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 mechanical arms and a sin…
Both are built around grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2014
22 eps
Fuji TV / Crunchyroll
Romance Drama Music
Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his abusive mother's death left him unable to hear his own playing. Then he meets Kaori Miyazono, a free-spirited violinist who plays with so …
If you loved A Silent Voice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Your Lie in April delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. Same hopeful and beautiful energy throughout.
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 that he can't fix and …
If you loved A Silent Voice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Given 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.
2011
11 eps
A-1 Pictures / Crunchyroll
Drama Supernatural Romance
When they were children, six friends were inseparable. Then Meiko 'Menma' Honma died in an accident, and the group fell apart — each carrying their grief differently, most carrying…
Both are built around grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2025
13 eps
CloverWorks / Netflix
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Rintaro Tsumugi, a Chidori High student with a fierce face and a gentle heart, meets Kaoruko Waguri from the neighboring elite Kikyo Girls' Academy at his family's cake shop. Their…
If you loved A Silent Voice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2019
63 eps
TMS Entertainment / Crunchyroll
Romance Drama Comedy
Tohru Honda is relentlessly optimistic despite having lost her mother and living in a tent in the woods. She accidentally moves in with the Sohma family and discovers they carry a …
If you loved A Silent Voice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Fruits Basket 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.
2008
22 eps
TBS / Crunchyroll
Romance Drama Slice Of Life
Tomoya and Nagisa leave high school behind and try to build a life together in the real world — jobs, a home, family, loss, and the specific weight of adulthood arriving faster tha…
Both are built around grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. 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 overlooked; she's actu…
The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.
2023
12 eps
P.A. Works / Crunchyroll
Romance Comedy Slice Of Life
Mitsumi Iwakura moves from rural Ishikawa to Tokyo for high school, armed with a five-year plan, an overachiever's work ethic, and almost no social skills. Sousuke Shima is effortl…
If you loved A Silent Voice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Skip and Loafer delivers exactly that.
2016
12 eps
TV Tokyo / Crunchyroll
Sports Romance Drama
Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki's career is in free fall after a disastrous season. Victor Nikiforov — five-time world champion, the best there is — shows up at his family's in…
If you loved A Silent Voice's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Yuri!!! on ICE delivers exactly that. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.