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Anne Shirley

2025, TV, 24 eps, 76%, The Answer Studio

Recommended by 6 Tales of Little Women fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.

On the beautiful Prince Edward Island in Canada, an orphan named Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to Green Gables, the home of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They choose to adopt her anyway, as Anne finds friendship, love, and happiness in her new home. Come along for the story of…

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  1. Cover of A Little Princess Sara
    A Little Princess Sara

    1985, TV, 46 eps, 75%

    Recommended by 4 Tales of Little Women fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.

  2. Cover of Little Lord Fauntleroy
    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    1988, TV, 43 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 4 Tales of Little Women fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.

  3. Cover of Glass Mask (2005)
    Glass Mask (2005)

    2005, TV, 51 eps, 78%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  4. Cover of The Girl in the Wind: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
    The Girl in the Wind: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

    1992, TV, 52 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 3 Tales of Little Women fans on AniList. The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.

  5. Cover of Kaze no Shoujo Emily
    Kaze no Shoujo Emily

    2007, TV, 26 eps, 70%

    The same kind of story: period dramas with determined heroines.

  6. Cover of Heidi, Girl of the Alps
    Heidi, Girl of the Alps

    1974, TV, 52 eps, 73%

    Both have Classic Literature, Family Life, Foreign.

  7. Cover of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    1980, TV, 49 eps, 71%

    Both have Classic Literature, Family Life, Foreign.

  8. Cover of Flanders no Inu
    Flanders no Inu

    1975, TV, 52 eps, 71%

    Both have Classic Literature, Foreign.

  9. Cover of JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie
    JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie

    2025, Movie, 1 ep, 84%

    Urban Fantasy, Curses, Shounen

  10. Cover of Kaguya-sama: Love is War
    Kaguya-sama: Love is War

    2019, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    School, Heterosexual, Tsundere

  11. Cover of Love Through A Prism
    Love Through A Prism

    2026, ONA, 20 eps, 84%

    Both have Foreign, Coming of Age.

  12. Cover of Renegade Immortal
    Renegade Immortal

    2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85%

    Full CGI, Cultivation, Revenge

  13. Cover of ODDTAXI
    ODDTAXI

    2021, TV, 13 eps, 85%

    Crime, Anthropomorphism, Urban

  14. Cover of Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
    Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

    2026, ONA, 1 ep, 84%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  15. Cover of Nobody's Boy Remi
    Nobody's Boy Remi

    1977, TV, 51 eps, 80%

    Both have Classic Literature, Travel, Family Life.

  16. Cover of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
    Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

    2016, TV, 13 eps, 84%

    Rakugo, Acting, Historical

  17. Cover of Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
    Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

    2000, TV, 75 eps, 87%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  18. Cover of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2
    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2

    2026, ONA, 10 eps, 85%

    Cyberpunk, Cyborg, Crime

  19. Cover of Delicious in Dungeon
    Delicious in Dungeon

    2024, TV, 24 eps, 85%

    Dungeon, Food, Magic

  20. Cover of Howl‘s Moving Castle
    Howl‘s Moving Castle

    2004, Movie, 1 ep, 85%

    Magic, Female Protagonist, Steampunk

  21. Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion
    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    1995, TV, 26 eps, 83%

    Both have Coming of Age.

  22. Cover of Samurai Champloo
    Samurai Champloo

    2004, TV, 26 eps, 84%

    Both have Travel.

  23. Cover of Your Name.
    Your Name.

    2016, Movie, 1 ep, 85%

    Both have Coming of Age.

Manga for fans of Tales of Little Women

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas2016, Manga, 10 ch, 83% Overlord2012, Light novel, ongoing, 85% Little Mushroom2023, Manga, ongoing, 88% Moriarty the Patriot2016, Manga, ongoing, 84% Gin Tama2003, Manga, 709 ch, 87% Ascendance of a Bookworm ~I'll do anything to become a librarian!~ Part 1 If there aren't any books, I'll just have make some!2015, Manga, 42 ch, 78% Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray2020, Manga, 211 ch, 90% Fata Morgana no Yakata: Anata no Genten ni Itaru Monogatari2014, Light novel, 21 ch, 90%

About Tales of Little Women

1987, TV, 48 eps, 73%, Nippon Animation

Meg, faithful and gentle, Jo, independent and energetic, Beth, quiet and shy, Amy, amiable and precocious–the four sisters live vigorously and happily at home with their gentle mother while waiting for their father to return from the Civil War. Helping each other, they challenge their fates and grow up to become wonderful women.

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