Shirobako

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If you enjoyed Shirobako, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Gangsta.

   2015 · Drama, Anime, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Anime / Crime profile, hidden gem.

   In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two "handymen" known as "Benriya" who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia -- for a good price. After an assignment from police the two met and later joined by Alex, a former prostitute who got interested in the mysterious background of the team, in particular of Nicolas' abilities.

2. Code:Breaker

   2012 · Drama, Adventure, Anime, Crime · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Anime / Crime profile, hidden gem.

   One night as Sakura Sakurakōji is riding the bus home she sees a boy standing in the middle of a huge blue flame burning people around him. The next day in school she is shocked as the boy is transferring to her class.

3. ReLIFE

   2016 · Drama, Anime · ended91% match

   Recommended for similar Anime profile, hidden gem.

   The story follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old jobless man, who fails at every job interview he had after quitting his last company. His life changes after he met Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offered him a drug that can change his appearance to 17-years-old and to become a subject in an experiment for one year. Thus, he begins his life as a high school student once more.

4. Ping Pong The Animation

   2014 · Drama, Anime, Sports · ended90% match

   Recommended for similar Anime profile, highly rated (8.2), hidden gem.

   Makoto Tsukimoto (nicknamed Smile) is a quiet high-schooler who's been friends with the loud and energetic Yukata Hoshino (nicknamed Peco) since childhood. They're both in the local table tennis club and both have a natural talent for it, although Smile's personality always enables him from winning against Peco. The club teacher, however, notices Smile's talent and tries to make him gain some sportive tenacity.

5. 91 Days

   2016 · Drama, Anime · ended90% match

   Recommended for similar Anime profile.

   During Prohibition, the law held no power and the mafia ruled the town.The story takes place in Lawless, a town thriving on black market sales of illicitly brewed liquor. Avilio returns to Lawless after some time away, following the murder of his family in a mafia dispute there.One day, Avilio receives a letter from a mysterious sender, prompting him to return to Lawless for revenge. He then infiltrates the Vanetti family, the ones responsible for his family's murder, and sets about befriending the don's son, Nero, to set his vengeance in motion.Killing brings more killing, and revenge spawns more revenge. How will the 91-day story of these men guided by a tragic fate end?

6. Orange

   2016 · Drama, Anime, Science-Fiction · ended88% match

   Recommended for similar Anime profile, hidden gem, also on Tokyo MX.

   One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.

7. Junjou Romantica

   2008 · Drama, Anime, Romance · ended87% match

   Recommended for similar Anime profile, hidden gem, also on Tokyo MX.

   Junjou Romantica is an anime that follows the lives and loves of three shonen-ai (boy-love) couples. The stories are divided into 3 groups: Junjou Romantica, Junjou Egoist, and Junjou Terrorist. The first couple is Misaki and Akihito. It is the story about Misaki having to live with his brother's childhood friend, Akihito. Akihito is completely in love with Misaki's older brother, so he would do anything he asks of him, even if it means putting up with his idiotic, little brother. But, after Misaki's older brother gets marries, how will Akihito deal with the heartbreak? The story continues will Misaki consoling Akihito, but sometimes consoling turns into romance. Also, there is Hiroki, another one of Akihito's childhood friends, who is very in love with Akihito. The problem is, Akihito doesn't think of Hiroki in any way other than friendship. Luckily for Hiroki, he meets Nowaki. Nowak

8. Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

   2010 · Drama, Anime, History · ended87% match

   Recommended for similar Anime profile, hidden gem.

   Seven teenagers must find a way to live in a reformatory in Shio, while dealing with their past crimes and learning to start their lives anew.

9. Zankyou no Terror

   2014 · Drama, Anime, Thriller · ended87% match

   Recommended for similar Anime profile.

   In an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population. While the world searches for a criminal mastermind to blame for this tragedy, two mysterious children—children who shouldn't even exist—masterfully carry out their heinous plan. Cursed to walk through this world with the names Nine and Twelve, the two combine to form "Sphinx," a clandestine entity determine to wake the people from their slumber—and pull the trigger on this world.

10. Nana

    2006 · Drama, Anime, Romance · ended87% match

    Recommended for similar Anime profile, hidden gem.

    Nana Osaki is a guarded and ambitious young woman with a strong will and a rough past. She is the vocalist for a punk band called Black Stones and she desires fame and recognition more than anything else. Nana Komatsu is an outgoing and flighty young woman with a weak will and a stable past. Her life revolves around her desire to find love and marriage. The two meet for the first time while traveling to Tokyo - in pursuit of their respective dreams - and they later decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out if their biggest dreams have room for their best friend.