20 anime like Akira
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Akira, ranked by how many recommended each one. 7 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 11 are films you can watch in one sitting.
- 1
Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV · 1995 · 26 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 434 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Mystery
- 2
Ghost in the Shell
Movie · 1995 · 80/100
It shares its focus on cyberpunk, philosophy, urban. Recommended by 413 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 3
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Movie · 1997 · 86/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, post-apocalyptic, dystopian. Recommended by 228 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Psychological
- 4
Devilman Crybaby
ONA · 2018 · 10 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on gore, urban fantasy, male protagonist, and is a longer watch at 10 episodes. Recommended by 142 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
- 5
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
ONA · 2022 · 10 eps · 85/100
It shares its focus on cyberpunk, crime, dystopian, and is a longer watch at 10 episodes. Recommended by 127 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 6
Akudama Drive
TV · 2020 · 12 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on anti-hero, crime, urban, and is a longer watch at 12 episodes. Recommended by 83 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
- 7
PLUTO
ONA · 2023 · 8 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on seinen, crime, philosophy, and is a longer watch at 8 episodes. Recommended by 74 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Mystery
- 8
Metropolis
Movie · 2001 · 74/100
It shares its focus on dystopian, urban, cyberpunk. Recommended by 69 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
- 9
Memories
Movie · 1995 · 75/100
It shares its focus on dystopian, seinen, cyberpunk. Recommended by 66 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Drama
- Horror
- 10
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL
TV · 2026 · 10 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, cyberpunk, urban, and is a longer watch at 10 episodes. Recommended by 47 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Ecchi
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 11
Serial Experiments Lain
TV · 1998 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, cyberpunk, conspiracy, and is a longer watch at 13 episodes. Recommended by 46 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 12
Perfect Blue
Movie · 1998 · 85/100
It shares its focus on philosophy. Recommended by 43 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
- Thriller
- 13
SPRIGGAN
Movie · 1998 · 65/100
It shares its focus on military, guns, male protagonist. Recommended by 42 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Adventure
- Sci-Fi
- 14
Paprika
Movie · 2006 · 79/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, cyberpunk. Recommended by 39 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 15
Cowboy Bebop
TV · 1998 · 26 eps · 86/100
It shares its focus on crime, philosophy, anti-hero, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 31 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- 16
Tengoku Daimakyo
TV · 2023 · 13 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on dystopian, post-apocalyptic, seinen, and is a longer watch at 13 episodes. Recommended by 28 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
- 17
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Movie · 2000 · 77/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, military, dystopian. Recommended by 27 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Drama
- Psychological
- Romance
- 18
Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo
Movie · 1987 · 68/100
It shares its focus on cyberpunk. Recommended by 27 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Sci-Fi
- 19
Steamboy
Movie · 2004 · 70/100
It shares its focus on military, male protagonist. Recommended by 26 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- 20
Roujin Z
Movie · 1991 · 68/100
It shares its focus on cyberpunk, urban fantasy, male protagonist. Recommended by 22 AniList users who watched Akira.
- Action
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mecha
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Akira.