2016
12 eps
JTBC
Drama Slice Of Life Comedy
Five very different young women share a college house called Belle Epoque — each carrying a secret that explains why she is the way she is. A quiet, brilliant e…
If you loved Nana's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Age of Youth (Hello, My Twenties!) delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — female friendship and growing up — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2019
11 eps
Lerche / Crunchyroll
Romance Music Drama
Ritsuka Uenoyama is a guitarist in a band who has lost his enthusiasm for music. He finds Mafuyu Sato sitting alone in the stairwell, holding a broken guitar th…
Both navigate the same emotional territory: music and love. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2019
48 eps
iQiyi
Romance Drama Friendship
An Sheng and Qi Yue have been inseparable since they were thirteen — one loud and restless, the other quiet and safe. Then a boy named Su Jiaming walks in and b…
Like Nana, Another Me is built around love triangle where every choice breaks someone's heart. The emotional territory — female friendship and growing up — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2012
15 eps
tvN
Drama Music Youth
Six high school boys from a rough-and-tumble background form a band that's too raw, too real, and too good to stay small. When they're forced to transfer to an …
If you loved Nana's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Flower Boy Band delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up and music — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2008
25 eps
J.C. Staff / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Drama
Ryuuji Takasu has a terrifying face that makes everyone think he's a delinquent; he's actually the gentlest person in school. Taiga Aisaka is tiny and easily ov…
If you loved Nana's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Toradora! delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — growing up and identity — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.