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Anime like Sonny Boy

Not everyone loves Sonny Boy for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Sonny Boy

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like strange worlds with rules that keep changing.

  2. You like questions left for you to answer.

  3. You like quiet, patient episodes with long silences.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Serial Experiments Lain1998

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing
    • questions left for you to answer

    Good for you if you like a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted.

  • The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya2010

    • quiet, patient episodes with long silences

    Good for you if you like long quiet scenes in a cold, empty winter school.

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion1995

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing
    • questions left for you to answer

    Good for you if you like a series that leaves you with more questions than answers.

  • Revolutionary Girl Utena1997

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing
    • questions left for you to answer

    Good for you if you like sword duels under an upside down castle in the sky.

  • Angel's Egg1985

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing
    • questions left for you to answer

    Good for you if you like a film that leaves you to decide what the egg means.

  • maboroshi2023

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing

    Good for you if you like a town where the sky cracks and time stands still.

  • The Sky Crawlers2008

    • questions left for you to answer
    • quiet, patient episodes with long silences

    Good for you if you like long silences, cigarettes and empty days at an airbase.

  • Haibane Renmei2002

    • questions left for you to answer
    • quiet, patient episodes with long silences

    Good for you if you like quiet days of odd jobs in a small walled town.

  • Land of the Lustrous2017

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing

    Good for you if you like strange stories where a gem loses body parts and is rebuilt from new stones.

  • Donnie Darko2001

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing
    • questions left for you to answer

    Good for you if you like strange, dreamy films with a dark edge.

  • Undone2019

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing

    Good for you if you like reality slipping away from Alma scene after scene.

  • Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl2011

    • strange worlds with rules that keep changing

    Good for you if you like an odd girl rolling around town in a futon.

Reasons taken from Sonny Boy's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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