The Anime Order

14 suggestions, most-recommended first

Anime like Chihayafuru

493 people recommend March Comes in Like a Lion to anyone who liked Chihayafuru — more than any other title. Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life is second on 212 votes and Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2 third on 129. Eleven more suggestions cleared the threshold, and all of them are listed below, strongest first. These are votes rather than an algorithm: each number counts AniList members who watched Chihayafuru and said a particular show was worth watching next, so a suggestion people disagreed with does not appear at all. Three of the 14 have a watch order on this site; the rest are named so you can find them.

  1. March Comes in Like a Lion cover art March Comes in Like a Lion 2 entries · 2016–2017 Watch order › 493 recommend it
  2. Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life cover art Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life TV series · 13 episodes · 2019 Not on the site yet 212 recommend it
  3. Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2 cover art Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Season 2 TV series · 13 episodes · 2019 Not on the site yet 129 recommend it
  4. Haikyuu!! cover art Haikyuu!! 11 entries · 2014–2027 Watch order › 86 recommend it
  5. Fruits Basket cover art Fruits Basket 5 entries · 2001–2022 Watch order › 77 recommend it
  6. Akane-banashi cover art Akane-banashi TV series · 12 episodes · 2026 Not on the site yet 69 recommend it
  7. Those Snow White Notes cover art Those Snow White Notes TV series · 12 episodes · 2021 Not on the site yet 68 recommend it
  8. Hikaru no Go cover art Hikaru no Go TV series · 75 episodes · 2001 Not on the site yet 46 recommend it
  9. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju cover art Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju TV series · 13 episodes · 2016 Not on the site yet 37 recommend it
  10. Blue Box cover art Blue Box ONA · 25 episodes · 2024 Not on the site yet 37 recommend it
  11. Medalist cover art Medalist TV series · 13 episodes · 2025 Not on the site yet 33 recommend it
  12. Aoashi cover art Aoashi TV series · 24 episodes · 2022 Not on the site yet 30 recommend it
  13. YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl! cover art YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl! TV series · 124 episodes · 1989 Not on the site yet 7 recommend it
  14. Kids on the Slope cover art Kids on the Slope TV series · 12 episodes · 2012 Not on the site yet 6 recommend it

Where these come from

Every number above is a tally of AniList members who finished Chihayafuru and nominated another series as the one to watch next. Nothing here is inferred from genres or tags: this page cannot tell you why March Comes in Like a Lion follows Chihayafuru, only that 493 people think it does. Suggestions the community voted down are excluded, and where several seasons of one franchise were nominated they are counted once, under the franchise.

3 of them have a watch order here , so if one appeals you can see every series, film and OVA in it laid out in order before you start: March Comes in Like a Lion , Haikyuu!! , Fruits Basket .

Keep going

Each of these has its own list of what people recommend after it — so if one of the suggestions above appeals, you can see where it leads before committing to it.

Recommendation counts and cover art from AniList, read at build time.

Last refreshed August 13, 2026