What anime is most like Loveless?

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

How are "anime like Loveless" picks chosen?

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

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Anime like Loveless

These 12 shows score most like Loveless (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 Loveless.

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07-Ghost

Closest profile match on emotional themes — same Josei demographic.

6.33

07-Ghost

2009Top: Character 6.5

Closest profile match on emotional themes — same Josei demographic.

6.75

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

2018Top: World 7.2

Shared strength in world-building — same Josei demographic.

6.90

Saiyuki

2000Top: Character 7.8

Closest profile match on animation — same Josei demographic.

5.91

Karneval

2013Top: Animation 6.5

Closest profile match on storytelling — same Josei demographic.

7.12

Ristorante Paradiso

2009Top: World 8.0

Shared strength in world-building — same Josei demographic.

6.03

7 Seeds

2019Top: World 7.0

Shared strength in world-building — same Josei demographic.

7.10

Hataraki Man

2006Top: Themes 8.0

Shared strength in world-building — same Josei demographic.

7.43

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

2017Top: Character 8.0

Shared strength in world-building — same Josei demographic.

5.65

Junjou Romantica

2008Top: Cultural 7.0

Closest profile match on storytelling — same Josei demographic.

6.54

Kiteretsu Daihyakka

1988Top: World 7.2

Shared strength in world-building.

6.00

Shaman King

2001Top: World 7.0

Shared strength in world-building.

7.80

Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime)

2010Top: Character 8.5

Shared strength in world-building — same Josei demographic.

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FAQ

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