What anime is most like Journal with Witch?

Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop) (8.32) tops the list as the closest match to Journal with Witch on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Josei demographic.

How are "anime like Journal with Witch" picks chosen?

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

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Anime like Journal with Witch

These 12 shows score most like Journal with Witch (Josei) 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 Journal with Witch.

The short answer

If you liked Journal with Witch, start with Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop) (8.32 out of 10) — the closest match to it on the Anime Codex six-criterion rubric.

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Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop)

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

8.32

Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop)

2011Top: Character 8.7

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

8.15

Paradise Kiss

2005Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Josei demographic.

8.66

Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Clover)

2005Top: Character 9.2

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

8.10

Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon)

2012Top: Animation 9.0

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

8.23

Chihayafuru

2011Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Josei demographic.

7.80

Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime)

2010Top: Character 8.5

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

7.43

Recovery of an MMO Junkie (Net-juu no Susume)

2017Top: Character 8.0

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Josei demographic.

7.85

Nodame Cantabile

2007Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Josei demographic.

8.22

Fruits Basket

2019Top: Character 8.7

Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes.

8.45

March Comes In Like a Lion

2016Top: Character 9.0

Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes.

7.12

Ristorante Paradiso

2009Top: World 8.0

Shared strengths in world-building and emotional themes — same Josei demographic.

8.23

Gungrave

2003Top: Character 9.0

Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes.

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FAQ

What anime is most like Journal with Witch?: Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop) (8.32) tops the list as the closest match to Journal with Witch on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in characters and emotional themes — same Josei demographic.
How are "anime like Journal with Witch" picks chosen?: Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Journal with Witch, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Journal with Witch good, not just surface tags.