Shows Like Maria Watches Over Us

If you liked Maria Watches Over Us (2004), 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
Bloom Into You (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and drama
Yuu 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?
2
The Executioner and Her Way of Life (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of…
3
Bibliophile Princess (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and drama
When book-loving Lady Elianna spots Prince Christopher—her betrothed in name only—consorting with another noble lady, she realizes the recent rumors must be true. The prince has someone he truly loves, which means the…
4
Senpai Is an Otokonoko (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama
For 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!…
5
KAKEGURUI TWIN (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Determined to climb up the social ladder, Mary Saotome invests everything she has into what her elite high school values most: high stakes gambling.
6
My-Hime (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and drama
Schoolgirls discover that they have been given the ability to materialize weapons and control robotic beasts called "Children" to stop an evil organization from their plans of domination.
7
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…
8
True Tears (2008)
★ 6/10Also animation and drama
Shinichiro is a student living in what would be a dream come true for most high school boys, but for him is mostly a frustration. A well liked girl in school named Hiromi has lived in his house for a year along with…
9
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!
10
Love and Lies (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and drama
In a futuristic society, Japan has implemented a complex system referred to as "The Red Threads of Science" to encourage successful marriages and combat increasingly low birthrates. Based on a compatibility…
11
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.
12
Though I Am an Inept Villainess (2026)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
Just as His Highness’s favored butterfly Reirin is beloved by the prince, jealous “court sewer rat” Keigetsu uses magic to swap their bodies—and their destinies. With a looming execution, Reirin embraces her new…
13
The Villager of Level 999 (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
In Earthclear, everyone is born into a fixed role, and villagers are the weakest of all. Most never rise above Level 5—except Koji Kagami, who is Level...999?! On a monster hunt, he meets Alice, the Demon King's…
14
Bokura ga ita (2006)
★ 7/10Also animation and drama
Nanami Takahashi is a high school student entering her first year. Immediately on her first day however, she becomes the victim of a practical joke by the school's most popular guy, Motoharu Yano, who coincidentally…
15
Release the Spyce (2018)
★ 7/10Also animation and drama
The series is about a girl named Momo who attends high school at the city of Sorasaki. However, she is secretly a member of Tsukikage, an intelligence agency that protects people. As a new member of the agency, she…
16
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (2024)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
Rishe, the duke’s daughter, is no stranger to reincarnation—it’s her seventh life, after all. Each life restarts at her broken engagement. Having been a merchant, a maid, and a knight, she now desires leisure. But her…
17
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…
18
Slayers (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Follows the exploits of the young sorceress Lina Inverse, whose life revolves around food, treasure, and fighting. After stealing treasure from a group of bandits, Lina is accosted by stragglers during her journey to…
19
Kekkaishi (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Yoshimori Sumimura is a 14-year-old student at Karasumori School. Following in the tradition that's come down through the generations, he is the twenty-second Kekkaishi of the Sumimura clan. But he’s constantly…
20
The Healer Who Was Banished from His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
Two centuries have passed since a hero defeated the evil Jaryu and saved the world. In one of the many dungeon cities, Raust, a healer scorned and cast out of his party for being too weak, struggles to find his place…