16+ Best Anime Like Violet Evergarden Movie
If you loved Violet Evergarden Movie, chances are you'll really enjoy Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life, or just the vibe that keeps you hooked. While you wait for the next episode to drop, it’s the perfect time to explore something new that still feels familiar. These picks aren't just similar—they're fan favorites for a reason, and they might just become your next obsession.
1. Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Synonyms: Violet Evergarden und das Band der Freundschaft, Violet Evergarden Gaiden: La Eternidad y la Muñeca de Recuerdos Automáticos, Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eternidade e a Boneca de Automemória, فيوليت: الأبدية وذكريات الدمية الآلية
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2019 | Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life | 1 | 83/100 |
Violet Evergarden comes to a private women's academy to tutor Isabella in the ways of being a lady. Heir to the York family, Isabella feels trapped in this new and uncomfortable world. She still grieves for the only person to ever bring her happiness – now lost to her. Violet's lessons do give her a brief respite from the melancholy but with the absence of joy, how long does it take to truly heal? (Source: Funimation)
2. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Synonyms: Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi, 乔西的虎与鱼, Josee, el Tigre y los Peces, Josee, El Tigre i Els Peixos
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2020 | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 1 | 82/100 |
The story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds Josee's grandmother taking her out for a morning walk. (Source: Anime News Network)
3. A Silent Voice
Synonyms: The Shape of Voice, A Voz do Silêncio, A Forma da Voz, La Forma della Voce
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2016 | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 1 | 88/100 |
After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him. Shouko transfers and Shouya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shouya finds Shouko to make amends. (Source: Eleven Arts)
4. Your Name.
Synonyms: Your Name. - Gestern, heute und für immer , Mi a Neved? , 你的名字。, 너의 이름은.
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2016 | Drama, Romance, Supernatural | 1 | 85/100 |
Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, yearns to live the life of a boy in the bustling city of Tokyo—a dream that stands in stark contrast to her present life in the countryside. Meanwhile in the city, Taki Tachibana lives a busy life as a high school student while juggling his part-time job and hopes for a future in architecture. One day, Mitsuha awakens in a room that is not her own and suddenly finds herself living the dream life in Tokyo—but in Taki's body! Elsewhere, Taki finds himself living Mitsuha's life in the humble countryside. In pursuit of an answer to this strange phenomenon, they begin to search for one another. Kimi no Na wa. revolves around Mitsuha and Taki's actions, which begin to have a dramatic impact on each other's lives, weaving them into a fabric held together by fate and circumstance. (Source: MAL Rewrite)
5. Weathering With You
Synonyms: El Tiempo Contigo, Weathering With You - Das Mädchen, das die Sonne berührte, Les enfants du temps, O Tempo Com Você
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2019 | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural | 1 | 81/100 |
High school student Hodaka leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his job, the weather has been rainy day after day. In a corner of the crowded and busy city, Hodaka meets a young woman named Hina. Due to certain circumstances, Hina and her younger brother live together, but have a cheerful and sturdy life. Hina also has a certain power: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky. (Source: Anime News Network)
6. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Synonyms: Quiero Comerme tu Páncreas, Voglio mangiare il tuo pancreas, Je veux manger ton pancréas, Vull menjar-me el teu pàncrees
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2018 | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 1 | 84/100 |
Spring time in April and the last of the cherry blossoms are still in bloom. The usually aloof bookworm with no interest in others comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. Handwritten on the cover are the words: "Living with Dying." He soon discovers that it is a diary kept by his very popular and genuinely cheerful classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, who reveals to him that she is secretly suffering from a pancreatic illness and only has a limited time left. It is at this moment that she gains just one more person to share her secret. Trying to maintain a normal life as much as possible, Sakura is determined to live her life to the fullest until the very last day. As her free spirit and unpredictable actions throw him for a loop, his heart begins to gradually change. (Source: Aniplex USA)
7. 5 Centimeters per Second
Synonyms: Five Centimeters Per Second, Byousoku 5 Centimeter - a chain of short stories about their distance, 5 cm per second, 5 Centímetros por Segundo
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2007 | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 3 | 72/100 |
Tohno Takaki and Shinohara Akari, two very close friends and classmates, are torn apart when Akari's family is transferred to another region of Japan due to her family's job. Despite separation, they continue to keep in touch through mail. When Takaki finds out that his family is also moving, he decides to meet with Akari one last time. As years pass by, they continue down their own paths, their distance slowly growing wider and their contact with one another fades. Yet, they keep remembering one another and the times they have shared together, wondering if they will have the chance to meet once again.
8. Fruits Basket -prelude-
Synonyms: The Story of Kyoko and Katsuya, 今日子と勝也の物語, Kyouko to Katsuya no Monogatari, Fruits Basket Movie
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2022 | Drama, Romance | 1 | 83/100 |
Before there was Tooru and Kyou – there was Katsuya and Kyouko. Discover the turbulent beginning of Tooru’s mom’s dark past, and the man who breathed new hope into her. Watch the evolution of their love story and the birth of the Honda family, as this chapter completes the full adaptation of the heartwarming Fruits Basket story. (Source: Crunchyroll)
9. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Synonyms: SayoAsa, さよあさ, Maquia - Decoriamo la mattina dell'addio con i fiori promessi, Maquia - Eine unsterbliche Liebesgeschichte
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2018 | Drama, Fantasy, Psychological | 1 | 82/100 |
The people of Iorph live far away from the lands of men, weaving the happenings of each day into a fabric called Hibiol. They live for centuries while maintaining their youthful appearance. Maquia, an orphaned Iorph girl, lives her life in an oasis surrounded by friends, yet somehow feels “alone”. But the tranquil lives of the Iorph are shattered in an instant when the Mezarte army invades their territory on a dragon fleet, seeking the blood that grants the Iorph long life. Maquia manages to escape, but loses her friends and her home in the chaos. She then encounters an orphaned baby who is “alone”. Maquia raises this boy "Ariel", with the help of some new friends. But as the era changes, the bond between Maquia and Ariel changes too, amidst a backdrop of racial tensions between the Iorph and the Mezarte. This is a story of irreplaceable time, woven by two lonely people who can only find solace in each other. (Source: Eleven Arts)
10. Violet Evergarden CM
Synonyms: None
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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Unknown | Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life | 2 | 78/100 |
Special trailers released on YouTube promoting the two volumes of the original light novel and announcing Violet Evergarden's anime adaptation. Features all original animation not used in the series.
11. Blue Spring Ride
Synonyms: Aoharaido
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2014 | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 12 | 75/100 |
Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to "reset" her image & life as a new high school student. Because she's cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun. Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?
12. My Happy Marriage
Synonyms: WataKon, ขอให้รักเรานี้ได้มีความสุข, Moje szczęśliwe małżeństwo, Hôn nhân hạnh phúc của tôi
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2023 | Drama, Romance, Supernatural | 12 | 77/100 |
Despite being born into a noble family, Miyo lost her birth mother at a young age and grew up being abused by her stepmother, stepsister, and father. When she finally receives news that she's to be married off, she finds out that her husband-to-be is Kiyoka, a soldier with a reputation for being cruel and heartless. In fact, he's had numerous previous fiancées who have all fled his household; none lasting even a mere three days. Resigned to the fact that her family had abandoned her, Miyo knocks on the gate of the Kudou household to find herself greeted by a beautiful man with pale skin. Despite the poor treatment she receives from her husband-to-be during their first meeting, Miyo is unable to return to her old home and spends her time cooking and doing chores. However, as the days pass, Miyo and Kiyoka being to slowly open their hearts to each other... (Source: KADOKAWA, edited)
13. Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern – Part 2
Synonyms: Haikara-san ga Tooru Movie 2: Hana no Tokyo Dai Roman, Haikara-san ga Toru the movie
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2018 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 1 | 68/100 |
The second film in a duology adaptation of Haikara-san ga Tooru. In turn of the 20th Century Japan, a period characterized by widespread innovation and social restructuring, Benio Hanamura endeavors to take modernization to new heights. With a tomboy nature, Benio rails against traditional ideas that women should take care of the home—serving their husbands rather than pursuing their own dreams. Her values as a modern woman come under fire as the one man who supports her independence, Lieutenant Shinobu Ijuin, goes missing in action. Resurfacing back in Japan, Shinobu has lost all memory of his true identity. In this stunning sequel, will Benio be able to reconnect with Shinobu before she is married off to a new man? (Source: Eleven Arts)
14. Orange
Synonyms: オレンジ
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2016 | Drama, Romance, Supernatural | 13 | 74/100 |
Everyone has regrets in life. So who wouldn't take the chance to change the past if given the opportunity? When sixteen-year-old Takamiya Naho receives a mysterious letter, claiming to be from her twenty-seven-year-old self, her life is suddenly thrown into flux. The letter tells her that a new transfer student by the name of Naruse Kakeru will be joining her class, and to keep her eye on him. But why? Naho must decide what to make of the letter and its cryptic warning, and what it means not only for her future, but for Kakeru's as well. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~40 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
15. Taisho Otome Fairy Tale
Synonyms: เรื่องเล่าของสาวน้อยยุคไทโช , Kisah Gadis Zaman Taisho
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | 12 | 76/100 |
Shima Tamahiko is a self-proclaimed pessimist who hates the world, and with good reason—he’s been exiled to the countryside by his wealthy family because of his disability. But his lonely life is turned upside down by the arrival of Tachibana Yuzuki, his arranged bride. Her cheerfulness slowly heals Shima’s heart in this slice of life romance set during the Taisho era. (Source: Funimation)
16. Summer Ghost
Synonyms: None
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2021 | Drama, Supernatural | 1 | 78/100 |
Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryou are high school students who met online. An urban legend speaks of a "summer ghost," a spirit girl who appears when fireworks are set off. Tomoya cannot live the life he envisioned for himself. Aoi cannot find her place in the world. Ryou has his once shining future suddenly pulled away. Each has their own reason for needing to meet the summer ghost. On a summer night when life and death cross paths, where will each of their emotions take them?
17. Orange: Future
Synonyms: オレンジ -未来-
Year | Genres | Episodes | Score |
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2016 | Drama, Psychological, Romance, Sci-Fi, Supernatural | 1 | 73/100 |
This film retells the main story from the viewpoint of Hiroto Suwa, as he continues to support Kakeru and Naho's relationship. The film also features an original story which takes place after the events in the manga and anime series.
If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Violet Evergarden Movie, you're left wondering—what now? Luckily, there’s a whole world of stories out there that give off the same energy, whether it’s the intense fights, emotional backstories, or just that feeling of being completely hooked. The titles like Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Violet Evergarden Movie special in the first place. Of course, everyone’s taste is different, but I really think you’ll find something here that pulls you in. And hey—if you’ve got a favorite that didn’t make the list, I’d love to hear about it. I’m always looking for my next obsession.