The Garden of Sinners Movie 1: Thanatos. (Overlooking View) - Recommendations

ThePatches says...

If you liked the visual feast in Canaan or the KnK movies, you're gonna find the other quite a treat. Both works feature strong, isolated female leads, more at home inflicting violence than having a normal conversation with a friend.

Lastly, both anime possess an engaging and memorable ensamble cast who bring a human element to the unbelievable events of the story.

Wanginator says...

Ryougi Shiki and Canaan are almost exactly the same, except one uses a gun and the other uses a knife. Because of this, both series feature a sort of "search for oneself" conflict that the lead characters have with themselves.

chii says...

Both anime have main female leads who posses interesting killing techniques, are totally badass, and aren't afraid to shead some blood. Cold and blunt these women seem like they are ice queens but come to care for those who are closest to them eventually. Both anime are action packed with an amazing story to go along with it. Check out one if you liked the other.

eaper says...

With each of these shows coming from Type-Moon, there is little surprise that a person would enjoy the other if they liked one. The art work is the same, several of the story elements and character are very similar, and they are both fairly violent.

jahler says...

Both animes have a strong female lead and they both posseses various killing techniques. Both are cold hearted to start with but will start to care about the one's close to them. The character development in Canaan and Kara no kyoukai is very good and so is the artwork. I strongly advice you to watch the other if u liked one.

ChalamiuS says...

The main characters of both Kara no Kyoukai (Shiki) and Canaan are strong female leads that are well-versed in combat. Both the Canaan and Kara no Kyoukai also feature beautiful looking animation.

Merryberry says...

If your after a strong female lead, then these two anime both offer that. While they have largely different basis for their storyline, the same style of storytelling mixed with action means that it's actually comfortable to sit and watch one if you've seen the other. Throw in two amazing soundtracks and your pretty much sorted. Go watch!

CelestialVoices says...

Both animes focus heavily upon their lead character whom in both cases is a powerful and headstrong woman.  They even share very similar character designs for their respetive leads!

eaper says...

These series have a very similar feel, a fairly bloody story, and very similar lead females. On top of that they attempt to impart some philosophy into the stories.

jahler says...

Both animes have a strong female lead, both the female leads are killing machines in there own way. Overall the animes are both realy good and u should check out the other if u liked one

Galadriel says...

both animes deal with murder and mystery aspects that deep implanted, both animes have a very well defined horror aspect (more intense in Kara no Kyoukai).If you like one of this two, try the other one as well.

fenixdown110 says...

Both share many similarities. They focus on the dark, twisted, grizzly, gory, mysterious nature of the human mind pushed to it's limits. Highly recommended.

Wanginator says...

There's certainly a similarity between both series, despite the big differences in storyline and plot. The atmosphere in both are almost identical, as is the style of storytelling. And at the center of each is a female lead that is shrouded in mystery when you first meet her. So if you liked the "mood" that you felt when watching one, you'll definitely enjoy the other.

Mailtiger says...

Both 'Kara no Kyoukai' series & 'Denpa Teki na Kanojo' gives similar dark, interesting feel with a pinch of romance in it... both are female leads though their characters vary (like 'Shiki' being more murderous, tsundere, 'Ame' is little bit more relevied of murderous instinct & more devoted to 'juu') both of them are quite similar when it comes to protecting their loved ones... if you like one please try other, you are sure to like it...

CelestialVoices says...

Both animes both share a very 'epic' broad arching plot which may require concentration and thought to fully comprehend.  They also both utilise superb and dark animation syles with seamless, yet selective, use of CGI.

stingreis says...

Both are ova's with some intense graphical scenes, the story in both are episodic, yet related... and if you enjoyed watching one of these series because of the crazy graphical content and the intense action and some parts with a bit of mystery... then you should enjoy the other as well

badazz5001 says...

Both are darck supernatural film series that take place in an urben setting. They both are very complex and can be very confussing. While is i perfer the garden of sinners karas isint completley awful eather. if you like karas youll love the far suppiorer in the garden of sinners

stingreis says...

Both anime's seem to have a strange sort of company who does work with the mysterious, and through this, there is a lot of battles... In both anime's there are spirits that must be fought, and magickal/spiritual powers that are involved in the battles...

There are also characters who assist in the battles, but have no actual powers themselves... There is a lot of blood shed in both animes along with mature themes as well...

They are both ova's but the story's go in completely different ways so if thats okay with you, and you enjoyed one, you should enjoy the other

Galadriel says...

both of this anime are short in episode/movie number but both of them have many things in common and one that is the most visible is the extreme horror aspect from both of this two anime.Even though this two have some differences in terms of genres when we talk about intense, extreme, bloody horror animes this two are very much alike and if you seen one of this two for sure you will like the other one also

TheMajor5 says...

Mnemosyne and Sinners revolve around a little company devoted to solving crimes.  Rin and Shiki set out to solve each crime enshrouded in mystery by any means possible.  The catch is each woman is equipped with a unbeatable power.  The result usually ends up being a bloodbath gore fest and only leads to a much bigger and insane mystery.  If gore and mystery and killing is your thing, then enjoy.

lynxnathan says...

In a row: bloody/dark atmosphere, leading female with unique personality that changes through the story, supernatural, plot-order, romance background and so much more alike. You just can't help but loving and hating these girls.

Are you into that? Then check this anime.

Innocency says...

Both start out with dark atmosphere, with an episode which is out of the chronological order of the other episodes. The main character of both series are women, who have a disturbed backstory, and their character personalities change dramatically during the story, whilst on their journey of dealing with the supernatural. On top of this, both series rely on suspense, and often treat the viewer to awesome action scenes.

eaper says...

Each of these titles are told in a non-chronological order, center around extremely strong women, and deal with supernatural phenomenon very violently. If you enjoyed one of these series you'll likely enjoy the other.

Sheex says...

Shingetsutan Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai are works by the same author, with both set in the parallel worlds of the same universe. Indeed, though Tsukihime suffered a bit from pacing and story issues, they are undeniably two birds of the same feather - Kara no Kyoukai just happens to pick up the conceptual slack that Tsukihime left behind. With so many obvious similarities between the two, it's hard to go wrong either way; just keep in mind that Kara no Kyoukai is by far the superior of the duo and you'll be good to go.

rogo says...

They are both about a person that can se destructive lines, wich helps them killing anything.

CelestialVoices says...

Both anime (particularly the 2nd of Kara no Kyoukai) share very similar and relevant themes relating to their main heroines.  They also both display their respective narratives in chronologically convoluted ways which make them both very interesting to watch.

stingreis says...

Both of these anime's have a lot of very dark and mature themes involved in them... they both are endeavor to watch for those who have a weak stomach for realistic tragedies such as rape and murder. However they also bring together a sense of overcoming those tragedies to move forward...

Perfect Blue is a movie with one plot and Kara no Kyoukai - The Garden of Sinners is an OVA with several story arcs involved in it, yet the similarities of the two tragic and mysterious Anime's are great, therefore, I would strongly recommend that if you liked one of these, you will like the other..

eaper says...

Since both of these titles are from Type-Moon, there is little surprise that a person would enjoy the other if they liked one. With similar art, sound, similar character, similar story elements, and even a similar level of violence, these series go well together.

arashileonhart says...

Set in a parallel universe to Kara no Kyoukai, FSN has many similar elements; indeed, Tomoe Enjou of Movie 5: Paradox Spiral is something of the precursor to FSN's hero Shirou Emiya.  The magical system, general vibe, and level of dark and violence is similar throughout all the material from TYPE-MOON, and while visual and plot parallels between KnK and TYPE-MOON's Tsukihime are more apparent, there are fun little references in KnK to things such as the "Counter Force" that are tied to the character of Archer in FSN.  While FSN is perhaps not quite as well-executed as KnK is, the basis on which both sit is solidly felt in either show and will be all the more apparent once the producers of KnK get finished with the FSN prequel Fate/Zero.

AirCommodore says...

Armed Librarians and Kara no Kyoukai are action series with pretty large casts (many of whom have superpowers) and convoluted plotlines. Though their storytelling is a bit flawed at times, there are tons of really neat ideas in each series, which combined with the rapid pacing makes each rather entertaining. And since Kara no Kyoukai is a series of movies and Armed Librarians is arch-based, they have a pretty similar flow, as well.

eaper says...

Each of these titles have a large cast of magic users and a seemingly disconnected story that can be hard to follow.