24+ Anime Like Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

If you loved Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, chances are you'll really enjoy Raven of the Inner Palace, Snow White with the Red Hair and the others too. They share that same energy—whether it's the intense Drama, Mystery, 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. Raven of the Inner Palace

Synonyms: None

Deep within the inner palace lives a special consort who does not serve the emperor despite her position as a consort. She is known as the Raven Consort. People who have seen her say she looks like an old woman, while others say she looks like a young girl. Stories tell of her use of mysterious arts, and how she can take on any request, be it death curses or finding lost things. Koushun, the current emperor, goes to visit the Raven Consort with that intention. Without knowing that their fated meeting will become a taboo that will overturn history. (Source: Shikkarito)

2. Snow White with the Red Hair

Synonyms: Shirayuki aux cheveux rouges, สโนว์ไวท์ผมแดง, Красноволосая Белоснежка, Красноволосая принцесса Белоснежка

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. (Source: FUNimation)

3. Yona of the Dawn

Synonyms: AkaYona, Йона на заре, Ёна на заре, Рассвет Йоны

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life. (Source: Anime News Network)

4. Ascendance of a Bookworm

Synonyms: Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll do anything to become a librarian, 爱书的下克上：为了成为图书管理员不择手段！, หนอนหนังสือยึดอำนาจ

Anime adaptation of Part 1 of Honzuki no Gekokujou. When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left. (Source: Sentai Filmworks) Note: The first episode was included in a bonus DVD that came with the limited edition of the 8th volume of Part 4 of the light novel that was released on September 10th, 2019 prior to its TV premiere.

5. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Synonyms: Frieren at the Funeral, 장송의 프리렌, Frieren - Oltre la Fine del Viaggio, คำอธิษฐานในวันที่จากลา Frieren

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her? Decades after their victory, the funeral of one her friends confronts Frieren with her own near immortality. Frieren sets out to fulfill the last wishes of her comrades and finds herself beginning a new adventure… (Source: Crunchyroll)

6. My Happy Marriage

Synonyms: WataKon, ขอให้รักเรานี้ได้มีความสุข, Moje szczęśliwe małżeństwo, Hôn nhân hạnh phúc của tôi

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)

7. YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

Synonyms: YATAGARASU

Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North, South, East, and West—each ruled by a noble family. Yukiya, the son of a leader in the North, is shocked by a call to attend to the Imperial Prince. Murder, mysteries, and an invasion from an unexpected enemy await in this epic fantasy. (Source: Crunchyroll)

8. Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective

Synonyms: Ameku Takao's Detective Karte, Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute

Ten’ikai General Hospital’s Supervisory Department of Diagnostic Pathology handles cases other physicians deem too difficult to treat. It’s also where bizarre mysteries surface, from unexplained illnesses to strange murders even the police can’t solve. At the center of it all is Takao Ameku, a brilliant doctor determined to reveal the shocking truth behind these anomalies. (Source: Crunchyroll)

9. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

Synonyms: Chi: About the Movement of the Earth, สุริยะปราชญ์ ทฤษฎีสีเลือด, O ruchach Ziemi, Du mouvement de la Terre

The setting is 15th-century Europe. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs. The protagonist, Rafał, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology, the most important subject at the time, at the university where he plans to skip a grade. One day, however, he comes across a mysterious man, and is now studying a possible "truth" in the midst of heretical thought! (Source: Shogakukan, translated)

10. The Story of Saiunkoku

Synonyms: The Tale of Saiun Country, Story of the Land of Many-Colored Clouds, Kokumono, Saimono

Saiunkoku is a world of eight provinces or houses, each named after a different colour. The new Emperor, Shi Ryuuki, has gained a reputation for being uninterested in courtly matters and for flaunting his love for men. Shuurei, although born of the important Kou family, has difficulty making ends meet. She easily accepts an invitation to be the Emperor's concubine in order to turn him into a good ruler. The mysterious Seiran, a young man who was adopted by her father, goes with her as Ryuuki's bodyguard. Entering the imperial palace revives Shuurei's dream of being a court official, and, together with the many companions she meets along the way, continues moving bravely forward while trying to fend off the Emperor's advances. (Source: Anime News Network)

11. Hyouka

Synonyms: Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets, เฮียวกะปริศนาความทรงจำ, Хёка

Energy-conservative high school student Houtarou Oreki ends up with more than he bargained for when he signs up for the Classic Literature Club at his sister's behest—especially when he realizes how deep-rooted the club's history really is. Begrudgingly, Oreki is dragged into an investigation concerning the 45-year-old mystery that surrounds the club room. Accompanied by his fellow club members, the knowledgeable Satoshi Fukube, the stern but benign Mayaka Ibara, and the ever-curious Eru Chitanda, Oreki must combat deadlines and lack of information with resourcefulness and hidden talent, in order to not only find the truth buried beneath the dust of works created years before them, but of other side cases as well. Based on the award-winning Koten-bu light novel series, and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto of Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu, Hyouka shows that normal life can be full of small mysteries, be it family history, a student film, or even the withered flowers that make up a ghost story. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

12. The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

Synonyms: The power of the saint is all around, 圣女的魔力是万能的, สตรีศักดิ์สิทธิ์อิทธิฤทธิ์สารพัดอย่าง, Kekuatan Sihir Santa Sungguh Mahaguna

Why would an overworked woman want to be summoned to a magical new world? To live her ideal life of leisure, of course! For Sei, it’s truly a dream: studying spells and perfecting potions at the institute while helping people with their problems. But keeping a low profile is proving to be difficult as her magical power becomes omnipotent. Can Sei hide away in this fantasy forever? She hopes so! (Source: Funimation)

13. Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF

Synonyms: Spice and Wolf (2024), Ookami to Koushinryou (2024), สาวหมาป่ากับนายเครื่องเทศ

Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north. (Source: Crunchyroll)

14. The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent II

Synonyms: The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2, สตรีศักดิ์สิทธิ์อิทธิฤทธิ์สารพัดอย่าง ภาค 2, Kekuatan Sihir Santa Sungguh Mahaguna S2

The second season of Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu. Sei, an office worker in her twenties, was suddenly summoned to another world as a "Saint". Taking advantage of her natural love of plants, she started working at a medicinal plant research institute. In addition, Sei's evaluation explodes when she activates a tremendously powerful purification magic in monster subjugation! Being officially recognized as a "saint", she gains people's respect as the savior of the Kingdom of Saluntania. Those who watch over and support her are Johann and Jude from the research institute, Yuri from the Imperial Court Mage Division, and Albert Hawke, the "Ice Knight" who is attracted to each other but is still less than a lover. Even after becoming the most important person in the kingdom, Sei remains obsessed with research, but her relationship with Albert gradually deepens, and there is a new development in their love story!? [Source: Official Website]

15. Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3

Synonyms: 爱书的下克上：为了成为图书管理员不择手段！3, หนอนหนังสือยึดอำนาจ ภาค 3, การปฏิวัติของสาวน้อยหนอนหนังสือ ภาค 3, Sự Nổi Dậy Của Cô Gái Mọt Sách: Mình Sẽ Làm Mọi Cách Để Trở Thành Thủ Thư 3

Anime adaptation of Part 2 (Volume 3 & 4) of Honzuki no Gekokujou. An immense display of mana in front of the Knight’s Order has earned Myne the attention of nobles. The result? Yet more people appear hoping to exploit the young apprentice shrine maiden’s value. And so the High Priest decides to shelter Myne in the temple to safeguard her from the impending danger he foresees. But Myne’s main concern is still books, and she works to advance the printing process so that their price falls and more people can buy them. Her long winter in the temple away from her family begins, but everything changes as the harsh winter passes and the spring nears, offering a glimpse into what the future holds for this biblio-fantasy. (Source: J-Novel Club)

16. Gosick

Synonyms: ゴシック

Kazuya Kujou is a foreign student at Saint Marguerite Academy, a luxurious boarding school in the Southern European country of Sauville. Originally from Japan, his jet-black hair and dark brown eyes cause his peers to shun him and give him the nickname "Black Reaper," based on a popular urban legend about the traveler who brings death in the spring. On a day like any other, Kujou visits the school's extravagant library in search of ghost stories. However, his focus soon changes as he becomes curious about a golden strand of hair on the stairs. The steps lead him to a large garden and a beautiful doll-like girl known as Victorique de Blois, whose complex and imaginative foresight allows her to predict their futures, now intertwined. With more mysteries quickly developing—including the appearance of a ghost ship and an alchemist with the power of transmutation—Victorique and Kujou, bound by fate and their unique skills, have no choice but to rely on each other. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

17. Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2

Synonyms: สโนว์ไวท์ผมแดง ภาค 2, Die rothaarige Schneeprinzessin 2

Second season of Akagami no Shirayuki-hime.

18. Nina the Starry Bride

Synonyms: None

Nina, a girl living as an orphan in the Fortna Castle Town, happens to have eyes of the same deep blue hue as lapis lazuli—just like the God of the Stars. They’re also the same color as the eyes of the recently deceased Princess Alisha. For that reason, when the second prince of Fortna, Azure, discovers Nina, he ordains that she will live as the princess in Alisha’s place. As substitute princess and Priestess of the Stars, Nina is obligated to become the false bride of Sett, the first prince of the large neighboring nation of Galgada after the third month has passed. Despite being at the mercy of fate, Nina is just happy to feel needed by someone. What is it that her open, honest eyes see? The destinies of all the players on this stage begin to move when they make up their minds to protect the ones they love! (Source: Crunchyroll)

19. Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2

Synonyms: Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2, 爱书的下克上：为了成为图书管理员不择手段！2, หนอนหนังสือยึดอำนาจ ภาค 2

Anime adaptation of Part 2 (Volume 1 & 2) of Honzuki no Gekokujou. When Myne learns that the temple is in need of mana for their relics, she sees it as her chance to be cured of her life-threatening mana disorder. After seeing their bountiful library, she throws herself headfirst into the temple's grasp and begs to join their order. In exchange for her service and her unusually bountiful supply of mana, Myne is given the blue robes of a noble-born apprentice shrine maiden, despite being a commoner. To Myne, all this talk of mana and nobility is trivial, as she now has access to an unlimited supply of books! As Myne transitions into the next phase of her life in this new world, she soon learns that achieving her dream has come at a heavy cost. Noble society is severe, unforgiving, and fueled by politics and neglect. She must now deal with the class conflict between the noble-born blue robes and the common-born grey robes, the High Bishop's attempts to oust her, and constant behavioral issues from her new retainers. With the help of her family, friends, and the enigmatic High Priest whose loyalties and motives remain unknown, Myne seeks to overcome these obstacles and continue on the path to becoming her ideal self—the ultimate librarian! (Source: MAL Rewrite, edited)

20. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

Synonyms: Le Pavillon des hommes, Los aposentos privados, Óoku: Skryté komnaty , Ооку: Внутрішні покої

In Edo period Japan (1603 to 1868), a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen to a quarter of the total female population. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the Shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected and the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the Shogun's Inner Chambers. (Source: VIZ Media) Note: The first episode has a runtime of 1 hour and 18 minutes.

21. 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!

Synonyms: ชีวิตลูปที่ 7 ของนางร้าย ขอเป็นเจ้าสาวนอนกลิ้งสบายในแดนอดีตศัตรู, Седьмая беззаботная жизнь злодейки в браке со злейшим врагом, LoopNana, ルプなな

Rishe Irmgard Weitzner, a duke's daughter, has a secret: she died at the age of 20 and returned to the moment five years prior when her engagement was called off. She has already experienced this time loop six times and lived out those five years a different way each time, as a merchant, a doctor, a maid, a knight, and more. Now, on her seventh go-around, she's determined to live to a ripe old age and spend it relaxing. But the moment she flees the castle with that decision in her heart, she runs into the infamously cruel crown prince of a rival kingdom, Arnold Hein. He happens to be the one who killed her during her life as a knight, but now, he seems to have taken a bizarre liking to her... and begs her to become his wife. Thus, in order to stay alive and prevent a war, Rishe utilizes her previous experiences to kick off her seventh life as the bride of an enemy nation's crown prince. (Source: Crunchyroll)

22. The Heike Story

Synonyms: เรื่องของเฮเกะ

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari. (Source: Funimation)

23. Parallel World Pharmacy

Synonyms: เภสัชกรเทพสองโลก, 奇幻世界药局

A young pharmacologist and researcher in Japan died from overworking, and was reincarnated in a Medieval Parallel Europe. He was reincarnated as a 10-year-old apprentice to a famous Royal Court pharmacist, had attained an inhuman skills of ability to see through disease, material creation, and material destruction. In a society in which dubious medical practice are rampant, price gouging thru the monopoly of the pharmacist guild, and good medicine aren't available to the commoners. He was recognized by the Emperor at that time and opened a Pharmacy at the corner of the town. He will wipe out the fraud that has swept the world, and deliver to the commoners a truly effective medicine that was developed using present day pharmacology. Thus the boy pharmacist will cheat by using his previous knowledge to create innovative medicines while helping the people of the parallel world, a story about living his new life to the fullest this time.

24. Case Closed

Synonyms: Detective Conan, Detectiu Conan, הבלש קונאן, Detektyw Conan

Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: - Includes Keisatsu Gakkou-hen - Wild Police Story in episodes 1029, 1038, 1042, 1061 - Episodes 11, 52, 76, 118, 162, 184, 208, 342, 356, 449, 452, 487, 488, 489, 490, 515, 516, 521, 522, 651, 734, 804, 805, 927, 928 aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode. - Episodes 96, 129, 174, 219, 263, 304, 383, 479 aired with a runtime of ~90 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode. - Episode 345, 425 aired with a runtime of ~115 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.

25. Psychic Princess

Synonyms: None

Qian Yunxi, the oldest daughter of the prime minister was born with a special ability. Because of this she was deemed 'abnormal' and was raised at Mt. Lin Yun. Upon turning 16, she took her younger sister's place to marry into the royal family of Ye. Rumours say Ye Youming is strange, cold and cruel. Just how will Qian Yunxi's fate play out?

If you're anything like me, once you finish something amazing like Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, 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 Raven of the Inner Palace, Snow White with the Red Hair... I’ve shared aren’t just similar—they feel right. They hit that same nerve that made Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 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.