Aggretsuko is a Japanese comedy about a young anthropomorphic red panda who works as an office lady. Her life is full of stress from pushy co-workers to having enough money to pay rent, and her preferred method of venting is to sing death metal at a karaoke bar.
The show had its third season in August 2020 and has garnered many fans for its unique style and for having a story many modern young adults can connect to. In its uniqueness, fans may have trouble in finding similar shows with the same style and themes. While there are not many shows like Aggretsuko, there are those with particular themes in common.
Rather than look for a show just like Aggretsuko, ask yourself what you like about the show. Is it the cute animals? Mature themes? Or is it more of the slice-of-life comedy? If those themes are taken apart, there are actually many shows Aggrestuko fans may also find enjoyable.
10 Detroit Metal City
It may surprise some fans to find out that Aggretsuko isn't the first Japanese story about someone who has a secret life of singing death metal. Detriot Metal City is a black comedy manga that told such as story before Aggretsuko ever did. The manga got an anime OVA of 12 episodes that are each 13 minutes.
Instead of an anthropomorphic red panda, the story follows a human named Soichi Negishi who is a shy young man who dreams of being a pop musician. However, it is his death metal that pays the bills. He lead a double life, one as the crude lead singer for Detroit Metal City and another of a gentle and timid man with pop musician dreams.
9 Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
This comedy story has the same slice-of-life feel as Aggretsuko, except the main character is a skeleton man who works retail at a book store. The anime came out in 2018 with 12 episodes in total.
Unlike Aggretsuko, the show doesn't get into mature themes like crushing sexism and the heavy drama of dating. Instead, it sticks to the fluffy comedy side of things such as having awkward conversations with customers about the books they are buying. Like Aggretsuko, it also as a pretty unique style in how its main cast of characters are not human.
8 Bojack Horseman
If you loved Aggretsuko for its mature themes, comedy, and animal characters, then Bojack Horseman is a good choice. It is a show that has all that, but with a Hollywood American flavor. It is also more cynical. The show came to an end at the beginning of 2020, but left itself quite a legacy in the genre of sadcoms (that is a rising genre of both sadness and comedy). Even its supporting characters are hilarious.
The characters may not have that cute Japanese style, but it does majorly mature themes such as racism, sexism, self-destructive behavior, and the human condition. In comparison, Aggretsuko can come across as more lighthearted.
7 Beastars
If you like power struggles, romance, and animal characters, Beastars has all that. The show has 12 episodes so far, and is actually often compared to Zootopia in terms predator versus prey kind of story. Aggretsuko doesn't have that, but what they do have in common is relationship drama, societal pressures, and anthropomorphic characters.
Instead of an office, these characters are students. There is far less comedy than Aggretsuko, but the drama is all there. Also note that it has more violence and adult themes.
6 Princess Jellyfish
For those that liked the adorable characters, fluffy moments, and relationships of Aggretsuko, then Princess Jellyfish is worth checking out. The 11 episode anime was released in 2010 and it stars a shy nerdy girl who dreams of being an illustrator. Also, she is obsessed with jellyfish.
She forms a friendship with a boy who likes to cross-dress, and together they help each other through relationships and drama. Its a romantic comedy, and also explores gender identity in a way that was quite fresh for its time.
5 Osomatsu-San
In terms of Aggretsuko's comedy about struggling in an adult world, Osomatsu-san shares that theme in heaps with a heavy flavor of absurdism. Next to Retsuko, these characters really do not have their lives together at all. The characters are sextuplets who still live with their parents and are struggling to find where they fit into in the world.
There is not really a plot in Osomtasu-san. Viewers are just encouraged to join the ride and laugh at their shenanigans.
4 Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu is a good suggestion for those who loved the romance, female lead, and animal characters the most in Aggretsuko. Princess Tutu is really a magical girl anime, but it is unique in many ways. First of all, the hero is actually a duck who can turn into a girl who can turn into a magical girl. Secondly, many other characters are animals as well. The show is also pretty romantically charged.
Major differences with Aggretsuko is it is not a comedy and it is not slice-of-life. It is magical in nature and follows a significant plot.
3 Tuca And Bertie
Tuca and Bertie is a bit of a hidden gem. It was made by the same team that created Bojack Horseman, but is a show that doesn't live in its shadow and is unique in its genre and characters. In fact, is it much more like Aggretsuko than Bojack Horseman. Bertie is a lot like Retsuko due to the fact that she is an anxious dreamer.
Like Aggretsuko, the show addresses many adulthood anxieties. It also gets into issues connected to womanhood such as sexism in the workplace.
2 My Love Story!!
Cute and comedic, that is My Love Story!! in two words. The anime was released in 2015 and has 24 adorable episodes. If you liked the mature themes of Aggretsuko the most, then this show isn't for you. If you liked the cute characters, romance, comedy, and slice-of-life aspects, then My Love Story!! is definitely worth a viewing.
The main charm of the story is its relationship between the two main characters, a petite sweet high school girl and an enormous man who most other women find frightening.
1 The Office
If you loved Aggretsuko for its slice-of-life comedy and wish it had more workplace scenes, then The Office is worth looking into. Despite its non-animated look and lack of anthropomorphic characters, the hilarious mockumentary show surprisingly has a lot in common with Aggretsuko in terms of comedy and drama. The relationship between Pam and Jim is actually hauntingly similar to Retsuko and Haida.
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