12 anime like The Fable
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed The Fable, ranked by how many recommended each one. 2 come from the same studio. 9 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.
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The Way of the Househusband
ONA · 2021 · 5 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on yakuza, male protagonist, primarily adult cast, and is shorter at 5 episodes. Recommended by 41 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 2
UNDER NINJA
TV · 2023 · 12 eps · 66/100
It shares its focus on surreal comedy, male protagonist, urban, and comes from the same studio (Tezuka Productions), and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 30 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Comedy
- 3
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
TV · 1999 · 43 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on male protagonist, and is a longer watch at 43 episodes. Recommended by 25 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Slice of Life
- 4
My Home Hero
TV · 2023 · 12 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on crime, yakuza, primarily adult cast, and comes from the same studio (Tezuka Productions), and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 25 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Drama
- Psychological
- Thriller
- 5
SAKAMOTO DAYS
ONA · 2025 · 11 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on assassins, urban, crime, and is shorter at 11 episodes. Recommended by 18 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Comedy
- 6
Black Lagoon
TV · 2006 · 12 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on crime, guns, seinen, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 11 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Thriller
- 7
SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2
ONA · 2025 · 11 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on crime, assassins, urban, and is shorter at 11 episodes. Recommended by 9 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Comedy
- 8
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
TV · 2024 · 12 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on heterosexual, yakuza, seinen, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- 9
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
TV · 2003 · 12 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on surreal comedy, guns, crime, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Comedy
- Romance
- 10
Golgo 13 (TV)
TV · 2008 · 50 eps · 72/100
It shares its focus on assassins, guns, seinen, and is a longer watch at 50 episodes. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Drama
- Thriller
- 11
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
TV · 2025 · 24 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on male protagonist, surreal comedy, martial arts. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Comedy
- Ecchi
- 12
KILL BLUE
TV · 2026 · 12 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on guns, assassins, urban, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched The Fable.
- Action
- Comedy
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with The Fable.