Anime Like The Great Passage(2026)

Finished The Great Passage and looking for something similar? Here are 10 shows that fans actually recommend — especially if you're into Award Winning and Drama.

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Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

8.54TV13 eps2016Studio Deen

Yotarou is a former yakuza member fresh out of prison and fixated on just one thing: rather than return to a life of crime, the young man aspires to take to the stage of rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of comedic storytelling. Inspired during his incarceration by the...

DramaHistoricalLove PolygonPerforming Arts
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Journal with Witch

Journal with Witch

8.70TV13 eps2026Shuka

Makio Koudai has always lived life on her own terms. While she maintains a small circle of friends and a steady career as a novelist, she is very introverted and indifferent to social norms. Her relationship with her older sister Minori suffered as a result—her sister's constant...

DramaJosei
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Shirobako

Shirobako

8.26TV24 eps2014P.A. Works

It all started in Kaminoyama High School, when five best friends—Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Midori Imai, Shizuka Sakaki, and Misa Toudou—discovered their collective love for all things anime and formed the animation club. After making their first amateur anime together and...

Award WinningComedyDramaAdult Cast
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Run with the Wind

Run with the Wind

8.38TV23 eps2018Production I.G

Former ace runner of Sendai Josei High School, Kakeru Kurahara is chased away from a convenience store for shoplifting. Shaking off his pursuer, he runs into Haiji Kiyose, another student from his university. Haiji is impressed by Kakeru's agility and persuades him to live in...

DramaSportsAdult Cast
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Wave, Listen to Me!

Wave, Listen to Me!

7.34TV12 eps2020Sunrise

Restaurant worker Minare Koda has recently been through a bad breakup. Heartbroken and drunk after a night out, she rants about her misery to a complete stranger—Kanetsugu Matou, a radio station director local to Sapporo, Hokkaido. The next day at work, Minare is shocked to...

ComedyDramaAdult CastShowbiz
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Barakamon

Barakamon

8.36TV12 eps2014Kinema Citrus

Seishuu Handa is an up-and-coming calligrapher: young, handsome, talented, and unfortunately, a narcissist to boot. When a veteran labels his award-winning piece as "unoriginal," Seishuu quickly loses his cool with severe repercussions. As punishment, and also in order to aid...

Slice of LifeChildcareIyashikeiVisual Arts
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Sakura Quest

Sakura Quest

7.39TV25 eps2017P.A. Works

Tired of her rural home, recent college graduate Yoshino Koharu is desperate to lead a more exciting life in Tokyo. After a fruitless job hunt, she finally receives a part-time offer as queen of the bizarre "Kingdom of Chupakabura," a rundown mini-attraction in the small...

Slice of LifeAdult CastWorkplace
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Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow

Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow

7.89TV26 eps2011P.A. Works

Ohana Matsumae is an energetic and wild teenager residing in Tokyo with her carefree single mother. Abruptly, her mother decides to run away with her new boyfriend from debt collectors, forcing the young girl to fend for herself—as per her mother's "rely only on yourself"...

DramaWorkplace
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Violet Evergarden

Violet Evergarden

8.69TV13 eps2018Kyoto Animation

The Great War finally came to an end after four long years of conflict; fractured in two, the continent of Telesis slowly began to flourish once again. Caught up in the bloodshed was Violet Evergarden, a young girl raised for the sole purpose of decimating enemy lines....

Drama
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Bakuman.

Bakuman.

8.17TV25 eps2010J.C.Staff

As a child, Moritaka Mashiro dreamt of becoming a mangaka, just like his childhood hero and uncle, Tarou Kawaguchi, creator of a popular gag manga. But when tragedy strikes, he gives up on his dream and spends his middle school days studying, aiming to become a salaryman...

ComedyDramaRomanceOtaku Culture

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to The Great Passage?

Fans who liked The Great Passage tend to recommend Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Journal with Witch, Shirobako the most. If you're into Award Winning and Drama, any of these are a solid pick.

Is The Great Passage worth watching?

The Great Passage has a 7.62 on MAL from 137,696 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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