To Your Eternity, the story of an immortal organism who is cast to Earth in order to "find stimulation" and learn about the world around it, has quickly become one of the breakout hits of the Spring 2021 anime season. One of the reasons for its success is that, with its mature tone and realistic fantasy setting, it feels different from most anime.

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This means, though, that fans of the show might find it difficult to track down other series that fill that same niche. But, while they might be slightly rarer than your average battle shonen, isekai, or high school romance, there are still many anime that share elements with To Your Eternity.

10 Haibane Renmei Is A Mysterious And Compelling Piece Of Worldbuilding

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When it comes to shows that let the viewer slowly explore and discover a wonderfully fleshed-out fantasy world, it's hard to beat Haibane Renmei. This cult classic anime from 2002 drops viewers into a world that seems familiar at first, with the school-like building the girls live in and the quaint village that they work in, but as we learn more about the strange "charcoal feather federation" that gives the series its name and the enormous wall that surrounds the town, viewers are given hints of something darker lurking beneath.

Like To Your Eternity, with its hooded character of the Beholder, this is a show that thrives on mystery.

9 Scrapped Princess Has A Similar Plot To The Show's First Arc

An awkward ride to the village in Scrapped Princess

After hitting viewers hard with its emotional tour-de-force of a first episode, To Your Eternity immediately led fans into the world of March, a young girl selected for sacrifice by the Yanome tribe, and her attempts to escape.

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As of Episode 6, this particular arc seems to be over, but viewers who found it compelling might want to check out Scrapped Princess, which has a similar story. It follows Pacifica Casull, a princess who the royal family attempted to have killed after it was prophesied that she would destroy the world. Like March, though, she manages to survive thanks to the kindness and bravery of other characters.

8 Kino's Journey Features Another Character Travelling And Learning About The World

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When it comes to shows about a character traveling in a new world while learning more about it, there are few more perfect than Kino's Journey. The clue's in the title. But, while this series can be philosophically slow-paced, it, like To Your Eternity, also isn't afraid to show the darker side of the world it explores.

And good news: this long-running light novel series received a second animated adaption in 2017. For both fans of cult classics and modern masterpieces, now’s the perfect time to hop aboard the Kino's Journey talking motorcycle.

7 Natsume's Book Of Friends Is Perfect For Episodic, Moving Stories

Natsume's Book of Friends Anime

For many fans, To Your Eternity's stunning, self-contained first episode has been the highlight of the show. In the twisty plots of anime, it can be hard to find good episodic series and, for fans looking to scratch that itch, Natsume's Book Of Friends is the perfect solution.

Each episode sees our protagonist, Natsume, learn about and help a different yokai. These short stories tend to have less darkness than the tragedy seen in To Your Eternity, but be warned as a hankie or two might be required.

6 Girls' Last Tour Is A Touching Rumination On Life

Girls' Last Tour

While both series focus on the journeys of their main characters, that's not what makes Girls' Last Tour, the story of Chito and Yuuri, two of the last few surviving humans, and their journey across a desolate cityscape, such a perfect follow-up to To Your Eternity; it's the themes the two series share.

Both ask, essentially, what it means to live as a human and what makes life worth living at all. One of the best things about To Your Eternity is seeing Fushi discover the simple joys of life, such as eating fruit or being with friends, and it's these little things that keep Chito and Yuuri going when they have nothing else left.

5 Baccano! Features Fight Scenes Between Immortals

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Although To Your Eternity might be most well-known for its emotional storytelling, it also features some impressive fight scene choreography, courtesy of the creative use of Fushi's immortality.

For fans who want to see some more wound-reversing action, there's no show that better showcases how cool it can be to see immortal characters interact than Baccano!. This fast-paced series tells the story of feuding Mafia factions, cheerfully opportunistic thieves, and alchemists who all become tangled up in the battle to gain immortality. The immortals in this series might not be able to transform into wolves, but they definitely know how to aim a gun.

4 Spice And Wolf Is A Fantasy Roadtrip... With Economics

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For fans who like their anime with all of To Your Eternity's exploration and worldbuilding, but maybe with characters that are a little more able to hold a conversation than Fushi, it's hard to do better than Spice and Wolf. This show is famous for the chemistry and witty dialogue between its two protagonists, the merchant Kraft Lawrence and the harvest deity Holo.

Plus, for fans who think Fushi's canine form is particularly cool, Holo is in fact a wolf. Fortunately or unfortunately, she spends most of the series in a decidedly more human form.

3 Sweetness & Lightning Reminds Viewers What It's Like To Be A Child

Sweetness and Lighting

One of the joys of watching To Your Eternity is the character of March, whose vivid imagination and noisy mannerisms make her one of the most realistic children to be found in anime.

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For viewers charmed by her, it's hard to find a more accurate depiction of a child in anime than Tsumugi in Sweetness & Lightning, a show about a recently widowed father who learns to cook for his 5-year-old daughter. Any parent will be able to empathize, and everyone else can simply bask in the cuteness.

2 Mushishi Is The Perfect Atmospheric Episodic Fantasy

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For fans who love the worldbuilding and elements of discovery in To Your Eternity, but preferred the self-contained first episode to the multi-episode arcs the story seems to be settling into, there's no better anime to watch next than the iconic Mushishi. This is a show that is as quiet and thought-provoking as that first episode, with its episodic nature meaning that fans can watch it at their own pace.

Plus, it gets bonus points for starring a white-haired man traveling and learning about the world.

1 Moribito Is A Dangerous Journey Through A Rich Fantasy World

Main characters of Moribito standing in a field with their backs to the viewers.

It might not be the most talked-about anime out there, but Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit has become a cult classic thanks to its rich worldbuilding and loveable characters much like To Your Eternity.

With a plot that centers on the enigmatic Balsa, a bodyguard tasked with helping a young prince escape execution, it's essentially a version of To Your Eternity with Parona as the main character. Whether it's the beautifully realized fantasy world, loveable characters, or impressive action of To Your Eternity that made fans fall in love with it, they're sure to find something similar here.

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