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Series like NANA (2006) Finished NANA and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with NANA, and what it does not.
What did you love about NANA? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Character study Ambition Female empowerment Drama Coming of age Bleak Love Friendship Your best matches Ranked against what NANA is actually about, not its genre labels.
70% Reverina match Top pick 2021 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also character study and drama at heart Watched for the same thing: female friendship Also about female empowerment and friendship More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 137 candidates
Shares its naturalistic and stylised look
What's different Not built around identity or ambition Not about self-discovery Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against NANA.
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2016 · Series · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same love and identity Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Builds as slowly Carries the same emotional weight What's different Not about female empowerment or self-discovery Not built around ambition Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against NANA.
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2007 · Series · Animation · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also drama and coming of age at heart Told the same way, single protagonist Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Builds as slowly What's different Not about female empowerment or self-discovery Not built around identity or ambition Commitment 2 seasons · ~18h
Short
Where it streams HiDive Hidive Amazon Channel Add to watchlist Not for me
Also about female empowerment and self-discovery Also coming of age at heart Virgin River 2019
Also about female empowerment and self-discovery Also drama at heart Love, Victor 2020
Also coming of age at heart Shares its naturalistic and stylised look Teresa 2010
Also character study and drama at heart Built around the same ambition Violetta 2012
Also coming of age at heart Also about friendship and self-discovery Charmed 1998
Shares its desaturated and stylised look Also about self-discovery
Long
