What anime is most like Fushigi Yûgi?

Marmalade Boy (6.41) tops the list as the closest match to Fushigi Yûgi on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strength in cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic.

How are "anime like Fushigi Yûgi" picks chosen?

Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Fushigi Yûgi, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Fushigi Yûgi good, not just surface tags.

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Anime like Fushigi Yûgi

These 12 shows score most like Fushigi Yûgi (Shoujo) across all six Codex criteria — not just same-genre guesses, but the closest matches on the actual rubric. Ranked by how near their criterion profile sits to Fushigi Yûgi.

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Marmalade Boy

Shared strength in cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic.

6.41

Marmalade Boy

1994Top: Cultural 7.0

Shared strength in cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic.

6.70

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

2010Top: Character 7.5

Shared strengths in characters and cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic.

6.23

Vampire Knight

2008Top: Character 6.5

Closest profile match on animation — same Shoujo demographic.

7.45

Bokura ga Ita (We Were There)

2006Top: Character 8.0

Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shoujo demographic.

6.94

Kamisama Hajimemashita (Kamisama Kiss)

2012Top: Character 7.5

Shared strength in characters — same Shoujo demographic.

6.04

Tokyo Mew Mew

2002Top: Cultural 7.0

Shared strength in cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic, same studio.

6.78

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (The Wallflower)

2006Top: Themes 7.5

Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shoujo demographic.

7.68

Lovely Complex

2007Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in emotional themes and cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic.

6.19

Itazura na Kiss

2008Top: Character 6.8

Closest profile match on characters — same Shoujo demographic.

7.58

Skip Beat!

2008Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shoujo demographic.

7.15

Sailor Moon

1992Top: Cultural 9.5

Shared strengths in cultural impact and emotional themes — same Shoujo demographic.

7.64

Tamon's B-Side

2026Top: Character 8.0

Shared strengths in emotional themes and characters — same Shoujo demographic.

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What anime is most like Fushigi Yûgi?: Marmalade Boy (6.41) tops the list as the closest match to Fushigi Yûgi on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strength in cultural impact — same Shoujo demographic.
How are "anime like Fushigi Yûgi" picks chosen?: Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Fushigi Yûgi, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Fushigi Yûgi good, not just surface tags.