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Shows that feel likeNeon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)

At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

If you loved Neon Genesis Evangelion, the closest series we have are given (2019), This Is Us (2016) and The Leftovers (2014). All three share Neon Genesis Evangelion's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Carrie (2026).

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If Neon Genesis Evangelion hit the spot, these will too

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given
2019 · 1 season · Fuji TV
★ 8.2animation · drama

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

The difference: Trades the ideas of Neon Genesis Evangelion for an angle of its own

Ritsuka’s lost his spark for music—until he hears Mafuyu sing. One voice pulls him back in, and suddenly, everything starts to change between them.

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This Is Us
2016–2022 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 8.7dramaHuluParamount+

Turns on grief, self-worth and whether you'll let people love you

The difference: A warm network family drama — no sci-fi, and it wants you to cry, not spiral

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

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The Leftovers
2014–2017 · 3 seasons · HBO
★ 8.3sci-fi & fantasy · dramaMax

One thread runs through both: depression

The difference: Easier on the romance than Neon Genesis Evangelion

When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.

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Love, Death & Robots
2019–2025 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.4animation · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Animation used to unsettle — bodies, machines, and death without comfort

The difference: An anthology of shorts — no characters to live with, no long descent

Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.

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Another
2012 · 1 season · KNB
★ 7.5animation · drama · mystery

The same mix in both: ideas, then melancholy

The difference: Leans harder into mystery than Neon Genesis Evangelion does

When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a mysterious and silent girl.

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Six Feet Under
2001–2005 · 5 seasons · HBO
★ 8.7dramaMax

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

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Batman: The Animated Series
1992–1995 · 4 seasons · Fox Kids
★ 9action & adventure · animation · dramaPrime VideoMax

Animation built on melancholy, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than Neon Genesis Evangelion does

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

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My Holo Love
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Loneliness and the ache of connecting through something artificial

The difference: A gentle romance — none of the apocalypse or psychological weight

Unexpected love finds a lonely woman when she forms a connection with a humanlike hologram who looks exactly like his prickly creator.

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13 Reasons Why
2017–2020 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.4drama · mysteryNetflix

Adolescent depression taken seriously, with the adults no help at all

The difference: Grounded high-school realism — and far messier in its later seasons

High school student Clay Jensen lands in the center of a series of heartbreaking mysteries set in motion by a friend's tragic suicide.

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Parasyte -the maxim-
2014–2015 · 1 season · Nippon TV
★ 8.2animation · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

A passive boy forced to share his body with something alien — and changed by it

The difference: A leaner monster-action spine; the philosophy stays digestible

A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but the creature fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · 1 season · Disney+
★ 7sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventureDisney+

Dreamlike sci-fi & fantasy, and it commits to that

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.

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Carrie
2026 · 1 season · Prime Video
★ 7.8mystery · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

Both lean on ideas more than on sci-fi & fantasy

After her father's sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.

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