Sengoku Youko: Yonaoshi Kyoudai-hen

Both series have demons, humans conflict which brings up the question of what makes them so different of each other in the end? They have a clear plot path and utilize the cast brilliantly for a satisfactory payoff. Dai, Tama, Shinsuke, Jinka, Popp... all have an interesting approach to the genre and a huge evolution throughout which is both fun and mesmerizing to watch!  

If one were to read the Sengoku Youko reviews, you would find many comparisons to Demon Slayer. Both shows are about humans fighting monsters/demons in historical Japan. There is also a male and female sibling duo at the forefront of the story in both. The animation of Demon Slayer is obviously better, as it has some of if not the best anime animation as of writing, but both shows are visually pleasing with colourful character design. I recommend this to anyone who likes human vs monster eye candy like Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer especially. 

Yatagarasu and Sengoku Youko are two series that fell under the radar for many as they are constantly going in their own direction, without using familiar tropes and stereotypes to tell the story. Both are set in a medieval japan with supernatural elements, but the focus is actually character development rather than the outer action. Both has a big and diverse cast of characters I certainly came to love. 

These two series are superficially about fighting, pretty much like any other fighting series. But beneath the surface it's much more about character development, finding a purpose and all that.  

There's a similar kind of pacing in these to series, even if Seirei is way more realistic in it's approach to the plot. Both shows deal with loss and serious topics and actually tries to give proper reactions to adverse events. Bad things happen and you just don't move forward without being affected by it. It's also a similar setting of rural Japan with supernatural elements, although it's a clear difference as Seirei is seinen and Sengoku Youko has a deconstructed shounen feeling to it. 

Both Naruto and Sengoku Youko deals elegantly with the question of power and "becoming strong", and they are both set in an unstable world of victims and victimizers with lots of fights and backstories. We also follow these characters over a long period of time and see them grow and change their mindsets.