20 anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Neon Genesis Evangelion, ranked by how many recommended each one. 4 come from the same studio. 7 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 2 are films you can watch in one sitting.
- 1
Serial Experiments Lain
TV · 1998 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy, conspiracy, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 987 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
TV · 2011 · 12 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on primarily teen cast, philosophy, coming of age, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 582 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mahou Shoujo
- 3
Gurren Lagann
TV · 2007 · 27 eps · 85/100
It shares its focus on super robot, coming of age, male protagonist, and comes from the same studio (GAINAX). Recommended by 459 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mecha
- 4
Akira
Movie · 1988 · 79/100
It shares its focus on post-apocalyptic, dystopian, male protagonist. Recommended by 434 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Adventure
- Horror
- Psychological
- 5
Devilman Crybaby
ONA · 2018 · 10 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on psychosexual, male protagonist, philosophy, and is shorter at 10 episodes. Recommended by 367 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
- 6
FLCL
OVA · 2000 · 6 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, male protagonist, philosophy, and comes from the same studio (GAINAX), and is shorter at 6 episodes. Recommended by 349 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Comedy
- Mecha
- Sci-Fi
- 7
Gunbuster
OVA · 1988 · 6 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on military, coming of age, super robot, and comes from the same studio (GAINAX), and is shorter at 6 episodes. Recommended by 267 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Sci-Fi
- 8
Sonny Boy
TV · 2021 · 12 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, denpa, coming of age, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 176 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 9
Revolutionary Girl Utena
TV · 1997 · 39 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, philosophy, psychosexual. Recommended by 167 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- 10
His and Her Circumstances
TV · 1998 · 26 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, heterosexual, primarily teen cast, and comes from the same studio (GAINAX). Recommended by 115 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 11
Mobile Suit Gundam
TV · 1979 · 43 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on military, politics, coming of age, and is a longer watch at 43 episodes. Recommended by 112 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Drama
- Mecha
- Sci-Fi
- 12
Berserk
TV · 1997 · 25 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on male protagonist, military, philosophy. Recommended by 107 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- 13
RahXephon
TV · 2002 · 26 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, philosophy, post-apocalyptic. Recommended by 106 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Drama
- Mecha
- Music
- Mystery
- 14
Space Runaway Ideon
TV · 1980 · 39 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on military, super robot, aliens. Recommended by 100 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Drama
- Mecha
- Sci-Fi
- 15
DARLING in the FRANXX
TV · 2018 · 24 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on super robot, post-apocalyptic, primarily teen cast. Recommended by 97 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Psychological
- 16
Alien Nine
OVA · 2001 · 4 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on aliens, coming of age, denpa, and is shorter at 4 episodes. Recommended by 89 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 17
Welcome to the N-H-K
TV · 2006 · 24 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on male protagonist, denpa, conspiracy. Recommended by 85 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Psychological
- Romance
- 18
Texhnolyze
TV · 2003 · 22 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on dystopian, philosophy, denpa. Recommended by 83 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 19
Ghost in the Shell
Movie · 1995 · 80/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, dystopian. Recommended by 77 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Action
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 20
Ergo Proxy
TV · 2006 · 23 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on post-apocalyptic, philosophy, dystopian. Recommended by 71 AniList users who watched Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Neon Genesis Evangelion.