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Shows Like Dark Blue Kiss

If you enjoyed Dark Blue Kiss, should consider this hand-picked list which questions the purpose and weight of our choices all while offering targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a compelling continuation of these themes.

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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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TharnType
7.7

TharnType

2019

Type hated the idea of sharing a room with a gay guy. But now, he's starting to question what he thought he knew.

Bad Buddy
8.6

Bad Buddy

2021

At university, two young men raised to hate each other find music and love instead, forcing them to question family legacies and choose their own path.

The Summer I Turned Pretty
8.1

The Summer I Turned Pretty

2022

Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen. Relationships will be tested, painful truths will be revealed, and Belly will be forever changed. It’s a summer of first love, first heartbreak and growing up — it's the summer she turns pretty.

Felicity
6.6

Felicity

1998

Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.

Love Mechanics
8.2

Love Mechanics

2022

Vee has a girlfriend. Mark has feelings. One moment changes everything, and now they must face what love really means.

Cutie Pie
7.8

Cutie Pie

2022

Arranged to marry, a young tycoon and a free-spirited student face a test when one reveals that only duty, not love, keeps them together.

You're the Worst
7.4

You're the Worst

2014

Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy Shive-Overly thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen Cutler knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of them go home together.

Sex/Life
7.1

Sex/Life

2021

A woman's daring sexual past collides with her married-with-kids present when the bad-boy ex she can't stop fantasizing about crashes back into her life.

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Love In The Air
8.5

Love In The Air

2022

Rain plots to make Phayu fall for him to ruin his reputation, while Sky grapples with his feelings for Prapai, in this whirlwind of emotions and growing love.

The Vampire Diaries
8.3

The Vampire Diaries

2009

The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.

Khemjira
9.1

Khemjira

2025

With a deadly curse set to claim him at 21, a young man flees to a master of ancient magic—only to face ghosts more dangerous than his fate.

My Love Mix-Up!
9.0

My Love Mix-Up!

2024

Atom has a crush on Matmee, but a mix-up over an eraser makes Kongthap think Atom likes him instead—leading to unexpected feelings and confusion.

Why R U?
7.0

Why R U?

2020

Zon, an aspiring sci-fi writer, faces challenges as romantic tensions arise with Saifah, mirrored in his sister's BL novel, while Tutor navigates his own struggles.

Your Sky
8.3

Your Sky

2024

Due to an unforeseen situation, a naive freshman and the campus’s popular senior agree to pretend to be a couple — but their fake deal begins to affect their real feelings.

Only Friends
8.3

Only Friends

2023

A group of business students running a hostel blur the lines between friendship and romance.

The Sign
8.7

The Sign

2023

Two men join a high-stakes special ops team to solve supernatural crimes, while a hidden connection from their past lives complicates everything.

Love By Chance
8.4

Love By Chance

2018

Bullied for being gay, Pete finds unexpected comfort in Ae—but loving someone who can’t love him back is its own quiet pain.

Riverdale
8.4

Riverdale

2017

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.

SOTUS
7.0

SOTUS

2016

A strict senior and a defiant freshman clash under the SOTUS system—but resistance slowly turns into something tender.

I Told Sunset About You
8.6

I Told Sunset About You

2020

Tender emotions and new yearnings awaken in childhood friends Teh and Oh-aew when they cross paths in a Chinese language class during senior year.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Dark Blue Kiss (2019): Comedy and Drama themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of Dark Blue Kiss.

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