Prima Doll

Retired war veterans decide to get civilian jobs after the war ended. They find it hard to adjust because they still get flashbacks to their actions and memories during the war.  

Planetarian, like Prima Doll, are series belonging to the Key company, that is, they share staff members. In both series we have robots as protagonists who want to be useful to humans even if it is difficult for them due to their circumstances. 

in this anime, just like in NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a, there is a war between androids and robots, however, this anime talks about a time when the war is already over and people, robots and androids are ready to live in peace, however, the androids themselves are fragments of war, war machines. In the anime itself, the robots themselves are trying to prevent a new war "at the end of the anime, a failure occurs and all the robots are out of control and the main characters themselves are androids and people are trying to cope with the threat" this anime is similar to the fact that although the war is over, but the threat itself has not gone anywhere and so that there are no large victims and murders the main characters are completely coping, the anime itself is peaceful for the most part, however, there is drama and tragedy as well as NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a. the loss of something important and the protection of valuable things, as well as good relationships as events unfold in the plot. read more 

Cafe setting Main characters involved in darker issues (Prima Doll's being war and Lycoreco's being to spy stuff) 

Both of the main characters are very similar in that they're very clumsy and not good at their job, but they try very hard and have a good attitude. But most importantly is that both shows feature a group of quirky and cute characters with their own unique backstories. Both shows also have a mysterious element in their settings which gives a level of intrigue beyond a typical CGDCT show.  

If you somehow liked Prima Doll, you'll definitely get something out of Gekidol. As I see it, Prima Doll is just Gekidol with a higher production quality. Similarities: - "cute" robot lolis !!!!!!!!! (or dolls, as both titles imply) - some kind of "tragic" and "sad" backstory for each and every character - on-stage performances (singing / acting) - a hidden "dark"/"deep" side plot - "shocking" and "emotional" scenes - annoying voices Differences: - characters in Gekidol feel lifeless - there are no human main girls in Prima Doll - the girls run a café with occasional performances in Prima doll, while in Gekidol they only do performances from time to time, practicing the rest of the time read more 

Original anime, girl as main protagonist. Sometimes easy going, sometimes harsh.