Anime Like Embracing Love(2026)

Post-Embracing Love depression? We get it. Here are 20 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Boys Love and Drama.

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6.67OVA2 eps2005Trinet EntertainmentView Embracing Love
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Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year

Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year

7.33TV13 eps2018CloverWorks

Takato Saijou has held the title of "Sexiest Man of the Year" for five years running. He is an accomplished actor, with 20 years of experience under his belt, and is aware his good looks are well above average. Proud of his career, Takato regards the title as an appropriate...

Boys LoveComedyDramaAdult Cast
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Sukisho

Sukisho

6.62TV12 eps2005Zexcs

Hashiba Sora has fallen from a 4th story window and has lost all of his memories. When Fujimori Sunao comes to his school as his new room mate, Fujimori tells Hashiba that he is called Ran. Fujimori and Hashiba both have a split personality which they developed in their youth....

Boys LoveComedyDramaSchool
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given - on the other hand

given - on the other hand

8.13OVA1 eps2021Lerche

Since the night of "given's" first live performance, the relationship between Mafuyu Satou and Ritsuka Uenoyama has been smooth sailing. Their shared love of music reinforces their bond, and every moment spent together makes them more inseparable. Nevertheless, there will come...

Boys LoveDramaMusicSchool
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Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai

7.83Movie1 eps2014Studio Deen

Takafumi Yokozawa has had his heart broken. In despair, he chooses to drown his sorrows the only way he knows how—with a metric ton of booze. After ending up blackout drunk, Takafumi wakes up naked in a hotel room. Greeted by Zen Kirishima, a coworker and editor-in-chief of the...

Boys LoveComedyDramaChildcare
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Junjou Romantica OVA

Junjou Romantica OVA

7.67OVA2 eps2012Studio Deen

OVAs that come with the limited premium edition of volumes 16 and 20 of the manga series.

Boys LoveComedyDramaAdult Cast
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Junjo Romantica 2

Junjo Romantica 2

7.66TV12 eps2008Studio Deen

The second part of Junjou Romantica continuing the story.

Boys LoveComedyDramaAdult Cast
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Hybrid Child

Hybrid Child

7.48OVA4 eps2014Studio Deen

The skilled craftsman Kuroda created artificial humans called Hybrid Child—creatures who are neither machines nor dolls, but rather a reflection of the love shown to them. While they can feel human emotions and have their own consciousness, they are not real humans and require...

Boys LoveDramaSci-FiHistorical
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Beryl and Sapphire

Beryl and Sapphire

7.47ONA72 eps2018Haoliners Animation

"I've been holding a few words back for a long time — I like you!" "Beryl and Sapphire" is a popular manhua created by artist Ocarina. Here includes protagonists with the most random names in history — the mild-mannered Beryl (Green) and the easily-embarrassed Sapphire (Blue)....

Boys LoveComedyDramaSci-Fi
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Twittering Birds Never Fly: Don't Stay Gold

Twittering Birds Never Fly: Don't Stay Gold

7.27OVA1 eps2021GRIZZLY

As Eishin Kuga—nicknamed "Mad Dog" for his unmistakable bloodlust—beats up his underlings, Yashiro watches and waits for his longtime friend to subdue him. Kanji Kageyama, an underground doctor, at last meets the young hothead whom Yashiro wants to recruit for his yakuza group....

Boys LoveDramaAdult CastOrganized Crime
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Hitorijime My Hero

Hitorijime My Hero

7.24TV12 eps2017Encourage Films

Masahiro Setagawa is a hopeless teenager who is often used by the neighborhood bullies as an errand boy. Defenseless, Masahiro knows that nobody will ever save him. However, his life drastically changes when he meets Kousuke Ooshiba, a man known as the "Bear Killer," who takes...

Boys LoveDramaSchool
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This Boy Caught A Merman

This Boy Caught A Merman

7.23OVA1 eps2012CoMix Wave Films

Shima Kawauchi was taken in by his kind grandfather following the divorce of his unloving parents. His grandfather passes away in due time, leaving Shima all alone. Consumed by grief, he cries by the oceanside at night when an accident causes him to fall into the water. Unable...

Boys LoveDramaFantasy
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The Betrayal Knows My Name

The Betrayal Knows My Name

7.20TV24 eps2010J.C.Staff

Growing up as an orphan, Yuki Sakurai questions his reason for living and ability to see a person's painful memory by simply touching them. After receiving anonymous notes telling him to die, Yuki is unable to shake off the nagging feeling forming inside of him. Unbeknownst to...

AdventureBoys LoveDramaSupernatural
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Super Lovers OVA

Super Lovers OVA

7.17OVA2 eps2017Studio Deen

Bundled with manga's tenth and eleventh volume.

Boys LoveComedyDrama
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Yes, No, or Maybe?

Yes, No, or Maybe?

7.04Movie1 eps2020Lesprit

Kei Kunieda is a newscaster who strictly maintains an amiable and kind persona while at work. Although he smiles on the outside, he covertly curses at others to his heart's content. His everyday life is smooth, even if he keeps half of himself hidden at all times, but that...

Boys LoveDramaAdult CastShowbiz
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The Poem of Wind and Trees

The Poem of Wind and Trees

6.90OVA1 eps1987Triangle Staff

1887, at a remote, elite boarding school in France: Serge Battour returns after his graduation, and remembers the days of his youth... 1880, at the same school: Son of a viscount and a Roma prostitute (both deceased), Serge is intelligent, sweet, talented, and alienated by his...

Boys LoveDramaHistoricalSchool
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Unbelievable Space Love

Unbelievable Space Love

6.85ONA10 eps2018ABJ COMPANY

Gazing at the scenic view of the sky, a man is joined by a stranger who informs him that he is in a dream. Unable to recall the memories of his life, he relies on the visitor to take him on a journey of discovery. Revealing everything—from their seven-year relationship to the...

Boys LoveDramaSci-Fi
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Mirage of Blaze: Rebels of the River Edge

Mirage of Blaze: Rebels of the River Edge

6.77OVA3 eps2004Madhouse

Takaya was sent to Kyoto to investigate the re-awakening of Ikko sect and Araki Murashige, a member of the Ikko sect who deserted the clan.With the help of his vassal Haruie, Takaya is finally successful in tracing Araki who hunts down a 400-years-old mandala (Buddhist artifact...

ActionBoys LoveDramaSupernatural
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The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window

6.76TV12 eps2021Zero-G

Kousuke Mikado has been able to see spirits for as long as he can remember. Extremely terrified of them, he tries to suppress his ability by wearing glasses. One day, while working at a bookstore, he catches the attention of Rihito Hiyakawa, an eccentric medium who is convinced...

Boys LoveDramaHorrorMystery
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This Boy Suffers From Crystallization

This Boy Suffers From Crystallization

6.74OVA1 eps2014CoMix Wave Films

Ayumu Tamari suffers from a condition known as "Crystallization Syndrome." In moments of high stress, parts of his body begin to crystallize and become extremely difficult to move. Unfortunately, Ayumu's severe social anxiety makes him completely unable to speak to anyone in his...

Boys LoveDramaSchool

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What anime is similar to Embracing Love?

Fans who liked Embracing Love tend to recommend Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year, Sukisho, given The Movie: To the Sea the most. If you're into Boys Love and Drama, any of these are a solid pick.

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