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NHK ni Youkoso!

2006, TV, 24 eps, 82%, GONZO

The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

Satou’s life – or what’s left of it – is a paranoid mess of conspiracy theories and social anxieties. He’s terrified of the outside world; his apartment is overflowing with the remnants of cheap take-out food; and his retinas have been permanently scarred by a steady diet of…

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    The Tatami Galaxy

    2010, TV, 11 eps, 85%

    Recommended by 89 Mind Game fans on AniList. Both have Surreal Comedy, Philosophy.

  2. Cover of FLCL
    FLCL

    2000, OVA, 6 eps, 79%

    Recommended by 40 Mind Game fans on AniList. Both have Surreal Comedy, Philosophy.

  3. Cover of Kaiba
    Kaiba

    2008, TV, 12 eps, 79%

    Recommended by 17 Mind Game fans on AniList. The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  4. Cover of Welcome to Irabu's Office
    Welcome to Irabu's Office

    2009, TV, 11 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 53 Mind Game fans on AniList. Both have Surreal Comedy.

  5. Cover of Paranoia Agent
    Paranoia Agent

    2004, TV, 13 eps, 76%

    Both have Philosophy.

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    pet

    2020, TV, 13 eps, 60%

    Recommended by 5 Mind Game fans on AniList.

  7. Cover of Paprika
    Paprika

    2006, Movie, 1 ep, 79%

    Recommended by 16 Mind Game fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  8. Cover of Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor
    Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor

    2007, Movie, 1 ep, 65%

    Recommended by 7 Mind Game fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  9. Cover of Genius Party
    Genius Party

    2007, Movie, 7 eps, 66%

    Anthology, Primarily Male Cast, Primarily Female Cast

  10. Cover of Mononoke
    Mononoke

    2007, TV, 12 eps, 82%

    Both have Philosophy.

  11. Cover of Millennium Actress
    Millennium Actress

    2002, Movie, 1 ep, 82%

    Acting, Biographical, Historical

  12. Cover of Nekojiru Gekijou Jirujiru ORIGINAL
    Nekojiru Gekijou Jirujiru ORIGINAL

    1999, TV short, 27 eps, 59%

    Both have Surreal Comedy.

  13. Cover of Ping Pong the Animation
    Ping Pong the Animation

    2014, TV, 11 eps, 86%

    Both have Philosophy.

  14. Cover of DAN DA DAN
    DAN DA DAN

    2024, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Both have Surreal Comedy.

  15. Cover of Serial Experiments Lain
    Serial Experiments Lain

    1998, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  16. Cover of Sonny Boy
    Sonny Boy

    2021, TV, 12 eps, 78%

    Recommended by 39 Mind Game fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  17. Cover of BIBLIOMANIA
    BIBLIOMANIA

    2013, Movie, 1 ep, 72%

    Mixed Media, Full CGI, Stop Motion

  18. Cover of Devilman Crybaby
    Devilman Crybaby

    2018, ONA, 10 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 5 Mind Game fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy.

  19. Cover of Tokyo Godfathers
    Tokyo Godfathers

    2003, Movie, 1 ep, 82%

    Both have Surreal Comedy.

  20. Cover of Perfect Blue
    Perfect Blue

    1998, Movie, 1 ep, 85%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  21. Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion
    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    1995, TV, 26 eps, 83%

    Both have Philosophy.

  22. Cover of Cowboy Bebop
    Cowboy Bebop

    1998, TV, 26 eps, 86%

    Both have Philosophy.

  23. Cover of ODDTAXI
    ODDTAXI

    2021, TV, 13 eps, 85%

    Both have Philosophy.

Manga for fans of Mind Game

About Death2012, Manga, 32 ch, 77% The Fable2014, Manga, 240 ch, 84% Given2013, Manga, 51 ch, 84% Yotsuba&!2003, Manga, ongoing, 89% Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey2011, Manga, 34 ch, 84% Return of the Blossoming Blade2021, Manga, ongoing, 85% The Apothecary Diaries2017, Manga, ongoing, 86% Made in Abyss2012, Manga, ongoing, 85%

About Mind Game

2004, Movie, 1 ep, 76%, Studio 4°C

Audiences will begin to grasp what they are in for early on, as loser Nishi, too wimpy to try to save his childhood sweetheart from gangsters, is shot in the butt by a soccer-playing psychopath, projecting Nishi into the afterlife. In this limbo, God - shown as a series of rapidly changing characters - tells him to walk toward the light. But Nishi runs like hell in the other direction and returns to Earth a changed man, driven to live each moment to the fullest.

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