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If you liked 20th Century Boys add

...then you might like Game Maou add

Harmless symbols and games from the main character's childhood suddenly reemerge and threaten the entire world. "Who did this?", "Why?" and "How?" are the main mysteries both manga want you to question, although each manga's way of developing the story is very different.

If you liked Shounen no Abyss add

...then you might like Takopii no Genzai add

Everyone is miserable, there are no good parents, you will cringe at what the characters have to go through, but you won't be able to stop reading either. Morbidly enthralling manga with fantastic art.

If you liked Gensoumaden Saiyuuki add

...then you might like Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho add

Long-ish anime with a not-entirely-human main character quartet. These are the natural recommendations if you're looking for a dynamic group of MCs that, as characters, each stand on their own extremely well, but are made even better by bouncing off of the other members of the group. Plenty of demon action, too.

If you liked Sakamoto Days add

...then you might like Ayashimon add

A ridiculously physically strong, regular dude caught in the midst of a war between crime syndicates. Great comedy, spectacular fight scenes and artwork with tons of energy. Sakamoto Days and Ayashimon are two of the earliest, most promising Weekly Shounen Jump Series of the 2020s.

If you liked Space☆Dandy add

...then you might like Star Wars: Visions add

Episodic tales in space, each instalment featuring new staff and a different directorial vision. Neither anime has much if any coherence i. e. an overarching plot (aside from the recurring crew of Space Dandy), but the draw here is seeing how much can be done in a limited runtime and in what is basically an inexhaustible setting.

If you liked Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019) add

...then you might like Sonny Boy add

Same director, same studio, same mind-bendingly mysterious, supernatural feel. If you're looking for another anime that is kinda out there and that has a whole slew of riddles for dialogue you are expected to make sense of for yourself, you've come to the right place.

If you liked Totsukuni no Shoujo add

...then you might like Yoru no Kuni add

Short pieces of enchanting animation, both being fantasy. Similarities include striking imagery, a pastel aesthetic and a touching narrative. The aspects shared between both works are evident at a glance without them being derivative of each other at all. Definitely recommend.

If you liked Owari no Seraph add

...then you might like Kimetsu no Yaiba add

Both shounen take place in imperial Japan one way or another, where the supernatural-weapon-wielding forces of humanity seem destined to lose against their demonic opponents. Themes of love and family are presented primarily through the main character duos of either series, but don't disregard the respective well-animated, dope action.

If you liked Ashita no Joe add

...then you might like Black-Box add

Moody, young troublemakers - both of which curiously have a connection to prison life - determinedly become pro boxers. Be prepared for neither manga to romanticize the sport, instead opting for grungy realism. Edit after having finished Black-Box: Black-Box is something between a love letter to and a deconstruction of Ashita no Joe, and it becomes more obvious the further you read. There are references to Joe on a full spectrum of explicitness from plot points and specific panels all the way to the title of the final chapter. In fact, the ending of Black-Box is probably less satisfying if you HAVEN'T read Ashita no Joe. As a fan of both, I believe the two series complement each other quite well. So, if you're either a fan of Ashita no Joe, who is wondering if Black-Box will have something new to say, or if you're a fan of Black-Box, but don't know about the parallels to Ashita no Joe, you have another manga to read.

If you liked Mob Psycho 100 add

...then you might like Mieruko-chan add

The everyday lives of genuine, wholesome teenagers reluctantly involved in unearthly occurrences. Both can be very funny and will tastefully pull at your heartstrings every now and then.

If you liked Afro Samurai add

...then you might like Yasuke add

The stars are both black samurai and the setting is rooted in feudal Japanese culture but spiced with plenty of exaggerations. They only have a handful of episodes each that equate roughly to movie length. What the two anime have in common most of all is the fact that they both released an English version as their primary dub. If you enjoy anime in English and dig the samurai aesthetic - but don't mind some creative liberties - Afro Samurai and Yasuke have got you covered.

If you liked Souboutei Kowasubeshi add

...then you might like Jigokuraku add

For readers who like shounen with darker imagery and horror elements. The appeal to both series lies in gradually discovering their many secrets through the eyes of a disorderly group of main characters coming to terms with ideas beyond human understanding.

If you liked Shingeki no Kyojin add

...then you might like Ajin add

Both manga are utterly bananas and two of the most consistently thrill-inducing hype machines I know of. They each tackle the scenario of a minority gifted with superpowers, apply the theme of human perseverance and balance the supernatural spectacle with in-universe scientific explanations. If you love seeing authors as well as their characters channel their maximum intensity and creativity by delivering on some of the most bombastic action displays in the medium, take my word and add these to your list.

If you liked Kaikisen add

...then you might like Golden Gold add

A tiny island's community is forced to grapple with modernization, in the midst of which some spooky paranormal stuff happens.

If you liked Trigun add

...then you might like Back Arrow add

Lively sci-fi anime not set on Earth that possess a Wild Western vibe to some degree. Both shows can be very comedic, the prime examples being our charming aimless-wanderer-leads Arrow and Vash, who have very fun personalities along with being obviously over-powered oddities in the worlds they inhabit.

If you liked Shuumatsu no Walküre add

...then you might like Blue Lock add

While the scale is drastically different, both manga throw their characters into unprecedented scenarios presented in a tournament setting which leaves them no choice but to try to "survive" - literally in Shuumatsu no Walküre and figuratively in Blue Lock. Both manga have a strong, competitive fight-or-die-mentality that permeates every character and decision made. The art styles are very expressive, at times very exaggerated and always very detailed, creating two of the most visually dynamic series currently ongoing.

If you liked Hajime no Ippo add

...then you might like Gintama add

These are the first two anime I would recommend if you have a lot of patience and a sense of humor. Ippo and Gintama both get the "group of good friends" dynamic more right than just about any other anime I know, so if you don't mind an anime that likes to have fun instead of always getting to the point, you might want to try one or the other.

If you liked Kiseijuu add

...then you might like Kokkoku add

Relatively short but rich seinen with simplistic character designs and a raw art style. The antagonistic force consists of multiple factions that have differing allegiances and both series explore some of the implications of how their respective supernatural element affects the world, such as politically or biologically.

If you liked Noragami add

...then you might like Honomieru Shounen add

Fun and beautifully drawn urban fantasy shounen that have a slightly softer feel than the gigantic Jump battle titles. Two of the three main characters are a good looking but boorish bastard with a heart of gold and a girl who stumbles into the supernatural at the start of the series. Phantom Seer's future is still undecided, but at least the premises and the respective styles feel very much in the same vein.

If you liked SSSS.Gridman add

...then you might like Wonder Egg Priority add

Oppressive atmosphere, sparse music and extremely surreal setpieces. Both anime's worlds and casts spring from the mental state of the characters, reflecting their thoughts and thus essentially making both shows very detailed character studies.

If you liked Totsukuni no Shoujo add

...then you might like Colorless add

Totsukuni and Colorless are two manga that feel distinctly non-Japanese. They boast very sketchy drawing styles and feel more akin to American or European graphic novels in presentation. The two stories take place in very different settings, but both revolve around the idea of humanity having transformed into something more monstrous. There are many mysteries regarding the worlds, the key to them supposedly being one-of-a-kind regular human girls, who are being protected by our monstrous but righteous main characters.

If you liked Made in Abyss add

...then you might like Saihate no Solte add

Frighteningly determined young girls with pigtails decide to venture further into an unquantifiable supernatural realm than anyone has ever done before. World End Solte leans a little more to the quirky side, while Made in Abyss tends to get pretty disturbing.

If you liked Akira add

...then you might like Adou add

Adou basically feels like the backstory of Akira before he destroyed Tokyo. The setup is very reminiscent of what we know of his past; Akira and Adou’s Eight were both one of many young test subjects with assigned numbers, but eventually pursued by the military after letting loose. The art styles and character designs are strikingly similar. Especially Akira and Eight look like they could be twins. Anyone familiar with Akira is sure to notice Otomo‘s influence in Adou, so if that is what you‘re looking for, this is the manga for you.

If you liked Eden: It's an Endless World! add

...then you might like Seraphim: 2-oku 6661-man 3336 no Tsubasa add

Brutal but philosophical seinen with some of the most breathtaking artwork in the medium. Both stories center around a paranormal worldwide disease that has broken most of the political structures in the world, and feature some heavy biblical references.

If you liked Jagaaaaaan add

...then you might like Chainsaw Man add

Unpredictability at its finest. Both of these stories can be gruesome, epic, make you laugh and feel uncomfortable all at the same time. Nobody is safe from anything and that makes for two of the most exhilarating experiences you can ask for in manga.

If you liked Lupin III add

...then you might like Great Pretender add

Vibrant, stylish shows about goofy criminals accompanied by jazzy music. There is no way that Great Pretender wasn't heavily inspired by the Lupin series.

If you liked Dragon Ball add

...then you might like Jujutsu Kaisen add

The main argument as to why I think these two manga are similar, is the energy that both Toriyama and Akutami bring to the page. Jujutsu Kaisen and Dragon Ball have the most vibrant panelling that I've seen in the entire medium, action scenes are incredibly intricately choreographed, but drawn in a way that is easy to follow, characters can pop out of their respective panels, and the two styles of actually constructing a page of manga (which are extremely important, but often unnoticed when reading) are energetic but digestible in the best ways possible. Another similarity is the fact that the action never stops in either of the two series. Akutami & Toriyama don't waste time by letting things build up more than they should and more often than not jump straight into the central conflict, which is very gratifying as a weekly reader (regarding Jujutsu Kaisen only).

If you liked Cencoroll add

...then you might like Gleipnir add

A boy-girl-duo, weird, grotesque but cool and smoothly animated action, and similar aesthetics.

If you liked D.Gray-man add

...then you might like Enen no Shouboutai add

Both of these are enjoyable battle shounen with great main characters who happen to share similar backstories and circumstances and are part of organisations that put former humans turned monsters to rest. They also feature extraordinarily mysterious villains and the more you delve into spoiler territory, the more additional resemblances you find.

If you liked Karakuri Circus add

...then you might like Sengoku Youko add

While these two stories may not seem very much alike at first, they do have some deep-rooted similarities. Both are shounen to the core and incorporate the importance of smiling and laughing as one of their central themes respectively. Additionally, both stories are extremely creative and they escalate and develop in ways and directions that you would have never expected at the start, oftentimes switching between main characters and point-of-views. Similar to every other Mizukami manga, Sengoku Youko has a really big cast of wacky and unique characters and Karakuri Circus is the same way. Some characters get fleshed out more than others (particular ones get lots of development), but both series give basically every character their time to shine. Also, one of the main characters belongs to a certain group of people with silver hair.