What anime is most like Skip Beat!?

Lovely Complex (7.68) tops the list as the closest match to Skip Beat! on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.

How are "anime like Skip Beat!" picks chosen?

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

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Anime like Skip Beat!

These 12 shows score most like Skip Beat! (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 Skip Beat!.

The short answer

If you liked Skip Beat!, start with Lovely Complex (7.68 out of 10) — the closest match to it on the Anime Codex six-criterion rubric.

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Lovely Complex

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.

7.68

Lovely Complex

2007Top: Character 8.5

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.

7.81

Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn)

2014Top: Character 8.7

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.

7.45

Bokura ga Ita (We Were There)

2006Top: Character 8.0

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.

7.64

Tamon's B-Side

2026Top: Character 8.0

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.

7.78

Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You)

2009Top: Character 8.5

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

7.55

The Ramparts of Ice

2026Top: Character 8.0

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

7.50

Ao Haru Ride (Blue Spring Ride)

2014Top: Character 8.0

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

6.94

Kamisama Hajimemashita (Kamisama Kiss)

2012Top: Character 7.5

Shared strengths in characters and world-building — same Shoujo demographic.

7.83

Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (His and Her Circumstances)

1998Top: Character 8.5

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

8.22

Fruits Basket

2019Top: Character 8.7

Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.

6.83

Fushigi Yûgi

1995Top: Cultural 7.5

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

6.70

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

2010Top: Character 7.5

Shared strength in characters — same Shoujo demographic.

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FAQ

What anime is most like Skip Beat!?: Lovely Complex (7.68) tops the list as the closest match to Skip Beat! on the Anime Codex rubric. Shared strengths in characters and storytelling — same Shoujo demographic.
How are "anime like Skip Beat!" picks chosen?: Each show is scored on six criteria. We rank every other title by how close its six-criterion profile is to Skip Beat!, preferring the same demographic — so the matches share what actually made Skip Beat! good, not just surface tags.