If you liked
Steins;Gate
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Dimension W
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Great animes that deal with SCIENCE! Both main characters are named "Kyouma" and are a bit older than your average main anime character, what gives the story a different and refreshing feel. Also, they manage to step out of many character and storytelling cliches (especially Steins;Gate) and have amazing art and soundtrack.
If you liked
Shinseiki Evangelion
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Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko
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References. Mohiro Kitoh, author of Narutaru, is a huge fan of NGE. As Kitoh's first great manga, Narutaru carries many similarities with NGE, such as: Children having adult problems, deep psychological approach, giant monstrous creatures with their own symbologies attached, suicide, murder, strangling, love between people of different age groups and skinny teenagers. Phew.
If you liked
Steins;Gate
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...then you might like
Boku dake ga Inai Machi
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- Very smart main character... - ...who has to get back in time to prevent someone's suffering/death - Clean visuals, catchy soundtrack - Amazing storytelling
If you liked
Gankutsuou
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Argento Soma
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Ryo Soma remembers me of both the Count of Monte Cristo and Albert. Like Albert, when the devil (Mr. X/The Count) decides to walk by his side and talk to him, he chooses to listen. Like the Count, Ryo starts a whole new life just for the sake of vengeance.
If you liked
Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko
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...then you might like
Digimon Tamers
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Kids receive powerful monsters and start to live normal lives with them. Then the world burns because of this and their minds explode. Now they have a lot of adult problems. Narutaru is MUCH more mature, while Digimon Tamers has a child-friendly approach to the theme.
If you liked
Hetalia Axis Powers
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...then you might like
Thermae Romae
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Two gems of historical humor. The main character is italian/roman and there are multicultural jokes everywhere.
If you liked
Dragon Ball Z
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...then you might like
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
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These animes can unify humor and fights in the best way possible. Well-designed muscles, powerful fights and lots of blood. Also, they are adapted from mangas of the same epoch.
If you liked
Psycho-Pass
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...then you might like
Subete ga F ni Naru
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For some reason I keep thinking about Psycho-Pass while watching Subete Ga F. The dialogues are very heavy and well-planned, there is the logical and mathematic atmosphere and the characters in both works have unique ways of thinking and making choices.
If you liked
Death Note
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...then you might like
Karamazov no Kyoudai
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A lot of scenes in Karamazov no Kyoudai parody Death Note. Ivan Karamazov's story arc is basically Light Yagami's: to build a new world of justice. Also, both mangas talk about vengeance, justice, skepticism and intrigues.
If you liked
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
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...then you might like
Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
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Magic academy, harem themes, electronic pop playing in the background, OP main character. Every girl falls in love and tries to get attention of the MC. Nice school uniforms and magical symbols too. A lot of dialogues and slow pacing culminating in powerful battles, especially in Taimadou Gakuen.
If you liked
Soul Eater
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...then you might like
Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
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Welcome to Witch Hunters Academy! Here you will find main characters using weapons to kill witches, and guess what - the weapons have also a human form and can talk with their users! Also, get ready for tons of ecchi and oppai jokes.
If you liked
Gintama
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...then you might like
One Punch Man
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Do you want a deconstruction of typical shonen clichés? Do you want a OP main character who just don't care about his enemies' complaints or objectives? Do you want to laugh in every scene? These series are for you!
If you liked
Bleach
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...then you might like
Busou Renkin
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Story begins when a boy helps a strange girl to fight monsters he shouldn't see. She has to lend him her powers for some time, or he cannot do this. Next, he has to save his big-breasted sis, otherwise she would get involved in the fighting against the monsters that anybody should see. The strange girl is part of an organization whose objective is to destroy that monsters, and guess what main character will do? Join it. Also, main character has a really big sword/lance and a bunch of school sidekicks that end up getting involved in his fight anyway.
If you liked
Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda
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...then you might like
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou
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Explosions! Giant robots! Colors! Nonsense! You get carried away by the nonsensical plot before you can even breathe. The pacing is very fast. Both animes have an organization with very distinct and crazy members, each one with a unique power.
If you liked
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica
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...then you might like
Charlotte
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You can easily see how Madoka served as an inspiration to Charlotte. Time travels to save friends, multiple realities and people with superhuman powers becoming god-like.
If you liked
Hunter x Hunter
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...then you might like
Boku no Hero Academia
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The heroes' peculiarities in BnHA works in a similar way than the nen techniques in HxH. The fights in both mangas are based in strategies made out of these powers' capabilities and limitations.
If you liked
Level E
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...then you might like
Tokiwa Kitareri!!
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What happens when a being from another world (another planet, the virtual world) comes to Earth and spends some time with humans? These two mangas show different visions of how this would happen. Machina and Baka Ki El Dogra both interact with humans for reasons of curiosity, just to 'see what happens'. Also, try both titles if you have interest in the way normal people see this kind of 'visitors' and how they live their lifes while trying to bring them closer to the normal world... Or not.
If you liked
Gintama
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...then you might like
Prison School
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Gintama is not ecchi, but the kind of humor you see in Gintoki's adventures is a very peculiar (and, some people would say, refined) one - Prison School does the same, but it includes breasts and butts. If you look for a non-conventional comedy series, these two are a sure shot.
If you liked
Tenchi Muyou!
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...then you might like
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
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Women from another world/planet being protected by a single (and sometimes foolish) man. Lots of ecchi, of course.
If you liked
Usavich
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...then you might like
Kill la Kill
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They use very similar kinds of jokes and humour in general. The soundtrack also uses classic music in moments of despair a lot. The art is very simple sometimes in KLK, and so in Usavich. Crazy characters appear a lot in both (like Kirenenko and Mako).
If you liked
Death Note
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...then you might like
Onanie Master Kurosawa
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This seems to be the biggest inspiration to Onanie Master Kurosawa. Psychological mangas about apathetic guys who enjoy punishing people with their own justice.
If you liked
World Trigger
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...then you might like
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
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A gate to another world opens in Japan and the government has to do something about it. Young men are trained to fight the unknown enemies coming from the other side. Both also share military routine as a theme, though Border Organization in World Trigger is a bit different from usual military headquarters.
If you liked
Hetalia Axis Powers
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...then you might like
Military!
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- Episodes come in short clips (3-5 minutes) - Military humor - Harem feels (Military! with girls, Hetalia with boys) - Chibi cute characters in absurd situations - Randomness in all its known forms
If you liked
Dragon Ball Z
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...then you might like
Saint Seiya
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- Both are shonens from the same decade (80's-90's) that have a close style of fights and a lot of characters. - The plot gravitates around the fights. - The soundtrack is somewhat similar.
If you liked
Death Note
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...then you might like
Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko
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- People with the power of a god trying to rule this world and change it by their own convictions - Heavy psychological conflicts - Well-rounded characters with interesting minds - Deaths. Many deaths.
If you liked
Naruto
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...then you might like
World Trigger
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A lot of characters, powers and the ninjas organize themselves in a similar way than the Border