Shows Like Kaleido Star

If you liked Kaleido Star (2003), a animation and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Gymnastics Samurai (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and drama
In the year 2002, the formerly powerful Japanese men's gymnastics team member Jotaro Aragaki is no longer able to compete. Even though he trained strenuously daily, he is asked about retiring by his coach Amakusa…
2
Welcome to the Ballroom (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
Tatara is an average middle school student with no particular dreams until an unexpected incident draws him into the fascinating world of ballroom dancing. “If I can just find one thing to be passionate about...” He…
3
Yuri!!! on Ice (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and comedy
While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
4
ZOMBIE LAND SAGA (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
A typical morning. The usual music. Their normal lives. The peace these seven girls experience will suddenly be destroyed. By the living dead... zombies. A reality that they never wanted a part of, an amazing and…
5
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
The story is about a teenage boy who happens to be a shougi master. One day, a nine-year-old girl turns up at his house, requesting to be taken as his disciple. From there, all kinds of wacky hijinks ensue.
6
My Dress-Up Darling (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and comedy
High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time…
7
Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Sport climbing is a sport that makes use of both the body and the brain to climb walls. Kasahara Konomi, a master at puzzles, just happens to discover her school’s climbing wall, and it looks almost like a colorful…
8
The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk (2008)
★ 7/10Also animation and sci-fi & fantasy
The Summer of "Anu": In a summer once every five years, demons in the mysterious Tower of Druaga lose their powers due to the magic spell cast by a god named "Anu". King Gilgamesh, ruler of the kingdom Uruk, uses the…
9
Punch Line (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and comedy
High schooler Yūta Iridatsu has experienced “astral projection” i.e. his spirit has been separated from his body. He woke up in a mansion named Koraikan and met a cat spirit named Chiranosuke, who told him “You must…
10
X (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
It's the year of destiny and 15 year old Kamui Shirō, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence. He returns to protect his childhood friends, Fūma, and Fūma's younger sister, Kotori. But destiny…
11
Shugo Chara! (2007)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Shugo Chara! centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality. When Amu wishes for the courage to be…
12
Fighting Spirit (2000)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and comedy
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers…
13
Uncle from Another World (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy
After being in a coma for 17 years, Takafumi's middle-aged uncle suddenly wakes up speaking an unrecognizable language and wielding magical powers.
14
Amagi Brilliant Park (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Amagi Brilliant Park’s mascots are ancient, its attractions are falling apart, and the rides are only thrilling because they’re deathtraps. Which, given that ABP’s secret purpose is to gather magic from attendees to…
15
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and drama
Illyasviel von Einzbern is an ordinary elementary school student who becomes a magical girl when the magical Kaleidostick Ruby deems her a more suitable master than the sorceress, Rin Tohsaka. Rin, who had been tasked…
16
HIGH CARD (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and drama
Fourland Kingdom is an island nation in the North Atlantic. In this country, there are 52 X-Playing Cards, considered the origin of playing cards. A card with a unique supernatural ability can gift its abilities to a…
17
Love Flops (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy
Asahi Kashiwagi lives the typical life of an average high school student — until the day a TV fortune teller’s predictions come true one after another, culminating in a series of risqué encounters! Destiny seemingly…
18
Special A (2008)
★ 6/10Also animation and comedy
When Hikari was little, she and her father liked to watch professional wrestling, and she became very good at it. She is the pride of her family until she is introduced to Kei, the son of her father's friend.
19
MEGALOBOX (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
A desolate land stretches out from the city of poverty. A motorcycle speeds recklessly, blowing clouds of sand and dust. The rider is the protagonist of this story – he has neither a name nor a past. All he has is his…
20
Kanokon (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and drama
Kouta has girl troubles of the supernatural sort. For some reason, he keeps attracting the attention (and affections) of animal spirits! Having spent most of his life in the country, Kouta is understandably nervous…