Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo, Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata - Anime Recommendations

Both animes are about the mc wanting to fulfill there dream to make there own video game, even though they both don't really have a good idea are really the skill to make a video game. Both anime also show a good of amount of the otaku lifestyle and both are also romcom.

report Recommended by Jayage

Let's See, A wimpy stereotypical protagonist assembles a motley crew of geniuses, who have quite some bolts loose from their minds. Sounds familiar right? Congrats, you just found a Doppelganger. --> Protagonist's dream to make a game. --> Often berated for not contributing enough. --> MCs even have the same voice actor (Is this co-incidence or what? Yoshitsugu, you sly bastard) and quite frequent outbursts of embarrassment, when a character makes double meanings. --> Assembles a crew out of his associates in the same school as him, who are directly related to him in one way or the other. --> Atleast two girls are competing over the protagonist --> A lot read more

report Recommended by Fate-Symphony

Involves a game-making otaku hero and a deadpan heroine. The heroine is a quite a bit more unbelievable in Sakurasou, but the character development might be similar.

report Recommended by Dorali

Both male main characters are voiced by the same seiyuu's. Both characters are students aiming to create a video game.

report Recommended by _Kairu_

Similar history and characters.

report Recommended by damian2d

They are so great because they have high school life story with some love comedy on it. The main characters are similiar (airhead male character, tsundere, and super hot senpai). Their both stories are great and funny but i prefer sakurasou no pet kanojo because it made me cry. T.T

report Recommended by megumi211

Pretty similar characters. Matsuoka and Kayano voiced in both animes. Both kuudere heroines. Both MC does gaming project.

report Recommended by Nonka

This recommendation is reflective of the totality of Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata, including the first and second seasons and movie. Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo (Sakurasou) and Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (Saekano) are very similar in some elements of their plot, the roles the characters play, and the general atmosphere. Each involve the MC attempting to fulfill their game design dreams. Though their passions are strong and indefatigable, their technical skillsets pale in comparison with the friends they meet along the way, who have their own talents and ambitions in life. In both Sakurasou and Saekano, the MC's persistence draws these talented friends into a ragtag circle of game development, and the two series dabble heavily in the game development process. Sakurasou's Mashiro and Saekano's Megumi—the lead female protagonists in their respective series—encounter the MCs Sorata and Tomoya by circumstance in the first episode and fill similar character roles, with Mashiro's demure and aloof attitude pairing well with Megumi's stoicism and seeming mediocrity. Both Mashiro and Megumi are unfamiliar with the world of Sorata and Tomoya. Both series populate their plots with a healthy blend of broader comedic and lighthearted moments and more somber, dramatic happenings. The atmosphere of Saekano and Sakurasou is mostly jovial, but that doesn't stop the two from diving into more emotional arcs (especially later in the series). Sakurasou is comparatively more serious in this respect. Though the MC's influences and characters are similar, the strength of Sakurasou and Saekano is achieved thematically and in similar ways. While the initial premise of the two series—Sakurasou's Sorata having to contend with a socially inept Mashiro and Saekano's Tomoya attempting to use the ordinary Megumi as the central heroine in his game—remains a driving force throughout their entire series, both Sakurasou and Saekano broaden from those premises quite quickly, and ultimately that premise simply becomes a vehicle for deeper character introspection. Saekano tends to stick to its game development plot roots, but elaborates on its premise with problems that arise when individuals have their own unique motivations, while Sakurasou tends to explore subplots not necessarily related to Sorata's caretaking of Mashiro, at least directly. Both series have external pressures that threaten the integrity of the central friend group. There's an obvious, gradual romantic undercurrent that persists in the two series (and often propel comedic misunderstandings), but the bulk of the thematic tension deals with the nature of friend groups (though Saekano wears its romantic harem component more obviously compared to Sakurasou's romance). The MC's quest to develop a game with talented friends provides a launching pad for both series to explore how their core cast of characters balance their own ambitions with the ambitions of others, and to explore how the attitudes of the characters change in reaction to roadblocks both in their own dreams and in the dreams of others. What does it mean to be friends? Character flaws that one may pick up on through mutual interactions early in the two series crescendo and threaten to destroy or reshape close bonds, forcing friends to reevaluate and overcome emotional challenges. With such sharp focus on the central cast of characters, what happens to one character essentially affects all of the other leads in the two series, providing opportunities for those characters to reflect on the meaning of the bonds with their friends in both platonic and romantic ways. - How much am I willing to sacrifice for the success of my friends? - Are my friends' problems also my own? - Am I sabotaging my own dreams to keep my friendships alive? - When does selflessness become ingratiation? - Is my own dignity in part the dignity of my closest friends? These are central questions that are not only explored with regard to the MC, but also with the other central characters too as they work to resolve their both their own unique issues and their friends' issues. While Mashiro is Sakurasou's "Pet na Kanojo" and Megumi is Saekano's "Saenai Heroine" (not spoilers - those are premises made clear in episode 1), there's a treasure trove of exploration for Sakurasou's Nanami, Ryuunosuke, Misaki, and Jin, and Saekano's Utaha and Eriri. These core characters will supply most of their series' serious moments along with the MC/female lead and have their own arcs, with additional supporting characters supplying a bit more levity throughout each series. TLDR: This recommendation is based primarily on similarities in atmosphere, premise, character development, plot structure, and themes. read more

report Recommended by TyphoonHarry

Both are about a group of students trying to create a game. Sorata and Tomoya are voiced by the same VA so their character have similar vibe.

report Recommended by removed_user

These animes are both about a guy without any particular talents, but they do both have a dream! Because of their strong desire to make that dream come true, they get the attention of some really talented people, and they all start forming a relationship with each other with the main protagonist in the middle of it all. But making a dream come true isn't necessarily an easy task, but the friendships formed along the way, is hopefully enough to make the dream come true in the end.

report Recommended by autumnspicelatte

If you like harem and rom-com series that each character fight to prove the strongest bond who has been made to MC. It is the one!

report Recommended by Kolonemaru

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