17 suggestions, most-recommended first

Anime like Mushishi

472 people recommend Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 to anyone who liked Mushishi — more than any other title. Kino's Journey is second on 307 votes and Mononoke third on 302. 14 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 Mushishi and said a particular show was worth watching next, so a suggestion people disagreed with does not appear at all. Five of the 17 have a watch order on this site; the rest are named so you can find them.

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 TV series · 13 episodes · 2008 Not on the site yet 472 recommend it
Kino's Journey 6 entries · 2003–2017 Watch order › 307 recommend it
Mononoke TV series · 12 episodes · 2007 Not on the site yet 302 recommend it
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 6 entries · 2023–2027 Watch order › 294 recommend it
To Your Eternity 3 entries · 2021–2025 Watch order › 141 recommend it
Girls' Last Tour 2 entries · 2017 Watch order › 97 recommend it
ARIA The ANIMATION TV series · 13 episodes · 2005 Not on the site yet 75 recommend it
Haibane Renmei TV series · 13 episodes · 2002 Not on the site yet 71 recommend it
Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light Film · 2011 Not on the site yet 66 recommend it
xxxHOLiC TV series · 24 episodes · 2006 Not on the site yet 52 recommend it
The Girl from the Other Side OVA · 2022 Not on the site yet 45 recommend it
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Film · 1984 Not on the site yet 35 recommend it
Spirited Away Film · 2001 Not on the site yet 22 recommend it
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2 TV series · 13 episodes · 2009 Not on the site yet 20 recommend it
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales TV series · 11 episodes · 2006 Not on the site yet 12 recommend it
Princess Mononoke Film · 1997 Not on the site yet 9 recommend it
Dororo 2 entries · 1969–2019 Watch order › 9 recommend it

Where these come from

Every number above is a tally of AniList members who finished Mushishi and nominated another series as the one to watch next. Nothing here is inferred from genres or tags: this page cannot tell you why Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 follows Mushishi, only that 472 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.

5 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: Kino's Journey , Frieren: Beyond Journey's End , To Your Eternity , Girls' Last Tour , Dororo .

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