20 anime like Sonny Boy
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Sonny Boy, ranked by how many recommended each one. 5 come from the same studio. 13 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 2 are films you can watch in one sitting.
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The Tatami Galaxy
TV · 2010 · 11 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, philosophy, episodic, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 459 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Romance
- 2
FLCL
OVA · 2000 · 6 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, philosophy, primarily teen cast, and is shorter at 6 episodes. Recommended by 303 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Action
- Comedy
- Mecha
- Sci-Fi
- 3
Serial Experiments Lain
TV · 1998 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy. Recommended by 220 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 4
Paranoia Agent
TV · 2004 · 13 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy, episodic, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 176 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 5
Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV · 1995 · 26 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, coming of age, denpa, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 176 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Mystery
- 6
Ping Pong the Animation
TV · 2014 · 11 eps · 86/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, philosophy, primarily teen cast. Recommended by 99 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sports
- 7
Perfect Blue
Movie · 1998 · 85/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, tragedy, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 92 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
- Thriller
- 8
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
ONA · 2022 · 6 eps · 81/100
It is also mystery / psychological / sci-fi, and is shorter at 6 episodes. Recommended by 66 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Romance
- 9
WONDER EGG PRIORITY
TV · 2021 · 12 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, primarily teen cast, philosophy. Recommended by 57 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- 10
Bakemonogatari
TV · 2009 · 15 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, coming of age, primarily teen cast. Recommended by 56 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 11
Kyousougiga
TV · 2013 · 10 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, achronological order, isekai. Recommended by 50 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Action
- Fantasy
- Supernatural
- 12
Kaiba
TV · 2008 · 12 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, tragedy, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 43 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Romance
- 13
Train to the End of the World
TV · 2024 · 12 eps · 72/100
It shares its focus on travel, episodic, philosophy. Recommended by 41 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Sci-Fi
- Supernatural
- 14
Boogiepop and Others
TV · 2019 · 18 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy, achronological order, and comes from the same studio (MADHOUSE). Recommended by 39 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 15
Mind Game
Movie · 2004 · 76/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, mixed media. Recommended by 39 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Psychological
- Romance
- 16
Flowers of Evil
TV · 2013 · 13 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy, coming of age. Recommended by 38 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Romance
- 17
Ergo Proxy
TV · 2006 · 23 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, travel, denpa, and is a longer watch at 23 episodes. Recommended by 34 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 18
False Memory (2026)
ONA · 7 eps · 86/100
It shares its focus on denpa, coming of age, and is shorter at 7 episodes. Recommended by 34 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Action
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 19
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
ONA · 2024 · 18 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, coming of age, achronological order. Recommended by 33 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- Slice of Life
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Haibane Renmei
TV · 2002 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, coming of age. Recommended by 32 AniList users who watched Sonny Boy.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Psychological
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Sonny Boy.