Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

Angel Heart addpermalink

-- Children being kidnapped, brainwashed and turned into unfeeling assassins.
-- A male and female assassin pair bonding; their bond being shattered by their organization forcing them to kill each other.
-- The assassins having to come to terms with normal life, after previously only knowing a world of murder and death.

After an intense opening arc, AH becomes more like City Hunter: the emphasis switching to episodic, more lighthearted content. Phantom, on the other hand, is dark and serious all the way through. 

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Higashi no Eden addpermalink

The protagonists get their memories wiped clean and the organizations that did it uses them by getting the protagonists to work for the organization. In both stories the characters are given false identities. They begin shady dealings for the organization while they  set out to discover more about the secrets of the organization and their own true identities.  

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91 Days addpermalink

Both are involved with the criminal underworld of America, both main characters have had something taken from them 

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Neon Genesis Evangelion addpermalink

Both incorporate very dark themes about humans such as the individual instinct for survival but at the same time give appreciation for the simple and ordinary things in life . Requiem expresses via mafia style while Evangelion displays the classic mecha sci-fi style. The characters themselves in both Animes are oddly similar to each other. 

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Canaan addpermalink

The both give me the same feeling when watching them. Same Assassins with "inhuman" abilities concept. Also the animation is very simillar.  

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Golgo 13 (TV) addpermalink

Phantom ~ Requiem For the Phantom is fanciful than Golgo 13, but both delve into the world of elite assassins.  If you liked one, you may well want to consider the other.   

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Anime: Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini addpermalink

So similar. Both have underground organizations groups working as the main background figures. Main characters are used for killing (assassins). 

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Monster addpermalink

Both series share the same concept of kill or be killed.

Both series involves training with a gun and how to kill. 

Both series involves illegal human experiments by brainwashing and transforming them into murderers.

Both series have a lot of bloodshed.

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Black Cat addpermalink

Both dealing with assassin organizations and lots of gun packed action 

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Zankyou no Terror addpermalink

Both animes have a similar dark, gritty atmosphere. The main characters have exceptional capabilities and fight to break out of the cycle of despair the world has forced them into. 

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Mirai Nikki addpermalink

ikiru tabe ni plot ~!
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the story is kinda different, but it all about surviving. crazy- nofeelings mode etc etc 

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Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku addpermalink

Both feature a Japanese teen learning to cope with a crapsack kill-or-be-killed world, all while trying to do something beneficial with their lives. 

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Anime: Grisaia no Meikyuu: Caprice no Mayu 0

Grisaia no Meikyuu: Caprice no Mayu 0 addpermalink

They both have male protagonist characters who show an exceptional ability to kill people. Grisaia's protagonist is more inhuman from a cruel, abusive, abnormal past. Both shows show the protagonists training how to kill people in both guns and knives. They both have their protagonists put into morally ambiguous circumstances, with a stronger case being able to be made that they are, the bad guys (for at least part of the series). 

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Banana Fish addpermalink

Like an overflowing tears, we live this fleeting moment as if it is shining.
The repetition of meeting and parting in those days, our whole being is torn what should we believe in?
Both are tragedy story. Anyways, tragedy. Sadness and pain envelop main characters. This is antisocial message.
Ash is similar to Zwei. They have precious person named each Eiji and Ein. They fight for them hardly.
Both have much gunfight and deep Drama. It's more than just killing. Atonement and Salvation.
What is human who want to protect? Where are their right place? They keep looking for them. Even the end of hell.
Setting is same. America. Phantom is mutual of America and Japan. Except Ash, main characters are Japanese.
The ratio of characters are different. Phantom is male and female lead. Banana Fish is almost all of male cast.
Voice acting is very nice. Especially Phantom is more refined. Banana Fish is more polite.
It'll too scared to watch both of them in various meaning. But it's worth high perfection. I recommend to you. read more 

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El Cazador de la Bruja addpermalink

Same director Koichi Mashimo and studio Bee Train.  El Cazador de la Bruja is part of the girls-with-guns trilogy along with Noir and Madlax.  The premise also deals with assassins and a handling organization. 

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Grisaia no Rakuen addpermalink

Main character is kidnapped by evil organization and trained as assassin. He is forced to kill against his will. Finally he rebel and fight against organization which destroyed his life. Main character is controlled by darkness, grief, lost meaning in life. He meets something special which helps change, find light in the dark. Both are great action, philological anime. Main difference is that Phantom is darker and sadder, and in Grisaia you can find harem.  

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Texhnolyze addpermalink

Both have a relentless atmosphere about them that hardly ever gives off the impression of joy.
Both stories are, in essence, about humanity. Granted, in two, totally, different situations.
Despite this, they are quite addicting, have a nice and well-rounded cast of characters, have AMAZING art and music. And stand out as truly unique.
But... they not for everyone as they're both highly mature and graphic, and deal with topics that aren't suitable for those who like "4 lumps of sugar instead of black...".
Oh, and they're both slow starters.

Phantom deals with the psyches of killers. It has a better, more detailed, beginning than Tex, and the cast of characters are smaller. It's also a subtle romance too. Has a very special bond that supports and contrasts to said romance, giving hope.

Tex is... more of a psychological than anything else. Has a CRAZY beginning that slowly, and steadily, makes sense. Unlike Phantom, the tone is heavy throughout, never giving an impression hope but a single question: What will happen? read more 

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Madlax addpermalink

This show is similar to Noir/Madlax/El Cazador, because all of these shows are directed by the same guy.

Two people. One experienced, another a trainee. Secret organizations. Underworld. Supernatural elements. 

And as usual, I really don't like the OP/EDs.  

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Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino addpermalink

I recommend these series to anyone who is interested in tragedy and gun fight action. 

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A Kite addpermalink

Both about assassins with a strong girl lead role and a boy assassin. lots of action [there's explicit sex scenes as well however] both slaves at their job and doing what they're told by upper bosses. 

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