25 suggestions, most-recommended first

Anime like Clannad

527 people recommend Angel Beats! to anyone who liked Clannad — more than any other title. Your Lie in April is second on 327 votes and Kanon (2006) third on 324. 22 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 Clannad and said a particular show was worth watching next, so a suggestion people disagreed with does not appear at all. Eight of the 25 have a watch order on this site; the rest are named so you can find them.

Angel Beats! 3 entries · 2010 Watch order › 527 recommend it
Your Lie in April 2 entries · 2014–2015 Watch order › 327 recommend it
Kanon (2006) TV series · 24 episodes · 2006 Not on the site yet 324 recommend it
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day 3 entries · 2011–2013 Watch order › 306 recommend it
Air TV series · 13 episodes · 2005 Not on the site yet 172 recommend it
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Film · 2018 Not on the site yet 156 recommend it
Charlotte TV series · 13 episodes · 2015 Not on the site yet 116 recommend it
Fruits Basket 5 entries · 2001–2022 Watch order › 111 recommend it
March Comes in Like a Lion 2 entries · 2016–2017 Watch order › 104 recommend it
Violet Evergarden 4 entries · 2018–2020 Watch order › 89 recommend it
Little Busters! TV series · 26 episodes · 2012 Not on the site yet 82 recommend it
Summer Pockets TV series · 26 episodes · 2025 Not on the site yet 62 recommend it
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai 6 entries · 2018–2026 Watch order › 56 recommend it
The Day I Became a God TV series · 12 episodes · 2020 Not on the site yet 55 recommend it
A Silent Voice Film · 2016 Not on the site yet 54 recommend it
Toradora! 4 entries · 2008–2011 Watch order › 52 recommend it
Little Busters! Refrain TV series · 13 episodes · 2013 Not on the site yet 46 recommend it
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Film · 2018 Not on the site yet 45 recommend it
Little Busters!: EX SPECIAL · 8 episodes · 2014 Not on the site yet 16 recommend it
Air: The Motion Picture Film · 2005 Not on the site yet 12 recommend it
Kud Wafter Film · 2020 Not on the site yet 6 recommend it
Kanon TV series · 13 episodes · 2002 Not on the site yet 5 recommend it
5 Centimeters per Second Film · 3 episodes · 2007 Not on the site yet 5 recommend it
ef ~ A Tale of Melodies TV series · 12 episodes · 2008 Not on the site yet 5 recommend it
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Take on Me Film · 2018 Not on the site yet 5 recommend it

Where these come from

Every number above is a tally of AniList members who finished Clannad and nominated another series as the one to watch next. Nothing here is inferred from genres or tags: this page cannot tell you why Angel Beats! follows Clannad, only that 527 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.

8 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: Angel Beats! , Your Lie in April , Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day , Fruits Basket , March Comes in Like a Lion , Violet Evergarden , Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai , Toradora! .

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