Movies like Orange: Future: 20 to watch next
If you loved Orange: Future (2016) — a drama, animation and romance film directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Orange: Future most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like depression, high school and suicide. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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A Silent Voice: The Movie 2016★ 8.4
Shares: Animation, Drama, Romance
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Your Name. 2016★ 8.5
Shares: Animation, Romance, Drama
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Colorful 2010★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Drama
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl 2019★ 8.2
Shares: Animation, Romance, Drama
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006★ 7.8
Shares: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Over the Sky 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Animation, Drama, Romance
Mio has long hidden her feelings for her childhood friend Arata. After an argument leaves their relationship uncertain, she sets out to reconcile with him but awakens in a mysterious version of Ikebukuro following an accident. Guided by unusual new companions, Mio searches for a way home while confronting the feelings and memories she has avoided.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes 2022★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Anthem of the Heart 2015★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Drama, Romance
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ocean Waves 1993★ 6.4
Shares: Animation, Drama, Romance
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...
Stream in India on Netflix
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Blue Spring Ride 2014★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Drama
In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Even If This Love Disappears Tonight 2022★ 7.6
Shares: Romance, Drama
A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas 2018★ 8.3
Shares: Animation, Drama, Romance
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid 2023★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Drama
Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong reasons... Meanwhile, Sakuta and Kaede's father suddenly calls, saying that their mother wants to see her daughter. She was hospitalized because Kaede's condition had been too much for her to bear, so what could she possibly want now?
Stream in India on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Voices of a Distant Star 2002★ 6.5
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction, Romance
It is 2046 when a mysterious alien force begins their annihilation of the human race. Leaving behind the one person she loves, Mikako joins the interstellar battle as a pilot. And so - while Mikako risks her life to save mankind - Noboru waits. The two lovers, worlds apart, desperately strive to remain connected as the gap between them widens at a frightening pace.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Summer Ghost 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Drama
An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." Compelled by the ghost and her message, Tomoya begins regularly visiting the airfield to uncover the true purpose of her visits.
Stream in India on Anime Times Amazon Channel
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Psychic School Wars 2012★ 6.5
Shares: Animation, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
It's a new school year at the local Junior High School i Kamakura. The school year starts off with a new transfer student Ryoichi Kyogoku who joins the 8th grade class. He has been ordered to join the school, and use his special gift of telepathy and take over their school. This boy who happens to be handsome, and be a charismatic person, gains popularity, and using his powers takes over the entire school, except for Seki. This begins a war to regain their freedom for their school and themselves.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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5 Centimeters per Second 2007★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Romance, Drama
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2010★ 6.3
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
Akari Yoshiyama is graduating high school soon and is expected to lead new life after she passes the university entrance exam, while her mother is working as a pharmacologist. However, her mother has a car accident and the situation is totally changed. She decides to go to 1972 to fulfill her mother's wish.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dou kyu sei – Classmates 2016★ 8.3
Shares: Romance, Animation
Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Her Blue Sky 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Animation, Romance
High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursue a musical career, inspired by Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke "Shinno" Kanamuro. Shinno was part of a band until he left for Tokyo to become a professional guitarist after the sisters' parents passed away, and he was never to be seen again.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now