Similar to The End of Us
Love Me, Love Me Not
Original: 思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ
“Yuna and Akari are two high school girls with very different views on love: Yuna dreams about romance through rose-coloured glasses, while Akari is down-to-earth and practical.”
- Released
- 18 Sep 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Language
- Japanese
- Director
- Toshimasa Kuroyanagi
Love Me, Love Me Not (2020) shares a 34% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. Yuna and Akari are two high school girls with very different views on love: Yuna dreams about romance through rose-coloured glasses, while Akari is down-to-earth and practical.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Love Me, Love Me Not (2020) lists 4 genres — Animation, Drama, Romance, Comedy — and 3 of them overlap with The End of Us (75%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overlapping themes
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Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 3 shared genres, Love Me, Love Me Not (2020) lands in the edge-case of our recommendation set for The End of Us. The 60/40 keyword-vs-genre weighting is what separates this score from a shared-genre coincidence.
How audiences received it
TMDB viewer rating
TMDB viewers have given Love Me, Love Me Not an average of 7.3 / 10 across 12 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.7 / 10 (752 votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Letterboxd community
The indie-leaning Letterboxd community rates it 3.21 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 8.9 — under the radar. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Love Me, Love Me Not — released on 18 Sep 2020, running 1h 43m, in Japanese.
Direction & writing
Directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi. Written by Io Sakisaka.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Love Me, Love Me Not similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Love Me, Love Me Not a 34% thematic match with The End of Us, weighted 60% on shared keywords and 40% on shared genres. That places it in the middle of our catalogue of similar films.
When was Love Me, Love Me Not released?
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Love Me, Love Me Not was released in 2020 and runs 1h 43m.
How is Love Me, Love Me Not rated?
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Love Me, Love Me Not holds 7.3 / 10 on TMDB (12 votes) and 6.7 / 10 on IMDb (752 votes).
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