2018
13 eps
Kyoto Animation / Netflix
Drama Romance Fantasy
Violet Evergarden was raised as a weapon — a child soldier with no knowledge of herself outside of orders and combat. When the war ends, she survives with mecha…
Both are built around grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. Same devastating and beautiful energy throughout.
2023
28 eps
Nippon TV / Crunchyroll
Fantasy Adventure Drama
The demon king is dead. The hero's party won. The story is over — except for Frieren, an elf mage who lived a thousand years before the quest and will live a th…
Like To Your Eternity, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is built around ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. Same beautiful and bittersweet energy throughout.
2021
23 eps
Fuji TV / Crunchyroll
Fantasy Adventure Drama
Prince Bojji is deaf, tiny, and considered the weakest prince in a world that ranks kingdoms by military strength. When he befriends Kage, a shadow creature and…
If you loved To Your Eternity's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Ranking of Kings delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. Same devastating and beautiful energy throughout.
2009
64 eps
TBS / Crunchyroll
Action Adventure Fantasy
Two brothers use forbidden alchemy to try to resurrect their dead mother. It goes catastrophically wrong — one loses his body entirely, the other loses limbs. N…
If you loved To Your Eternity's ragtag group of people who slowly become each other's whole world, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2018
63 eps
Dragon TV / Youku
Fantasy Romance Historical
Jin Mi was born without the ability to feel love — a seal placed by her mother to protect her from a fate that requires heartbreak. She grows up sheltered, curi…
Both are built around grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. Same devastating and beautiful energy throughout.