saying that drama is even somewhat similar to Liberation notes is stretch.but it does has some parallels to Hometown…
1 Litre no Namida, Birthcare Center(korean), First Love(movie), Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru, Garasu no Ashi, 100 manen no onna tachi, Kaidan Botan Doro: Beauty and Fear, Kou Kou Kyoushi ( 1993), kuzu no honkai, Last friends and a bit unrelated but Zeni Geba. Some of this is heavy content so do read the tags before watching.