Gilgamesh

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Japanese: ギルガメッシュ
English: Gilgamesh
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 2, 2003 to Mar 18, 2004
Premiered: Fall 2003
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: Kansai Telecasting
Licensors: ADV Films
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 6.641 (scored by 1151711,517 users)
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Ranked: #61962
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Popularity: #3435
Members: 41,864
Favorites: 185

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Both deal with large-scale social crises and large-scale battles. 
report Recommended by formosan
both series are about some weird event that changed the world and some individuals got super powers after that they are so damn similar, i wonder from wich book they are copied or wich one is the rip off of the other one. :/ 
report Recommended by JudgeRuthless
Well, at first view, these two are not similair, so many people will not understand this recommendation. But there are analogies: Dark ambience, complex story, very depressing end, "creatures" with supernatural powers. If you rely on the quality of story-telling, i would suggest you *not* to follow this recommendation. To me, the flow of Ergo Proxy's story looks much more unexperienced than that of Gilgamesh. 
report Recommended by deunan
Both are swimming in psychological issues leading towards the ultimate decision for mankind. Both Gilgamesh and and Evangelion have a focus on characters deep emotional distress and there personal development. Both children and parents play a roll in how the story plays out in each. Though one deals with mecha's and the other with psychic powers both of these series share many similarities and I recommend both, to anyone whom enjoys these plot types.  
report Recommended by xxRin
Both are about hunks of varying hunk levels battling to be the alpha hunk. 
report Recommended by Lostinblue087
In my opinion they are both great animes. Gilgamesh is older but the story and art are well done and it keeps the viewers attention through-out the whole series. Guilty crown has amazing art and animation and share the intense story plot with Gilgamesh. I would recommend you watch both series.  
report Recommended by Kristine_Schultz
Both are dreary animes that include drama, suspense, thriller, action, supernatural, mystery, darkness, and both main characters have white hair. If you like dark depressing anime I would recommend both shows!  
report Recommended by Azixe
Both have dark ambient and are mysterious. Also, they share some feeling of tragedy. While in Gilgamesh one fact is the main tragedy, in Petshop of Horrors there are many mistakes made by many people. Mistakes that cannot be undone. 
report Recommended by Still_Human
If you're into the existential drama of seriously tormented youth that made up the brunt of Boogiepop Phantom, then you'll appreciate Gilgamesh. Both stories begin with a single catastrophic event that severely alters the immediate reality. For Boogiepop, it's a pillar of light that heralds the advent of serial murders which are attributed to the Boogiepop Phantom, the epitome of death. In Gilgamesh, a colossal scientific mistake ends up causing a massive explosion that results in a mirror-like layer across the sky. In both, human nature degrades bit by hopeless bit, taking you along for the slow, philosophical ride. Gruesome things happen to perhaps the  read more 
report Recommended by charlie21
Slow reveal of mysteries as the story evolves, wanting to know the answers keeps you intrigued to continue the story. 
report Recommended by deadlyspawn
Just like Big Order, it is also a Post-Apocalyptic brother/sister story with supernatural powered people, which also lies behind a mysterious past. Gilgamesh also has dark undertones and ominous characters trying to understand the meaning of their lives after the apocalypse.  
report Recommended by The_Mad_Pirate
Both have similar pacing, "funky" atypical art, made for maturer audience, misterious persons and organisations, undertone of thriller and superpower thematics. Sci-fi Harry is less fantasy, Gilgamesh more gothic. 
report Recommended by grsh
Both shows are set in a dystopian world which mixes mythological magic, technology and mystery. Both are dystopies caused by the past actions of humans, who woke cosmic horrors and cataclysmic events. In both the very laws of physics changed as a result. Both shows focus on a sibling couple, in the case of Fire Hunter with the addition of a young girl as the curious, innocent self-insert character. Both shows are artsy, and suffer from very bad production values. Both shows have an unusually dark mood and level of despair. The low production values, bleak story, slow development and abstract symbolism made both shows  read more 
report Recommended by inim
Gothic feel, berserk's gothic theme is from centuries past - gilgamesh's gothic theme is futuristic, not too far in the future where it seems unrecognizable. I hate to spoil the surprise, yet both have an intense ending that makes the whole experience worth the wait. 
report Recommended by deadlyspawn
Both Gilgamesh and RahXephon have to do with remaking the world. In both stories the protagonists seek to keep the world as it was and the antagonists seek to create a new one. I won't say more so as not to spoil either of them. However, it is important to note that in terms of story line, animation style, atmosphere, and setting, these two are drastically different.  
report Recommended by AboveTheSkySoLow
Although Gilgamesh does not deal with magic, there are some analogies to Silent Möbius: Horrible monsters threatening mankind, super-powers, some strange catastrophe in the past that all started with, child(s) of the one(s) that nearly destroyed the world now involved... But Gilgamesh is much more modern - and: it has a depressing end ! 
report Recommended by deunan
Both animes have very oddly ordered tales of tragedy and misfortune with a mix of science fiction and love. Both have similarly strange endings. 
report Recommended by Alosha
In bouth:Gilgamsh and Red Garden the first episodes makes you think that you don't understand anything. The mistery and drama are bouth well made and the only thing that you are thinking is: God I want to see the next episodes fast so I can understand what's going on. The romance part is more intens in Gilgamesh but in bouth romance is just a second gener observ afther the others.(drama, horror, mistery etc.) The charachters are complex and they develop fast. They fight for their lifes, they don't have the time to tink if wath they do is the good thing or the bad thing, the  read more 
report Recommended by Tessa
Both series are run deep with emotional and psycological overtones that lead the view to question humanity. The stories are slow-paced but intricate and leave you with a sense of wanting more at the end of each episode. In each show, the series starts with a pair of siblings running for there lives in a dark and sinister world. Both are taken down paths they are not sure are ethical as they develop psychic abilities in order to combat and survive in the dark twisted world around them. 
report Recommended by xxRin
The main similarity between these two animes is that symbolism is very strong in both. They both also take place in post-apocalyptic worlds but whereas "Gilgamesh" is very dark and cynical from beginning to end, "The Third" is lighter and carries great messages of hope. 
report Recommended by kerlyenai
Both are very philosophical and discuss meaning of life from a very unusual perspective. Both use a lot of symbolism, have story lines that similarly reveal a little information step by step keeping the most important to very end. The title structure is similar in a way that it involves terms defined by the anime. Ah yes, most importantly, they both are very much based on historical facts. Finally, the last similarity is that you have to read a lot to fully understand the anime. For Gilgamesh - The Epic of Gilgamesh, for Lain - the history of computer science and some other things. I would indeed recommend  read more 
report Recommended by preff
Apocalypsyse theme, two powerful sides, their battle. 
report Recommended by foggycountry
Both series feature children with Psychic powers. 
report Recommended by JackCox
In both animes some children get their hands in supernatural powers which they try to use to save the current world. Unique characters, highly psychological and great character development are other themes in common. There's also great emotional scenes in both that touch us. Art and pace although are very different. Gilgamesh have a very dark animation while Madoka is more colorful and vivid. About the pace Gilgamesh is much slower than Madoka. 
report Recommended by Meados
Set in the distant future after an event that lead to a drastic change to society. The children born after also show signs of strange powers. The children know little about what is happening or why they are told to use their powers the way they do. Yet they have no choice but to listen to the adults "advice"... 
report Recommended by rine-tan