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Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)
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Both are wilfully ridiculous and over-the-top macho silliness revolving around seemingly idiotic protagonists who both have an excellent knack for gambits.
Both got unique art-style and mind-blowing tricks, extremely manly shows.
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Recommended by mukamupantatku
The narration (and his explanations). The over the top animation. The calculated battles of the struggling, but determined protagonist(s) against opponents that completely overpower them.
While JoJo is more of a straight up physical fighting anime, there is an undiluted focus on strategy and mind games, much like Kaiji.
Incredibly bombastic, witty, depressing, violent, and absolutely testosterone fueled anime.
Very loyal adaptations of older manga, as such they use similar use of manga sfx and reactions. Both have an art style that differs greatly from the traditional norm of anime, JoJo's with muscly action heroes and Kaiji with grotesque exaggerated facial features, may take time to get used to, but is absolutely worth it.
The second part of JoJo's (eps 10-26), has the most similarities with Kaiji, as the main characters devise genius plans on the fly, although often appearing unintelligent. It is almost impossible to find a good stopping point in these, as
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Both are manly and over the top shows, featuring protagonists who come up with complicated and mind-blowing tricks and strategies to defeat their opponents. While their overall plots are different, both anime have a similar atmosphere and manly tears.
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Recommended by BohemianRhapsody
Same feeling of GAR, flying onomatopoeia and excessive style. Kaiji is basically like Jojo, but with games, while Jojo is more fighting-oriented.
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Recommended by hubertpivert
They're a different genre yet they're pretty similar, and all jojo fans i know like kaiji.
Bizarre, exaggerated expresions from the characters, MANLY, mind games about outsmarting your enemy like in jojo, etc etc, you get the point.
Both shows somehow mixes human drama with absurd humor that you can't tell if it's intentional or is really that stupid.
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Recommended by JolyneVerso
If you searched for an anime that shares many characteristics with JoJos Bizarre Adventure, you should definitely check this one out. Both anime have a very similar way to show off the exaggerated expressions and emotions from the characters. They also explain very well in detail what exactly is going on right now, so the viewer gets a good impression of the situation.
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Recommended by MadokaJojocolleZ
Mind games, it's all about mind games and outsmarting your opponent (well, when JoJo gets into part2 that is). Altough Kaiji is lot more serious and "real", both series are strangely in tone with each other. Both are probably my favorite anime of all time.