Anime Like Just Because!(2026)

Post-Just Because! depression? We get it. Here are 10 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Drama and Romance.

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Tsukigakirei

Tsukigakirei

8.01TV12 eps2017feel.

With a new school year comes a new crowd of classmates, and for their final year of junior high, aspiring writer Kotarou Azumi and track team member Akane Mizuno end up in the same class. Though initially complete strangers, a few chance encounters stir an innocent desire within...

RomanceSchool
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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!

8.35TV12 eps2020feel.

Resolved to become a more independent person, Yukino Yukinoshita decides to smoothen things out with her parents, and the first step toward achieving that goal is to prove herself. As graduation draws closer for the third-year students, Iroha Isshiki—the president of the...

ComedyRomanceLove PolygonSchool
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True Tears

True Tears

7.26TV13 eps2008P.A. Works

Shinichirou Nakagami was living the life other boys from his grade could only dream of—staying under the same roof as prodigal student Hiromi Yuasa. However, the bright and cheerful Hiromi has been depressed and cold at home ever since her mother passed away. While he is the...

DramaRomanceLove PolygonSchool
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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

8.00TV13 eps2013Brain's Base

Hachiman Hikigaya is an apathetic high school student with narcissistic and semi-nihilistic tendencies. He firmly believes that joyful youth is nothing but a farce, and everyone who says otherwise is just lying to themselves. In a novel punishment for writing an essay mocking...

ComedyRomanceLove PolygonSchool
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A Lull in the Sea

A Lull in the Sea

7.93TV26 eps2013P.A. Works

Long ago, all humans lived beneath the sea. However, some people preferred the surface and abandoned living underwater permanently. As a consequence, they were stripped of their god-given protection called "Ena" which allowed them to breathe underwater. Over time, the rift...

DramaFantasyRomanceLove Polygon
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Iroduku: The World in Colors

Iroduku: The World in Colors

7.52TV13 eps2018P.A. Works

Despite the kaleidoscopic magic ingrained in everyday life, Hitomi Tsukishiro's monochrome world is deprived of emotion and feeling. On a night as black and white as any other, amidst the fireworks spreading across the sky, Hitomi's grandmother Kohaku conjures a spell, for which...

DramaFantasyRomanceLove Polygon
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Sing "Yesterday" for Me

Sing "Yesterday" for Me

6.87TV12 eps2020Doga Kobo

Rikuo Uozumi has all but resigned himself to a bleak future, aimlessly working at a convenience store in Tokyo after graduating from college. His monotonous life is interrupted when the peculiar Haru Nonaka makes a lively appearance, frequently dropping by his workplace to...

DramaRomanceAdult CastLove Polygon
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Convenience Store Boy Friends

Convenience Store Boy Friends

6.26TV12 eps2017Studio Pierrot

The lives of high school freshmen Haruki Mishima and Towa Honda revolve around studying, clubs, and girls. Amid their hectic routines, romance is certainly budding for the two best friends. Since childhood, Haruki has been pining over Miharu Mashiki, and a chance encounter at...

Romance
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

8.23TV13 eps2018CloverWorks

The rare and inexplicable Puberty Syndrome is thought of as a myth. It is a rare disease which only affects teenagers, and its symptoms are so supernatural that hardly anyone recognizes it as a legitimate occurrence. However, high school student Sakuta Azusagawa knows from...

DramaRomanceSupernaturalSchool
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5 Centimeters per Second

5 Centimeters per Second

7.55Movie3 eps2007CoMix Wave Films

What happens when two people love each other but just aren't meant to be together? Takaki Toono and Akari Shinohara are childhood friends, but circumstances beyond their control tear them apart. They promise to stay in contact, and although the progression of time widens the...

DramaRomance

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What anime is similar to Just Because!?

Fans who liked Just Because! tend to recommend Tsukigakirei, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!, True Tears the most. If you're into Drama and Romance, any of these are a solid pick.

Is Just Because! worth watching?

Just Because! has a 7.23 on MAL from 346,600 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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