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Penguindrum

Mawaru Penguindrum

2011, TV, 24 eps, 79%, Brain's Base

Recommended by 19 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy, Coming of Age.

Once you make a decision, does the universe conspire to make it happen? Is destiny a matter of chance, a matter of choice or the complex outcome of thousands of warring strands of fate? All twins Kanba and Shoma know is that when their terminally ill sister Himari collapses at…

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  1. Cover of Mujin Wakusei Survive
    Mujin Wakusei Survive

    2003, TV, 52 eps, 75%

    Recommended by 8 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Survival, Coming of Age.

  2. Cover of Sarazanmai
    Sarazanmai

    2019, TV, 11 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 6 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  3. Cover of WONDER EGG PRIORITY
    WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    2021, TV, 12 eps, 74%

    Recommended by 57 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  4. Cover of Drifting Home
    Drifting Home

    2022, ONA, 1 ep, 73%

    Recommended by 31 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age, Isekai.

  5. Cover of Noein: To Your Other Self
    Noein: To Your Other Self

    2005, TV, 24 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 22 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age, Super Power.

  6. Cover of Haibane Renmei
    Haibane Renmei

    2002, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 32 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  7. Cover of FLIP FLAPPERS
    FLIP FLAPPERS

    2016, TV, 13 eps, 75%

    Recommended by 29 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age, Super Power, Isekai.

  8. Cover of Puella Magi Madoka Magica
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica

    2011, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  9. Cover of Kaiba
    Kaiba

    2008, TV, 12 eps, 79%

    Recommended by 43 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Tragedy.

  10. Cover of DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
    DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION

    2024, ONA, 18 eps, 79%

    Recommended by 33 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  11. Cover of Summer Ghost
    Summer Ghost

    2021, Movie, 1 ep, 78%

    Recommended by 19 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

  12. Cover of Train to the End of the World
    Train to the End of the World

    2024, TV, 12 eps, 72%

    Recommended by 41 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Travel, Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  13. Cover of Tengoku Daimakyo
    Tengoku Daimakyo

    2023, TV, 13 eps, 81%

    Recommended by 31 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Survival, Travel.

  14. Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion
    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    1995, TV, 26 eps, 83%

    Recommended by 176 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  15. Cover of Boogiepop and Others
    Boogiepop and Others

    2019, TV, 18 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 39 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy.

  16. Cover of Serial Experiments Lain
    Serial Experiments Lain

    1998, TV, 13 eps, 80%

    Recommended by 220 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy.

  17. Cover of FLCL
    FLCL

    2000, OVA, 6 eps, 79%

    Recommended by 304 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy, Coming of Age.

  18. Cover of The Boy and the Heron
    The Boy and the Heron

    2023, Movie, 1 ep, 77%

    Recommended by 8 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Coming of Age.

  19. Cover of Paranoia Agent
    Paranoia Agent

    2004, TV, 13 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 177 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy.

  20. Cover of Takopi's Original Sin
    Takopi's Original Sin

    2025, ONA, 6 eps, 86%

    Recommended by 14 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy.

  21. Cover of Flowers of Evil
    Flowers of Evil

    2013, TV, 13 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 39 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. The same kind of story: tearjerker youth romances.

  22. Cover of The Summer Hikaru Died
    The Summer Hikaru Died

    2025, TV, 12 eps, 81%

    Recommended by 20 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Philosophy, Tragedy.

  23. Cover of Ergo Proxy
    Ergo Proxy

    2006, TV, 23 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 34 Sonny Boy fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Travel, Philosophy.

Manga for fans of Sonny Boy

Nisekoi: False Love2011, Manga, 240 ch, 75% Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World2000, Light novel, ongoing, 86% Goodnight Punpun2007, Manga, 147 ch, 88% Boogiepop and Others1998, Light novel, 8 ch, 83% Overlord2012, Light novel, ongoing, 85% Omniscient Reader2020, Manga, ongoing, 86% The Climber2007, Manga, 170 ch, 87% Love Bullet2023, Manga, ongoing, 84%

About Sonny Boy

2021, TV, 12 eps, 78%, MADHOUSE

It’s an ordinary summer vacation...except for the fact that Nagara’s high school has mysteriously drifted into another dimension. As the students begin to develop strange new powers, will they work together to survive the alien environment and find a way home, or will their newly formed factions and rivalries turn on each other?

(Source: Funimation)

Note: The first episode received an advance release on YouTube on June 19, 2021. The regular TV broadcast started on July 16, 2021.

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