Dream Eater Merry - Recommendations

rhibob says...

Both titles revolve around the mysterious female being who lost her memories.  Merry is a Dream Demon and Alice is a Chain, both need human counterparts to sustain them. The two characters are similar in personality as well.  If you like the mystery and supernatural elements of one then you will definitely like the other.

auatarch says...

Both feature butt-kicking female protagonists and a rather otherworldly feel. Bits of comedy lighten the tension between trips between two worlds and some well animated combat. If you liked one, be sure to try the other.

KittyEmperor says...

Both series feature the not so average male lead who partners up with a girl who is from another dimension to fight monsters that are also from that other dimension.  Though in the case of Yumekui Merry the denizens of that other dimension are known as dream demons and in Pandora Hearts they are known as chains.  With a good mixture of action, comedy, and mystery I'm pretty sure that if you liked one then you may like the other.

scizorg45 says...

A girl from another world besides our own enters this world tied to a guy. In both anime, more bad guys from the other world try to outdo the girl./boy pair. Recipe for awesomeness

If you liked one, check out the other.

wolfangel87 says...

Yumekui Merry and Pandora Hearts have two main, strong female characters with strikingly similar personalities.  The series are filled with mystery and a wonderful supernatural aspect.

YuiYui says...

First of all these are both very good animes and very similar in many ways...such as characters I always thought Alice was a bit like Merry in personality, maybe Yumeji = Oz? Well anyway  both are fantasy animes and the story is around the idea of demons in the human world (in a way), even though Pandora Hearts is set in a more old-fashion setting compared to Yumekui Merry, if you liked one you should like the other!

elsacyangogo says...

Both have a main girl who forms a contract with a seemingly normal guy in order to return their memories. The girls have power, they are very strong, and they two main characters are joined by a team of friends that help them alone with ones that don't know what's really going on. Both have a similar story, art-style, and similar characters, so if you like one you'd like the other.

LastDarkness says...

Very similar plots, boy meets girl with powers who fights a 'strange' enemy who creates little barrier worlds to fight in. Boy becomes stronger from training and his growing relationships with the characters and the mysterious girl. If you like one you will like the other.

scizorg45 says...

Both anime involve another world besides the world we know. From both worlds spawns a girl with some powers to fight somebad guys. Both anime involve an almost completely useless dude. Recipe for awesomeness.

If you liked one, check out the other.

Winterborn says...

Both of these animes are pretty similar in a lot of ways. They both portray a female lead with a male support, have a lot of fighting, demons, ect. They also frequently visit realms outside of reality to do their fighting (closed space versus dream world) and return to the real world afterwords. Yukmekui has many more protagonists and has a more intense feel than Shakugan, but otherwise they have a lot in common.The two main females are similar too; both are very independant and don't open up at first to new characters and are the main fighters of the story, though Merry does become quite freindly further into the story, where "Shana" is fairly stubborn all the way through, at least on the outside. 

Yumekui feels much more rushed as it is squished into 13 episodes. where Shakugan has more time for character development. Without any spoilers it's tough to say more than that. I reccomend them both.

YuiYui says...

The storyline of these animes are pretty similar...a human boy meets a supernatural girl and get up into a bunch of situations, then the boy is different compared to other humans. Well another thing is that they are both in a modern setting with elements of fantasy which is very similar. So I believe if you liked one of these animes you would like the other!

Amidori says...

If you like either, the other would be worth looking into, as they both deal with mature ideas; Madoka Magic's true look at what it means to be a "magical girl", and Yumekui Merry's ideas about what it really means to die and how it effects people. Plus, both have awesome, unique art styles when the characters go to the "other worlds". They both have great animation as well- both are a real visual treat. I'd certainly try the other, if you liked one of them.

KittyEmperor says...

Now while Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica may be a magical girl anime like the name implies and Yumekui Merry doesn't have a single magical girl in it both series still have some things in common.  In both cases they feature somewhat ordinary people who find themselves in circumstances that aren't so ordinary.  By which I mean they find themselves in battles against demons/witches.  Also in both cases when said battles occur the characters are pulled into alternate worlds that are unique to that demon/witch.  If you liked one then I'm sure you'll like the other.

NimirRa says...

There's more to these magical girls than meets the eye. If you like your mahou shoujo a little less fluffy and with a definite dark streak then give the other one of these shows a try. You wont be disappointed!

Htieks says...

They both deal with supernatural dreamlike worlds that can influence the real world and the emotions of people, and they do that by creating a very enigmatic and mysterious atmosphere. Weird and cool fights are also something they share. While Yumekui is a bit more shounen-ish and less serious (and it also lacks a proper ending), I think those who got caught by the style and execution of one of these series will recognize the resemblance and like the other the same way.

elsacyangogo says...

Both have fighting in anothe world and a main character with incredible powers. Both can be rather dark at times and both are good series :)

ZtildyeS88 says...

In both are oftenly used surealistic enviroments which are said to be worlds in dreams of characters, also main characters in both looks very similar although Black Rock Shooter is more like dark version of yumekui merry

Nihatclodra says...

Soul Eater and Yumekui Merry both have an oddly similar feel to it, although they are fairly different.

In Soul Eater, people turn into weapons to weapons and their partners use them to fight demon-like enemies.

In Yumekui Merry, Dream Demons need Vessels in order to exist in reality.

Here's where they start seeming kind of similar: In both series the Demons are drawn to/by the most powerful among them, and the main characters are partners which fight these demons in order to achieve their ambitions (like getting home, or becoming a Death-Scythe). Whenever something important happens in either of these series, they give off the feeling of it being partially distorted; like it isn't really happening, but you know for a fact that it is.

Soul Eater seems to focus on Action, Fighting, and Characters

Yumekui Merry seems to focus on the Storyline/Plot, and Characters.

All this may change soon enough (considering I'm writing this just after 6 episodes of Yumekui Merry first airing), but I do think that if you like one, you'll like the other.

petercontact says...

i didn't think i would see the punk style of soul eater again but here it is, and in my opinion Dream Eater Merry is better in that field but soul eater is superior in the script department, worth watching both

Takeya says...

Both series have a mysterious heroine with a strange goal, a boy who must follow her, many weak enemies, a lot of short fights and confusing storyline.

I don't know why, but when I was watching Yumekui Merry I was under the impression that it is awfully similar to Kurokami the Animation. It's possible that you too will feel the similarities.

wolfangel87 says...

The two series, Yumekui Merry and Kurokami the Animation, have the main theme of mystery.  The goals of the main characters are not revealed in their entirety until the end of the series.

LastDarkness says...

This title and this series are remarkably similar to each other. Almost to the point of just swaping characters in some cases. The story and settings are similar and the characters are almost literaly the same archytypes. Even the characters powers particularly the main characters are almost the same. If you enjoy this series you will like the other and vice versa since its pretty much the same scenario except told by a differant storyteller.

wolfangel87 says...

Yumekui Merry and Fate/stay Night have many of the same personality characteristics, even to the point that the powers of the characters are strikingly similar to one another.

xxSilencexx says...

Both animes start light-hearted and develop quickly in too dark story that don't let go, both characters have to come to term with what they have done and the damage it has cause. Also character who look innocent can be very misleading...

wolfangel87 says...

The dark undertones of School Days and Yumekui Merry reveal themselves little by little as the stories unfold.  As the characters develop the heavy weight of their actions come through.

Archaeon says...

Both are about dreams and how to deal with them, and while Yume Tsukai may look bright and cutesy, it can sometimes be much darker than Yumekui Merry.

If you like one, then there's a good chance you'll enjoy the other.

sonis says...

If you liked Yumekui Merry or Horizon in the middle of Nowhere you would like the other because:

In Dreameater merry, the male main character has a magical gift to see dreams. The two main characters team up to bring the female main character, Merry, back to the dream world. Merry has a lonely past in the human world for 10 seasons(years) or a number realitively close.

In Horizon the main character also has a lonely past and compensated his love for a missed one as being a male-slut(sorry for my lack of vocabulary). His goal is to help others get happy as suggested from his sister and his ultimate goal is to tell his loved friend from the past that he loves her and live happily-ever-after. He's also gone about 10 years or so without her.

Long story short, watch the recommendation.