Wedding planners watch happy and nervous couples in the process of tying the knot everyday, taking care of their clients errands and on some occasions, even of their emotions. That doesn’t mean their own love life is perfect. Meet Koushirou Saeki, a guy who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has a fateful encounter with an enchanting teenager soon after. We only have a huge problem… they are siblings!

The story of Koi Kaze is similar to Kuzu no Honkai on the grounds of forbidden love between an adult and a minor. At first, it also shares the characteristic of being an unrequited love… which gets even more complicated with time! Nevertheless, some of the tender and pure atmosphere is shared by both love stories. Visually speaking, Koi Kaze tends to be more in the lighter side though, while Kuzu no Honkai gives preference to rain and clouds. Nevertheless, we can guarantee that this anime has its merits even if you are not a fan of incest.

A girl can dream of being like Kanade Katagiri. After living a long time as a hikikomori, she went back to real life in great fashion with success… First, Kanade encountered a handsome guy who gave her a great haircut and encouraged her to end her days as hikikomori. Next, Kanade starts interacting with all sorts of guys who she knew from before. Now they show romantic interest in her… including Kanade’s own brother!

This anime based on an otome game could pass as fairly similar to Kuzu no Honkai. There is an important common denominator in the beginning of both stories: the atmosphere. These are two animes that are gloomy and deal with a certain degree of depression. After that, both concentrate more on the impossibility of love. The main difference is that Kuro to Kin no Akanai Kagi has a little bit of fantasy as it is manifested in Kanade’s dreams. Also, despite the animation quality in both anime, we get more poetic and fluid visuals in Kuzu no Honkai.

Nana Komatsu and Nana Oosaki met on a train on their way to Tokyo. The first Nana was pursuing her boyfriend, who was devoted to his art studies in the university. The second Nana was pursuing her dreams of a big singing career. They decide to live together and become best friends. However, life has a way of testing their friendship and the strength of their wills to achieve what they want, involving their friends and love lives.

Kuzu no Honkai and Nana are stories that center on the human side. Most of their characters are complex and you cannot assume if they are good or bad. Hell, even characters that can be classified as “bad” have their valid motifs and are loved in both animes! Plus, in both cases they end up being entangled in more than one way. The main difference between the stories is that one is about teenagers and the other about adults. Anyway, Nana might be the most bitter recommendation that we list here, but is definitely worth it.

Literature lovers will immediately notice the reference to Charles Baudeliere’s poems, “Les Fleurs du Mal” (The Flowers of Evil). The story of this anime centers on Takao Kasuga, who, inspired by the book of poems, steals the gym uniform of the girl he idolizes. With this, a series of unfortunate and complicated events are set into motion. Takao ends up dating the girl of his dreams, Saeki Nanako. Nevertheless, none of them will be as important as Takao’s relationship with Sawa Nakamura.

Kuzu no Honkai and Aku no Hana have similar beginnings: a burning unrequited love and a weird, loveless relationship. We see how teenagers deal with a rampant solitude in both stories. The main difference is that Aku no Hana gets darker as the plot advances. Nevertheless, both stories manage to deliver a satisfying conclusion. They also have similarly moody visuals where cloudy or dark environments are displayed in all their glory. This reflects the inner turbulent lives of the characters in quite a fitting way.

The story of Kodomo no Jikan brings us to yet another uncomfortable situation. Because, what would you do if you are a responsible elementary school teacher and one of your students falls in love with you? And with falling in love, we mean all the jealousy and attention you can get from a third grader. That is the complicated story between Daisuke Aoki and his student Rin Kokonoe.

Once more, we have a love story between an adult and a youngster. This is also a story about one-sided love. We have a youngster trying to deal with sadness and loneliness in Rin, as well. Nevertheless, she isn’t innocent either, as she blackmails Daisuke into giving her attention in some episodes So, tension is growing in the atmosphere, just like in Kuzu no Honkai. Perhaps the main difference between both stories is that Kodomo no Jikan is very bright and colorful, while tending to a comic ecchi side. Yet, it has some moments of seriousness and tenderness, like Kuzu no Honkai.

This anime is based on a video game and has had several adaptations. Anyway, meet Haruki Kitahara, a guy who loves to play the guitar. His music is inspired by two girls: Setsuna and Kazusa. White Album 2 deals with this love triangle where Haruki does not only have to choose the one he loves, but also how far he wants to go with his music.

The main similarity between White Album 2 and Kuzu no Honkai is how the male protagonist starts dating someone while being in love with another girl. Also, the way both female protagonists deal with loneliness and external expectations echo in Kuzu no Honkai’s protagonists. The main difference is that White Album 2 is full of music. Nevertheless, both animes capture the conflicts of love in the troublesome teenage years well. Although the atmosphere is not as moody as in Kuzu no Honkai, White Album delivers the conflicts of that first love with sincerity and fluid grace.