anime compared to the GoodFellas

Mar 24, 2019 6:45 PM

Josiah-Joestar

Offline

Nov 2017

is there any anime that's like or can closely or even roughly compare with martin scorscesee's film "the GoodFellas"?

Mar 24, 2019 6:49 PM

fleurbleue

( ｡◕‿‿◕｡)っ❤︎

Offline

Jul 2010

5349

Baccano, maybe? There's gangsters in it, at the very least.

Mar 24, 2019 7:08 PM

Jus1294

Offline

Jan 2018

1265

The American mafia style is severely limited tbh. The only two series I know are the aforementioned Baccano and 91 Days.

What a beautiful Duwang

Mar 25, 2019 8:11 AM

Alcoholicide

Offline

Feb 2010

34616

Well, there's a couple of mafia/gangster anime but, frankly, they are still gonna be 'anime' (meaning it'll have some tropes, exaggeration and in a bunch of cases supernatural or sci-fi elements) and therefore quite different from the gritty realism of a Scorsese movie. The closes't you'll get to a Scorsese film is probably other Scorsese Films.

But Baccano, 91 Days, Gangsta, Gungrave, Banana Fish, Black Lagoon or Sanctuary are all decent to good animanga that tap into the gangster and mafia milieu for their stories so they might be worth checking out for you.

I probably regret this post by now.

Mar 25, 2019 11:33 AM

Barnald

Offline

Nov 2014

2010

Thread moved from Anime Discussion

Mar 26, 2019 12:00 AM

Apollo18

Offline

Oct 2018

341

Yeah, there's not much tbh. Personally, I'd love to see more of Scorses's/Goodfella's kind of realism in anime, but sadly the Japanese (and international) market prefers magical super-powers, fantasy worlds and moe schoolgirls.

91 Days and Black Lagoon would probably be the closest things to what you're asking.

Or the 2012 Lupin III series is an excellent real-world crime series, with a mix of action and character-driven elements that's kinda-sorta comparable to Scorsese's gangster films

https://myanimelist.net/anime/13203/Lupin_the_Third__Mine_Fujiko_to_Iu_Onna

Or Monster and Master Keaton are extremely good real-world crime series, but with a more serious, less frenetic feel.

Or you might like Durarara, Canaan and Jormugand?

See All Discussions

More topics from this board

» reply and get 5 anime recs based on your list and taste ifear0 - 3 hours ago	4	by ifear0 »» 52 minutes ago
» specific anime recommendation PolterRPG - Today	4	by Retro8bit »» 2 hours ago
» Shows with a "unique" take on comedy? deltalover - Yesterday	2	by Zarutaku »» Today, 1:04 AM
» Is dandadan okay for 14 year olds? (From an non-american context please!) mg1109 - Oct 8	24	by mg1109 »» Yesterday, 11:16 PM
» Anime/Manga about two people cohabiting since childhood WingedEngine - Yesterday	0	by WingedEngine »» Yesterday, 8:09 PM

anime compared to the GoodFellas

More topics from this board

» reply and get 5 anime recs based on your list and taste

» specific anime recommendation

» Shows with a "unique" take on comedy?

» Is dandadan okay for 14 year olds? (From an non-american context please!)

» Anime/Manga about two people cohabiting since childhood

MoreTop Anime

MoreTop Airing Anime

MoreMost Popular Characters