What anime is most like Karneval?

07-Ghost (6.33) tops the list as the closest match to Karneval on the Anime Codex rubric. Closest profile match on animation — same Josei demographic.

How are "anime like Karneval" picks chosen?

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

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Anime like Karneval

These 12 shows score most like Karneval (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 Karneval.

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07-Ghost

Closest profile match on animation — same Josei demographic.

6.33

07-Ghost

2009Top: Character 6.5

Closest profile match on animation — same Josei demographic.

6.33

Loveless

2005Top: World 7.2

Closest profile match on storytelling — same Josei demographic.

6.75

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii)

2018Top: World 7.2

Closest profile match on animation — same Josei demographic.

5.65

Junjou Romantica

2008Top: Cultural 7.0

Closest profile match on emotional themes — same Josei demographic.

6.90

Saiyuki

2000Top: Character 7.8

Closest profile match on world-building — same Josei demographic.

5.73

Black Cat

2005Top: Character 6.0

Closest profile match on emotional themes.

5.95

Pandora Hearts

2009Top: Character 6.5

Closest profile match on cultural impact.

6.03

7 Seeds

2019Top: World 7.0

Closest profile match on characters — same Josei demographic.

7.12

Ristorante Paradiso

2009Top: World 8.0

Closest profile match on animation — same Josei demographic.

6.30

The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King

2026Top: Character 6.7

Closest profile match on animation.

6.20

Beelzebub

2011Top: Character 6.8

Closest profile match on cultural impact.

6.00

Rave Master

2001Top: World 6.5

Closest profile match on characters.

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FAQ

What anime is most like Karneval?: 07-Ghost (6.33) tops the list as the closest match to Karneval on the Anime Codex rubric. Closest profile match on animation — same Josei demographic.
How are "anime like Karneval" picks chosen?: Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Karneval, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Karneval good, not just surface tags.