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Anime like Anne Shirley
Also known as Akage no Anne (2025). Picked from what people who loved Anne Shirley went on to love and from what they share with it, like Body Image, Parenthood, Boarding School. Show
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Kaze no Shoujo Emily
Recommended by 11 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.
Emily is an orphan who gets sent to live with her relatives on Prince Edward Island, after her father dies. In New Moon she lives with her Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Laura, and Cousin Jimmy, and learns to adapt with the help of her imagination and new friends.
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RebeccaRecommended by 4 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.
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Ashita no NadjaRecommended by 6 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.
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Journal with WitchRecommended by 4 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. Both have Parenthood, Writing, Adoption.
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The Secret World of ArriettyBoth have Classic Literature, Rural, Family Life.
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Candy CandyRecommended by 9 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.
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Fruits Basket (2019)Recommended by 5 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. Both have Iyashikei, Family Life, Coming of Age.
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Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth ~ The AnimationThe same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.
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Only YesterdayRecommended by 4 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. Both have Iyashikei, Rural, Family Life.
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Wolf ChildrenBoth have Parenthood, Rural, Family Life.
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The Tale of The Princess KaguyaRecommended by 7 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. Both have Classic Literature, Rural, Family Life.
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A Little Princess SaraRecommended by 3 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.
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From Up on Poppy HillBoth have Coastal, Coming of Age.
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Nobody's Boy RemiRecommended by 3 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. Both have Classic Literature, Rural, Family Life.
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Frieren: Beyond Journey’s EndBoth have Adoption, Iyashikei, Rural.
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Revolutionary Girl UtenaBoth have Boarding School, Coming of Age.
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Emma: A Victorian RomanceRecommended by 3 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.
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Violet EvergardenRecommended by 6 Anne Shirley fans on AniList. Both have Writing, Coming of Age.
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