Blue Submarine No. 6

If you liked the intense visuals then Last Exile is a definite choice. Breathtaking drawing and an engaging story make this a very good series.

While Last Exile tends to be more light-hearted than the somewhat dark adn moody Blue Sub 6, both anime have a very similar feel and execution. Blue Sub's intense CG battles feel very similar to Last Exile's grand scale airship combat and Blue Sub's enigmatic villain lends an air of mystery that can also be found in Last Exile's strange "Guild" race and the floating derelict Exile. Fans of either series will probably enjoy the other.

Both of these series are done by Gonzo and have basically the exact same animation style. Whle Last Exile is much longer and obviously more in depth, they both do the same excellent job of completely pulling you into their own elaborate world. The central conflict of both series is one of global importance, but the stories are driven by the personalities and pasts of indivudal characters. Strongly recommend both.

The first thing that everyone compares is the animation, of course you can't do anything but compare them since they are very alike. Yet the stories have a similar flow to them. You start in the dark and bit by bit you learn more about the world your exploring. They gave me the same feeling.

The same character designer was involved in both of these great series, Last Exile and Blue Submarine No.6. One thing that does catch your eye immediately is the animation: While Blue Sub 6 was more of a 2D and 3D integration experiment (not to forget that this series has some years behind it), the technique has been optimized in LE and it looks simply great. Both of these series have an interesting plot with new things happening all the time. A lot of things are being revealed as the shows move along. They focus a lot on the characters and their way of handling themselves during the times of war and many other situations as well.

The animation in Last Exile is beautiful, it's one of the prettiest I've seen. The feel of Last Exile kind of has the same feel as Blue Sub No. 6. I really recommend you watch it.

First of all, both anime series share the same fathers: Gonzo as production company and Range Murata for charades.

While AnR was Gonzo's "hello world" in the mainstream animation industry and featured the first rough attempts to use CG and LE makes a far better use of it, both of them have common themes, like the militant fellowship among the main characters and the ecologist message they conveys showing what a resource as simple as water is can be crucial to substain human life.

Simply, both of those are made by Gonzo and have similar CGI. They also give a similar feel and have this awsome character design by Murata Range. If you liked one of those shows (or you like Murata's work), you should watch the other too.

If an excellent combination of action and plot is what you appreciated most out of Blue Submarine No. 6, then you need look no further than Scryed. While the premise and setting will be unfamiliar, it won't take long to appreciate Scryed for its level of "cool."

The world is in a mess because science has evolved to far. Now humankind must take on a struggle to save their existence and take on the mutations created by scientists. Yet both focus more on the plot instead of the action. These two made top recs for me.