21 [Similar Anime] Like Carole & Tuesday

Nana and Carole & Tusday both have two similar main themes, female friendship and a love for music. Both start of with two girls meeting by chance and ending up living together in apartment, both shows have strong musical ties and people trying to make it big, and strange enough both shows use the two main characters names in their titles.
The shows seem to focus both strongly on character development. They have nice character designs and kick ass music, though I'd have to note C & T's main characters are much younger so this may effect their choice, desires and the whole shows attitude towards more adult content.

Both explore musical depth & the power of duettes; real-world music are both taken into account.
They both highlight the importance of finding your own music style.

Carole & Tuesday and Violet Evergarden aren't similar in terms of stories, but the feels in both of them aren't too different either. I really can't say anything other than that.

Both are set in the future and explore an underlying science fiction theme. While Carole and Tuesday involves music and Planetes involves a trash collection job in space, the effects of technology on the characters' jobs and lives are significant. In addition, both have similar vibes in terms of the bonds between each of the characters.

Both Anime have beautiful music.
Both Anime have lovable characters.
Both Anime inspires you to follow your dream no matter your situation and where you come from.
Both Anime teaches you that one person can make a difference in another person's life.
Healthy Rivalry is Good.
You cannot do everything alone.

Both anime feature characters who are trying to prove themselves and overcome their trials and tribulations. While one is set in a futuristic sci-fi setting and the other is in a current day Japan school life, music is what really ties them together. You will watch full and soothing performances (plus some EDM inspired music in Carole & Tuesday) with acoustic instruments (koto and guitar/piano) in both anime which can also be incredibly inspiring. Overall, both shows are very wholesome.

Both stories shows the journey of young girls that go in the adventure of reaching their dreams, no matter the risks and hardship they would face.

Both shows are directed by Shinichiro Watanabe and are about music with the main performers being a person from a rich family and someone whose working hard to try and make ends meet. Essentially, Carole and Tuesday is Kids on the Slope with the main characters being females and in a futuristic setting like that in Cowboy Bebop.

Like Given, Carole & Tuesday has a lot of focus on the characters and music. Each show has characters who want to grow their music skills and grow as people as well. Not to mention both have great music.

Besides one huge difference that Carole & Tuesday is an anime about music and Megalo Box is about fighting, there are a lot of similar things between them. The available technology that main characters choose not to use, the journey from nothing and poverty to the top, people that help them get to the top, the amazing quality and execution of the anime itself. I think there are and will be a lot more similarities but there is one thing I'm certain about - both of them are worth your time.

Both focus on the musical abilities of the two main characters & their connections to one another. Furthermore, using real-world anthems & tracks as part of the story's development.
Performances are also large features for both anime; emotional, gripping & tearjerking in some cases.
It explores how different backgrounds influence music & how it can be projected to overcome insecurity and thus to find harmony in doing so.

Similar feeling, especially the music and the representation for people of color and LGBTQ groups

The shows are about the 2 main characters trying to make it in their desired fields.
But while trying to make it, they meet a lot of resistance due to different circumstances and people. They do however have a few people close to them, that helps them to achieve their dreams.

Both involves music. The difference being Beck is about the story of a band while the latter a duo. They also sing English in most of the songs in the anime

If you like the futuristic space aspect of Carole & Tuesday, consider watching Space Dandy! Both have really great animation and music, and cute robots. they were also both directed by Shinichiro Watanabe! the plots are wildly different however, although carole & tuesday has one filler-esque episode that feels similar to space dandy.

Both animes have main girl characters who are on a journey together.

Bakuman and Carole & Tuesday are both similar in the way that they're both about 2 people who meet, become best friends, and try to make it big in the industry (manga and music respectively) together.

Both animes are about two people from completely different upbringings "worlds" come together and try to be friends.
Both have similar color, art style and great OST
Supporting character is also well-developed

Both stories involve a single girl or a group of girls that gain experience in the world of show business, learning about the ins and outs of it while slowly becoming more and more famous. Skip Beat, however, has romance, while Carole and Tuesday has more of a science fiction element. If you like hearing about celebrities, idols, and show business overall, you'll like either anime, because both feature characters who are thrown into the limelight!

Both are girls with music.

Both contain a science fiction theme, whether underlying or right upfront. Both also involve sets of characters that bring themselves up to become more successful or more famous, as well as characters who are already well ahead but struggle with their own psychological inner beasts as both shows go onwards and upwards. The sole difference is that Carole & Tuesday deals with celebrities, while Uchuu Kyoudai deals with astronauts.