C-Dramas Like City of Romance
Loved City of Romance (2025), iQIYI, and want more with the same feel? It is known for cartoonist male lead, adapted from a novel and student female lead. Here are 10 Chinese dramas that come closest, ranked from the best match down.
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1
I Don't Want to Be Friends with You
我才不要和你做朋友呢
A high school girl who has always been close to her mother is suddenly sent twenty years back in time.
Same feel: Web Series, Youth, Student Female Lead, Romance
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Time and Him Are Just Right
时光与他，恰是正好
A bright, stubborn transfer student deliberately befriends the sharp, top-of-the-class boy in her school.
Same feel: Web Series, Youth, Romance
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Romance on the Farm
田耕纪
A modern young woman wakes up in an ancient rural village, surrounded by a large, eccentric family she's somehow related to.
Same feel: Web Series, Adapted From A Novel, Romance
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Who Rules the World
且试天下
Two extraordinary people, the elegant Hei Feng-xi and the bold and free-spirited Bai Feng-xi, meet in a world torn by martial arts feuds and political strife.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel, Hidden Identity, Romance
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Mystic Nine
九门
When turmoil returns to Changsha, an entire army unit mysteriously vanishes. An officer investigates the truth and uncovers a secret that has been buried for a hundred years.
Same feel: Web Series
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Ever Night
将夜
After his family is killed, young Ning Que survives in the wild and adopts a baby girl he finds among the dead.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel, Hidden Identity, Romance
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To the Wonder
我的阿勒泰
Li Wen-xiu dreams of being a writer in the big city, but life keeps setting her back.
Same feel: Web Series, Romance
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A League of Nobleman
君子盟
Zhang Ping is a poor orphan who comes to the capital to sit an official exam and ends up selling noodles on the street.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel
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Shadow Love
与晋长安
Li Shuang is a female general who takes in an amnesiac man she finds by chance and names him Jin An. He stays devotedly at her side and the two fall in love.
Same feel: Hidden Identity, Romance
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When We Were Young
人不彪悍枉少年
In 1996 a high school runner is hurt in a lab accident while chasing a bike thief and loses her chance to compete.
Same feel: Adapted From A Novel, Youth
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About City of Romance
Xiao Duo has grown used to protecting herself with small lies because of her low self-esteem, while Yan Cheng, a gifted campus cartoonist, can't stand dishonesty of any kind. See the full page, cast and where to watch →
Questions about dramas like City of Romance
What are the best dramas like City of Romance?
Our top picks are I Don't Want to Be Friends with You, Time and Him Are Just Right, Romance on the Farm, followed by Who Rules the World. Each one shares parts of its feel, such as cartoonist male lead, adapted from a novel and student female lead, and links to a page with the story, cast and where to watch.
Where can I watch City of Romance?
City of Romance is listed on iQIYI. Availability can differ by country, so check the service in your region.
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