20 anime like Dear Brother
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Dear Brother, ranked by how many recommended each one. 8 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.
- 1
Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles
TV · 1979 · 40 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on class struggle, shoujo, female protagonist. Recommended by 151 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Romance
- 2
Revolutionary Girl Utena
TV · 1997 · 39 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, female protagonist, orphan. Recommended by 110 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- 3
Aim for the Ace!
TV · 1973 · 26 eps · 70/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, female protagonist, primarily female cast. Recommended by 76 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Sports
- 4
Maria Watches Over Us
TV · 2004 · 13 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on school, coming of age, female protagonist, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 33 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 5
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -
TV · 2025 · 13 eps · 82/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, female protagonist, yuri, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 27 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Music
- Psychological
- 6
Kageki Shojo!!
TV · 2021 · 13 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, female protagonist, school, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 20 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Slice of Life
- 7
Glass Mask
TV · 1984 · 23 eps · 70/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, female protagonist, and is shorter at 23 episodes. Recommended by 13 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Romance
- 8
Aim for the Ace!: Another Match
OVA · 1988 · 13 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, female protagonist, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 12 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Sports
- 9
The Poem of Wind and Trees
OVA · 1987 · 1 eps · 66/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, lgbtq+ themes, school, and is shorter at 1 episodes. Recommended by 11 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Romance
- 10
Nightsong of Splendor
OVA · 1989 · 4 eps · 62/100
It is also drama, and is shorter at 4 episodes. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Romance
- 11
Glass Mask (2005)
TV · 2005 · 51 eps · 77/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, coming of age, female protagonist. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- 12
Yurikuma Arashi
TV · 2015 · 12 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on lgbtq+ themes, yuri, primarily female cast, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 9 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mahou Shoujo
- Psychological
- 13
Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps
TV · 2004 · 13 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on female protagonist, primarily female cast, school, and is shorter at 13 episodes. Recommended by 9 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Romance
- 14
Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers)
TV · 1996 · 51 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on bullying, school, female protagonist. Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- 15
His and Her Circumstances
TV · 1998 · 26 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, school, shoujo. Recommended by 7 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of Life
- 16
Strawberry Panic
TV · 2006 · 26 eps · 68/100
It shares its focus on yuri, school, primarily female cast. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Romance
- 17
Candy Candy
TV · 1976 · 115 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, female protagonist, coming of age, and is a longer watch at 115 episodes. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Slice of Life
- 18
A Little Princess Sara
TV · 1985 · 46 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on bullying, class struggle, boarding school. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Slice of Life
- 19
Penguindrum
TV · 2011 · 24 eps · 79/100
It shares its focus on coming of age, ensemble cast, female protagonist. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 20
Lady Georgie
TV · 1983 · 45 eps · 69/100
It shares its focus on shoujo, coming of age. Recommended by 5 AniList users who watched Dear Brother.
- Drama
- Romance
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Dear Brother.