Rozen Maiden
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In an era when ordering on the internet has become the norm, online vendors have a new favorite customer: Sakurada Jun! From voodoo dolls to x-ray specs, there's nothing this middle schooler can't get enough of -- until a strange package arrives one day. Inside is a sentient doll named Shinku, who is one of a special hand crafted set of dolls called Rozen Maiden. Luckily for Jun, not only does he get to keep her, but she's decided he'll be... her new servant?! Join Jun as he struggles to keep his sanity in a house full of dolls who all want his servant skills for themselves!
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Ichigeki Sacchuu!! Hoihoi-san
- OVA (1 ep x 11 min)
- 2004
In the year 20XX, insects have developed immunity to every kind of insect spray. To counter the incredible rise in insect numbers the Japanese government developed tiny extermination robots code named "Hoihoi-san". The popularity of Hoihoi-san units rises not only as a night time extermination unit, but for doll collectors as well! However, when a rival company introduces its own tiny extermination robots a new form of corporate sabotage begins, as they target not only the insects, but all Hoihoi-san units themselves!
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add recBoth anime involve little dolls fighting; in Ichigeki Sacchuu!! Hoihoi-san the dolls use guns, and in Rozen Maiden they use magic. The plots and genres are much different but the general mood and action will probably make you like both.
I'm not sure why, but when watching HoiHoi-san, I was immediately reminded of Rozen Maiden. The first striking similarity is the characters - dolls coming to life and fighting one another. Rozen Maiden features magical battles and is a little more restrained than HoiHoi...
However, the tongue-in-cheek feel of both shows should endear you to both of these.
Shakugan no Shana
Sakai Yuuiji thought he was a normal high school student, until one fateful day when time stopped. Watching in horror, he witnesses a monster devouring the "frozen" people around him; but luckily for Yuuiji, he is saved by a sword-wielding red-headed girl that calls herself a "Flame Haze". The girl informs him that he has been dead for some time now and that his current self is merely a replacement for the human that he used be while alive. He is, she says, merely a torch whose life will come to an end when the blue flame in his chest ceases to burn. After this rude awakening, Yuuiji realizes that he is able to see the flames of life in other "torches"; and after discovering that a friend of his is also a torch -- and her life is burning out faster than his – he gains the courage to live out the rest of his life with meaning. Will Yuuji be able to find his place in the world before he ceases to exist?
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add recShinku and Shana have very similar personalities. They are don't like to admit their mistakes, strong, and stubborn. Both these animes are great to watch. They are action packed with comedy. You'll most definently like both of these series.
There is surely no comparison to Rozen Maiden that I've seen thus far. However, Shakugan no Shana is relately close (in my opinion) if you're looking for the same general ideas. Both have strong female leads that have a definite character (which I loved!). Shinku and Shana both stay true to who they are and what their goal is in life.
Aside from the females, the males also offer their own contribution to the anime. They're both indentical in the sense that their female counterparts add "flavor" in their lives XP Both Yuji and Jun grow and develop their own identities as the series progresses and when season 2 hits, they've grown up in their own ways.
On top of everything, both anime have their own "supernatural" aspects. Even though the anime itself may not be EXTREMELY exciting, the ideas of death and living are evident.
Shakugan no Shana is an action/romance anime which all in all has to do with a mysterious girl who appears in the life of a young boy and changes everything, pretty simillar to the Rozen Maiden concept. I believe that you'll like SNS if you liked Rozen Maiden because in both you can see how the male main character changes after his encouter with the girl, becomes more mature and brave and takes responsibilities and how the girl discovers a new world and the feelings of love. To sum up, I believe that you should give Shana a shot, if you liked Rozen Maiden!
Angelic Layer
Alt titles: Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer
- TV (26 eps)
- 2001
Misaki Suzuhara is a young girl who traveled to Tokyo to live with a relative, but ended up becoming involved in the greatest game of all time: Angelic Layer! In this fast-paced competition, players customize dolls and fight them in arenas of all sizes, hoping to gain experience and perhaps win the greatest tournament of them all! With new friends to meet and new enemies to defeat, the best time of Misaki's life seems to be just beginning. Join Misaki as she struggles to be the best, even in the face of overwhelming odds...
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add recIn both series doll and owner are involved in a serie of fights.
Even if this one has a totaly diferent "felling" the global idead is similar.
What could they really not have in common---both anime center on dolls that are destined to fight one another and depend on humans to use the best of their abilities. Well, the only difference is that the Rozen Maidens are more human-like whereas the Angels are almost completely controlled by their human. Regardless, they are very similar and are a good watch.
Princess Tutu
- TV (26 eps)
- 2003
Once there lived an eccentric author called Drosselmeyer who wrote grand tragedies - one of them was the tale of a prince who sealed away an evil raven by breaking his own heart into tiny pieces. However, before the story could be completed, the author died and the tale took on a life of its own. Now, in a town where fiction and reality meet, the story continues on its tragic course with Ahiru, a duck who transforms into the beautiful Princess Tutu in order to restore the prince's heart. But will Ahiru's act of love be enough to defy the story's terrible destiny and lead to a happy ending?
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add recHand Maid May
- TV (10 eps)
- 2000
Kazuya Saotome is an electrical engineering student with a passion for computers, building his robot squid, and programming. One day he receives May, a hand sized cyberdoll, in a package from Cyberdyne Co. as a revenge tactic planted in a CD from his rival. With a little help from May to clean up his act, he may even be able to win over the heart of Kasumi, his landlord's daughter.
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add recBoth Hand Maid May and Rozen Maiden contain a range of light to medium-heavy atmospheres throughout the course of the series. They are both funny at times and dramatic at others. Each anime has its own bold and unique characters which contribute to an emotionally deep plot line. Finally, both anime focus on healing the heart of the boy who comes to own the doll.
