Movies like I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)

Name: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Released: 2018

9 films to watch after I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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.

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A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

Fit 79%

Shares Animation, Drama and Romance with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

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...?
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Your Name. (2016)

Fit 67%

Shares Animation, Romance and Drama with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

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.
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Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)

Fit 67%

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Plagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Nagisa, and his world begins to change. While helping Nagisa revive the defunct Drama Club at their high school, Tomoya discovers that she has the same dreams. Their story starts beneath the cherry blossoms, but where will fate lead them?
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Drawing Closer (2024)

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Shares Romance and Drama with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.
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Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017)

Fit 53%

Shares Drama and Romance with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

A dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.
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The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022)

Fit 53%

Shares Animation, Drama and Romance with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

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.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)

Fit 51%

Shares Animation, Romance and Drama with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

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.
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Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (2022)

Fit 46%

Shares Romance and Drama with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

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.
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)

Fit 38%

Shares Animation and Drama with I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.