Anime Like Who's Left Behind?(2026)

9 anime like Who's Left Behind?, ranked by the community. These aren't random picks — they're the shows people watch next when they want more drama.

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Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

8.54Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

As World War II reaches its conclusion in 1945, Japan faces widespread destruction in the form of American bombings, devastating city after city. Hotaru no Haka, also known as Grave of the Fireflies, is the story of Seita and his sister Setsuko, two Japanese children whose lives...

DramaHistorical
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Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen

7.40Movie1 eps1983MADHOUSE

It's the summer of 1945. 3 years have elapsed since the war between Japan and USA began. Gen is a young boy living a struggling yet satisfying life in the city of Hiroshima, that has been strangely spared by the bombing taken in almost every other Japanese City. Food is scarce,...

Drama
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In This Corner of the World

In This Corner of the World

8.23Movie1 epsMAPPA

Suzu Urano is a pure and kindhearted girl who loves to draw and keep her head in the clouds. Growing up in the outskirts of Hiroshima with her family, she is more than happy to help with her grandmother's nori business. However, when she becomes of age, Suzu leaves her beloved...

Award WinningDramaHistoricalSeinen
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Cocoon: Aru Natsu no Shoujo-tachi yori

Cocoon: Aru Natsu no Shoujo-tachi yori

7.43TV Special1 epsSasayuri

San and Mayu are two schoolgirls living in Okinawa during the closing months of the Pacific War. Together with their classmates, the two friends are drafted into the war effort as nurses for wounded soldiers. When ordered to die for their country, the remaining members of the...

DramaHistoricalJosei
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A Journey to Hiroshima

A Journey to Hiroshima

5.80OVA1 epsToei Animation

To spend the summer vacation, junior high school student, Kazuki rides a bullet train to Hiroshima to stay with his aunt. Arriving in Hiroshima, his aunt narrates the tragic past of what happened the day the atomic bomb fell. From the aunt who had to overcome a lot of...

DramaHistorical
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Glass Rabbit

Glass Rabbit

6.60Movie1 epsMagic Bus

Toshiko Ei and her family are residents of Tokyo. Her father is a respected and skilled glass craftsmen so the family makes a good living. However, the Ei family soon finds itself having to suffer through many tragic hardships as a result of World War II. (Source: ANN)

Historical
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Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children

Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children

6.95Movie1 epsMadhouse

When she catches a news story on TV, Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi is reminded of her childhood growing up in Japanese-occupied Korea. Filled with precious memories of her younger sister and her first days of school, as well as bitter memories of World War II and her family's daring...

DramaHistorical
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Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells

Nagasaki 1945 ~ The Angelus Bells

6.71Movie1 epsMushi Production

August 1945. In a converted theological seminary on the outskirts of Nagasaki, a young doctor works to help his patients, as unsettling news comes of a new weapon used by the Americans on the city of Hiroshima. When the second nuclear weapon is dropped on Nagasaki, the hospital...

DramaHistoricalMedicalMilitary

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to Who's Left Behind??

Fans who liked Who's Left Behind? tend to recommend Grave of the Fireflies, Barefoot Gen, In This Corner of the World the most. If you're into Drama and Historical, any of these are a solid pick.

Is Who's Left Behind? worth watching?

Who's Left Behind? has a 7.70 on MAL from 15,854 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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