7 anime like Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN

These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN, ranked by how many recommended each one. 2 come from the same studio. 7 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.

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86 EIGHTY-SIX
TV · 2021 · 11 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on war, military, dystopian. Recommended by 42 AniList users who watched Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Sci-Fi
2
Blue Archive The Animation
TV · 2024 · 12 eps · 66/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, guns, kemonomimi, and comes from the same studio (Yostar Pictures). Recommended by 22 AniList users who watched Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN.
- Action
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Slice of Life
3
Lee's Detective Agency
ONA · 6 eps · 63/100
It shares its focus on urban, kemonomimi. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN.
- Action
- Comedy
4
Arknights: 2024 Tebie Jinian Donghua
Special · 1 eps · 77/100
It is also action / fantasy / sci-fi, and is shorter at 1 episodes. Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN.
- Action
- Fantasy
- Sci-Fi
5
Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER
TV · 2025 · 10 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on pandemic, tragedy, dystopian, and comes from the same studio (Yostar Pictures). Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Sci-Fi
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Girls’ Frontline
TV · 2022 · 12 eps · 53/100
It shares its focus on guns, war, military. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN.
- Action
- Drama
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U Takes Terra
ONA · 2025 · 8 eps · 65/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, kemonomimi. Recommended by 3 AniList users who watched Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN.
- Comedy
- Slice of Life