you're sure to enjoy the familiar style. 

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Characters of both Shakugan no Shana and Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu are designed by Noizi Ito which gives you a feeling of high resemblance between the two series. Aside from the art and design, both heroine projects strong character and personality. Both anime series also deals with super natural events 

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Yumekui Merry addpermalink

Both Anime are featuring a male protagonist encountering a girl with supernatural abilities. They also share the setting in an another world and are produced by J.C. Staff. Merry also kinda reminds me of Shana 

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Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. addpermalink

Main female characters both have red hair. Both use fire with their main weapon and both make an alternative dimension when fighting against the enemy. Also, both main female character tell the main male character that he will not live for very long. 

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Kannagi addpermalink

well, shana has TONS of action, complex (overdramatic) storylines; whilst kannagi is much more relaxed with nothing much happening except everyday things, however the main male protagnists are extremely similar in that they seem quite laid back average, nothing-much-going-on guys, who by some odd reason gets chased by some girls. 

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Sola addpermalink

This series are similar like SOLA, main character is a girl with superpower and SHANA are too. 

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Busou Renkin addpermalink

Basically starts off with both lead males getting killed and then fighting alongside the females that have saved them. And bad guys also feed off human life for the most part. 

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Dragon Crisis! addpermalink

Like many have pointed out, a semi-inept boy brought into fighting a great bad organization via a Tsundere girl with fire powers (both played by  Rie Kugimiya).

Additionally, Yoshida (SnS) is very similar to Misaki Etō (DC).  A shy girl in the boy's class who has some level of attraction she can't seem to get across.

*IMHO, Shana is the better of the two series... watch it.  Especially if you like the character of Rose.

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Noragami addpermalink

Both have supernatural creatures and another invisible "world" that cannot be seen by normal humans. Both have normal people forgetting the presence of people that were affected by the "other world." Both MCs have long "katana like" swords. The flame hazes can be the gods of Noragami. Both have a girl that doesn't fight but gets involved with the "other world." Both have antagonists that have many "pawns/weapons." 

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Anime: Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi

Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi addpermalink

Boy teams up w/ loli girl, fall in love, same sieyuus for main char, but this is more serious 

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Witch Craft Works addpermalink

Strong and weak are not hot issue anymore in anime. I mean those two are usually implemented in the kind of hero and anti-hero characters. But only few anime that involves the strong and weak as a pair of lover. One of them is Shakugan No Shana. It is really similar with Witch Craft Work in the term of character's background. Sakai Yuuji and Takamiya Honoka are defined as weak person who know nothing about fighting. Kagari Ayaka and Shana are professional that already have goodly skills to annihilate the enemies. Their element is also not different. Both is using fire as basic attack. So, if you like Shakugan No Shana you have to check this one. read more 

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Sword Art Online addpermalink

-male and female protagonists get stronger over time
-male and female protagonist share strong feelings for each other
-more than one girl falls for the main protagonist

overall i think if you enjoyed either one of these animes you will surely enjoy the other 

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Kyoukai no Rinne (TV) addpermalink

Both are supernatural anime with a very normal protagonist who meets someone with red hair who looks human, but isn't. (Well, Rinne is half-human...) Both also involve the red-haired character battling supernatural enemies. Kyoukai no Rinne is more lighthearted, while Shakugan no Shana seems to get more serious. 

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Kyoukai no Kanata addpermalink

They feature very likable female leads with special powers who drag the male protagonist into situations. Both male protagonists also have powers and are not really human. They have similar feelings to them with similar mixes of comedy and drama. 

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Dance in the Vampire Bund addpermalink

Both have a similar romance triangle
Two lovers have a strong bond connected by a strange power they posses while another girl who is caring & supportive for the male lead gets pushed aside.

Both have otherworldly powers.
 

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Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi addpermalink

In both shows the main protagonist finds out that they are immortal and have a time limit where there powers are refilled. In itsuka tenma... its every 15 minutes his power is restored but in shakugan no shana its every day at midnight.

If you liked one you will like the other because there's a lot of fighting and some romance so it will never get boring. 

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Isuca addpermalink

As much as I'd like to give you more than a list with similarities and differences, with the setting of Isuca appearing to be a direct copy of Shakugan no Shana's there is very little else to say. 

As such; both series have monsters from another world who need to suck out humans' lifeforce in order to be able to remain in our world. Fighting those monsters is a young tsundere with a love for the word "Urusai" helped by an everyday schoolboy with a certain mysterious power. Needless to say they end up living together.

Saying it's all the same would be a bit unfair though, Isuca focusses more on ecchi/harem, while Shana keeps it at a love triangle with considerable less intrusive echiness and censoring. Furthermore the start of Shakugan no Shana is far superior to the start of Isuca. read more 

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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha addpermalink

There is a similar atmosphere in these two series. The character designs are colorful and bishoujo-influenced, and the action sequences are flashy and involve magic. Both series also contain drama as a main point, as well as action. They also take place in urban environments. 

They are both fantasy-based, but Nanoha takes the magical girl trope a little further than Shana. Shana is more of just a magic-based fighter rather than the traditional magical girl.

Both series have extremely similar atmospheres and features. Both are worth a shot. 

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Anime: Campione!: Matsurowanu Kamigami to Kamigoroshi no Maou

Campione!: Matsurowanu Kamigami to Kamigoroshi no Maou addpermalink

Both have similar fighting style and the main characters falls in love with each other. They have to face life and death battles. 

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Ao no Exorcist addpermalink

Felt the smiliarity directly when I watched the first episode of Ao no Exorcist.
Mostly the combinations of demons/torches/Guzes no tomogaras and exorcist/flame hazes. Thought in Ao no Exorcist there misses a opposite-gender main character but that probably will be filled up by Rin's brother Yukio. 
Conclusion: Both have a mysterious story that you have to accept to continue and lots of action and a slight touch of comedy. 

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D.Gray-man addpermalink

Both shows are about fighting supernatural stuff and there is little romance in it...
 

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Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? addpermalink

this 2 shows are similar because Narumi wants an normal life but get drags into things for some reason like in shana how yuuji get drags into things while having an normal life their also both produced from j.c. staff similar graphics too. i think their similar if u dont :) 

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Angel Beats! addpermalink

they both have really sad moments but yet really happy moment just trust me and watch it , You'll find out ;) 

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Soul Eater addpermalink

The idea of souls being eaten is shared by these two anime series with a narration centering on a male and female lead. 

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Night Wizard addpermalink

It's a bit of a stretch, but both shows are half fantasy/shounen and half harem/romance, and they both throw in a few epic battles and shocking plot twists that no one could see coming. 

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Full Metal Panic! addpermalink

I kept thinking of this series while watching Shana, a boy/girl pair fighting evil, some cute romance, love triangles and lots of action (though there is no magic in FMP) but if you like one, you'll love the other! 

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Anime: Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works addpermalink

Both have
A strong, magical female lead 
A weak male protagonist that becomes stronger
Also the way the viewer is immersed in the story is similar.  

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Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica addpermalink

Corticarte has the same attitude as Shana, it's kinda funny how similar they are.  They are different in the aspects of the plot, but they have a similar feel.   

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Hayate no Gotoku! addpermalink

Both heroines - Shana and Nagi - are part of "The four tsudere wonders". So if you like tsudere characters, you should watch them both. 

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Anime: Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi

Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi addpermalink

It appears that the girl who acted strong but weak inside is very common in Japan. And that girl being saved by a total bum is even more regular.
And if you are a bully, please be aware of that so-called total bum as he may have hidden power yet to be unleashed. 

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Anime: Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo

Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo addpermalink

Both Shakugan no Shana and Zero no Tsukaima have very similar relationships between the main hero and heroine, even their appearances and personalities are very similar. The personalities of secondary heroines are also almost identical in both animes. Both have the heroine and hero fighting side by side, with heroine controlling a stronger power and the hero acting as a bodyguard most of the time. 

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Bamboo Blade addpermalink

Many people will probably see this as huge stretch since Bamboo Blade really isn't Magical type anime.  The similarity lies in the two lead characters who are somewhat withdrawn and timid yet fiery and assertive when it comes to swordplay. While Shana is a mythical Flame Haze sent to regulate the balance of the spirit and physical world, Tamaki Kawazoe is a timid and innocent Kendo savant that is almost unbeatable on during a match. Both Tamaki and Shana both have to struggle to develop their maturing social lives and learn about the opposite sex. While there genre's are different other than the slice of life and comedy themes, I felt that both of these Animes possessed enough similarities to say that if you liked Bamboo Blade then you will probably like Shukugan no Shana.  More so even then the second season of Shukugan no Shana which was filled with so much filler that I was getting angry by the sixth episode. read more 

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Claymore addpermalink

Both shows revolve around a group of warriors who fight enigmatic creatures prone to preying on humanity. The heroines (Shana and Clare) are introduced as cold warriors who prioritize their duties over protecting the innocent but after meeting a weak but kind human boy (Yuuji and Raki) they defrost and become more heroic.

Both shows are also quite dark in tone, though "Claymore" is definitely the darker of the two. 

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Nabari no Ou addpermalink

Both shows revolve around a secret world that's in plain sight but goes unnoticed by the general public- the Crimson World and Nabari. The main characters are seemingly ordinary teenagers who discover that they have an extremely powerful magical object within them (the Midnight Lost Child and the Shinra Banshou) which makes them a target for pretty much everyone. Fortunately for them, they both gain a group of allies, who are determined to prevent the power from falling into the wrong hands.

But while Miahru's situation may be similar to Yuji's, he shares his Japanese voices actor (Rie Kugimiya) with Shana and his English voice actor (Brina Palencia) with Kazumi. Also, Kouichi shares his Japanese voice actor (Satoshi Hino) with Yuji.

If you liked "Nabari no Ou", I'd say you'll definitely like "Shakugan no Shana". read more 

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Sora no Otoshimono addpermalink

Both of these animes involves a guy coming across a super-powered female lead, from an entirely different level than him. The female lead possesses a strange power or ability, which in turn explains that the world is NOT as it seems, and strange things are happening.  

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C³ addpermalink

Aside from the obvious loli tsundere female leads, both series alternate between comedic slice-of-life scenes and dark, intense fights, which actually give off pretty similar atmospheres. 

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Slayers addpermalink

Both of this series were done by the same director named Takashi Watanabe.
This series have similar character - qualities.
Both of this first season of this have similar pacing and world building expect Shana are more modern.
Both were done by J.C Staff 

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Seireitsukai no Blade Dance addpermalink

The main girl is very similar in many respects. I couldn't help but think of Shana whenever I saw her. 

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Katekyo Hitman Reborn! addpermalink

In both anime, the main character (Tsuna, Yuji) gets involved with a part of the world they never knew existed/wanted to be a part of. Both Tsuna and Yuji attempt at never allowing those close to them (Tsuna: Kuroko and Haru. Yuji: Yoshida) to know the truth of the world they live in. The power systems/lore in both these anime also are closely connected to fire  (KHR: Dying Will Flame, SnS: Torches, Flame Hazes) 

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Haiyore! Nyaruko-san addpermalink

+Both have a supernatural besides main male character.
+Both have barriers to avoid people from noticing the fights and supernaturals things.

-Both have same setting of plot but totally different. 

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Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica addpermalink

Both series share a similar plot, in the sense that there are magical (or supernaturally powered) girls fighting monsters which feed upon people.

Madoka is rather more refined than Shana though. 

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Omamori Himari addpermalink

"I'm so weak, but I want to protect you."  to the "I'm such a nice guy" and all the overly exaggerated harem with a samurai girl.  They're like the same thing!  Though they switched the loli samurai with the big breasted "normal" Girl. 

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Blue Gender: The Warrior addpermalink

- Marlene/Shana are indifferent to Yuuji/Yuji at first.

- Marlene/Shana develop feelings and emotions throughout the show.

- Marlene/Shana tries to save Yuuji/Yuji.

- Yuuji/Yuji are trained and become better fighters.

- Romance.

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Hataraku Maou-sama! addpermalink

While they aren't exactly similar story wise, I found some characters to have similarities as well as some of the things they did. 

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Anime: Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?

Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka? addpermalink

Both are romantic dramas about a girl who fights with special powers. SukaSuka has more of a romantic focus, while Shana is more focused on action. 

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Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou addpermalink

Both share the topic about "existentialism", but with different approaches. Characters die and their memory is erased from the earth. 
In both the main character is a girl who fight with supernatural powers, and also both  have grim turns of events even though the art style can be considere "cute".  

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Guilty Crown addpermalink

Both "A boy meets girl" animes. Male lead character development is similar. Whiny boy at the beginning becomes a hero(he-he) at the end, willing to save his girl and the world at the cost of his own life. Both have some ecchi episodes, though in Guilty Crown characters are more grown-up. Both male leads also have done some dark deeds to archive their goals. Guilty Crown is better in the part of soundtrack and also has less fillers. Both great animes really which leave with lots to think of. 

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Strike the Blood addpermalink

Both are Magic and Fantasy
Both have a situation where Magic exist
Both Male protagonist are being followed by girl

It's has some other I can't explain.. but this is the most similar part. 

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Tokyo Ghoul √A addpermalink

If your a fan of either anime then your sure to love the other. 
Both anime have the same feeling and fighting and story line, with Tokyo Ghoul being a little more darker and more graphic. 
Both anime have the same weak/STRONG main male characters. And the love for a girl. 
Both anime have the fight against humans and monsters.
Both anime have amazing endings. 

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Tokyo Ghoul addpermalink

If your a fan of either anime then your sure to love the other. 
Both anime have the same feeling and fighting and story line, with Tokyo Ghoul being a little more darker and more graphic. 
Both anime have the same weak/STRONG main male characters. And the love for a girl. 
Both anime have the fight against humans and monsters.
Both anime have amazing endings. 

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Ao Haru Ride addpermalink

Fair rivalry between friends (Ao Haru Ride - Futaba & Yuri, Shakugan no Shana - Shana & Kazumi) but the Ao Haru Ride doesn't have a fantasy genre. Both has a long romance story before the awaited ending. 

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Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge addpermalink

Both shows are largely divided into different arcs, with each arc concerning the defeat of a specific foe. Both series allude to a deeper meaning/scheme behind the events in the story. Both series contain a female/male pair as main characters. Both series have a sense of darkness and mystery to them. 

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K addpermalink

Both have a very cool art style,both have a main male character who's life before this certain 'first episode incident' is a mystery. Also both anime are referring to a silver king (in shakugan no shana is more on the sequels) and the main character's existence is somehow erased. 

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Sousei no Onmyouji addpermalink

Same alternate world vibes and supernatural demon creatures, the characters are competitive like Yuji and Shana.  Sousei has a lot darker vibes than Shakugan no shana.  

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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu addpermalink

They both involve romance, but I highly recommend watching Shana BEFORE watching Nogizaka since there are quite a few moments in Nogizaka that require having watched Shakugan no Shana (well, there's others as well but this is the most prominent).   

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Date A Live addpermalink

Although the storyline isn't similar at all, both share some similarities:
The main male character seems to be normal at first, then he is presented to a completely different world.
Both share a main heroine that had her name given by the main hero, getting in love with him because he is the first to behave like that.
Also, although SnS is way less harem-directed and less ecchi, both have lots of girls/women around the main hero.

Both main heroines are jealous about the main hero, but Tohka takes it way better :P (due to the storyline, probably) 

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Inu x Boku SS addpermalink

- Both Shana and Ririchiyo are similar
- They are both Tsunderes
- Both are romance anime
- Both are supernatural anime
- Both are fantasy and comedy anime 

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Monochrome Factor addpermalink

Both have lots similarities, like the disappearance of people, in Shana people totally forgets about you under certain circumstances and in this one is through the lose of your shadow. They both set an alternate version of the real world for battles and both even have a Tsundere relationship between the main characters. If you like one for the comedy and battles formula, then you should give a try to the other too. 

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Accel World addpermalink

The main characters fight in "another world".  

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s.CRY.ed addpermalink

they both meet a girl with  super powers............they both use guns , swords and have to deal with many strong and powerful enemies 

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Rozen Maiden addpermalink

There's nothing really that similar but both has fights, the guy some sort of feelings for Shana/Shinku, both are comedy....... don't know what else but both of them are really good. 

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Vampire Knight addpermalink

VK is darker than Shana, but both series have supernatural, action and romance and school-life aspects that will keep you hooked until you get to the last episode! 

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Black★Rock Shooter (TV) addpermalink

fighting 
somewhat look the same
there's more than one world 

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Seto no Hanayome addpermalink

Well both are supernatural anime. Ordinary guy meets supernatural girl. Both shows have romance, Shakugan no Shana has more action and Seto no Hanatome more comedy. Awesome shows! 

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Inukami! addpermalink

Both anime has two main characters - kawaii girl with powerful abilities in pair with not-so-simple boy :) And, of course, they fight against world's worst evil powers, enemies and daemons - an ordinary thing for such type of anime i guess.
If you want more comedy and ecchi - you might see Inukami, I guarantee you laughing in all the series.
Shakugan no Shana for me is more tender in relationships and a little more complicated in story-line and plot.

ps Sorry for my bad english, I hope you could understand what I want to tell you by this recommendation. Have a nice day =^_^= 

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Anime: Bleach Movie 1: Memories of Nobody

Bleach Movie 1: Memories of Nobody addpermalink

Same genius idea about people that disappear when they die and everybody forgets they ever existed. 

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Cardcaptor Sakura addpermalink

Pretty similar anime. The main character is also a little girl with special power that enable her to fight for protecting another people.

Such as Sakura does, Shana finds a boy who will fight at her side and falls in love with him. The main trouble, besides the enemies (of course), is Shana/Sakura doesn't find the way to get as close as she wishes to her beloved one.

Hope you like it! 

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Tenkuu no Escaflowne addpermalink

Another great action/magic/romance series. The plots, characters and ideas are very different in these two, but the series explore similar themes, so you'll like them both! 

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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's addpermalink

The magical fighting girl and the character development is very similar.  Both shows make it very easy to fall in love with the characters and both have very interesting plots. 

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Zombie-Loan addpermalink

A main character who learns that they're dead or about to die, and ends up helping a hunter of sorts (zombie hunters in Zombie-Loan and Flame Haze in Shakugan no Shana). More similarities I am too lazy to list. :)b 

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Kyuuketsuhime Miyu (TV) addpermalink

They are both anti-heroines who are trying to, not save Earth, but make sure evil beings don't harm humans. They both were sent to Earth on a mission with fire as their element. Despite having no feelings for humans, they both befriend some and disguise themselves as school girls. There is also a dark motif where humans die, and Shana and Miyu don't feel any sorrow for their death. Also, they have a male compainion who helps them.  

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Slayers Next addpermalink

simliar main characters in a way.
both fantasy+ comedy + a littleromance.
Slayers next ratherthan slayers cause slayers next is bettter... 

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Mahou Sensou addpermalink

Both anime envolves a normal boy getting cought in a battle that caused him to gain powers that changes his life, if you loved shakugan no shana give this anime a try.. 

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InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen addpermalink

Both protagonists have a "useless" human tagging along with them for one reason or another.
Both use swords bigger (or longer) than they are
Both have some kind of super power (wind scar, backlash wave etc while Shana has flame of heaven, her fire wings and exceptional detection of "intent to kill") 
Both are very fast protagonists (combat wise)
Both have emotion issues and don't understand a lot of things (like how to treat a member of the opposite gender for example)
Both have an excessively powerful enemy which has hordes of different enemies (Naraku's incarnations and Bal Masques army leaders) 

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Kekkaishi (TV) addpermalink

tons of actions scenes, crazy monsters which pop up, and complex political situations. also, love interest between 2 main characters, much more well done in kekkaishi though 

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Seirei no Moribito addpermalink

Both Seirei no Moribito and Shakugan no Shana are both action/adventure series combined with comedy and romance.  They have action scenes that are very plot-driven, not dragging on for several episodes like other pure action series, and both have action sequences of great animation. 

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Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi addpermalink

These series are similllar because:
*The drawing ofcourse similar
*The main character Kenichi and Yuji over series are getting stronger and stronger
*From really weak persons they are getting unbelievable strong
*Both girls who are teaching them to fight are realy strong, nice and kind of in love with the main character
Shakugan is more serious and has the mystical-supernatural part and Kenichi has the feeling of many different martials arts combined together it is realy nice. 

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Sekirei addpermalink

All about battling beautiful girls, but in Sekirei the male prontagonist was weak person  

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InuYasha (TV) addpermalink

it is similar because in shakugan no shana ,where yujii is a normal boy where he meets shana a warrior of the sky that is something mysterios and in inuyasha falls in love with kagome and in shakugan no shana shana falls in loves 

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Chrno Crusade addpermalink

There are demons and organizations who hunt them in both anime. Both anime also revolve around extremely powerful demon, who helps humans to fight his own kind. Another similarity is that protagonists in both anime have to spend their partner's lifespan in order to manifest some kind of power. 

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Hayate no Gotoku!! addpermalink

this is very similar to shakugan no shana because nagi and shana are almost exactly alike. and hayate and yuji are almost alike. :D 

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Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuukei addpermalink

Boy meets girl, girl has weird superpower, girl is insensible at first, then becomes more human-like, girl fights bad guys, boy helps however he can, at the end boy fights for the sake of the girl. Amazing music, very distinguishable atmosphere, although KnK movies are a lot more serious than Shana, they take more on the psychological side of the story, while Shana is more about the story itself. Both have similar art but KnK comes from ufotable, so yeah... it is definitely better. 

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Mirai Nikki addpermalink

Although for most things, the two anime aren't that alike, but they both feature a girl who protects the boy and both have awesome music. ^_^ 

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Anime: Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha

Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha addpermalink

though DTB is darker (obviously) than SNS theyre both about people who contract with ......things and both have a lot of action. 

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Nurarihyon no Mago addpermalink

Both are with demons and swordplay 

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Rekka no Honoo addpermalink

Flames, Flames, Flames XD
both main characters use Fire Power 
and whant to protect the one there love
fighting scenes in both anime are really good
really need too see both ;P 

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Ragnarök The Animation addpermalink

both fighting and super natural and funny but mostly fighting 

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Erementar Gerad addpermalink

Both of these shows feel pretty similar, what with their action scenes, similar themes/tones and their plots have a bit in common as well. A high-school age battle couple that has to overcome the fact that one (or both, in SnS) aren't humans, everyone wants to kidnap one of the main characters, and both tend to have a bit of humor from the awkward sexual tension. 

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some what both follow a storyline thats destined, and each other of the characters of the stories have a plot where they have to figure out who they are and what they are. 

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Anime: Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica Crimson S

Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica Crimson S addpermalink

If you liked Polyphonica, you'll probably like Shana too. They are both very similar animes, although they have their differences too. Although, the main characters of both have crimson hair. LOL. And have the same kind of temper. Tsundere. 

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Ookamikakushi addpermalink

Hmm...you know, I'm guessing that (in Ookami Kakushi) the scythe girl is transforming into, actually, you know, can't spoil actually o_O it's like (in Shakugan no Shana) shana transforming into a red-haired, blazing-eyed girl o_o so it's kind of similar...XD 

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Shikabane Hime: Aka addpermalink

There are many things alike in these, the fighting girls. The boy who always appears when she is fighting and he is not meant to know about it. The contract between the fighter and their "owner". Overall this anime reminded me a LOT of shana. 

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Ga-Rei: Zero addpermalink

While Shakugan no Shana is less serious than Ga-rei Zero, they both deal with the concept of keeping balance to the world by eliminating the beings that throw it off. In both, there are instances where personal feelings get in the way of duty and responsibility. 

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Blood+ addpermalink

They both have a "girl with sword" main character. And there's magic and love triangles too! 

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DearS addpermalink

A guy is "forced" to have a supernatural girl stay at his house. also, both Shana and Ren loves melon bread.  

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Holy Knight addpermalink

The show contains a bad-a_ _ female main who does not perform fear through any of their actions. She goes to the same school as male main, and has a mission to accomplish. Which anime am I talking about? Show your admiration to these feminine beauties as they push through all the conflict and drama the only way they know how. 

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