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Shows that feel likegiven (2019)

Ritsuka’s lost his spark for music—until he hears Mafuyu sing. One voice pulls him back in, and suddenly, everything starts to change between them.

If you loved given, the closest series we have are This Is Us (2016), Another (2012) and Blue Box (2024). All three share given's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Carrie (2026).

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If given hit the spot, these will too

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This Is Us
2016–2022 · 6 seasons · NBC
★ 8.7dramaHuluParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: romance

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

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Another
2012 · 1 season · KNB
★ 7.5animation · drama · mystery

Two things both keep coming back to: suicide and tragedy

The difference: Trades the romance of given for an angle of its own

When Kouichi arrives at his new school, he immediately senses something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, something that no student wants to talk about and that seems to be related to a mysterious and silent girl.

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Blue Box
2024– · 1 season · MBS
★ 8animation · dramaNetflix

Both are working the same pair: high school, slice of life

The difference: Easier on the melancholy than given

Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After an unexpected turn of events brings the two closer together, sports might not be the first thing on their minds anymore!

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Time
2021– · 3 seasons · BBC One
★ 8.1drama · crime

Common ground: suicide

The difference: Takes it somewhere less romantic than given does

Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.

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Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2022 · 1 season · ENA
★ 8.5dramaNetflix

Both are built on the same subject: romance

With a genius-level IQ, Woo Young-woo learns to embrace her extraordinary self while forming a tight-knit community of friends and allies.

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Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995–1996 · 1 season · TV Tokyo
★ 8.5sci-fi & fantasy · animation · dramaNetflix

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath

The difference: Sits closer to sci-fi & fantasy than given does

At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

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The Quintessential Quintuplets
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · TBS
★ 7.7animation · drama · comedy

The same two preoccupations: school, and based on manga

Fuutarou Uesugi is a poor, antisocial ace student who one day meets the rich transfer student Itsuki Nakano. They argue but when Uesugi realizes he is to be her tutor, he tries to get on better terms. While trying to do so he meets four other girls.

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Parasyte -the maxim-
2014–2015 · 1 season · Nippon TV
★ 8.2animation · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

One thread runs through both: high school

A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but the creature fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand.

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Off Campus
2026– · 1 season · Prime Video
★ 7.8dramaPrime Video

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.

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Carrie
2026 · 1 season · Prime Video
★ 7.8mystery · drama · sci-fi & fantasyPrime Video

Melancholy animation in both cases

After her father's sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.

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DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
2021–2023 · 2 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 7.1animation · comedy · drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: slice of life

"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is "Nagatoro!" She's annoying yet adorable. It's painful, but you still want to be by her side. This is a story about an extremely sadistic and temperamental girl and you'll feel something awaken inside of you.

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Violet Evergarden
2018 · 1 season · TOKYO MX
★ 8.4animation · drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Common ground: tragedy

The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.

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