Movies like I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

A feature-film shortlist from the cached Film Atlas engine. The interactive map may include more titles or newer results. These are similarity matches, not a guarantee of age suitability.

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   Your Name.

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 106 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: anime and high school student
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   A Silent Voice: The Movie

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 129 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: anime and japanese high school

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   Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

   Strong story similarity

   2020 · 98 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: anime and romantic

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   Let Me Eat Your Pancreas

   Strong story similarity

   2017 · 115 min · Drama · Romance

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   A dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 90 min · Animation · Drama · Fantasy · Romance

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   In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: anime and japanese high school
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   The Anthem of the Heart

   Strong story similarity

   2015 · 119 min · Animation · Drama · Music · Romance

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   A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: anime and japanese high school

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   Dou kyu sei – Classmates

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 61 min · Animation · Romance

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   Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: anime and japanese high school

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   Given

   Strong story similarity

   2020 · 60 min · Animation · Drama · Music · Romance

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   Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: anime and tragedy

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   Drawing Closer

   Strong story similarity

   2024 · 119 min · Drama · Romance

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   With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared themes: high school student and terminal illness

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    Even If This Love Disappears Tonight

    Strong story similarity

    2022 · 121 min · Drama · Romance

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    A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in love.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era

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