 If you liked Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei |  ...then you might like Bakemonogatari |
Completely different genres ,but with similar style of presentation. The style of presentation was proven success when used with the comedy Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, in which style is in higher importance than substance. Whether this style suit the intense, dramatic, and story-centric Bakemonogatari or not, you will want to find out yourself. And since both show have similar presentation and have SHAFT working on, those who liked visual in SZS should be satisfied with visual in Bakemonogatari too. However you are not guaranteed to like stories in both shows. Since they are in different genres. And as mentioned earlier, the presentation style suits SZS very well
report Recommended by lapisdragon
The real question is: how are zetsubou sensei and bakemonogatari not alike? they have the same AMAZING Hiroshi Kamiya voicing the male protagonists and deal with incredibly dark themes and outrageous female characters. I highly recommend both series, whether you are new to anime or are an experienced watcher - give these a try!
report Recommended by ItsmeAshtray
Besides the similar animation style; -flashes of absurd text that no one can read without freeze frame -a lot of close ups camera changes Both series also references and pays homage to other anime whether by character conversion or artist depictions. You should be able to spot them quite easily. Other than that, they completely different.
report Recommended by lackofwords
Both works are unique in their conversational proficiency. Both are comical and deep at the same time. And the best part? the main protagonist of both works hast the same amazing voice actor Kamiya, Hiroshi. You can't say they are really that much alike since both are unique works among unique works. But both are great and definitly worth a try.
report Recommended by Railgun_Zeloss
-Very similar art -Both have a weird but funnt main character -Both have a harem with inusual group of girls -Both have psychological comedy
report Recommended by josecoco25
Even though they're completely different genres (other one is a satirical comedy/sol while the other is supernatural harem series), they have similarities as how they are presented. The art (especially background art) is all SHAFT in both of them and both rely on witty and fun dialogue more than action. Both anime have the same voice actor as main character and is used in similar way on both of them: Main character's inner voice can be read from the background (In SZS from the chalkboard and in bakemonogatari from the flashing colorful frames). They way both of these anime reference many things from japanese culture
If you like Shinbo Shaft Koyomi's VA and thought what if this was a school series along with more comedy oriented then check this out.
report Recommended by KasGiDian1
Both are super artsy shaft productions. Very similar art style. Both are in a school setting where apart from the protagonist, nearly all characters are female. Both manage to have very strong moe vibes while not being completely basic.
report Recommended by INeedAnAlias
Both being animated from shaft and focus around a strange cast of characters getting caught up in all kinds of misadventures as well too.
report Recommended by Disapeared_Ghost
Both anime have been directed by Shinbou Akiyuki and it shows into their style: medium blending, sudden changes of angles, close-ups, surgical use of fanservice. Also, unreadably fast texts. Plus, it features harem elements, with a cast of quite different girls and a male MC, both voiced by the same seiyuu. Both anime also have psychological elements and are dialogue-heavy. They can also be somewhat hit-or-miss and not easily recommendable, being among the purest examples of Shaft's oddities. Of course, Bakemonogatari is heavily story-driven and supernatural in nature, whereas SZS is a haremy comedic show with satire against Japanese society, gallows humor and an unpredictable pacing
report Recommended by Krankastel
Male character helps several girls with different personalities fix their issues. Same voice actor for Araragi and Sensei.
both of these use the same dialog based format of story telling, this means they both use words more than visulals like other anime tend to do. Because of this they both present abstract visuals that dont inflict anything on the story but are there to bring forth the speech and make it more interseting, this is proberly due to the fact that they are both animated by shaft studio. over all if you like one you will like the other.
report Recommended by Edwardsadam2154