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Often when I finish watching an anime that I loved or simply just enjoyed, I wonder what other Anime out there are similar to it that I can watch to kind of keep that feeling going. It can be hard to find one that'll hit in the same way as that last one. So I've made a list of anime that scratch a certain, obscure itch depending on what you're looking for.
Buccano! - Great Pretender - Black Lagoon
Looking for a crime Anime?
Something different from what you're usually watching? If you like one from any of these three, I'd say there's a good chance you'll like the other two. However, Black Lagoon has more action than the other two with Great Pretender having the least amount of action, but they all have some. All three have a clever MC trying to figure things out for themselves and what path they want to take in life. However Baccano! doesn't focus as much as the other two, they all have multiple characters that get focused at different times in the anime. I'd say Great Pretender does a better job than the other two of this. Either way, They are all solid anime in my opinion and if you've seen one but not the other, then give it a try if you want some of those same feels!
Overlord - No Game, No Life - One Punch Man
Looking for super over-the-top overpowered MC's?
Like every anime in this list, some of these no doubt, would fit in other lists as well. Here we have two isekai anime and one parody. All three are wonderful and of course some could fit in other categories as well! But if you're looking for that insanely OP MC that you know will not just win, but completely dominate, any in this list is a fit indeed! Now OPM and Overlord fit that description a little more than NGNL, but honestly every one will bring that feeling of certain victory. NGNL and Overlord are both the isekai type of anime. OPM would fit as a proper comical anime as well. All three have lots of action. Overlord and NGNL have some strategy. NGNL has the most strategy of the three though. Again if you've seen one and not the other? Please give the others a try to satisfy that dominating power kind of itch.
Keijo!!!! - Shokugeki No Souma - High School of the Dead
Looking for a bit of ecchi with your anime?
Something to get the ol' blood vessel pumping and I don't mean your heart? Here are three great anime that bring some story along with the boobs and butts they flaunt around. What's that? Panty shots aren't enough to keep you watching? Don't worry, each one of these does a pretty good job of offering the ecchi you want in a clever way. Here we have a parody anime Keijo!!!! about butt fighting. This one will make you laugh as you'd expect with that ridiculous premise. But it's still worth the watch if you're looking for light-hearted fun. Shokugeki is nearly as ridiculous but not in its premise. It's a cooking anime. How do you throw proper ecchi moments in with cooking? Well give it a watch if you've seen the others and not this, you're in for a real treat. The one taking itself much more seriously but not serious enough to omit the ecchi scenery is High School of the Dead. It's about zombies so there's suspense and horror mixed in with sexy time but I still feel it fits with the rest of this anime. If you're looking for ecchi anime that would still be a great anime without the ecchi in it, any of these would keep you entertained so if you've seen one and enjoyed it, you'll probably like the other two.
Redo Of Healer - Kiss X Sis - Kanokon
Looking for borderline hentai you perv?
Well I'm not here to judge. You want something with a slightly better storyline but don't actually want to pay attention to the story? Well you can pass the time with any of these three. For research purposes I've seen all three and can say all three will get you in the mood if you're already halfway there anyway, might as well finish getting there with anime! Yeah! Kanokon I will say, is a little more story than Kiss x Sis but perhaps a little less than Redo Of Healer. You will find the classic scenarios of nudity being prevalent for nudity's sake in all three.
Amagi Brilliant Park - Maid Sama! - Midori No Hibi
Looking for feel-good and slice of life anime?
Here are some of my favorites. There's plenty of others that can fit in this list as well, but I hope I've given options you haven't seen before. When you want to have those feel good moments, maybe you're sad or in some kind of mood. Slice of life is there to make everything smiles and roses. Brilliant park is about reviving a dying theme park, Maid Sama is about an uptight girl working at a maid cafe, and Midori is the weirdest of the three where a delinquents hand transforms into a girl... No really. All three are great and oddly enough have similarities to each other. That's why I think if you've seen one, you'll enjoy the other two.
Trigun - Cowboy Bebop - Ghost in the Shell
Looking for a classic anime that hyped the uncertainties of a crazy sci-fi future?
These are all sci-fi classics. It's likely that if you've seen one you've probably seen them all in this case. And if you have, no doubt you understand and appreciate the similarities between the three. But if somehow, some way you have missed any of these, and loved the others.... Give the missed one a try. I will say, that Ghost in the shell can be difficult to follow and a little bit slow in some areas. However, it's laced with lots of action and psychological questions on what it means to be human and even can make you question logic. It's definitely different form the other two in that regard. But if you like sci-fi you cannot look past it. The other two are great for casual watching. Cowboy Bebop will keep you engaged throughout the series and Trigun plays out more like a lead up to a grand finale. All three have their dramatic moments, all three have their action moments. The similarities between them are there, and if you liked one give the others a try!
This is a list meant to help you find SIMILAR anime. Not all genres were covered of course. If there is a genre you like and want suggestions let me know, and I'll write up another one of these lists with yours included! If there's an anime you've seen and you want to find more like it, again let me know in the comments and I'd be glad to point you in the right direction! Until next time~
