Shows Like Blue Orchestra

If you liked Blue Orchestra (2023), a animation and drama 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
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
Koyuki Tanaka's boring life is changed after meeting Ryusuke Minami, a local musician with a bad attitude, who introduces him to foreign music.
2
Kids on the Slope (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and drama
Two different students - a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent - form a friendship through their love for music.
3
Dance Dance Danseur (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and drama
This young student will do whatever it takes to become the world's best ballet dancer: the Danseur noble!
4
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and drama
Yoi Takiguchi is a first-year high school student, admired for her handsome looks and honest heart, which earned her the nickname “Prince.” One day, she bumps into Kohaku Ichimura, an upperclassman and another…
5
Tonbo! (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and drama
A dramatic tale of golf and humans, set on the beautiful Tokara Islands. Igarashi has thrown away his past and fled society, relocating to Hinoshima Island. Here, on "Japan's last hidden paradise," he meets Tonbo, the…
6
Golden Time (2013)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and drama
Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautiful, yet obsessive…
7
The Ramparts of Ice (2026)
★ 8.6/10Also animation and drama
Weighed down by memories she can't shake, high schooler Koyuki Hikawa keeps everyone at arm's length — until three schoolmates draw her out of her shell.
8
Honey Lemon Soda (2025)
★ 8/10Also animation and drama
After middle school, with its bullying and nicknames, Uka Ishimori is excited for a fresh start at Hachimitsu High School. Kai Miura, a cool and uninhibited boy, sits next to her in class. Uka remembers she met Kai in…
9
Blue Box (2024)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
Taiki Inomata loves badminton, but he has a long way to go before he can reach nationals. When Taiki sees upperclassman Chinatsu Kano practicing her heart out on the girls’ basketball team, he falls for her hard. After…
10
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and drama
Nicknamed "Sadako" for her spooky appearance, high schooler Sawako begins to break out of her shell when she befriends popular boy Kazehaya.
11
Blue Period (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama
Bored with life, popular high schooler Yatora Yaguchi jumps into the beautiful yet unrelenting world of art after finding inspiration in a painting.
12
Little Einsteins (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
A group of musically gifted and ethnically diverse children travel around the world in an artificially intelligent rocket named Rocket.
13
Miru Tights (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also animation
Inspired by mangaka Yomu’s fascination with women’s legwear presented in his art book “Yomu Tights”, “Miru Tights” takes us into a world of sheer tights and beautiful women’s legs. The bright Homi Moemi, the serious…
14
March Comes In Like a Lion (2016)
★ 8/10Also animation and drama
This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened…
15
Akane-banashi (2026)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
As a child, Akane witnesses a shocking event during her father's career-defining show. Now in high school, she vows to reach the art's highest rank.
16
Revue Starlight (2018)
★ 8/10Also animation and drama
Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old…
17
Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and drama
During a concert by idol group Zwei Wing, an alien force known as the Noise attack the stage. Group members Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amou suppress the attack using their Symphogear armor, but despite their best…
18
NANA (2006)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and drama
Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu meet while traveling to Tokyo in pursuit of their respective dreams, and decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out…
19
Wandering Son (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and drama
Shuichi Nitori transfers to a new elementary school, and there, meets Yoshino Takatsuki. The two children discover they share a similar secret.
20
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and drama
When the intimidating Rintaro meets the open-minded Kaoruko, the unlikely duo grows closer. The issue? Their neighboring high schools hate each other.