Shows Like Your Lie in April

Loved Your Lie in April? These picks share the same story DNA — same tropes, same emotional beats, same kind of show.

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Given

35% match
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 Your Lie in April'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. Same beautiful and bittersweet energy throughout.

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Record of Youth

28% match
16 eps tvN Drama Romance Slice Of Life

Sa Hye-jun is a model grinding to become an actor while his wealthy family expects him to give up. Ahn Jeong-ha is a makeup artist who pours everything into her craft. When their w…

If you loved Your Lie in April's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Record of Youth delivers exactly that. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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Violet Evergarden

26% match
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. Same beautiful and devastating energy throughout.

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Fruits Basket

24% match
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 Your Lie in April'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. Same devastating and bittersweet energy throughout.

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16 eps JTBC Romance Drama Slice Of Life

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 Your Lie in April'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 beautiful energy throughout.

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Oath of Love

24% match
32 eps iQiyi Romance Drama Slice Of Life

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 Your Lie in April's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, Oath of Love delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the slow, non-linear work of healing — done with real tenderness. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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My Happy Marriage

23% match
12 eps TV Tokyo / Crunchyroll Romance Drama Fantasy

Miyo Saimori, abused and stripped of her inheritance by her stepfamily, is married off to Kiyoka Kudou — a cold military commander rumored to be so cruel that every previous fiancé…

If you loved Your Lie in April's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, My Happy Marriage delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about the slow, non-linear work of healing — done with real tenderness. Same beautiful and romantic energy throughout.

16 eps MBC Romance Drama Slice Of Life

Moon Ha-won develops AI programs that capture memories — and has been quietly in love with his best friend's wife for years, carrying that love with the careful restraint of someon…

If you loved Your Lie in April's slow build where every stolen glance and almost-moment pays off, A Piece of Your Mind delivers exactly that. At its core, it's about grief handled honestly enough to make you feel it. The pacing is romantically charged — the tension is everywhere, even when nothing's happening.

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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. Same beautiful and devastating energy throughout.

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. Same devastating and bittersweet energy throughout.

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Anime Like Your Lie in April: FAQ

What dramas are most similar to Your Lie in April?

The closest match to Your Lie in April is Given, scoring 35% on DramaMatch. You should also check Record of Youth.

Is there a show like Your Lie in April I can watch next?

DramaMatch found 10 shows with the same story DNA as Your Lie in April. Top picks: Given, Record of Youth, Violet Evergarden.

Where can I watch dramas like Your Lie in April?

Dramas similar to Your Lie in April 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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