20 anime like Paprika
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Paprika, ranked by how many recommended each one. 6 come from the same studio. 8 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 12 are films you can watch in one sitting.
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Perfect Blue
Movie · 1998 · 85/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, primarily adult cast, philosophy, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 627 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
- Thriller
- 2
Paranoia Agent
TV · 2004 · 13 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy, detective, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE), and is a longer watch at 13 episodes. Recommended by 265 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 3
WONDER EGG PRIORITY
TV · 2021 · 12 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, philosophy, and is a longer watch at 12 episodes. Recommended by 207 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- 4
Millennium Actress
Movie · 2002 · 81/100
It shares its focus on primarily adult cast, female protagonist, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 173 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Romance
- 5
Tokyo Godfathers
Movie · 2003 · 81/100
It shares its focus on primarily adult cast, female protagonist, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 118 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Drama
- 6
Serial Experiments Lain
TV · 1998 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy, female protagonist, and is a longer watch at 13 episodes. Recommended by 106 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 7
ID: INVADED
TV · 2020 · 13 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on detective, primarily adult cast, female protagonist, and is a longer watch at 13 episodes. Recommended by 67 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 8
The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
Movie · 2017 · 81/100
It shares its focus on primarily adult cast, female protagonist, philosophy. Recommended by 52 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Comedy
- Romance
- 9
PUPARIA
ONA · 2020 · 1 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on denpa, female protagonist. Recommended by 50 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Fantasy
- Psychological
- 10
Akira
Movie · 1988 · 79/100
It shares its focus on cyberpunk, philosophy. Recommended by 39 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Action
- Adventure
- Horror
- Psychological
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pet
TV · 2020 · 13 eps · 60/100
It shares its focus on primarily adult cast, and is a longer watch at 13 episodes. Recommended by 31 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 12
The Boy and the Heron
Movie · 2023 · 77/100
It is also fantasy. Recommended by 28 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Supernatural
- 13
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Movie · 1997 · 86/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, denpa, mythology. Recommended by 18 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Psychological
- 14
BELLE
Movie · 2021 · 73/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist. Recommended by 18 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Music
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- 15
Mind Game
Movie · 2004 · 76/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, primarily adult cast. Recommended by 16 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Psychological
- Romance
- 16
Memories
Movie · 1995 · 75/100
It shares its focus on cyberpunk, primarily adult cast. Recommended by 14 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Drama
- Horror
- 17
Ghost in the Shell
Movie · 1995 · 80/100
It shares its focus on cyberpunk, philosophy, female protagonist. Recommended by 14 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Action
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 18
Blue Literature Series
TV · 2009 · 12 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, primarily adult cast, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE), and is a longer watch at 12 episodes. Recommended by 13 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Romance
- Thriller
- 19
Spirited Away
Movie · 2001 · 86/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, mythology. Recommended by 12 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Supernatural
- 20
Sonny Boy
TV · 2021 · 12 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, denpa, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE), and is a longer watch at 12 episodes. Recommended by 12 AniList users who watched Paprika.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Paprika.