20 anime like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009)
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009), ranked by how many recommended each one. 4 come from the same studio. 8 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 1 is a film you can watch in one sitting.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
TV · 2018 · 13 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, primarily teen cast, male protagonist, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 60 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 2
Steins;Gate
TV · 2011 · 24 eps · 89/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, male protagonist, tsundere. Recommended by 51 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
- 3
Kokoro Connect
TV · 2012 · 13 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on school, school club, urban fantasy, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 32 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- Supernatural
- 4
Bakemonogatari
TV · 2009 · 15 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, male protagonist, philosophy, and is shorter at 15 episodes. Recommended by 32 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 5
Hyouka
TV · 2012 · 22 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on school club, school, primarily teen cast, and comes from the same studio (Kyoto Animation). Recommended by 16 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Mystery
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 6
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan
TV · 2015 · 16 eps · 64/100
It shares its focus on school, school club, tsundere, and is shorter at 16 episodes. Recommended by 15 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 7
When They Cry
TV · 2006 · 26 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, male protagonist, school club. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Movie · 2006 · 78/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, female protagonist, school. Recommended by 9 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Drama
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
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Lucky☆Star
TV · 2007 · 24 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, parody, school, and comes from the same studio (Kyoto Animation). Recommended by 9 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 10
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
TV · 2012 · 12 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on primarily teen cast, school, school club, and comes from the same studio (Kyoto Animation), and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
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The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya
ONA · 2009 · 25 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on parody, school, school club, and comes from the same studio (Kyoto Animation). Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
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The Tatami Galaxy
TV · 2010 · 11 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, male protagonist, school club, and is shorter at 11 episodes. Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Romance
- 13
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan: I Cannot Let Summer Break End
OVA · 2015 · 1 eps · 65/100
It shares its focus on school, female protagonist, tsundere, and is shorter at 1 episodes. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Romance
- 14
Sagrada Reset
TV · 2017 · 24 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, philosophy, urban fantasy. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
- 15
The Day I Became a God
TV · 2020 · 12 eps · 65/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, gods, male protagonist, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
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Sasami-san@Ganbaranai
TV · 2013 · 12 eps · 64/100
It shares its focus on gods, female protagonist, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Drama
- Psychological
- Romance
- 17
Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV · 1995 · 26 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, primarily teen cast, male protagonist. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Mystery
- 18
When They Cry Kai
TV · 2007 · 24 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, urban fantasy, primarily teen cast. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 19
16bit Sensation: Another Layer
TV · 2023 · 13 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, female protagonist, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
- 20
Steins;Gate 0
TV · 2018 · 23 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, philosophy, male protagonist. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009).