25 suggestions, most-recommended first

Anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion

969 people recommend Serial Experiments Lain to anyone who liked Neon Genesis Evangelion — more than any other title. Puella Magi Madoka Magica is second on 800 votes and Akira third on 652. 22 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 Neon Genesis Evangelion and said a particular show was worth watching next, so a suggestion people disagreed with does not appear at all. Eight of the 25 have a watch order on this site; the rest are named so you can find them.

Serial Experiments Lain TV series · 13 episodes · 1998 Not on the site yet 969 recommend it
Puella Magi Madoka Magica 5 entries · 2011–2026 Watch order › 800 recommend it
Akira 2 entries · 1988 Watch order › 652 recommend it
Devilman Crybaby 6 entries · 1972–2018 Watch order › 628 recommend it
Gurren Lagann 4 entries · 2007–2009 Watch order › 502 recommend it
FLCL OVA · 6 episodes · 2000 Not on the site yet 339 recommend it
Gunbuster OVA · 6 episodes · 1988 Not on the site yet 301 recommend it
Perfect Blue Film · 1998 Not on the site yet 245 recommend it
Sonny Boy TV series · 12 episodes · 2021 Not on the site yet 203 recommend it
Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series · 39 episodes · 1997 Not on the site yet 161 recommend it
His and Her Circumstances TV series · 26 episodes · 1998 Not on the site yet 114 recommend it
Gundam 46 entries · 1979–2026 Watch order › 113 recommend it
RahXephon TV series · 26 episodes · 2002 Not on the site yet 106 recommend it
The Ideon: Be Invoked Film · 1982 Not on the site yet 104 recommend it
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena Film · 1999 Not on the site yet 60 recommend it
Children of the Sea Film · 2019 Not on the site yet 54 recommend it
Revue Starlight: The Movie Film · 2021 Not on the site yet 51 recommend it
Angel's Egg OVA · 1985 Not on the site yet 41 recommend it
Attack on Titan 14 entries · 2013–2023 Watch order › 41 recommend it
Berserk 7 entries · 1997–2022 Watch order › 30 recommend it
Gridman Universe Film · 2023 Not on the site yet 12 recommend it
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 Film · 2017 Not on the site yet 10 recommend it
86 Eighty-Six 2 entries · 2021 Watch order › 10 recommend it
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water TV series · 39 episodes · 1990 Not on the site yet 9 recommend it
Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar TV series · 26 episodes · 1974 Not on the site yet 6 recommend it

Where these come from

Every number above is a tally of AniList members who finished Neon Genesis Evangelion and nominated another series as the one to watch next. Nothing here is inferred from genres or tags: this page cannot tell you why Serial Experiments Lain follows Neon Genesis Evangelion, only that 969 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.

8 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: Puella Magi Madoka Magica , Akira , Devilman Crybaby , Gurren Lagann , Gundam , Attack on Titan , Berserk , 86 Eighty-Six .

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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