25+ Anime Like Link Click! (Recommendations)

Link Click is a Donghua (Chinese Anime) that is popularly known for its time-travel with the mystery-solving theme. The donghua is entirely originally produced by Studio LAN with the cooperation of Haoliners Animation League.

The story is about Chen Xiaoshi and Lu Gang. They have supernatural abilities where they can enter photos and experience the time specified when that photo was taken. They work in “Time Photo Studio” where they fulfill their customers’ requests by using their abilities to enter photos. However, things don’t always go as planned for them.

Just like every other Time-travel themed show out there, Link Click definitely stands out due to its unique and simple premise that always leaves the audience at the edge of their seat every episode.

If you like time travel, mystery/crime solving, or emotional attachments to people, I got it covered for you because we have all these in this list.

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26. Buddy Complex

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
6/20	6/10	8/10	8/10	28/50

The story is about Aoba Watase being targeted by a mysterious robot called Valiancer. However, he was saved by Hina Yumihara, who turns out to be a time traveler. In order to prevent Aoba from dying, they traveled 70 years in the future. Would it be possible that he’s still being pursued by Valiancer despite the time they traveled?

The anime is a mix of mecha and time travel which is pretty rare for the anime shows out there. So if you like your mecha action and time-traveling aspect, this show is definitely for you.

25. Doraemon

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
6/20	8/10	7/10	8/10	29/50

Nobita is an ordinary kid with a petty attitude. And here comes Doraemon, a blue robotic cat who came from the future, and you know what? He has infinite storage of high-tech stuff in his pocket. Here, we follow the everyday life of Nobita and Doraemon.

You might wonder why this anime is on the list. Well, the main point of this series is actually the character development of Nobita in each episode, not Doraemon’s time travel. And I kid you not, this anime has more than 1,700 episodes with 11 minutes each. Don’t worry about watching all the episodes because this is just a slice of life.

24. Zipang

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
11/20	6/10	7/10	7/10	31/50

Mirai is a ship of Japan’s Self-Defence Force that specialises in missile destruction. With its Crew Captain Umezu Saburo and Executive Officer Kadomatsu, they encountered a strange event when a storm hit, putting their navigation system in a total mess. After that, they found themselves on June 2, 1942. A day that is in the middle of World War II.

Knowing that their ship is modern and was transported to the past, you know they have the huge advantage to defend themselves, and it would be cool to look at how warfare technology progressed between 1942 and the present.

23. Higurashi: When They Cry

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8/20	8/10	9/10	6/10	31/50

Keiichi Maebara recently moved to a quiet village called Hinamizawa. He became friends with his schoolmates there. But there is something dark happening in their village. One night, Keiichi learns about the legend behind the mysterious killings and disappearances during every festival with its patron god, Oyashiro. When he asked his friends about such events, they went silent which begs him more questions than answers.

I won’t tell anything about the time travel aspect in this series because it’s a very huge plot device for the mystery behind it. You better enjoy this as a horror mystery rather than the time travel aspect in this story.

22. Irozuku: The World in Colors

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
7/20	8/10	9/10	8/10	32/50

Hitomi’s grandmother, Kohaku, has been exploiting a spell for 60 years. Afterwards, she sends her granddaughter, Hitomi, on a mission to the past when Kohaku was still in her young age as a high schooler. She never told Hitomi anything about her departure to the past which leaves her oblivious as she lives in 2018 with her young grandmother. However, her life will become colorful once she knows and understands her mission there.

The anime mostly explores the beautiful aspect of life where you add color to your monochromatic life as you meet different people and experience the beauty of youth with time travel as the plot device.

21. Pet

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	5/10	7/10	32/50

In the world of Pet, there are special people who have the ability to dive deep into the consciousness of people and can control their memories too. Hiroki, Tsukasa, and Satoru are part of people with said special abilities. They are among those who use their power for committing crimes. These three are ready to get into danger to destroy the targets assigned for them while keeping their minds untouched.

You might wonder what’s the similarity between this anime and Link Click because there’s no time travel aspect to it. Well, remember that Link Click’s main character can enter a person’s mind like in this anime.

20. Nobunaga Concerto

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	7/10	33/50

Saburou doesn’t really care about Japan’s history or its past in general. One day, when he’s walking on top of a fence on the top floor, he fell. Instead of dying, he gets reincarnated to Japan’s Sengoku Period. With his reincarnation, he meets a samurai and gets a sword from him. But here’s the catch! From now on, he’s gotta survive on his own using his current knowledge.

Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. But what if you are literally going back in the past? We follow Saburou’s modern knowledge in a historical life and we follow his ways of survival there.

19. Inuyasha

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	8/10	8/10	7/10	35/50

Kagome Higurashi is a young high school girl. One day, she suddenly got dragged by a cursed demon in a well. Instead of dying or being injured as a natural effect, she was sent 500 years back in the past. Here’s where the real story begins. She has a jewel inside her that was broken into pieces after fighting a demon. She forms a contract with Inuyasha so they can find and prevent the jewel shards from getting into the wrong hands because of their power.

Although time travel is not the main appeal of this series, you will enjoy this more like an action-adventure anime with a little bit of romance.

18. Orange

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	8/10	8/10	7/10	35/50

The story begins with Naho Takamiya’s first day of school as a sophomore. When she wakes up late, she notices a mysterious letter addressed to her but it doesn’t indicate where it came from. It turns out that it’s a letter from herself 10 years in the future? Would this imply that her future self has many regrets that it made her send a letter to her past? Here we see how she carefully does things from now on due to the letter.

Knowing that your future self is warning you about your future mistakes may unsettle and worry you. But when you realize that your future self will actually guide you, that can be taken as an advantage to correct your future mistakes.

17. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	8/10	8/10	8/10	36/50

Makoto is going to graduate high school. However, she is confused about what she will decide to do in her future. She finds that she has the ability to travel time and she starts having fun doing it. But of course, there have to be consequences in doing so, especially that it’s about time-traveling. Makoto soon begins facing the results and we follow her story of how she corrects her mistakes.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a simple movie showcasing the consequences of changing the events of the past and how it affects the entire timeline. But let me remind you. Just get ready for the feels trip in this movie.

16. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	7/10	8/10	9/10	36/50

Kyon is your normal high school student who used to believe in supernatural things. Upon his meeting with Haruhi Suzumiya, Kyon discovers her interests in the supernatural such as espers, time travelers, and aliens. Due to the lack of intriguing clubs in her school and her interest in those things, she established a club specializing in it. However, the result is that the club members are actually consisting of supernatural people that she mentioned.

Here’s a reminder. The series might confuse you at first. But once you know the characters and their daily activities, you will slowly understand the overall purpose of the story.

15. Death Parade

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11/20	9/10	8/10	9/10	37/50

We usually believe that after death, we either go to heaven or hell. But Death Parade is a different case. People go into a bar where it decides whether they reincarnate or go into oblivion. They are decided through playing bar games with painful and deadly wagers. Because of their wagers, it shows people’s true colors which can be gauged whether they are evil or good for their next destination.

Link Click explores the personal lives of individuals by experiencing them through entering their consciousness, whereas Death Parade is only spectated by the main character. What I’m trying to say is that these characters explore people’s lives in their own way.

14. Charlotte

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	8/10	9/10	38/50

Yuu Otasaka has the ability to enter into someone’s consciousness, control their body for 5 seconds, and copy the ability of the one he entered. He abused this power to get high grades and allowed him to enter a prestigious high school. However, he was caught by Tomori Nao cheating and forces him to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy, a school for people with supernatural powers. Yuu is then forced to join the student council where they deal with adolescents who abuse their power.

The time travel aspect is a complete secret yet because it’s a huge plot device for the show. You better enjoy their crazy antics because the later part of the series will lead you to a very sad moment and the time travel aspect will be used.

13. Your Name

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
10/20	9/10	9/10	10/10	38/50

Mitsuha is a normal high school girl whereas Taki is a fellow high school boy who is working hard with his part-time job. One day, they swapped bodies numerous times until they became familiar with each other’s life. However, aside from living in a different place, they also lived in different times and they are desperate to search for each other despite the gap in time.

A beautiful tale of love separated by the different times they live in. Your Name is telling us that the time difference is not an obstacle to finding their loved ones as long as their feelings are mutual and destined to be with each other. Anyway, I guarantee you that you will be totally invested in the romance in this movie.

12. Death Note

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
10/20	9/10	10/10	9/10	38/50

Light Yagami is a genius man of justice. He picks up a notebook where you can write people’s names and they will immediately die. It’s called the Death Note. Here appears the Death God, Ryuk. Using his Death Note, he kills criminals in order for his justice to prevail. However, Japanese investigators hired the best detective in the world named L. Here, we see these two geniuses outsmarting each other as they reach their goals.

Remember, there is no time travel in this show. But you will enjoy this as a thriller mystery where characters use their huge brains to outsmart their opponents.

11. Tokyo Revengers

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
15/20	8/10	9/10	7/10	39/50

Takemitchy is an ordinary salaryman who broke up with his girlfriend 12 years ago. One day, he was suddenly pushed in front of the train tracks without showing the culprit. However, instead of dying, he traveled back in time. When he heard about the news of his girlfriend who died before, he used this opportunity to save her in the past and prevent the disasters.

As Takemitchy meets new people in his past, he realises that the people he met are also on the verge of death and it only adds more lists of people that he has to save.

10. Erased

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
15/20	8/10	8/10	8/10	39/50

Satoru Fujinuma turns back in time when an accident is about to occur. He realized that he can exploit this ability to save lives. However, he was accused of murder to someone close to him. Because of that, he decided to go back in time 18 years ago to solve the mystery and connection behind the crime in his present time.

Unfortunately, I can’t say anything further because it’s totally up to you to get clues and identify the culprit behind the crime. Erased is a great series to watch with 12 episodes. I can guarantee that you will be on a great ride.

9. Odd Taxi

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	9/10	10/10	8/10	39/50

Odokawa lives a normal life as a Taxi Driver. In his job, he meets various individuals with no prior connection to each other. But when a crime about a missing girl happened, he slowly realizes that he’s getting involved in this crime because of the people who rode in his taxi.

Just like Link Click, this anime has a thriller mystery with a bunch of unconnected characters that will eventually become part of the main conflict of the story. This anime might not make any sense at first, but trust me, all of the scenes will connect with each other later on. Oh and if you’re wondering why they’re all animals, it’s actually part of the main character’s plot.

8. ID: Invaded

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15/20	9/10	8/10	8/10	40/50

The Mizuhanome System is a development where it enables people to enter someone’s mind. They utilize this to enter a criminal’s mind and solve the crimes. However, the prerequisite of doing so is that you must have killed someone with your own hands.

Akihito AKA “Sakaido”, a member of the police, was hit with tragedy and soon found himself at the other side of justice and law. However, his detective skill is still needed and he discovers something very sinister hiding after a series of murders he’s investigating in.

Much Like Link Click’s main characters, this show also focuses on a person that enters someone’s mind and utilizes them to solve mysteries and crimes. Though there is no time travel here, you will still definitely enjoy this.

7. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

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13/20	10/10	9/10	8/10	40/50

The puberty syndrome is a supernatural disease that affects teenagers but no one acknowledges its legitimacy due to how bizarre it is. Sakuta Azusagawa experienced this and it’s prevalent in his school.

On the other hand, we have Mai Sakurajima who is a famous child actress but she’s currently stopping her career without the knowledge of the public. She realized that she is invisible to everyone and it turns out that she has puberty syndrome when Sakuta realized it.

If you’re expecting the similarities of this with Link Click, you better watch the movie after watching the series. I’m pretty sure you’re in for a wild ride watching this.

6. Tatami Galaxy

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	9/10	9/10	9/10	41/50

Watashi, the main character, is wasting his college life by ruining other people’s relationships with his friend, Ozu. But when he was given a chance by a man who calls himself God of Matrimony.

This begs the question of whether he changes himself and improves as a person as he learns from his mistakes and gets the chance to relive his college life multiple times.

College life is one of the most precious things to experience in life. Before you graduate, you try your best to enjoy many different things because you won’t get to experience them once you reach adulthood. But what if you were given multiple chances to relive your college life?

5. Violet Evergarden

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
12/20	10/10	9/10	10/10	41/50

The war had ended years ago. Violet Evergarden used to be a tool to eliminate her enemies in war. As she recovers her wounds, she begins a new life of working as a “doll” in CH Postal Services.

A doll’s job is to transcribe people’s emotions and thoughts and write them on paper as a letter. Here, we follow her adventure as she slowly understands the meaning of love.

Remember that Link Click is not just about solving cases as they enter the photographs and travel time. They also deal with people’s backstories just like how Violet Evergarden understands her clients through knowing their stories.

4. Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song

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15/20	8/10	9/10	10/10	42/50

The AIs have evolved until they eradicated mankind. A scientist’s desperate measure of preventing this to happen is that he used the very first autonomous AI called Vivy. Vivy’s original purpose is to make the people happy with her song and voice.

But this time, she was given a century-long mission to save humanity by going to the past and preventing everything related to the disaster of mankind.

The premise may honestly sound pretty basic but once you get invested with the characters, you know that you are on a great and memorable ride as you follow Vivy’s hundred years’ journey of doing her original purpose of making people happy with her singing and saving humankind.

3. Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
14/20	10/10	9/10	10/10	43/50

Natsuki Subaru is a shut-in high schooler. One day, he buys food from a grocery store but suddenly he gets transported into another world without any prior unusual or relevant events. But here’s the hook.

Once Subaru dies, he comes back in time like a game checkpoint and he has to redo everything to prevent it from happening again. The story follows Subaru’s characterization as he grows as a decent person.

Dying to have a chance to correct your mistakes sure sounds great, but the pain and suffering that Subaru goes through may make you feel sorry for him. Re: Zero is written well due to its realistic approach of having a normal person being put in that kind of situation. So if you like a character-driven story with time-travel as a tool, then this is a great watch.

2. Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
15/20	9/10	10/10	9/10	43/50

Madoka and Sayaka are ordinary students. But one day, they find and meet Kyubei, a cat and alien-looking creature that gives the girls the power to become magical girls, and Kyubei will grant them 1 wish if they become magical girls. They have a mission to risk their lives to destroy the witches.

You might wonder why this kid-themed show is critically acclaimed. Never judge a book by its cover. This show is actually dark and disturbing which could even haunt you after watching it. And by the way, the time travel in this series is a huge spoiler, so I won’t tell anything about it.

1. Steins; Gate

Similarity	Character Writing	Plot	Animation	Total
17/20	8/10	9/10	10/10	44/50

Rintarou Okabe is a mad scientist with his two other members, Daru and Mayuri, and they live in an old building. What they usually do is that they make strange gadgets like a phone microwave where the banana morphs into green goo. But they stumbled upon success. They managed to send emails to the past but everything changed as it altered the flow of time and history.

Steins; Gate is a critically acclaimed show where it shows how convoluted the time travel concept can be. When you watch this anime, you better prepare your brain and pay attention to everything.

Comment Down Below

We know that Link Click is about the main characters that can enter a photograph, travel time, and solve problems depending on their clients’ demands. And knowing that there are thousands of anime existing out there, I’m pretty sure that every theme of Link Click is done by different anime out there and used as their main theme.

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