Shows Like I Cannot Reach You
If you liked I Cannot Reach You (2023), a 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.
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also dramaWhen the intimidating Rintaro meets the open-minded Kaoruko, the unlikely duo grows closer. The issue? Their neighboring high schools hate each other.
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Life: Love on the Line (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaTwo boys meet by chance when both attempt to walk along the white line on the sidewalk. As they become drawn together and choose to walk side by side, how will their unchanging feelings co-exist within a world of…
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From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009)
★ 8.4/10Also dramaNicknamed "Sadako" for her spooky appearance, high schooler Sawako begins to break out of her shell when she befriends popular boy Kazehaya.
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Bloom Into You (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaYuu has always dreamt of receiving a love letter but feels numb when a boy gives her one. Confused, she starts high school and meets Touko. Will Yuu's heart finally skip a beat?
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The Ramparts of Ice (2026)
★ 8.5/10Also dramaWeighed 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.
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Honey Lemon Soda (2025)
★ 8/10Also dramaAfter 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…
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Senpai Is an Otokonoko (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaFor Makoto Hanaoka, life’s about to get more complicated. Saki Aoi, a lively girl with loads of confidence, confesses her love for Makoto one day. When he fails to reciprocate, Saki declares she will be his first love!…
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Blue Box (2024)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaTaiki 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…
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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaJinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what…
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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaYoi 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…
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaUsagi Tsukino is a clumsy teenage girl who becomes a Magical Girl named Sailor Moon after meeting a cat named Luna, who tells her she is a destined warrior who must find the reincarnated princess of a lost kingdom…
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Heartstopper (2022)
★ 8.6/10Also dramaTeens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.
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I Hear the Sunspot (2024)
★ 8.7/10Also dramaKohei, a deaf university student, meets Taichi, an optimistic classmate who volunteers to take notes for Kohei's lectures in exchange for food. As they grow closer, their friendship blossoms into love.
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Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaSyaoran fights to gather the scattered soul of his beloved princess Sakura, whose memories were sent adrift across space and time.
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IRODUKU: The World in Colors (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaSet in the city of Nagasaki, the story takes place in a world where a miniscule amount of magic remains in everyday life. Hitomi Tsukishiro is a 17-year-old descendant of a witch family who grew up with stale emotions…
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Wandering Son (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaShuichi Nitori transfers to a new elementary school, and there, meets Yoshino Takatsuki. The two children discover they share a similar secret.
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NANA (2006)
★ 8.5/10Also dramaNana 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…
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The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaSix months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.
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Maria Watches Over Us (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaWhen Yumi Fukuzawa entered the Lillian Girls' Academy, a prestigious all-girls Catholic school in Tokyo, she never imagined she would catch the eye of beautiful and demure Sachiko Ogasawara, one of the school's most…
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My Happy Marriage (2023)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaMiyo's abusive family deems her worthless – but together with her powerful husband-to-be, her true self and hidden powers slowly begin to shine.