K-Dramas Like Maniac

Same energy. Different language. These Korean, Chinese, and Japanese dramas share the exact DNA of Maniac — same story beats, same emotional intensity, same kind of show.

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10 Korean & Asian Drama Matches
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you watch
19%
Kill Me Heal Me poster
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Kill Me Heal Me

19% match
20 eps MBC Romance Comedy Drama Multiple Personalities Secret Relationship

A wealthy heir with seven personalities falls in love with the secret psychiatrist treating him.

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

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you watch
17%
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16 eps tvN Romance Drama Psychological Opposites Attract Healing Romance

A psychiatry ward caregiver who has never known love meets a self-centered children's book author with antisocial personality disorder. Their unlikely connection, along with the ca…

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

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14%
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Absolute Boyfriend

14% match
40 eps MBC Romance Comedy Science Fiction Robot Love Interest Love Triangle

Special effects artist No Eul-hoon has been repeatedly passed over for promotions and love. After accidentally activating Zero Nine — a humanoid robot programmed to be the perfect …

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Both navigate the same emotional territory: loneliness.

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13%
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I'm Not a Robot

13% match
32 eps MBC Romance Comedy Science Fiction Fake Identity Cohabitation

A reclusive tech billionaire with a severe allergy to humans accidentally ends up with a prototype AI robot that looks exactly like a real woman — who is quickly replaced by the ac…

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Both navigate the same emotional territory: connection and loneliness.

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Maniac poster
you watch
12%
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Doctor Slump

12% match
16 eps JTBC Romance Comedy Drama Rivals To Lovers Healing Romance

Two former rival students who were top of their class reunite after both hitting rock bottom in adulthood.

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

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Maniac poster
you watch
12%
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Tomorrow

12% match
16 eps MBC Fantasy Drama Comedy Afterlife Found Family

A young man accidentally joins a team of grim reapers who prevent suicides by helping the living resolve their pain.

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

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Maniac poster
you watch
12%
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Dear Hyeri

12% match
16 eps ENA Romance Drama Psychological Split Personality Love Triangle With Self

Joo Eun-ho is a broadcast announcer whose life looks perfect from every camera angle — until a dissociative identity disorder diagnosis reveals that another personality, 'Hyeri,' h…

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

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you watch
12%
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Mad for Each Other

12% match
13 eps KakaoTV Romance Comedy Drama Enemies To Lovers Forced Proximity

A man with anger management issues and a woman with an anxiety disorder discover — to their mutual horror — that they've been assigned the same psychiatrist and keep running into e…

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

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Maniac poster
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12%
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30 eps Youku Romance Comedy Drama Cold Male Lead Warms Up Fake Identity

Lu Kun runs a tech empire and is allergic to human touch — literally. A science experiment gone wrong means any physical contact with another person triggers a dangerous reaction. …

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Both navigate the same emotional territory: connection and loneliness.

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44 eps Shaft / Crunchyroll Drama Slice Of Life Sports Found Family Healing Through Warmth

Rei Kiriyama is 17, a professional shogi player living alone in Tokyo, and quietly falling apart. He has money, talent, and no one in the world who needs him to be okay. Then he me…

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

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10 Best K-Dramas for Maniac Fans

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K-Dramas Like Maniac: FAQ

What K-drama should I watch if I like Maniac?

If you love Maniac, start with Kill Me Heal Me or It's Okay to Not Be Okay — both share the same Drama and Comedy DNA. DramaMatch found 10 Asian drama matches total.

Is there a Korean version of Maniac?

The closest Korean equivalent to Maniac is Kill Me Heal Me (2015), which scores a 19% match on DramaMatch. Both navigate the same emotional territory: mental health and trauma. The pacing is emotionally heavy — you'll need to sit with it after.

Where can I watch Asian dramas like Maniac?

Asian dramas similar to Maniac are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu. DramaMatch shows the exact streaming platform for each recommendation so you can start watching immediately.

Why do Maniac fans like K-dramas?

Maniac fans tend to love K-dramas because Korean drama storytelling delivers the same emotional intensity, strong character arcs, and genre-blending — especially Drama and Comedy. K-dramas often tell tighter, season-long stories without filler episodes.

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