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If you enjoyed Summertime Render, these 12 highly rated shows share its themes and story elements. Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose by what you liked most. Other seasons of the same franchise are left out.

  1. 1Poster for Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai SeikatsuRe:ZERO - Starting Life in Another WorldTV · 2016 · 25 ep. · White FoxIn common: back to square one · against destiny · fate · action · drama8.22/10
  2. 2Poster for Hikaru ga Shinda NatsuThe Summer Hikaru DiedTV · 2025 · 12 ep. · Cygamespictures / CypicIn common: body takeover · death of a loved one · denpa · drama · horror7.88/10
  3. 3Poster for Dark GatheringDark GatheringTV · 2023 · 25 ep. · OLMIn common: body takeover · body swapping · denpa · action · drama7.59/10
  4. 4Poster for Made in Abyss Movie 3: Fukaki Tamashii no ReimeiMade in Abyss Movie: Dawn of the Deep SoulMovie · 2020 · Kinema CitrusIn common: body takeover · body swapping · body and host · action · drama8.56/10
  5. 5Poster for Clevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Shikabane no YuushaClevatessTV · 2025 · 12 ep. · Lay-DuceIn common: against destiny · fate · cosmic horror · action · drama7.92/10
  6. 6Poster for Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo MinaiRascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl SenpaiTV · 2018 · 13 ep. · CloverworksIn common: clone · body swapping · family without mother · drama · mystery8.24/10
  7. 7Poster for Boku dake ga Inai MachiERASEDTV · 2016 · 12 ep. · A-1 PicturesIn common: back to square one · death of a loved one · age regression · drama · mystery8.35/10
  8. 8Poster for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni KaiWhen They Cry - KaiTV · 2007 · 24 ep. · Studio DeenIn common: denpa · alternate universe · body horror · drama · horror8.20/10
  9. 9ShigofumiTV · 2008 · 12 ep. · J.c. Staff / J.c.staffIn common: denpa · family without mother · dissociative identities · drama · horror7.57/10
  10. 10Poster for JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 4: Diamond wa KudakenaiJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is UnbreakableTV · 2016 · 39 ep. · David ProductionIn common: body swapping · crime fiction · body horror · action · drama8.38/10
  11. 11Poster for Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆MagicaPuella Magi Madoka MagicaTV · 2011 · 12 ep. · ShaftIn common: against destiny · denpa · cosmic horror · action · drama8.35/10
  12. 12Poster for Ghost HuntGhost HuntTV · 2006 · 25 ep. · J.c. Staff / J.c.staffIn common: body takeover · denpa · body and host · drama · horror7.73/10
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How we pick: titles are matched on shared story tags and genres from anime-offline-database (ODbL 1.0), weighted toward distinctive themes, and only shows scoring 7.5/10 or higher are included. Generated 2026-11-15.

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