Anime Like My Dear Coco(2026)

20 anime like My Dear Coco, ranked by the community. These aren't random picks — they're the shows people watch next when they want more romance.

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Paradise Kiss

Paradise Kiss

7.89TV12 eps2005Madhouse

On her way home from school, Yukari Hayasaka is approached by a weird-looking guy who starts looking at her body intently. He's got blond spiky hair, a spiked choker, and multiple piercings on his ears and face. She wants nothing to do with him, and runs away, only to bump into...

DramaRomanceSchoolVisual Arts
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Smart-san

Smart-san

7.31TV42 eps1978Nippon Animation

Set in the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru is the story of the high-spirited tomboy Benio and her relationship with a handsome half-German soldier named Shinobu. Benio is a very outgoing and athletic girl with firm ideas about being able to live her life as she wants to. When she...

DramaRomanceHistoricalShoujo
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Smile Down the Runway

Smile Down the Runway

7.54TV12 eps2020Ezόla

Being the daughter of a modeling agency owner, Chiyuki Fujito aspires to represent her father's agency in the prestigious Paris Fashion Week, shining under the spotlight as a runway model. However, although she is equipped with great looks and talent, she unfortunately lacks a...

DramaSchoolShowbizVisual Arts
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Fruits Basket: The Final Season

Fruits Basket: The Final Season

8.93TV13 eps2021TMS Entertainment

Hundreds of years ago, the Chinese zodiac spirits and their god swore to stay together eternally. United by this promise, the possessed members of the Souma family shall always return to each other under any circumstances. Yet, when these bonds shackle them from freedom, it...

DramaRomanceSupernaturalShoujo
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Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen

Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen

8.41OVA4 eps2015TMS Entertainment

While playing in the snow one day at her shrine, the land god Nanami Momozono witnesses her familiar—the fox youkai Tomoe—collapse, with dark markings appearing on his body. Tomoe's former master, Lord Mikage, appears after his long absence and places Tomoe into a magical pocket...

ComedyRomanceSupernaturalMythology
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Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 3

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 3

8.40ONA5 eps2024Production I.G

Summer is in full swing, and so is the love between Sawako Kuronuma and Shouta Kazehaya. From attending summer school together to meeting each other's parents, the two enjoy quality time together while tackling the feelings of self-doubt and emotional strain that come with their...

DramaRomanceSchoolShoujo
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The Rose of Versailles

The Rose of Versailles

8.36TV40 eps1979Tokyo Movie Shinsha

In a time of class stratification and rising tensions amongst the impoverished population, the Austrian Empire sends Princess Marie Antoinette to France to be wed to Crown Prince Louis XVI. The political marriage is arranged to strengthen the alliance between both countries, but...

DramaRomanceCrossdressingHistorical
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Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light

Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light

8.26Movie1 eps2011Brain's Base

During a summer vacation at her grandfather’s house, six-year-old Hotaru Takegawa gets lost in a forest rumored to be inhabited by spirits. While crying out in desperation, Hotaru is approached by Gin—a mysterious boy wearing a mask—who offers to help her. Overjoyed at the...

Award WinningDramaRomanceSupernatural
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Kamisama Kiss Season 2

Kamisama Kiss Season 2

8.24TV12 eps2015TMS Entertainment

Nanami Momozono and her familiars Tomoe and Mizuki have survived quite a few challenges since Nanami took up the mantle of Mikage Shrine's patron god. Naturally, the wind god Otohiko comes to invite Nanami to the Divine Assembly in Izumo, the home of the gods, and Nanami chooses...

ComedyRomanceSupernaturalMythology
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Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart

8.23Movie1 eps1995Studio Ghibli

Shizuku Tsukishima is an energetic 14-year-old girl who enjoys reading and writing poetry in her free time. Glancing at the checkout cards of her books one evening, she notices that her library books are frequently checked out by a boy named Seiji Amasawa. Curiosity strikes...

DramaRomanceShoujo
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Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card

Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card

8.22Movie1 eps2000Madhouse

For this year's Nadeshiko Festival, Sakura Kinomoto's elementary school class is presenting a play. She will portray a princess who struggles to respond to the love confession of the neighboring country's prince. Sakura empathizes with her character all too well, since she...

Award WinningComedyDramaRomance
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Fruits Basket 1st Season

Fruits Basket 1st Season

8.20TV25 eps2019TMS Entertainment

Tooru Honda has always been fascinated by the story of the Chinese zodiac that her beloved mother told her as a child. However, a sudden family tragedy changes her life, and subsequent circumstances leave her all alone. Tooru is now forced to live in a tent, but little does she...

DramaRomanceSupernaturalLove Polygon
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A Sign of Affection

A Sign of Affection

8.18TV12 eps2024Ajia-do

For hearing-impaired university student Yuki Itose, silence has been a natural part of life since birth. Her world is small and isolated; she commutes to campus, interacts with her best friend Rin Fujishiro, and communicates through writing and text messages—a lifestyle that...

RomanceAdult CastShoujo
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Ouran High School Host Club

Ouran High School Host Club

8.16TV26 eps2006Bones

Haruhi Fujioka is a studious girl who has recently enrolled at the prestigious Ouran Academy. One day, while looking for a quiet and peaceful place to study, she stumbles across a seemingly unused music room. Upon entering, Haruhi is welcomed by the members of the well-known...

ComedyRomanceCrossdressingReverse Harem
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Skip Beat!

Skip Beat!

8.07TV25 eps2008HAL Film Maker

Day in and day out, Kyouko Mogami works multiple jobs to support her childhood friend, Shoutarou "Shou" Fuwa, in his rise to stardom as an idol. She never complains about her way of life, as she is deeply infatuated with Shou and would go to the ends of the world for him....

ComedyDramaRomanceLove Polygon
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Kodocha

Kodocha

8.07TV102 eps1996Gallop

Sixth grader Sana Kurata has a perfect life. Her mother is a (fairly) successful author, she has a young man employed to keep her happy and safe, and best of all, she is the star of the children's television show Kodomo no Omocha. There's just one thing bothering her, and that's...

ComedyDramaRomanceLove Polygon
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Glass Mask

Glass Mask

8.05TV51 eps2005Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Two Girls. One Dream. And the entire world for a stage. At 13 years old, Maya Kitajima seems destined to spend the rest of her life toiling in a crowded restaurant alongside her bitter and unstable mother. But when her incredible acting talent is discovered by the legendary...

DramaRomancePerforming ArtsShowbiz
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Yona of the Dawn

Yona of the Dawn

8.04TV24 eps2014Studio Pierrot

The kingdom of Kouka is blessed with a beautiful princess whose childlike innocence charms all who come across her. Named Yona, she has grown up sheltered in the royal palace, shielded from any danger that may befall her. However, all good things must come to an end. Yona's...

AdventureFantasyRomanceShoujo
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Lovely Complex

Lovely Complex

8.03TV24 eps2007Toei Animation

Love is unusual for Risa Koizumi and Atsushi Ootani, who are both striving to find their ideal partner in high school—172 cm tall Koizumi is much taller than the average girl, and Ootani is much shorter than the average guy at 156 cm. To add to their plights, their crushes fall...

ComedyRomanceSchoolShoujo
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Tales of Saiunkoku

Tales of Saiunkoku

7.99TV39 eps2007Madhouse

Shuurei Kou and her friend Eigetsu To, a boy prodigy of humble origins, have been appointed co-governors of the Sa province, one of the eight provinces in Saiunkoku. Together, they decide to make the province an academic research center in the hopes of bringing a long overdue...

AdventureFantasyRomanceHistorical

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to My Dear Coco?

Fans who liked My Dear Coco tend to recommend Paradise Kiss, Smart-san, Smile Down the Runway the most. If you're into Romance and Shoujo, any of these are a solid pick.

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My Dear Coco has a 6.36 on MAL from 1,797 ratings. Scores are mixed, but plenty of fans swear by it. Worth trying if the premise sounds interesting.

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