What do you want to watch tonight?
Each title says who it's good for, and who it isn't. Tap what you want tonight, or say no to one and why.
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given 2019
Anime
Ritsuka’s lost his spark for music—until he hears Mafuyu sing. One voice pulls him back in, and suddenly, everything starts to change between them.
The sides of given
- A guitarist who has lost his spark
- A quiet boy with a striking voice
- A band formed around grief
Good for you if
- you like a slow, gentle love story between two boys.
- you like being moved by a song that is really about grief.
- you like four bandmates finding their sound together.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't watch a teenager carrying a loss he won't talk about.
About: grief · first love · music
NANA 2006
Anime
Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu meet while traveling to Tokyo in pursuit of their respective dreams, and decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out if their biggest dreams have room for their best friend.
The sides of NANA
- Two young women named Nana on a train to Tokyo
- A punk singer and a romantic sharing an apartment
- A rock band chasing its break
Good for you if
- you like a deep bond between two women who are nothing alike.
- you like the punk rock of Nana Osaki's band.
- you like a story about dreams and love that hurts.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you'd rather not watch heartbreak, jealousy and grown-up pain up close.
- you can't stand a story that stops before it is resolved.
About: friendship · ambition · love
Bloom Into You 2018
Anime
Yuu has always dreamt of receiving a love letter but feels numb when a boy gives her one. Confused, she starts high school and meets Touko. Will Yuu's heart finally skip a beat?
The sides of Bloom Into You
- A girl who can't feel love
- A student council president who falls for her
- A school play
Good for you if
- you like a quiet love story between two girls in high school.
- you like Yuu wondering why love letters leave her cold.
- you like Touko, a model student who hides how fragile she is.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a romance that moves faster than glances and silences.
About: first love · identity · self-image
Dou kyu sei – Classmates 2016
Anime
Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together.
The sides of Dou kyu sei – Classmates
- A top student and a guitarist in a band
- Singing lessons after school
- A first love between two boys
Good for you if
- you like a shy first love between two classmates.
- you like two boys getting closer while practising for the school chorus.
- you want a gentle hour with nothing cruel in it.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need more happening than two boys falling in love.
About: first love · growing up · music
Liz and the Blue Bird 2018
Anime
In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
The sides of Liz and the Blue Bird
- Two girls in a school brass band
- An oboe and a flute
- A fairy tale about a girl and a blue bird
Good for you if
- you like a quiet story about what two friends can't say.
- you like a film built around one piece of music.
- you like small gestures and long silences.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a story where things happen.
About: friendship · letting go · the last year of school
SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME 2020
Anime
After college, Rikuo Uozumi, a boy without much ambition in life, takes on a job at a convenience store. The days pass by uneventfully for Rikuo until he meets his former girlfriend and classmate, but especially thanks to the unusual Haru Nonaka, and her pet raven...
The sides of SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME
- A graduate working in a convenience store
- A girl with a pet raven
- An old classmate he still loves
Good for you if
- you like a love triangle between adults who don't know what they want.
- you like Rikuo, adrift after college, figuring out his life.
- you like quiet evenings, small talk and feelings left unsaid.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need something to happen beyond feelings.
About: regret · love · adulthood
Sound! Euphonium 2015
Anime
Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former classmate from junior high. Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko can’t make up her mind. She recollects her experience with Reina at a competition in junior high school.
The sides of Sound! Euphonium
- A high school brass band in Kyoto
- A trumpet player who wants to be special
- Months of practice for a national competition
Good for you if
- you want to hear a brass band get better rehearsal by rehearsal.
- you like Kumiko slowly finding out what she really wants.
- you like the rivalries and friendships inside a school club.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need fights or danger to stay hooked.
About: ambition · friendship · growing up
Say "I Love You." 2012
Anime
To trust is to set yourself up for failure. That’s the lesson Mei Tachibana learned when her heart was broken. She found a solution: never make any more friends. It’s not as easy as it sounds, but it works for Mei. At least it did until handsome and charming Yamato Kurosawa showed up to complicate everything. Mei’s not looking for a white knight. So why did he have to kiss her and ruin everything? Between heartbeats and behind trembling lips the specter of betrayals past, future, and present haunt them both in Say "I Love You"!
The sides of Say "I Love You."
- A loner girl who kicks the most popular boy in school
- A kiss to scare off a stalker
- Friendships made late in high school
Good for you if
- you like a shy first love between Mei and Yamato.
- you like a girl learning to trust people again.
- you like side characters with their own insecurities.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt confessions and teen drama.
About: trust · first love · loneliness
Whisper of the Heart 1995
Anime
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
The sides of Whisper of the Heart
- A girl who reads every library book
- A boy learning to make violins
- A cat riding a train
Good for you if
- you want a quiet summer in the Tokyo suburbs.
- you like a first love that starts with a name on library cards.
- you like a girl figuring out if she can really write.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need action to stay hooked. Here a girl writes a story and a boy builds violins.
About: first love · ambition · growing up
The Stranger by the Shore 2020
Anime
Abandoned after coming out, Shun befriends Mio just before he has to move. Years later, Mio returns with a confession. How will Shun feel?
The sides of The Stranger by the Shore
- A gay writer on a small Okinawan island
- A boy alone on a bench by the sea
- A return three years later with a confession
Good for you if
- you like a tender love story between two young men.
- you like sea, sun and a quiet island.
- you like a gentle story that takes its time, in under an hour.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't watch a son cast out by his family for being gay.
About: first love · coming out · belonging
Blue Spring Ride 2014
Anime
At the end of her first year of high school, Futaba Yoshioka suddenly has a chance encounter with her first love, Kou Tanaka. Three years ago, he transferred schools before she was able to say how she felt about him. After meeting each other again, Futaba realizes that he has gone through many changes. He acts more cool and even had his last name changed to Mabuchi. Gradually the two rekindle their love while piecing together what had happened in the time that they were apart.
The sides of Blue Spring Ride
- A high school girl meeting her first love again
- A boy changed by three years apart
- Classmates becoming friends
Good for you if
- you like a shy first love that comes back years later.
- you like Futaba starting over as herself in high school.
- you like Futaba finding friends she doesn't have to pretend for.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you'd rather not watch a boy still raw from a death in his family.
About: first love · grief · growing up · friendship
The Summer Hikaru Died 2025
Anime
Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.
The sides of The Summer Hikaru Died
- A childhood friend replaced by something else
- A rural village with old secrets
- A summer of dread in the countryside
Good for you if
- you like quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing.
- you like a rural village whose old secrets surface over one summer.
- you like a story about how far you would go to keep a friend close.
Bad for you if
- you need a horror story that moves fast.
- you don't watch anime.
About: grief · identity · belonging

Sasaki and Miyano 2022
Anime
When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.
The sides of Sasaki and Miyano
- Two high school boys falling in love
- A shy fan of boys' love manga
- An older student who borrows his manga
Good for you if
- you like a slow, tender love story between two boys.
- you want something gentle and warm with no real villain.
- you like a teenager slowly working out who he likes.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a plot where things happen fast.
About: first love · self-acceptance · shyness
Go for It, Nakamura-kun!! 2026
Anime
Nakamura falls for his classmate Hirose instantly, but they've never spoken. Can his bumbling attempts to say hello lead to a real connection?
The sides of Go for It, Nakamura-kun!!
- A boy with a crush on a classmate
- Hirose, who has never spoken to him
- Clumsy plans to say hello
Good for you if
- you like a boy's plans failing in the funniest ways.
- you like a shy gay crush told with warmth.
- you want a light show with nothing cruel in it.
Bad for you if
- you need a love story that moves faster than a hello.
- you don't watch anime.
About: first love · shyness · coming out
Yuri!!! on Ice 2016
Anime
While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
The sides of Yuri!!! on Ice
- A Japanese figure skater close to retirement
- Victor, his idol, turned coach
- A Russian teen rival also named Yuri
Good for you if
- you like a figure skating Grand Prix, routine by routine.
- you like a slow-growing love between a skater and his coach.
- you like skating programs carried by their own music.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: self-confidence · love · ambition
Your Lie in April 2014
Anime
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
The sides of Your Lie in April
- A pianist who can no longer hear his own playing
- A violinist who strays from the score
- A spring of competitions and recitals
Good for you if
- you want a story that leaves you crying on the last episode.
- you want Chopin and Beethoven played as if they were dialogue.
- you like petals, light and a concert hall drawn in detail.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
- you'd rather not watch grief, illness and a hard childhood.
About: grief · music · first love
K-ON! 2009
Anime
Yui Hirasawa has no clue which club to join, but she’s determined to do something this year. As luck would have it, she discovers a flyer for the Light Music Club and decides this is the club for her. But there's one problem: She first must learn guitar!
The sides of K-ON!
- Four schoolgirls in a light music club
- A guitarist who starts from zero
- Tea and cake before practice
Good for you if
- you want a gentle show where the biggest worry is the school festival.
- you like friends who spend more time together than rehearsing.
- you like the band's songs and watching Yui learn her guitar.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a plot that goes somewhere.
About: friendship · high school · the passing of time

Scum's Wish 2017
Anime
Seventeen-year-old Mugi Awaya and Hanabi Yasuraoka appear to be the ideal couple. They are both pretty popular, and they seem to suit each other well. However, outsiders don't know of the secret they share. Both Mugi and Hanabi have hopeless crushes on someone else, and they are only dating each other to soothe their loneliness. Mugi is in love with Akane Minagawa, a young teacher who used to be his home tutor. Hanabi is also in love with a teacher, a young man who has been a family friend since she was little. In each other, they find a place where they can grieve for the ones they cannot have, and they share physical intimacy driven by loneliness. Will things stay like this for them forever?
The sides of Scum's Wish
- Two teenagers dating as a substitute
- Crushes on their teachers
- Intimacy out of loneliness
Good for you if
- you like teenagers whose messy feelings are taken seriously.
- you like unrequited love with no easy way out.
- you like a raw story about desire and growing up.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not watch sexual scenes between teenagers.
- you can't take a story steeped in loneliness and heartbreak.
- you don't watch anime.
About: unrequited love · loneliness · desire
Domestic Girlfriend 2019
Anime
Natsuo is a high school boy who is experiencing the crushing despair of unrequited love. To make matters worse, the person he is in love with is his teacher, Hina. In an attempt to lift his spirits, he attends a mixer where he meets a girl named Rui. The two sleep together, expecting never to see one another again, but fate has other plans. His life suddenly becomes more complicated when his father comes home and announces he has remarried a woman with two daughters whom Natsuo has met before: Hina and Rui!
The sides of Domestic Girlfriend
- A student in love with his teacher
- A one night stand who becomes his stepsister
- Two sisters under one roof
Good for you if
- you like a messy love triangle with a teacher and her younger sister.
- you like a teenager dealing with first love and first times.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not see sex and nudity on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
About: forbidden love · desire · blended families
Ride Your Wave 2019
Anime
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
The sides of Ride Your Wave
- A surfer and a firefighter in love
- A sudden loss at sea
- A song that makes him appear in water
Good for you if
- you like a sweet seaside love story.
- you like crying over a love that outlives death.
- you like a song that brings someone back.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take a sudden death and a long mourning.
About: grief · love · moving on