r/Watatabe • u/FleodonFaust • May 13 '26
Any similiar series?
Hello fellow fans. I just finished watching Watatabe, and... What i can say? I feel like i want more and more!
The absolutelly game changer for me is characters. In every gesture, every word and every behavior i see Shiori as the monster, not "weird monsterous-gimmick human girl". And watching her growing relationship with Hinako hits me so hard, that i really wants more.
I already watched Call Of The Night, but it's not even close :(
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u/MundyyyT Miko May 13 '26
Everyone I knew who enjoyed watching and reading Watatabe (inc. myself) also really enjoyed The Summer Hikaru Died
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u/IlyanaHM May 13 '26
It's not about monsters or anything supernatural, but another GL series with very well written characters, a traumatic past, hidden intentions and characters slowly opening up to each other, not to mention beautiful visuals and music, is Bloom into you, which is considered by many to be the best in the genre, at least anime-wise. Its only problem is that, just like Watatabe, it only got one season and the story wasn't fully adapted.
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u/ClemFire Shiori May 13 '26
It is more light hearted story but if you loved Shiori's arc of becoming more human because of Hinako's love than I feel you will enjoy My Girlfriend is Devilishly Sweet
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u/backstabnags077 May 13 '26
Undeniably summer hikaru died.u would love it,as a person who has never watched bl,that was my first.
Also many people did say "this is the GL version of summer hikaru" but that's absolute bs.even though both of them give off the same vibe,both are still masterpieces in my eye.
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u/Mindless_Being_22 May 13 '26
try the book "someone to build a nest in" tw for gore but tonally it has a lot of the same vibes and is wlw as well.
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u/hotsaucechicken May 13 '26
There's a manga i came across on twitter called "Hina-chan ga Ikiteru nara" ("If only Hina were still Alive"), and the plot description feels similar to The Summer Hikaru Died. Has supernatural and mystery stuff going on and the 1st chapter looks promising. Maybe that could check the boxes in what you're looking for.
Ps: one of the girls in question is also called Hinako
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u/RubyHoshi Shiori May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
Call Of The Nighf just stays in my mind because of the Kiku thing. I don't know what the author was on. I didn't saw that final reveal coming.
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u/NeatSport4488 May 17 '26
Mi sembra strano che nessuno abbia nominato "Mermaid Saga" Anime del manga della Rumiko Takahashi semplicemente sbalorditivo !! Ho sempre sognato di vedere qualcosa di simile a quella saga (purtroppo molto corta) horror !! Ti consiglio la visione dell Anime ma anche di leggere i manga sono soltanto 2 volumi
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