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Series like Nisekoi (2014) Finished Nisekoi and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Nisekoi, and what it does not.
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Yakuza High school drama Romantic comedy Loyalty First love Love Warm Friendship Your best matches Ranked against what Nisekoi is actually about, not its genre labels.
2023 · Series · Animation · Comedy
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy and high school life Built around the same love More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Coupling 2000
Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy and romantic comedy Built around the same love Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Centres on the same reluctant leader figure
Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not built around identity or loyalty Not about friendship or first love Commitment 1 season · ~11h
Short Long
Where it streams Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Nisekoi.
Add to watchlist Not for me
2016 · Series · Drama · Comedy
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy and romantic comedy Also about first love and friendship Centres on the same innocent figure Built around the same identity What's different Not built around loyalty or loyalty Does not promise organized crime or high school life Noticeably slower Where it streams Rakuten Viki OnDemandKorea Kocowa Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Nisekoi.
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2020 · Series · Animation · Comedy
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy and romantic comedy Built around the same love and identity Centres on the same reluctant leader figure Told the same way, epistolary What's different Not built around loyalty or loyalty Not about friendship or first love Darkness Fairly light
Light Dark
Where it streams Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Amazon Channel The Roku Channel Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Nisekoi.
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Also about friendship Shares its desaturated and stylised look Ghosts 2021
Watched for the same thing: romantic comedy and romantic comedy Built around the same love and identity Skins 2007
Also about friendship Centres on the same innocent figure 
