Anime like Geu Yeoreum

Look Back

Also known as LOOK BACK.

Studio: Studio Durian , Avex Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for the paper...



Tags: Drawing , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Meta , Primarily Female Cast , Autobiographical , Work , Hikikomori , Philosophy , Rotoscoping , Rehabilitation , School , Otaku Culture , Time Manipulation , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes

I Byeore Piryohan

Also known as Lost in Starlight.

Studio: Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Sci-Fi

In 2050 Seoul, astronaut Nan-young’s ultimate goal is to visit Mars. But she fails the final test to onboard the fourth Mars Expedition Project. The musician Jay buries his dreams in a vintage audio equipment shop. The two fall in love after a chance encounter. As they root for each other and dream of a new future. Nan-young is given another chance to fly to Mars, which is all she ever wanted…



Tags: Heterosexual , Tragedy , Astronomy , Travel , Space Opera , Primarily Adult Cast , Band , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Space , Urban , Augmented Reality , CGI

Asagao to Kase-san.

Also known as Kase-san and Morning Glories.

Studio: ZEXCS
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

A relationship is like a garden. It's hard, really hard, to plant the initial seeds. Once you've gone through the agonizing process of wondering if the other person even likes you, fought the fear that telling her could destroy everything, and made your confession, the most difficult part begins. Because you have to keep nurturing this wonderful new feeling to keep it growing. Not just in your own heart, but in hers. And since even the most beautiful rose can cut you to the bone with its thorns, who can you talk to for advice? Especially when you're both girls in high school? For shy Yamada and boyish Kase, time is running out.



Tags: Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tomboy , Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Horticulture , Agriculture , Rural

Umibe no Étranger

Also known as The Stranger by the Shore.

Studio: Studio Hibari , BLUE LYNX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

After coming out to his parents, aspiring novelist Shun Hashimoto has no one to turn to, until the day he meets high schooler Mio Chibana on the beach. The two instantly click—just before Mio has to leave for the mainland. Now three years later, Mio returns with a confession. But after all this time, will Shun feel the same?



Tags: Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Cohabitation , Primarily Adult Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Age Gap , Coastal , Time Skip , Bisexual , Iyashikei , Bullying , Writing , Love Triangle , Work , Yuri

Kata no Ato

Also known as The mark of Emi.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

My friend Emi appeared in my dream. I was so surprised by this, I couldn't face her at school that day. But I forgot that we had to go to the swimming pool for PE class that afternoon, so I ended up having to borrow Emi's swimsuit.

Furukawahara Momoka's graduation work from 2019 at Tokyo Zokei University.

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , School , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Primarily Child Cast

Aoi Hana

Also known as Sweet Blue Flowers.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , The Right Stuf International , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Fumi and Akira were close childhood friends until Fumi had to move away. Ten years after losing touch with each other, the two girls meet again as high school freshmen. The two struggle to reconnect after so much has changed, and both deal with the trials and tribulations of high school — sometimes independently and sometimes with each other’s help.



Tags: Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Love Triangle , Josei , Bisexual , Tomboy , Acting , Basketball , Rural

Yagate Kimi ni Naru

Also known as Bloom Into You.

Studio: TROYCA , AT-X , Sony Music Entertainment , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Yuu Koito thought love would be something amazing and magical, but when a male friend asks her to date, she feels nothing. She doesn't even know how to respond until she overhears the student council president of her new high school, Touko Nanami, turning down a similar request. With Touko's help, Yuu manages to let her friend down gracefully, but then Touko confesses that she, herself, is starting to have feelings for Yuu, leaving Yuu in a quandary. Yuu doesn't think that she's in love with Touko, but she does feel something. As Yuu joins the Student Council, and she and Touko become closer, her confusion about her feelings only continues to grow. Because you can't control who you love, or who falls in love with you.



Tags: Yuri , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , School , Aromantic , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Asexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy , Bisexual , Shounen , POV , Acting , Meta , Trains , Writing , Athletics