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Anime like The Boy and the Beast

Not everyone loves The Boy and the Beast for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Boy and the Beast

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises.

  2. You like a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley.

  3. You like watching a boy grow up in two worlds at once.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Boy and the Heron2023

    • a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises
    • a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley

    Good for you if you love Miyazaki's hand-drawn worlds.

  • Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms2018

    • a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises
    • a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley

    Good for you if you want a story about raising a child who will outlive you in years.

  • Hunter x Hunter1999

    • a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley

    Good for you if you like a world of exams, towers and strange powers to discover.

  • Napping Princess2017

    • a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises
    • a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley

    Good for you if you like a dream world full of mechs and magic.

  • Ranking of Kings2021

    • a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley

    Good for you if you like a storybook fantasy world that hides real cruelty.

  • Children Who Chase Lost Voices2011

    • a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley

    Good for you if you like a journey into a land whose rules you learn as you go.

  • Spirited Away2001

    • a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley

    Good for you if you love getting lost in a world with its own strange rules.

  • Kubo and the Two Strings2016

    • a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises

    Good for you if you like a story about a boy, his mother and the father he never knew.

  • My Oni Girl2024

    • watching a boy grow up in two worlds at once

    Good for you if you like a shy boy learning to say what he really feels.

  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba2019

    • a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises

    Good for you if you like a brother who will do anything to save his sister.

  • Modest Heroes2018

    • a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises

    Good for you if you like small stories of parents and children holding on to each other.

Reasons taken from The Boy and the Beast's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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