Shows Like Oshi no Ko

Loved Oshi no Ko? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

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Steins;Gate

30% match
24 eps TV Saitama / Crunchyroll Sci Fi Thriller Drama

A self-proclaimed mad scientist accidentally invents a method of sending messages to the past using a microwave. What starts as gleeful tinkering becomes a nightmare when he realiz…

If you loved Oshi no Ko's narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, Steins;Gate delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Death Note

28% match
37 eps NTV / Crunchyroll Thriller Mystery Psychological

A genius high school student finds a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it. He decides to use it to cleanse the world of criminals, becoming a god-like figure call…

If you loved Oshi no Ko's narrator you can't quite trust — and love for exactly that reason, Death Note delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Hierarchy

23% match
7 eps Netflix Thriller Drama Romance

Jooshin High School is a fortress for Korea's ultra-wealthy — a place where invisible social rules govern everything and scholarship students exist purely to serve the elite. When …

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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The Trunk

23% match
8 eps Netflix Thriller Romance Mystery

NM, an elite agency that provides temporary spouses for the wealthy who need social cover, assigns its top operative to a cold, enigmatic client with dark secrets. What begins as a…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Missing You (2024)

22% match
12 eps OCN Thriller Mystery Drama

A cold case detective and a forensic psychologist are brought together by a series of murders that mirror a case from their shared traumatic past, forcing them to confront buried m…

The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Mask Girl

21% match
7 eps Netflix Thriller Drama Mystery

A woman insecure about her looks becomes a masked internet streamer, setting off a chain of dark events.

If you loved Oshi no Ko's hidden identity that creates impossible, irresistible dramatic tension, Mask Girl delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about an obsession that consumes a character completely and thrillingly. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Light Shop

21% match
12 eps Disney+ Thriller Mystery Horror

A mysterious light shop appears overnight in an ordinary neighborhood, and a series of strange deaths begins to surround it. A stubborn detective and a woman with no memory of her …

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Attack on Titan

20% match
87 eps NHK / Crunchyroll Action Dark Fantasy Thriller

Humanity lives behind walls built to protect them from Titans — monstrous humanoids that devour people without reason. When the outermost wall is breached, Eren Yeager watches his …

If you loved Oshi no Ko's hidden identity that creates impossible, irresistible dramatic tension, Attack on Titan delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

Celebrity

20% match
12 eps Netflix Thriller Crime Drama

Seo A-ri was an ordinary woman working retail until a celebrity's impulsive post made her an influencer overnight. As she navigates the cutthroat world of Korean social media elite…

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Seduction

20% match
12 eps JTBC Thriller Romance Drama

A disgraced journalist investigates a powerful business family and becomes entangled in a web of manipulation, desire, and betrayal with the family's dangerous heir.

Both are built around questions of who you really are under the person you've been told to be. The pacing is a slow-burn dread that accumulates until the weight of it is unbearable.

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Anime Like Oshi no Ko: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Oshi no Ko?

The closest match to Oshi no Ko is Steins;Gate, scoring 30% on DramaMatch. You should also check Death Note.

Is there a show like Oshi no Ko I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Oshi no Ko. Top picks: Steins;Gate, Death Note, Hierarchy.

Where can I watch dramas like Oshi no Ko?

Dramas similar to Oshi no Ko are available on Netflix, Viki, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. DramaMatch lists the exact streaming platform for each recommendation.

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