Kannazuki no Miko
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Gentle Himeko and reserved Chikane were born into very different backgrounds, but still became the best of friends. Their fates, they would soon come to discover, are intertwined in a fashion that they can't possibly imagine -- they are the reincarnations of two priestesses who once sealed the god of darkness Orochi in their past lives. Set to revive again, his giant robot-riding agents have set out to destroy the girls, one of whom is Himeko's friend who is in love with her. Riddled with memories of their past lives, the two try to survive long enough to cast the seal on Orochi again...
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Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito
- TV (13 eps)
- 2003
Hatsumi and Hazuki are two best friends who share a bond like sisters, and perhaps something more. With newly found (and forbidden by nature) feelings of romance developing for Hatsumi, Hazuki finds her world becoming more and more disarrayed. She finally works up the nerve to confess her love shortly before Hatsuki's 16th birthday, but suddenly, Hatsuki disappears in a green light, leaving no trace. Now, with the help of the mysterious Lilith and a feathered friend, Hazumi sets out on a journey through a plethora of worlds to find her love and bring her back safely.
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add recBoth series rely heavily on shoujo-ai as a plot device an emotional outlet. The main characters are almost counterparts in each series, Himeko (KNM) and Hatsumi (Yamibou) form a type that is played against Chikane (KNM) and Hatsuki (Yamibou), to the point that they even look alike. KNM has been hailed as Yamibou's successor and rightly so.
Kannazuki no Miko and YamiBou are similar in many ways, you see it already with the main characters. The two females have long hair, one blonde, and one black haired one. But I think the main reason why I think you'd like one if you liked the other is the plain yuri-ness! YamiBou involves a grand adventure and mythical trials. Great animation and character design.
Kannazuki and Yamibou are an obvious comparison, being two shoujo-ai series with heavy drama and a massive cheese factor. Whether or not the drama is good enough to overcome said cheese is a matter that makes each a love/hate affair. If you're on the love side for one, there's little reason not to try the other.
Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora
- TV (12 eps)
- 2007
- Winter 2008
Average, boring, and nothing special; this is how Shiratori Kuu feels about herself and her life as a high school student in Academia. On what begins as any other day, Kuu's life is spun upside down when a new student transfers to her class. As soon as she sees his face, she is astonished, for this is no ordinary boy – he looks just like the prince she has dreamt of for so long! He extends a hand to her and repeats the words she has somehow heard before, "Lets go... Together." But it is never that easy, is it? A world that seemed so dull is now torn apart by a whirlwind of love and hate, and the conflict that plagues all those involved.
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3 people think you'd like this because...
add recOn the surface, both Kannazuki and Kyoshiro look like your typical magical girl stories. Each one also uses mecha as a plot enhancement. However at the core, both of these are very strong romance stories. If not for these reasons, they're both very colorful and beautiful to watch. So, if you enjoyed Kannazuki no Miko for its tale of love and tragedy, then you would also enjoy what you see in Kyoshiro.
Both are about star-crossed lovers who can never seem to be able to understand each other until it's too late. Sadly, they have to keep repeating the cycle, not allowing the lovers to be together. The tragic romances in these series makes them very similar.
Both series have the tragic love story of Chikane/Kaon x Himeko/Himiko asthey struggle to be together. If you liiked KnM then you'll love kyosora for the love between these two.
Strawberry Panic
- TV (26 eps)
- 2006
- Spring 2006
On Astraea Hill stand 3 prestigious female-only academies known as St. Miatre, Spica, and LeRim; and though the schools are separate, they share a single campus and dormitory. Nagisa Aoi is a 10th grader who has decided to transfer to St. Miatre's Girls' Academy. Though her transition has been smooth so far, while exploring the campus Aoi inadvertently falls down a hill, sees the beautiful Shimuza, and promptly (not to mention embarrassingly) faints. Nagisa continues to see Shimuza out and about, but soon discovers that she is the "Etoile" -- a well respected girl within all of the schools. With Shizuma taking a liking to the new transfer student Nagisa, secrets of Shizuma's past will unravel over the coming school year.
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add recBoth Strawberry Panic and Kannazuki no Miko incorporate shoujo-ai/yuri as a main theme. The couples (in both series) have something intense about their relationship that is interesting and enticing. Not a lot of shoujo-ai anime have good side plots and other elements going on at the same time, but both of these do. They each have their individual storylines and settings, but basically cover the same good qualities the other has.
Strawberry Panic is my favorite anime. It focus's on a transfer student to a new school. She falls in love with the Etiole (head of student council). If you liked Kannazuki no Miko, you will probably like Strawberry Panic
Magic Knight Rayearth
MKR is a Clamp anime about three girls who are taken from Tokyo during a school field trip, and transported into a fantasy world. Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuzaaki, and Fuu Hououji must fight a slew of enemies, overcome trials and tribulations, and face their inner demons to save Cephiro, a wonderfully detailed world, from a dastardly evil and powerful Priest, Zagato.
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Sailor Moon
Alt titles: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Life can be tough when you're a teenager. Enter Tsukino Usagi, an average, if somewhat clumsy, junior high student whose voracious appetite for sweets and capacity for tears are offset by her enthusiasm for life. Her normal existence is suddenly turned upside down when a talking cat named Luna comes into her life. Suddenly, Usagi finds herself with the ability to transform into the superhero known as Sailor Moon. Fighting the occasional monster may be the least of her worries, though...
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add recThis recommendation is mainly gut feeling. However, I feel that if you liked one of these anime you would probably enjoy the other because both have the "girl" theme to them, as well as the "magic" theme. Furthermore, the stories, though they are very different, have some similar elements, such as the whole relation of people to some extraterrestrial body, namely the moon (Moon Princess and Lunar Priestess). Also, both anime have a romantic theme to them as well.
