The Anime Order

13 suggestions, most-recommended first

Anime like Great Pretender

430 people recommend Cowboy Bebop to anyone who liked Great Pretender — more than any other title. The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED is second on 396 votes and BANANA FISH third on 343. Ten more suggestions cleared the threshold, and all of them are listed below, strongest first. These are votes rather than an algorithm: each number counts AniList members who watched Great Pretender and said a particular show was worth watching next, so a suggestion people disagreed with does not appear at all. Five of the 13 have a watch order on this site; the rest are named so you can find them.

  1. Cowboy Bebop cover art Cowboy Bebop 3 entries · 1998–2012 Watch order › 430 recommend it
  2. The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED cover art The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED TV series · 11 episodes · 2020 Not on the site yet 396 recommend it
  3. BANANA FISH cover art BANANA FISH TV series · 24 episodes · 2018 Not on the site yet 343 recommend it
  4. Baccano! cover art Baccano! 2 entries · 2007–2008 Watch order › 325 recommend it
  5. Spy x Family cover art Spy x Family 5 entries · 2022–2025 Watch order › 272 recommend it
  6. 91 Days cover art 91 Days TV series · 12 episodes · 2016 Not on the site yet 190 recommend it
  7. Super Crooks cover art Super Crooks ONA · 13 episodes · 2021 Not on the site yet 187 recommend it
  8. Buddy Daddies cover art Buddy Daddies TV series · 12 episodes · 2023 Not on the site yet 146 recommend it
  9. Michiko & Hatchin cover art Michiko & Hatchin TV series · 22 episodes · 2008 Not on the site yet 122 recommend it
  10. Black Lagoon cover art Black Lagoon 3 entries · 2006–2010 Watch order › 92 recommend it
  11. Lupin III cover art Lupin III 53 entries · 1969–2025 Watch order › 91 recommend it
  12. LAZARUS cover art LAZARUS TV series · 13 episodes · 2025 Not on the site yet 76 recommend it
  13. Samurai Champloo cover art Samurai Champloo TV series · 26 episodes · 2004 Not on the site yet 5 recommend it

Where these come from

Every number above is a tally of AniList members who finished Great Pretender and nominated another series as the one to watch next. Nothing here is inferred from genres or tags: this page cannot tell you why Cowboy Bebop follows Great Pretender, only that 430 people think it does. Suggestions the community voted down are excluded, and where several seasons of one franchise were nominated they are counted once, under the franchise.

5 of them have a watch order here , so if one appeals you can see every series, film and OVA in it laid out in order before you start: Cowboy Bebop , Baccano! , Spy x Family , Black Lagoon , Lupin III .

Keep going

Each of these has its own list of what people recommend after it — so if one of the suggestions above appeals, you can see where it leads before committing to it.

Recommendation counts and cover art from AniList, read at build time.

Last refreshed August 13, 2026