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Shows that feel likeViolet Evergarden (2018)

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.

If you loved Violet Evergarden, the closest series we have are Off Campus (2026), My Holo Love (2020) and Stairway to Heaven (2003). All three share Violet Evergarden's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is given (2019).

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If Violet Evergarden hit the spot, these will too

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

Two things both keep coming back to: self-discovery and love

The difference: Easier on the ideas than Violet Evergarden

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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My Holo Love
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.6drama · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: romance

Unexpected love finds a lonely woman when she forms a connection with a humanlike hologram who looks exactly like his prickly creator.

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Stairway to Heaven
2003–2004 · 1 season · SBS
★ 7.9drama

Both are built on the same subject: melancholy

Song Ju and Jeong Seo who have lost a father and a mother respectively spend their childhood together like real siblings. Song Ju is there for Jeong Seo whenever she feels lonely and has a hard time, and Jeong Seo also relies a lot on Song Ju. However, after Jeong Seo's father gets married to Tae Mi Ra, Mi Ra and her daughter Yu Ri keep harassing Jeong Seo out of jealousy. Tae Hwa, Yu Ri's rough and wild older brother, has a crush on Jeong Seo who is pure and kind unlike him.

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The Promised Neverland
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · Fuji TV
★ 8.1animation · drama · mystery

Common ground in both: tragedy and orphan

The difference: Sits closer to mystery than Violet Evergarden does

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.

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

One thread runs through both: slice of life

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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The King: Eternal Monarch
2020 · 1 season · SBS
★ 8.1sci-fi & fantasy · dramaNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: romance

Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.

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given
2019 · 1 season · Fuji TV
★ 8.2animation · drama

Common ground: slice of life

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.

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Tokyo Ghoul
2014–2018 · 4 seasons · TOKYO MX
★ 7.7animation · drama · sci-fi & fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: tragedy

Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.

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Love, Death & Robots
2019–2025 · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.4animation · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

One thread runs through both: love

Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.

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

Contemplative where it counts, cerebral underneath

The difference: Leans harder into action & adventure than Violet Evergarden does

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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12 Monkeys
2015–2018 · 4 seasons · Syfy
★ 7.7sci-fi & fantasy · dramaPrime Video

Dreamlike and bleak in the same breath

The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.

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Lioness
2023– · 3 seasons · Paramount+
★ 7.8drama · war & politicsParamount+

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program, is tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.

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