Shows Like Given

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 Given'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 beautiful and bittersweet energy throughout.

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.

Two young women named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo and end up sharing an apartment. Nana Osaki is a punk rock vocalist chasing her dreams; Nana Komatsu is a romantic chasing a boy…

Both navigate the same emotional territory: music and love. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

A cellist escapes a painful life in Seoul and returns to her rural hometown, where a quiet bookstore owner draws her slowly back toward life, warmth, and forgotten dreams.

If you loved Given's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, When the Weather Is Fine delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. Same quiet and beautiful energy throughout.

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.

Lin Zhixiao is a calm, competent music teacher whose life is quietly derailed when her father is diagnosed with a serious illness. Gu Wei is a doctor — brilliant, seemingly cold, a…

If you loved Given's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Oath of Love delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love and healing — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

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 Given'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.

Seo Hye-jin is a legendary test-prep English instructor at Korea's most prestigious cram school. When a younger, talented male instructor joins the faculty and they start collabora…

If you loved Given's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Midnight Romance in Hagwon delivers exactly that. Same quiet and warm energy throughout.

A sports journalist with a reputation for hard-hitting coverage covers the career of a national team swimmer she has quietly admired for years — and discovers that writing about so…

If you loved Given's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, From Me to You delivers exactly that. The emotional territory — love and identity — is the same. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

Lee Yeo-reum is burned out — completely, catastrophically burned out. She quits her job, empties her apartment, and moves to a tiny seaside village with no plan whatsoever. Ahn Dae…

If you loved Given's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Summer Strike delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the slow, non-linear work of healing — done with real tenderness. Same quiet and beautiful energy throughout.