Bus Gamer - Recommendations

sothis says...

Get Backers and Bus Gamer aren't similar at all as far as the plots are concerned; you'll just have to trust me on this one. Both have periods of darkness and lightheartedness, but it's the characters in general that remind me of each other. If you liked the character interactions and overall shounen feel of one, try the other.

freakzilla says...

Getbackers is a great recommendation for Bus Gamer! It has similar characters and a similar atmosphere. After all, it's not hard to recognize both the eerie atmosphere of GetBackers' mugenjou and the light-hearted atmosphere of GetBackers' Amano Ginji in Bus Gamer.

Furthermore it is exactly those characters like Ginj, Ban and Shido that make a big ressemblence with Bus Gamer's 3 main characters.

As a bonus, GetBackers is a 49 episodes anime which is much more detailed than Bus Gamer, and thus definitely worth the watch!

Yuko6754 says...

If you liked the anime Bus Gamer, you'd probably also enjoy Get Backers. Bus Gamer is short while Get Backers is quite a long series, but they both have a darker sort of atmosphere with just a touch of humor to brighten things up once in awhile.

Both series have interesting characters with pasts that are hinted at but nothing stated directly for awhile. The overall plot is different between the both of them, but they have the same kind of feeling to them. If you watched one and liked it, I'd recommend the other.

MidnightVampire says...

Togainu no Chi is very similar to Bus Gamer.  They both have extremely violent fighting that takes place through the entirity of the show.  Togainu no Chi is centered around a place called "Fight City".  This is about a Game or tournament where you fight to survive.  The same basic theme is expressed in both of these two anime's.  However, Togainu no Chi is more violent and gory than Bus Gamer.

sothis says...

Bus Gamer and Togainu no Chi are definitely very similar - follows a group of pretty boys as they participate in a violent 'game', with plenty of violence to boot. Bus Gamer is definitely the lesser of the two, but fans of one may enjoy the other.

hotspot says...

They both have the same idea of a bunch of guys joining forces, in order to defeat (and possibly kill), their enemies, in order to win a prize.

sothis says...

Bus Gamer and Gantz are quite different as far as tone; Gantz is incredibly violent to a point of excess, while Bus Gamer has more of a lighthearted and inappropriately quirky feel at times. Nevertheless, watching one will instantly make you think of the other as far as the plot point of a "game" that has deadly consequences. I think it's more likely that you'd like Gantz if you liked Bus Gamer, but the other way around might be likely as well.

freakzilla says...

While GANTZ does have a lot more violence and gore, it cannot be denied that it is a very similar anime. Just like in Bus Gamer, the characters in GANTZ are thrown into 'a game' in which they'll need to use their survival instincts to compete. As i noted though, be aware that GANTZ continues more on that 'deadly game'-perspective and leaves the comedy behind itself.

XMrNiceguyX says...

Two short ovas with very similar premises. These shows are similar in that the characters are allowed to cooperate with eachother. Furthermore, the characters in both shows are quite similar in terms of their lack of elaborate backgrounds and a convincing psychological profile.

Main differences in these shows is that Bus Gamer has its focus a lot stronger on bishounen or males doing manly things, whereas part of the cast in Kuni no Alice is female and has some heterosexual tension.

In line of this focus of character art, the animation and art quality in Bus Gamer is quite a bit worse than Kuni no Alice.

Nicknames says...

Both are shows which feature a group of people who is forced to risk their lives in a game. Also cooperation plays a significant role in both anime since it's the key to survive in said games.

If you liked one you'll definitely enjoy the other

sothis says...

I really wasn't a fan of Weiss Kreuz (the little I saw), and I'm not a huge fan of Bus Gamer either. Regardless, each of these anime has a very, very similar feel and character interactions. The stereotypical bishounen boys will seem like spitting images of each other, and in general the confusing mix of quirkyness and seriousness will seem similar to you.

relmneiko says...

Saiyuki and Bus Gamer are both based of manga by Kazuya Minekura, and if you know her work you'll know her characters are very similar from one show to another. The cast of either show very much resembles the other.

freakzilla says...

Mezzo and Bus Gamer might look very different and quite honestly... they are. Both in plot, motives and even genre you can consider them different. The big red line through the anime is what makes them so different though, as one is pretty much action only, while the other one tries to develop into a mystery.

Yet if you get past that, the feeling you get is very alike. The actions scenes in Bus Gamer are very comparable to the ones in Mezzo, and both have a somewhat lighthearted atmosphere throughout various scenes.