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If you liked Assault Lily: Bouquet add

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Both take place in a world where monsters attack humanity. Teenage girls train at special schools to fight against these monsters, and destroy them with transforming mechanical weapons.

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Both take place in a world where special superpowered people (Heroes in MHA, Huntsmen in RWBY) protect the world from evil forces. (Villains in MHA, Grimm in RWBY). In these societies, students are trained at special schools to become the next generation of protectors.

If you liked Black★Rock Shooter (OVA) add

...then you might like Blue Reflection Ray add

Both are about magical girls whose powers are themed around emotion. The Reflectors focus their emotions into their rings to transform, while the emotions of the girls in Black Rock Shooter become alternate personas in the mindscape. The main protagonist (Mato in BRS, Hiori in Blue Reflection) is a cheerful and pure-hearted girl, but is also forcing herself to be this way, and ends up carrying the burden of her friends’ negative feelings. Hiori trying to save her sister is similar to Mato trying to save Yomi. Both have a special element that carries emotions in humans. In BRS, it is an alternate persona, and in Blue Reflection, it is a crystallized flower called a Fragment. There’s even an alternate dimension that holds people’s emotions. The Otherworld (mental world) in Black Rock Shooter, and the Common in Blue Reflection Ray. Both worlds have their own unique style associated with them.

If you liked Youkai Watch Movie 5: Forever Friends add

...then you might like Kamiarizuki no Kodomo add

Both are about a child in grief due to the loss of a parent, and they set out on a journey to the spirit realm with their new supernatural companions, with the intent of seeing their parent again.

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Both are magical girl series worked on by the artist Huke. You can expect similar high-octane animation and artistic themes, including the magical girls wielding transformable sci-fi weapons. The settings are also very similar, both taking place in a dream world that reflects the characters’ emotions. The protagonist (Ruby in RWBY, Mato in BRS) is also trying to rescue her friend (Weiss in RWBY, Yomi in BRS) who has closed herself off in the dream world. Considering these similarities, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that BRS had an influence on Ice Queendom’s story, considering that Huke is the creator of BRS. BRS even makes a brief cameo in Ice Queendom’s first episode.

If you liked Princess Connect! Re:Dive add

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Both are about magical girls trying to prevent a dimensional disaster that happened in the past from repeating itself.

If you liked Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica add

...then you might like Princess Connect! Re:Dive add

Both are magical girl anime that start off lighthearted, but grow darker as the truth of their worlds are slowly revealed. Both have a protagonist (Homura in MadoMagi, Yuuki in PriConne) with a similar backstory that is integral to the plot, but we won’t spoil what. If you already saw one of these series, you’ll know what the twist in the other is like. The main difference here, is that Homura remembers what happened, but Yuuki doesn’t until later.

If you liked Haiyore! Nyaruko-san add

...then you might like Marudase Kintarou add

Both are absurd romance series where a helpless male protagonist is aided by their eccentric love interest.

If you liked Youkai Watch add

...then you might like Tsukumogami Kashimasu add

Both are about one or more human protagonists who enlist youkai to help solve supernatural mysteries. These anime are heavily based on traditional Japanese culture and mythology.

If you liked Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica add

...then you might like Smile Precure! add

Magical girls fight against villains that have a similar motive, collecting human despair in order to fulfill their goals.

If you liked Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica add

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Sailor Moon Crystal is a more faithful manga adaptation in comparison to the 1992 version, and it includes the darker moments that make it more similar to Madoka Magica.

If you liked Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica add

...then you might like Black★Rock Shooter (TV) add

Both are about magical girls fighting each other in a surreal environment. Madoka Magica is dark and tragic, and Black Rock Shooter is more upbeat and cute, while still maintaining a deep story.

If you liked Urasekai Picnic add

...then you might like Blue Reflection Ray add

Both are about a pair of magical girls who form an unlikely duo of friendship. These anime also have a similar aesthetic, and very surreal stuff going on.

If you liked Smile Precure! add

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Whenever the magical girl protagonists face the villains, the villains turn the surrounding area into a magical battlefield. The magic battlefield prevents civilians from being conscious and keeps the battles secret.

If you liked Assault Lily: Bouquet add

...then you might like Blue Reflection Ray add

Both focus on the friendship between two magical girls. One is more cheerful and has short hair, and the other is more reserved and has long hair.

If you liked Black★Rock Shooter (TV) add

...then you might like Blue Reflection Ray add

Both are about magical girls whose powers are themed around emotion. The Reflectors focus their emotions into their rings to transform, while the emotions of the girls in Black Rock Shooter become alternate personas in the mindscape. The main protagonist (Mato in BRS, Hiori in Blue Reflection) is a cheerful and pure-hearted girl, but is also forcing herself to be this way, and ends up carrying the burden of her friends’ negative feelings. Hiori trying to save her sister is similar to Mato trying to save Yomi. Both have a special element that carries emotions in humans. In BRS, it is an alternate persona, and in Blue Reflection, it is a crystallized flower called a Fragment. If the element is lost or destroyed, the person would be rid of their emotions, and forget who they once were. The antagonists of both series happen to be destroying these elements in an attempt to rid people of their suffering. There’s even an alternate dimension that holds people’s emotions. The Otherworld (mental world) in Black Rock Shooter, and the Common in Blue Reflection Ray. Both worlds have their own unique style associated with them.

If you liked Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden add

...then you might like Blue Reflection Ray add

Both are about magical anime girls going through emotional struggles, and their settings have equally surreal imagery.

If you liked Black★Rock Shooter (OVA) add

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Both are about an anime girl who has an alter-ego in a parallel dimension. Through the alternate dimension, the protagonist is trying to save someone else with an alter-ego who is suffering in some way.

If you liked Youkai Watch Movie 3: Soratobu Kujira to Double Sekai no Daibouken da Nyan! add

...then you might like Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime add

Both are movies that feature a girl who takes refuge in an alternate dimension. The main difference is that the girl in Belle is the main protagonist, while the girl in the Yo-kai Watch movie is the tragic antagonist. Both even have connections to a flying whale of some kind.

If you liked Youkai Watch add

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Both are about an average boy whose life is changed after meeting a huge cast of supernatural beings. He befriends some, and they end up in awesome and funny situations and adventures.

If you liked Soukou Musume Senki add

...then you might like Estab-Life: Great Escape add

Both feature sci-fi anime girls in CGI, and they go on futuristic road trips while also fighting against an antagonistic force.

If you liked Black★Rock Shooter (TV) add

...then you might like Show By Rock!! add

Both are amazingly designed series about magical girls who fight evil in another world. They’re cute and lighthearted, and have amazing CGI animation that doesn’t hinder the series whatsoever.

If you liked K-On! add

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Both are cute series about anime girls who form friendships with each other. K-On is a music themed slice of life, while BRS is based off of a song, and is more action-packed.

If you liked Youkai Watch add

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In the beginning, both series are about protagonists who search for rumours and phenomena caused by supernatural beings. In later episodes, the story becomes darker when the protagonists have to fight against a powerful overarching threat.

If you liked Urahara add

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Both are surreal psychological magical girl series that appear light at first, but become darker when the protagonists find out the twisted truth behind their powers. However, they fight back against their cruel fates.

If you liked Black★Rock Shooter (OVA) add

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Both feature anime girls doing battle in surreal, abstract settings.

If you liked Futari wa Precure add

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Both are magical girl series that focus on the friendship and challenges of two anime girls.

If you liked Hoshi no Kirby add

...then you might like Youkai Watch add

Both are comedic children’s series that take place in colourful worlds with a large cast of characters.

If you liked Hoshi no Kirby add

...then you might like Haiyore! Nyaruko-san add

These are some of the funniest and most satirical anime in existence, each featuring an absurd alien from outer space.

If you liked Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden add

...then you might like Assault Lily: Bouquet add

Both are magical girl anime made by Shaft. They have good animation and art styles, though Magia Record has a better story.