20 anime like When They Cry Kai
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed When They Cry Kai, ranked by how many recommended each one. 2 come from the same studio. 6 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 2 are films you can watch in one sitting.
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Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
TV · 2020 · 24 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on denpa, rural, gore. Recommended by 118 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 2
Steins;Gate
TV · 2011 · 24 eps · 89/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, ensemble cast. Recommended by 88 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
- 3
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
TV · 2016 · 25 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, gore, primarily female cast. Recommended by 30 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- 4
Another
TV · 2012 · 12 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on primarily teen cast, gore, urban fantasy, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 29 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 5
From the New World
TV · 2012 · 25 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on rural. Recommended by 25 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 6
Summer Time Rendering
TV · 2022 · 25 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, primarily teen cast, rural. Recommended by 18 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Action
- Drama
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- 7
Made in Abyss
TV · 2017 · 13 eps · 84/100
It is also horror / mystery, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 17 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Horror
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica
TV · 2011 · 12 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, urban fantasy, primarily teen cast, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 17 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mahou Shoujo
- 9
Higurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU
TV · 2021 · 15 eps · 64/100
It shares its focus on denpa, gore, shrine maiden. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 10
Hell Girl
TV · 2005 · 26 eps · 72/100
It shares its focus on gore, rural, and comes from the same studio (Studio DEEN). Recommended by 9 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
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Shiki
TV · 2010 · 22 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on rural, ensemble cast, gore. Recommended by 9 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- Thriller
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Umineko: When They Cry
TV · 2009 · 26 eps · 63/100
It shares its focus on gore, ensemble cast, and comes from the same studio (Studio DEEN). Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
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ERASED
TV · 2016 · 12 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation, urban fantasy, ensemble cast, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 14
Takopi's Original Sin
ONA · 2025 · 6 eps · 86/100
It shares its focus on denpa, rural, ensemble cast, and is shorter at 6 episodes. Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
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Little Busters! Refrain
TV · 2013 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on ensemble cast, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- 16
Steins;Gate The Movie – Load Region of Déjà Vu
Movie · 2013 · 82/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Romance
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009)
TV · 2009 · 28 eps · 72/100
It shares its focus on primarily teen cast, urban fantasy, time manipulation. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Comedy
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Slice of Life
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Penguindrum
TV · 2011 · 24 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on ensemble cast, denpa, primarily teen cast. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
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Steins;Gate 0
TV · 2018 · 23 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on time manipulation. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Movie · 2010 · 86/100
It shares its focus on primarily teen cast, urban fantasy. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched When They Cry Kai.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Supernatural
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with When They Cry Kai.