21 [Similar Anime] Like Juni Taisen: Zodiac War

A group of misfits are put together in an isolated environment, so that they can deceive and kill each other. Why? Because the game can have only one survivor, and that can happen only when you kill the rest of the people you stand with you.
Both anime feature lies, betrayals, unusual alliances and the deaths of the most unexpected characters. Both also have fairly questionable plots, but if you're someone who enjoys blood, death and gore more than the intricacies of the plots of anime series, then both these series should prove to be entertaining to you.

Both shows have similar character types; like Saber from F/Z and Sharyuu, both characters are looking for a way to save people through fairytale like means.

Bloody battle royales between many superpowered characters. In both anime, many characters die, sometimes gruesomely.
Both battle royales are organized by shady governments.
Juuni Taisen's participants are representatives of the 12 Zodiac signs, while Ikusei Keikaku's are 16 magical girls who need to kill each other because their number need to be reduced.
Both are action-oriented and dark.

Just like Juuni Taisen they are both Battle Royale themed. Just instead of an empty city this is set in a post-apocalyptic time

A group of individuals are selected to fight in a death match. Both settings are urban and the contestants are a variety of unique characters. Their their battles include well animated fight scenes and calculative and strategic monologues. Mirai Nikki has plot twists and interesting character backgrounds which involve complex romances.

Both anime feature a battle royal game, with characters having special abilities. Also both focus much on internal monologue for fleshing out the characters motivations and strategies.

- Both are a Battle Royale type anime.
- Both feature roughly 12 contestants faced off against eachother.
- Both have rewards at the end that allow the winner to ultimately have their one wish granted.
- Both are fast paced, and include a lot of action, death, and destruction.
- Both anime are exhilarating, and keep you wondering what happens next, wanting more.

Both are about a group of guys and girls with weapons or superpowers/abilities that are trying to kill each other.
Very similar drawings.
Both really good.

Both have a fight to the death where the reward is an all-powerful wish. Lots of action, blood, etc.

Even though both anime look very different, they have many similarities. Both anime are about the zodiac and have 12 characters which are based on the zodiac (in etotama they are all female, in juuni taisen they are mixed male/female).

They by far a not the close to each other in overall plot. Now the main comparison of the two is how the story is told with the constant back story during the middle of the battle. Both are graphic as long as you watch the uncensored version.

Both are about a game of killing between anthropomorphic girls and guys.
Behind both games there are people who bet on the winner.
Both are very bloody and similar in the drawings.

- Both animes are battle royal
- Chihiro and Nezumi can reload the battle royal
- Same ambience

Similar elements of people fighting to their deaths

Cute animals? Check.
Smart stuff? Check.
Battle? Check.
Plot? Nooice.
Thighs? Yes.

Both have that plot where every fighters with something special ,participates in some kind of competition where the strongest wins......or survive.

Both have that plot where every fighters with something special ,participates in some kind of competition where the strongest wins......or survive.

A group of people have to play a survival game inside a building. The condition of the players are somewhat similar. If they didn't finish the game within the given time / if they break the rules, they will be poisoned to death. If you liked Danganronpa 3 Mirai-hen, you might like Juuni Taisen as well.

1.Both anime implements a survival game technique(Hunger Games style).
2.In both animes, participants have to kill each other to obtain a sort of token from the player they killed, which will lead to their victory.
3.Both are action-oriented, but not too much to make it a "shounen"

Both series feature a diverse cast of weirdos killing each other in bizarre and entertaining ways. Neither shies away from graphic violence or sexual content. Both make en effort to develop characters, even characters that don't have much of an impact on the overall plot. The tone of the two shows is also similar in that they are dark without being too heavy or slowly paced.

Both with chaotic combat and massive fatality