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SAKAMOTO DAYS

2025, ONA, 11 eps, 76%, TMS Entertainment

Recommended by 18 The Fable fans on AniList. The same kind of story: hitmen and mafia gunplay.

When Sakamoto meets Aoi, the convenience store clerk, it’s love at first sight — and just like that, he retires. Sakamoto gets married, has a daughter, opens a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and completely transforms … into a plus-size man. To ensure a peaceful life with…

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    2026, TV, 12 eps, 74%

    Recommended by 4 The Fable fans on AniList. The same kind of story: hitmen and mafia gunplay.

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    2026, TV, 13 eps, 76%

    Both have Assassins, Martial Arts, Crime.

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    The Way of the Househusband

    2021, ONA, 5 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 41 The Fable fans on AniList. Both have Yakuza, Urban.

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    2018, TV, 12 eps, 80%

    Both have Yakuza, Surreal Comedy, Urban.

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    2018, TV, 10 eps, 67%

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    2023, TV, 12 eps, 66%

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    The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting

    2022, TV, 12 eps, 77%

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    2022, TV, 12 eps, 83%

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    Great Pretender

    2020, ONA, 23 eps, 81%

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  10. Cover of My Home Hero
    My Home Hero

    2023, TV, 12 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 25 The Fable fans on AniList. Both have Yakuza, Crime, Urban.

  11. Cover of Cowboy Bebop
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    1998, TV, 26 eps, 86%

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  12. Cover of Black Lagoon
    Black Lagoon

    2006, TV, 12 eps, 78%

    Recommended by 11 The Fable fans on AniList. The same kind of story: hitmen and mafia gunplay.

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    Emblem TAKE 2

    1993, OVA, 2 eps, 66%

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    BANANA FISH

    2018, TV, 24 eps, 84%

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  15. Cover of Durarara!!
    Durarara!!

    2010, TV, 24 eps, 79%

    Both have Crime, Urban.

  16. Cover of Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
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    Chainsaw Man

    2022, TV, 12 eps, 83%

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    2021, TV, 13 eps, 85%

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    2004, TV, 74 eps, 88%

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Manga for fans of The Fable

Sakamoto Days2020, Manga, ongoing, 79% Under Ninja2018, Manga, ongoing, 70% The Way of the Househusband2018, Manga, ongoing, 79% Shimazaki in the Land of Peace2022, Manga, ongoing, 75% Hinamatsuri2010, Manga, 132 ch, 84% I Am a Hero2009, Manga, 265 ch, 74% Amateur Vigilante2024, Manga, ongoing, 74% Black Lagoon2002, Manga, ongoing, 82%

About The Fable

2024, TV, 25 eps, 78%, Tezuka Productions

When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as “Fable,” many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable’s ever taken...

(Source: Kodansha USA)

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