Vampire Princess Miyu TV

Witch Hunter Robin is another dark series, which isn't as depressing as Vampire Princess Miyu, but is still one of the best new series out there. Instead of hunting rogue vampires, Robin hunts down witches using her special powers, similar to how Miyu kills her prey.

A serie i enjoyed alot, have the same sort of dark feeling i think.

Some similar themes and atmosphere, and you should enjoy the young female protagonist.

If you liked Miyu TV, you'd like WHR because they share a few similarities in plot, and the main characters have something in common.

I'll be up front with you: I hated VPM TV. It was too slow and depressing, and I felt totally unattached to any of the characters. That being said, if you did like VPM TV, I think you'd prefer the much better Witch Hunter Robin. It, like VPM TV, is episodic for the first half, but then launches into a plot extravaganza. Both series are dark and brooding, though WHR has a much more gorgeous animation style, story, and everything else.

When I first watched "Jigoku Shoujo", the experience reminded me so much of "Vampire Princess Miyu" that it was almost like deja-vu. Beyond the obvious, such as the use of a young (looking) mysterious, detached, supernatural girl, whom the plot revolves around, both of these series are to anime, what doom-metal is to music. Just like doom-metal, both of them are depressing (not sad - depressing - and yes, there's a big difference) to the point where depression is in fact their most prominent and defining characteristic. Also, where doom-metal creates an atmosphere of hopelessness and despair by repeating the same droning riff, over and over, these series create the same atmosphere by repeating the same theme over and over. (If there ever was such a thing as a right way to use the "monster-of-the-week" these series have nailed it: To kill hope the same way it dies in real life - by monotonous repetition.) This is an easy recommendation to make: Fans of VPM, should watch JS, fans of JS should watch VPM, (and doom-metal fans should watch both.) ;-)

Not only are the basic plot elements of these two series similar (in that they both feature a young girl with supernatural powers obeying an all-ruling call of fate), as VMP and JG also both convey a feeling of impending darkness that touches virtually everyone involved. Episodic in nature for the most part, VMP and JG focus heavily on the darkest aspects of the human psyche while exploring limitless situations. I highly recommend VMP to JG fans and vice versa.

Episodic shows more about the individuals introduced in each story rather than each show's title character. Similar themes in the sense of both title character being the supernatural enforcers of decisions with a bit of ambiguity and inevitability. The 2 shows share near identical narrative structures, also.

Both shows are so similar in everything but one is about vampires and the other is about shinigami. Jigoku Shoujo is this generations Vampire Princess Miyu journey into fun horror episodic shows. Both anime have little plot but what is there is very interesting. Check one out if you liked the other.

Vampire Princess Miyu TV and Pet Shop of Horrors are similar in that they both use supernatural aspects to tell stories of insanity and despair. In both cases people fall prey to their own frailties and it is from there that tragedy ensues. In both cases there is a quasi-human arbiter that stands aloof; Miyu's role is more straight forward than the ambiguous nature of Count D, when deciding the outcome of each scenario. These are dark series that deal essentially with the negative side of the human heart, using ancient myths as a framing device.

Miyu TV is the first thing I thought of when I watched Pet Shop of Horrors. Miyu TV is pretty much episodic just like PSoH, but, I think is far worse of a show. Regardless, if you like watching humans-who-have-inner-demons-which-come-back-to-bite-them-in-the-ass getting screwed over at the end of each episode, along with a badass Count who is running the show, Pet Shop of Horrors is for you!