Anime like Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: Toho , OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO , Nippon Television Network , Imagica Infos , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Square Enix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Ancient China , Drugs , Historical , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Adoption , Heterosexual , Alchemy , Episodic , Maids , Aromantic , Unrequited Love , Seinen , Slavery , Asexual , Makeup , Pregnancy , Food , Chibi , Educational , Go , Nekomimi , Suicide

Where to watch?

Netflix

Hulu

Violet Evergarden

Also known as Violet Evergarden.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , Rakuonsha , Madman Entertainment , ABC Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning but she searches to find it.

Tags: Rehabilitation , Writing , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Kuudere , War , Work , Orphan , Disability , Episodic , Military , Philosophy , Travel , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Steampunk , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Foreign , Assassins , Trains , Guns

Where to watch?

Netflix

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In the kingdom of Tanbarun lives Shirayuki, an independent and strong-willed young woman. Her resourceful intelligence has led her become a skilled pharmacist, but her most defining trait is her shock of beautiful apple-red hair. Her dazzling mane gets her noticed by the prince of the kingdom, but instead of romancing her, he demands she be his concubine. Shirayuki refuses, chops off her lovely locks, and runs away to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. There, she befriends a young man named Zen, who, SURPRISE, is also a prince, although with a much better temperament than the previous one. Watch as Shirayuki finds her place in the new kingdom, and in Zen’s heart.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Heterosexual , Medieval , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Historical , Politics , Agriculture , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy

Where to watch?

Hulu

Shunkashuutou Daikousha: Haru no Mai

Also known as Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring.

Studio: Aniplex , WIT STUDIO , WIT STUDIO , KADOKAWA , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , TOKYO MX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

When the Agent of Spring, Hinagiku Kayo, is abducted, spring itself vanishes—plunging the world into unending winter. Refusing to give up, her devoted guard, Sakura Himedaka, searches for her for years. When Hinagiku suddenly returns, the two set out to restore the lost season, face the past that tore them apart, and reclaim the warmth they refuse to lose again.

Tags: Rehabilitation , Dissociative Identities , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Disability , Shoujo , Environmental , Mythology , Super Power , Gods , Swordplay , Terrorism , Travel , Heterosexual , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Gap , Suicide , Torture , Crime , Magic , Achromatic , Urban , Guns , Rural , Twins , Snowscape , Coastal

Where to watch?

iQ

Yubisaki to Renren

Also known as A Sign of Affection.

Studio: Ajiado , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , NetEase Games , Crunchyroll , Ajiado , TOKYO MX , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Yuki Itose is just a typical student dealing with the pressures of college. She is struggling one day on the train when an upperclassman named Itsuomi Nagi helps her out. As he gradually opens a new world to her, Yuki develops feelings for Itsuomi. A pure love story begins to grow.

Tags: Disability , Shoujo , Language Barrier , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Iyashikei , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Travel , Snowscape , Chibi , Bar , Restaurant

Where to watch?

Netflix

Fruits Basket: 1st Season

Also known as Fruits Basket (2019).

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Funimation , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!

Tags: Found Family , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Shoujo , Mythology , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Fairy Tale , Orphan , Rehabilitation , Curses , Animals , Delinquents , Yandere , Unrequited Love , Episodic , School Club , Homeless , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Male Harem , School , Bullying , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Philosophy , Iyashikei , Female Harem , Femboy , Agriculture , Gender Bending , Crossdressing , Gangs , Amnesia , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Body Horror , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Denpa , Chibi , Card Battle , Table Tennis , Badminton

Where to watch?

Amazon Prime Video

Netflix

Bilibili

Hulu

Zutaboro Reijou wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai Sareru

Also known as Betrothed to My Sister's Ex.

Studio: LandQ studios , Mainichi Broadcasting System , TBS , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Marie, the second daughter of a poor baron’s household, is treated like a servant by her parents. Even at Marie’s birthday party, her beautiful elder sister, Anastasia, is the star. Outside, Marie bumps into Count Kyuros Granado, who falls for her at first sight. Yet, due to a misunderstanding, the Count proposes to Anastasia. After a tragic accident, Marie must marry the count instead!

Tags: Marriage , Royal Affairs , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Maids , Ojou-sama , Josei , Body Image , Iyashikei

Where to watch?

Crunchyroll

Konyaku Haki sareta Reijou wo Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto wo Oshiekomu

Also known as I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness.

Studio: Zero-G , Digital Network Animation , bilibili , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Pony Canyon , Shufu to Seikatsusha , KLOCKWORX , arma bianca
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Allen Crawford is a misanthropic sorcerer known as the “Dark Lord.” When he comes across Charlotte Evans, a noblewoman exiled on false charges, his memories of being betrayed three years ago come rushing back. He decides to teach Charlotte about all the pleasures, vices, and joys of naughty living. Can a broken heart be mended with riotous living? These two are bound to find out!

Tags: Rehabilitation , Fugitive , Iyashikei , Heterosexual , Hikikomori , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Magic , Kemonomimi , Male Protagonist , Demons , Memory Manipulation , Parody

Where to watch?

YouTube

iQ

Oni no Hanayome

Also known as The Ogre's Bride.

Studio: Aniplex , Colored Pencil Animation Japan , Starts Publishing Corp , NTT Solmare , BS11 , Contents Seed , Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their "bride". The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi. Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn't take things anymore, a man appears before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen... and he's calling her his wife?! "Just be quiet and let me hold you." The most powerful, "cold-hearted" ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?!

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Demons , Youkai , Fairy Tale , Urban Fantasy , Arranged Marriage , Historical

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