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Zankoku na Kami ga Shihai Suru

1993, Manga, 86 ch, 83%

Recommended by 4 Mesh fans on AniList. The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

Jeremy, a sensitive but outgoing 15 year old, is delighted to hear the news of his neurotic and excitable mother's remarriage to a wealthy British man. However, much to his horror, his sweet-talking new step-father Greg, soon begins to exhibit a disturbing trait...he is a…

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  1. Cover of The Poe Clan
    The Poe Clan

    1972, Manga, 26 ch, 81%

    Recommended by 3 Mesh fans on AniList. Both have Tragedy, LGBTQ+ Themes, Foreign.

  2. Cover of Banana Fish
    Banana Fish

    1985, Manga, 110 ch, 85%

    Both have Revenge, Crime, Guns.

  3. Cover of Kaze to Ki no Uta
    Kaze to Ki no Uta

    1976, Manga, 139 ch, 80%

    Both have Tragedy, LGBTQ+ Themes.

  4. Cover of Let Dai
    Let Dai

    1995, Manga, 75 ch, 76%

    Boys' Love, School, Male Protagonist

  5. Cover of The Knight Only Lives Today
    The Knight Only Lives Today

    2024, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    Time Loop, Swordplay, War

  6. Cover of Don't Call it Mystery
    Don't Call it Mystery

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Both have Crime, Philosophy, Tragedy.

  7. Cover of Yotsuba&!
    Yotsuba&!

    2003, Manga, ongoing, 89%

    Family Life, Iyashikei, Episodic

  8. Cover of SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Ojisan
    SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Ojisan

    2013, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Band, Ghost, School Club

  9. Cover of Made in Abyss
    Made in Abyss

    2012, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Survival, Primarily Child Cast, Travel

  10. Cover of Solo Leveling
    Solo Leveling

    2018, Manga, 201 ch, 84%

    Both have Tragedy.

  11. Cover of Magus of the Library
    Magus of the Library

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Both have Philosophy.

  12. Cover of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

    2001, Manga, 112 ch, 85%

    Both have Tragedy.

  13. Cover of I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
    I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Both have Tragedy, LGBTQ+ Themes.

  14. Cover of The Boxer
    The Boxer

    2019, Manga, 133 ch, 84%

    Both have Tragedy.

  15. Cover of A Home Far Away
    A Home Far Away

    2020, Manga, 7 ch, 85%

    Both have LGBTQ+ Themes, Foreign.

  16. Cover of Requiem of the Rose King
    Requiem of the Rose King

    2013, Manga, 78 ch, 81%

    Both have Philosophy, LGBTQ+ Themes, Foreign.

  17. Cover of March Comes in Like a Lion
    March Comes in Like a Lion

    2007, Manga, ongoing, 88%

    Both have Philosophy.

  18. Cover of Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World
    Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World

    2000, Light novel, ongoing, 86%

    Both have Guns, Philosophy, Foreign.

  19. Cover of Glass no Kamen
    Glass no Kamen

    1975, Manga, ongoing, 84%

    Both have Tragedy.

  20. Cover of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

    2015, Manga, ongoing, 82%

    Reincarnation, Isekai, Kingdom Management

  21. Cover of Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey
    Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey

    2011, Manga, 34 ch, 84%

    Drawing, Coming of Age, Otaku Culture

  22. Cover of Pandora Hearts
    Pandora Hearts

    2006, Manga, 107 ch, 85%

    The same kind of story: existential psychological spirals.

  23. Cover of The Fable
    The Fable

    2014, Manga, 240 ch, 84%

    Both have Crime, Guns.

Anime for fans of Mesh

BANANA FISH2018, TV, 24 eps, 84% Howl‘s Moving Castle2004, Movie, 1 ep, 85% Nichijou - My Ordinary Life2011, TV, 26 eps, 83% March comes in like a lion2016, TV, 22 eps, 83% Takopi's Original Sin2025, ONA, 6 eps, 86% The Apothecary Diaries2023, TV, 24 eps, 88% Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!2000, TV, 75 eps, 87% Renegade Immortal2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85%

About Mesh

1980, Manga, 12 ch, 74%

The story follows the life of a teenage boy named "Mesh," so-called for his unique "mesh"-colored hair: blonde with silver strands on the sides. It begins with a scene where Mesh, after being beaten, escapes from a mob and encounters Milon, a forger and painter. Mesh ends up staying at Milon's house, and the two form an unlikely bond as they navigate life together. Each chapter is a poetic blend of crime, peaceful everyday moments, or the vibrant nightlife of artists in a fictionalized Paris.

Mesh is regarded as one of Hagio Moto's defining works, marking a pivotal shift in her artistic style. It was her first series to adopt a more realistic look while retaining the ethereal beauty characteristic of 1970s shoujo art. The story ventures into more mature themes while continuing to explore Hagio's recurring motifs, such as parent-child relationships and adolescence.

Volume 1:
1. Mesh
2. Rouge

Volume 2:
3. Haru no Hone

Volume 3:
4. Kakumei
5. Montmartre

Volume 4:
6. Mimi wo Katamukete
7. Buran
Volume 5:
8. Sen no Ya
9. Nigate na Jinshu

Volume 6:
10. Shanikusai

Volume 7:
11. Surreal na Ai no Real na Shi

Volume 8:
12. Fune

Note: In 2024 a digital only eight volume was released which included the story Fune

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